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Be you ever so wise, confident, and “enlightened,” you will nonetheless find yourself at times uncertain: uncertain about what actions to take, uncertain about your life, uncertain about your place or purpose in this life. At such times, we tend to think of ourselves as confused or lost. And consequently, we may feel fearful, “unsupported” in the larger sense, or even powerless.

These are three of the most common underhanded tactics used in debates.They come into play as an attempted deflection from the main argument that your opponent is usually losing and can no longer argue intelligently. If you watch out for them and keep bringing your opponent back to the original premise of the debate, your opponent will have no choice but to discuss the actual facts of the argument instead of trying to wiggle out of them. 1. Red Herring (Changing the subject) Example: "I should not be prosecuted for stealing songs off the internet.

Not only Kundalini Yoga, but all of yoga is really based on the seven chakra system. In this system there are seven chakra points that lie along the spine, from the base to the crown of the head, and each of these chakra points is responsible for the organs and glands situation in it's region. The chakras, though, are responsible for not just the organs and glands, but they are also responsible for our various personality traits and characteristic. Of these seven chakras, mor

We live in an anxious world driven by too many demands and expectations. Our fear of rejection or humiliation (often repressed) is a major source of anxiety. Anxiety is a state of mind that effects your body and our attempt to avoid feeling anxious is the result of many uncontrollable addictive responses. Anxiety fills your mind when you have repressed your emotions for an extended period of time. It is usually caused from repressed fears about your future and how you relate to the future.

The following are answers to some of the questions most frequently asked of us by those interested in or just beginning the practice of meditation. WHAT IS MEDITATION? Meditation has been practiced for thousands of years, so there are countless variations and definitions of the practice. Most forms of meditation offer relaxation – primarily through a quieting of the mind – and create a “pause” from the rapid pace of our lives to let our mind and body “catch up,” rebalance, and re-center.

We all know it, only too well. It’s that inner voice, that “inner critic,” that seems always present and always keenly prepared to defeat us. When we feel happy, the voice says: “Yeah, this can’t last.” When we’re about to attempt something, it whispers: “Watch out. You’re gonna fail.” And when we do succeed, the voice dismisses: “That was just luck. It won’t happen again.”

Whenever someone asks me how to start meditating, the first question I ask them is, "What's your zodiac sign?" That may sound like a cheesy pick up line but, in my experience, I've found that people have an easier time beginning a meditation routine if they work *with* the element of their birth sign. Here are the elements of the signs as well as ways you can use them to help you meditate. Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius How many of you have ever become mesmerized watchin

Controlling the autonomic responses like heart rate is quite familiar to practitioners of Qigong.The difference betwee Qigong meditation and other types is that we utilise different kinds of "body breathing" techniques through the flesh and bones, especially when we induce proper "Qi" flow or ...

We’ve all arrived at those moments when we feel overwhelmed, even under siege, by trying circumstances within our life. We’ve done all we can, bearing up as best we can, but without great success or relief. And in our frustration and fatigue, we’ve probably looked up to heaven and asked: “How can you possibly ask more of me?” If we could hear clearly through our distress, we’d probably hear heaven lovingly reply: “ 'We' are not.”

You may have tried to find someone special to share your life with only to be disappointed over and over again. Don’t give up on finding your Soul-mate or worse settle for someone who is more of a roommate than anything else. Even though you probably enjoy your own company, (most spiritually enlightened folks do) wouldn’t it be nice to share your life and grow old with someone special who deeply loves you? Do you tell yourself, “As soon as I… (lose weight, make more money, move to a new city) then I'll be ready for a new loving relationship?

Every color on the visible light spectrum has a different frequency. It's no coincidence that rainbows always appear to us in the order of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. It is a scientific fact that each color vibrates, or exists with a different energy. As color is everywhere, we take for granted the effect it has on our lives. But just because we are not aware does not mean that we are not influenced by the powerful energies each color has. The use of color with specific intent has been used for centuries - but at no time more than now.

