The Dos and Do Nots of Meditating
Many people stop Meditating after a while because they do not start in the proper way. They choose the wrong course, read the wrong book, speak with the wrong people, sit uncomfortably or view it as an obligation. So idea is that everything is personal and that especially in the beginning you should experiment with various techniques and postures. Experience shows that if you just
go on long enough, you are sure to see marked changes in your life.
To prevent a wrong start here some tips on things that should NEVER do and things that you should NEVER FORGET to do.
The "Do Nots" of Meditating
Things that you should never do:
Be annoyed by other people that never Meditate
Treat Meditating as a sort of obsession
Check all the time if you have already achieved enlightenment
Meditate every day after having had a great dinner
Get angry with yourself if you have not Meditated one day
Fall asleep during your Meditation
Want to Meditate far too long in the beginning
Play a Metallica CD which helps you to consult your inner being during a
Meditation
Choose a school of Meditation that makes you uncomfortable
Worry whether you do it well enough
Sit in a painful and awkward position
Get stressed when once in a while or your are so busy that you may have to
skip a session
Meditate while you are under the influence of alchol or drugs
Use a mantra that makes you nervous
Be worried about the question whether you have a good Aura Day
Be irritated by the noise made by the neighbours, your parrot or cars
speeding past your window
Wear uncomfortable clothes during your Meditation
Block up or hide away thoughts and emotions that you do not like
Meditate when you have just been diagnosed a schizophrenic
The Do's of Meditating:
In the beginning experiment a lot to find out which postures and techniques
are best for you
If you ever feel an ache or a slight irritation or you are in a bad mood
Wear comfortable clothes
Create a fixed pattern in your Meditation exercises
Never worry when once in while things do not go so well
Find out how you feel about Meditating early in the morning on an empty
stomach in perfectly restful circumstances
Play a Meditation CD which will make your Meditation even more pleasant
Evaluate your progress as little as possible.this has an adverse effect
Change your Meditation technique once in a while
Sit up straight, whether or not with the support of a cushion or the back of
a seat
Determine beforehand how long you are going to Meditate
Look at everything from the point of view of a beginner
Go with the flow
Start your Meditation with some stretching or one of our breathing "warming
up" exercises
Not get frightened when you notice things like dizziness, twinklings,
emotions or other reactions during your Meditation
Always practise the Meditation philosophy of not judging, accepting and
letting things go
Consider it better to Meditate well and deeply, than long and badly
concentrated
View passing airplanes and the hammer drill of the neighbours a challenge
instead of a disturbance
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