This is the first stage of meditation. All beginners
will notice many kind of body reaction - feeling pain, sweating, itchiness,
warm, cold, ants running, vibration, expansion of body to become a huge
mountain, body become very light during his or her early stage of meditation. Don’t
attach to body feeling. Let it pass and just noted.
Before I learn meditation, my 5 senses ( eye,
mouth, ear, nose and body) are 5 biggest enemies in my life. They are ego and
hard to control, our mouth like good taste food and drink (happy) and dislike
salty or biter food ( unhappy). Similarly for the eye, it love beautiful thing
like luxury car, beautiful girl or man, etc .Our ear - hear other praise us we
are happy but when people condemn or scold us we are angry and upset. These 5 enemies make our life miserable -
sometime we get it ( happy) and sometimes we don’t (unhappy).
Therefore, if we can lock up these five enemies
in our life, we will have less problem. They are the main trouble maker brought
in all good and bad thing in our mind. In meditation when I said I lock up the
5 enemies means that I sit down ( to stop movement of the body- first enemy
lock up), then close my eyes ( second enemy lock up), close my ear means
letting sound enter right ear and let it leave from left ear. Don’t pay
attention to what people say.( lock up third enemy). The nose is easy to
control- just concentrate on inhale and exhale and don’t try to differentiate
the smell. (lock up forth enemy) and fifth enemy is easy to control – just close
your mouth and don’t talk, eat or drink. ( lock up fifth enemy).
Initially you will find these 5 enemies are hard
to control. Our ear will tends to listen to outside sound.. but don’t worry….consistently
remind yourself, let it go from right ear to left ear.. I will not react to it…
it is just micro wave passing our body… there is nothing to worry and concern
about… when you do it every day non-stop for several weeks, one day you will
notice you hear nothing anymore…..one enemy is down and under control… good
progress…….but shouldn’t be too happy about it.. be calmed and treat it as norm…
When you do this exercise, you should think of nothing for this exercise to be effective. The Indians and chinese have been doing these exercises for centuries to cure ailments and sickness.
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