Sitting Meditation (Zazen):
Sit comfortably either in a chair with your feet flat on the ground or cross legged on the floor (a.k.a Zazen or Lotus position - left leg over right) using a cushion under the buttocks for comfort and to prop up the hips higher than the knees. In either case the back should be straight as if a string was running up your spine through your head and into the sky, but without straining or forcing. If on the floor or using a Zabuton, the knees should be touching the ground. The palms of the hands are open and can be placed on the thighs, palms up, or as in Zazen meditation, you can bring the hands together, left palm on top of right palm, thumbs barely touching each other, resting comfortably against your lower abdomen. In affect making an opening with your hands for breath to come in and out through your lower abdomen.
We can also use the Indian Lotus hand position by turning palms up, resting them on our knees, and lightly touching middle finger to thumb.
Once a comfortable sitting position is obtained you can use a spoken mantra, a silent mantra, listen to soothing music or other sound, or focus on a candle, burning incense or other small object, or simply on breath. If an object is used it should be placed on the ground (or a low table if you're using a chair) about 3 feet in front of you. Eyes are relaxed yet open and focused on the object or simply on a spot on the ground about 3 feet in front of you.
Breathing is natural, unforced and through the nose. Breathe through your lower abdomen, feel it expand and retract naturally. The tongue is relaxed and it's tip is lightly touching the palate or roof of your mouth. Head is tilted ever so slightly downward by pulling the chin in slightly while keeping the imaginary string running up our straight spine and through the top of the head to the sky. The body is completely relaxed.
If your concentration is on breath, you can count the first inhale as 1, then exhale as 2, and repeat until you reach 10 and start over. You can also count the inhale and exhale together as 1, then repeat for 2, etc. Always start over when you reach 10.
Thoughts are recognized without judgment and concentration is brought back to its original focus. If you're counting breaths and thoughts arise, re-focus on breathing and start counting over at 1. Remember there is no goal, there is no bad or good meditation, there is simply meditating.
Something i got off the net to help my darling concentrate and focus when she studies. Seems like short-attentionism is affecting many in this world, wonder what's the cause for it. Is studying really so sian/boring? How many of us studying are doing so because we LIKE what we study or because we know we HAVE to study (job prospects, parents blah blah) or because all other same age assholes in this world are doing the same thing? if we are not studying what we like, then where in lies the purpose to flip the text open!? What's the use of pushing yourself soooooooooooooooooooo hard to do something u DUN like?? or if you DO like what you are studying just that you hate having to study it for the sake of projects, participation marks or exams?? hmmm i am rather linkless here (aka im sleepy. i just applied my newly acquired TONER after my facial foam wash). i shall make a summary of the random thoughts above... to all students who dislike studying/feels stressed and CMI, please seek for something meaningful among all these. Find out what you want to get outta all these studies...right, erm. i am not making sense again... aiyah. shall tidy things up tomorrow when i am more...*yawnz*...i mean... rooney is still a kid, he should not be let out on the field till he... drinks enough san miguel to kill. i think we should start going to...jump off the building and crush the taiwanese lady driver in the car!! how can some one as stupid as...PM Lee was at the nanyang primary school today to ...have sex and make babies so we can earn some extra cash from all the new benefits...okie i am sleepy.
Sit comfortably either in a chair with your feet flat on the ground or cross legged on the floor (a.k.a Zazen or Lotus position - left leg over right) using a cushion under the buttocks for comfort and to prop up the hips higher than the knees. In either case the back should be straight as if a string was running up your spine through your head and into the sky, but without straining or forcing. If on the floor or using a Zabuton, the knees should be touching the ground. The palms of the hands are open and can be placed on the thighs, palms up, or as in Zazen meditation, you can bring the hands together, left palm on top of right palm, thumbs barely touching each other, resting comfortably against your lower abdomen. In affect making an opening with your hands for breath to come in and out through your lower abdomen.
We can also use the Indian Lotus hand position by turning palms up, resting them on our knees, and lightly touching middle finger to thumb.
Once a comfortable sitting position is obtained you can use a spoken mantra, a silent mantra, listen to soothing music or other sound, or focus on a candle, burning incense or other small object, or simply on breath. If an object is used it should be placed on the ground (or a low table if you're using a chair) about 3 feet in front of you. Eyes are relaxed yet open and focused on the object or simply on a spot on the ground about 3 feet in front of you.
Breathing is natural, unforced and through the nose. Breathe through your lower abdomen, feel it expand and retract naturally. The tongue is relaxed and it's tip is lightly touching the palate or roof of your mouth. Head is tilted ever so slightly downward by pulling the chin in slightly while keeping the imaginary string running up our straight spine and through the top of the head to the sky. The body is completely relaxed.
If your concentration is on breath, you can count the first inhale as 1, then exhale as 2, and repeat until you reach 10 and start over. You can also count the inhale and exhale together as 1, then repeat for 2, etc. Always start over when you reach 10.
Thoughts are recognized without judgment and concentration is brought back to its original focus. If you're counting breaths and thoughts arise, re-focus on breathing and start counting over at 1. Remember there is no goal, there is no bad or good meditation, there is simply meditating.
Something i got off the net to help my darling concentrate and focus when she studies. Seems like short-attentionism is affecting many in this world, wonder what's the cause for it. Is studying really so sian/boring? How many of us studying are doing so because we LIKE what we study or because we know we HAVE to study (job prospects, parents blah blah) or because all other same age assholes in this world are doing the same thing? if we are not studying what we like, then where in lies the purpose to flip the text open!? What's the use of pushing yourself soooooooooooooooooooo hard to do something u DUN like?? or if you DO like what you are studying just that you hate having to study it for the sake of projects, participation marks or exams?? hmmm i am rather linkless here (aka im sleepy. i just applied my newly acquired TONER after my facial foam wash). i shall make a summary of the random thoughts above... to all students who dislike studying/feels stressed and CMI, please seek for something meaningful among all these. Find out what you want to get outta all these studies...right, erm. i am not making sense again... aiyah. shall tidy things up tomorrow when i am more...*yawnz*...i mean... rooney is still a kid, he should not be let out on the field till he... drinks enough san miguel to kill. i think we should start going to...jump off the building and crush the taiwanese lady driver in the car!! how can some one as stupid as...PM Lee was at the nanyang primary school today to ...have sex and make babies so we can earn some extra cash from all the new benefits...okie i am sleepy.
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