HOW LONG SHOULD I MEDITATE ?

It is important to understand that meditation is learning the art of being “aware”. It is the ability of simply being aware of what is happening both within and around us.

There are two kinds of meditation. The first is where you need to spend a particular time, like an hour in the morning or any other convenient time, sitting in silent awareness. The second is bringing the ‘truth’ or ‘awareness’ into your life; this is supposed to be done all twenty-four hours a day. It is not part of the routine; it should become the very quality of your life. You may be doing anything, like writing, reading, cooking, talking but the thread of awareness should be happening in parallel, like an undercurrent.

Developing “awareness” forms the basis of all the transformative therapies, it will help you to identify and release the old conditioning and negative thought patterns that trigger overwhelming emotions in you. Learning the knack for “watching” what is going on rather than being immersed in it takes practice and persistence. Once you start meditating the real truths start revealing themselves to you. All that you thought you were, all the desires, all the fears, all the worries are shaken and you start going through a big change.

Eventually, you will become grounded in the truth that you are not your emotions; you will be able to identify and release old thought patterns and suppressed emotions that are controlling your life. You will learn to rise above your emotions and self-limiting patterns and become more present, centred, and self-aware.