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dear all

 

I feel that meditation can change my entire life, this is the feeling I get almost every day. But I am unable to concentrate my self in doing so. Is there any remedy for this solution, recently I have stated mantra meditation but ultimately it has lasted only for a couple of days and got discontinued.

 

Request you to give me a remedy

 

with thanks & regards,

seshagiri

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Hi Seshagiri,

From your message, there could be two things to deal with. One is

about concentration. The other is that the practice has

discontinued, presumably due to its causing some sense of aversion.

 

If you developed an aversion to meditating then you might need to

track down the origin of that aversion. Try meditating, and if the

aversion occurrs, check the FEELING that comes with it. Otherwise

just recall the feeling, if you can. You need to identify what is

ASSOCIATED with the feeling. There could be a whole complex of them,

but the goal is to go back to where it started. For example, have

you been subjected to disapproval for practicing this sort of thing?

Then use your favourite technique for rectifying this sort of

conditioning e.g. viewing it in the light of more mature experience.

 

Now back to concentration. True meditation is a very advanced

technique, and it has several pre-requisites. As you say,

concentration is one of them. To begin with, get the motivation

clear. That might even shed some light on the aversion problem.

Next is to ensure that the physical body is stable and relaxed.

After that comes the all-important matter of breathing. A fairly

deep breath is desirable, and the flow must be steady. The yogis say

that the breath is the bridge between the body with its senses, and

the mind. In other words, use it to carry your attention from

outside, to inside. Now it is in the nature of the human mind, to

wander. Whenever you notice this has happened, gently direct

attention back to your practice. I do not know of any other way. It

just takes practice, and trying to force it is unlikely to help.

Alternatively, the distractions can be your mind drawing your

attention to issues that require attention. Again, choose your

favurite technique.

 

Peter Burger.