He will never leave you nor forsake you.- 7 Bible verses to give you hope during tough times..

There was a time in my life when I was filled with hopelessness. My life was falling apart, and I woke up every day with what felt like the weight of the world on my chest. It was year 2010. After a long struggle I was right on track with a good job in hand, fine with my health and it seems like life is coming back to order. But this happiness did not last long, Merely 3 months in job and I fall sick with severe dyspepsia and to add salt to the wound I worsen the situation with my habit of going in deep thinking. In a few days of time from a healthy happy person I turned out to be fanatic who couldn't stay alone for a moment (my condition was such that I was in constant fear that something is going to happen to me just now) and then the long process of consultation and medication begun but nothing seems to be working (though I got temporary relief for a while) but everything was falling apart.
I was totally clueless how to deal with this situation.
But during this depressing situation there was a faint voice inside me which was keep saying to me not to give up and everything will be alright. But dont know how it's going to happen and how I am going to come out of this dilema. Then one day something happened which I consider as a miracle, A message from higher self.
It was sunday and and as usual I was not feeling well infact I was out of sorts and was not able to understand what to do.
So, I took my cell phone and just aimlessly started surfing through web, suddenly my eyes catched the attention to a Bible verse ;

22 So, Jesus answered and said to them, "Have faith in God.
23 "For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, `Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will come to pass, he will have whatever he says.(Mark 11:22-23 NKJ)

And all of sudden I felt a bit more better a bit more confident and a bit more secured. I don't know why and how but I felt relaxed. The faint voice inside me got a bit louder and there was a sense of assurance that this is it. The answer to my problem.
After reading the verse. I started surfing the web again for some more encouragement of this sort and out of nowhere I got a link to a You Tube video of Anthony Robbins (Prior to this I was not aware that  anything like personal development or self help type of things even exist.) So, clicked on the link and watched it.

(Here is the link to that video, You might find it useful as I did.)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr7Wkz7W7Vs

It is about 7 minute short video where Tony Robbins talked about Focus. And how shifting your focus you can change your condition.
And for me in that video, I not only found the answer standing right in front of me to the problem. (why I am feeling the way I am feeling but how to get rid of this problem.)
Immediately I realized I am getting what I am focusing on and lousy questions about my self getting me lousy answers. And in the same video He says you can change your state in a flash. And believe me it only took me not more than 30 minutes to get rid of the problem which troubled me for 10 months.
The verse and video combined had created a impact on me. I sat quietly and focused entirely on my well being and the powers of God. And it has been 7 years now I haven't taken any medicine for any illness whatsoever.
By God’s grace, I’m now 7 years removed from that troubled phase. Yet I still see people fighting through their own hopelessness: Yet, even in the midst of these dark times, where it seems there is no way out, God’s Word reminds us that with him, there is always hope.
Maybe you are going through tough times and feel hopeless. You are in a dark place, overwhelmed by the situations you are facing and wondering when it will ever get better. In times like these, I encourage you to explore the hope of God’s Word.
Here By telling you my story I am not suggesting you to stop your medication but I strongly suggest you do mix it  with faith and not only in illness but in any situation if you keep faith ,trust your capabilities and above all trust God. Rest assured wonders will happen, The problems you think are big enough will disappear. whatever bothersome and vexing things are there in your life, They will be neutralised, All distortion and ugly images will be washed away with the infinite powers of God.

Fuel your hope with faith that;

For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment. (Luke 1:37 )  

For me it all started with one verse; The journey of my life with lord Jesus grace has started with one verse. The scripture is filled with so much of encouragement for you to reach for; During the time of troubles and hopelessness, And you will be renewed and strengthened to overcome the problem no matter how big it seems.

Here are 7 Bible verses for you to keep in your heart with faith and your troubles be all gone.

1. Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.– (Matthew 11:281)

2. The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still continue, fresh as the morning, as sure as the sunrise. The LORD is all I have, and so in him I put my hope.-(Lamentations 3:21-24 GNTD)

3. For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (John 3:16, NASB)

4. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6, NASB)

5. ‎The LORD is my light and my salvation—  whom shall I fear?  The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1)

6. ‎God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; (Psalm 46:1-2 KJV)

7. ‎I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.( Philippians 4:13 NKJV)

Keep God at the first place, Have faith in his power and you will see how from dark cloud of hopelessness the bright light of hope appers.

