Meditation

Meditation alsocalled the way of the Noble path with correct vision. Correct thought. Correct word. Correct action. Correct existence. Zen meditation and yoga has eight steps, the seventh one, Dyane, is Meditation. It is practiced in the position of lotus, crossed legs, and the knees lower than the pelvis. Pelvis tilted ahead, lumbar area put inwards, straight back, shoulders shallow; arms and shoulders relaxed, chin inwards, unsquinted eyes; relaxed face, abdominal breathing , lengthening the exhalation from the nose without forcing, with full conscience, and soon all these process become natural and automatic.

MEDITATION IN PADMASANA : LOTUS POSITION

Normally done by sitting on the floor, place the right foot on the left thigh and the left foot superficially on the right thigh.

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS: In the India, the lotus flower is symbol of mental purity and of full development of conscience. As the lotus, of purity and whiteness on muddy waters, the spirit of the yogi sat in Padmasana,

As this name indicates, this position evokes the perfect balance and isolation of the flower of lotus. In the, symmetry of the physical body, increases the harmony to realize the distribution of forces. The energy forces are balanced by the practice of respiration. In this lotus position, the conscience mind concentrates on the heart. Without influencing the breathing , we support the immobile body, without allowing the subconscious mind to digress. We do not look or search for meditation, since, the simple fact of looking for it, removes the main purpose and effect.

The mere act of sitting down in Padmasana to relax and to realize respiratory exercises, already induces the meditative state providing mental stability and lasting benefits since it is one magnificent sedative for the nervous system. The effects of the padmasana will change, depending on the stead-fastness and practise.

 

 

How can I use hypnosis for meditation?.....Hypnosis can help in many ways. Meditation is easier if the physical body is relaxed, if the mind is free of stress, a calm tranquil relaxed mind can focus better upon one thing and eventually free the mind from all thoughts.

  Healthy Meditation

Meditation has been used for more than 3.000 years. For a long time it was considered to be a practice reserved to the Buddhists, to followers of philosophies like the Zen or enclosed to persons with a certain touch of snobbery. Nevertheless, the list of followers has been growing in the western countries in the last years up to reaching a number that is about 10 million in the USA.

These persons, far from being religious faithful, are professionals of all kinds overwhelmed by the stress, patients to whom doctors prescribe a few meetings of interior exploration to improve or to prepare the pain or interested individuals in studying in depth themselves and learning to handle emotions.

 

The interest of scientists in meditation began many years ago. In the 60s and the 70 it had been demonstrated that the use of these skills was providing an extraordinary concentration.

Nevertheless, the real jump, and especially his massive publication, come from the hand of a very peculiar collaboration. Fourteenth Dalai Lama, has put at the disposal of the western neurocientíficos his brain and that of his monks. This way, the religious ones have met with their skull replete with electrodes and sensitive instruments of which they prepare to record and photograph what happens in the neuronal network when they practise the meditation.

EFFECTS. In this adventure eminent investigators of numerous institutions embarked. One of the most active in the last years has been R.BILL of the University of Wisconsin, in the USA. His works have become famous for being provided with a Nobel Peace Prize.

His results indicate that meditation has biological effects. It produces changes in the brain associated with more positive emotions and progress in the immune function. Siko DAN author of numerous books on emotional intelligence and of 'Destructive emotions' fruit of the meeting of Dalai Lama and with the scientists, he said "the important thing is that the meditation changes the base of the emotions" and added that the results of the experiments "have important implications for the people at the time of valuing his benefits".

The studies neuronales demonstrate an activity increase in the left frontal lobe, which is the residence of the positive emotions. At the same time there diminishes the functioning of the right region. neurocientíficos have observed that the persons who use more the left area take less time in eliminating the negative emotions and tension, for example, a discussion with the boss. This imbalance between the hemispheres bears also a reduction of fear and the rage.

The investigations with the Buddhist monks with years of experience in meditation indicate that these have a significantly major activity in the left hemisphere than the persons who do not practise this skill.

BEGINNING MEDITATION

1. Pure conduct: For an illuminated, good and bad sound the same. For those who practice Meditation, the purity is important. Purity implies: the demonstration across the body of the mental conduct, and speech. Calmness in life in the verbal aspect - not to make arguments or rows. In the mental aspect - to free yourself ofanxiety. In the corporal aspect is not to use the violence

MEDITATION ATTENTION

Your subconscious mind especially using self hypnosis should deplete the thoughts areas for a moment, continueing attention in the details of the position and breathing . "Awake" attention; makes one aware of everything what happens, without interfering. Observation estranged from all objects, sensations, feelings, memories, fantasies, imaginations, deductions, etc.

MEDITATION SAGUNA: The meditation Sauna or object meditation is the most widely used, it consists of concentrating thought on one object, excluding any thought that distracts the attention. The object can be something physical, tangible, a point of in the body, the sun, a flower, a scenery, a mantra, etc. The motive can be also slightly subtle, like a chakra, a sensation, one philosophical thought, a khan etc. When practicing this one type of meditation you exclude any thought, except the object of concentration.

MEDITATION NIRGUNA: The meditation Negron or without an object (proper of the zen meditation and yoga in the most advanced phase, of Zen and from the Tibetan school) it consists of separating of any object, of any thought, of any sensation and to experience total peace. The need to practice meditation arises from the search of a man to answer the big questions that appears with our deepest nature: who or what am I? of where do I come and where do I go? do I exist?, etc. to penetrate the ordinary reality, waking up, or one vision of the things that fill us and gives sense to ours existence. The meditation is a not action and debit to be practiced without a concrete target, and one does not wait for certain achievement, nor at least highest.

THE EFFECTS OF REGULAR MEDITATION: In a purely physical way, meditation has relaxing effects, fighting hypertension and stress. In the psychological aspect, it gives self-esteem, confidence, mental force, concentration and memory. But the spiritual effects are even more important.

WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES IN MEDITATION?:

DOUBT. It is the biggest obstacle in the way of the Zen. Almost the whole world it is perfectly capable of meditating. It is not necessary to wait for wonderful results at first. Hypnosis can give help in the form of belief and faith.

THE BOREDOM of MEDITATION:

Self hypnosis helps to keep the mind from wandering and increasing concentration.

SLEEP IN THE MEDITATION:

Many beginners they succumb to sleep because of unconscious form which collaborates with a slowing down of the mental processes during the meditation. Hypnosis can help to avoid this level of sleep.

TO HURRY IN MEDITATION:

one has to cultivate patience. To give enough time to the body and to the subconscious mind especially using self hypnosis to change the goals but without forcing.

ATTENTION TO BREATHING WITH HYPNOSIS

One remains now attentive to your breathing , contemplate the inhalation and exhalation limiting yourself to observing consciously the sensation of the air that enters and goes out, feeling the cool sensation and warmth in the area of the top lip to the orifices of the nose. This exercise is similar to the previous with the difference that here it stops being counted and we are very attentive to every inhalation and to every exhalation, completely alert and concentrated.