During meditation, I breathe from the abdomen. This works for both the sitting and walking forms of meditation.
In time my mind becomes calm, as I practice deep breathing. After five minutes or ten minutes, I stop meditating.
After over twenty years of meditation, the deep breathing part of meditation are a reflex to me. It may be practice at home, while walking, and even when riding on the bus.
While at home I do practice meditation, on the road it is possible to practice the physical form of meditation.
I am inspired by Mandino's Ten Scrolls to remain focused on work.
ReplyDeleteFor they are a source of inspiration to me.
Each day I read one scroll. When the tenth scroll is read, I start over with the first scroll again.
A note on spiritual energy:
ReplyDeleteSpiritual energy is known to the Chinese as Qi. This energy is not possessed by a meditator, nor is it owned. Rather, meditation helps us as conduits of Qi to facilitate change and much more.
Ashley-Farrand refers to spiritual energy as "power".
ReplyDeleteHere's what Lao Tzu says about "power":
To give birth and to nourish,
to give birth without taking possession,
to act without obligation,
to lead without dominating---
this is mystical power.
Another name for this mystical power is "mysterious virtue".
The physical part of meditation I do consists of deep breathing. During it I breathe deeper than normal, hold for less than a second and release.
ReplyDeleteBreath meditation is useful for reducing stress.