Meditation - Pause

Before we go further, Do read What is Meditation and Meditation - FAQ 1, especially the Q.What is Meditation Technique, if you haven’t read.

Just observe our mind. We do most of activities mechanically. Once I was traveling by a cab. Me and the driver, both were quiet. It was around a  40 minutes journey. In the middle, say after 30 minutes, I casually inquired with cab driver, where have we reached. The driver looked outside and then looked back at me.  He told me the place and was also shocked that he did not know that 30 minutes has already passed. It means the driver was driving mechanically, but not aware where he was or what was the time. It was so dangerous. He was not drunk but we can say his mind was in a Zombie mode. My heart started pulsating, just imagine, my life were in hands of a Zombie.

Just reflect back on your life, are we not the same in some way or the other.

The following meditation technique – Pause will help us to break this Zombie mode,  be in the present state and increase our real awareness of self.

How to do

Just take a pause and tell yourself what you are doing, before you do any activity, non-activity or thought. It is so simple. A few examples are given. You may extend and apply it to any aspect of your life.

• Before you read further in this blog, take a pause and tell yourself, you are reading this blog and then start reading this blog.

• Before you tie your shoe lace, take a pause and tell yourself, you are tying shoe lace and then tie the shoe lace.

• Before you pick up the phone, take a pause and tell yourself, you are picking up the phone and then pick up the phone..

•  If your mind gets disturbed, take a pause and tell yourself, you have got disturbed and then get disturbed. I want you to experience this one and see what happens. Miracle happens when we take a pause

• Before you sit down, take a pause and tell yourself, you are sitting down and then sit down.

• When you are walking in a garden, take a pause and tell yourself, you are lifting your left leg and then lift your left leg. And so on. Today people walk because doctor has told them to walk (Good, but need to move further). Trust me, if you walk for walk, then you will be the walk. Pause-Feel-Walk.

For more examples refer the questions 1 to 14 mentioned in The Best and Only Book to read

How much time taken

Pause for 1- 3 seconds.

How many times in a day

Minimum – 25 times. Maximum – No limit.

Who can do it

Anyone and Everyone.

Wisdom Pointer:

• It’s the shortest meditation technique which will increase our real awareness of self.

• It will break our rudimentary boring machine type of life and will slowly evolve us to be a live human being.