How to meditate with Presidential hopeful Ng Kok Song

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After picking up meditation at 40, Ng has been meditating twice a day for 25 minutes each time.  In an interview with AsiaOne, Presidential hopeful Ng Kok Song shares with us on how he finds 'peace and harmony' through his daily meditations.  In the full interview, he shares his thoughts on the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, and the distinction between 'establishment' and 'ruling party'.  Watch the full interview here: https://bit.ly/3QdkyG0

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00:00 So every day when I sit down to meditate, I sit like this and then I bring my mind to

00:07 stillness by quietly repeating this word, Maranatha.

00:15 Maranatha.

00:23 I would like to share with you why we meditate and how to meditate.

00:33 We meditate in order to find peace and harmony within ourselves.

00:42 To come to stillness of body is very simple.

00:46 We just learn to sit still.

00:50 So here I am sitting in front of you on the floor in a cross-legged position so that I

00:57 am alert.

00:58 I don't go to sleep during the meditation.

01:05 And once we find a comfortable position to remain still during our period of meditation,

01:15 we bring the mind to stillness.

01:20 Now I meditate as a Christian, so I choose for my meditation word, the word Maranatha.

01:30 Maranatha is in the Aramaic language and it means "Come Lord".

01:37 But you don't have to use this word if you don't like to.

01:41 You can choose whatever word is meaningful to you.

01:45 So what you do is, as soon as you are seated still, close your eyes lightly.

01:54 Take a few moments to be aware of your breath.

02:01 And then begin to introduce the mantra.

02:05 Maranatha Maranatha

02:17 Quietly within me.

02:20 No matter how many times you get distracted, listen to the word so that you are giving

02:27 your full attention to the word.

02:36 Maranatha Maranatha

02:41 Now if you can, try to meditate every morning and every evening.

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