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seeker5 · 05-31-2008, 07:50 PM

I'm looking to learn to meditate. I've put that off for a number of years as the thought of sitting still, alone even for 5 minutes without thinking seemed quite a hard feat for me to do. However, I feel the need now to learn to meditate. I did a search and to start with I thought I'd try the following:

Set timer for 20 minutes
Close my eyes
Breath in and out regularly, and attempt to focus all of my attention on the breathing.
Any thoughts that come into my mind, let it go once I realize it.

I thought I'd try that each day for a few weeks to get used to quieting my mind before eventually moving on to more advanced meditation techniques. Is that a good idea, or is there something better for a beginner to learn to meditate?

ps. I didn't see a forum that listed "meditation", so I figured I'd put it in here since I want to learn to meditate to better help me do Intention-Manifestation.

05-31-2008, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
seeker5 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,142	How to learn to meditate I'm looking to learn to meditate. I've put that off for a number of years as the thought of sitting still, alone even for 5 minutes without thinking seemed quite a hard feat for me to do. However, I feel the need now to learn to meditate. I did a search and to start with I thought I'd try the following: Set timer for 20 minutes Close my eyes Breath in and out regularly, and attempt to focus all of my attention on the breathing. Any thoughts that come into my mind, let it go once I realize it. I thought I'd try that each day for a few weeks to get used to quieting my mind before eventually moving on to more advanced meditation techniques. Is that a good idea, or is there something better for a beginner to learn to meditate? ps. I didn't see a forum that listed "meditation", so I figured I'd put it in here since I want to learn to meditate to better help me do Intention-Manifestation.