Are you lucky in life? Really do you feel like you're a lucky person? Not that you have a perfect life, but that things just seem to always work out for you. Even apparent negative situations end up turning into something better. Do great opportunities simply fall into your lap? Do you meet (attract) the right people in your life? If so, then you are truly a lucky person, if not, you can quickly increase your good fortune by following the tips I suggest.

So you hear a little inner voice, a little "message." Or you feel an inkling, a sense that directs you this way rather than that. Is this a voice or a feeling you should follow? Is this your intuition or just an active imagination?

It’s easy to misinterpret periods of great growth and advancement – in our personal lives and in our world – as dark and difficult times. As times of great fear. And in the face of these fears, we can find ourselves feeling disheartened and “at odds” with our growth. But, in fact, we are never more aligned with our growth – and with our growing strength – than when we come up against our fears. Far from being a discouraging sign, our fears actually show us where we are growing … because as we grow, we will necessarily “push out” against our fears.

If you have fallen into the routine of life, or find it to be a chore, you have fallen asleep to the preciousness that every moment in life is. It is a great phenomena that we are all living in this physical reality, with a body, an identity, and we have people who we love and are connected with. Every moment should be cherished and precious to us, every hug, every kiss, every moment of eye contact we have with another, those should all be moments we cherish. We never know when our lives here on Earth are going to end, or when the dream is over. It could happen any time.

If you're new to meditation, you know how hard it is to learn how to meditate properly. With all the different forms of meditation and books on the market, it's almost impossible for the beginner to figure out where to start. In this article, we're going to look at why mindfulness meditation has become so popular in recent years. This will help you understand why it's so effective in helping practitioners find true happiness and inner peace. What Exactly is Mindfulness Meditation?

What do you understand in the heart -- "Today is the first day of the rest of your life?" Is if your lifestyle of sensual enjoyment or spirituality. Freedom of thought is your conscience, your real life and the power of the mind and always refreshing. When you live with thoughts that today is the first day of the rest of your life, you're free of many thoughts of past and future.

We all have goals. Some seem to be very important, others not. Often, however, we are not consciously aware of what we really want. Some of us waste our lives in a fruitless search for actualization and completion. The meditation that will be demonstrated here is one of the most powerful meditations you will ever perform. It will bring you directly to your real goals and will allow you to accomplish those goals right now. Sit back and relax. Clear your mind. Breathe deeply.

It's the puzzle we all face as we go about healing and restoring a wounded self-esteem. We want to value and love ourselves more completely. We certainly know the anguish when those old feelings of worthlessness creep in. We even know the areas where we're most "sensitive" and self-critical. But how on earth do we get from these wincing, self-negating feelings to feelings of self-love? How do we love ourselves when in many ways we so painfully don't?

If you have social anxiety issues you know that life can get very tense and stressful sometimes, you might have panic attacks even and just need some way of escaping. If this sounds like you, you should consider ASMR. It stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, and it refers to the sensation which some people feel in response to certain triggers. This sensation not only feels great, but is also intensely calming and relaxing. This means that if you experience anxiety,

Everyone is aware of some aspects of what is meditation even though they are not aware of or have no enthusiasm to understand. Nevertheless, a high percentage of the world populace now has a new interest in meditation because they need a result-oriented method to end their depression and stress pressed upon them by their heavy daily duties at work and home. In fact, meditation may be the most fruitful way to discharge depression and stress and this fact has been proven scient

In life, one thing is constant… change is going to happen! Everyone desire change and change is inevitable; so why is it difficult for so many people? In this article you’ll discover why you resist change and learn four secrets to move beyond resistance and create positive changes in your life.

Three Magic Words was one of the forerunners of the Law of Attraction information. It was written in 1954, by U. S. Andersen. And even though the book has undergone several cover changes over the years, I still cherish my old yellow copy with a drawing of Aladdin’s lamp on it. The book had been ...

Contrary to popular belief, the most difficult relationship isn’t with our boss, mother-in-law, disgruntled neighbor, friend or spouse. However, if that were the case all of our relationship troubles could be solved by simply walking away. The truth is the most difficult relationship we all have is with our own ego. It is the nemesis of every serious spiritual student who desires to grow and become more conscious of their Divine nature; to live a greater empowered life.

