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There are many truths about having a meditation practice waiting to be discovered by dedicated aspirants. A consistent practice can go beyond the effects of calmness and stress relief. A daily meditation habit can transform your life. Below are 108 truths about your meditation practice.
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- There are many paths that lead to meditation, but ultimately one experience of truth.
- It’s natural for your mind to wander during meditation.
- We make time for everything else, but increasing inner knowledge.
- It’s not possible to be happy without having peace of mind.
- Maintaining a meditation practice requires discipline and determination.
- To reach higher levels of consciousness, one must simplify their life.
- Faith guides any meditation practice.
- Being busy is not an excuse for not meditating.
- The methods and techniques to reach moksha/nirvana/enlightenment are already based on science; we do not need statistics, only to practice ourselves.
- To be completely dedicated to a meditation practice requires an overhaul in lifestyle.
- Yoga includes meditation, both a philosophy and practice. [Related: The Most Important Part Of Meditation No One Talks About]
- Most people will not allow themselves to believe in other states of consciousness that enables one to transcend space and time.
- Everything is energy.
- Our minds can be controlled with practice.
- It can take a lifetime, to lifetimes, of meditating to achieve complete peace of mind.
- A steady meditation practice over many years will transform your mind.
- It’s easier to live with hatred, anger, and greed, than to work towards completely removing them from our minds.
- We cause our own unhappiness.
- Daily meditation will help you remove the fear of death (a barrier to our overall progress).
- Ego is the BIGGEST enemy to spiritual development.
- Everything we do before we meditate is more important than our actual meditation practice.
- In the beginning of creating a meditation routine, you will have to be very careful and mindful of your environment (who and what you surround yourself with).
- Contemplation is not meditation.
- If you meditate everyday, all spiritual and religious texts will feel like they are speaking only to you.
- Finding a true spiritual teacher/guru will feel natural and comfortable, not something out of your comfort zone.
- Overcoming attachment to ego will involve practicing selflessness whenever and wherever you can.
- Many things that once seemed important will start to lose significance.
- You, not anyone else, can only do the inner work.
- A steady and consistent meditation practice will decrease the mind wandering.
- In the beginning, the most difficult hurdle will be making time for meditation.
- Followed by the second hurdle, sitting comfortably.
- And then the third hurdle, being able to focus.
[Related: Everything You Need To Know To Start A Meditation Practice (And Keep It Going)] - The effects of meditation cannot always be seen by others. It is an internal change that takes place; therefore you should begin a practice for yourself, not others.
- There is a meditation technique suited for every individual based on his or her personality and temperament. It requires finding and creating your own meditation practice.
- The more advanced you are in your practice, the less you will need materially and physically.
- A genuine meditation practitioner does not judge those who do not meditate.
- Any negative experiences as a result of meditation are because of improper knowledge and lack of guidance.
- Meditation is not a cure for all problems in life, but it is a tool to handle them better.
- Meditation changes your perspective to be more positive and live healthier.
- The full benefits of meditation go way beyond helping you to feel calmer and more relaxed.
- Whatever changes occur as a result of meditation are necessary to your life; not everyone will experience the same effects.
- There are numerous benefits to having a dedicated sacred space or meditation altar, including motivation to meditate.
- When you first begin meditating, you will wonder how long it has been and when it is going to end. However, with a consistent practice, you will wonder how it went by so fast and feel like meditating longer.
- Over time, your happiness will not depend on outside circumstances, but will come from within yourself.
- You will find yourself becoming less judgmental.
- You begin viewing your challenges as opportunities to learn life lessons.
- You start doing the right thing out of a sense of wanting to do good for others, not because of what others may think.
- Your compassion grows for people, as well as animals and the earth.
- Your attitude shifts to that of abundance and acceptance.
- You focus on solutions, rather than problems.
- Your self-confidence grows and you become more self-assured.
- You listen to your intuition and are guided by inherent trust in yourself.
- You help support others in their growth to the best of your abilities.
- You find ways to serve others and think about what will benefit the greater good, instead of thinking solely about one’s own means and goals.
- One noticeable and early difference you will find in your behavior will be how much calmer you feel. Keep going. There are many more changes coming.
