Collide Issue 30: The Middle
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When the day begins frantically, the rest of the day<br />
usually continues in chaos. Things are forgotten, you’re<br />
late to class or meetings or you say things you don’t mean.<br />
Meditation in the mornings puts us in a place of “restful<br />
awareness” as Thorp calls it.<br />
Meditation in the late afternoon or early evening is just<br />
as important as morning meditation. By meditating in the<br />
later hours of the day for 10-15 minutes, you’re essentially<br />
hitting the “spacebar’ between the busyness of the day and<br />
the winding down of the evening.<br />
To make time for meditation, Thorp recommends making<br />
a change in your routine. Wake up earlier, get the coffee<br />
pot prepared for brewing the night before or take 5 minutes<br />
off your morning shower. She also reminds those new<br />
to practicing meditation to schedule meditation for the<br />
same time everyday, so it becomes routine.<br />
Types of Meditation <strong>The</strong> next step to meditation is<br />
choosing the type of meditation desired—either mantra or<br />
breathing. <strong>The</strong> purpose of both is to give the mind something<br />
to focus on while in meditation.<br />
Breathing meditation is focused on the cycle of inhalation<br />
and exhalation, sitting with your back straight and eyes<br />
closed.<br />
In mantra meditation, a word or phrase is repeated. Not<br />
so it sounds like a broken record, but rather as a means<br />
of focus through repetition. <strong>The</strong> classic is ‘Aum’ which in<br />
Hinduism is said to mean ‘it is’, ‘it will be’ or ‘to become.’<br />
According to Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati, monks used<br />
to say the mantra Maranatha, which in Aramaic means,<br />
“come Lord”, which is the final instruction of Saint Paul’s<br />
teaching to the Corinthians.<br />
Don’t be discouraged if your mind wanders onto other<br />
thoughts, like thinking about homework that needs to<br />
be completed or the coffee date that’s rapidly approaching.<br />
According to Throp, it’s natural to get distracted, but<br />
when you catch yourself becoming unfocused, go back to<br />
repeating your mantra or focusing on breathing.<br />
Throp notes that some people experience negative<br />
emotions or physical pain a week into meditation. This<br />
is a good sign—it means that you are accessing deeper<br />
layers of yourself. She likens this to the beginning of a<br />
workout routine. After the first couple of workouts, your<br />
body is sore, but you know if you do it again the soreness<br />
will go away. If you keep meditating, the pain and negative<br />
emotions can pass.<br />
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