Meditation
Yesterday I tried meditating for the first time in a more serious way.
I had seen a video about the benefits of transcendental meditation and its connections to quantum physics.
Then I chose my own Mantra and went for it.
And here is the problem: I can't write about what I experienced because whenever I catch myself thinking about how I can put my experience into words, it brings me back into the world of thought. I have to let go of the desire to share my experience, otherwise I'm not going to get deeper.
All I can share is a sort of recipe on how to get there:
Find a Mantra that works for you. Here's a list that you can check out: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ruwdHm-AXuLeCIUkiEMb3lIq86M_9VZw/view
It is important to choose one that is right for you. To help guide you, here are lists of what teachers of Transcendental Meditation used for male and female students of different ages throughout the years:
Mantras Used by TM Teachers Trained in 1961
Mantra for male students –Ram Mantra for female students – Shiram Mantras Used by TM Teachers Trained in 1969 Mantra for male students aged 0 to 15 – Ing Mantra for male students aged 15 to 30 – Aing Mantra for male students aged 30 to 45 – Shiring Mantra for male students aged 46+ – Shiam Mantra for female students aged 0 to 15 – Im Mantra for female students aged 15 to 30 – Aim Mantra for female students aged 30 to 45 – Shirim Mantra for female students aged 46+ – Shiama Mantra Used by TM Teachers Trained in 1972 Mantra for students aged 10 to 11 – Ing Mantra for students aged 12 to 13 – Im Mantra for students aged 14 to 15 – Inga Mantra for students aged 16 to 17 – Ima Mantra for students aged 18 to 19 – Aying Mantra for students aged 20 to 21 – Ayim Mantra for students aged 22 to 23 – Ayinga Mantra for students aged 24 to 25 – Ayima Mantra for students aged 25+ – Shiring
Mantras Used by TM Teachers Trained in 1976
Mantra for students aged 3 to 10 – Eng Mantra for students aged 10 to 12 – Em Mantra for students aged 12 to 14 – Enga Mantra for students aged 14 to 16 – Ema Mantra for students aged 16 to 18 – Aeng Mantra for students aged 18 to 20 – Aem Mantra for students aged 20 to 22 – Aenga Mantra for students aged 22 to 24 – Aema Mantra for students aged 24 to 30 – Shiring Mantra for students aged 30 to 35 – Shirim Mantra for students aged 35 to 40 – Hiring Mantra for students aged 40 to 45 – Hirim Mantra for students aged 45 to 50 – Kiring Mantra for students aged 50 to 55 – Kirim Mantra for students aged 55 to 60 – Shiam Mantra for students aged 60+ – Shiama
Mantras Used by TM Teachers Trained in 1987 to Present Day
Mantra for students aged 0 to 11 – Eng Mantra for students aged 12 to 13 – Em Mantra for students aged 14 to 15 – Enga Mantra for students aged 16 to 17 – Ema Mantra for students aged 18 to 19 – Aing Mantra for students aged 20 to 21 – Aim Mantra for students aged 22 to 23 – Ainga Mantra for students aged 24 to 25 – Aima Mantra for students aged 26 to 29 – Shiring Mantra for students aged 30 to 34 – Shirim Mantra for students aged 35 to 39 – Hiring Mantra for students aged 40 to 44 – Hirim Mantra for students aged 45 to 49 – Kiring Mantra for students aged 50 to 54 – Kirim Mantra for students aged 55 to 59 – Sham Mantra for students aged 60+ – Shama
Now, if you found a Mantra that works for you, that has no meaning and soothes you into your own vibration, just find a calm place, get into a relaxed position, and start repeating that mantra, focusing only on that. You can also allow your attention to shift to the sounds of your environment, but hear them only as sounds, try to not give any meaning to them.
It's also a good idea to set a timer so you don't have to think about when to stop. Make sure that there's nothing on your mind that you have to think about.
And then just close your eyes and see what happens.
Edit 27.01.2021: The experience that led me to write this was profound and beautiful. Yet I have hardly practiced meditating since then. Actually, I never reached the same state again. I don't know why I didn't try, but there seems to be some resistance. Just as a note, maybe you figure out, but be aware that it might exist.