- Continue this process for twenty to thirty minutes
with an attitude of effortlessness and simplicity. - When the time is up, sit with your eyes closed for
a couple of minutes before resuming your daily
activity.
Meditation Experiences
Although you may have a variety of experiences in your
meditation practice, it is easy to classify them into a few
basic categories.
MANTRAAWARENESS
Your repetition of the So Hum mantra should be effortless.
Silent repetition of the sound does not require clearly
pronouncing it in your mind. Rather, have just a vague
sense of the mantra, as a vibration, an impulse, or a subtle
sound. Listen for its sound more than feel the pressure to
articulate it. Whenever the mantra appears to be changing
in its rate, rhythm, or pronunciation, allow it to transform
without controlling the process.
THOUGHTAWARENESS
The most common complaint that new meditators
express is that they are having too many thoughts.
Thoughts are a natural component of meditation, and it is
not possible to forcibly stop thinking. There will be many
times in every meditation during which your mind drifts
off the mantra to thoughts. You may find yourself thinking
about something that has happened in the past or some-
thing you are anticipating happening in the future. You
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