If only I had his brains…

If only I had their artistic game and grace…

If only I had her poise and looks…

We all wish we had something that we don’t have at some point of time in life. That is normal. Yet, have you ever thought that you, already, have everything you need to live a successful life?

Of course, as there are imperfect moments in life, there are some perfect moments. Moments when we are deeply contented and at peace. The question that often racks our brain is how to replicate those moments. Well, the answer lies in meditation. It works wonders to attract abundance in life.

What is abundance

What do you think when I say abundance? Does it relate to income and wealth? Health? More friends? Career progression and prosperity? Or, is it a feeling of gratitude and love for all that you have in life? Perhaps, it is all these things in some measure.

Abundance is having a sense of plenty. It is not only believing that ‘good things’ come your way but that things good for you come your way. This attitude is the secret recipe for a fulfilling life.

How can you feel abundance?

You don’t need to do anything to feel abundance. You need not accumulate goods or people. In fact, sometimes, relinquishing possessions and emotions can lead you to feel abundance.

You need to experience what is already there. And what is more, there is so much abundance in the cosmos that you may feel overwhelmed by it! That is the power of meditation. For abundance exists all around us. And meditation makes you aware of it.

 

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How is meditation helpful for experiencing abundance?

• Creates inner space for love and abundance

 Meditation helps you let go of stress and anxiety. When these negative emotions leave, you will be open to feeling positivity. You are in a space where you can receive the positivity all around. Only when you welcome and encourage good things will they flow. That is why you can use meditation to attract abundance. It creates that space within you.

• Makes you experience the best feeling in the world

Do you know what the best feeling is in the world? Is it the promotion that you worked so hard? Is it the victory over a rival or yourself? Is it that scrumptious sundae down the road? Is it pride in seeing your child cross a hurdle? Yes, all these things do make you feel good.

But I would narrow it down to the feeling of hope. “Anything is possible!” is the best feeling in the world! That’s why meditation is right. For feeling love and abundance and hope!

• Produces a shift in your perspective and attitude

When you feel the abundance in your life, abundance grows. So, walk with the feeling that whatever you need is already with you.

– Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

If you focus on negativity, you will only feel negativity. If you experience, embrace and appreciate positivity, you will feel full of it. So, whatever you focus on, grows. This is true of your actions and even your words.

If you say things like, I have plenty, and I have more than enough, you will experience just that. Meditation is the path to feeling such love and abundance. It makes you shift from a sense of lacking to a sense of I have.

Turns desires into reality

We all have desires. When we set deadlines for those desires to come true, we invite disappointment. Desires do make us happy – up to a point. After that, if we obsess, it sticks to us like a leach and sucks the life out of us. This is because desire can become all-consuming and destructive.

Instead, try this. Dream your dream. And work towards it. Then, surrender the desire. You will be surprised at how quickly things come your way when you don’t seek them. This is precisely where meditation is useful for feeling abundance in life. It makes you centered and receptive. It broadens your sense of awareness and opens your inner self to all of life! Not just a bit of space that desire occupies.

When everything is in abundance, dispassion happens. And when dispassion is there, everything comes in abundance.

– Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Online guided meditations for feeling abundance

Is meditation something new to you? Start with the guided meditation for feeling abundance. If you tend to look at a glass as half-empty, you can try out the guided meditation for transforming emotions. This guided meditation is good for feeling gratitude and abundance naturally. All you need are 20 minutes, twice a day!

Time, a scarce commodity, will be in great supply when you meditate! So, do it through guided meditations for feeling gratitude and abundance. Or, do it in groups of your friends or colleagues. It will help you relax, feel positive and feel abundant!

The Sahaj Samadhi Meditation program by The Art of Living helps you effortlessly connect with your inner self. You feel joyful and relaxed and experience the abundance that is all around!

Written By: Anusha Chellappa
(Based on inputs by Prajakti Deshmukh, Faculty, The Art of Living)

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