Find a place where you can sit comfortably, undisturbed, for at least 20 minutes. Your
back and head need to held straight. You may sit on the floor or in a chair. Your eyes are
best closed as you remain still, moving only if it is really necessary. If you must move,
notice how and why you are moving.
Simply be mindful of in-and-out breathing. You may feel that your
breathing is too short, too long, too gentle or too heavy. Do not try to control it. Stop
judging. Just let it be, let it settle by itself as you watch.
It is the process of watching which is the meditation, not what
you are watching. Remember not to become identified with, or lost in whatever comes up:
thoughts, emotions, judgements, body sensations. When you become distracted, gently
refocus your attention on your breathing. There's nothing wrong with you. Keep at it. If
questions or problems arise which require an answer, let them remain a mystery until your
meditation time is over.
Keep watching. Just breathe...
Namasté (In India, this is the
highest form of respect one can pay to another human being. Translated, it means: "I
honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells; I honor the place in you which
is of love, of truth, of light and of peace.") |
