Meditation Techniques - The Ultimate Guide
Best Meditation Techniques
Guide to Meditation Techniques
Welcome to the ultimate meditation techniques guide. This guide is the culmination of 25+ years of passionate practice, research and study into the great Art of Meditation. Below you will find a list of the best meditations from across the globe, step-by-step details of how to effectively practice these techniques, as well as a listing of the primary benefits of each of these profound meditation techniques.
One of the most important aspects of meditation is to choose the technique which is right for you. There are literally thousands of different meditation techniques, and finding the one that resonates best with you and is geared towards the goals you are trying to achieve is essential. This guide is designed specifically to help you in that process, by presenting you with the most time-tested meditation techniques and detailing each of these great meditations.
Before I jump ahead though, I would like mention that the ultimate purpose of any meditation technique is Enlightenment or Self-Realization. That is the final destination. It is just that along the way to this highest pinnacle, meditation bestows a bevy of wonderful "side" benefits and these benefits can vary depending on which meditation technique you choose to do. I have gone into these additional benefits of meditation in several articles and you can read about them here: Top 10 Profound Benefits of Meditation, Side Benefits of Silent Mind Meditation Program, Brain Health Benefits of Meditation.
Below you will find details on which are the best meditation techniques to do, in order to obtain certain results. As most of you know, the Free Online Guided Meditation Techniques E-book, has step-by-step instructions and free videos on all the meditation techniques offered here on Mastery of Meditation, so in the summary below I have given a brief description and video of the mediation technique, but provided a link to the chapter in the E-book where you can get all the fine details. In addition, this will be an ongoing guide which I will constantly update with new and useful meditation techniques for you.
Meditation Technique #1: Zen Meditation Technique – Zazen
Goal: Awareness, Detachment, Peace
Zen Meditation Technique is the undisputed heavyweight in the world of meditation. It is very likely the most widely practiced meditation technique and is perhaps even the face of meditation. The silent Buddha, sitting cross-legged, eyes slightly open, in this world but yet beyond, immersed in a Singularity (or Void) is Zazen.
Zazen is essentially silent, seated meditation and excellent for a wide range of benefits. If you don’t know which meditation technique to try, this should be your default choice. Zazen will help you develop your ability to remain in the moment, mindful of that which is taking place, and free you from the entanglements of ego-centric, dualistic thoughts. It will most certainly help you develop a calm disposition and give you the strength to withstand stressful or upsetting events. In time, this meditation technique will make you wise, give you access to spontaneous joy and help you develop into a compassionate, loving human being.
You will find more details on Zazen in the article, Zen Meditation Technique. Here is a step-by-step instruction video on how to practice this meditation technique.
Meditation Technique #2: Concentration Meditation Technique – Trataka
Goal: Concentration, Mental Focus
One common myth about meditation is that it is the same as concentration. Really it is not. Concentration is a stepping stone for meditation, but mediation is far more than concentration. In practicing meditation though, one of the clear benefits is a tremendous increase in your powers of concentration and mental focus. Many people are rightly interested in developing this skill, and to do so there is no better meditation technique than Trataka or Candle Flame Gazing.
In this meditation, you will focus your attention, in a darkened room, on a candle flame and then concentrate on the after image that it leaves behind when you close your eyes. The technique is simple, yet very effective. Along with developing your power of concentration, this meditation technique will also help calm your mind down and give you inner peace and stillness.
You can read details about this technique in the following article: Concentration Meditation Technique – Trataka.
Meditation Technique #3: So Hum Mantra Meditation Technique
Goal: Love, Forgiveness, Compassion
Mantra meditation technique is a big part of the philosophy of meditation that comes from the Eastern faiths. It is a technique that has been used for centuries in
If you are suffering from hate, bitterness, loneliness, anger, depression and other negative emotions, then So Hum Mantra Meditation Technique is a great tonic to use. In this meditation, you will use the So-Hum mantra silently to pacify the mind and connect with your divine nature. It will help heal the wounds of the heart and make you feel an indivisible part of the whole.
