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    How To Meditate: The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation
    How To Meditate: The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation
    How To Meditate: The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation
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    How To Meditate: The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation

    By Steven Chopra

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    Meditation Made Simple and Easy For Everyone!

    The Little Book That Gets Big Results

    Finally an easy to read and understand guide to meditation that allows even
    beginners to get results with just a few minutes of practice each day.

    Steven Chopra, MD explains the function and purpose of meditation, what to
    expect from it, and how to benefit from practicing these simple techniques.

    He then gently guides the reader step by step with basic meditations that will help
    relax the mind and body and eliminate stress, worry and fear.

    There is also a resource section on where to find tools and more information to help
    those who wish to pursue meditation further.

    "Doctor Chopra's book is an effective and easy introduction to meditation that is ideal for
    both beginners as well as advanced students."

    - Health and Wellness Institute
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    "I was new to meditation when I found this book. It literally changed my life. I found it very
    easy to understand and the techniques work "

    - Denise Essington - Chicago, Il.

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    " Well-written and researched and an excellent introduction to an age-old practice"

    - Lionel Garrett - Elkhart, Ind.

    --

    "Bravo! This book works!"

    - Jennifer DeLeon - Seattle, WA.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibrary House Books
    Release dateMar 24, 2011
    ISBN9781466092976
    How To Meditate: The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation

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      How To Meditate - Steven Chopra

      How To Meditate

      The Use-Anywhere Guide To Eliminating Stress and Worry Through Relaxation and Meditation

      The Little Book That Gets Big Results

      Steven Williams Chopra, MD.

      NMD Books

      Simi Valley, CA

      © Steven Williams Chopra 2010

      Published by NMD Books at Smashwords

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any format or by any means without written permission from the publisher. For Information, contact NMD Books, 2828 Cochran Street, Suite 285 Simi Valley, CA 93065.

      Visit our Web site at http://www.NMDbooks.com.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      How to Meditate by Steven Williams Chopra

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN: 978-0-9706773-9-6 (Softcover)

      TABLE OF CONTENTS:

      What Is Meditation

      How Is Meditation Used

      Common Questions Answered

      A Brief History of Meditation

      Common Myths About Meditation

      Practical Meditation In The Modern World

      Eliminating Stress Worry and Anxiety Through Meditation

      The Power of Belief

      Simple Meditation Techniques

      Basic Relaxation Meditation

      Zen Meditation

      Here and Now Meditation

      Simple Meditation

      Walking Meditation

      Transcendental Meditation

      Mindfulness Meditation

      Journey Meditation

      Body Scan Meditation

      Instant Calming Sequence

      The Five Meditation Steps

      Taoist Meditation Methods

      Tools For Relaxation

      Binaural Beats and Brain Wave Entrainment

      Meditation Music – Yoga

      The Setting: Lighting and Mood

      Meditation Anywhere

      Conclusion

      Recommended Meditation CD’s/Music

      Recommended Meditation and Yoga Videos

      Recommended Reading

      Website Resources

      What is Meditation

      Meditation is the practice and process of paying attention and focusing your awareness. When you meditate, a number of desirable things begin to happen — slowly, at first, and deepening over time.

      First, when you can focus your awareness, you gain more power. When you concentrate any form of energy, including mental energy, you gain power.

      When you focus your mind, you concentrate better. When you concentrate better, you perform better. You can accomplish more, whether in the classroom, in the boardroom, or in the athletic arena.

      Whatever you do, you can do it more effectively when you meditate.

      It is for this reason that spiritual teachers and texts often caution that one should begin the practice of meditation only in the context of other spiritual practices and disciplines that help develop compassion and wisdom to use properly this increased power.

      Second, you enjoy your senses more fully. Although people sometimes view or use meditation as an ascetic experience to control their senses, meditation also can enhance your senses in ways that are profoundly sensual.

      Anything that you enjoy — food, sex, music, art, massage, and so on — is greatly enhanced by meditation.

      When you pay attention to something, it's a lot more enjoyable. Also, you don't need as much of it to get the same degree of pleasure, so you are more likely to enjoy without excess.

      When you keep a wall around your heart to armor and protect it from pain, you also diminish your capacity to feel pleasure. When your life is in a continual rush, you may miss exquisite pleasures that exist from moment to moment.

      Attention spans get shorter. The need for stimulation continually increases just to feel anything. Meditation increases awareness and sensitivity; as such, it can be an antidote to numbness and distraction.

      Third, your mind quiets down and you experience an inner sense of peace, joy, and well being. When I first learned to meditate and began getting glimpses of inner peace, this experience changed my life.

      It redefined and reframed my experience. Before, I thought piece of mind came from getting and doing; now, I understand that it comes from being.

      It is our true nature to be peaceful until we disturb it.

      This is a radically different concept of where our happiness and our well-being come from. In one of life's great paradoxes, not being aware of this truth, we often end up disturbing our inner peace while striving to get or to do what we think will bring that same peace to us.

      Fourth, you may directly experience and become more aware of the transcendent interconnectedness that already exists. You may have a direct experience of God or the universal Self whatever name you give to this experience.

      Meditation is simple in concept but difficult to master. Fortunately, you don't have to master meditation to benefit from it. You just have to practice. No one ever really masters it completely, but even a few steps down that road can make a meaningful difference. It is the process of meditation that makes it so beneficial, not how well you perform.

      Well, the truth is, you're going to follow the same path no matter how high up the mountain you want to go. The basic instructions remain the same — but you get to choose your destination.

      Among the most popular stopping places and promontories en route to the summit are the following:

       Stronger focus and concentration

       Reduced tension, anxiety, and stress

       Clearer thinking and less emotional turmoil

       Lower blood pressure and cholesterol

       Support in kicking addictions and other self-defeating behaviors

       Greater creativity and enhanced performance in work and play

       Increased self-understanding and self-acceptance

       More joy, love, and spontaneity

       Greater intimacy with friends and family members

       Deeper sense of meaning and purpose

       Glimpses of a spiritual dimension of being

      As you can see, these way stations are actually major destinations in their own

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