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Energy Meditation is a way to channel the energies of the universe into his body to tune and welfare. There are different types of energies such as Reiki and Mahatma. Meditation is an ancient technique that is said to help relieve stress and anxiety, promotes a feeling of calm, and even promote longevity.

Under the laws of energy meditation, people have "aura" around them, which are energy centers, also called "chakras". Some people are said to not even be able to see the chakras. There are also ways to photograph. The energies have different vibrations and meditation helps us to be more aware of their energies.

There are different levels of chakra energy so it takes time and dedication to build with them, but can be expanded spiritual awareness and consciousness. Everything around us is energy. Reflecting on this brings inner peace. Anyone can do meditation in their own homes. All one needs is a quiet room and some free time.

The meditator focuses on a mantra, a word or an object or image or whatever you want to meditate. It is practice and patience. Sitting in silence for twenty minutes is difficult, but with practice one can achieve. The complete meditation meditator sits relaxed, refreshed and renewed.

Propagation of the feelings of positivity and goodness in the world is also a meditation aspect of energy. When we meditate on these things, we can better view and where we need to be in our lives and what we should do about it.

Meditation can help relax and relieve your worries, nerves and stress and even help alleviate health problems so that the meditator does not emphasize them. Meditation techniques are a force that can help guide people to be at peace in their world.

Mind Matters Most

"The domain of expression is good, the domain of physical actions is good, but one that dominates the mind is a true warrior." I can not remember where I read this quote, but left an impression.

Like many, I went through my midlife crisis and struggled to find answers to questions like: what is the meaning of life, what is my purpose and what is true happiness? I thought if I could answer these questions I could understand how my mind and how he would dominate.

He had heard about hypnosis and thought it would be an easy way to conquer the mind. I sleep on the couch and let a qualified hypnotist perform surgery on my mind. It worked! I came out of hypnosis exactly how he had gone in my mind was still unsettled. Then I went to a healer and a diviner then hoping to get answers to my questions. Every time I went even more disillusioned and confused.

I started doing my own research and most of the research pointed me to meditation.

Just the word "meditation" puts me in a state of anxiety because I am one of those who can not sit still even for a minute and meditation is all about quieting the mind and focus on one thought.

But I had made up his mind to become a warrior of the mind "as an archer has an arrow, a carpenter, wood carving, the rational form of their lives." The Dhamppada

I had to form my own life as I was the one in control of it. I had read about a Buddhist meditation technique called Vipassana. (Vipassana is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between mind and body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations of life, body shape, and continuous interconnection conditions of life of the mind. It is based on observation, self-exploratory journey to the common root of mind and body that dissolves mental impurity, resulting in a balanced mind full of love and compassion.)

Some friends had gone for the course of 10 days and had come out feeling transformed. I felt obligated to her and thought give it a try. All I had to do was not to have contact with the outside world, have two vegetarian meals a day and observe the noble silence during the period of my stay. Noble Silence means absolutely not talk or otherwise communicate with fellow meditators.

That sounded a bit of a challenge.

Well I guess the path of wisdom and mastery that demand some sacrifices!

So I myself took part (a small town in northern India), on the eve of the course of 10 days. There were some others to sign in. I looked around to see the expressions on the faces, looking for any kind of warranty, anything that makes me feel that I would survive to 10 days. I had heard many people talk about how strict and harsh regime was that I needed assurance of being able to master a field called penance.

Around 6.00 pm we all gathered in the room where we were asked to get rid of personal items such as telephones, books, wallets, notebooks, pens, etc. Anything to distract us from complete immersion in our minds.

When I started to give my lifelines, I started feeling very uneasy and broke the first rule. I went up a phone in my pocket, vowing not to use it but just keep in my power I got the support structure they need. We were told about the rules and regulations and 8.00 hours from tonight would be the last time I was allowed to speak during the next 10 days.

I was ready for the challenge!

Day 1

4.00 am the bell rings right outside my door, but I had been listening to the sounds from 3.30 am as there were some attendees had aroused more enthusiasm than a 3.15 in the morning and were already queuing for the quarter bath and shower.So, kicking and dragging me out of bed I went and stood in line for my turn to use the facilities. No one even acknowledged it, we all stood there like zombies and let our imagination to judge others in our minds. Our minds monkey had not been tamed yet.

4.30 am we gather in the meditation hall and played a tape that guides us as to what to do. The focus was mainly on breathing, the technique is called Anapana where one is asked only to observe the breath.

How the hell was I supposed to watch my breathing? Do I look like movement in the chest? Do I look out of tiny particles of moisture that comes out of my breath? What do I do? How do you see your breath?

Well, all I had to do was concentrate on breathing and acknowledge the encouragement of entry and exit without any trial or expectation. Sounds easy, but trust me, is one of the hardest things to do.

