How to Meditate
Meditating is easy. Raja Yoga even has the name ‘Easy Raja Yoga’. But sometimes getting started needs a little explanation. Here is a simple five-step process to follow. Soon you’ll arrive at the quiet still place with just a single stride – a single thought – and you won’t even need to take five steps.
How to Meditate – 5 Steps
A simple but profound guide to meditation that guarantees success.
Step 1
Relaxation
Relaxation is about letting go of tension and stress and bringing the mind and body into a state of calm and peace …
- Relaxation in the forest
- Relaxation of the muscles
- Relaxation with the breath
- Relaxation connection
Step 2
Concentration
Concentration allows me to use my time productively, once I have relaxed: I focus on the thoughts I choose to have …
- Concentration flow of breath
- Concentration on a point
- Concentration on the word shanti
- Concentration counting backwards
Step 3
Contemplation
Contemplation is reflecting deeply on myself, my inner world and my values…
- Contemplation eternity
- Contemplation on the true self
- Contemplation being of light
- Contemplation your core quality
Step 4
Realisation
Realisation is when my understanding and feelings combine and I experience a more profound, more meaningful reality within…
- Realisation love
- Realisation pure light
- Realisation eternity
- Realisation soul shift
Step 5
Meditation
Meditation is focusing on a thought and remembering my eternal identity, and re-awakening a wonderful state of well-being…
- Meditation Beyond
- Meditation to the Source
- Meditation the simple shift
- Meditation beyond the story.
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