Knowing how to meditate is one of the most important skills
you learn for managing stress, building willpower and confidence, and for
keeping your body in good physical and emotional health. But if you are interested
in learning this skill, you probably want to start getting results as soon as
possible…how about within 30 days? Believe it or not, this is a sufficient
amount of time to become the master provided that you know exactly what steps
to follow. This article will provide you with a rock solid plan for learning
within just a month how to meditate…
How to Meditate Like
a Master Within One Month
Days 1-5
The first five days of the process are going to be spent
becoming conscious of the things that you're thinking about. There is really no
objective in this stage but to simply to sit on the ground with your legs
crossed and pay attention to whatever thoughts randomly spring into your mind.
Do not attempt to concentrate on any one of these thoughts or focus your
attention on any one thing. Simply observe and become aware of the random
thoughts which are coming into your mind. Don’t analyze them or try to repress
them, this is the first stage of developing the skill of meditation.
Days 6-10
During the second five days you’re going to be training your
mind and body to get into what’s known as the hypnogic state, which is just
between sleeping and dreaming. This is a state which is similar to that used
during self hypnosis. To accomplish this, lay down on your back and hold one of
your arms at a 90° angle with the rest of your body. This way, just before you
start dozing to sleep your arm will fall and awaken you. You’ll also continue
to observe your thoughts as they come into your mind just as you did during
days 1 to 5. During these five days, or shortly after, you might start
experiencing something known as “sleep paralysis” when you wake up from
sleeping at night.
Although sleep paralysis can be terrifying, it’s important
to remember that this is simply your physical body being still asleep while you
are conscious and awake. It will usually pass as you progress through the next
stages of meditation…
Days 11-20
During days 11-20 of learning how to meditate, you’re going
to work on weeding the random thoughts out of your head. To do this, you simply
acknowledge a thought out loud that pops into your head like so:
“I’m thinking about
checking my email”
“I’m thinking about
watering my lawn”
“I’m thinking about
what I’m going to say to my boss at the meeting”
As you do this, you’ll find that the thoughts quickly vanish
from your consciousness as soon as you acknowledge them. During this stage,
you’ll also be lying on your bed with your arm up to keep you from dozing off
to sleep. By the end of these 10 days, you’ll be ready for the final stage of
meditation…
Days 21-30
During the final ten days of learning how to meditate,
you’ll be refining the skill of remaining in the hypnogic state and clearing
your mind of any thoughts which might come into it. The only objective during
these 10 days is to be in a state of complete calm in mind, body and spirit. If
you find any thoughts coming into your mind, simply follow the process of
acknowledging them just as you did during days 11 to 20. By the end of this 10
day period, you’ll have mastered the skill of meditation and you’ll have
already begun to see the benefits of more sound sleep, lower stress levels,
better concentration and more focused willpower.
So start practicing these steps today, and just 30 days from
now you’ll have taught yourself the valuable skill of learning how to meditate.
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