Comments on: How to Meditate: 10 Important Tips http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:19:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Diana Fletcher http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7134 Diana Fletcher Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:00:12 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-7134 This article was very helpful and I think beginners will appreciate the reminder about shrugging off the shoulds. My favorite line: To focus in meditation means to pay soft attention to whatever you place in the centre of awareness. This article was very helpful and I think beginners will appreciate the reminder about shrugging off the shoulds. My favorite line: To focus in meditation means to pay soft attention to whatever you place in the centre of awareness.

]]> By: The Book of Wisdom – 101 Posts for the All-Around Balanced Life | Balance In Me http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 The Book of Wisdom – 101 Posts for the All-Around Balanced Life | Balance In Me Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:18:04 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-7121 [...] How to start meditating: 10 important tips [...] [...] How to start meditating: 10 important tips [...]

]]> By: Molly http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-7106 Molly Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:29:18 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-7106 I have been meditating with the Holosync program for over 6 years now and I love it! I encourage anyone who has had a hard time meditating or reaching a true meditative state to give it a whirl, it's phenomenal! (http://www.centerpointe.com/) I have been meditating with the Holosync program for over 6 years now and I love it! I encourage anyone who has had a hard time meditating or reaching a true meditative state to give it a whirl, it’s phenomenal! (http://www.centerpointe.com/)

]]> By: Wendy http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 Wendy Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:18:06 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6965 Hi! What great luck I have had to stumble upon this blog. I love meditating and I agree that I think more people would enjoy it if they could get past their "wild mind" (to paraphrase your thoughts...I hope accurately) I am lucky to have had 4 boys fairly close together, and ended up learning to meditate while nursing...I ended up nursing for about 10 years, so that's a lot of practice! I agree with all your points, but would like to comment that, especially for people who may feel they "don't have time" to meditate, you can really fall into a state of mediation anywhere, anytime...though sitting quietly with your back straight is best, you can also meditate at your kitchen table, on your way to work, in the elevator, really anywhere... .-= Wendy´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.wendykianakelly.com/2010/02/09/money-cant-make-me-happy-says-millionaire-giving-his-riches-away/" rel="nofollow">Money can’t make me happy, says millionaire giving his riches away</a> =-. Hi!
What great luck I have had to stumble upon this blog. I love meditating and I agree that I think more people would enjoy it if they could get past their “wild mind” (to paraphrase your thoughts…I hope accurately)

I am lucky to have had 4 boys fairly close together, and ended up learning to meditate while nursing…I ended up nursing for about 10 years, so that’s a lot of practice!

I agree with all your points, but would like to comment that, especially for people who may feel they “don’t have time” to meditate, you can really fall into a state of mediation anywhere, anytime…though sitting quietly with your back straight is best, you can also meditate at your kitchen table, on your way to work, in the elevator, really anywhere…
Wendy´s last blog ..Money can’t make me happy, says millionaire giving his riches away My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Your Ultimate Guide To Zen Resources http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6752 Your Ultimate Guide To Zen Resources Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:37:11 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6752 [...] How To Start Meditating – 10 Important Tips [...] [...] How To Start Meditating – 10 Important Tips [...]

]]> By: Neli Atanasova http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6677 Neli Atanasova Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:29:25 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6677 Just found the blog and loved this post - as others say, it sounds like the best one on starting with meditation that I have come across so far - can't wait to get out of work and try the techniques :) Just found the blog and loved this post – as others say, it sounds like the best one on starting with meditation that I have come across so far – can’t wait to get out of work and try the techniques :)

]]> By: Werrman Blankstouz http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6645 Werrman Blankstouz Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:30:33 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6645 I find this very calming.I sit for hours and just feel calm.It does take alot to keep my mind from going back to a mess.Before I learned to meditate,I was a confirmed Insanity.Meditation cured my deasise,insanity,literally.So now I am no longer the extremist I once was,I now have a job and a wife.And I am a respectable part of socity. I find this very calming.I sit for hours and just feel calm.It does take alot to keep my mind from going back to a mess.Before I learned to meditate,I was a confirmed Insanity.Meditation cured my deasise,insanity,literally.So now I am no longer the extremist I once was,I now have a job and a wife.And I am a respectable part of socity.

