Guided Meditation

Chaos. Stress. Confusion. Rush. Anxiety. These are ever present factors in today’s world. Sometimes it’s inevitable to be subjected to all these external pressures given the daily rigor of things. And in order to cope and maintain holistic balance, we have to find ways and means to still ourselves amidst the hurly burly.

Some people find things to do—paint, draw, sing, sports—and make these activities their catharsis. Some may sleep things through to get by, while others may seek psycho-spiritual calming activities such as meditation.

There is really no right or wrong method to attain inner stillness and holistic balance, however, here are some things to consider:.

• Doing activities with a cathartic intention may temporarily unleash pent up negative emotions and energies, but these activities still add to the collective stress level that our bodies have. If our primary goal in finding and doing cathartic activities is to reduce stress and tension levels and eventually find balance, but the activities themselves add some amount of stress, eventually we would tire out of these activities and find them stressful too. Pure cathartic activities are somewhat short term solutions, as they don’t really address the root of the problem at hand.

• Sleeping might be practical, but sleeping does not necessarily equate to rest, replenishment and inner peace. If there is something troubling our minds, we will most likely find it difficult to sleep—We will be laying on our beds, twisting and turning; trying to find that position or opportune moment of blissful shut-eye—Most of the time, if ever, we get to fall asleep only because of exhaustion but not because we can sleep soundly.

Most experts recommend meditation in order to attain the much needed rest, stillness and peace that our minds and bodies need. Mediation helps temper and eventually take away our erratic, restless and unneeded thoughts, and attain long-term peace, inner stillness, calmness, serenity and balance amidst the unpredictability of our lifestyles and environment.

I’d like to liken meditation to computer defragmentation. If our computers need to be defrag-ed every-so-often in order to boost and regulate its speed and performance; then we as human beings need some kind of recollecting moment all the more.

Meditation is a relatively easy thing to do, but it takes time and commitment in order to acquire, appreciate and benefit from the discipline. It will not immediately give you rest and balance after one go of the exercise. It’s not some kind of instant gratification; it’s a long term solution and lifestyle to help you become a better person physically, psychologically and spiritually..

Meditation, like most of the Asian practices and traditions address the individual’s core (mental, spiritual, emotional facet) before proceeding to the external or physical attribute of the person. The logic here is based on the age-old saying “When the root is good, the fruits will be good,” which basically means that if your core or foundation is good, then everything else follows on that line of goodness.

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