Relax Meditate Smile

The art of meditation is opening ones heart. It’s all about the attitude we meditate with. Meditation is not “blanking the mind”, or moving into a state of emptiness, nothingness, or running away from the world. True meditation is an evolving process of listening and concentration, with the goal of experiencing ones deepest nature. The inner reality of every man has been called “the kingdom of Heaven.” Inner Joy is not something we create. It is something we reconnect with at our center. It is never far away. Joy is our true nature.

Do your best to enter your practice with gratitude and joy. It helps to practice with enthusiasm and wonder at the beauty and wisdom of the outer and the inner worlds.

Your mind is going to play all kinds of tricks on you to divert your attention away from your technique. If the mind must think (yours is not the only one!) choose thoughts, or images, that are uplifting to you and then go back to your technique. If you believe in God then try to feel God is your breath or breathing through you. If you are an atheist, then feel the power and beauty of nature has become your breath. Your breath is the sky and the light in the sky. Your breath feels wonderful and brings peace and joy and light into your heart.

You will notice at some point that the more you relax, and stay focused on your technique the less your body will breathe. Enjoy the peace you feel. If you wander off into thoughts, your breath will become deeper again to let you know. When that happens, just come back to the techniques and keep having fun.

Think of your daily practice as a joyful experiment where you are diving into the infinite ocean of Joy. Beneath the waves of personality, and the shallow currents of thought, hidden in the silent depths of your soul are the eternal pearls of love, peace, wisdom, and joy.

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