How to begin Meditation Episode 116 - a podcast by Sue Ellen Jones

Welcome friends to Sacred Silence. I am Sue Ellen Jones and I will be your host. Today we will be learning how to begin our meditation.. 

Begin by finding a place to sit. We need to keep our backs straight, it is our highway of energy.  
Once you have found your seated or lying down position place your hands in your lap in a cupped position or on your knees..
Gently close your eyes and we began with the 3 cleansing breaths. I breathe in through the nose and exhale through my mouth. Do this three or four times.

(The teaching today will help you concentrate by finding a point of concentration or focus.. We will also practice letting go of monkey mind thoughts and  re -centering our awareness on the point of breath. We are using the breath for awareness because: 

breath is available
breath is cheap
breath connects us with our subconscious mind
breath is common to all living things
breath places our mind and heart in this present moment.

Continue setting up our meditation  

As you begin just breathe normally. 
Find the spot in your nose where your inhale touches first. Practice locating this point a few times. 
Now continue focusing on this point of inhalation and exhalation for 10 min. 

Stray thoughts will come like the grocery list, phone calls to make, bills to pay, worries of every kind. We call them the Monkey Mind. Our monkey mind is not serving us well. Monkey Minds are the compulsive nature of our thoughts. We are re-training our mind and heart to be in control. 

Notice when your attention has gone astray and GENTLY bring your attention back to your breath. Doing this over and over again - NO JUDGMENT - be kind but firm to bring your attention back to your breath. In time this gets much easier and you will begin to experience the peace of God throughout your meditation. Then eventually you will carry the peace with you even in your conscious moments during the day. And peace and love will show up even in stressful, challenging situations. It is WHO YOU ARE, WHO YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN.  But the Monkey mind kept you diverted, kept you busy, busy, busy. with no time for self awareness. No time to see what is true only time to worry, get angry and react. 

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