I recently started using a technique to absolutely empty my mind so as to be as clear as possible to recieve information/explore my mind. I wanted to share it and get some feedback on what others think.

I have been trying to totally empty my mind for years because I would have rushes of impeding thoughts that totally inturrupted and ruined my meditation sessions. I recently achieved a totally quiet mind and have been enjoying the results. I thought I'd share.

I always start out by asking for protection from guides/loved ones/Archangels and surrounding myself in a white light. To relax my entire body, I imagine a white light starting at my feet and slowly going up every part of my body.

After I do this, I then do a steady breathing technique. In my mind when I breathe in I say, "Relax in." On my exhaling breath I say in my mind, "Thoughts and worry out."  It takes a few minutes but eventually impeding inturruptions stop and when my mind is clear I stop saying those words, but keep the breathing. It helps me a lot. I was wondering if anyone else has any techniques that they use and what they think of mine.

I was wondering if maybe it was some how more harmful than helpful because I don't want to push out things that I should be recieving.

Meditation and the lack of it is all about attention.. the technique you have above if it works for you is great, but i'd drop the mind speak as it will get harder and harder to get rid of as your attention is placed on the speech going on in your mind, trying to get a blank mind often gets in the way the best thing to do is just pay no attention let the thoughts rise and fall in front of you, but don't get involved let your mind babel all it likes , and just concentrate on your breathing to enable the mind to loose it's grip of your attention. it actually works a lot quicker if there is no mind speak as you then have to concentrate on geting rid of it ... I do have some excercises if your interested, let me know and I'll post them..
Blessings Kalixx

Hi Kali

I would be interested in hearing about some of those exercies

Chooky

Hi virathree33. I just wanted to share what I have been reading in this book "
Quiet Your Mind". The author (John Selby) explains a technique to use. He says if you
focus on one thing (say your breathing; the sensation in and out) that it is easier for
thoughts to come into your mind. If you focus on two things (say your breathing/and
something else like your belly moving up and down or your heartbeat) then it will
stop anymore thoughts coming into your mind. You can chose whatever two things you
want to focus on. I focus on the breathing sensation in my nose and my belly moving up and down.
It does seem to work for me. I would be interested in knowing if you or anyone else
has tried this and if it works for you.

Thanks everybody for your responses. I'll take note of your advice and let you know how it goes. And yes, Kali, I would be thrilled if you would post those.