Basics of Christian Meditation
Any act of worship can be linked to the state where you are entering a meditative phase. Christian meditation is no different in this respect. Tracing back to the Bible, which says that all Christians should meditate on God’s words, you could spend part or whole of your meditation time, contemplating on any word, phrase or image which tallies with your religious faith and practice meditation, which is in line with your religious beliefs.
The starting point is to calm and clear your mind of the usual mental clutter, using any of the techniques that we have discussed. Then you could concentrate during your meditation on worshipping God, as you understand it, according to your religious faith. Many religious people have communicated with god during meditation. Clarity of mind helps them to do this.
Many Christians chant a mantra during their meditation. Internet could reveal many such mantras which you could also use during your meditation. On important point to remember here is no meditation, be it Christian or otherwise can absolve you of your past sins. Meditation is a simple process which enables you to communicate with God.
Basics of Guided Meditation
Guided meditations are best for beginners who need a constant guide to take them through the meditation process. This can be accomplished by using a pre-recorded tape or CD, where you simply play the tape, listen and follow the instructions as narrated. While you need a noiseless and tranquil place to start your guided meditation process, some typical places where you could start are:
• A large garden, preferably with a lot of trees where birds perch and twitter. A running brook is also a great addition as the sound of running water is very soothing.
• A forest clearance, preferably with a rumbling brook.
• A quiet and peaceful beach side, where the only sound you hear is the splashing of waves.
These venues are great places to start your guide meditation as you can feel sense and smell the surrounding better than other environments. For instance, the garden or forest can help you smell the wild fragrance of flowers and feel the wet morning dew under your feet. The whole idea is to surround your self with calm, tranquil and soothing sounds and smells.
In case the guided meditation is based on the art of hypnosis, then a hypnotic routine would help you to go deeper in the meditative phase. This is usually done by taking you down a few steps while counting the steps as you walk down. This is a powerful technique which helps you to go deeper down in your consciousness to reach the meditative phase.
Basics of New Age Meditation
One of the simplest ways to start and get into a meditative phase of mind is to lie back and listen to a pre-recorded meditation tape. There are plenty of such tapes available which you could choose from to get you started with the meditation process.
New age meditation techniques also involve creating some background sounds like running water or splattering rainfall. While this forms the background score, the brain is made to her some other sounds which could ‘binaural beats’ or some other types of tones which are conducive for entering a meditative state.
Though some may condemn this process as being artificial and unnatural way to enter the meditative state, this could be one of the easiest ways to get started. There is no hard work involved ‘trying’ to calm down the mind, as all you do is to play the track, sit or lie down with your headphones and let the system take off on its own.
