Add Meditation to Your Life & Be The Master of Your Mind - Key to a Joyful

[becky hicks]

Meditation reins the Mind
Our mind is a wanderer by nature. At one moment it is thinking about
this, and at other moment about something else, and at times even in
one single moment mind can think about diverse matters. May be this is
what we call unity in diversity! Well jokes apart but this mind is a
true wizard. And how amazing it would be to use this tool of mind as
per our directions? When it no longer directs our actions but is
directed by us to give us the solutions whenever required.
One may ask that is it really possible to tame and utilize mind at our
convenience. Then the answer is a resounding yes. And the key is
MEDITATION. It is through meditation that one can understand the
functionality of mind. This very understanding becomes the door to go
beyond the clutches of mind. When one crosses this threshold, mind
looses control over actions rather becomes a meek follower.
Mind looses all its robustness in the vastness of conscious presence
which is nothing but harvest of persistent Meditation. So, one must be
sincere in the practice of meditation to elevate the consciousness to
that level when mind would cease to exist. It is not a mirage but a
reality; not a deception but clear perception that meditation is the
way.
Right Meditation Posture plays a vital role in the practice of any
meditation technique. As once the seeker is able to conquer the
wandering of body which is directly related to the ever changing
nature of mind, it becomes very easy to sit in meditation for a longer
period.
For a yoga enthusiast who has been practicing the yoga poses, sitting
in the correct meditation posture with erect spine should not be a
problem. The most advanced yoga schools do teach kundalini yoga and
ashtanga yoga but then for the beginners learning the basic yoga poses
is enough.
When we talk about the benefits of meditation, besides the spiritual
growth, there are numerous other benefits of meditation. One of them
is that it relieves from stress as it is a permanent stress relief
antidote. But who creates this mountain of stress? It's none other
than your closest one i.e. your mind. Now when you know who the stress
creator is and you also know how to befriend it then what are you
waiting for. Just meditate!