The old cliché of meditation is that it’s a blissful state of relaxation. Unfortunately,
meditation is not always blissful. It’s a lot more like running the 10,000m; great
when you have the fitness, but it takes discipline to get there. To begin with, it’s
generally recommended that you start with some form of mindfulness meditation
like mindfulness of breathing. All you have to do is pay attention to your breath.
When your mind wanders, just bring it back to your breath, again and again. As you
do this, you slowly get in the habit of catching your errant mind. Eventually, you find
yourself catching negative thoughts all the time. By the principle of neuroplasticity,
your brain slowly but surely changes for the better. Or so I’ve read.
Part 5 of a 7 part series on Self-Awareness
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