Meditation

A friend called from Canada, teaching me how to meditate. He told me he had been practicing Qi Gong for over 10 years, and mediation was his daily routine. His tenet is that mediation is far simpler than many people think. You simply sit there, cross your legs and straighten your back. Then close your eye. Don’t try to concentrate. Don’t try to shut up any thoughts. Let your mind idle.

This is different from what I read from an instruction book. The book says you should try to concentrate on your breath, or try to picture some beautiful things, such as blue sky, breeze touching you and you standing by the sea.

Since I got this easier-to-follow advice, I am going to try it out.