Meditation of the Day 11/28/12:
Exercise: Flame Meditation
1.Put your object of meditation (your candle) at a place where you can see it well.
2.Sit down, close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing.
3.Be aware of each breathing in and each breathing out.
4.Breathe automatically and freely, do not try to control your breathing.
5.Pay attention to how the air slowly passes through your nose, fills up your lungs and goes out again.
6.If, after taking a few breaths, you feel fine and at ease you open your eyes and focus all your attention to the object.
7.Breathe deeply and steadily and stare at the object. Try not to think of the candle, the flame, this exercise or other matters. When you start to think of something else than the object, just return to the object.
8.Breathe deeply and steadily and stare at the object.
9.If all of a sudden you notice twinklings in your body or relaxation reactions in your muscles, that is all right…..just observe and return to your object.
10.Continue doing this during the period of time you had set apart for this exercise.
11.If you like you can now close your eyes and try to see the object at the inside of your eyelids.
12.With your mind's eye look at and visualise the object as long as you can.
13.When the image disappears or you start thinking of other things, just try to get the image of your object projected in front of your eyes again.
14.Do this as long as you like or for the duration of the period you had in mind.
15.All right, now slowly take your thoughts back to the rest of your body and the sounds in the room. Move a little, stretch your muscles a little and open your eyes.
16.Finished!
http://www.abc-of-meditation.com/meditation-techniques/flame.asp
Exercise: Flame Meditation
1.Put your object of meditation (your candle) at a place where you can see it well.
2.Sit down, close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing.
3.Be aware of each breathing in and each breathing out.
4.Breathe automatically and freely, do not try to control your breathing.
5.Pay attention to how the air slowly passes through your nose, fills up your lungs and goes out again.
6.If, after taking a few breaths, you feel fine and at ease you open your eyes and focus all your attention to the object.
7.Breathe deeply and steadily and stare at the object. Try not to think of the candle, the flame, this exercise or other matters. When you start to think of something else than the object, just return to the object.
8.Breathe deeply and steadily and stare at the object.
9.If all of a sudden you notice twinklings in your body or relaxation reactions in your muscles, that is all right…..just observe and return to your object.
10.Continue doing this during the period of time you had set apart for this exercise.
11.If you like you can now close your eyes and try to see the object at the inside of your eyelids.
12.With your mind's eye look at and visualise the object as long as you can.
13.When the image disappears or you start thinking of other things, just try to get the image of your object projected in front of your eyes again.
14.Do this as long as you like or for the duration of the period you had in mind.
15.All right, now slowly take your thoughts back to the rest of your body and the sounds in the room. Move a little, stretch your muscles a little and open your eyes.
16.Finished!
http://www.abc-of-meditation.com/meditation-techniques/flame.asp