MEDITATION—A POWERFUL
TOOL FOR WELLBEING
by Angel-Light Love of Texas
Spiritual & Metaphysical Healing/Wellbeing Facilitator
(Spirit-Mind-Body-Environment)
March 12, 2019 on ♥Angel-Light Beamer♥
https://angel-light-love-healing.blogspot.com
Esther Hicks/Abraham, January 2014: “Meditation is a
powerful tool. If we were standing in your physical shoes, we would meditate on
a regular basis for the sweet relief of a quiet mind.”
I agree. Reading
these words recently inspired another article about meditation. Simply put, prayer is talking to
God/Divine. Meditation is listening to
God/Divine. However, meditation can be much more, and often is much more. I have practiced seated meditation for about
35 years now. Some days there has been no intentional meditation at all, and
other days there have been meditations of an hour or two, with most days
something in between. Some days,
meditation has been facilitated by relaxation music—most of which was not
specifically created for purposes of lowering brain waves for meditation. Most
days, meditation has been without music.
From time to time, I’ll play the guided meditations of others, following
instructions that enhance my wellbeing.
In the “old days” (1990s), I would record guided meditations on cassette
tapes, duplicate them, and give them to ministry supporters. My mind has not
been able to grasp how to create recordings and duplicate them using “newfangled”
methods. Sigh!
For my health and wellbeing, quality and quantity meditation
time is necessary. All aspects of the life suffer to some degree when it is
lacking. It is during such quiet times that equilibrium is restored and the
still, small voice of the Divine can penetrate and reach its destination
clearly.
The first step to entering meditative consciousness is to
focus on the breath. Begin by taking a few slow, deep breaths, in through the
nose and out through the mouth. Then close the mouth and breathe in and out
through the nose—slowly, deeply. After a while, during several slow, deep
breaths, say silently to yourself, "Quiet mind"--"quiet" on
the in-breath and "mind" on the out-breath. After a few more deep
breaths, begin saying silently to yourself, "At ease"--"at"
on the in-breath and "ease" on the out-breath. After a few more deep
breaths, say silently to yourself, "Re-lax"--"re" on the
in-breath and "lax" on the out-breath. Beginning is as simple as
that.
If one wants to quietly meditate after a long absence from
so doing and can't seem to get into it, then it is not to be concerned, but
just to keep on doing the preparation for meditation, such as putting on some
soothing instrumental music, getting comfortable, deep breathing, etc., once or
so a day, maybe twice on weekends. No big deal. At some point, one finds one’s
self easing into quiet meditation. During quiet meditation, if the mind begins
to get noisy, one can take a few more deep breaths while repeating silently, "quiet mind, peace be still," in rhythm with the breath,
just accepting and moving on.
Active meditation is easier, of course. I start with the first
step paragraph above, and then begin communicating with myself silently,
gently, guiding myself into deeper states of relaxation, with such phrases as
"With every breath I take, I am becoming more and more relaxed, more and
more relaxed.” Sometimes I'll even count down from ten to one, and make short
statements silently in between numbers, such as "quiet mind." After I
feel sufficiently relaxed, I open my heart and repeat silently over and over, “Thank
you”—thank on the inbreath and you on the outbreath. I give myself positive
messages while breathing slowly, including: “Miracles abound.” And, in rhythm with breaths, “Loving (on
inbreath) kindness (on outbreath), compassion (on inbreath) service (on
outbreath), no harm (on inbreath) living (on outbreath).” And, “Healing
(on inbreath) now (on outbreath), now (on inbreath) healing (on outbreath).” Here’s
another: “Free and clear” (over one full breath), safe and sound (over one full
breath.”
To lessen confusion, here they are without interruption,
separated by semicolons: loving-kindness,
compassion, service, no-harm living; free and clear, safe and sound; miracles abound;
quiet mind, peace be still; relax; at ease; quiet mind. The reader can probably think of more (and I
probably will after I post this article).
If you haven’t practiced meditation heretofore, ease into
meditation and enjoy the benefits. Over
time, going into deeper levels of consciousness for meditation will become
easier.
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