What is meditation?

Understanding meditation

Meditation is still a puzzle for many people that is difficult to understand. Westerners often think that sitting still, doing nothing, is a waste of time. How can you achieve something worthwhile when you do nothing? In fact, meditation is not just sitting in silence. It is a tool that enables us to have clear and concrete experiences, linking our thoughts directly to our actions.

Despite a very rich knowledge of meditation, many people do not have a full view of this practice and its various aspects. Meditation is often thought of as merely deep thought or contemplation, which is a limited approach to the practice.

Long story

Meditation is one of the oldest and simplest techniques for achieving peace and inner balance. Loosely translated, it means training our attention, which allows us to gain greater awareness not only of our internal emotional and physical states, but also of what is happening in our environment.

Meditation has been used for thousands of years. Many world religions include forms of contemplation based on meditation, however, these days meditation is increasingly used as a standalone practice. There are many ways to meditate, ranging from meditation conducted in absolute silence and stillness, to those based on sounds or voice, to those that require body movement. All these forms of meditation are designed to develop our mindfulness and awareness.

During meditation, by changing our view of reality, we can discover a new world of possibilities that we were not aware of before. What initially appears to be inaction is actually a special type of activity that helps us to reach a deeper level of awareness and understanding of ourselves and our world.

In conclusion, meditation is a tool that allows us to experience deeper awareness and understanding. Instead of wasting time, it can help us discover a new world of possibilities and enable us to move closer to clear and concrete experiences.

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