{"id":208023,"date":"2025-04-27T03:41:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T03:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/how-to-do-less-and-achieve-success\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T03:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T03:41:37","slug":"how-to-do-less-and-achieve-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=208023","title":{"rendered":"How to Do Less and Achieve Success"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cNothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty\u2026\u201d<\/em> \u2013 Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one way of looking at things. The less popular theory, especially in the U.S., is do less to achieve more. <\/em>Neither is 100% right or wrong. Strike a balance. Be effortless in meditation and swiftly move toward greater success.<\/p>\n

Studies show<\/a> that work productivity dramatically drops after 50 hours of work each week, yet half of Americans admit to working more than that. Technology<\/a> isn\u2019t helping matters. Continuous access to the Internet, text, email and phone keep us constantly connected to work.<\/p>\n

The good news is research<\/a> reveals increased productivity, enhanced problem-solving, improved focus and memory can be initiated by learning to meditate. Which sounds like an excellent solution \u2013 if it wasn\u2019t for the widespread misconception that meditation is difficult and requires a person to empty their mind of thought.<\/p>\n

These three fundamentals of meditation<\/a> begin to explain how easy meditation is and dispel a common myth: meditation is hard work.<\/p>\n

Three Core Meditation Principles<\/h2>\n
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  1. The goal of meditation is not to eliminate thought.
    Meditation is not a process to empty or silence the mind. The goal of meditation is to simply notice thoughts as they enter your mind. Just as you may glance and notice your reflection in a window and continue walking, you will notice thoughts in meditation. The objective is to notice thoughts without stopping to analyze or judge them.<\/li>\n
  2. Meditation is a de-stressing program.
    In meditation the body releases stress, fatigue, toxins and receives a deep level of rest. This release of stress during meditation causes an increase in the body\u2019s activity and a corresponding increase in mental activity. Therefore, thoughts are a form of stress release.<\/li>\n
  3. Thoughts during meditation are an indication stress has been released.
    Rather than allowing thoughts to be source of frustration, celebrate them. Every time you think a thought in meditation, it is a sign that physical or emotional stress has been released.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Easy Mantra Meditation<\/h2>\n

    One of the simplest, most accessible and powerful meditation techniques is mantra meditation.<\/p>\n

    A mantra is a meditation tool, or vehicle, that allows you to move from mental activity to more refined levels of thinking. It is similar to a thought, but it has no story to keep you at the thinking level of the mind. Its purpose is to shift awareness from active thoughts to an inner realm of silence that exists between each thought. The key idea here is \u201cshift awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n

    For this short meditation, you will use the universal mantra So Hum,<\/em> which loosely means \u201cI am.\u201d Remember, thoughts will arise. Rather than allowing your awareness to follow a trail of thought, notice the thought and shift your awareness back to the mantra So Hum. <\/em>Ready?<\/p>\n

    Follow these how-to meditation instructions for the next two minutes, or experience a guided So Hum mantra meditation<\/a><\/em> video<\/a>.<\/p>\n