Meditation Space?

13 09 2011

Since being with Master I have had the priviledge being able to meditate outside. I wanted to update this post with pictures of my meditation space.  It’s like having my own secret garden.  I love this space…sounds of birds, seeing butterflies (I’ve had two land on me while there ), flowers and clovers:

 

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One of my rituals with Master calls for me to meditate 3 times a week.  A much as I fight the idea of sitting still for a certain amount of time to meditate I have found that it is really helpful.  I tend to not feel necessary unless I am doing something needful.

In His wisdom having me set this time aside helps me refocus on the fact that it is not what I do per se but it is so much more deeper than that.

I can’t say that I have taken to meditation like a duck to water but I know it is His desire for me to meditate and it is necessary.  So for the first 2 minutes I spend settling my mind and shutting out all of the internal noise that tells me to get up.   With the hectic pace of the last 3-4 weeks I have spent my meditations just breathing and relaxing and remembering the promises of my Father that my life is in his hands and his promises to me are true.

With the move and getting settled in my home with Master my current meditation space just has a picture of him in it.  I want to add more but that will come with time.

My question to those who read our blog and those passing by:

1.  What’s in your meditation space?

2.  Do you find that meditating helps or is it a waste?

3.  How do you meditate?

Okay so that’s more than one question…lol

MV’s esclave





Centered Through Meditation

20 09 2010

One of the tools that I use to help keep me centered is meditation.

I meditate 3 days out of the week for 20 minutes.   I usually meditate with soothing music playing and in a dark room.  This helps me relax my mind after such a busy day which usually starts at 6:30am.  Admittedly it is hard sometimes and it takes bit longer for me to relax into it.  When those times happen I spend the first few moments just focusing on my breathing.  I take deliberate breaths in and out until I feel my body relaxing and my mind opening up.

Master’s constant teaching for me is to learn how to just be.  Be where I am at the moment and nothing more.  I have the tendency to be all over the place and many days in the future.  It has taken me sometime to really appreciate the times that I have for meditation because I kept thinking that my time could be better spent doing many of the hundred other things that I had to do.

What I realized though was that meditation actually helped me be more focused.  Instead of running around doing many thing all at once I do one thing at a time giving my full time and attention to the task as needed.

Importantly when I meditate it reminds that I am doing this at my Master’s command.  Each time I kneel in position I am submitting my will to my Master’s will.

For me, my submission to Master is one step at a time.  I become my Master’s slave always and in all ways.

“Some people think it’s holding on that makes one strong- sometimes it’s letting go.” anonymous

Thoughts, comments…please feel free to share.

MV’s esclave





My space

23 07 2008

kneeling on my cushion, legs slightly parted, back straight, palms up and head slightly bowed.  This is where i find my place and my space and peace.

Each night I am to be in my space for 20 minutes.

Being a single mom with tons of responsibility it is hard to just sit and enjoy the moment.  I am often wondering, planning, and doing things for my family and people around me.  Very rarely does my mind stop thinking of something that needs to be done.

At first when i get in to position my mind wanders through many different subjects but through deep breathing techniques and centering myself ultimately my mind settles into just being. Just being the in moment and opening myself up to the universe is very freeing.  This is what Sir has been teaching me the art of just being.

Doing nothing but being here.








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