Meditation Technique #4: AUM Mantra Meditation Technique
Goal: Psychic Powers, Intuition
As I mentioned above, mantra meditation techniques have many different variations and applications, and AUM Mantra Meditation Technique is an example of just that. AUM Mantra Meditation technique is part of the science of Kundalini Yoga and it’s specific purpose is to activate the Third Eye Chakra.
In this meditation, you chant the sound AUM, while concentration on the Third Eye region. The sound AUM is considered the seed sound for this center and chanting it serves to stimulate the energy flow though this region. The Third Eye is the seat of intuition, and opening the Third Eye unleashes psychic and mental powers.
To get more details about this meditation technique, read the following article: AUM Mantra Meditation Technique. Also, here is a step-by-step video demonstration of AUM Mantra Meditation Technique…
Meditation Technique #5: Silent Mind Mediation Technique
Goal: Intelligence, Enlightenment, Awareness
This is the meditation technique I practice and although the thinking behind it is not new, for the most part it is a system of my own making. If you are looking to sharpen awareness, hone intelligence and dramatically improve brain function, then this meditation technique is for you. It is designed to help the mind realize that it is the root cause of suffering and thus, still itself. It is the highest form of insight meditation and I have practiced this technique for over 20 years now. Obviously, I find it the best suited for those interested in enlightenment, like me.
The entire Silent Mind Meditation Program is designed to help you learn and develop this technique, but you are also welcome to just practice this technique itself and you can get details about it in the following chapter: The Silent Mind Meditation Technique.
Meditation Technique #6: Smiling Buddha Meditation Technique
Goal: Happiness, Confidence
This meditation technique comes from the profound school of Kundalini Yoga and was reputed to be one that Lord Buddha was prescribed in order to help him recover from a long stretch of meditation and fasting.
After all life is meant to be a journey full of happiness and joy. It is one where we are supposed to enjoy the great abundance of beauty and love that exists in nature and within ourselves. This meditation will help you do just that. The meditation technique is also great for boosting your confidence along with your spirit.
Here is the link to the details for this wonderful meditation. Enjoy!
Smiling Buddha Kundalini Yoga Meditation for Happiness
Meditation Technique #7: Corpse Pose Yoga Meditation Technique
Goal: Health, Healing & Relaxation
For creating the optimum environment for self healing to take place, there is simply no better meditation technique than Yoga Corpse Pose. This meditation puts the entire system at ease and gives the body the space it needs to heal itself. Miraculous healing, spiritual healing, natural healing and other such healing phenomenon, are known to occur in this state of relaxed awareness.
This meditation technique is also a yoga pose and is excellent for promoting peace and well-being. It is a practice that should be embraced everyday in order to reduce stress and encourage tranquility.
Here is the link to the details for this wonderful meditation.
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on September 25th, 2008 at 3:37 am
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on September 25th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
The techniques really worked. It helped me relax after busy work day. thanks.
on September 26th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Great to hear that you are finding these meditation techniques useful. They have survived the test of time, and those of us who have discovered and are drawn to this practice are certainly the lucky ones :-D.
Cheers,
Anmol
on September 27th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Really nice video and explanation of the OM meditation technique. KUDOS! Om Shanti, Keith
on September 29th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
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on October 3rd, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Glad you are enjoying the meditation techniques. Thanks a lot for your inspiring and encouraging feedback.
Best,
Anmol
on October 8th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Hi Anmol,
I really like your video. It is great to be able to put a face and voice to your work. I enjoyed the techniques tremendously.
Be Well…
on October 9th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Thanks for the kind words. Great to have the input of another who is equally passionate and versed in the art of meditation.
Best,
Anmol
on October 11th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Dear Sir,
I have been meditating since 5 years now i am 32 years old.i dont have a guru (whether u require or not i dont know) i just sit cross legged and concentrate my attention in between 2 eyebrows and after some time i feel all my thoughts vanished. do i do it right. what more should i do. help me .aaaaamit
on October 11th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
You are essentially doing Ajna Chakra Meditation (concentration upon the Third Eye). Certainly looks like you have perfected concentration, which is a great achievement in itself, and a prerequisite for meditation, so you are well positioned to go further.
