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How To Deal With Distractions When Meditating?

By Amy C.

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Published: 27Oct2010
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Learning to deal with distractions is very important when meditating as you can get carried away as major thoughts and problems finally cloud your mind to the point that you give up meditation altogether.

Make sure you are comfortably seated before you begin. Choose whichever position that suits you best for meditation. A lotus position may be the best one, but if you are not comfortable with this, there is no point in trying to even attempt this position.

Some postures may cause different sensations, such as numbing or tingling, in different parts of your body. This may be annoying and distracting, but you have to try and ignore this, as you concentrate on meditation. You can shift your position slightly, if it causes discomfort, but try and remain focused on your thoughts. Slowly you will find these minor irritations do not trouble you.

Certain thoughts, about urgent things that have to be done, will crop up to distract you. You may find your mind worrying about some important job you have to do, or looking forward the meal you are about to eat, instead of focusing on your breathing. You try your best to push these thoughts out of your mind. You have a hard time getting them out of your mind as more thoughts fill in.

This is because you are trying to control your mind. Remember that your mind is constantly working like the universe we live in.

You need to just relax and view the thoughts from a distance. Do not try to forcibly remove them from your mind. Accept them and observe them without actually engaging in them.

Try to make these thoughts diminish in size and compare them to some tiny ships that sail far away in the distance. Let them fade completely away over the horizon, as you return to meditation. You may find these thoughts recurring so be patient in the beginning.

You can also try and focus on the darkness that emanates out of your inner eyelids. Observe carefully as you focus on this. Slowly you feel yourself noticing the darkness. Try now to view your thoughts through the same method.

Tell yourself that you are going to exhale all the stray thoughts during meditation. When you inhale, imaging that you are now going to let the light flow in to fill up the empty spaces, once the stray thoughts are gone.

Try not to fight away sleep. Instead let the feeling flow over you and behind you. Try it even if you find the thought difficult to accept as this will help you with meditation.

Amy C. invites you to create meditative indoor spaces by adding beautiful indoor fountains to your home decor accents.

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