Candle Meditation

Find somewhere comfortable where you will not be disturbed and breathe normally.

Take a candle and light it. Focus on the candle, softening your gaze so you are looking slightly beyond the fame. Do this for a full minute. If any other thoughts come into your awareness, image them floating off and return your focus to the candle. By not letting your mind wander, you are training it to think of what you are directing it to think.

When you feel like you have retained the image of the candle in your mind’s eye, close your eyes and retain your focus on the flame. At first the afterglow will fade and you will be left with nothing. When this happens open your eyes again and repeat the process.

Eventually, the mental image will be retained for several minutes. When you achieve this level of concentration, let go and lose yourself in the flame. Become one with the flame.

Stay with this for a long as you want and then, when you are ready, slowly come back to normal consciousness and open your eyes.

A trained mind creates emotional calm and inner peace.