| Through meditation we can bring about greater | | | | or Teacher who inspires you. Or just use |
| peace of mind and powers of concentration. | | | | flowers and a candle. If you meditate in the |
| The length of time we meditate is not as | | | | same place every day it builds up a |
| important as the focus we give during our | | | | meditative atmosphere.4. AspirationAspiration |
| meditation. If we can meditate with a silent | | | | to meditate. If we are hungry then we are |
| mind for 5 minutes we can bring to the fore | | | | eat. It is the same with meditation if we are |
| our own divine qualities of inner peace and | | | | not satisfied with what we have and would |
| inner happiness. This is an inner joy | | | | like to discover the inner peace within |
| independent of any outer success or outer | | | | ourselves then we will be motivated to |
| prosperity.When offering meditation classes | | | | meditate every day. This aspiration or inner |
| for the Sri Chinmoy Centre I offer these 7 | | | | cry is perhaps more important than learning |
| tips which will help us to meditate more | | | | many techniques.5. Perseverance and |
| successfully.1. Quiten The MindThe Goal of | | | | PatienceIn the beginning we cannot expect |
| meditation is to go beyond the mind. | | | | results overnight, each time we meditate we |
| Meditation cannot be done by thinking. All | | | | are adding to our capacity's even if we don't |
| the different paths of meditation share this | | | | have great experiences then we need to |
| common feature of cultivating a silent mind. | | | | persevere. If we practise sincerely we will |
| When our mind is silent we can start to enter | | | | progress.6. Use the Qualities of the |
| a new consciousness, a consciousness not | | | | Spiritual HeartThe heart is the location of |
| limited by the intellectual mind.2. | | | | the soul. If we focus on the heart, |
| ConcentrationIn whatever we do,we will be | | | | immediately our thoughts have less power. By |
| more succesful if we can concentrate fully on | | | | concentrating on our heart we can enter into |
| the task in hand. This means being single | | | | the vastness of meditation.7. Cultivate |
| pointed. When we meditate we need to switch | | | | HappinessIt is important to bear in mind the |
| off from everything else and put all our | | | | goal of meditation is to uplift our |
| attention onto the meditation.3. Place to | | | | consciousness and have a more positive |
| MeditateIt is very helpful to find a Quiet | | | | outlook about life and about ourselves. When |
| Place to meditate every day. I have a small | | | | we meditate well we will have a positive |
| corner of my room specially set aside for | | | | outlook on life. |
| meditation. You can use a picture of a saint | | | | |