Am I doing this right?

[fightforflight]

Hi
I've only been meditating for the last fortnight or so consistently, but I'm unsure whether I'm actually meditating or just wasting my time. I do have a mantra, that I try to keep in my head, and I have occasionally been listening to the LifeFlow demo CD.

I often drift off track, and find thoughts popping into my head, and sometimes I see strange images, but I know I'm not dreaming or anything. At other times, it's almost like I'm in the state between wakefulness and sleep, sort of like I'm semiconscious, and my mind is almost completely blank. Earlier on, I made the mistake of meditating too late at night and fell asleep.

I'm not entirely sure what I should be feeling when I have meditated and done it properly. My friend thinks that the 'semiconscious' state is what I should be aiming for, but she has very limited interest or knowledge in meditation.

So am I doing this right?

[pollyanna]

Hi there and welcome to the community Here's a link which will answer your questions and much more:-

Principles of Meditation & Entrainment

Please let us know how you get on and if you have any more questions after reading the above link please ask away.

I wish you much peace and joy

[GilesC]

Hi Fightforflight and welcome to the project meditation community,

It sounds like you're doing it just fine.
Yes, thought and images etc. will come up during a meditation session, that's normal, so just recognise what they are, and bring yourself back to your mantra (it get's easier with practice).

The actual meditative state can't really be put into words, but what you decribed sounds like you're getting to that state some of the time.

Stick with it.

Hugs

Giles