Always Remember;

Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.-(Deuteronomy 31:6, NASB)

When going gets tough, keep going.-25 Inspirational Quotes for Life.

In life often times we come across with situations when get going seems tough. We feel discouraged and find it difficult to cope up with the stress arises due to the difficulties we were facing. Our mind dwells in negativity thus brings more of the negativity.

Remember!

We draw in our lifespan, what we concentrate  on, we bring into our lives, what we center on. This is the way it cultivates... Irrespective of how hard you try, it will redeem what you abide upon.

Book of scriptures says it all .

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you "   Matthews 7:7

Don't lose hope and keep trying your best. keep in mind that things will change again sooner than you think and life can be better than it is right now. If you keep faith and keep moving soon you will find yourself out of the rough.

below are some inspirational quotes to help you keeping you inspired during your time of trouble.

Here are 25 Quotes to inspire you and give you strength during tough times.

1. "Life is like a boxing match . Defeat is declared not when you fall but when you refuse to get up"-Kristen Ashley

2."Tough times never last but tough people do"-Robert H. Schuller

3."You're allowed to scream, you're allowed to cry, but do not give up."-Unknown

4."Don't give up, don't give in. There's always an answer to everything"

5."Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength."-Teddy Roosevelt 

6."I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.’-Carl Jung

7."One bad chapter doesn't mean your story is over"-Unknown

8."You will never regret what you do in life, you will only regret what you don't do." -Wayne Dyer

9."The life in front of you is far more important than the life behind you."-Joel Osteen

10.“Don’t just accept where you are in life. If you want to be better, do better. If you want to be more do more. It’s all on you. Do it!” - Unknown

11."Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present."-Roger Babson

    

12."Life's Battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, The man who wins is the one who thinks he can."-Vince Lombardi Jr. 

    

    

13."It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."-Confucius 

14."Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!’-Audrey Hepburn 

15."It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."-Aristotle 

16.“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you can start." Nido Qubein

17."Don't stop when you are tired, Stop When you are done"-Unknown

18."Start by doing what is necessary then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible"-St. Francis

19."It's only after you've stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow and transform"-Roy T. Benett

20."The Most important thing in life is; Life itself. Use it wisely"--Prashant LM

21."The Life you deserve is just waiting outside your comfort zone"-Prashant LM

22."Live the Life  you always dreamed of; Not the one, People say you should."-Prashant LM

23."You are a human with one life and its up to you to make it the best life you can"-Prashant LM

24."It is not that prayers aren't answered, Fact is people don't wait long enough for the answer."-Prashant LM

25."There are only two options make progress

 or make excuses."-Anthony Robbins

Don't loose Hope, Never ever  give up. Things will soon change FOR BETTER AND IT WILL.

Prayers - The Fuel To Hope ( Prayer Videos )

Life is built on hopes and aspirations. Thinking of a Supreme Power beyond all human inadequacies elevates our mind, gives strength and peace. Scriptures personify the Almighty as an ever-watching father, who will come to help his children at the time of distress.

Mark 11:24  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

It has become clear , through the results of several studies, the great effect that prayer and devotion have on brain stability and mode of function, and it has also become clear that several changes occur in the body ;among these is the effect that happens during blood systematization to certain parts in the brain.

Here are three small prayers to keep you in touch with the higher self throughout the day.

Morning Prayer- In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ I will begin this day.

Evening Prayer The evening comes, the day is done.

Bed Time Prayer - I come to you now to be restored in you Lord Jesus.

Prayer Is to faith is as fuel for vehicles. It is the driving force to strengthen our Faith not only in the supreme power, but also about the outcomes of future. It gives us hope and vanishes the doubts from our minds.

Philippians 4:6-7 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Living by the Words - Characteristics Of Happy People-1

"Words are free. It's how you use them that may cost you."

Words are the reason that one person lives a life of abundance while another person lives a life of lack. Words can open doorways that hands can not. Our languages have these precious gifts which are not merely words but are characteristics itself to live an happy life.

Here are some words which are  core characteristics happy people seem to share in common.

