Meditate Now Audio Day 1

Commentary to Encourage You to Meditate Regularly

Meditate Now Audio Day 1 is the audio commentary that complements and supplements the Day 1 message of the Meditate Now MiniCourse & Ezine. It adds to the understanding of the Statements of Intention and Commitment.

Day 1 This audio commentary encourages you through the email message with the subject Meditate Now Day 1 of 21: Meditation, Intention, Commitment
	4 minutes, 30 seconds

Excerpt from the Day 1 Meditate Now Email

Meditation as a Practice

Meditation has been an integral part of both my personal and professional life for a long time. I meditate; I encourage my clients to meditate; I teach meditation principles and techniques; I lead clients in guided meditation.

Many meditation teachers teach that the purpose of meditation is to achieve "no thought." I have a different perspective. Quite honestly, I have no desire to be without thought. The mind is designed for thinking. Quieting the mind is the goal as I see it, not stopping it. Stopping certain KINDS of thoughts -- mind-chatter, contradictions, complaints, criticism -- is an extremely worthy goal, but not stopping thought.

I actually have a rather broad definition of meditation. I define it more in terms of its essence than its form, even though I also talk about the form or method. I believe that in a true meditative state there is an awareness of "merging" the physical (or human) and the non-physical (or spiritual, or divine). Energy flows smoothly between the merged aspects so that oneness rather than separation is predominant.

Different people have different ways of describing how they relate to meditation, and may not at all relate to this "merging" I describe. Some experience a detached sensation; others experience euphoria; others lose consciousness and awaken to expanded consciousness. Some feel calm afterwards; others feel exhilarated. Some are more aware of their physical senses; others transcend their physical senses. Some fall asleep. Some awaken.

Since I consider meditation a state of consciousness, I don't define it by time, place, activity, quietness or stillness, even though I acknowledge that these are aspects of the experience. For many people who meditate for 20 minutes, it takes 18 minutes to get to that state of consciousness, with 2 seconds in that state, and 2 minutes returning to the world. And, in my opinion, 2 seconds of being in a pure state of consciousness is well worth that time, or even more, to get there.

Statements of Intention and Commitment

The Meditate Now Audio Day 1 commentary adds further insights to the exercises for the Statements of Intention and Commitment. If you're enrolled in the Meditate Now Program, you'll find that the messages on Days 2 and 3 provide additional information about how powerful these statements are. Unfortunately, many people slide over these and then wonder why they are not successful. If you're not already signed up for this free program, I invite you to read about it and subscribe.

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Here are my six Guided Meditations on CD and MP3.

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