Meditation is easy but Important

Meditation is for everyone to follow.   It is not only for yogis or mahatmas.  Everyone who is under different kinds of day-to-day pressure needs it.  I used to wonder what is meditation, how should it be done and where?  Many many qs..  But I knew one thing that it was important to do.. 

Meditation is just a time when you are all by yourself and letting all the thought process go away.  

First, choose a time and spot for this peaceful activity.  I prefer early morning before starting anything else, once my day starts then it gets harder to calm the thoughts.

You might want to sit on a flat surface preferably a thick wooden plank.

Padmasana is the best posture, sukasana is also good.  I can sit in padmasana for 20 mins then i switch to sukasana.

Sit with your straight, close your eyes, let all routine thoughts dissolve and go away.  Feel the presence of that cosmic energy around you, you could think of your favourite deities or anything  that would keep you peaceful.

Increase the time slowly from 5 to 10 mins and go on..  The more you could sit and be in that peaceful state the more it is going to strengthen your mind. 

Why do you need to do it?

Daily chores including work and house hold drains out your mental energy completely which results in impatience and many other reactions.. 

Sleep is good for your body but your mind also sleeps so this process does not re-energizes the mind.   More you sleep, you would feel more sluggish. 

Meditation is the only time when you are letting away all your thoughts and think about something that is peaceful to your mind. 

I start with breathing for 4-5 mins and then meditation..  So, go for it! 

Books to Read

There are many books which are inspirational, I wanted to share one which inspired me into my routine yoga and meditation..

It is 'The Man who sold his Ferrari'. 

I am not a reader by birth, I can read only those books which are inspiring.   I sometimes feel that I should be reading more, I will.  But here is what this book did to me.   It made me realize that I can allocate time for all the important things if I think so.. like breathing, meditation and making exercise as an everyday routine.  I took it as if a spark hit my head..  I do derail from my routine due to different reasons which are quite common on everyone's life but I have been going back to my routine.  Since I started this , I realize that I have been more conscious about my living..  I shared it with many people nd few of them got back to me even with the notes that they took from that book.  Those few also told me that this book touched their life.

Another one is Mahatma Gandhiji's Autobiography.   It is one of the books that everyone should read.  He was someone whose life itself was an experiment..  Unbelievable thinking and action..  Only very few people could live that kind of life.  My hats off to such a person.  I downloaded this book in my ikindle app on the phone and read thru it.

Let me know if any such book has inspired you.