Four major meditation methods of yoga

As a key content of yoga, meditation plays an important role in the entire practice of yoga; however, in many tutorials, yoga meditation is described as something that can only be understood and cannot be expressed in words. Of course, here we can only introduce to you how to generally grasp the four major meditation methods of yoga to help you better practice yoga.

1. Mobile meditation

Cultivating asanas is the most common method for yoga to enter mobile meditation. Mastering this method can bring the joints and stretching parts of the body to their limits. Why is the waist bones so soft when practicing yoga? The softness of yoga is different from the softness of practicing acrobatics. Yoga is formed by constantly expanding and stretching the body to achieve the realm of meditation. Acrobatics is the control of the body to a certain extent. The origin of asana practice was to train the controllable parts of the body to the limit, cut off thoughts and enter the realm of meditation, so it is called mobile meditation.

2. Candlelight meditation method

Candlelight meditation or a little meditation, the light should not be too bright. Use your eyes to look at the candlelight, because the eyes are the most fragile part of the human body. It is difficult to open them for a long time. Continue to hold on. The purpose of holding on is not to let you stare at the candlelight for how long you stare at the candlelight is to allow you to experience cutting off your thinking and entering the state of perception when you stare without blinking and reach the limit of fatigue to meditate.

3. om sound meditation method

Candlelight meditation uses the eyes, and om-sound meditation uses the ears. In the past, there would be a big clock in temples or churches. When the time came, the bell would ring. When the bell rings, it would ask you to cut off your thinking. At this time, you should enter meditation. When you pay attention to the bell sound ~ It rings until it disappears, and you listen to the sound from sound to silent, and your thinking also enters a dhyana realm. They all use the controllable parts of the body. Make an om sound during meditation, lengthening the m sound to three times the o sound. At this time, you will cut off the process of listening from sound to silence with your ears and enter the dhyana state.

4. Observation of breathing meditation

After meditating and sitting still with lotus flowers, use your ears to listen to your exhalation and inhalation, and to the sound of your breath. Because this breath is very subtle, you must listen very attentively and quietly. When you focus on listening to the sound of breathing, your thoughts are cut off and you enter the dhyana state and enter the meditation state. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)