To have a rest, relax when you need, to avoid the stress in extreme situations are what I think are the important purposes of meditation. On the market today there are many guides about meditation. They offer different techniques and sometimes one contradicts with another. Well…, every author has his own opinion. I read a few of those books and as far as I came up with, if I can call them that, outlines for myself and for people who are thinking of starting to learn meditation. One of the good things that I see in my outlines is that these outlines don’t demand from me and I hope from many other people any extraordinary actions.

Outline # 1: Establish the goals.

This is, I think, half of success! Before beginning to learn how to meditate, let’s call it strategically, and then before each lesson, tactically, try again and again very clearly to define in yourself the things that are necessary to eliminate and more importantly, the things that you wish to achieve.

Outline # 2: Believe in it.

Don’t analyze yourself during the meditation lesson, do it only before or after the lesson.

The only thing that you need during the lesson is the amplifying belief in the approach of the necessary condition. A belief that is fanatical and, one that would call it, blind!

This is what I would call the condition of developed autohypnosis. Gradually you will learn how to get yourself in this condition quickly and easy.

Of course, to eliminate completely the reflection of your condition in your mind during the lesson in the beginning is impossible but it is not necessary. The involuntary self analysis in the beginning of the meditation lessons sometimes gets stronger but don’t fight with it, it will go away by itself just while you get used to meditating.

The same way with the development of the ability of concentration, the strange distracting ideas and images will disappear by themselves. I understand, that to fight with something, restrain, or destroy goes against the rules of meditation. When you learn to believe yourself all what is not required and disturbing will go away by itself.

Outline # 3: Don’t be afraid.

Some level of disturbing anxiety is common for everybody in the beginning.

A deep warm feeling, confidence, and calmness sooner or later will come to you.

Outline # 4: Give yourself time.

For some time, is difficult to tell for how long, play with yourself a tricky game, first - establish the firm tasks, and second, at the same time, don’t demand any successes from yourself and don’t expect any changes. Don’t feel guilty and don’t criticize yourself.

If you don’t see any results, it doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. They just start to appear deep inside your mind.

Outline # 5: Time, time, and more time.

You have to always remember that between the conscious and subconsciousness processes in the brain there are some mismatches in time. Either the consciousness makes the subconsciousness informed of already happened facts, or either the subconsciousness with all its old and bulky biological mechanics does not keep up with fast, impatient conscious. The subconsciousness is very slow at the beginning and its difficult to get it involved in events but when it already is in the process it is difficult to stop. Time and more time that is all that our mind needs so it can show itself in the best way.

Outline # 6: The tendency is important.

Don’t get upset if meditation doesn’t work right away. Remember, that any meditation lesson doesn’t waste. Every time your mind gets adjusted faster and easier, but sometimes unpredictable deviations could happen. The general tendency is more important; the cumulative result of many lessons. Consider that it is useful that you already started learning meditation even with no result in the beginning.

Outline # 7: Don’t think about the time.

At the beginning, while self-control is still weak and the level of anxiety still high, try during your lessons not to think about time. It would be good if you can have two free hours every day and you can dedicate 40 minutes to meditation and the rest of time use just for a walk. While you are standing in meditation don’t be afraid to be late anywhere.

When you learned how to meditate, you won’t afraid of anything unless you want to.

Establish small tasks for yourself, one at time. Don’t try to accomplish more than you plan. Don’t rush. The meditation time belongs only to you.

Outline # 8: All in ourselves.

Keep in mind that the conditions which you want to achieve with meditation you already know, you have them involuntarily during some moments in your life, but you, most likely, forgot about it, they were unstable, fleeting and, the main thing, did not interest you at that time. By studying meditation, you won’t get for yourself anything new, you are scooping only that what is in you, making it stronger and stronger.

Good luck with your start.

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