Meditation Worksheet

Meditation Worksheet

Khalieah Lyons

PSY/211

September 24, 2011

Michael Moore

Web Address (URL): www.tm.org/meditation-techniques

www.how-to-meditate.org/breathing

Summary of resource:

It is a simple, natural, and effortless

procedure practiced 20 minutes twice each day

while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed.

It is not a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle. It is

the most widely practiced, most researched,

and most effective method of self-development.

Generally, the purpose of breathing meditation is to calm the mind and develop inner peace. We can use breathing meditations alone or as a preliminary practice to reduce our distractions before engaging in a Lamrim meditation.

Two interesting

Facts:

1. More than five million people worldwide have learned this simple, natural technique people of all ages, cultures, and religions making it one of the most popular of all meditation techniques

2. Transcendental Meditation keeps the mind engaged in some way, for example, by focusing on an object or on something like your breath. Others keep us aware of thoughts, or images. Transcendental Meditation keeps the mind active in some way on the surface thinking level.

1. The first stage of meditation is to stop distractions and make our mind clearer and more lucid. This can be accomplished by practicing a simple breathing meditation. We choose a quiet place to meditate and sit in a comfortable position. We can sit in the traditional cross- posture or in any other position that is comfortable. If we wish, we can sit in a chair. The most important thing is to keep our back straight to prevent our mind from becoming sluggish or sleepy.

2. Just by doing breathing meditation for ten or fifteen minutes each day, we will be able to reduce this stress. We will experience a calm, spacious feeling in the mind, and many of our usual...