There is a sentence in the Book of Navar: Meditation is an intermittent fasting of the mind.
Meditation is also a way to help us reshape and take control of our brains.
My meditative moments are generally in two scenarios:Walking the dog for a walk or at night before going to bed
When I first started meditating while walking my dog, I always thought about a lot of things unconsciously, and I wanted to give my brain a good rest, but my brain became more and more active, and I still wanted to work when I walked my dog.
In order to truly meditate while walking, I deliberately empty myself and don't pay attention to the thoughts in my head, butFeel the surroundings, the road under your feet, the wind blowing, and feel the here and now.
It lasted for a year, and the effect was not bad, and it was very relaxing every time I walked the dog.
There is also a scene at night before going to bed, and the advantage of doing meditation at this time is that you can fall asleep quickly.
Meditate before going to bed and your mind will automatically go through what happened that dayYou can watch the day's experience like watching a movie, but tell yourself that you don't need to think deeply, and once you do, you may not be able to sleep.
Meditation is not the same as review, meditation is mainly to feel your own state at this moment, not to accept or refute the idea that pops out of your head, just to watch it quietly.
Nawal recommends meditating for 1 hour every morning to help solve the problems left over from the past.
Observe the previously unresolved problems through meditation, just like browsing the unread emails in your email, click on these questions one by one to read them, and the mailbox will be much more refreshingNow you can look at these problems with a more objective attitude across time and space, so as to solve them.
How to take control of our brains through meditation?
Last year, I took a psychology major class and learned that the human brain is moldable.
Because the connections between neurons in the brain are complex, the strength, ability, structure, etc., of the connections between neurons can be changed through deliberate practice.
For example, if you don't deliberately change a habit from childhood to adulthood, the neuronal connections in the brain will gradually increase, and this habit will accumulate deeper and deeper.
As we get older, we accumulate a lot of habits. These habitual reactions will eventually control our emotions, but our emotions should not be controlled by knee-jerk reactions, but should be actively controlled by our conscious mind.
Meditation is a good way to look at our brain in another dimension, analyze our thoughts, emotions and reactions, and reconfigure our brain system on the basis of self-analysis and self-understanding, so as to form a sense of control over ourselves.
Be wary of those deep-seated bad habits or self-awareness, try meditation and listen to your own voice!