Certainly, meditation has been handed down throughout the centuries as one of the best methods to calm and focus the mind for those who have the inclination to interact with higher consciousness. One of the main facts about meditation is that very few people practice it, however. Perhaps that is one of the telltale signs about the reality of the reality of this place we each call life. Some wish to be or become that better more refined individual while others just pass through their existence with little thought of the deeper meanings of life.
 
For most/for many when they attempt to meditate, they cannot easily calm their mind. This is a common condition. Though it is a common condition it is one of the primary reasons why most, if they ever even do try to add meditation to their day routine, do not continue with this practice for a very long period of time. They don’t believe that they can do it. Or, they receive no immediate and obvious results so they let go of the practice.  
 
There have been numerous forms of meditation passed down throughout the centuries. But, at the root of most of these is to calm and focus the mind. For example, in Zazen, the primary Buddhist form of seated meditation, one may use the technique of closing their eyes and focusing on their incoming and outgoing breath. There is also the technique of Bìguān or Wall Gazing, where the practitioner focuses their half-closed eyes on the wall directly in front of them.
 
From the Hindu perspective, a Mantra or holy word is often used in the practice of meditation. This is done in order to keep the mind focused. This type of meditation is often performed in association with prayer beads, known as a Mala. This is a set of beads with one-hundred and eight elements. The practitioner says the manta and then moves onto the next bead, saying the mantra again and so forth.  
 
These forms of formal meditation have been taught throughout the eons. But again, very few people have put them into practice. Why? Generally, because there is no immediate result.
 
I have long been a believer, and have talked and written about this subject extensively, that one should make everyday life at least part of their meditation technique. How does one do this? By doing all things very consciously with a mental understating that everything that one does is a form of meditation.
 
Certainly, it can be argued that there are those who are forced to do tedious physical things all through their life. Like we hear about the computer factory workers in China or the sweat shop workers in India and elsewhere; even here in the West. Is that—is what they do a form of mediation? Yes, it can be. But, it must mentally viewed as such.
 
Here’s the thing about life, and the thing you must consciously contemplate before you do anything. Why are you doing it? How are you doing it? What benefit and results do you get from doing it? Are you just doing it to do it? Are you doing it to make your mind richer and more profoundly focused or are you simply doing it as a means to spend your Life Time?
 
You can formally meditate if you want to. It has been touted as a necessary means of reaching a higher state of mental being forever. But, if you do not make your everything a meditation, you are missing out on an entirely different realm of understanding human reality.

Live your life consciously.