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Meditation
Meditation is discipline: discipline of the mind. The mind cannot be disciplined
when the body is not.
The First Step.
The first step of mediation is to find a suitable place where the body can rest
without being disturbed. The points of disturbance are:
The eye: The eye can be closed at will, and there cannot be any problem
with the eye. As it is not possible to keep the eyes shut all the time, the
place that you select to practise meditation should be one that does not
disturb your eyes.
The ears: Ears can also be plugged. But the best thing is to select a place
which is calm and quiet. When you are a beginner, even the ticking of the
clock is a problem. But with experience, even the church bells will not pose
any disturbances.
The nose: The nose should not be bothered with any kind of smell because,
the meditation activity will commence with your breathing in and out.
The mouth: It is very important to keep the mouth clean and empty of sweets or any
other foreign materials, that would disturb your breathing exercises.
The body: The body should not come into contact with any living being, say another
person meditating along with you, because body touch can create disturbing feelings.
It is always necessary to clean your body and wear a clean dress when you want
before you commence with your meditation.
making observations about the variations of the breath is meditation. The
observations to monitor the speed, the length, where the air touches when you
breathe in and out are the finer points. You can keep on counting the number of
times you breathe in or out, say up to 10 and start once again. At the
commencement counting could be very useful. But not necessary.
In this process, what you are now trying to do is to make an observation about your
body, fixing your mind on the tip of your nose—inside the nose where the air
touches.
The main point is
CONCENTRATE ONLY ON YOUR BREATHING AND NOTHING ELSE
without allowing the mind to wander. Where does the air touch, inside the nose?
The ultimate objective of this exercise is to acquire a basic understanding of your
own body at that point of time; not in the past, and not in the future. When the
breathing activity takes place, your mind will want to go in search of better
attractions. This is what needs controlling. At this point you can keep on analyzing
your breath. Is it a long one or a short one? Is it fast or show?
But the objective is to keep the mind fixed, without allowing it to wander. Not to allow
it to wander about the past or the future. This activity needs considerable effort, if
you sit to meditate when your mind is not at ease. If you start meditating when your
mind is calm and quiet, it is much easier to control. You can even say:
“My mind is quiet, calm and serene. Now, I take a long breath. Now I take a short
breath. My mind is quiet, calm and serene.”.
.
The ultimate objective of this exercise is to reduce the torpidity of the your mind by
combining it with the most important activity of your body: breathing. When you
harmonizes the body and your mind together, into one activity, it reduces most of
your tensions and even some of your physical ailments.
Just practise meditation for five minutes and experience the change. With more
experience you will realize that it is a very pleasant exercise. It is normal for your
mind to escape your controls and go in search past experiences or future plans. Try
to hold it under tight control. With more practice, you might be able to do this while
you are traveling in a bus or in a train, or even at your desk in office.
This is the beginning; and after doing it constantly for some time you will realize
how important it is to your levels of health and happiness.
Important:
Have you noticed that when you are angry, the speed of your breathing changes?
Does that mean by controlling the speed of your breath you can change your anger?
Or emotions? It is worth trying to find it out.
Have you noticed that when you are climbing a hill or a stair case with some load,
the speed of your breathing changes? Where does the breathing begin? Or end?
There are thousands of schools and teachers who teach meditation. Their
techniques can differ from one to the other. But the effect of meditation on your
happiness is very high, whatever the technique you follow.
Meditation is discipline: discipline of the mind. The mind cannot be disciplined
when the body is not.
The First Step.
The first step of mediation is to find a suitable place where the body can rest
without being disturbed. The points of disturbance are:
The eye: The eye can be closed at will, and there cannot be any problem
with the eye. As it is not possible to keep the eyes shut all the time, the
place that you select to practise meditation should be one that does not
disturb your eyes.
The ears: Ears can also be plugged. But the best thing is to select a place
which is calm and quiet. When you are a beginner, even the ticking of the
clock is a problem. But with experience, even the church bells will not pose
any disturbances.
The nose: The nose should not be bothered with any kind of smell because,
the meditation activity will commence with your breathing in and out.
The mouth: It is very important to keep the mouth clean and empty of sweets or any
other foreign materials, that would disturb your breathing exercises.
The body: The body should not come into contact with any living being, say another
person meditating along with you, because body touch can create disturbing feelings.
It is always necessary to clean your body and wear a clean dress when you want
before you commence with your meditation.
making observations about the variations of the breath is meditation. The
observations to monitor the speed, the length, where the air touches when you
breathe in and out are the finer points. You can keep on counting the number of
times you breathe in or out, say up to 10 and start once again. At the
commencement counting could be very useful. But not necessary.
In this process, what you are now trying to do is to make an observation about your
body, fixing your mind on the tip of your nose—inside the nose where the air
touches.
The main point is
CONCENTRATE ONLY ON YOUR BREATHING AND NOTHING ELSE
without allowing the mind to wander. Where does the air touch, inside the nose?
The ultimate objective of this exercise is to acquire a basic understanding of your
own body at that point of time; not in the past, and not in the future. When the
breathing activity takes place, your mind will want to go in search of better
attractions. This is what needs controlling. At this point you can keep on analyzing
your breath. Is it a long one or a short one? Is it fast or show?
But the objective is to keep the mind fixed, without allowing it to wander. Not to allow
it to wander about the past or the future. This activity needs considerable effort, if
you sit to meditate when your mind is not at ease. If you start meditating when your
mind is calm and quiet, it is much easier to control. You can even say:
“My mind is quiet, calm and serene. Now, I take a long breath. Now I take a short
breath. My mind is quiet, calm and serene.”.
.
The ultimate objective of this exercise is to reduce the torpidity of the your mind by
combining it with the most important activity of your body: breathing. When you
harmonizes the body and your mind together, into one activity, it reduces most of
your tensions and even some of your physical ailments.
Just practise meditation for five minutes and experience the change. With more
experience you will realize that it is a very pleasant exercise. It is normal for your
mind to escape your controls and go in search past experiences or future plans. Try
to hold it under tight control. With more practice, you might be able to do this while
you are traveling in a bus or in a train, or even at your desk in office.
This is the beginning; and after doing it constantly for some time you will realize
how important it is to your levels of health and happiness.
Important:
Have you noticed that when you are angry, the speed of your breathing changes?
Does that mean by controlling the speed of your breath you can change your anger?
Or emotions? It is worth trying to find it out.
Have you noticed that when you are climbing a hill or a stair case with some load,
the speed of your breathing changes? Where does the breathing begin? Or end?
There are thousands of schools and teachers who teach meditation. Their
techniques can differ from one to the other. But the effect of meditation on your
happiness is very high, whatever the technique you follow.
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The red colour in the
HappiLogo is
happiness;
the gray colour is
unhappiness
and the white is the zone of
indifference
OUR PHILOSOPHY
"HAPPINESS IS WEALTH
SUPREME"
Lord Gautama Buddha
[sixth century BC]
OUR OBJECTIVE
To help you share that
supreme wealth
OUR TECHNOLOGY
To provide you with the
attitudes, knowledge and
skills necessary to share
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