Mental Object In Meditation?

[The White Belt]

Hi all.

 

Down at my local Buddhist meditation centre they did a technique in meditation that I am unaware of involving a mental objective.

 

After a body scan, a couple of deep breaths and following the breath for a while, they told us to find the points at the tips of the nostrils where it feels cold with the breath going in and feels warm with it coming out. We focused on this for maybe a third to a half of the session. They said this was an object and we could choose another but I don't really understand what kind of mental objects they are referring to?

 

Can anybody tell me if they do this, and also what the point of it is?

 

Thanks! 

[Frogfucius]

It's the same concept as focusing on the breath, or heartbeat, or sound, or sight. I believe the idea is to get you out of your head, and start noticing external sensations.

I have found that when I focus on my breath during meditation, when I am out doing errands or whatever, I can focus on my breath and it relaxes me and gets me out of my head. It increases my awareness. That may be the idea.

[The White Belt]

@Frogfucius Interesting, thanks. I think I get distracted with my busy mind even when focusing on the breath. So perhaps an object in my minds eye would be good.

[mikeyy]

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5 hours ago, BeginnerActualizer said:

@Frogfucius Interesting, thanks. I think I get distracted with my busy mind even when focusing on the breath. So perhaps an object in my minds eye would be good.

It would be help to not just focus on your breath, but push the air a little bit up to your brain,a few  minutes you will feel the coolness in your head to reduce the running thoughts.