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‘Meditating using simple yoga-style meditation techniques has helped me to transform my brain activity from conscious reality into a higher, unconscious reality. I can feel myself connect with my spirit and gradually I move into my inner space and connect up with the creator spirit.’

Florence, French language teacher

Meditation is a discipline that encourages your mind to focus and to interpret psychic visions, messages and symbols from the spirit world. It also encourages confidence in your psychic abilities.

There is a multitude of meditation techniques. The purpose in most traditional forms is to move us closer to spiritual liberation, closer to a unity with a divine force. In general, the very idea of moving closer to the source of ‘great’ spirituality can put the majority of people off ever learning how to meditate. However, if we view it as a simple exercise that takes our focus away from the physical reality into an inner peaceful space, then we may approach it with less trepidation.

Through meditation we can free our thoughts, though to achieve this requires patience and perseverance. Initially, it is hard to halt the continuous chatter that goes on in the mind.

Meditation is like taming a wild animal; at first it will be moving around wildly, not wanting to be still. You cannot force it to be still, eventually it will simply tire and look for a place to rest. Your technique will become a place on which your mind rests. Each time you meditate the mind will remain focused for longer periods and even when distracted will easily return to the focus point.

Meditation is an excellent way of taking a break from the external world and going on an inner journey. In this way it is possible to attain great insight into the nature of one’s self – a process which can, of course, bring both pain and joy. It can help uncover facets of our character that we don’t like or experiences we have repressed, but it can also in time bring us to a place of surrender where a state of grace or union with God can occur. In Indian Yogic terms this is called Samadhi – a state of bliss or peace.

The benefits of meditation are not only mental but physical. It involves deep physical relaxation and affects respiration, making it slower and deeper. The pulse rate also slows and muscular activity lessens. Through meditation you start to see things differently and have more clarity. The outside pressures of your daily life may not change but your view of them shifts, you feel stronger but calmer, relaxed, less tense and more able to cope with the stresses of daily life.

It is impossible to convey the reality of meditation through words alone. Meditation can only be understood through direct experience. Meditation can be viewed as a state of consciousness or a way of life. It might be seen as a path to enlightenment and a spiritual discipline. It is all things to all people.

Prayer

Prayer is a form of meditation, a means of connecting with the inner spirit. Most of us have prayed at some point in our lives, in particular in times of need and desperation, or when giving thanks or seeking guidance.

Prayer is personal and a direct communication with our creator. It reminds us that we are not alone; there is a greater power, a natural force that guides and protects our every move, that governs the cycles of life and the ebb and flow of human existence. Sometimes we need to ‘learn’ to surrender and let these forces guide us. Once we have experienced a moment of spiritual security or a connection with the divine we know it exists. The next step is to encourage that relationship to enable ‘it’ to be a part of our daily life.

Morning Prayer

Light a candle on your altar each morning on rising. Then take a few moments to give thanks and to ask for guidance. You can use traditional prayer or open your heart and let your own words flow freely. Be mindful and open to your prayers being answered – and be careful for what you ask for. Repeat the process before going to bed.