A meditation practice can be hard to maintain, and there are many barriers one must overcome to find the path toward inner peace. It takes courage to look within.

In this book, the practice of meditation is looked at from the perspective of a real human being. There are often struggles in being human, but to find bliss, we must understand and overcome some of them.

Bring your authentic self to this book and get ready to learn the power of your own mind. Although meditation can be challenging at times, it can also open the door to a higher state of consciousness when needed most.

Themes of grief and depression are explored in these pages as well as transcendental experiences and the loss of the ego. Personal experiences of resilience and dedication to the practice are shared for a deepening of understanding.

This book starts with a beginner's guide to meditation in part one, defining the difference between meditation and other experiences such as mindfulness. In the second part, deep topics related to mental health are discussed.

Humanity and its struggles can be at odds with the search for inner peace, and this book aims to help anyone approach meditation with a realistic perspective no matter what emotional and mental challenges are being faced at the same time. In the third part, the focus is on higher states of consciousness and the oneness of existence.

Meditation can help you heal, transcend your pain, and rise to new levels of awareness that are worth the journey. “It’s the acceptance of [it] that is important, not the elimination of it.

Become friends with your mess. Love the mess.

”Chapter List:Introduction1: The BasicsHow Meditation Can Change Your WorldWhat Can Happen in MeditationApproaching Meditation with IntentionsDetoxing the MindGain Back Mental FreedomSave Your Own LifeMeditation Is Not Mindfulness2: The MessMessy MeditationCrying During MeditationThoughts, Feelings, and Falling AsleepSadness, Hopelessness, DarknessYour Darkness Will Always Be ThereMeditate for HealingSitting with the PainMeditation and GriefPlug Into the UniverseControl Your Anxious ThoughtsThere Is No “Right Way” to Meditate3: Going BeyondGo a Step Further Than MindfulnessMeditate to Align with the UniverseDeveloping the IntuitionOnly Your Mind Stands in Your WayRe-Programming the SubconsciousTranscendental Experiences in MeditationThe Juicy OnenessMove Your Mind to the InfiniteHow I Healed in 2020The Truth About Ego DeathYou Can and Will Have EnlightenmentA Hack for When You Have Trouble Meditating. .