Early on in my quest for how to overcome my multiple sclerosis, I began serious meditation, not really knowing where it might lead. Meditation for me has developed into a great teacher.
Once I learned to tap into my inner knowing (higher self, spirit within, soul, or whatever you may wish to call your inner guidance), almost nothing in my life remained as it had been before.
Sixteen years ago, when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I knew almost nothing about meditation, and I thought it was something mysetic, monks, etc., practiced. Today it is widely practiced by people in all walks of life. People who practice meditation range from those who are seeking stress relief, to those for whom it is a serious spiritual practice. During my experience of meditation I went from one seeking stress relief, all the way to being a serious seeker of deepening spiritual realization through this practice.
Simply put, meditation is training your mind to tune out the ceaseless mind chatter which engages our mind most of the time, and teaching it to re-learn mental silence. Dr. Wayne Dyer talks about the gap between our thoughts. Finding that gap is the goal of all serious meditators. It is in the gap that wonderful things occur.
On the physical level, whether one is interested in a spiritual practice or not, there are many benefits to be found through meditation. Here are a few:
- Helping lower blood pressure
- Decreasing heart and respiratory rates
- Increasing blood flow
- Enhanding immune function
- Reducing perception of pain
- Relieving chronic pain
- Maintaining a level mood
- Bringing awareness to everyday aspects of life
"Who looks without, dreams.
Who looks within, awakens."
The disciplines of Qi Gong and some forms of Yoga incorporate meditation as an important part of their practice. Some of these practices are literally moving meditations.
If you would like the simple, easy approach to meditation that I began with 16 years ago, please go to my home website: www.BettysHouseLifeAfterMS.com/Meditation.htm. I promise you that if you will make meditation a part of your lifestyle, you will find it as meaningful to you as it has become to me.
If you tend to equate meditation with religion, please know that I am not religious. To me religion is about dogma and rules, and I want no part of that. I am, however, a deeply spiritual person, and there is a big difference between the two. Learning to go within and connect with the spirit side of our nature is truly a life-enhancing experience.
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That's all for now.
Betty
