Your Questions About Transcendental Meditation Instructions

Chris asks…


transcendental meditation, levitation, health benefits, instructions and real answers?
i have recently heard of transcendental meditation and i hear that it doesnt take much time from your day, it really helps you relax and i know i could love and really use that. for now im just looking for a little more inner peace, i guess thats what you'd call it. if i get farther on with this i have also heard it is possible for you to experiance levitation. Does anyone have instructions on how to do this or how it works exactly with the body? now im not expecting to get instructions then go out and try it, i know this takes a lot of time and effort with meditation but i still would like to know how it works and if i would possibly have chance on experiancing this, i would imagine if someone were to levitate that they would be in their most peaceful mind.
mainly my questions are
1.) how long a day do i meditate and when i meditate do i just clear my mind.
2.) if someone were to get real good at it could they levitate and how is this done, like the concentration and inner body.



admin answers:
Meditation is simply learning to live in the moment, when nothing distracts you and when you are not tied to the past or anxious about the future. In meditation you become peacefully aware of your real self. The more you use it, the more aware you become. When you learn to live life for each moment, to enjoy and appreciate life to the fullest at that moment, you suddenly become impervious to the myriad of doubts and fears that you've lived with all your life.

(On "levitation" and other distractions from the goal of real meditation, I would simply state don't believe everything you read.)

There are a couple of simple techniques for silent meditation as well. You do not have to sit on the floor. You can sit with erect back on a chair. Many people say try for 15 minutes twice a day. I say start with a simpler goal - 5 minutes twice per day. The benefits include stress management and relaxation which help the body, increased mindfulness and focus, and increased energy. The mindfulness can be a benefit to your spiritual life, but meditation also has "non-spiritual" physiological benefits. Here are two easy techniques:

Breathing meditation - 1) Check posture. 2) Close your eyes and relax. 3) Focus on your breath entering and leaving your body. 4) Count breaths mentally one to four. Repeat. 5) Don't fight a wandering mind, but calmly direct it back to task. 6) Sit for a minute afterwards.

"Mantra" technique (choose a personal "calm" word or phrase that you will repeat in your meditation – I use the nonsectarian "Be One. Be Love. Be Peace.") - 1) and 2) as above in the Breathing meditation. 3) Listen to your breathing and let it relax you with each breath. 4) Once you

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