Who has time to count calories, shop for exotic, low calorie, super foods, or sign up for all the latest fad diets? I know that I certainly don’t. I remember times in my life when dieting was not a problem. Playing football and burning up five or six thousand calories a day made weight control easy. As a matter of fact, I had to conscientiously try to gain weight! (Tons of milkshakes and ice cream). As Buddhist monk in Thailand, my food intake consisted of one meal a day at 10:00 am all mixed together in one bowl.

Let's say that one person loves the president, Bush or Obama, and another hates him. Then, anything that one would write positively about the president would be hated and disbelieved by the other, regardless of whether it was true or not.

Life seems almost perfectly arranged to keep us guessing as to why we are here … about our role, our place, in this world. At one moment the problems of the wider world seem to call to us with the greatest urgency. In the next, these vanish as we’re called to our own urgent needs. The sublime achievements of others can inspire us, exciting our deepest aspirations – and at the same time confound us, fearing we can never approach such mastery. And when we see so many struggling to find their way, how can we feel certain of our own?

Which is better: Zen meditation or Vipassana meditation? I’m regularly asked this question because new students often have some friends who are into Zen meditation retreats and other friends suggesting they try Vipassana meditation retreats. Or they check the bookstore and discover that, in the Buddhism section, half the books there are on Zen meditation and half the books are on Vipassana meditation.

If you are drawn to spiritual growth, you are no doubt “sensitive.” And as we pursue these paths and practices, our sensitivity will certainly grow: sensitivity to our own feelings and “energy” ... and sensitivity to the world around us. This sensitivity is of course a strength, as we need it for our compassion and for connecting with ourselves and others. It is also a great power, as we cannot hope to properly address a thing (internally or exte ally) until we become aware of it.

All prayers and meditations lead to God. However, the usual prayers and meditations offer a slow and methodical way for an individual to reach Enlightenment. It usually takes many lifetimes to attain the radiance of Enlightenment and Ascend to the higher dimensional levels of Creation. There are 12 dimensions in our universe. We are in the 3rd dimension and seek to return to the Heaven/Paradise of the 4th dimension in our return to God. It is now possible to quickly return to

How to Heal and Mature Your Ego into an Ally You must develop your spiritual nature in order to mature the ego into an Adult. The characteristic of the ego at this stage is that of waking up from the trance addiction to uncover its spiritual nature. The adult ego unlike the lesser evolved ego, reunites with its inner power to access the wisdom, creativity and truth from within. The adult ego is born out of seeing the truth within its own delusions.

Jason Shulman, a friend of mine and Kabbalistic healer, tells one of my very favorite stories about Zen meditation. He had gone on sesshin, a Zen meditation retreat. He was at a place in his daily meditation practice where he had come to believe that the goal of Zen meditation was to have no thoughts. So he sat on his meditation cushion in the lotus position, facing a blank white wall with his hands in the correct mudra.

One of the conce s about meditating that my clients often have is the fear that if they quiet down, a great idea will come to them and they’ll have no way of capturing it before it leaves their consciousness. I suggest you create and work with a mindfulness journal, a blank book that you can use to record your sensations, observations, thoughts, feelings, emotions, images, creative ideas, and messages of wisdom from your mind and body as you become mindful of them. When you w

We are the angels we have been looking for. We are the source of love on this planet. We are the helpers of others who are here. We are the ones who answer each other’s prayers, really. The angels aren’t outside of ourselves. We are the inca ation of angels who have come here to dream the life of a human. We are not fallen angels, we are not punished angels, and we are not “messed up” angels. We came here by choice because we are interested in the human experiment, this attempt to build a vehicle that can hold God’s consciousness, which each of us are.

Lots of people did the meditation, but unfortunately they have not reached their goal purposes. If they want to reach their calming purpose, they have to do the calming meditation. If they want to reach their love purpose, they have to do the love meditation. There are 7 (seven) types meditation for different purposes. Here they are:

The end of the year is a very powerful time. And one that presents some unique opportunities and challenges. Along with “holiday” pressures, we must also contend with the natural shifting of “energy” that comes as we approach the close of the year. As one creative cycle ends and another begins – as it does with the turn of our calendar year – the larger energies that move us forward will need to rearrange themselves. There will be a necessary shifting of momentum.

