Meditation is simple
Here are the simplest instructions I know for meditation. It's a good place to start:
1. Find somewhere quiet and comfortable.
2. Pick something you want to rest your mind on: your breath coming in or out; staring (eyes half down) at an object; listening to a steady sound. As you breathe in and out, maintain relaxed attention on the object. Maintain attention on the object as you breathe in, as you breathe out and during the gaps in between.
3. Your mind will wander off.
4. Cultivate a laissez faire attitude to what is going on. Let things come and go. Return to gently to your object.
Do this for 10-15 minutes to begin with. Observe any relaxation that may occur: your body giving way, the mind calming.
From here, you can begin to investigate what is happening, but this is where you start.
1. Find somewhere quiet and comfortable.
2. Pick something you want to rest your mind on: your breath coming in or out; staring (eyes half down) at an object; listening to a steady sound. As you breathe in and out, maintain relaxed attention on the object. Maintain attention on the object as you breathe in, as you breathe out and during the gaps in between.
3. Your mind will wander off.
4. Cultivate a laissez faire attitude to what is going on. Let things come and go. Return to gently to your object.
Do this for 10-15 minutes to begin with. Observe any relaxation that may occur: your body giving way, the mind calming.
From here, you can begin to investigate what is happening, but this is where you start.
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