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Meditation Tips

  1. Don’t try to meditate. Just be aware of whatever that’s obvious to you now in the space of your body and mind.
  2. There is no forcing in right effort. Relax.
  3. Meditation should not cause stress. If it does, it’s wrong meditation.
  4. Be real. Don’t pretend.
  5. Don’t try to get something or get rid of something.
  6. The quality of meditation is in the doing, not in the getting.
  7. Don’t struggle with your thoughts and feelings. Relax. Just be aware of what’s happening as it is, and learn from the experience.
  8. We do not meditate to get rid of suffering; we meditate to understand it. When we fully understand suffering, it naturally ends.
  9. Don’t take meditation too seriously. Allow yourself to be joyful.
  10. Body relaxed, mind attentive.
  11. Don’t just be aware. Be aware wisely. Use your intelligence.
  12. Don’t get soaked in your experience. Step back.
  13. Be the observer, not the experiencer.
  14. If you become increasingly agitated, check if you want something..
  15. If the mind is overwhelmed, watch something neutral instead, like breathing.
  16. Don’t make meditation a chore. Delight in being aware.
  17. If you find meditation difficult, stop. Something about how you are meditating is making it difficult. Check.
  18. Meditation is not just sitting. It’s something we live engaging in.
  19. If you can’t maintain awareness, check if you’re relaxed.
  20. How well you do does not matter. What matters is that you keep learning from your experience.

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