- Your thinking will organically shift to be more self-reflective in any situation, to get to the root of any feelings and emotions.
- You begin glowing with positivity.
- You will seek out and find ways to stay consistently inspired. [Related: Creating Sacred Space In Your Home]
- Money becomes the gateway to spiritual realization, instead of the end goal.
- Your perspective of what constitutes a good life and the meaning of success evolves into gaining more inner peace.
- Solitude will bring greater awareness and more peace, instead of loneliness.
- You understand that life and death are just phases in our existence.
- You find joy in the every day things, instead of being angry in the small things.
- You find yourself feeling grateful for your joys and sorrows.
- You freely give without expectation, whether that is knowledge, a helping hand, or money.
- Joy radiates from a feeling for a love of life.
- You seek to understand each moment.
- You accept the circumstance.
- You realize that any problem anyone experiences, no matter the magnitude of it, causes agitations to the mind.
- Nothing outside of us stays constant, but our attitude, thinking, and behavior do not have to change because of the circumstance.
- With a regular practice, your focus will organically increase during meditation and in the rest of your life.
- Any time agitation arises in your mind, you will ask yourself- why am I thinking this way or why is this feeling coming up for me?
- You don’t have to physically go anywhere to find happiness, but within yourself.
- Engaging in too many outside activities is a distraction to realizing our inner knowledge.
- We cannot outsource self-realization. You have to put in the time and effort yourself.
- You will find that not much is needed materially in order to live a good life.
- No matter what anyone says or does, your faith will sustain your practice.
- You will make the best of your circumstances, instead of complaining and comparing.
- Your creativity will increase, in what you say with your words, in how you problem-solve, and in the way you make decisions.
- Your interests will change.
- You will pay more attention to your breathing throughout the day.
- You will begin understanding that many people are misguided by their own challenges, instead of intentionally causing pain.
- Coincidences are just manifestations of the same energy moving through and around us.
- After a steady meditation practice, you will begin to distinguish experiences of different states of consciousness (subconscious, conscious, and superconscious).
- You will find yourself naturally simplifying your life, reducing dependence on things and removing people who do not contribute to your growth.
- You will replace that which no longer serves you by surrounding yourself with people and things that help nurture your growth.
- More and more you will find yourself not taking things personally or being offended because you understand that we are all connected.
- You will seek more purpose and meaning in your life.
- In the beginning of spiritual awakening, you may experience frustration, anger, and/or sadness over time having been wasted, others not understanding your path, or resenting yourself for past decisions. These feelings are necessary to go through towards long-term development.
- Whatever energy we put out, we receive.
- Selflessness and service will just start to feel better than acting from a self-serving place.
- After a consistent meditation practice, you will automatically start shedding any extraneous tools you needed to meditate and much more easily be able to get into a meditative state of mind.
- You will realize the importance of your meditation practice and make time for it everyday.
- You will realize that sustaining a meditation routine comes from creating your own meditation practice.
- You will patiently continue your meditation practice, finding comparing yourself to others to be inefficient and unproductive, and instead use your own gradual progress as a measuring stick.
- Most people will be quick to judge and criticize your faith in meditation. However, you don’t let it discourage you.
- You will find time spent on arguments and debates are fruitless and unnecessarily distracting to the mind, instead you align yourself with higher forms of thinking.
- Over time, you will slowly not recognize the person you were before you began this practice.
- But, you will realize why you thought and behaved the way you did and its purpose.
- You accept the level of where you are at in your practice, not rushing to reach the next level.
- You feel the difference after you meditate.
- You do not let any visions or sensations you experience during meditation impede your spiritual progress by allowing it to feed your ego.
- Each time you sit to meditate, it will be a different experience. You don’t judge it.
- You stop taking life so seriously.
- Your values and needs become simpler.
- Each day becomes an opportunity for higher thinking and living.
- You value time as much as society values money.
- Meditation becomes an everyday habit, like brushing your teeth or taking a shower that you cannot live without.
More posts to inspire your meditation practice:
What Is Dharma & How It Determines Your Happiness
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Meditators
How To Choose The Perfect Object To Focus On During Meditation