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in my opinion,
affirmation is more like concentration. meditation is the result of concentration. affirmation and concentration are both mental direction guided by your will. in meditation, you are experiencing outside the mind or, personality. if we concentrate on the breath and reducing the chatter that is our mind we open ourselves up to the wonders and opportunities available in the present.
similarly, mantras and affirmations are used to still the chatter as it brings a single-minded focus which is one step towards experiencing meditation.
I have found that affirmation is sometimes the result of the personal will as well. As in the story of the little train that said “ I can” as it tugged it’s way up the hill with a heavy load. It is wonderful this spiritual life and remembering events and experiences from childhood that were most likely carryovers from past lives and now influence present practice. When I swim or go jogging 🏃 I frequently affirm such affirmations in my own mind to go that extra stretch along the way.
