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Q: Why Meditation doesn’t happen?
A: We do Meditation, but nothing happens. Just
check out the important points below. Maybe these are causing obstacles in
your Meditation.
1. Ailment
(Sickness): If we are sick, then our energy is focused on that part of the body
which is sick. E.g. We have headache then our consciousness is focused on our
head.
Solution :There are 2 ways of
resolving it.
a) By Medicines or Healing : Refer Chakras,
Yoga and Healing, How
to Drink Water and 4
Pillars of Yoga / Pranayama
b) By Unconditional Acceptance: Refer Unconditional
Acceptance
2. Laziness
of Body: Body becomes lethargic or dull although we are not sick.
Solution: There are 2 stages
when this happens.
A) Beginners: Who have started
meditation for quite some time. We should keep our body fit and flexible by
right food, right sleep and right exercise. Remember that each person has a
different structure, environment etc.; hence they
should follow what is appropriate to them.
B) Advanced Meditators: Who have
been doing meditation for a long time. They have also experienced different spiritual
experiences. Only for some meditators this stage comes. It’s like switching
gears of cars. At this stage most of them switch to their old gear. We should
not do it. It’s a natural phase and it will pass away. Instead we should accept
it as it is (Refer Unconditional
Acceptance) and with our will power allow it to pass away at its own pace (refer
Determination(Resolve)
Meditation ).
3. Laziness
of Mind: Body may be fit or not, but mind becomes lazy.
Solution: We should keep our
mind fit by getting involved in creative activities which we love doing, like
painting, dancing etc.. Also the above solution of point no 2. Laziness of Body
applies.
4. Suspicion:
To drop suspicion is not easy but quite possible as it is the Mind.
Solution: Initially have
hypothetical trust. Then if you get results, automatically trust will become
stronger and suspicion will be erased gradually. Also certain Breathing
exercises and Unconditional
Acceptance
will help.
5. Negligence
(Carelessness) : Self Explanatory
Solution: We need to take
proactive steps in becoming alert and then move to awareness (refer Difference
between Alertness and Awareness)
6. No
Resolution / Determination. If we do not have any resolution or determination
to do meditation, it is sure that after some time we will drop it.
Solution: We need to have a
strong Will Power Refer Determination(Resolve)
Meditation.
7. Wrong
Notion / Concept / Belief: People have their own theory of meditation. They
think its concentration etc. which may not necessarily be.
Solution:
Accept
that there can be other viewpoints which are real. Keep your mind open. The thumb
rule is what works for you is important, not what you think works for you.
Wisdom
Pointer: Most of the points given above are
about mind rather than body. The ratio is 90:10. So it is clear, take care of your
mind and rest everything will fall in place.
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