First I would like to know what it is that you realize when you have no thoughts left?
What I would suggest, is that at the point when thoughts are no more, you let go of the concentration on the forehead as well and see what happens. Just remain with pure, simple awareness, just presence.
Best,
Anmol
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on November 11th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Nicely put, Anmol. I think mantra (concentration) meditation should precede mindfulness (detachment) meditation, and then simply allow mantras (thoughts, sounds, sensations etc) exist as part of your accepting, mindful world. Mantra and mindfulness interact, and any thing/mantra you focus on influences your state of mind.
Mantras associated with emotions of fear and anger easily turn into mindless distress (and more fear and anger), while mantras associated with love and compassion turn into mindful compassion (and more love and compassion). Over time the former leads to unhappiness and depression, and the latter leads to happiness.
You may want to check out this meditation help guide to learn more:
Best wishes,
Oz
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on December 30th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Glad you are enjoying and benefiting from the website. I suggest to try Kapalbhati Yoga Pranayama to dissolve this knot. You can also try Golden Nugget Yoga Pranayama. Both will help dissolve blockages in this region.
Let me know how it works out and I can make other suggestions as well.
Best,
Anmol
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on January 25th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Hi Anmol,
at first I want to thank you for your blogs and ask you, when will be next chapter #6 for healing meditations publicated at this site. I’m absolute beginner in meditation. I’ve never tried this before. I’m forced due to my health situation which is the same for many years and not cured by doctors (they only told me that it’s stomach inflamination, but they didn’t tell me what to do and what not to do, also as they didn’t know why that inflamination was) to search some alternative healing options/techniques to heal myself. I have probably same halth problem as Josh becaus I’m very often exposed to stress situations due to my job. As is said for many years ca. 4-5 I have problems in my upper abdominal part of which was probably starter stress and excessive using of amino acids and protiens for bodybuilding. Now I want to ask you to advise me, which of this meditations or what to do would help me in my situation.
Thank you very much.
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on January 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I would strongly recommend the Free Online Beginner’s Meditation Class (Course #100). It is excellent for teaching you meditation, helping you relax and helping your body heal.
Let me know how it goes.
Best,
Anmol
on March 3rd, 2009 at 11:14 pm
Aum Tat Sat…
Hi Anmol,
Thanks for sharing so many pearls of spirituality. I chose this divine path a couple of years back. Since then it has been a joy ride.
I have a question?
I have a Tibetan ‘Aum’ sound file. Can I put it on while doing 3rd eye/Aum meditation…?
Warm Regards,
Subhadip
God bless you…
on March 5th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Great to have your divine presence on this website.
In general, I suggest most meditations without music, but with Chakra meditation, external mantra sounds can be helpful. Don’t overdo beej mantra meditation too much though as it can be very overpowering. Just go forward gently, you are already enjoying anyway :-D.
Love & Light,
Anmol
on March 28th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Hello, im here just to say that i liked a lot this site and its content, but i think you should make this site more organized, its hard to find what we want here and its a little hard to follow the techniques…
on April 1st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Thanks you for your feedback and glad you are enjoying the site. The best way to access the techniques is via the Free E-book and Video Library links in the right sidebar.