]]> By: Trent M. http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6176 Trent M. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:49 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6176 I hope you don't mind, but I plan to leave quite a lot of feedback for most, if not all, of your artciles. Some may be lengthy, but I do hope I get a reply back! :3 I've been plagued with chemical depression since I was a child. No matter how well things may be going for me, I cannot get over this terrible feeling of sadness and turmoil. I'm 17 now, and most of my childhood (past) seems to be over. And no there is all of this pressure for me to get my college education along with personal problems and conflictions with my parents and simply being a teenager. I've always been an open-minded and spiritual person but found it hard because I "never had time" to be in touch with myself and meditate or whatever else. But here recently, I'm beginning to realize how important all of this is. How it can relieve the stress and burdens that I've been holding for so long. My house i very busy. It is not necessarily LOUD, but it is not a suitable environment to meditate in, so I often meditate by listening to music. I'm still quite new at this and stumbled upon this website by looking for tips and helpful information. This is the first article I read, but I have read many others. I'm just coming back to this one to begin commenting. You're right about how truly unruly the mind is! Within the last year, I've been getting terribly obsessed over time (on top of stress, depression, OCD, and ADD) and it's been a mess. I'm very creative and I'm capable of having many thought processes at once but I'm just... So jumbled with everything. Now that I have a reliable source and motivation, I'm becoming a lot more hopeful about my life. Posture is something I certainly need to work on. Often I'm too lazy to sit so I actually lye down which has resulted in me falling asleep and only having meditated for a short period of time. I find it interesting that you say to keep your eyes open. I have never heard of one keeping their eyes open to meditate. Perhaps you have a link to a source with more information on meditating with eyes closed versus doing so with eyes open? “In ordinary consciousness we are hardly ever present. For example, sometimes we drive the car on autopilot while being preoccupied with thoughts. Suddenly we arrive at our destination and don’t remember anything about the drive!” This part confuses me. Wouldn’t doing this be “in the flow”? Because you aren’t aware of time at all? Or is it not because you aren’t aware of anything, even the present? On number 5, “Thoughts”, I have a question. Is it okay to think at all? I suppose I’m referring more to… Reflection or reflecting which is similar, but also very different to, meditation. Correct? What do you recommend as a “Place”? I basically only have my room to do this, which is comfortable, but I don’t know if it would be a suitable place to meditate because of all the gadgets and trinkets about. What is your advice? I hope you don’t mind, but I plan to leave quite a lot of feedback for most, if not all, of your artciles.
Some may be lengthy, but I do hope I get a reply back! :3
I’ve been plagued with chemical depression since I was a child. No matter how well things may be going for me, I cannot get over this terrible feeling of sadness and turmoil.
I’m 17 now, and most of my childhood (past) seems to be over. And no there is all of this pressure for me to get my college education along with personal problems and conflictions with my parents and simply being a teenager.
I’ve always been an open-minded and spiritual person but found it hard because I “never had time” to be in touch with myself and meditate or whatever else.
But here recently, I’m beginning to realize how important all of this is. How it can relieve the stress and burdens that I’ve been holding for so long.
My house i very busy. It is not necessarily LOUD, but it is not a suitable environment to meditate in, so I often meditate by listening to music. I’m still quite new at this and stumbled upon this website by looking for tips and helpful information.
This is the first article I read, but I have read many others. I’m just coming back to this one to begin commenting.
You’re right about how truly unruly the mind is! Within the last year, I’ve been getting terribly obsessed over time (on top of stress, depression, OCD, and ADD) and it’s been a mess. I’m very creative and I’m capable of having many thought processes at once but I’m just… So jumbled with everything. Now that I have a reliable source and motivation, I’m becoming a lot more hopeful about my life.
Posture is something I certainly need to work on. Often I’m too lazy to sit so I actually lye down which has resulted in me falling asleep and only having meditated for a short period of time.
I find it interesting that you say to keep your eyes open. I have never heard of one keeping their eyes open to meditate. Perhaps you have a link to a source with more information on meditating with eyes closed versus doing so with eyes open?
“In ordinary consciousness we are hardly ever present. For example, sometimes we drive the car on autopilot while being preoccupied with thoughts. Suddenly we arrive at our destination and don’t remember anything about the drive!”
This part confuses me. Wouldn’t doing this be “in the flow”? Because you aren’t aware of time at all? Or is it not because you aren’t aware of anything, even the present?
On number 5, “Thoughts”, I have a question. Is it okay to think at all? I suppose I’m referring more to… Reflection or reflecting which is similar, but also very different to, meditation. Correct?
What do you recommend as a “Place”? I basically only have my room to do this, which is comfortable, but I don’t know if it would be a suitable place to meditate because of all the gadgets and trinkets about. What is your advice?

]]> By: Louis - Life Lessons http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6140 Louis - Life Lessons Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:11:37 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6140 Hi there. I got into your site from Luc Reid's post about meditation. Well, I like the counting of breath technique. It's a very simple yet creative approach towards being present. I am also working on my posture. I work in an office cubicle, in front of the computer for five days a week. It would really help a lot if I practice proper posture. Emotion is a very delicate thing to handle. If I am agitated or pressured, it seems so impossible for me to regain my focus. This is where meditation becomes very useful. .-= Louis - Life Lessons´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.lifeblog.louisdizon.com/living-the-present-and-being-slow" rel="nofollow">Living the Present and Being Slow</a> =-. Hi there. I got into your site from Luc Reid’s post about meditation. Well, I like the counting of breath technique. It’s a very simple yet creative approach towards being present. I am also working on my posture. I work in an office cubicle, in front of the computer for five days a week. It would really help a lot if I practice proper posture.

Emotion is a very delicate thing to handle. If I am agitated or pressured, it seems so impossible for me to regain my focus. This is where meditation becomes very useful.
Louis – Life Lessons´s last blog ..Living the Present and Being Slow My ComLuv Profile

]]> By: Life Lessons from our Elders #1: Be Present for Your Life | A Flourishing Life http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-6137 Life Lessons from our Elders #1: Be Present for Your Life | A Flourishing Life Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:51:53 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/04/18/how-to-start-meditating-ten-important-tips/#comment-6137 [...] seem impossible. My words of advice would be to start small and get support. Consider learning to meditate – just 10 minutes a day can be effective. Read books that inspire you to be present. Notice [...] [...] seem impossible. My words of advice would be to start small and get support. Consider learning to meditate – just 10 minutes a day can be effective. Read books that inspire you to be present. Notice [...]

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