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Has the saying "If you can believe it, you can achieve it" any merit? Positive affirmation is a self-help method based on that aphorism. By applying these sayings on a daily basis, you can get rid of fear, self-doubt, and self-sabotage.
Positive Mantras To Enhance Your Meditation Practice
Sometimes it is very hard to be able to meditate especially if you have a lot going on in your life. Attempts to meditate will be thwarted by constant thoughts and worries. However, if you want to meditate effectively, consider the use of mantras to help you with this.
Using a mantra can give you something to focus on. This will draw your attention to your focus point25 and away from all your worries. Monosyllable mantras are very effective in this aspect.
Studies show that using mantras in meditation is very important especially for people who normally have problems with concentration. Use mantras and you will enjoy all the benefits of meditation such as relaxation of the body and mind. This can help you in managing pain also. The mantras will help you focus on something else apart from your pain.
Positive mantras can also help in preparations for meditations. This means that the mantra will not be the main focus of the meditation. It will just help a person in preparing to take their mind into a good peaceful state.
Once they have managed to block their thoughts and everything else around them, then they can be able to meditate on something else deeper. Mantras can be used to help someone concentrate when meditating.
When Positive Affirmations Aren't Having The Desired Effect
It's possible that positive affirmations will help you get through a challenging moment and preserve your faith in yourself, but if you find that you can't shake lingering feelings of self-doubt and poor self-esteem, it might be time to go to a mental health expert who can teach you how to deal with adversity and help you learn to manage with it.
There are surely going to be difficult periods in life, but we can't always do much to change the factors that are contributing to that difficulty. Nevertheless, the way in which we think about those terrible times has the potential to either hold us back or propel us ahead.
MeditationLifeSkillsPodcast.com strives to present meditation concepts that connect east and west, tradition and science in a non-sectarian way, from multiple traditions, without promoting any particular technique or method.
One important principle I try to accomplish is to take complex ideas about meditation and the not-so-well understood meditation principles and help you understand how they can fit into your life.
To your success in meditation!
Don Weyant/Founder
MeditationLifeSkillsPodcast.com
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***This work is not meant to replace medical or counseling guidance from a qualified practitioner. Please get professional care if you suffer from a physical or mental disease.
