Tips

[Moksha76]

Could you post any tips. What little tricks or techniques have you found most effective?

A couple for me:

- I visualise my ego/ thinking self as a little knot of tension just behind my eyes. As I relax my forehead and stop squinting (which I do when I'm tense- i.e all the time! lol), I imagine my thinking self/ ego uncoiling. That seems to shift my attention into the Now.

- I like Tolle's suggestion that you focus on the silence out of which sounds arise and the space within which forms exist. Becoming conscious of the silence between sounds works for me.

[JonW]

Good question.
One of mine is: If you're planning on meditating for 30 minutes, don't think of it as a 30 minute block of time. Meditate from moment to moment.
Jon

[Gareth]

Good thread. I've only just noticed it.

One tip I would suggest is to learn to treat any interruptions to your meditation as part of your meditation. I've learnt that when my little boy bursts into the room to tell me about the new technique to use on angry birds, I shouldn't chastise him for interrupting my meditation. Instead, I should accept that moment as it is, and turn my attention towards him. I try and listen completely to what he has to say to me.

It's a powerful practice. For both me and my family, I think.