what exactly is the right mind state while meditation?

i am new to meditation and i read alot about it in forums and articles but i am confused, some people say it is thinking in nothing "nobody thinks in nothing", some say it is focusing on one thing like breath or any one thing and not let your mind think in another thing, some say you shouldn't resist thoughts, instead it is part of the correct meditation to observe your thoughts without judging them and let them go

also i found them talking about consciousness and awareness i really couldn't understands these two in the context!

can someone tell me the right concept of meditation?

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SW-User Best Comment

I think that you will find in the literature associated with meditation in our worlds various Traditions a whole assortment of techniques, aims and expectations. Even in zen, there are two distinct "styles". Maybe read up a bit and see what takes your fancy.

The only form I have tried personally is that of concentration on the breath. To try this is to become immediately aware of just how noisy our minds are, of how random our thoughts can be, ideas popping up apparently unwilled.

Watch the breath. Concentrate on the breath. In. Out. When any wandering of the mind is noticed, gently return to the breath.

After just a few weeks we can find, when not formally meditating, that we "catch" ourselves thinking about unpaid bills and many other virtually random thoughts triggered by the world around us. Coming back to ourselves, as it were, we can perhaps notice the flowers, see the trees - enjoy a more centered state of being.

Every little helps! The effort required is, I have found, worthwhile. Other outcomes are perhaps incalculable.

salwa · F

@SW-User thank you for that great answer

so the purpose of meditation is to clear mind from thoughts and observe thoughts when they arise in our mind and just return back to the focu on breath so we are training our mind to observe our thoughts?

SW-User

@salwa Well, that is one purpose. Others can be found if we look for them. Myself, I think they all revolve around the "letting go" of our perceived "self" as being the centre of importance. And opening to a wider world that can be full of surprises. Maybe not getting rid of the ego, but certainly not taking it too seriously...😀

The important thing is to start.

PS. Yes, to observe the passing thoughts, rather than suppressing them. Returning to the breath is in a sense something else. But I leave it to you to sort out the details, we all have our own unique path.