Meditation is focusing our concentration and remembering deeply our eternal identity and re-awakening a wonderful state of well-being.
So who is thinking and feeling? Our name? Our body?
It is the soul, I the soul, who is a tiny, subtle point of pure, living energy, spark like, that uses the body to express itself. We are seated in the pilot seat, behind the eyes, in the centre of the forehead – distinct from the brain. Experience the self in this way and emerge an incredible feeling of lightness.
Why do we identify with who we know? Our position at work? How much money we earn? Where we live? and so on… because we are in a state of amnesia! We have confused the actor with the role. So who is the actor? The soul.
Our soul reality
As we shift our awareness away from such an ordinary identity, we wake up to the dignity of who we truly are. Tapping into the goodness within, we experience our life energy of peace, love, joy, and wisdom. We are what we are looking for. Our beauty lies within this eternal identity. Try these just-a-minute meditations to feel it. Practise and touch this soul reality, and see fears and sorrow melt away.
j-a-m practice: Being myself
Release the grip of the past, relationships, influences and expectations – they will always be present. Instead give energy to strengthening the relationship with the real me. How? Get going one minute at a time. Keep breaking free and allow self-trust and dignity to blossom.
Benefits of meditation
Meditation can help improve every area of our life and work. There is now a considerable body of scientific research that demonstrates the beneficial effects of meditation on both our mental and physical state.
- Nourishes the innate goodness within
- Immunises against negative influence
- Emerges confidence and faith in the self
- Allows us to appreciate and love the self
- Energises the self
- Enables us to regain a deep state of inner peace and well-being
- Brings a new vision of others … we are all souls
- Gives a sense of connection
The six one-minute meditations for this step
-
Anthony Strano
MP3
Taking just a minutein calm silence,I observethat I am energy,a point of immortality,different from the energiesof time, sound and matterI begin to realise thatI am an actorwithin this costume, my bodyplaying my parton the stage of Life.Remembering my point-like realityI feel the strengthof peace and loveempower and free me fromeverything hurtful.Now I have the strengthto master the external worldof relationships and situations. -
Anthony Strano
MP3
Taking just a minute,quietly I remembermy original goodness,my original identity.Going deeper insideto that sacred pointof self-awarenessI re-linkwith my spiritual self.I remember,I know who I am.This spiritual recognitionempowers mewith dignityand assurance.I rediscoveresteem,uniqueness,purpose.Now,from this point of reference,I can interactwithin my social and material realitywith empathy and enthusiasm. -
Anthony Strano
MP3
Taking just-a-minuteI sit quietlyand reflect onwho I am,who I really am.I begin to remember,begin to feelthe Original Goodness,an intrinsic positivitythat somehow had been forgotten.In the quietnessrememberingthis original,spiritual selfhood,peace and respectbegin to flow.Feeling restored,rejuvenatedI returnrechargedto the outer worldof sound and action. -
Sister Jayanti
MP3
Taking Just-a-Minute…Gently I bring my energy …away from the external…I bring all my attention up through my body to a point in the middle of my forehead just above and behind the eyes…Towards a single point of focus insideI now look through my eyes as if they are windows…I am a still point of awareness looking through the eyes to the world ‘out there’…I am this still point …..Silent and powerful… -
Sister Jayanti
MP3
Taking Just-a-Minute…Like a tortoiseI move into the safety of my inner worldAnd experience a world free from distractions…I feel secure, protected ……….Knowing that I am true to myselfI experience my true value ...Independent of the influence of others …..I now gently step back into my surroundings.. -
Sister Jayanti
MP3
Taking Just-a-Minute…I turn my attention inwards….I silently observe my thoughts, each thought a ripple on the surface of a lake …I gently remind myself ….. I am like that deep, tranquil lake …As my mind touches tranquillityI allow calmness to wash over meClearing the mind … returning me to my true peaceful natureI allow peace to flow into my actions