ॐ May you learn to be your mind’s best friend  ॐ

Some things I learned in the past few years, I think are worth sharing with you all. In the next 2 years, it will not be about how much money a person saves up, or how much food and water a person has stored to help them survive this challenging time. It is our mindset that supports us to triumph over difficult situations.

It is our mindset that shows us how to thrive in the upcoming difficult times. It is our mindset that keeps hope alive. It is our mindset that continues to sustain our convictions that everything will be all right. It is our mindset that allows us to believe in the natural goodness of all people and pray for a new golden age.

When we are being mindful, we see that everything in this world is not permanent and has an end. When we are mindful, we are compassionate and are blessed by this consciousness shift. To attain mindfulness, one must practice every moment dedicating oneself to guarding their thoughts.

So, how do we start the path to develop mindfulness and how can we get out of the mind game?

Meditation is one path that I know, and I would like to share some meditation techniques that have assisted me in interrupting automatic thinking patterns and reaction habits.

Many people know that meditation are beneficial to overall physical health and releases stress. Today, I want to share about the spiritual value of meditation particularly.

Meditation is the only tool that frees me from the mental chatter game. Every time I do meditation, it helps me to interrupt my thinking patterns and gives me a glimpse of stillness. By continuously observing my thoughts, I was able to quiet the mind which leads to inner peace and outward harmony.

Yes, in the beginning, it takes a long time and lots of work to understand why I am being a witness to my own mind, and not to react to emotion and sensation. There are days when it seems that I will never be able to quiet my mind.

One of the primary benefits of meditation is gaining control of your mind – sounds easy for those who have never tried it. But I assure you that emptying the mind and controlling the mind to the point where you go long periods without a thought entering your head is one of the more difficult exercises you will ever master.

Something extraordinarily wonderful happens when you begin to achieve this first for a few seconds then longer until a minute or two- or three minutes pass. When you achieve this state, you begin to automatically let go of the thoughts that no longer serve you and connect to your inner peace.

When we create this space daily, we soon begin to effortlessly access our inherent power and access the Universal wisdom that each one of us possesses! Our higher self if you will.

Sometimes when we are meditating, no superb or profound guidance comes forth. We presume that what we were doing was a waste of time or that this was not a good meditation technique. There is nothing further from the truth.

The main purpose of practicing meditation is to train the mind and in doing so to create a balanced mind and stop the mind chatter which lets us access the power of now.

During meditation, as thoughts arise, and they will arise no matter how much you try, let them come in and let them go out do not address them. Come back to your breath. We must recognize that we are not our thoughts and that we must remain in an equanimous state.

Remember, training the mind takes lots of patience and practice, but soon you will see the result, the gateway to step out of the mind game and help us to live in the moment.   

Meditation develops emotional solidity. For example, if someone says something to upset you, before you meditate you will find that person’s words come up over and over again, your mind is too busy to think about to find some remark to lash back to that person.

I learned that when I am in that emotional state, I take conscious breaths and observe my body sensations, which able me to stop the mind chatter!

Now, I want to share a simple meditation technique, breathing, feel your breath enter through your nose and go out through your nose. Focus on the triangular area below your nostril and above your upper lip, feel the air come through this small area.

Keep your mind quiet and if a thought comes to your notice, don’t analyze it, don’t judge it, don’t entertain it, just have the awareness that the mind is thinking, and go back to your breath.

Be an observer, be calm, be patient, be accepting, be determined, and be at peace with whatever it is. When you are taking a conscious breath, you are meditating.  One thing to keep in mind, there is no right or wrong meditation position, however, have your back and neck straight,  it will be helpful to connect to the conscious source.

Each time you have a thought, you need to consciously go back to your breath – do your best to breathe normally and naturally. Do your best not to control your breathing, by doing this you will continue to empty your mind. Unless you find yourself cannot stop the train of thought, then you should take a conscious deep breath.

Remain aware and equanimous. You will feel your mind shift, and you are stopping the train of thought for a second, then a moment. This is the beginning of the end of uncontrolled automatic thinking habits.

You should practice this as often as you can; soon you will realize that you have the willpower to still your mind. Remember, you will never stop all the thoughts completely.

If you would like to start a meditation practice. I suggest you start with 10 to 15 minutes – more or less. However, what suits you best,  twice a day it is ideal. As you continue you will feel the gap between thoughts increases. You will experience a quiet mind, and then you will hear the wisdom come forth, or, as some people call it, “God speaks.” Or “download from our soul”

Keep in mind, that when you pray, you are asking God for guidance, when you are meditating and stilling your mind, you are surrendering and allowing God to speak to you.

Meditating daily will develop a deeper understanding of the fact that everything around us arises and passes away, and you eventually will develop better self-control, compassion, and loving-kindness for all beings.

Also, you can be a witness in any situation or emotion. Only then can you live fearlessly and escape the mind game.  Yes, our mind is our good friend and also our worst enemy.

Keep in mind, each time you meditate, you are sharing Love energy with the world,  I trust you have the power to choose wisely.

May you learn to be your mind’s best friend!!

When your mind is healthy, your body is healthier!