Meditative Practices for Inner Peace : หน้า 6/17

To keep thoughts from entering the mind, recite the words 'summa arahung, summa arahung,' which means the virtuous path toward freedom from all evils of the mind. Recite the words as if you're humming a song while quietly observing whatever scenery there is at the center of your body. If thoughts arise, there's no need to fight against them. Let them pass through the center of your body like a passing view that you happen to see from the window of a moving train. Accept that they are present but don't take them to your heart or think further. Alternatively, you can choose not to visualize anything at all and simply observe whatever you see at the center of your body without making any judgment or emotional response to it. Whether you see darkness or bright light or anything else, just accept it without any thought. Depending on the degree of stillness and clarity of your mind, after a while you will experience a sense of peacefulness and refreshing joy as if you've come out of an inner spa. It is a nice practice of compassion to end your meditation session by spreading the inner peace and all the good feelings that you've received to all living beings regardless of their race, nationality and faith, and even your personal feelings: "May all living beings have a share the peace and happiness that I have received from meditation, whether they are in my country or anywhere else, whether they are a member of my race or any other race, whether they are a follower of my religion or any other belief system, whether they love me or loathe me, whether they see me as a family, friend or foe. May this air of purity resulting from the meditation dissolve all the anger, sadness and suffering in their hearts. May those in pain be free from suffering and those already happy be happier. May people of all races, nationalities and faiths live together in peace, forgiveness and compassion."