The Simple Powers Of Meditation

By Adam Rake
The modern world is not run to be calm, soothing and spiritual. We are bombarded with loud noise and negative messages on a daily basis. Our brains are kept busy taking in adverts, negative news, car horns, planes flying overhead. If you live in a modern city this is all background noise to you. The thing is, even if we get used to it it still isn't good for us. We need a visual and mental escape every now and then.

Meditation is one way to achieve this goal. Meditation quiets the mind and allows you to think straight. You will find that when you can turn the noise off to meditate, the things you were confused about or wanted answers for will suddenly seem solvable. This occurs after a good nights rest also because your brain has been given a chance to relax a bit. You might even notice a similar situation with your computer. It might start acting sluggish or misbehaving, but when you restart it, it gives your computers brain a chance to unlock and unwind and come back with speed and clarity.

People often class meditation as something that only a certain type of person does which puts them off doing it. But actually all that it requires is just some peace and quiet and time. Even if you don't have a particular named procedure your peace can still be achieved.www.facebook.com

The simplest version is to find some quiet space and time, relax and close your eyes. You can simply clear your mind of thoughts, particularly stressful ones or find a calming word to keep repeating such as, 'calm', 'peace', 'love', 'soft' or 'ssshh.' Or something that reinforces something positive about yourself such as 'I am fine', 'I am loved', 'I forgive myself.' The Simple Powers Of Meditation