Fear Meditation

WHAT IS MEDITATION? WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? In How to Transform Your Life, a free eBook to download, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso defines meditation as follows: ‘Meditation is a mind that is single-pointedly focused on a virtuous object, and whose function is to make the mind peaceful and calm.’ In meditation we necessarily develop virtuous or positive states of mind. Focusing on negative or even neutral minds is not meditation, and such objects are not actual objects of mindfulness. There are two types of meditation: analytical meditation and placement meditation. By understanding the difference between the two we can see clearly how we use mindfulness in meditation. As Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains in How to Transform Your Life

For effective placement meditation we need to develop the skill of not forgetting the object we have chosen to meditate on. If we are continually being distracted by thoughts and feelings other than the object of meditation, or if we fall prey to dullness and focus on nothingness, we will never be able to concentrate on the meditation object. Our meditation practice will then be powerless to bring about any positive changes in our life. Mindfulness is a function of mind that holds the object of meditation and, by causing us to not forget it, prevents distractions. For effective meditation it is essential to strengthen our mindfulness. Mindfulness works together with alertness, which is that part of our mind that checks to see if we are still holding the object of mindfulness. Meditation practice also depends on concentration, a single-pointed mind that induces inner peace through focusing on the meditation object. Mindfulness is essential for successful meditation, and as Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso says, ‘is the life of concentration’.

But I don’t have time for Meditation! Meditation is possible amid your busy schedule no matter what walk of life your belong to. If you are a mom, running errands all day, from school pick and drop to a grocery run. Your ‘Me Time’ revolves only around a cup of coffee. Meditation would be an ideal solution to connect and explore the real you, but then who has time for Meditation??!! Well, what if I reveal that 60 seconds a day would suffice. 60 seconds of conscious breathing while you grab a cup of coffee and stand by the window,

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