meditation to help you pause
Meditation unfortunately gets a bad rep with Muslims. I say dump everything you ever thought or heard about meditation. ⠀
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Prophet Muhammad (saws) meditated regularly in the cave Hira. He needed to filter out worldly weight so he could be open to receive the weight of hereafter. ⠀
Meditation is not a Buddha thing and doing it is not haram. Meditation doesn't automatically make you a Sufist. Meditation is for humanity. It's for humans who seek depth and a connection with the higher being - Allah in a world of constant distraction.
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The main goal of meditation is to PAUSE. It is to clear out all the clouds in your head so you can let the light of your heart shine through. ⠀
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It's about not being controlled by your thoughts and emotions. Meditation is about cleansing the mind so it can have a better chance on focusing on the right things. ⠀
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This is the only way to open your heart to the grace of Allah. Otherwise, you keep doing and doing without getting the true experience of worshipping Allah. ⠀
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Meditation is a way to ground yourself and effectively remind yourself of the life within and the life hereafter. ⠀
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It's a way to pause worldly so you can dive deeper into your soul. Into your core... where your light resides... the light that shines towards Allah. ⠀
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Meditation is a regular practice for me. I've done it so much, I am very aware of my breath. When I'm nervous, worried or stressed out, I automatically know to regulate my breath from shallow to deep and even which helps me stay balanced through emotional highs and lows. Even in salah, I take deep, even breaths to help me focus and slow down.
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There are millions of guided meditation on YouTube. I started from guided to help me refocus when my thoughts drifted. But now, I simply like silence because I'm aware enough to catch my thoughts. Find one that works for you. ⠀
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I don't think. I just breath and feel what it feels like to be inside this body. I love feeling my pulse, a reminder that everything in this body depends on those beats. I love listening to my breath, a reminder of my complete dependence on Allah to provide that air. ⠀
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Do you meditate? What are your thoughts about it?
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Prophet Muhammad (saws) meditated regularly in the cave Hira. He needed to filter out worldly weight so he could be open to receive the weight of hereafter. ⠀
Meditation is not a Buddha thing and doing it is not haram. Meditation doesn't automatically make you a Sufist. Meditation is for humanity. It's for humans who seek depth and a connection with the higher being - Allah in a world of constant distraction.
⠀
The main goal of meditation is to PAUSE. It is to clear out all the clouds in your head so you can let the light of your heart shine through. ⠀
⠀
It's about not being controlled by your thoughts and emotions. Meditation is about cleansing the mind so it can have a better chance on focusing on the right things. ⠀
⠀
This is the only way to open your heart to the grace of Allah. Otherwise, you keep doing and doing without getting the true experience of worshipping Allah. ⠀
⠀
Meditation is a way to ground yourself and effectively remind yourself of the life within and the life hereafter. ⠀
⠀
It's a way to pause worldly so you can dive deeper into your soul. Into your core... where your light resides... the light that shines towards Allah. ⠀
⠀
Meditation is a regular practice for me. I've done it so much, I am very aware of my breath. When I'm nervous, worried or stressed out, I automatically know to regulate my breath from shallow to deep and even which helps me stay balanced through emotional highs and lows. Even in salah, I take deep, even breaths to help me focus and slow down.
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There are millions of guided meditation on YouTube. I started from guided to help me refocus when my thoughts drifted. But now, I simply like silence because I'm aware enough to catch my thoughts. Find one that works for you. ⠀
⠀
I don't think. I just breath and feel what it feels like to be inside this body. I love feeling my pulse, a reminder that everything in this body depends on those beats. I love listening to my breath, a reminder of my complete dependence on Allah to provide that air. ⠀
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Do you meditate? What are your thoughts about it?
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