Making
Space for Stillness
Stilling the mind
does require practice.
Try to sit with a straight back and with both feet flat on the floor.
Then relax, starting with your toes and fingers; be aware of all your muscles
and relax all your tensions.
Hold your head and neck comfortably balanced,
feeling your shoulders widen as the muscles loosen.
Try to put aside
the anxieties of the day, notice the sounds around you
and put them aside too. Close your eyes and, breathing quietly,
repeat the sentence silently in your head.
Don't worry about
distracting thoughts, they will come, just quietly go back
to the sentence. During the stillness the
words drop into the depths of your
heart and mind producing gradual healing of fears, anxieties and resentment.
Five minutes meditation
will be long enough to start with,
and if you can manage it, meditate twice a day.
Keep to one sentence for a week.
The method is simple - but requires perseverance
and the desire to open our hearts to the spirit of God.
You may not feel anything during the stillness - or for some time.
The spirit works gradually and gently.