How to do meditation for beginners(step-by-step guide)

Overview Meditation is a subtle, yet simple practice anyone can implement in their life. Mediation is to the mind, is what exercise is to the body. We train our mind through this simple practice called meditation We have all heard about the positive aspects of meditation, we have seen monks sitting still for hours “meditating”. But we don’t usually realize how deep meditation has been integrated into our cultures. Meditation has been around for 5000 years now. According to psychology today , evidence for meditation was found in the wall art located in the Indus valley dating approximately 5,000 to 3,500 BCE. Vigyan Bhairav Tantra written from 1972-1973, explained 112 techniques of meditation. There are also depictions of meditation on the Indian sculptures and Vedic texts which date back around 3000 years ago. Hinduism and Buddhism referred to meditation as dhyana , Chapter 6 of India’s sacred book “ bhagavad gita ” depicted dhyana yoga (...