| There are many reasons for meditating, such as | | | | better person and to respect your fellow man. Many |
| meditating for relaxation, stress relief or dealing with | | | | people ask me how I incorporate these sacred |
| an issue. Sometimes you may even meditate for the | | | | phrases into my meditation. Well I first begin by |
| fun of it because of the high you get coming off a | | | | identifying the sacred phrase I want to start with. I |
| meditation session. However, sometimes you may | | | | will read it aloud and once I have decided what I |
| want to meditate for a purpose or to help reinforce | | | | want to get from the meditation session then that is |
| something you want to achieve. If you are an elite | | | | when I will start. For example, I may want to |
| athlete you may meditate each day to help you in | | | | meditate on how to deal with a person who is |
| your mental preparation by meditating on what you | | | | causing me grief or always seems to get me angry. I |
| will do to win your race or if you are a basketball | | | | will find a sacred phrase that I can reflect on and use |
| player you may meditate on shooting a 3 point shot. | | | | that phrase during my meditation. I start off by |
| You can achieve these outcomes by using phrases | | | | simply beginning my meditation session with simple |
| during your meditation session. The objective of | | | | breathing exercises that help clear my mind and to |
| these phrases during a meditation session is to help | | | | get me to a state in which I can begin using the |
| reprogram your mind to achieve your objectives | | | | sacred meditation phrases. During a 20 minute |
| when your mind is in its most malleable state. The | | | | meditation session, I find that it generally takes about |
| mind is most open to suggestion or reprogramming | | | | 5 to 8 minutes to get to the point that I am ready |
| during a meditation session. The Buddhist Monk uses | | | | for the next stage in the meditation cycle of using |
| sacred meditation phrases during a meditation session | | | | the sacred phrase. Now that I am ready to begin the |
| to help them in overcoming their transgressions and ill | | | | next stage, I start by reciting the sacred phrase in |
| thoughts they have during the day. They are | | | | my mind. During the first recitation I will simply recite |
| provided these sacred phrases from the teachings of | | | | the sacred phrase without any reflection. On the |
| Buddha, their teachers and the Dalai Lama. Each | | | | second recitation of the sacred phrase I will begin |
| Sacred Phrase contains an important lesson that is to | | | | paying close attention to the words in the sacred |
| be learnt. A sample sacred phrase by Buddha goes as | | | | phrase and the meanings of the words. Over the |
| - Speak the truth, do not become angered and give | | | | next few recitations of those phrases I will begin to |
| when asked, even be it a little. By these three | | | | look at how I apply the meanings of the phrases to |
| conditions one goes to the presence of the gods. | | | | my everyday life. I continue this process till I am |
| Another sacred phrase that is useful in daily life - The | | | | ready to finish off my meditation. The last stage of |
| wise who control body, speech and mind are indeed | | | | my meditation cycle involves making a conscious |
| the consummately controlled. The Buddhist religion | | | | commitment to improving my life and to take on |
| and community are not the only religion that has | | | | board the values and meanings of the sacred phrase. |
| sacred phrases that can be used during a meditation | | | | The core objective of using sacred phrases during |
| session. Some meditators who come from the | | | | your meditation sessions is to help you improve, you, |
| Christian faith will use sacred phrases from the bible | | | | as a person and the role that you will play on this |
| such as the Psalms or the Lords Prayer. Virtually | | | | earth. If we do not contemplate and reflect on these |
| every religion has sacred phrases you can use | | | | sacred phrases in this way then the phrases will be |
| through your meditation sessions and most of these | | | | nothing more than pretty words and will not serve |
| phrases are about trying to help you become a | | | | the purpose they were intended for. |