I find it very hard to meditate, Does anyone have any tips to help me clear my mind?

Question

that's cool! i usually think of it a vapor. Pale pink for inhale and bile green for exhale!

Answer 1

I've found that it takes practice.  I got better the more I practiced.  Also, try different methods.  What works for one person may not for another.  Find whatever you're comfortable with.

Answer 2

find the place that you are most relaxed at and that is away from distractions, usually people find it easier to meditate in a natury area

Answer 3

i find it helpful to concentrate on my breathing while imagining that i'm completely empty.  with every inhalation, i think of white healing light entering me and start to fill me starting from my feet and going up. then I exhale and i imagine grey light filled with the things clogging my brain or the tiredness in my legs etc, being taken out by that breath. i do this slowly, imaging the parts of my body sytematically being filled by white light and cleared of grey light.  

when i feel filled with the white light, i imagine it overflowing and covering me like a bubble. when i have that picture in my head, i turn my thought on what i want to meditate on.

Answer 4

It's too bad you don't mention what it is that distracts you... makes answering a little difficult.

For outside noises: if you don't have the benefit of living close to woods, mountains or a beach, try changing the hour. Late at night or early in the morning are usually quiet enough so that nothing disturbs you.

If stress is your problem, try relaxing your muscles before you meditate. This is a pretty good guide: http://www.coedu.usf.edu/zalaquett/Help_...

Try not to meditate next to any electrical appliances. If you have no other choice, make sure to hide them (i.e. covering with a sheet) before you start.

Some people find it easier to concentrate with certain smells. Take a large bowl and place it in the middle of your room; fill it with boiling water and add 1-2 drops of an essential oil (Lavender or Geranium are usually recommended). Then breathe in the scent and concentrate on it.

Make yourself as comfortable as possible. If sitting makes you uncomfortable, try lying down at first.

If you can, get a small desktop fountain for the room in which you meditate. They're not terribly expensive and VERY calming, making it easier to concentrate.

Soft music can be very helpful. Listen to the sounds and let your mind drift with it.

Fill your mind with positive thoughts, messages and images. Concentrate on them rather than on emptying your mind entirely, which can take years of practice to accomplish.

Negative thoughts are to be avoided entirely. Never dwell on them and switch to a positive line of thinking as quickly as possible.

Most of all, try not to try. Meditation isn't a competitive sport and there's no need to feel bad if it doesn't work right away. Keep in mind, though, that meditation is just one aspect of a certain lifestyle, and so naturally it'll take longer to incorporate it into a different way of life.

Namasté :)

Answer 5

First off, any state of relaxation is meditation. So even if you  are just sitting there you are already meditating. However, one of the most difficult things to overcome is that stupid voice in your head  that constantly chatters all day long. You must first realize that this voice is just "noise" and that it is not this sudden psychic insight that has occurred. Allow the voice to keep talking as paying it attention and telling it to go away just creates more noise. Instead, just let it be, Whatever thoughts or voices are in your head... just allow them to continue as you imagine the pink light or the water that surrounds you. Eventually, and through several times practice, all will get quiet. But your mind presently needs to clear this chatter away... but don't you do anything to calm this, it will just happen by allowing it to be and understanding that it is just Mind Noise. Good Luck and I hope that I made myself clear.

Answer 6

Hello Society

One of the main principles is to not try to get rid of your thoughts, often called the Monkey Mind, but rather to obsearve thoughts as they arise.

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Answer 7

Deep breathing exercises relieve the wandering of mind ,,, try yoga books,.