When you are meditating, can the focus be on phrases and affirmations?
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That seems to work for me. When I meditate I chant phrases or affirmations.
That seems to work for me. When I meditate I chant phrases or affirmations.
May 16th, 2010 at 7:15 am
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I focus more on the phrases and affirmations than the imagery. I’ve found that works best.
May 18th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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Sure. You can meditate on anything to further explore your perception of it. My preferred method is to make a visual representation of phrases. I believe this allows for a better connection to my subconscious mind. Or maybe that’s just BS. If you wish to try it, it goes something like this: write out the phrase, eliminate all redundant letters, combine remaining letters into a stylized representation of the phrase. Meditate on the symbol rather than the phrase and see what happens.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:03 am
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canting tends to result in more of a trance like state. Affirmations can work, but used sparingly as a method to get into meditation- you’re not trying to hypnotise yourself through repetition.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:43 am
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Of course. This is called a mantra or gatha. One purpose of meditating is to develop concentration. If you can continually stayed focused on a specific phrase or affirmation without the mind wandering some place else, your concentration is strong. If you feel that something has positive results in meditation, then stick with it until it no longer produces those results.
Common gatha I use:
Ground to the present
Breath mindfully
Let go
Become still