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Reading As MeditationReading as meditation can transport your mind and imagination to other mental worlds or be used as a tool to prepare the mind for meditation.
Reading as Preparation for MeditationSelect a quotation, a prayer or a phrase from a book that resonates with you. Perhaps you find it inspiring, profound, comforting or even amusing.Then use the phrase either as a kind of mantra or as tool for reflection to bring about peace of mind, manifestation or positive change. This exercise can be useful if you would like to work on a particular quality. For example, you may wish to be more creative or less angry or more confident. Find a quotation, prayer or phrase that matches the quality you want to create more of in your life. Then use it as a tool for meditation. Relax your mind and then allow ideas or insights related to your chosen quotation to enter your mind. "As a man thinketh, so is he." Proverbs 23:7
Reading as an Act of MeditationWhen your mind is completely absorbed in a book, your imagination has transported you to a fictional world, another country or another period in history.You are receiving information. The act of meditation is receptive and one of the reasons people meditate is to receive insights. Your body becomes relaxed as you read and you forget your immediate surroundings. Reading an inspiring book can also be life-changing, cathartic, therapeutic and restorative. When you want to manifest something new life, reading about people who have already achieved what you aspire to can help you with this task. Once again, this can help to increase the positive nature of your thoughts which leads to positive outcomes and change.
Reading After MeditationReading can be used as a grounding technique to bring you back to your present surroundings after a period of deep meditation.You can “come back to Earth” by reading a few passages from a practical, informative book after a long period of meditation. This keeps you relaxed but brings back to a more alert
physical state.
Reading can be a powerful tool for transformation.
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