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Teaching Meditation Phase I

In the very first phase of meditation you

need to explain about

what is meditation?

This is necessary because many people have various misconceptions

about meditation.

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They hear from someone about it or they read somewhere but very few or no one of them have gone through the

actual experiences of meditation. It is highly impossible for them to put the right efforts at

the beginning, unless they understand clearly what

meditation is.

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The second thing you must tell them at the

beginning that the benefits of the meditation. Understand that every individual in the class has

different expectations from meditation as per their own perspectives.

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So you need to explain all the benefits thoroughly. At the same time you need to tell them that meditation is not a cure but an ongoing process.

The more you do, the more you gain.

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As you are aware that simplicity is profound. Very few people have used to sit calmly and quietly

without doing anything. Thus in the first phase of meditation you need to

teach them about concentration.

• Meditation is very simple process

and hence much difficult to understand and practice.

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At the beginning it is difficult for many of them to sit with closed eyes. So concentrating on some object with

open eyes is the best thing for beginners in the meditation class.

You can select any object like a dark

circle of the size of coin, or

even a candle light if you are teaching at late evening.

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Concentration

practice can start with ten minutes at the beginning. Slowly and gradually you can increase it

up to thirty minutes. After every session ask them

about their feelings, experiences during concentration time.

Encourage them if they can prolong the process.

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No one can expect the same experience as of any other person. This way you have to build their

confidence and encourage them for regular practice of meditation.

• If some of them are not much comfortable, convince them that it happens at the starting point. Tell them that

meditation is a process that gives unique experiences to every individual.

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You need to make them understand that meditation is a scientific process and not magic. You cannot predict anything within a stipulated time in meditation. It may give you the results more or less than your expectations. Once you practice it consistently and get mastery over the process you will understand the power of meditation.

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Learning the skill of

concentration and sitting calmly in one position for half an hour is not an easy task. It may take some time. This time varies from person to person. Thus on an average one week is sufficient if you have one month meditation program.

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There is no hard and fast rule for this time. If your program is for a short period then two to three days are also sufficient for teaching and practicing this

concentration technique in the first phase of learning meditation.

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When the participants will know about the Physical, Mental,

Emotional and Spiritual

benefits of meditation, they will definitely eager to learn it.

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