Meditation Swami Sukhabodhananda

Meditation

Swami Sukhabodhananda

How does one meditate? Sit in a quiet place. Just observe your thoughts. Let thoughts come and go, but don’t identify with them. Just be a witness. Now look for gaps between your thoughts. You will see the gaps as silence. The observer of silence becomes silence. You cannot observe silence in a noisy state. As you observe the gaps, initial thoughts may be so many that you cannot see the gaps. Soon, thoughts will slow down. Then you will see gaps and experience silence. Next, observe your breath. Be conscious of every inhalation and exhalation. Your thoughts will further slow down. See and experience the warmth of air you inhale and exhale. Observe how inhalation turns into exhalation and exhalation turns into inhalation. Now just become silent…without words. Experience stillness. In silence alone, true communication opens up. How can we be meditative in our daily life? Through ‘open eye meditation.’ Carry on with your activities but see that the noisy mind does not overpower you. Be aware of the fact that a worrying mind is an expression of the ‘lower self.’ Just do not participate with a worrying mind. Do not unnecessarily verbalise every experience. When it is necessary to verbalise, only then do it. Let your body movements be relaxed. Do not keep a tense body posture. Let your actions come from relaxation and let your actions deepen relaxation. Then such movements become sacred movements. Increase your feelings while doing any act. For example, while having a bath, feel the ‘presence’ of the water; while you are walking, feel the breeze on your skin. Be aware of your intentions in every activity. Is it ego based or goodness based? Deepen your awareness in every walk of life. When you deepen your awareness, you are in a state of meditation in spite of being in an activity. For details, visit www.prasannatrust.org