The secret benefits of Guided Meditation are the subtle effects that happen quietly in the background without your conscious awareness. The first term I will introduce is Homeostasis. (Just read it slowly and that is how it is meant to sound) Homeostasis is when the different systems of the body work together to regulate the optimal conditions for you internal function. And to put that more simply... It's the body striving for 'balance'. Now, the body is made up of 11 major organ systems.

Everyone is looking for “the one” who will be a partner for life. Some even feel that they are looking for a lost soul counterpart, their other half somewhere here on the earth like a needle in a haystack. Many believe that human beings are meant to mate for life. However, I am not so sure about that. I think perhaps that idea could be erroneous, and maybe it is in fact a rare contract that only happens to a few. I don’t believe the long-term “mates for life” applies to all of us.

Question: I have been wanting to ask this for a long time but didn't want to bother you until had exhausted other sources. Anyhow, for the past year and half have been experiencing something that I haven't been able to find an explanation for. When sitting in meditation (i was doing healing bowls then, now chakra cleansing).I began experiencing a side-to-side swaying movement in my upper body--like a pendulum--which I couldn't control without some effort..that lasted 6 months

Tibetan Buddhists often use tingshas during their meditation practices. A tingsha is a pair of small cymbals connected by a strap. Tingshas are used in prayer and rituals, and produce a clear, high-pitched tone when struck. A tingsha is a relatively small instrument, usually measuring between two and four inches in diameter (each). Tingshas are often embossed with a mantra, such as the popular “Om Mani Padme Hum”, which is said to invoke the nature of Chenrezig, the great Buddha of compassion. Many others are embossed with “Om Ah Hung”, which represents the attainment of Enlightenment.

This method of dowsing and remote viewing (RV) uses Google Maps as a convenience tool for finding your target with further reconnaisance thereof. From the perspective of this article, I assume that the reader already knows how to do remote viewing.

Synchronicity is actually related to probability. There are events that occur in life which have a small probability in life of happening, yet they happen. For instance you’re talking on the phone with a friend and you say something and they say to you, “I was just thinking that!” The chances of that actually happening are really small, yet it happens. Another example is perhaps you call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while. You come across their number and you decide to call them and check to see how they’re doing.

As we approach the holidays we look forward to a time of joy and happiness, to lightness and warmth. It's a season of fond memories, great anticipation … and much planning. And whereas this yearning and anticipation is quite understandable, it can also be a bit of a trap. Expecting great joy and not finding it, we may become all the more disheartened. Seeing warmth around us yet not experiencing it ourselves, we may find ourselves feeling a bit separated.

Lucid dreaming is like a virtual reality movie set inside your head. Lucid dreaming is the act of realizing that you are dreaming while you are still in a dream. When you realize that you are dreaming, the sky is the limit on what you can do. Have you ever fantasized about being a brain surgeon? Then lucid dreaming is your chance to do it without having to go to university for eight years. Have you ever wanted to be a gymnast? Lucid dreaming is the way you can do it without years of training and the perfect body type for such endeavors.

Take a breath. Notice how your breath flows. Allow it to come in and allow it to exit without any effort. Repeat. Yes, meditation starts with attention to the moment and it can be as simple and as easy as just observing your breath. I slip into the moment so easily when I’m by the ocean. To me there is nothing more naturally meditative than listening to the ocean waves and feeling the ocean breeze. Waves go up and down endlessly, creating a soothing rhythm. Time stretches ou

If you've made the choice for a richer, more empowered life ... and your life-path seems "bumpier" than ever, please don't be discouraged. If you've been striving for greater wholeness – striving to heal a part of yourself or your life that is causing you pain – only to find yourself in greater turmoil, don't give up quite yet.

As my friend re-filled his water bottle, he took a marble from one container and placed it into another. I asked what he was doing and he explained to me it was a part of the 'Counting Principle'. For every goal you can make quantifiable - you will be naturally driven to improve. I realized that human beings are geared for growth. The time we spend in school is learning lessons, sitting tests, and progressing when we have proven our worth. Our applicable intelligence is valued on a scale with reference to the pass-mark.

