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Today, I want to talk to you about 6 mistakes you make that stop you from meditating. These mistakes can be intentional or unintentional, but they all hinder you from either trying to meditate or from meditating effectively.
I'd want to talk to you about the six faults you make when meditating. It makes no difference whether you made these blunders on purpose or by accident; the reality is that they prevent you from meditating properly or even from attempting to meditate. Let's take a look at these six mistakes.
1. Difficulty Meditating - Not Holding Yourself Accountable
The first mistake that can stop you from meditating is simply not holding yourself accountable. In other words, you don’t feel accountable to yourself for doing your meditation.
The only person who can make you meditate is yourself. If you do not buckle down and hold yourself accountable, you can never expect to start meditating or improve your practice.
2. Difficulty Meditating - Have Too High of Expectations
Another mistake that can stop you from meditating is having too high of expectations. If you expected meditation to take away all your stress and make you completely emotionally stable overnight, you probably found yourself very disappointed after your first meditation, causing you to think that meditation is just a bunch of malarkey.
3. Difficulty Meditating - Doing the Wrong Meditation
A third mistake that may be stopping you from meditating is that you tried the wrong meditation. Today, there are countless tools to help you meditate, and each tool has a different meditation technique.
4. Difficulty Meditating - Relying on Guided Meditations
The fourth mistake you may be making is relying too heavily on guided meditations. Guided meditations are a great tool for learning how to meditate or meditating if you’re very tired.
5. Difficulty Meditating - Bypassing Your Real Problems
A fifth mistake you may be making is bypassing your real problems with meditation. In other words, you use meditation as a way to avoid your actual problems and feelings. When you use meditation in this way, you're not actually meditating.
6. Difficulty Meditating - Actively Trying to Control Your Thoughts
The last mistake you may be making is actively trying to control your thoughts. Many new meditators try to put their thoughts in a box.
When their mind wanders, they start talking to themselves in a very negative way in order to try to control their thoughts. Doing this turns the meditation into a negative experience.
MeditationLifeSkillsPodcast.com strives to present meditation concepts that connect east and west, tradition and science in a non-sectarian way, from multiple traditions, without promoting any particular technique or method.
One important principle I try to accomplish is to take complex ideas about meditation and the not-so-well understood meditation principles and help you understand how they can fit into your life.
To your success in meditation!
Don Weyant/Founder
MeditationLifeSkillsPodcast.com
NOTE: Listen to these meditation episodes as much as you want in a comfortable position, whether sitting or lying down. For best results, we strongly suggest listening with headphones.
***This work is not meant to replace medical or counseling guidance from a qualified practitioner. Please get professional care if you suffer from a physical or mental disease.
