Enjoy your meditation

The basic idea of meditation is to let go of all attachments of the mind – past, present and future- and get it free. Let us see how one can perform this exercise successfully. Start focusing your attention to the technique (as given in article 1). Initially, concentration is necessary in this step. But since the focal sites are continually changed from one to another, for example, from the top of the head to the forehead, the concentration will be overtaken by observation or ‘watching over’. You will observe how you pass over one site and move on to another site without getting attached to them. Changing sites is important because otherwise you would tend to concentrate on one site, object or point thus becoming attached to it. The whole idea of the technique is not to get attached to any. In other words complete detachment. Trying to concentrate on one thing creates a conflict in the mind. Because by nature mind always prefer to wander and if you try to stop it, it will react against it. The result will be that you will be disappointed, exhausted both mentally and physically. You would wonder whether there is any purpose in proceeding further. Doubts on the path you are in, creep in. You expected some mental relaxation and happiness from meditation but here you are anxious to end it up. The conflict in the mind reflects in the face, which is not happy or pleasant but tense as if you are in some pain. So do not try to concentrate but just observe what you are doing. The concentration will come automatically bringing joy.

Experience how the burden you were carrying passes off and you become relaxed with the light atmosphere. Watch how you spread over one site with “Metta” (loving kindness) and give it up and move on to the next. It should be noted that blessing the sites with Metta is only a tool in following this meditation procedure. The core of this meditation technique is to ‘let go’. You go to i.e. ‘take’ a site, hover over observing it and let go of it with Metta and not with dissatisfaction, aversion, sorrow or fear. Why bless it with Metta is not significant. Many interpretations can be given. But what is important is that you leave it with compassion; with happiness.

You will also be aware of disturbances both external, like noises, smells etc. and internal, like thoughts and pains occurring and passing away. While monitoring these you can go on with the exercise. It is now that you will begin to see the things in their real perspective. This way you will be relaxed and happy thus enjoying your meditation which will lead to the successful achievement of the expected goal of achieving Super Mental Status and finally Nirvana.