Relieving Anxiety with Brainwave Entrainment Many of us have heard of brainwave entrainment and we are also familiar with anxiety. You may be wondering how the two are related. According to clinical studies, brainwave entrainment seems to help reduce the symptoms of anxiety. It is also known to relieve the symptoms of depression and stress, which are both closely connected with anxiety. This finding could bring hope in the lives of many Americans who are troubled by an anxiety disorder. Statistics of anxiety disorder in America

Did you know that Metaphysics is considered a “new emerging religion” by the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) of the United States? Representatives of the IRS explain that they do not determine what a religion is or is not. As long as no crime is being committed, all religions are considered valid simply by saying it is a religion! Truly, this is the only way to preserve freedom of religion as the Constitution of the United States depicts. Metaphysics is also considered a “new emerging field of study” by the Department of Education. But what does Metaphysics really mean?

Living in a time of light, we will "of necessity" encounter the shadows within us and around us. It's critical we understand that this is not intended as a burden. These shadows are never meant to darken our view of ourselves or our view of the world. It's simply that our wholeness grows as we make more room for light within us. So with these encounters we are merely "extending" light into those places that light has not fully reached ... places that still hold remnants of fear or wounding.

We are going to focus on mantra, mindfulness, how they interact, and how their interaction applies to your meditation, life and happiness. Meditation is mainly about attitude, not technique. You should know about this because human nature has a flaw, and you may not be aware of this problem. Short and simple, meditation means awareness. Mindfulness, mantra, sentience... They are inseparable aspects of consciousness and the wide spectrum of awareness - meditation. Learning me

In my local new age magazine, there are at least 20 different meditation courses. Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Kabbalistic, Sufi. Then there are the meditation classes emphasizing stress-reduction, weight-loss and pain-control. Among the different meditation lineages, each has its own answer for what is the best practice (needless to say, theirs is the best).

Nothing's more frustrating than feeling like you're "spinning your wheels." There's a restlessness for action or change, but you can't seem to sustain your enthusiasm for any particular direction. Or perhaps you're facing a critical decision, a situation that DEMANDS action. You want to make the right choice, but the more you think about it, the LESS certain you become.

Similar to Christianity, Buddhism has many branches. The original doctrine that the Buddha taught his monks is called the Theravada or the Teaching of the Elders, but this very deep teaching may be too strange and frightening for everyday Americans. This unpopularity is not unusual when we consider the deeper teachings of many religions, such as Kabbalah in Judaism and Orison in Christianity. People usually talk a good story about God, but don't want to really go there, opting instead for earthly glories such as sex, money, power, security and entertainment. Familiar things.

In the previous article, I gave you my best definition of the term enlightenment. In this article, I will explore the implications of enlightenment. I will describe some of the qualities of an enlightened person. This is not a comprehensive list, but I think it contains some of their most prominent qualities. As you read this article, keep in mind 2 things.r

The main difference between an angel and ascended master is that an ascended master has lived lives as a human and an angel has not. An ascended master has lived many lives being human and evolved spiritually over time to balance their karma and evolve from fear to love. An ascended master still has a personality ego but at a much more evolved state than most humans. An ascended master has mastery over their thoughts and emotions and no longer has negative thoughts or intent. Ascended Masters are working with the earth plane as guides to assist human evolution.

The first questio I’m always asked when I tell people I do Hypnotherapy is, “Does it really work?” My reply is always the same, “If you want it to”. Hypnosis is very effective if you are ready and willing for change. It can’t make you do something you don’t want to do. People forced to quit smoking don’t really want to quit, they are just doing it for someone else and really they want to smoke. Hypnosis will not help this person as they won’t allow the suggestion to work.

Truth is not what we believe truth to be. Whatever we see, whatever we hear, whatever we think, whatever we believe is not truth. Truth manifests beyond that. We might say that our religion is truth, but our religions are no more than a set of beliefs, and beliefs can never be truth, only conventional wisdom based on something that we read or heard, or our own past experience. Belief can never be truth, just as reading about something and repeating it can never capture the experience, and even religious experiences always seems to follow our heritage and culture; our conditioning.

