Meditation

Definition of the word Meditation:

From the Oxford Reference Dictionary 1992:
"to think deeply and quietly; to do this in religious contemplation."
Bryan's understanding of the meaning of the word Meditation is:
"the activity one engages in, in order to stimulate change from within."

Some Forms of Meditation are:

Stationary, which include:
Guided - Visualization
Self awareness (e.g. Insight meditation)
Mantra - a word or sound stated repeatedly
Mechanical - Biofeedback machine (may be costly)
Moving, which include:
Walking meditation and the different forms of Tai Chi

Beginning Basic Meditation materials:

Required materials you will need are:
A sense of willingness,
a straight-backed chair,
one notebook and pen,
aglass of room temperature water and
wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing.

Basic Meditation Method:

Though this basic meditation may seem very plain and simple, it will cultivate self-discipline through repeated continued use. It will also easily condition and prepare you to take your meditation practice to other, further stages, if you choose to. It requires no fancy things, just the six items noted above under "Beginning Basic Meditation materials".
With the activity of meditating, we are helping ourselves to become familiar to the inner reality that exists within us. When I say within "us", I am not referring to the organic body. Instead it's the multi-level nature that combines to make up our awake personality. Some of the components that you will later be able to work with are the emotions, mind, consciousness and the awareness.
As we practice, we are learning to slowly alter our brainwave patterns at a conscious level. The goal we are attempting to attain is to be able to enter the space between our thoughts. This is a state where we are in a receptive, non-thought type of consciousness but still aware of the self and our surrounding environment. Once we are able to shift our focus into the non-thought space and are in receptive experience, we have successfully activated the "heal and repair" system of the body. However, once you restart analyses of your experience, you are thinking and are no longer in the state that is being cultivated. When this occurs, and it will, simply and gently re-adjust yourself and start again...

The excerpts above are from my free e-book "Meditation Made Easy" in PDF form. To get the full free complete detailed version click here.