MANY WAYS OF MEDITATION
Zakaria Mohamad May 31st, 2007
There are many ways in which one can meditate, and everyone has a different way which suits them. Here are some easy short meditations which may help you find your way of meditating. To me, it is the beginning. It is no harm to understand, to learn and practices many ways of meditation. After I mastered it, I developed SANTABI, my own Islamic & Malaysian based method. Here we go!.
Power of the Sea Meditation
Clear your mind, have no distractions around you.
Close your eyes and breathe deep:
Listen to the gentle waves
Calmness is within you
See how the sunlight glints and plays on the waves
Look far out to sea, as far as the horizon takes you
Feel the breeze, let it inside with a deep breath Feel the soft sand
between your toes
Sit in the warm sand
Allow the oceans power inside – breathe deeply and slowly in time
with the waves
See the white curl on the crest of the wave
You are breathing with the ocean
Feel its force and its gentleness as one
The waves rhythmic lull fill your senses
You are calmed and rested
Springtime Meadow Meditation
With eyes closed and breathing deep and even:
Take yourself to a spring meadow
Look at all the colours around you, feel the greenery
You feel warm under the gentle spring sun
Hear the birds song
Smell the fresh grass, run your fingertips across the grasses
Catch the scent of wild flowers
Find a spot to lie in the long grasses and admire the sky
Relax, stretch out all your limbs
Breathe in with all of your senses
Let your spirit be infused with these elements
You feel content with the earth
You are peaceful and happy
Recharged with energy, you breathe in and out in long deep breaths
Feel the energy course through you
You are cleansed and ready to face the rest of your day.
