The PMA Effect

by John Joseph

So here’s how to do it. Sit on a cushion—or, if you’re on a break at work, a chair. Concentrate on your breaths—prana is the energy contained in it. Let negative thoughts and emotions go. Stay in the present. Every time the mind strays, bring it back under the control of the higher self. Remember, aham brahmasmi: “I am not the body, not the mind, but an eternal self full of bliss and free from anxiety, stress, and disease.” Send healing, pranic energy from your toes to your head and feel your breath become energized. Stay focused on your breath and watch the stress be released. Do this for five minutes or longer, if you can. Just stay mindful throughout. People have been meditating for millions of years. The great sages, gurus, and philosophers all did it because it works. There was never a day when they didn’t have that PMA. You can too if you make meditation part of your daily regimen.