體位法與靜心冥想 Asana and Meditation
靜坐並不困難,只要把握幾個重點,就能在冥想之中整理思緒靜觀自我。
練習靜坐時,有兩種方式可選擇
(一)跟著心中正面的思緒流動,順應時勢般地暢遊在靜坐的當下
(二)把自己當作一座山,或是一塊大岩石,穩坐當下而靜止不動
首先,進行冥想練習時,先選擇適合自己的舒適坐姿,不要駝背也不需要刻意將腰桿打直,雙手自然地放在膝蓋上,閉上眼睛,保持正常節奏且順暢的呼吸,不要勉強憋氣或吸氣,一切順其自然。
正式進入靜坐練習時,腦海中可能會有許多雜念干擾練習,可在每回吸氣與吐氣時,於心中默念一次OM,以化解雜念,將專注力慢慢收回雜亂的心緒,除了OM之外,也可默念任何可幫助自己專注的話語。
第二階段,因靜坐一段時間後,腳自然會感覺痠麻,但要練習忽視這種不適感的存在,當注意力轉移後,腳不適的感覺漸漸就會自然消失。靜坐的當下,每個人的感受與思緒流轉方式皆因人而異,即使是毗鄰而坐,處在同樣的外在環境下,由於個人的生命經歷與背景相異,你絕對不會產生與他人全然相同的感受,重點在於學習內觀自我當下的覺知與變化。
學習任何事情,都需有全心投入的決心、敬奉的態度與堅強的意志力,凡事起頭難,但只要持續練習,即使每回只是多靜坐了一兩分鐘,都是一步一腳印的進展,慢慢地就會水到渠成,最終做到即使靜坐達一小時也能泰然自若,輕鬆如常。
我們都要學習”接受”,無論發生任何事情,只要把自己當成像海綿一樣,將所有雜音、波動均吸收內化,不對外做出任何反應,如此一來,所發生的事物,就會在你接受的當下結束,既不會激起一絲漣漪也不會延續蔓延成為任何可能會影響自己的負面效應。
Meditation is not difficult; take hold of a few key points then you will be able to sort out the train of thoughts and quietly observe yourself through meditation.
There are two ways to choose for practicing meditation:
(1) Flow along with the positive thoughts in your mind, and go with the stream to wander at the moment of meditation.
(2) Imagine yourself as a mountain or a huge rock, steadily mounted and sit still in the presence.
Firstly, choose a comfortable siting position for yourself without hunching your back, neither do you have to particularly straighten your back. Place both hands on the knees, close your eyes, maintain smooth breathing at normal speed, and do not force to hold your breath or inhale, allow everything to happen naturally. After entering meditation practice, lots of random thoughts may occur in your head to disturb your practice, in this case, you may chant “OM” once in your mind at each inhalation and exhalation to dissolve those random thoughts, and pull back your attention from the chaotic mind. You may chant anything enhances your concentration besides “OM.”
At the second stage, your legs naturally become sore and numb due to the time sitting in meditation, however, you should practice to ignore the existence of discomfort, and once your attention is diverted, the discomfort of your legs will gradually fade away naturally. In meditation, how the feelings grow and thought patterns flow will differ among all individuals. Sitting together and being in the same external environment, owing to different personal life experience and background, you will never grow the feeling that is identical to others; the key is to learn to look inside yourself, be aware of the moment and the changes of insight.
It takes determination of wholeheartedness, dedicated attitude, and strong willpower to learn everything, which is hard at the beginning, once you continue the practice, and you only manage to sit one or two minutes longer each time, it’s a one-step-at-a-time progress nevertheless. Slowly, everything will fall into places, and eventually you will be composed and feel at ease though sitting in meditation for up to an hour. “Acceptance” is a lesson all of us have to learn about; whatever happens, allow yourself to be like a sponge, absorbing and internalizing all the noises and vibrations without reacting externally, and in this way, all the happenings will end at the moment of your acceptance without causing ripples, neither will it evolve into any negative effects that may impact yourself.