Steps of Concentrating the mind- through breath awareness
Each of the following steps should be practiced for 2 to 5 minutes.
- Either sitting comfortably or lying, slow and deep breath is inhaled and exhaled in a natural way. The touch of breath should be felt on the skin inside the nostril while inhaling and exhaling. This should be felt continuously for a few minutes.
- The coolness should be felt in the nostril while inhaling and the warmth while exhaling. The cool and warmth feelings should be continuously felt inside the nostril for some time.
- While breathing in, it should be felt that the body is being energized by the Oxygen that is inhaled and while breathing out, it should be felt that the impurities of the body and mind are sent out in the form of Carbon di Oxide. The practitioner should feel that his body is energized and the mind and body are purified with every breath continuously for some time.
- The divine bliss should be felt entering inside while inhaling the breath and while exhaling it should be felt that, the pains sorrow, diseases, agony, and tension are being eliminated. One should feel happiness and oy being inhaled and all problems exhaled with every breath continuously for some time.
- While breathing, it should be felt that the noble-satvika qualities such as love, affection, friendship, kindness, sympathy etc. are being further developed and while breathing out, the negative tendencies such as anger, lust, passion, hatred jealousy, ego etc are being eliminated from the mind. Thus with every breath, one feels that he is becoming a better person.
- While inhaling, the mind should follow the breath, through the nose, throat, windpipe and deep into the lungs. Similarly, while exhaling, the mind should start from the lungs, pass through the windpipe, throat, and nose and go out of the body. The mind should follow the breath, continuously for some time.
Practicing the above six processes, it should be tried gradually to acquire efficiency in them in a few days. It may take generally 3 to 4 days. Each process is to be practiced 2 to 5 minutes in the beginning. After succeeding a little in the first, the second may be taken up so-on.
Each of the above processes should be treated as complete and independent ones. One or two or all may be practiced, wherever and whenever one gets some leisure time.
The main purpose of the above activities is to make the practitioner efficient in
- Using his time in a better way for a good cause.
- Developing concentration.
- Making meditation techniques easy.
- Giving up the ill thoughts.
- Reducing the depressions and anxiety in the mind.
- Strengthening the welfare and good thoughts etc.
