Meditate4Life

    Eight Steps to Meditation Practice

    1. Sit with your back comfortably straight, your head and neck aligned with the spine as much as possible.
    2. Gently close your eyes.
    3. Notice the space that you see in front of your closed eyes.
    4. Make an imaginary circle in the middle of the space, the circumference of which is according to your own imagination.
    5. From the center of the circle, coming as if to your eyes, begin to speak the mantra, Amamram Hum Madhuram Hum, I am Immortal I am blissful.
    6. Focus your attention on the last syllable of each word spoken in order to continue focusing the attention on the first syllable of the next word. Continue this type of repetition with one-pointedness.
    7. Be aware of the Knower who knows how to speak the mantra, how to listen to the words in silence, and how to know the meaning contained in these words.
    8. During this period, thoughts will come, arise, stay or go away. You remain neutral to them and non-dealing with them. Your attention goes to focus on the Knower, realizing that the Knower is Pure Consciousness, Pure Existence and Bliss. Continue meditating and holding this realization for a few minutes, considering that this Self or I or Knower is the source, everything, everywhere.

    BENEFITS:

    Reverses the fight-or-flight (stress) reaction; helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels; reduces the heart rate and the oxygen requirement of the body by 10-20% in the first 3 minutes (this is also an effect produced by medication to lower high blood pressure) without the side effects of medication; increases awareness and alertness; unfolds a state of Oneness and allows you to experience unity with your self and your world.

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