Meditation has been made up to be some mystical ritual that only enlightened people can do. Although formal meditation have techniques been brought to our culture from the East, many of us have experienced a state of meditative quality many times. Surgeons, musicians, mathematician, athletes, and even mechanics experience this quite often.  

It is a state of intense focus, where time seems to stand still, and there is no separation between you and the object of your attention. It is available to you too.  

Yoga is a meditation in motion. The physical actions are a vehicle for you to move into meditation. It is a way of focusing your attention inside yourself, first gaining awareness about your body and then opening yourself to higher awareness. The breath is a major tool in this. It is a gentle guide for your mind to redirect its attention.

Psychiatrist Carl Jung remarked, "Hurry is not of the Devil; it is the Devil."

 Meditation can lower your blood pressure and relieve tension. It can give us insights into our lives and ourselves. But above all, it is communication between God and us, His beloved. It is not a human experience but a divine-human encounter.

With the hectic pace and demands of modern life, many people feel stressed and over-worked. It often feels like there is just not enough time in the day to get everything done. Our stress and tiredness make us unhappy, impatient and frustrated. It can even affect our health. We are often so busy we feel there is no time to stop and meditate! But meditation actually gives you more time by making your mind calmer and more focused. A simple ten or fifteen minute breathing meditation as explained below can help you to overcome your stress and find some inner peace and balance.

Meditation can also help us to understand our own mind. We can learn how to transform our mind from negative to positive, from disturbed to peaceful, from unhappy to happy. Overcoming negative minds and cultivating constructive thoughts is the purpose of the transforming meditations found in the Buddhist tradition. This is a profound spiritual practice you can enjoy throughout the day, not just while seated in meditation.  

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