What is a silent deep meditation technique? Well, one of the most difficult things people must learn to overcome if they are to get any benefit from meditation is to learn how to quiet their "Monkey Mind". I know most people have heard of the "Monkey Mind" but how many can actually tame the monkey?
As you begin your meditation you go through your ritual of getting prepared. You find your spot you put on comfortable clothes, maybe a candle and even some incense. You might even use a mantra to help quiet that incessant chatter but you still have that babble going on to the point where that is all you can focus on. It's time to practice and don't get discouraged.
Meditation Practice
All you have to do is sit comfortably and watch your breathing. Just breathe naturally, in and out, no forced, short or long breathing. Simply watch each movement of breath. If this is hard, then you can also silently repeat, “breathing in, breathing out” with each breath.
Thoughts will come and go. You will probably find yourself getting distracted. The mind is very good at finding reasons not to be still, like a monkey bitten by a scorpion leaping from branch to branch it leaps from or drama to drama. When it does, just come back to watching your breath. The monkey will eventually get quiet and be still.
Make friends with meditation by not pushing yourself. Start with sitting for just 10 minutes a day until you naturally find yourself wanting and doing longer. That way you won’t resent it. Sit upright – a bent or slouchy back will bring your energy down.
And as the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Which means that meditation is accumulative – you may not experience anything the first time you do it, but keep at it and you will. And though it may appear as if nothing is happening, in the midst of it all you may have a breakthrough, a moment of insight, and that one moment can change your life.
Once you learn how to silent your mind by using deep meditation techniques you will begin to discover the true value of meditation, not just the anticipation but the actuality of removing the chains that you have placed on your mind. There is a whole world just below the surface of consciousness that must be explored. If you have the desire to let go you will find yourself in a place of abounding joy and happiness. Are you ready to let go?
