Meditation - for being a better person

Many of us live in a misconception that meditation means concentration. but NO. Meditation is an attribute of "witness"

Meditation is a source within us which is awake even in deep sleep, it is self awareness which is present even in the state of awareness.

Meditation is best described a self - meditation

Every work in this world is done with the help of the mind. Meditation is the only thing that happens when there is no mind.


Let me share few very interesting meditation techniques i have recently come across.

I DONT KNOW MEDITATION : 

When you see an object, or a person, For example : your MOM, then dont immediately say that this is my mom. You should say "I dont know who is this. Let me see who this persons is " Then look at her face carefully.

You would be surprised to see that so many changes have taken place in your mother's face.

This is because seeing has totally stopped. you have put a label "This is mom, so what is there to be seen?"

Try this with few objects in your room too. After having seen every object in the room without labelling, that very room will become alive for you. Every object will appear to be more lively and colourful. This meditation will also end your boredom. :)

KOAN MEDITATION :

It means a person is given a koan (i.e. a puzzle or a question and he is told to keep thinking about what can be the right answer to it. Some examples of koan are:

How can you clap with one hand
How can the tongue taste itself?
How can the eye see itself without a mirror?

This contemplation can lead you to absolute silence and peace of mind :)

NUMBER MEDITATION :

For tuning it is essential to know how to go inwards, within ourselves. This meditation will be useful for tuning your mind, intellect and the self.

Close your eyes and sit in the meditation posture and mudra.

With your closed eyes, visualize a pair of two digit numbers and multiply them. For example : 47x22
While multiplying, do not use any mathematical trick or memory technique. Do it in the same way as you do math on paper, but in your mind.

When you get an answer, open your eyes, solve this on a paper and check whether the answer matches with your answer you calculated mentally.

The main intension is not getting the correct answer. but to keep your mind busy without getting diverted  :)

WILL POWER MEDITATION :

In this meditation, you make a resolution and fulfill it

You are eating and your plate contains two pieces of your most favourite sweets. You have already eaten one piece. Leave the other piece in the plate and walk away. Its really tough.. but try it :)

Somebody gave you some good news. Instead of jumping with joy, listen to it calmly and thank the person.

if you feel tempted to pass a comment, or make fun of someone, hold it immediately.

Before going to bed at night, ask yourself, "what one more thing i can do?" and do that.

These are good techniques to spend time with yourself.. :)

Many other meditation techniques and some good words in another article. :)

Thank you for reading :)