| There are many reasons for meditating, such as | | | | better person and to respect your fellow man. |
| meditating for relaxation, stress relief or dealing with an | | | | Many people ask me how I incorporate these sacred |
| issue. Sometimes you may even meditate for the fun | | | | phrases into my meditation. Well I first begin by |
| of it because of the high you get coming off a | | | | identifying the sacred phrase I want to start with. I will |
| meditation session. However, sometimes you may | | | | read it aloud and once I have decided what I want to |
| want to meditate for a purpose or to help reinforce | | | | get from the meditation session then that is when I will |
| something you want to achieve. | | | | start. |
| If you are an elite athlete you may meditate each day | | | | For example, I may want to meditate on how to deal |
| to help you in your mental preparation by meditating on | | | | with a person who is causing me grief or always |
| what you will do to win your race or if you are a | | | | seems to get me angry. I will find a sacred phrase that |
| basketball player you may meditate on shooting a 3 | | | | I can reflect on and use that phrase during my |
| point shot. You can achieve these outcomes by using | | | | meditation. |
| phrases during your meditation session. | | | | I start off by simply beginning my meditation session |
| The objective of these phrases during a meditation | | | | with simple breathing exercises that help clear my mind |
| session is to help reprogram your mind to achieve your | | | | and to get me to a state in which I can begin using the |
| objectives when your mind is in its most malleable | | | | sacred meditation phrases. During a 20 minute |
| state. The mind is most open to suggestion or | | | | meditation session, I find that it generally takes about 5 |
| reprogramming during a meditation session. | | | | to 8 minutes to get to the point that I am ready for the |
| The Buddhist Monk uses sacred meditation phrases | | | | next stage in the meditation cycle of using the sacred |
| during a meditation session to help them in overcoming | | | | phrase. |
| their transgressions and ill thoughts they have during | | | | Now that I am ready to begin the next stage, I start by |
| the day. They are provided these sacred phrases | | | | reciting the sacred phrase in my mind. During the first |
| from the teachings of Buddha, their teachers and the | | | | recitation I will simply recite the sacred phrase without |
| Dalai Lama. Each Sacred Phrase contains an | | | | any reflection. On the second recitation of the sacred |
| important lesson that is to be learnt. | | | | phrase I will begin paying close attention to the words |
| A sample sacred phrase by Buddha goes as – | | | | in the sacred phrase and the meanings of the words. |
| Speak the truth, do not become angered and give | | | | Over the next few recitations of those phrases I will |
| when asked, even be it a little. By these three | | | | begin to look at how I apply the meanings of the |
| conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. | | | | phrases to my everyday life. |
| Another sacred phrase from Buddha that is useful in | | | | I continue this process till I am ready to finish off my |
| daily life – | | | | meditation. The last stage of my meditation cycle |
| The wise who control body, speech and mind are | | | | involves making a conscious commitment to improving |
| indeed the consummately controlled. | | | | my life and to take on board the values and meanings |
| The Buddhist religion and community are not the only | | | | of the sacred phrase. |
| religion that has sacred phrases that can be used | | | | The core objective of using sacred phrases during |
| during a meditation session. Some meditators who | | | | your meditation sessions is to help you improve, you, |
| come from the Christian faith will use sacred phrases | | | | as a person and the role that you will play on this |
| from the bible such as the Psalms or the Lords Prayer. | | | | earth. If we do not contemplate and reflect on these |
| Virtually every religion has sacred phrases you can | | | | sacred phrases in this way then the phrases will be |
| use through your meditation sessions and most of | | | | nothing more than pretty words and will not serve the |
| these phrases are about trying to help you become a | | | | purpose they were intended for. |