How to Meditate

How to Pray

There are countless methods of meditation varying from those which aim to achieve complete lack of conscious thought to those which focus on an intellectual problem to solve. Some methods call for complete stillness, others call for vigorous physical activity. In general, they all aim to exercise some constraint on conscious thought. Here is a general guide to meditation:

The General Meditation Guide

• Bring yourself to an environment where you are free of interruptions or things that may distract you. For some, this will be a place of complete silence and solitude: wilderness, a locked room, a backyard at 5AM. For others, nearby noises can be tuned out as long as they do not require a response.
• Choose a time when you do not have to watch the clock. If you need to set an alarm to avoid missing a responsibility, do so to help prevent you from watching time. Meditation can be effective even in small increments of time, even while waiting at a traffic light, but it is most effective when you can continue until you feel that it is time to stop.
• Position yourself comfortably, but maintain good posture. You want to be able to remain relatively motionless without having to think consciously about your body. Good posture will help you avoid pain or cramping that could distract you. It will also keep you from falling asleep and allow your blood to flow freely which will help maintain optimal brain performance. Some people believe that certain positions allow spiritual energy to flow more freely as well.
• Alternatively, meditation can be achieved while performing repetitive physical action such as walking, running, Thai Chi, etc. In this case, practice and maintain good form and rhythm.
• Begin by concentrating on something simple and repetitive: a mantra, breathing, footsteps if you are walking or running, naturally repetitive, external sounds, such as crickets, repetitive bird sounds, waves of a large body of water, a particular thought. The goal is to occupy your mind to avoid thoughts that ramble and drift. Focusing on something simple and repetitive keeps your conscious mind busy without the assistance of the subconscious. Alternatively, you may choose to focus on becoming hyper-aware of yourself, your body or your surroundings.
• Meditate without a goal. To meditate effectively, we should let go of all expectations, focus on the journey and allow the outcome to be determined free of our conscious thought. We may have a long term goal relating to meditation, but it is almost certain that the result, both short term and long term, will be unexpected, with benefits we had not considered.
• Allow your conscious thoughts to drift away. Do not force them out; instead, acknowledge them and gently let them go. You may experience several thoughts drifting through your mind. Be open to whatever comes, acknowledge it and let it go. Do not focus on any one thought or thread; instead, continue focusing on the simple, repetitive item you started with.

Talk to God like to your very best friend - with love and have faith in his love for you -  God loves you !!!

How would you talk to your very best friend - the one you have full faith in - the one you truly trust all your secrets and problems and talk about all your adventures, mistakes and happenings ??

That is the way to talk to God in all your prayers !!

As in any love-relationship you may also want to offer gifts of love as proof of your love for God if you expect anything in return form God.

Such gifts for God can be

1. your awareness and appreciation of all that God has done for you thus far.
2. your love for others
3. creating happiness and a smile and happiness with our love in others may be one of the most valuable gift here on earth for God

When you go to your father or mother or a best friend - to confess something, to ask for advice or to ask for a favor ... what attitude or environment do your create or select to be successful ?

Most likely the very same attitude or environment also is successful when approaching or contacting God ... First of all you have to allow God to be near you when you pray to God - the best place for God to be in your prayers as well as in all your life is inside your heart and soul .

Your faith in God's love for you is your true proof of love for God. Hence as soon as you prove your love, you will feel loving guidance more and more in your life - guidance is the answer from God until you learn to spiritually communicate with God.

Such communication is similar to what person consider telepathic communication - however on a very loving spiritual and far more efficient level that simple telepathy among humans.

A prayer need not be a formal process, in fact it is more effective if it is not. A true prayer is simply an internal communication with Spirit.  It is more effective,  however, if you speak out loud.

For God to carry you in love - you may need to fully surrender the very same way you surrender to water when floating on water