1.  Accountability

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else." Les Brown

The first and most important step toward success and happiness is the decision to take full responsibility for our actions and associated consequences.
People tend to externalize when they encounter problems—to look beyond themselves and find fault with others when things go wrong. Society's mantra is "There's plenty of blame to go around!" You can hear it echo in the reactions to the election. But when we choose to hold ourselves accountable, we're more likely to be happier and successful in work and in our relationships.
Life is filled with traps that let people avoid personal accountability. It's easy to make excuses, play the victim, feel a sense of entitlement or procrastinate. Taking ownership for your actions and reactions lets you avoid anger, cynicism, envy and frustration and instead focus on positive emotions and healthy living.
Once you accept total responsibility for everything that happens to you in life, you will soon discover that this also enables you to find solutions to life’s difficulties far more quickly, In accepting responsibility, you are accepting a willingness to develop your character and in doing that, the stronger your character will become and your life will be improved as a consequence. You will feel less stressed Increased productive, better time management, improved relationships and overall well being.

"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” - Gautam Budh

2.  Adaptability



“The measure of a person’s strength is not his muscular power or strength, but it is his flexibility and adaptability.” -Debashish Mridha   

Adaptability doesn’t just mean learning a new language or adaptive to different weather conditions. It means a whole lot of changes that happen in the mind – in the process of successfully mastering a new situation.
Adaptability is important because people are different and need to be treated differently. You develop open and honest relationships with others by being tactful, reasonable, and understanding.
“Our ability to have life satisfaction, to be happy and to have good relationships really depends on our ability to adapt.”
Being adaptable means not feeling hopeless and helpless in the face of change. If you are adaptive than even if you can't change the situation, you have figured out the key to being happy regardless of your circumstances.
With adaptability, you can treat people the way they want to be treated.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”-Charles Darwin

3.  Appreciation

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ― Voltaire

Appreciation is the one thing we can do in our lives that influences everybody around us and even those that are not around us. It is so little and moderately simple for us, yet can make one of the greatest effects on our general surroundings. Appreciation is one characteristic that we can figure out how to have and use that would dependably have a positive effect on those we come into contact with.
People who are appreciative are less materialist and less envious. In particular, appreciative people are more willing to part with their possessions, more generous with them, less envious of the material wealth of others, less committed to the idea that material wealth brings happiness.
Appreciation is a mindful affirmation of all that we have been given. When we concentrate on the wealth in our lives, we find a more noteworthy limit with regards to generosity, cheerfulness, and happiness.
Offering thanks is a rewarding habit that affirms the beauty of the provider. Appreciation opens our hearts, encourages us to enjoy each blessing that comes our direction, and mysteriously liberates us from desirously guarding our belonging. It gives us a chance to commend today as opposed to sitting tight for the following level of achievement or riches.
This word is motivational, carrying a huge power inside and can turn negative thoughts into positive. This is the magic of appreciation.
With more appreciation for others and their uniqueness we would be able to better learn from each other and combine our intelligence.

“Appreciation can make a day - even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary. -- Margaret Cousins

4.  Affection

“Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.”- C. S. Lewis

Affection produces feelings of intimacy, security, significance, and respect in a relationship. Affection results in the tender feelings. from our early childhood we need affection to live a healthy and happier life.
Affection  is a disposition or state of mind or body that is often associated with a feelings or type of love. Affection is popularly used to denote a feeling or type of  love, amounting to more than goodwill or friendship. Generally the word affection is used to refer the distinct states of feeling, both lasting and spasmodic
Helpful emotions are much more likely to surface when the mind is not preoccupied with emotions rooted in craving and aversion, emotions that all too often distort our perception of the world. Among all the helpful emotions  affection is extremely important. It ensures that a personal life is rooted in healthy relationships with other people and with other forms of life. It also helps create optimal inner conditions for the heart to relax into the peace.

“The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.” =Abraham Maslow

*This article is a part of a series on the same subject. Keep Reading*

How to Meditate for Clarity, Intuition & Guidance

Learning how to meditate can help you to achieve success faster, because when your mind is clear and focused, and your body is relaxed and calm, you can access information, both internal and external, that can help you make better decisions.

Do you ever find yourself irritated and it gets in the way of your performance? Are you ever so stressed out that you can't sleep at night? Are you ever so overwhelmed you just can't seem to stay focused? Do you ever have to make a major decision and just don't know which way to go, or you're looking for a solution to a problem and you just can't find it? Meditation can help with all of these things.

