20 minutes of meditation at San Gregorio State Beach during sunset (San Gregorio, CA).

The purpose of meditation is to stop the mind rushing about in aimless or purposeful thoughts, to a state of mind of stillness, no thoughts, and eventually, enlightenment. There are many techniques of meditation and most introduce new layers of mental activity aimed at distracting the stream of thoughts. New layer of mental activity is based mostly on repetition. Repetition of sound, word, sentence, so called mantras, verses of songs and poetry. Repetition of movements, Sufi and Gurdjieff dances. Being emerged in repetitive events, such as your breath, following repetitive sounds of different origins, or repetitive images, such as a candle flame.

One of the most popular meditation techniques is the Transcendental Meditation (TM), which uses personal mantras to achieve the state of meditation. TM recommends about 20 minutes of meditation practice, which according to many scientific studies is most optimal and effective to achieve calmness of the mind, to relax and be happy.

This video of the Pacific ocean waves at San Gregorio State Beach, in California presents a beautiful and repetitive sound track, thus offering an excellent source for meditation. Please sit comfortably, close your eyes, relax, and follow the sound of the ocean, merge with it, and enjoy 20 minutes of a relaxed state of mind.