Empty Meditation
Empty Meditations
Empty meditation:
This is a great way to empower yourself. This is a high level method, so you need to have some kind of sense of energy and be able to manipulate it, like in Energy Meditation. Here you don't visualize the energy, you just breathe in and out, taking in the energy and then breathing out to expand your aura. Your concentration is completely on the "feel". You need to be advanced in energy breathing before you start.
“Empty Meditation” is nothing more than quieting the mind.
The benefits of this meditation are:
We will be able to turn off unwanted thoughts and influences with our will, we will be able to control our thoughts and not be controlled by our thoughts (like the average person), and we will feel inner peace.
Empty meditation is essential for anyone practicing power meditation. Power meditation changes the strength of our thoughts, and it is very important to control, disconnect, and concentrate our thoughts with will.
Empty meditation trains the mind to be quiet, so others will not know what we are thinking. Japanese ninjas also use this method to avoid being noticed when they are performing important missions.
There are many techniques for empty meditation. The goal is to turn off all thoughts and focus on the here and now. You need to completely quiet your mind for a set period of time.
This can be quite difficult at first, as thoughts will keep coming into your head. Before you know it, you will be thinking about something again. Don't be angry with yourself, this is normal, and even experienced people can't always do a meditation smoothly. Just bring your mind back to concentration. Patience and perseverance are the two keys to success. It helps a lot to do a breathing exercise before the practice to reach a trance state. Some people will find that after a big meal their thoughts scatter during meditation.
Always try to meditate when you are fully awake. If you do the empty meditation when you are tired, you will probably fall asleep quickly.
1. Breathing exercises are optional. This is a simple method that will result in a trance state:
• Inhale for a count of 6.
• Hold your breath for a count of 6.
• Exhale for a count of 6. Continue this until you feel relaxed.
• Hold your breath only for as long as you feel comfortable. If 6 counts is too much, do it for 4, or even 2. Just make sure that all your counts are equal. Never hold it longer than is uncomfortable. Breathing exercises should never be forced, as they can damage the nervous system.
2. Now try to completely free your mind from all thoughts for a specific period of time, without thoughts or music. Your mind should be completely empty. Focus on being here, being now. For beginners, 5 minutes is enough. For advanced and experienced people, it can be anywhere from 15 minutes to anything.
Empty meditation can be done with your eyes open or closed. With your eyes open, you will likely see a haze around objects as you enter a trance state. This is normal. If you do it with your eyes closed, you may fall asleep, but this is a personal choice and you use the method that works best for you.
Meditation with open eyes:
Choose something to focus on. It could be a spot on the wall, the second hand on a clock, or even a tear in your clothing. Many people meditate by looking at a candle flame. The key is to focus on the object you have chosen.
Meditation with eyes closed:
Focus on your inner self and relax. You can take yourself into deeper states of trance by feeling like you are falling. This is normal. For newbies, this falling sensation, which often accompanies a deep trance state, can make you dizzy. Focus on the first part of your body to stop this.
Everyday empty meditation:
Empty meditation can be done anywhere, anytime, simply by focusing on the here and now, and giving your full attention to what you are doing. This method is best for those who cannot meditate privately. Just set a goal (here and now, for a certain amount of time), do it every day, and you will improve.
High-level empty meditation:
• Visualize an object and hold the image in your mind. At first it will fade and return, but as you improve you will be able to hold it longer and longer. This is a very important skill for magical practices and for controlling the power of your mind.
• Concentrate on a specific sound or word. You can do this in your head or out loud. This is called “mantra chanting.” Inhale, and as you exhale, chant the chosen mantra or sound. A common mantra used in Kundalini Yoga is “Sa-Ta-Na-Ma” or “ Sa-Ta-Nas” or “Sa-Ta-Na-mas.”
• Focus on a specific emotion: anger, happiness, sadness, love, hate.
You can choose any emotion, depending on your mood that day. This is a great training for higher level meditations.
• Focus on a specific material, such as moving your fingers across velvet or a fluffy towel.
• Concentrate on a specific smell or taste.
Higher level empty meditation with postures:
Higher-level empty meditation, which also uses physical positions, strengthens the mind and develops an iron will and incredible inner strength.
1. Keep your body still. DO NOT move. This is what experienced yogis do. Get into a comfortable position. If you have an itch somewhere, don't scratch it, just ignore it, stay focused.
Muscle cramps may come and go. Don't worry about any physical or mental pain. Just stay focused.
2. Use uncomfortable positions. Look for these in yoga/Tai Chi books as they have a good effect on you physically. It is a disciplinary tool taught in many martial arts schools where one learns to tolerate pain while concentrating intensely. This strengthens the mind for physical combat and dramatically increases your sense of self-confidence. This also strengthens resistance to pain. Martial arts masters meditate under cold waterfalls, sitting in snow, or in other painful situations. Excellent physical health is very important for obvious reasons. This can be replaced by a cold shower. As with all new things, you have to proceed gradually. These techniques, when mastered, give us complete control over our mind and emotions. When one faces death, one does not panic or become paralyzed with fear, and thus one's chances of survival are greatly increased. 3. You can also meditate while running, concentrating on each step, this strengthens you both physically and mentally.