1. Sit comfortably either in a chair or on the floor, away from visual distraction, and where no-one is talking. You may wish to play some gentle music.

2. It is not necessary to close your eyes. Actually it is better not to because we want to learn how to hold this awareness of peace in our daily activity, when we need our eyes open.

3. Focus your eyes comfortably a little distance in front of you, letting them rest on some neutral point on the wall or other object. This will not be the object of your concentration, but it prevents you from being distracted by other things around you.

4. Follow a simple series of connected thoughts, like those suggested below. It’s not necessary to remember or repeat these thoughts exactly, the important thing is to catch the meaning and feeling behind them…

I turn my thoughts within, away from the world outside, I let go of the feelings of my body, I feel comfortable and easy, I focus on a point of stillness, a point of silence, a point of light, shining in my forehead.

I sense the vibrations for this point. And I become surrounded by peace.

Deeper and deeper peace, completely still, I am completely silent, I am totally at peace…

5. Each day, as you practise this kind of awareness, gradually a peaceful state of mind will become more natural and easier to create.

Source: “Meditations – A Compilation by Patricia Anne Dye”

Written by Brahma Kumaris