Techniques of meditation
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Meditation is activity that can be performed in many ways. It can be done physically (for example during recitation) or mentally (as visualization). We all meditate for peace and tranquility in our life to become one with our inner self, to heal and enhance our psychological and physical health. No matter for what reason we meditate, this act is universal.
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Although meditation is universal its techniques differ from culture to culture. Some techniques are expansive and do allow free flow of thought and observing it, the other are densifying and they incorporate concentration in thought.
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LEVELS:
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1) Achieving physical comfort and control
2) Breathing is rhythmic and regular
3) Visualizing three times lower self (physical, emotional and spiritual) as
- in contact with soul
- channel of spiritual energy through medium directly into brain from there we can control physical mechanism.
The most basic thing to be considered is that mind must be actively occupied with ideas and not with thing how to strive to be concentrated. For every spoken word and every phase that follows this it requires to have will of understanding and spiritual or mental ability to concentrate at one point.
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INDIVIDUAL TECHNIQUES:
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MANTRA MEDITATION
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Technique of mantra meditation incorporates repeating defined sounds that call mind to reaching meditative state. Mantra literally means “opened sound” or combination of sounds that evolve spontaneously. It is important not to mix up mantras with religious singing. Mantra can be received from guru or we can also personally choose sound or word. It is important that it pleases mind.
TRATAKA MEDITATION
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Technique of trataka meditation is being followed by various religious systems including sufism and christianity. With this technique we stare into specific thing. Trataka is established as technique of cleaning yoga and devoted exercise of it can take it to higher level of meditation.
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CHAKRA MEDITATION
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Chakras represent higher level of manifestation of energy and personal development. Word chakra means cycle. Every chakra represents large nervous center that is branched from spinal cord and serves body organs. There are seven chakras. Main purpose of this meditation technique is to help individual to discover and research his chakras and awaken them on consciousness level, on balancing and integrated way.
VIPASSANA MEDITATION
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Word vipassana means “insight”. It relates ability to see things as they really are and can be reached through the process of self-reflection. That means to define nature of individual, recognizing bad elements and consciousness removal of them from system. Meditation technique vipassana doesn’t contain ceremonies, it helps to develop wisdom and it allows individual to study different feelings in body like pain, itching…
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RAJA JOGA MEDITATION
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This form of meditation takes jogi (person that practices meditation) to higher level of uniqueness and strongly refined experience. It surrounds him with great joy and bliss, it lifts mind away from carnal pleasure and it reforms his bad habits.
Raja jogi establishes relation with God and denounces all secular pleasure, he devotes all his energy to spiritual awakening of people around him.