Prayer and meditation are our
connections to God, to our higher power.
Take time each day to step away from the clutter and the noise. A daily commitment to spend time in this still, quiet place is a commitment to clarity and inner peace. We need this time and space in our lives in order to remember who we really are, what’s important, and where our personal truth lies. It is our time to calm the spirit and soothe the soul. It restores balance in our lives, and it reconnects us to our Source.
It is through prayer, meditation, and contemplation that we are best able to hear our own inner voice. This is a time to pause and connect not only with God, but with ourselves and our creative subconscious mind. This time spent within nourishes us on the deepest levels physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Some people say that through prayer we are talking to God, and through meditation we are listening to him. Through quiet contemplation we can look inside and reconnect with our own deeper truth and wisdom. Through each of these practices, we are opening our hearts and our minds and preparing ourselves to receive divine guidance and inspiration.
The value of consistent prayer is not that
He will hear us; but that we will hear Him.
William McGill
If we know the divine art of concentration,
if we know the divine art of meditation,
if we know the divine art of contemplation,
easily and consciously we can unite
the inner world and the outer world.
Sri Chinmoy
There are many ways to meditate, but in general they consist of simply being still and quiet for a period of time and focusing your attention on either your breath or a mantra of some sort. If you are new to the practice of meditation—your thoughts will drift, and your mind will wander at first. Remember not to be hard on yourself when this happens. This is just part of learning how to meditate. I love the metaphor that it’s like standing on the side of a river watching boats drift by. Every once in awhile you will discover that you have gotten into one of the boats and are floating down the river. Just simply get out of the boat, climb back onto the river bank and start observing the boats (your thoughts) again. Don’t worry about whether or not you’re getting it “right.” Your ability to stay focused will increase with time and practice.
The regular practice of meditation will help clear your mind of distractions, cleanse your thoughts, and enhance your spiritual connection. It renews the spirit, relaxes the body, and calms the soul. Meditation is a tool for reflection and inquiring within, and it is one of the best ways to still your thoughts in order to receive divine guidance. Through the practice of meditation you will begin to become even more aware of your subtle intuitive impulses, insights, ideas, emotions, and inspirations.
Meditation is the dissolution
of thoughts in eternal awareness or
pure consciousness without objectification,
knowing without thinking, merging
finitude in infinity.
Voltaire
Spend time each day in quiet contemplation, prayer, or meditation.
There is an inner alchemy that takes place through prayer and meditation. They help you to empty your mind of worries and negative thoughts, and they make room for it to be filled with joy, bliss, and love. These are transformational processes that will change you on a cellular level. They will literally change your brain wave patterns, increasing your good feelings and creating a sense of happiness. In addition to that, the vibrational frequency of these positive emotions is in perfect harmony with what you want to attract into your life.
Through prayer, contemplation, and meditation you are aligning yourself with a higher power and opening yourself up to the unlimited potential and infinite wisdom of the universe. Your devotion and commitment to spiritual growth and expansion will serve to alter your consciousness and open you up to a greater awareness of the miracles, circumstances, possibilities, and synchronicity already at work in your life. Through prayer you are also acknowledging God. You are acknowledging that there is a higher power at work in your life.
Prayer, contemplation, and meditation are essential, powerful tools in your life.
Make a commitment to use them.
They are the way in.
If you believe, you will receive
whatever you ask for in prayer.
Mathew 21:22