The more you meditate, the more access you have to your intuition. Keep reading and I’ll show you how to meditate with a guided meditation exercise that I enjoy using. This is something that even beginners can use.

What is Meditation?

Meditation is a practice where you train your mind or induce a state of consciousness. You can meditate to realize some benefit, such as relaxation, stress reduction, healing, or strengthening your life force. Or for developing certain qualities such as love, patience, generosity, and forgiveness.

Focusing on breathing, visualizations, mantras or meditation music can help bring mindfulness to the present moment. This sets the stage to calm your mind.

Meditation can also be used to access inner wisdom and insight from your own higher unconscious or from a Universal power often referred to as God, infinite Intelligence, Universal Consciousness, or Source.

It is also a powerful tool for accessing your creativity, your inner wisdom, and developing your intuition.

For most people, this means to close your eyes, slow down your breathing, focus your goals by repeating a phrase without being distracted by anything else.

Does Meditation Work?

Most people have a resistance to meditation. They think it's too weird at first. Or they say they're too busy to take the time to learn how to meditate.

After reading this post, and discovering the simplicity, and many benefits of meditation, my hope is that you will try it in your own way.

Three of the sources of my greatest successes came to me while I was meditating – the title for Chicken Soup for the Soul, which has become a brand worth several hundred million dollars and the inspiration for the creation of the Transformational Leadership Council and for our Online Train the Trainer Program which teaches people how to teach the success principles.

There are many different forms of meditation that have been developed over thousands of years in many diverse cultures. I teach several of them in my Awakening Power audio program and you can learn one technique from the guide below.

Learning to meditate is a journey, this guide will help you take the right steps. Download my free 4-Step Meditation Guide.

The Benefits of Meditation

In general, through meditation, you can do many things better. You make better decisions. A few of the mental health benefits of meditation include greater productivity and focus, less stress throughout the day, anxiety relief, and better sleep at night. Meditation helps reset your hormones, promotes faster healing, and getting sick less.

It can help create longevity for a better life, build intuition, and discover your higher purpose.

Some of the spiritual benefits of meditation include, greater awareness of the world around you and a deep connection to yourself and your purpose.

All those things sound pretty great, right?

What Happens During Meditation?

The reality is that you're focusing on one thing so that everything else begins to drop away. During meditation, your mind quiets. You’re able to access your subconscious mind.

When you first start meditating, you may notice that your mind begins to wander. If you sit with your eyes closed, trying not to think a thought, you’ll probably end up pretty frustrated, because your mind will tend to wander and you’ll think you’re failing. This is ok.

Remember: Meditation takes practice.

It's much easier when you have a guidance, when there's meditation music, when someone's voice is guiding you through the steps.

Your mind doesn't wander as much, and it's much easier to follow along and not get lost in all the stories and the to-do lists and the thinking about the past and worrying about the future that we normally do.

That’s what I want to do for you.

The Best Meditation Positions

Let’s start by getting into a position to meditate.

What are the best meditation postures for success? It’s much simpler than you might think. You can meditate while sitting naturally in a chair.

You can meditate sitting on the floor. You can even do it lying down. If you lie down you have the tendency to fall asleep, but do whatever is most comfortable for you.

Benjamin Franklin used to meditate holding a hammer about half an inch above his head so that if he fell asleep the hammer would hit his head and wake him up. He didn’t hold it so high that it would hurt him, but he was that committed to meditation.

How to Meditate: The 4-Part Meditation Technique

There are hundreds of different forms of meditation.  I have explored in depth at least 20 different forms of meditation, including 10-day silent meditation retreats. I now practice 3 or 4 different forms on a regular basis.  Each of the meditation techniques accomplish different things in my experience.

Some are calming and centering. Some energize and analyze the body. Some develop neutral witness or allow insight and wisdom to emerge.

There is a form of meditation that combines all these into one that I teach in my Breakthrough to Success Training.  

I call it the Betty Bethard’s 4-Step Meditation. Since I learned it from Betty and have been teaching it in my groups ever since.

I find this technique to be one of the most simple ways to meditate.  It is also, profoundly effective.  May it support your inner peace and wisdom.

Let me talk to you about what each step entails, then I’ll guide you through the entire meditation.

Step #1: Preparing to Meditate

Physical Preparation: Avoid meditating on a full stomach, when overly tired, or while wearing restrictive clothing.  Do not meditate while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.  Use your own judgment when using prescribed medication.

