Stop Struggling In Meditation - Yogi Explains

Summary

November 25, 2022, 7 min

Why struggling to control the mind in meditation misunderstands the process, shown through escaping a strong grab in martial arts. Rather than fighting the mind directly, practice works from underneath: resonant breathing, sitting very still and the four proofs quiet the body, so the conscious and then the subconscious mind settle by themselves.

In this video

Teaches

Struggle in meditation

Discusses

Martial artsConcentrationComing from behind the mindPerfectionism

Mentions

HRV ResonanceSitting Very Still (SVS)Four Proofs of MeditationSubconscious

Key moments

00:00Struggling with the mind as a reason to give up 01:05Being grabbed: the instinct to struggle at the grabbed point 02:02Escaping the grab by moving everything else 03:02Meditation quiets the body, and the mind follows 03:44Breath, sitting very still and the four proofs as the way under 04:38Why the mind fighting the mind cannot work 05:17No perfection: conscious mind first, then subconscious 05:49Yoga as a process more powerful than the mind