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Adam CutlerHow to Meditate
Meditation isn?’t hard to do, but it does require practice. When I first started using meditation I found it difficult to hold a visual scene for a length of time without allowing distracting thoughts enter. With patience I’?ve becom -
20 May 07
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David Feld"With patience I’?ve become better at holding my focus and cutting out distractions. Here is how I enter into a meditative state."
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How to Meditate
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Get into a position where you don’t feel discomfort but aren’t completely relaxed.
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Close your eyes and monitor your breathing. It takes a few minutes to enter a meditative state. Focus on breathing in and out and slowly lowering your rate of breathing.
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Once you’ve sufficiently slowed your breathing, start with some quick mental exercises. Run your focus around your body. Notice where you hands, feet, elbows and back are. Notice how they feel.
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Finally try a few visualization exercises seeing how long and how clearly you can hold a picture, sound or sensation in your imagination.
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Solving Tough Problems
One of my favorite ways to use meditation is to tackle tough problems. With daily distractions present, it can often be difficult to really think through an issue. Meditation can help eliminate those distractions and allow you to get some insight into what you already know intuitively. -
Once you get into a meditative state, try to form a visual scene inside your head
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Now have a conversation with this person asking for advice on the problem you are having. Dont think about what the other character should say, just imagine the conversation. You may be surprised at what this imaginary character comes up with.
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The technique I use for this is that once I get into a meditative state, I focus on my breathing and watch my thoughts. Whenever I feel anything I make a mental note of that feeling. The process of observing your own emotions and acknowledging them gives you a bit of distance you wouldn’t otherwise have.
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Even though I am fully aware the entire time, I often get out of a meditative state feeling completely refreshed and awake.
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