Mental Preparation: It is helpful prior to meditation to prepare yourself mentally.  For example: you may read, discuss, or listen to or think about something of an inspirational nature.

Environmental Preparation: Find a quiet time when you will not be disturbed by the telephone, doorbell or other interruptions.  When you have moved into the inner stillness, all your senses are heightened, and a sudden noise can be a shock to your system.

This meditation can be done sitting cross-legged on the floor, or as most people find more comfortable, sitting in a chair. Keep your body erect, feet flat on the floor, hands together in your lap. Let your hands touch together, fingertip to fingertip.

Relax.  It is helpful if your spine is straight. It is surprisingly easy to relax in an upright position. Imagine a string tied to the top of your head pulling straight up toward the ceiling.

Take several deep breaths through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Then let your breathing become steady, rhythmic and relaxed.

Imagine a pure white light coming up through your left foot, up the left side of your body, all the way to the top of your head, across to the right side of your body, and down the other side. Do this three times.

You can also ask to be shown the way to truth, wisdom, and understanding.

Step #2: Repetition

Repetition is simply the focusing of your mind on a single point. It is an essential part of meditation. It clears away the mental cobwebs and stills your active conscious mind.

You can do repetition with your eyes open or closed, whichever proves better for you. If you use the eyes open method, fix your gaze on a single object.  

A tiny light or candle in a darkened room, a picture, a religious symbol, a mandala, the word Love. These and many other things have been used successfully as the focal point of repetition.

A great many people, including myself, have better success in concentration with their eyes closed, visualizing a word, face, object or symbol in their mind’s eye. It can be a religious symbol, a mandala, a flower, or a peaceful scene in nature such as a still lake.  You may wish to focus on a word, a seed thought, or a phrase that has special meaning to you.

There are many, many phrases that come from different spiritual traditions. If you don't want to go into that, you can simply imagine inhaling the sound "re," exhaling, "lax." Like "relax." You're giving yourself a subliminal command.

Ones that I have used, with great success, are “I Am Love, or Sat Nam," or simply, "Re-lax”. You can just inhale as you say to yourself "Re" and exhale as you say to yourself "lax."

Repeat the phrase over and over without letting any other thoughts come into your mind.  Whatever focal point you choose on which to concentrate, let it represent your highest spiritual idea, never something materialistic.

At first, your mind will quite likely want to stray. Bring it gently back to the focal point of your concentration.  As it strays again, bring it back again. Almost everyone finds their mind much too active to settle down to a single point at first.  But, soon you will find your ability to discipline your mind to one point growing stronger and stronger.

Step #3: Receptivity

After a few minutes of repetition, you shift gently to receptivity for the next few minutes. Separate your hands and turn them palms upward in your lap. Keep your body erect and relaxed.  

Now let the mind you have been disciplining so vigorously relax. Do not exert any conscious effort to think about anything.  

Just set your mind free. If you did repetition with your eyes open, you must close them as you go into meditation. You have opened the various consciousness centers of your being.  Remain relaxed and passive, yet alert.

Thoughts and mental images may cross your consciousness.  Examine them placidly as they come and go.  You may “see” images and scenes or “hear” mental messages.  

An image that helps me is to imagine I am standing on the bank of the river simply watching boats fly by.  I am just watching the thoughts and sensations that arise.  The trick is to "watch" the thoughts and sensations as they arise.  

If you get lost and suddenly realize you are thinking rather than watching, just "climb out of the boat", get back on the bank and become the watcher, the observer or the witness once again. It takes a while to develop this witness position, but the rewards of peace, calm, and insight are well worth the effort.

Step #4: Closing Down from the Meditative State

At the end of your meditation, close both hands into fists and imagine a luminous white light surrounding you, filling, you and protecting you.

The main idea is that you are learning to place yourself in an environment of protection, guidance, and control. This can be done in a variety of ways. For example, imagine yourself in a ball of white light, or in a white balloon, just so long as the white environment totally surrounds you. This procedure will close down the centers of your consciousness that you have opened during concentration and meditation, leaving your inner being protected from outside influences.

Use this phase to visualize yourself achieving any goal you might choose. You could simply visualize yourself whole and healthy, or you might visualize yourself having achieved a particular goal. If you use an affirmation during the repetition phase and do a related visualization during this phase, this is very powerful.

