Life is non-stop. The mind is always
too busy, cant rest, cant sleep, cant think strait. For thousands of
years, meditation has been used to achieve calmness and functionality
in our lives, but learning to meditate can take a life time of
searching for the right teacher. Most meditation teachers tell you
what to do and then tell you to practice, without any way of knowing
if you are doing it right.
Our materialistic conditioning tells us
that a new technique should be grasped with both hands. We need to be
disciplined. Learn the rules, and then follow them strictly. If you
want to perfect the technique it takes
effort and hard work. But anyone who has tried to meditate with this
attitude can tell you how frustration
it is. Your thoughts can not be grasped, you mind plays tricks,
slipping and running like a border-collie learning to ice-skate. This
could well be the reason why most people who have tried to meditate
have given it up.
But
what if it only took a different attitude?
"Meditation
is not really mind-effort. Real meditation is not effort at all. Real
meditation is just allowing the mind to have its own way, and not
interfering in any way whatsoever -- just remaining watchful,
witnessing. It silences, by and by, it becomes still.
The
mind can stop, but not by your effort, but by your effortless
witnessing. That is the whole meaning of meditation. Relax. Don't
force, and just watch. Let the mind do its things. It will take a
little patience, but it has always happened. It is almost a
scientific law, without exception, that if you can manage a little
patience you will come to a point where the watcher is nourished and
the mind becomes unnourished, and the thoughts start disappearing."
Osho
Looking at some of the prolific
schools, Brahma Kumaris, TM, various Buddhist Meditations, it is
clear that discipline to maintain a regular practice is important.
Andrew's NBSR meditation training makes the process of experiencing
meditation easy. However, it still takes discipline to practice what
you have experienced in the training, so that your subconscious
mind accepts that your experience with NBSR can be repeated any time
you choose.
NBSR Meditation Training (Hypno-Meditation)
- This meditation is independent of any religion or spiritual belief. There is no mantra or visualisation. It is purely a mental exercise in letting go of thoughts, producing a wonderful, deep state of relaxation and awareness
- With the support of hypnosis, reiki healing, and binaural beats, NBSR creates a relaxed and focussed environment, ideal for you to learn and practice the exercise
- The training is done in hypnosis, so you experience the exercise as it happens. Its like having an instructor in the car with you, while you're learning to drive.
- Andrew has a comforting, patient way of reminding you what to do. The session is focussed around coaching you not to chase your thoughts, and just let them be
- Witnessing your thoughts makes you aware of any negative thoughts. Releasing them brings a strong sense of clarity, and feelings of relief
- Even after a few minutes of practising, the anxiety level drops. This is the most effective treatment for anxiety because it slows the thoughts down, and makes them easier to manage
- The session gives you practical experience of what to do in your practice at home. It includes some examples of distractions that often occur, and how to get through them
- Physiological effects are deep relaxation, and slowing of the breath rate, heart rate, and brain rate. The meditation leaves you feeling revitalised and refreshed.
- The technique used to let go of thoughts is extremely beneficial in times when thoughts are troubling you. The more you practice the meditation, the more skilful you become in choosing to entertain positive thoughts and attitudes in life, over negative ones.
“Meditation is not religious, it is
an act of mental maintenance, like personal hygiene.”
Chogyam
Trungpa
Andrew
has been meditating regularly for over 15 years. During his studies
he has explored the techniques of Yoga visualisation and single
pointed meditation, Chakra meditation, Kundalini meditation,
Transcendental Meditation (TM), Vajrayana Buddhist Light Meditation,
and the Mahamudra Meditation, to name the most prominent.
"It takes a bit of patience in the
beginning but after a while, meditation becomes like a wonderful hot
bath in a natural spring. I really look forward to it every day. All
my worries vanish, my mind stops spinning, I can just let go and
rest. I can't describe the feeling, its blissful, its like raining
pink heaven."
Andrew Wilding
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