Having woken up with the birds were beginning to take its toll on me. Trying to see my breath, I began to doze. I'm very calm escaped the back of the room and sat in the land of sleep. My freedom was short-lived however. Within about 2 minutes or less, I have a nudge on my shoulder, was one of the assistants. She very politely asked me not to fall asleep and trying to sit still. After all that was here to learn meditation and the number one enemy of meditation is laziness!

My room and board was free, all you had to do was follow the 5 perceptions (refrain from killing any living creature, abstaining from stealing, abstain from all sexual activity, refrain from telling lies; abstain from all intoxicants ) and behave in accordance with the established discipline code. It seemed easy at first, but only two hours on the first day and wanted to escape and find my way back to the comfort of my bed.

6.30 -7.00 am was breakfast time and the time was 7.00 -9.00 Q & A with the teacher. Most of us run after breakfast and went straight to bed for a nap. I think I fainted; 8.45 the bell rang again.

We were asked to sit for the next round of meditation that was 9:00-11:30. Two hours of sitting with legs crossed, eyes closed and see my breath, I was losing my mind. I have absolutely no concentration, and I could not seem to focus. All I could think was: why was I doing this to myself? What madness seized me that drove me into such masochism?

Finally, the bell rang, tells us about lunchtime.

All went straight to the dining room for a vegetarian meal simple but tasteful. Hunger and desperation made the food taste great. Lunch was from 11.30 to 12.30 and after an hour of freedom followed by Q & A with the teacher.

At 2.30 hours back into the meditation hall for two hours to watch the breath. This time it was simply impossible to keep your eyes open, began to nod again, but this time he was awakened by this very cacophonous belch that echoed in the silence fly. I shook my dream and brought back inside me. Not a sound from anybody, and I was dying laughing. I looked around the room, another newcomer, and had only a slight smile, but the rest were like statues, motionless and unaffected. Over the next 9 days she would hear so different that it sounds like a melody.

Somehow you have all day. 7.00 pm it was time for the speech where he told us about why we did what we did. This was the best part of the day. At least there was an explanation to the madness.

According to Goenka ji, guru today of Vipassana, meditation, a permanent detachment of body, mind, name and form. We have to detach from daily activities. Unclutter your mind chat nonsense and bring our focus inward.Through meditation scientific laws that operate the thoughts, feelings, judgments and sensations become clear. Through direct experience, they understand the nature of how it grows or recedes, how it produces suffering or frees oneself from suffering. Life becomes characterized by increased awareness, not deception, self-control and peace. "

When I went to my room, I was completely amazed at myself. I had managed to spend a whole day without talking and actually internalization.

This was just day 1 … I had 9 more to go.

Could you describe in detail every day, but it would have almost half of a book, so let me cut to the chase and get to the part where I can share some real pearls of wisdom.

As I continued to sit cross-legged on the floor for the next 9 days, all my life kept flashing before me. My accomplishments, my mistakes, my pain, my pain and joy. In the silence, I heard so much noise that I thought my brain would explode. As the days kept moving the noise kept getting stronger. I hated every minute of being there. It felt like an experience out of a very dark film where you're the only survivor.

During the day 7 that was a break down. I cried until I had no more tears. Wanted to escape from what looked like a prison. I wanted to scream and yell and call names, vomited and felt sick to my stomach.

I do not think I was getting to be wiser and calmer. Seeing my distressed state, the teacher called me and explained what was actually happening. Was undergoing a thorough cleaning.

All our life we are burying our deepest pains and sorrows. We suppress our feelings and our thoughts to buffer external noise so that illness or become physically or mentally.

Seven days of silence and introspection all issues had been deeply embedded in the surface and are now purged. I was experiencing the emotional and physical symptoms of liberation. The catharsis had begun.

After all the cleansing I felt much lighter and quieter. I felt like a prisoner more. I felt liberated, not only physically, but mentally.

Two days of life would soon be regulated and free to join the real world. The world we have decided to create for ourselves. The world of external noise so that the internal dialogue is completely off. The world in which our ego gets pumped up and gets smashed. The world in which the experience of pain and joy as the rollercoaster rides. The world that we believe is real.

Finally, on the 10th arrives. Now we can break our vow of silence.

For now, something big has happened. I could feel a transformation in my chemistry. I experienced the strange energies that were almost orgasmic. I can not explain, but he felt as if my whole being had regenerated.

I did not feel like talking. This was a revelation, unfortunately, not to mention the momentum did not stay for long. Within about an hour I had reverted to my old talkative self.

But something changed somewhere.

No, I have not yet become a master of my mind, nor have attained nirvana, but surely have come to the conclusion that I depend on hypnotists, therapists, healers and soothsayers to tell me how to heal my life. All you have to do is dig deep enough and long enough.

Each person attending the Vipassana has a different experience, for some it happy, very painful for some but for all is a life change.

You do it again?

Would love to but I'm still trying to muster the courage.

Do you recommend?

Absolutely. Even if the only reason was "because it is there."