Nitya Meditation 23: Being non-judgemental

When we meditate, an important factor is the element of being non-judgemental. The ability to not judge your own self, the sensations you experience, the emotions that you have or the thoughts you have as good or bad, positive and negative or required and not required.

We all know and are aware that for every day there is a night, for every breath in there is a breath out, there is sadness and happiness and so on. If we can be present with these sensations, emotions and thoughts as we experience them then we will realise that some emotions may be difficult to experience than the others but all are required and form a part of us and who we are.

Let us take the current scenario for example. We are bombarded by do this and don’t do that every day in order to cope with the virus. Just pause for a minute and think which are the suggestions that you easily follow and which are the ones that you don’t follow and think they are not worthy of trying out.

Those suggestions that fit well into your patterns of thought and behaviour you will follow. Those suggestions that do not fit into your thought and behaviour patterns you will not follow or follow it only very reluctantly.

If you a very social out going party animal you will find it very stifling and difficult. If you are a fit and active person, home yogas and exercises will excite you. Just think of two suggestions one that you welcomed and one that you threw out. And notice why you did that?

So try and see if you can just observe yourself thinking and say, “Oh that’s another thought”, not “Omg another thought when will I learn to concentrate!!!” and smilingly bring your attention back to the breath.

Now click on the audio below and do the meditation.