Most often, we either want things that we don’t have, or we don’t want things we already have longing for better things. The pursuit of wanting more has no limits. The moment we acquire the desired thing, our tendency most often is to have some other more desirable things. Key to true happiness is to be content with what we have as once we fall into the endless pursuit of wanting more all the time, we fail to even enjoy what we have.

Why not appreciate the things we already have and be content and find happiness in that process?

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Being in the present moment is an all important concept to grasp for an effective meditative absorption and to end suffering of the mind. All the action of life happens in the present moment. It is the only reality. Most often, mind wanders to the past or future, denying us the joy of present moment. Mind gets caught up in its own mindless chatter which only results in more agony.

One may use breath as an anchor to the present moment. In fact, breath is the most fundamental bodily process that keeps us alive and is an incredible element to grasp the reality of present moment. Feel the air going through the nostrils, expanding and contracting movements of the diaphragm. Become an observer of the mind processes that may take you away from being in the present moment. Label those processes and throw them away and come back to the observance of the breathing process.

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Meditation is a branch of knowledge that deals with calming the mind. In a given day one can get agitated for any number of reasons.

Here are few simple steps you can take to calm the mind at any given moment:

1. Deep Breathing

Deep breathing is an anti-dote to fight or flight stress response our bodies are often caught up in due to our evolutionary conditioning. Count mentally 1, 2, 3 when you inhale and count down 3, 2, 1 when you exhale. Or say a word that you like such as Om which has some healing sound quality.

2. Mindfulness

Most of the time our mind wanders in the past or future completely ignoring what is happening in the moment. This mind chatter causes most of the suffering. If you devote your complete attention to the details of the activities that you are currently performing, it is called mindfulness practice and it relieves us from the worries of the past or future. Take for example the act of driving. Be mindful of all the incredible coordination that goes into performing such an activity.

3. Positive Imagery

Imagine something positively exhilarating nature image such as a beautiful mountain or valley. As mind substitutes this natural landscape replacing scenery of negative chatter, it calms down as the focus has been shifted to positivity.

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