Does any one here meditate on a regular basis? If so, which techniques have you adopted and what works best for you?
Apparently, what I grew up thinking was meditation, appears now to be more or a reflection practice, from an eastern perspective. The meditation experience I have had from yoga teachers focused on following the breath, but I know that there are many, many approaches to this practice. I have read about practices in Buddhism that entail clearign the mind, and those that encourage focusing on people with loving kindness, which seems in complete opposition to each other.
I some time feel meditative while listening to chants. I love the track "Lament" by Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn, but the song is over so soon, and his other music does not move me in the same way (meaning help me focus on something in side of myself). It seems atypcial of other Suffi songs, whcih encourage movement. I know many find mediation in movement as well, btu I am seeking a still path.
I am interested in learnign what methods have worked best for other people.