When I was living as a Buddhist monk in the backwater jungles of Thailand, I learned many important lessons that have made my life much easier. One of them was how to handle food. The rules of a Theravada monk include eating only once a day, and that is in the morning. Typically, we would walk ...

There's an energy dynamic common to personal healing and growth that's easy to misinterpret. It's part of the natural momentum of the healing and pattern-breaking process that can, however, lead us to believe we've relapsed when in fact we're nearer than ever to completion. If you've ever had a personal breakthrough, only to feel it slip away days later, you've experienced this dynamic. If you've ever felt discouraged and dismayed as some old negativity -- some old pattern or pain you'd recently cleared -- comes roaring back out of nowhere, you're actually right on course.

What are attachments? How can they cause us suffering and how can meditation help with our attachments? First, what are attachments? Simply put, attachments are anything that we need in order to be happy. “I have to have this or I will not be happy. Without this person or without this accomplishment, I will not be happy. I need it. I need it, period.”

Gratitude is a cornerstone in the process of manifesting. The vibratory energy of gratefulness causes physical reality to produce more things which resonate with the gratefulness you are feeling, thus causing an even more powerful feeling of gratefulness. It keeps building and building, multiplying exponentially. The more grateful you are, the more physical reality responds to this by sending things which match the vibration.

I was recently at the circus. The ring-master bellowed a terrific introduction for the next act - A man with lightning fast hands. He started by juggling 3 balls, then 4, then 5... The crowd seemed suitably impressed and responded with enthusiastic applause. 6 balls, 7 balls... Amazing! He threw each one higher and higher into the air. With his head tilted skywards he seemed to be able to keep track of them all. His busy little feet shuffled this way and that, and his hands, well yes they were fast. 8 balls... 9 balls... What skill, what a master. He made it look easy.

As you can imagine if you are anything like most people, then there is a certain part of you that in a variety of different ways would like to learn how to become more peaceful and at ease with life and all of its experiences. That's why as you continue to read this article you will be glad to know that you will learn a variety of empowering ways to become more peaceful and at ease in your life. How to Become More Peaceful!

First, a message to my readers who practice TM® (Transcendental Meditation®): I am not taking any position for or against Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the TM® organization, TM® itself, or anything else related to TM®. Now that we've taken care of that… I do, however, have a position regarding the studies that have been promoted to "prove" that TM® is the best thing since meditatively sliced bread. My basic position is this: Most of these studies, maybe all of them, are pretty questionable. Before any of the previously mentioned TM® advocates "get all up in my grill," (lov

Who has time to count calories? Or shop for exotic, low calorie, super foods, (acai berries?) or sign up for all the latest fad diets? I certainly know that I don't. I remember times in my life when dieting was not a problem. Playing football and burning up three or four thousand calories a day made weight control easy. As a matter of fact, I had to conscientiously try to gain weight! (Tons of Big Macs and milkshakes). As a Buddhist monk in Thailand, my food intake consisted of one meal a day at 9:00 am all mixed together in one bowl. I got down to my optimum weight in no time.

I’ve done somewhere in the neighborhood of forty Buddhist meditation retreats. While some only lasted a day or two, more than half involved ten to fifteen days of practicing Buddhist meditation for up to sixteen hours a day. Some were Tibetan meditation retreats. Some retreats were in the Zen tradition, including retreats for Zen archery, a form moving meditation called Kyudo. But most of my retreats were Vipassana meditation retreats. I’m not telling you this to impress you or show off. Really, all this demonstrates is that in my twenties and thirties, I didn’t have a regular job.

In the same way you wouldn't wear your favorite perfume without taking a shower first, you can't really grow into a bigger, wiser, wealthier you (remember that true 'wealth' means much more than just 'money') without understanding, healing and letting go of the old you... and anything else that may not longer serve you. One of the 'toughest' moments of the awakening process (if not the toughest one) is the 'uncomfortable' but extremely necessary full review and following healing and forgiveness of the old past.

