The first step in using the breath as an object of meditation is to find it. What you are looking for is the physical, tactile sensation of the air that passes in and out of the nostrils.

When we listen and talk mindfully, our minds are free from greed, selfishness, hatred, and delusion.

Feeling is one of the seven universal mental factors. The other six are contact, perception, attention, concentration, life force, and volition.

Mindfulness (Sati)

TRADITIONAL POSTURES

It is psychologically impossible for us to objectively observe what is going on within us if we do not at the same time accept the occurrence of our various states of mind.

MISCONCEPTION 11: A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF MEDITATION AND ALL MY PROBLEMS WILL GO AWAY.

5. Make your mind like a gatekeeper

Within the Judeo-Christian tradition we find two overlapping practices called prayer and contemplation. Prayer is a direct address to a spiritual entity. Contemplation is a prolonged period of conscious thought about a specific topic, usually a religious ideal or scriptural passage.