Meditation is such an intriguing term for me. I've always wanted to attend a higher level of consciousness. My interest towards meditation started way back in 5th grade when my dad told me a story of how people during ancient wars asked their peers to stitch their deep cut wounds while they were giving their salah(prayer). They were that concentrated and deep while they were praying that they didn't even feel any pain during that time. My dad always emphasized on focus and how much it was important. I've prayed 5 times a day from a very young age but I don't know why I was never that concentrated, maybe I never tried that hard.
But slowly in my 10th grade I was astonished by the people who looked all Zen and calm in the ashrams. I was in awe. I was like how are they able to even pull it off. I mean I can never sit still like that but I did underestimate meditation. It was not a piece of cake at all. I tried very hard during my 10th grade, never succeeded so I went on to say it was stupid and fake while my inner self always knew, it was me who was the stupid one. I never went to the side of meditation after that ,until I read a book called Power of your subconscious mind. This book again got me thinking about belief and concentration. I went on to trying different meditation apps. But the music alone never worked. I kept trying but all in vain I was not able to concentrate straight. But then one day I was super down and started crying at the
middle of the night I do not remember the reason but I was so confused and sad. In order to calm me I played a video of guided meditation by my favorite youtuber and decided to relax ,I just can't quite explain what I felt but it was just magical. I felt the energy flowing through my body. I was so energized and filled with new energy and that's when my whole perspective on meditation changed. I'm not a constant meditator but when I do I always felt like a new person.
So when I was assigned to meditate for 6 continuous days I was intrigued so I went on to try longer meditations. I started from January 13 and did it for 10 days without fail. And voila now it became my whole new routine. I can't quite explain how I feel while meditating it differs every time but it's very magical and relaxing. I'm so proud of myself for trying even though I had bad days initially. Trusting the process is key to a good meditating session always. It's weird and magical how the energy flows throughout the body during every single meditation session of mine. Books and podcasts related to meditation have helped me immensely with my concentration and also with my new understandings with what meditation is. And I am truly happy and grateful where this has really gotten me.
My meditation routine :
Timing-Sunset/Early morning
Weekends-Early morning meditation
Smell-Incense or Candles (optional) but it made me feel so good.
Position-Seated
Eyes-Closed
Type of meditation-Guided
Source-YouTube
During weekdays I usually begin my meditation at 6.00 pm and play the most relaxing guided meditation videos on YouTube. I sit on a warm blanket and fold my legs and close my eyes to the smell of jasmine from the incense stick. I start by relaxing my body and go along with the voice which guides me to get deep. I am usually super into these sessions that I usually fail to notice how swiftly 45 minutes pass. It is always so refreshing and I feel super relaxed and energized after my sessions.
I am never blank in my head I surely am thinking about so many things. But during my sessions I am always trying not to be super mean to me . And I don't restrict my thoughts from flowing in different directions. I accept my flaws and accept myself. I give myself time to grow and to be less comparative. I constantly tell myself its okay to not become a guru the very first time. And being a perfectionist and saying these to myself is always more relaxing. I give myself space and the energy always keeps flowing. So the experience is always more enjoyable instead of feeling like some chore, when I let myself learn and accept myself as a human I feel more relaxed and relieved. These 45 mins of simply accepting my flaws has made me realize so many things and it has given me lots of energy.
Taking sometime to relax and concentrate on nothing but ourselves is where pure magic is at. It has always been a refreshing and beautiful experience.
-Anonymous
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