| Certain mental states induced by meditation are | | | | important the resolve of this problem is for you. It |
| common with those states specific to mental | | | | makes it more finite, if you wish. Emotions tend to |
| processes that get your undivided attention like | | | | make a problem bigger that it is, you know. Secondly, it |
| studying something you find interesting or that involves | | | | allows you look, literally, at that problem from outside |
| creativity. Your mind is naturally focused but relaxed in | | | | rather than identifying yourself with it. And this will |
| those states. | | | | make you objective when solving the problem. |
| You are so focused that even the perception of the | | | | - Now, just clear your mind of the problem by closing |
| passing time becomes irrelevant. You do not hear the | | | | your eyes and spend another five to ten minutes in |
| noise around you. Your limbs get numb after so long, | | | | meditation. Still your mind and try to keep it focused on |
| motionless period of time when you "forgot" you had | | | | a mantra, your breath or other object of your choice |
| them. Did it happen to you? | | | | for as long as you can. This is not simple task. You will |
| Creativity flourish in these moments. It is like "divine | | | | find yourself thinking to something else, or eventually to |
| inspiration" is bestowed upon you. Supposedly artistic | | | | your problem. Just gently, bring your attention back to |
| masterpieces were created in such a state. Similar | | | | the object of meditation. Through meditation your mind |
| with significant scientific discoveries (I always | | | | breaks free from the addictive habits of hope and |
| wondered where did Einstein got this idea of relativity | | | | fear. Meditation also calms, relaxes and refresh the |
| when nothing in day by day life was hinting toward it). | | | | mind and it prepares it to ... find a solution. |
| And this is how you can enhance your problem solving | | | | So at the end of that period, you realize that there has |
| capacity. Because ideas and solutions are all about | | | | been a shift in your perspective and there is an |
| creativity. So, just allow your mind focus on the | | | | answer to the problem, or just as often, you will go |
| problem by discarding the associated emotions. That is | | | | about your day and the answer or the perspective |
| when meditation helps a lot. | | | | shift will come later with the best resolve for you. That |
| So how you do find solutions to your problem? Very | | | | is because you removed the emotional cluster and the |
| simple: | | | | confusion usually associated with problems you |
| - Write down the problem and the hopes and fears | | | | perceive as unsolvable. |
| associated with that problem. In five to ten minutes | | | | "Sleep over it" is the same thing. With meditation |
| exhaust everything that you think about it. This has | | | | though you do not have to take a nap each instance |
| multiple benefits. First of all it crystallizes the problem | | | | you need to solve a problem. |
| with the pros and cons and allows you see how | | | | |