Is your meditation practice turning into an obstacle course? Are you wondering whether you should be having any thoughts almost all? Are you feeling more stress now that you’ve started meditating? It’s quite possible that your original aim of seeking a meditation practice was to reduce stress, not to increase it!
As a meditation instructor I’ve had students talk about the many obstacles they’ve encountered, the stressful feeling of not knowing if they do it right or even wondering if they’ll gain any of the benefits at all. Well, that sounds pretty stressful with myself. In order to experience the advantages of a meditation practice you might have be willing to work through some obstacles and by having an idea of what those obstacles are, can make a big difference in your approach to find technology.
Following are some common obstacles you may encounter and some solutions that could work for you (obstacle: solution).
Obstacle: I do not have sufficient time!
Solution: Make meditation a daily custom. Placing your meditation practice on your evryday to-do list should be a priority. Don’t meditate just when you feel like it or when time allows. Meditation is often a discipline that takes practice and once the benefits start showing up, they’ll reinforce your practice.
Obstacle: My mantra is too long/too short!
Solution: Remember your mantra is a vehicle for transport, don’t analyze it or wonder whether or not it’s working. It’s currently being a taxi that goes to the airport, then leaves. Your mantra is a faint idea that will disappear once it serves its purpose.
Obstacle: I’m having too many intellect!
Solution: Accept that your thoughts are organ of the meditation process. Dynamics of your brain is to think, make sure that means that you’ll have many, many musings. Your thoughts will come and go, don’t analyze them, just observe them and let them go.
Obstacle: I want results now!
Solution: Let go of any expectations you may have regarding your meditation results. If you’re expecting to change overnight because you have been meditating for a week, it’s not going to come. Meditation is a process like baking; you gather, you mix, and a person bake. Your goodies will turn up, so just persevere.
Obstacle: I’m too tense!
Solution: Relax and exercise effortlessly. Be gentle with yourself because meditation is an occasion for non-doing. Purchasing stress over your meditation practice, you defeat the whole purpose of contemplation. Meditation should never be forced. If you force yourself, require it and it struggle.
You may think these solutions are easier said than done, however, the outcomes you get are going to determined by your willingness to gain from meditation such as stress-reduction, finding peace with yourself (and others), and all of all, living a healthier life.
It’s your meditation time, so never allow it to become a stress-related obstacle study course. Wonder no more whether you must be having thoughts or not; just count on enjoying the advantages of stress-reduction and your original reason for wanting to learn a meditation practice. Don’t forget that your commitment is yourself and who else.
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