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4 Little Known Meditation Secrets
First Published: Sep 2004
Last Update: Sep 2004
Author: Matt Clarkson
Secret #1: The True Purpose of Meditation
Many people feel a sense of fascination when confronted with the possibility of
mystic visions, psychic intuition and heightened mental functioning. While
meditators often report these sorts of improvements, these experiences should
not be the primary reason for practice. The purpose of meditation is to bring us
back to ourselves.
As we become healthier, happier and realize greater self-awareness, the other
benefits of meditation begin to follow naturally -- improved mental functioning,
greater intuition as well as greater access to unconscious resources and
abilities.
Secret #2: Distraction Does Not Equal Failure
Meditation is not work in the sense that you have to "force" yourself to
concentrate completely for long periods of time. If we consciously try to
prevent thinking, it's going to have a negative impact on the meditation.
Instead, whenever we become lost in thought or confusion, we simply acknowledge
those thoughts and then gently return the attention to the object of the
meditation. We do this as many times as distraction or thought occurs.
Eventually, the mind becomes calmer and discursive thought begins to slow.
Secret #3: Insight Alone Is Not Enough
Insight alone will not transform our lives. Meditation is likely to help us by
giving us larger perspectives and increasing clarity of thought. But although
our sense of inner guidance might become stronger, unless we ACT on that
guidance, we will never manifest the changes we truly want in our lives.
This doesn't just mean we need to take action in our outer world, for example,
having an honest conversation with a friend or paying a bill.
It also means we must actively request the assistance of the unconscious in a
clear and persistent way. When you do that, as I teach in "Secrets of
Meditation, Energy and Manifestation," you find yourself magnetically drawn
toward your dreams with an irresistible impulse.
Secret #4: Learn To Let Go
Once you have made your request, it's important that you let go. Don't be
concerned with HOW you're going to get what you truly want in your life. Needing
to know how can hamper the process of making it manifest in the outer world.
Learn to trust your unconscious.
Some changes -- perhaps all of them -- will happen automatically. I have
personally found that many of my destructive habits simply dropped away with
minimal conscious effort.
For me, this was achieved not by self-discipline and will power, but rather a
"letting go" and a realization that spiritual growth is a natural process
powered by parts of ourselves that know more than we can understand consciously.
As we let go consciously and receive more input from these parts, we learn to
trust this feeling, this feeling that we are in safe hands and that something
amazing is about to happen.
About the Author
Matt Clarkson has created a no cost e-course teaching simple meditation
exercises for busy people. Each "Daily Meditation" is an exercise, inspirational
message or tip to help you calm the mind and reduce stress. If your health is
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