“The simplest form of meditation requires two things: a body that is still and relaxed, and an object to focus attention on. Many traditional postures for meditation exist. I have found the greatest ease and stability sitting in a chair, with the spine erect and the palms of the hands resting on the knees. The focus of attention that I have found most useful for the beginners is the awareness of breathing combined with a mental focus: „I“ as a feeling in the heart with each inhalation and „am“ as a sensation of the whole physical presence on the exhalation. It should be understood that this is not the „I“ of the ego as we commonly know it, but an I-ness rooted in the heart, an „I-ness-without I.“ (p. 56)”
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Living Presence: A Sufi Way to Mindfulness & the Essential Self
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