On Meditation If your mind is consumed by desire or anger, you should learn a method to release the disturbing emotions. The first remedy here is breathing meditation: you focus on your breath and count to twenty-one, alternating inhaling and exhaling with each count. And since the mind is not capable of operating in two modes of perception at the same time, this meditation will relieve anxiety. After that, you need to develop good aspirations in yourself - compassion, altruism, the desire to help others. To focus on consciousness itself, here's something to remember: When meditating, don't let your mind get caught up in thinking about the past or the future. Instead, let the mind be as it is, without getting involved in the thought process. In this situation you will understand that the mind is like a mirror. Under certain circumstances, any idea and image can appear in it. The nature of the mind is pure clarity and awareness. The 14th Dalai Lama.