Also, the following article can help…
Tips to Navigate this Website
Best,
Anmol
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[…] It is not surprising to those of us who are long time yoga practitioners that the popularity of this profound spiritual science is now exploding on a world wide scale. Unfortunately though some of the authenticity and truths about yoga are being lost and some myths are creeping in with regard to what yoga is and how it is to be practiced. In this article I will look to clear up what I find to be the top 5 myths about yoga. Top 5 Myths About Yoga: 1. Yoga is a Form of Physical Exercise: This is perhaps the most common view of yoga. That it is a form of physical exercise. This certainly needs to be clarified and I am going to provide some details about true yoga practice in order to do this. Yoga is actually has 8 parts to it, with the physical aspect being just 1. These 8 parts, include yoga dos, yoga don’ts, physical exercises (asana), breathing exercises, sense control, concentration, meditation and divine union. So you can see from above that although the physical aspect of yoga, which is called asana, is an important part of yoga, yoga as a whole is certainly more that just a series of postures and movements. Yoga is essentially a spiritual science whose objective is to still the mind of thoughts, so that the truth of Oneness hidden behind the waves of the mind can be clearly seen and embraced. 2. Yoga is a Religion: The other extreme and incorrect view on yoga is that is it a religion. Commonly yoga is considered part of Hindu religion, but yoga is not a religion. It is a time tested spiritual science with the goal of revealing the true nature of reality. As indicated above, yoga practice is a step by step process with the end goal of calming down the thought waves in our mind and thus prevent them from distorting the truth. 3. To Practice Yoga You Must be Vegetarian: There is a notion floating around that in order to practice yoga you must not eat meat and be a vegetarian. This is not true. Although there are tremendous benefits to being vegetarian and this is being more and more validated by the mainstream medical community, there is no requirement of vegetarianism in order to practice yoga. One point I would like to add here is that, vegetarianism is consistent with the non-violence which yoga advocates and it certainly would be to your benefit to reduce meat intake, nevertheless, you don’t have to be vegetarian in order to be a great yogi. 4. You Need to be Initiated by a Guru: I have also come across this notion that many believe you need to be initiated and have a guru in order to learn and practice yoga. This is not true. According to yoga, the true guru is within and although it would be to your benefit to learn yoga from an accomplished teacher, this is not a requirement. 5. You Have to be Flexible to do Yoga: Not so. No doubt yoga will improve your flexibility, along with your strength, balance and overall health, but in order to practice yoga you do not have to be flexible. Yoga is designed to be practiced by all. Different bodies have different degrees of flexibility and in this case one size does not fit all. For most of the complex yoga posture which require great flexibility to do, there are plenty of modifications which allow you to get the same benefits for those who are less flexible. In fact one of the original reasons I took up yoga because I was not flexible and wanted to improve this aspect of my physical dimension. Summary: So there you have the top 5 myths about yoga. Essentially, what these myths do is prevent people from taking up this wonderful science. So if you feel you will have to change faiths, find gurus, stop eating meat or are too inflexible to take up yoga practice, you are wrong. Don’t pass up the wonderful opportunity to learn and practice this amazing science, which helps you discover your true divine and eternal nature. Anmol Mehta is modern Yoga & Meditation master. His massive Guided Zen Meditation blog offers the ultimate Meditation Techniques Guide and free Yoga to Detox & Cleanse Your Body. […]
on July 13th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
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on July 26th, 2009 at 6:44 am
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on July 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
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on August 16th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
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on August 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Hey Anmol,
First I want to say, I think it’s great that you want to share all the meditation techniques! But I have a question.. I have a hard time finding the right meditation for myself. Maybe you can help me out. I’m 17 years old and I’m doing meditation for 4 years now. And I want to go a little bit further. I also have spiritual interests. Do you have any suggestions?
Warm regards,
Jozefien
on September 7th, 2009 at 4:44 am
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on September 12th, 2009 at 6:56 am
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on October 15th, 2009 at 7:14 am
Hi Anmol,
I am very impressed with your site which contains exhaustive information about mind and body. I request for your help in one of my problems.
I am not feeling fresh and confronted with the problem of false representation. Whatever I am looking , doing , working I feel that it is artificial.
Can u help me in finding the right solution
warm regards
on October 19th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
What meditators need most is a fix for the wandering mind. Meditation with feedback gives you this and assures success. Try a minute of focused attention on the Focusing Discs at StraightLineMeditation.com. Thank you Anmol for the opportunity to introduce the Feedback Method of meditation.
on November 7th, 2009 at 4:18 am
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on February 3rd, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Anmol I really enjoyed how your categorized each meditation technique by goal and the instructional videos are perfect. I look forward to reading more.