Signs To Know You Are Meditating The Right Way. ~ Mystic Lotus

Often people who are new to the practice of Meditation will encounter many questions about their progress in meditation and whether they are doing it the right way. These doubts are very common and essential for those who practice meditation regularly. It is important to observe some subtle signs which will indicate progress in meditation.

Here are some of the signs which you can look out for the next time you sit for meditation.

Spontaneous Relaxation - Very often you may observe that some parts of your body relax by themselves. You may feel slight jerks in certain parts of your body after which there will be increased relaxation and you become comfortable with your posture.

Subtle Vibrations - After few minutes of meditation you may notice your eyes and eye lids are subtly vibrating. This happens because you are consciously aware of your body organs.

Sense of Rhythm in Breathing - You might begin to notice that your breathing follows a rhythmic pattern. This indicates you are developing better concentration in meditation.

Paying Attention to Distant Noises - This is a very good sign which indicates you are being aware of external sounds. During the meditation you may suddenly become aware of the sounds around you like the chirping of birds or distant vehicle sounds. However, do not continue to consciously try to keep hearing such sounds or you would get distracted.

Seeing Patterns of Moving Light - This is one of the interesting experience during meditation. You may see some strange patterns of colorful patterns of light. This is a very good sign which indicates you are focused "within". After the meditation session, you will realize that you were not aware of any external happenings when you could see the patterns of moving light.

Feeling of Calmness - If you meditate regularly you will observe that you have a sense of calmness during meditation and throughout the day. Also, you may experience little reluctance to end the meditation session.

Vivid Dreams - Continuous practice of meditations will lead you to have very pleasant and vivid dreams. Sometime, you may notice that you sleep during the night is more comforting.

These are some of the signs which are difficult to notice and grasp, and one may often overlook during meditation. However, as you learn to practice deep meditation, your experiences will be much different and intensely comforting.

Apart from these, some very common signs which give assurance of meditating the right way includes, better concentration during your daily activities, being less responsive to external occurrences, a sense of equipoise in all kinds of situations, being more contemplative and many more which you can sense yourself if you pay little attention to the changes that happen in your lifestyle.