 Live a Life of Harmony and Purpose with Mindfulness Meditation
According to the perspective of mindfulness meditation, everything in the universe is empty. After awhile, we begin to think about and see what the mind tells us, deluding ourselves simply by our own thoughts. This leads to suffering in all its forms, including anxiety, depression, unhappiness, and the rest. mindfulness meditation involves getting around these barriers. With constant practice, we are able to understand the true purpose of life, that being empty is being at peace with ourselves.
“Everything is empty”, may sound like nothing more than another negative statement. To see the potential in all things, including life, it is important to focus on emptiness and non-existence. Our existence is based on love and joy, but it is that behavior we have developed that often lands us in trouble. Mindfulness meditation allows us to bypass the perceptions of good - bad, happy - sad, like - dislike. We are then able to see that the universe has no limitations, even though we have based our lives and belief systems around these perceived limitations. It is the nature of mysticism and genius.
Have you ever felt lost in the moment? Like you did not know who you were. Maybe you were playing with your children, watching a movie, or in the middle of a big project at work. For a moment, you flash on emptiness. For that short moment, you freed yourself of who you have become. It is as if you have a clean slate; there is no boundary between you and the outside world. According to Buddhism, this is considered a Big Mind experience - it is the flash of reality that we have become inseparable from. In mindfulness meditation, this flash is not by accident. It is deliberately sought and maintained. The “I,” is eliminated. An impersonal energy rises, giving a taste of freedom from constant and conflicting thoughts. You can breathe and finally enjoy the beauty of life. That is the essence of mindfulness meditation.
We are able to rest our minds in this state of undistracted and uninterrupted stillness with regular mindfulness meditation practice. You do not have to stop the mind from thinking completely. You can still think, but the goal is stillness. As a beginner, the main goal is to keep your mind’s awareness pointed in one direction and that is the present. Do not aim to stop your thoughts, but do not let them interfere with your mindfulness meditation.
When I was introduced to Eastern spiritual practices, I was ready to give up on life. I only felt worse after studying the Western world way of managing suffering. I began the daily practice of meditation because I truly wanted a better life. The mindfulness meditation practice I focused on was Shamatha, where attention is placed on breathing in a calm, but alert fashion. It was in mindfulness meditation when I learned that I was the problem; it was me! My life and mind was filled with complete chaos and I was distracted. When you think about it, it is only natural that I did not feel right or whole. The individual I became was nothing more than a collection of conflict. My mind was pulling me in different directions. When I look back, I cannot believe how frantic my mind was. An emotional inertia state was created by all this mental chaos and it confined me to a very narrow range. Essentially, a part of me lost contact with reality and I was stuck in my own mind. Mindfulness meditation was the remedy."
-Anonymous
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