The Best Meditation Secret You Might Be Missing!
Meditation has always appealed to me, but it never really worked for me until I figured out what I was missing!
I truly believe routine meditation can provide many healing benefits, including – of course – stress relief. Before I figured out what I was missing, each time I would try to meditate, I would become distracted by loads of mental chatter: do this, make this, mail this, call them, schedule that, etc… Only minutes into my sessions, I would give up meditating and start working on the massive To Do List I’d just created in my head!
I had pretty much given up on meditation when I ran across a very simple way to meditate that I had never tried: using mala beads (think rosary beads) along with a mantra!
The point of meditation is to clear the clutter and mental chatter from your mind. A simple way to accomplish this is by using a mantra – a word or phrase that is repeated over and over. A couple of easy to use mantras include: Thank You and OM … two of my favorites. Continuous recitation of these words helps the mind to stay focussed only upon the the words themselves and forces out unwanted mental clutter. The result is a clear and focussed mind.
Sounds great, right? Truth be told: Using a mantra can still be difficult because the possibility of distraction remains. That’s where the mala beads come into play. With each mantra, you use the mala beads as a “counter” and work your way around each of the 108 beads repeating your mantra each time. The beads give you a physical tool to help prevent your mind from wandering astray.
If you’ve had trouble meditating in the past because it’s too difficult for you to focus specifically on your meditation, I highly recommend giving meditation another try — this time with a mantra and a set of mala beads.
Be well -
Chad Simpson
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