Your Inner Wisdom: After a while of meditating you will begin to discover that you have a great deal of wisdom inside. It is simply a matter of taking the time to listen to what is within, and your intuition, sensitivity, and alignment with the universe all begin to grow.

It is as though all the powers of your mind and the secrets of the universe start to become available to you. You will grow in strength in these gifts so long as you seek them for service to your fellow man rather than for selfish, material ends.

How Long Should You Meditate For?

You can divide any amount of time into these 4 segments.  I usually meditate for about 20 minutes during the week and for 40-60 minutes on the weekend. On a 20 minute session might look like this: Preparation (3 minutes), Repetition (7 minutes), Receptivity (7 minutes), and Closing Down (3 minutes).

Summary of The 4-Step Meditation for Beginners

1) Find a quiet place, close your eyes, and focus on slowing down your breathing

First, find a quiet place, close your eyes, focus on slowing down your breathing by taking four long, deep, slow breaths, and then imagine white or golden light starting in your left foot slowly moving up through the entire left side of your body and then down your right.

2) Repeat an uplifting word or phrase

Repeat an uplifting word or phrase such as "re-lax," "so-ham," "I am love," or, "I am in the universe and the universe is in me," silently over and over, for about 3 to 4 minutes.

3) Move into a state of quiet

Third, you stop the repetition of your word or phrase and just move into a state of quiet, receptive observation, just noticing any thoughts, feelings or physical sensations that arise in your consciousness.

4) Imagine yourself surrounded by a sphere of light

Fourth, spend a few minutes imagining yourself surrounded by a spotlight or sphere of white light. After a minute or two of that spend the remaining minute or two visualizing your life goals as already achieved.

Learning How to Meditate Effectively Takes Practice and is a Natural Progression

The thought of learning how to meditate can be intimidating to some beginners as there are several types of meditation, such as Mindfulness, Concentration Transcendental, Kundalini, Qi Gong, Zazen and Vipassana... but new practitioners should not get lost in complicated details. What I’ve just taught you is a combination of all of these meditations. It is extremely simple to learn and practice so you won’t become overwhelmed.

Just focus on improving one session at a time.

Whatever form of meditation you do, remember that you can’t do it wrong. Whatever you are experiencing is fine. Don’t expect to have a totally clear mind or to achieve enlightenment overnight. Meditation is a daily discipline that you practice for years, but the benefits are so profound.

When you first start, a few minutes is plenty. Over time you will find that you will want to meditate longer. It is a natural progression. I usually set the timer on my iPhone for 20 minutes.

If you don’t have 20 minutes, just 5 minutes of concentrating on the sensation of your breath either by focusing on the sensation of the air coming in and out of your nose or the sensation of the rise and fall of your chest is better than nothing.

Eventually, you will notice these instructions become second nature and your mind will be easier to calm by using the exercises. Be sure to focus on your breath and the sensations of inner peace and relaxation will follow closely.

Meditation Will Help Calm Your Mind

Try it for yourself. Get into a comfortable position and focus on your breath. You can focus your mind on one of your personal affirmations.

Another way to calm the mind is by visualizing a peaceful scene such as clouds floating by or the waves on a windy lake growing calmer and calmer. Start by doing this for at least 5 minutes every day, then build on the amount of time you spend meditating, and in a few weeks, reassess how you feel mentally and physically.

In addition to peace of mind, I guarantee you’ll notice increased clarity and energy in your life when you figure out how to meditate.

Leave a comment below and let me know if you’ve ever tried meditation and, if so, in what ways it has it benefited you?

Learning how to meditate is a journey, this guide will help you take the right steps

The process of figuring out how to meditate correctly doesn’t need to be overcomplicated. Due to its simple nature, the proven psychological benefits will gradually grow stronger and stronger, improving your emotional and mental health with every session. As a result, you will make room for more success in your life by removing mental clutter that weighs down your cycle of completion.

If you would like to start practicing meditation, then I strongly encourage you to download my free 4-Step Meditation Guide. It will help you understand the techniques used to reduce stress, overcome anxiety, clear your mind and listen to your intuition so you can tackle any challenge in life with clarity and ease.

Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach, is founder of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul® and a leading authority on Peak Performance and Life Success. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at: www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com

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