Most people who are near death almost always express the above sentiment. Why not start today? If we know we are going to die someday, let’s start spending as much time as we want with our families. Your circumstances may not allow you to spend all the time with them, but if we gradually increase the time we spend with our family 2 hours more per week and that will only increase to 4 hours more per week and so on. Point is that we all need to start living today rather than waiting for someday! Let’s start our journey.
Tag: meditation
How do I avoid getting sleepy during meditation?
Excellent question! The best way to avoid this is to keep your spine upright. If you sit with a slouch, you may not be able to stay focused and alert. If your back is straight chances are you will not fall a sleep. Now if you are really tired and fall a sleep, it is OK just pick another time when you are fresh.
Can I listen to music during meditation?
It is not a good idea to listen to music during meditation. When we listen to music our mind is focused on the music. Idea is to try and clear our mind of any thoughts. This certainly takes some practice getting used to but once we can meditate on a calm mind without any external stimulus, our concentration increases which has added benefits.
Why does my mind gets busier when I meditate?
When we are learning to meditate, the mind tries to remind you that who is in charge. This entire exercise is about taming the mind. So initially when you start to meditate, you will get just about a million thoughts a minute. If this happens, just go back to the sensation of your breath at your nostrils for about five breaths. This should calm your mind down. Initially, you will end up doing this every 10 seconds but eventually, you will come to a point where you are able to control your mind.
How do you take a Deep Breathe?
I get this question a lot from westerners and young generation. There are three types of breathing patterns. Most people only breathe in shallow pattern where their breath does not go all the way down their lungs.
To take a deep breath, put your hand on your stomach. When you inhale, notice your stomach expanding. Try to take a deep breath where your stomach is noticeable expanded. When you exhale, you will see your stomach contracting. Try to touch your stomach to your spinal cords (practically this is not feasible but it says that contract as much as possible).
Practice taking 5 deep breaths every few hours. Eventually, deep breath will become your natural pattern.