Here and now Meditation By Dr.VS.Suresh

Here and now Meditation     By Dr.VS.Suresh


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Friends ! Now I am going to describe a meditation technique which is one of the most effective and easiest meditation techniques of all times. Here is a technique which you can perform anytime, anywhere and  in any position. . 
I hope by now you know what is meditation (if not please see what is meditation ). In order to understand this technique let us recall the meaning  of meditation. 
Meditation is a systematic way of making our mind quiet so that we can contact our true identity -self, which is the source of everlasting  joy, bliss and peace.
This state in which our mind becomes absolutely calm and relaxed is also known as the state of choiceless awareness i.e. the state where we are fully aware of the moment yet our awareness is not focussed on any physical or mental image/object. It is a choiceless awareness.  In the 'Here and now' meditation we will gradually achieve the state of choiceless awareness with the help of  three easy steps.  For the sake of simplicity I am referring these steps as three individual steps. In reality as you  perform these steps, you will realize that these three steps happens simultaneously and thus are parts of one single step.   
The three steps of  'here and now' meditation technique are : 
(1) Remind yourself that you exist here and now. 
       This will make you aware of your body as it exists here and now. 
(2) Just be aware of the activities going on in and around you at this moment. 
       This will make you aware of the universe as it exists here and now.
(3) From now onwards start doing everything with awareness. 
      This will make you aware you of your self as it exists here and now. 
Let us understand these three steps is detail : 
First step: 

"Remind yourself that you exist here and now "

Remind yourself that you exist here and now. I am using the word ' remind' because most of us tend to forget that we ,in reality, exist here and now. We exist in the present. Nobody can live in past or future. Whatever we do, feel, think or experience, we do it in the present moment. You may think about past, you may plan for the future but the very process ( of thinking about  past or planning for the future) always happens in the present because at any given moment you exist in the present. 
Your existence in this world is the sum total of many things. Your present personality is the combined result  of your physical makeup , your cultural, social and educational  background, your thoughts, your feelings, your past life, your future plans, your ambitions and desires etc. However, you, who is the combined  embodiment of all such varied factors, exist here and now - in the present moment ! You can escape from the past, you can evade the outcome of future but you can not escape from the present. Most of us just keep thinking about the memories of past or fancies of the future and give very little importance to present whereas one of the most important and fundamental requisite for meditation is that you should live in the present. 
 In order to meditate and make our mind quiet, it is important for us to accept our life as it exists in the present moment. No matter how boring, banal, stressful , sad or colorless our present life is;  at any given moment, it is all that we have with us. So accept your life as it is and remind yourself that you exists in the present moment. The aim of this step is to focus  your whole attention on the present moment. This initial step act as a launching pad for the 'here and now' meditation as the entire attention of the meditator get focused on the present moment. So: Just be aware of the fact that you exist here and now !