Meditation, Reduce Stress, Improve HealthMeditation is developing inner strength and purity of thoughtDefinitionThe New Unger's Bible Dictionary Defines Meditiation as: "A private devotional act, consisting in deliberate reflection upon some spiritual truth or mystery, accompanied by mental prayer and by acts of the reffection and of the will, especially formation of resolutions as to future conduct" (p. 830) In ContextI use this definition because I'm limiting its usage in a certain context for specific purposes. There are as many types of meditations as there are individual needs. Some of these practices are not healthy, they can open up your being to harmful spiritual forces without you being aware of what is happening to you.I will focus on Biblical, Catholic and Christian meditation. As far as I'm aware, there are no risk or harm associated with these types once you are exercising a sincere and pure motive for your personal growth and development. Know your reasonYour motive is the driving force that allows you into meditating. You may realize that something is wrong with your life, your thought process, your actions and behaviour towards others, your relationship with your creator and significant others. You may want to change certain aspect of your life by reflecting on a verse or a passage of scripture.You may want to know some more about deeper spiritual matters, such as God, Salvation, Mercy, Forgiveness, Grace, Eternal Life, the Holy Spirit, Jesus the Christ, the last things etc. You may want to take your level of consciousness the next dimention, where your thought and your mind is focused on God and the things of God day and night. Learning how to meditate this way is to develope a dedicated and disciplined lifestyle. This type of meditation can positively affect your brain and your "heart" - the centre of your emotion -, and make you more compassionate, kind, understanding and loving. In other words, meditation can transform your life.
Find a quiet place where there is no disturbance. (Be still and know that God is...) Concentrate your thought prayerfully on that situation you want to change or improve. The time depends on how much you have each day or week. Write everything on paper you want to change, behaviour, things you say, persons who hurt and make you bitter, etc. Burn that paper.
Then make a resolution in your heart and mind through that mental prayer, to be that better person. Do this as often as necessary until you see change. It comes with practise, practise and more practise.
If you want to get more spiritual discernment and insight about life, then reading a book of the Bible or an inspirational book on a spicific topic and then go aside and meditating on it; accompanied with prayer as you seek to get answers and strengths about life or revelation on certain truth.
This world is both physical and spiritual, the visible and the invisible. For eg. can you see electricity? can you see the breeze?, can you see an electromagnectic wave? But to deny their existence would be to your own detriment. When you are meditating, be conscious of these invisible forces around you. Especially a force, an energy, an entity, an invisible being, an Omnipotent Spirit call God, the creator of everything visible and invisible. During this exercise, let your mind focus on that entity, believing that the mysterious invisible presence is able to influence your thought process and reveal things to your and sub-conscious conscious mind.
There is much more to be revealed about the mystery of life, and focusing on God is one way to get revelation. Our time in this present life is very short, so find out all you can about life. "Suggested website on how to meditate"
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