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Today we start with the next series of 8 posts – an introduction to meditation! Many people tell me the same thing: “Ferry… I tried to meditate, but I just can’t do it. Other people can, but my mind is just too active! My mind is not suitable for meditation!” If you think so too, […]

This introduction to meditation series will finalise with a short explanation on desire. I have already mentioned desire earlier on as one of the root causes of stress and negativity. Here I want to explain a very simple formula, that can be used to prove how desire and happiness correlate negatively. H = Df/De (Happiness […]

Once you sit down, calm your breath, and place your attention on your heart, you’re off to a good start. But that is only the beginning. Your mind won’t stay silent for long! Soon, it will come back and ask what’s for dinner tonight 😉 You got it, now we need to start the long […]

Now we have touched on the topic of why the breath is so important for meditation, the next step after calming our breath is to place the attention down from your head towards your heart. In my meditations I often say “Allow your mind to sink down into the heart”. Why the heart and not […]

We have yesterday reached a first deeper topic, of how the pause in the breath will uncover the identification of your mind. This is an amazing discovery! Your mind is full of stories that keep you busy, make you happy, make you sad, stress you out, give you desire, making plans, and what not! In […]

The topics mentioned in the past few days will help you get settled into your meditation practice. Once you advance, it is useful to add self-inquiry into your meditations. Self-inquiry will allow you to go deeper into the de-identification of your mind. The simple question that can be asked is ‘Who am I?’ Who am […]

Once you are set in your firm and comfortable position, it is time to tackle the next topic: your breath! Your breath is so connected to the speed and direction of your mind, that it is one of the main keys to successful meditation. If you are in a relaxed state, your breath is likely […]

As indicated yesterday, we need to get busy in order to calm down our mind. We need to distract it and in the following posts to come I will try to let you understand the basic concepts. Posture is the first thing that you need to be mindful of when meditating. In Yoga Sutras of […]