Mindlessness -> Mindfulness
What happens when you have a long day ahead and literally
nothing to do except flipping through pages of review copies of the books that you
received earlier or watch a movie that you might have watched earlier, but
thinking of watching again or maybe stay online on your social networks?
Well that’s my story. After completing my post graduation,
all I am doing is reading novels, writing reviews, traveling to different
places, watching movies that imdb.com shows as recommended movies on homepage
and updating useless posts on my social networks. I am neither irritated nor
bored with it, I kind of like this state, but there is sheer idleness that is
really not my trait. So for the sake of my salvage from this joblessness I
decided to do some meditation and calm my mind.
Often people think meditation is a state when we sit with
blank mind, without any worries of hustle and bustle of life, feeling calmness
that you never felt and a way to be closer to the divine. It’s true to an
extent, but meditation is a way, and that way can lead to anything or anywhere,
it’s on us to decide the destination. For me, Meditation is not sitting with
blank mind; it’s full of awareness and emotions. One can see images of people, places
from their past or present; they can feel a surge of sensation running through
their body. It’s really not mindlessness; it’s more of Mindfulness, where you
can know things that you never thought of.
When your mind is already engaged with so many thoughts,
there is no possibility that one can think of futile things that cause
unnecessary fret. In such state you will be amazed to know that you are not
even talking to yourself, a silence that you never sensed. We often wrap up in
our own thoughts and don’t notice what’s going on around us, to unknown people around
us, to our dear ones, to our own body. Meditation gives you an opportunity to achieve
that serenity which can make you closer to Real You.
After meditating for some time, you will feel your breath
going down through your throat, and coming back from lungs. Heartbeats will clearly
be heard and fringes of vivid, mostly symbolic and imaginary, memories. It’s
not necessary to sit for a long period with closed eyes; one can meditate in
any way he/she wants, even when you are reading a book, or listening to heavy
metal songs, even watching a sunset, no limit. All you need to do is free
your mind and feel the flow of synergy engulfing you.
I am feeling lighter, what about you?
AnSh :)
I try but I cannot..
ReplyDeleteI look forward to
but I cannot look ahead..
I want to
But I cannot
Meditate.
:)
That's most creative response I have ever got :)
DeleteThanks Priyanka :)
I used to meditate regularly. Now there never seems to be time. When I am far away from home, in another country, it comes naturally, every day is a meditation. I allow myself to breathe.
ReplyDeleteWe are occupied with so many things that we hardly find time for ourselves, and meditation is something that we do for our own.
DeleteI agree with you, living through every day is a meditation itself :)
Just think of Gurudev :))Do Sudarshan Kriya :))
ReplyDeleteI'm quite skeptic if anything like meditation exists. I'd need to find a path.
ReplyDelete