Spirituality

Digital Detox with Mantra Meditation

-Do you check your phone when you wake up? Do you close your screen after you go to sleep at night?

 -Do you scroll your device during a conversation and while walking down the street?

 -Do you take a lot of photos of the food that is in front of you, rather than enjoying it?

 -Do you have a strong FOMO (Fear of Missing out)? 

 – Are you having a feeling of being lost in the ocean of information lately?

If the answers to at least four of these equations are yes, then yes, you need a digital Detox. Everyone is talking about taking some time off from the black mirror. Nowadays, a large number of people are deliberately staying away from their electronic devices, to spend more quality time with family, to pursue hobbies, to go out and live in an actual world, to get that Serotonin pumping.

Doing digital Detox is completely manageable. But, as Swamiji says, every plan needs a strong, determined Sankalp. Resolution and positive visualization are the two keys to making every resolution a success, says Swamiji. 

Swamiji says, with these small steps, you can have a start to be free from the shackles of screen addiction. Even, people who do not have any experience whatsoever in spirituality or meditation can easily practice this. 

 -Take a Sankalp not to touch your phone, iPad, laptop or any electronics device for the next 12 hours.

  -Start your day before dawn. You have a good night’s sleep, and now, your mind is well-rested and fresh. The availability of nascent oxygen in the atmosphere is making the environment pure and filled with natural calmness.

 -With closed eyes, by sitting down, relax your mind. Do not fight with your thoughts, and let them flow naturally, without engaging with them. It’s not easy to empty your mind, it comes with practise.Try connecting with the divine. 

 – Swamiji recommends chanting the Mantra Kleem Kalikaye Namah for ten minutes, to remove all the negativity, anxiety, loneliness you might have generated within yourself from social media. 

 -After chanting the Mantra for ten minutes, maintain the position for the next one minute, open your eyes, and continue with your day.

Whatever your daily chores are, perform them with complete attention to them. Have breakfast, like it is the best, tastiest breakfast of your life. Truly connect with your food. Enjoy each and every spoon of that breakfast. Make a real conversation with your family members. Go into the sunlight. Take a hike. Be with nature to reconnect. 

You can have this disconnect once, or twice per week to restore your URL and IRL (In Real Life) balance.

Practicing Meditation and Mantra chanting gives you a sense of calmness and perspective. Staying a few days away from social media, practicing mindfulness, will make you calmer. As you will have more time in your hands, you will be more efficient and less procrastinating. You might discover the old joys of reading and writing, instead of scrolling on the mediocre information. As you become self-aware with meditation, you will feel closer to nature and to your family and friends when you actually will have a face to face conversation with them.     

 In our next blog, we will tell you how to take this Digital Detox to the next level.

Write to us, comment on our page, or give us a call to know more about how Mantra Meditation can help to reduce your screen time.

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