Meditation 101: A Simple Approach for How to Meditate…
Withdraw energy mentally from everything around you – not to reject or resist, but to turn your attention inward. You might think how a tortoise withdraws into its shell to detach itself from the outside world, but carrying the experience of the world with it inside its shelter.
Create a point of consciousness. Focus on the centre of the forehead. Think of this point as a radiant star. This will transmit positive energy, making you feel good about yourself.
Affirm this positive energy through positive thoughts and images about yourself, such as “I am a conscious being” or “I am a peaceful soul”.
Focus your energy on peace, and let this become the object of your meditation. As you focus, you will give peace life, turning thought into feeling.
Experience this feeling by “watering it” with your full attention. This is the beginning of self-realization through meditation.
- Adapted from Learn to Relax by Mike George