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At some point during their meditative journey, almost everyone encounters the dreaded "mind." And, even before they ever start meditating, most people are cautioned, warned, or instructed to "clear your mind."
It took me almost 15 years to finally figure out that meditating has nothing to do with trying to "clear your mind."
Unfortunately, most newcomers are still being advised/instructed/told to clear their mind, or quiet the mental noise, in order to be able to meditate successfully.
The tally unfortunate part is, even most of the long-time meditation practitioners out there - who have been practicing for a decade or two - are still trying to "clear their mind".. .without much success. (This includes many of the instructors, too!)
Most people, including many instructors and teachers, end up turning the mind into an enemy that they have to fight against, resist, or try to shut down. That is the exact opposite of what you should be doing.
Yes, I am aware that (earlier in this very report,) I myself stated the purpose of meditation to be about "cutting down on the mental noise and inner dialogue" so you can access that deeper place inside yourself.
However, your primary focus should not be to "clear your mind" because doing so is almost impossible, especially if you focus directly on that task.
Of course, if you are able to quiet your mind, that's wonderful. But, don't waste your time on trying to do that.
The mind is such a thing that the more you try to quiet it, the more you try to resist its thoughts, the more prevalent and persistent it gets.
Besides, meditation is not about fighting, resisting, or even "trying" to do anything.
As I mentioned earlier, in the "How to Meditate" section, your only job during meditation is to observe. Without the need to judge, label, analyze, or change anything.
When you let go of the need (or desire) to judge, label or analyze, a good amount of mental noise and ego simply dissolves.
Not all of it goes away, mind you. A good amount of mind chatter and inner dialogue still remains. And, in the next section, I'll show you how to masterfully handle that situation.
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