Tuesday, July 8, 2014

The art of meditation - Ajahn Brahm

Last night, I slept too early and woke up at 3 am and I was too fresh to sleep again but yet it is too early to get down from my bed.  I turn to my Iphone and google Ajahn Brahm's youtube.  Earlier in the day  at Gurney paragon, I saw two foreign buddish monk and they remined me of Ajahn Brahm.
That is the reason , I google in Ajahn's youtube.

The first video was on the art of meditation.  I want to share with you his teaching because I find it interesting and simple to understand.

He told us that imagine that we are carrying two bags of shopping items and they are very heavy. One the bag, we carry with our left hand and it was marked " Past" and the right hand's shopping was equally heavy and it was marked with " Future". We have been carrying these bags with us for a long time and we are getting very tired.  Next , imagine that we put these two bags on the floor , one at a time and we sit back and relax. Before we relax, we close our eyes and visualize the weight that we have let go and we feel light and free from these burdens. We are resting in the moment. The Present moment. We continued to focus on this freedom after letting off the weight.  Don't let any Past or Future items from the bag to disturb you.  Keep all these items in the two bags and enjoy the new found freedom.

In the present moment, you will realized and be aware of the relaxation and weightlessness. Let yourself enjoy the break and concentrate on this feeling. You will get to light it . Start with 10 minutes and gradually increase this exercise to 20 minutes , 30 minutes or an hour depending on your feelings.

You may feel your leg or buttock starts to hurt , make them comfortable and adjust your position but try to keep your back straight.  Many meditation practisioner want to sit in lotus position and keep their back straight but some meditation experts told us that we can meditate at any position or postures.  The most important is the mind. We don't have to spend all our efforts in getting into the form and let the form get into its position. Concentrate on our mind and focus on our new found freedom free of thoughts.

Enjoy your new found experience through meditation and you can advance yourself into deeper meditation if you get the feeling in this simple exervise.  Next , we will learn to follow your thoughts through your breath in and out of your body.

Namaste.

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