There is a lot of ado about the movie The Secret. However, it has never been a secret! It has always been known. It is already built into your being. The Law of Attraction has always been in effect whether or not it has been named, just the same way gravity was operational long before it was named. There are many other un-named laws in the universe that are in effect as well, even though we may not be aware of them by title.

Is meditation always good or you?nnWhen is meditation not calming?nnEveryone knows that meditation is always good for you, right?nnWrong!nnNegative effects from meditation are not all that uncommon. In a 1992 study, Dean Shapiro, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and human behaviour at UCLA, Irvine, followed 27 people who attended a two-week meditation retreat. During meditation, 17 (62%) reported at least one adverse effect: fear, anxiety, confusion, depression or sel

We all have a perception of perfection. We carry with us an idea of how everything should be and because of this spend huge amounts of time and energy trying to arrange conditions to match this idea. Our family, friends, partners and colleagues, our work and social engagements. Nothing falls outside our desire to be happy by controlling all the things we think we need to produce that happiness. It is a constant struggle. The blueprint for perfection against the realities of life.r

Have you ever felt your mind get away from you? One moment, you're completely calm, the next, you feel so distressed you can barely keep it together. Racing in a million directions, your mind plays out the countless possibilities, and all the while, your resolve to remain calm slips away. At times like these, our mind might seem like a wild elephant, racing out of control. How can we tame this wild elephant so it works for us, instead of against us? If you tether an elephant, it flaps its ears and slaps its tail and tries to run away. And that's what the mind does when we try to tether it.

If a ladder represents our life, the rungs of our ladder represent our breakthroughs. Have you had one lately? Sometimes we think that we have arrived at the top rung of our ladder. Nothing else needs to be done. All we have to do is hold on and hope no sudden wind blows us off. And sometimes we become scared of the heights and want so much to climb down! But when we look below, all our old rungs have disappeared. Oh no.

What is Reiki? Reiki is a Japanese form of Divine healing energy. In different cultures it may be called life force or Chi. Reiki is made up of 2 ancient Japanese kanji characters. The first one means “soul, Universal God, Source, Spirit. Ki, the second kanji symbol means life force energy.

Relax and enjoy yourself As you enter into the world of astral travel for beginners, you might look forward to becoming an expert, able to project yourself to any chosen destination at any time. For the time being though, accept that you are a beginner and ensure that you have all that you need in terms of peace and quiet when you try this for the first time. The best times of the day to try astral projection for beginners are either just after you wake up in the morning or j

When I take on a new client in my practice as a life coach, I usually begin with a strategy of exploring what this individual’s beliefs are about himself and his life. I then find out what the underlying daily thoughts are that support those beliefs. I always discover that whatever is showing up in this person’s life, whether good or bad, is supported and perpetuated by these beliefs, the person’s emotional responses, and the resulting actions they take or do not take e

When you meditate, the key is to focus on your breath because that is the only thing happening right here, right now. You may have a mantra or prayer word; you may visualize or use a guided meditation; but the key to any meditation is to be in the here and now.

The use of brainwave entrainment and binaural beats for therapy and meditation has grown quite popular over the years. Brainwave entrainment is also known as brainwave synchronization. It is the method of bringing your brainwave frequencies to a certain state of mind by synchronizing them to a particular frequency of sound. In general, it helps you produce an ideal brainwave frequency with the help of an exte al audio influence. For instance, your brain will try to match its activities with the rhythmic beats you are listening to.

In life we experience two main emotions: one is pleasure, the other is pain. They come and they go; they are a normal part of the human experience. But what happens is that our minds try to maintain the good and push away the bad. It’s a kind of tug-of-war where we say “I want this” and “I don’t want that.” This has the result of causing struggles in our lives.

The bubble of fear and love reminds me of something my High School Chemistry/Physics teacher drew on the chalkboard. It was a diagram of the universe and the anti-universe. He said that black holes connected the two together. Here in our physical world, our universe, was us and what we see. The here and now. If we traveled through a black hole, we would end up in the anti-universe. The anti-universe is the perfect opposite of the universe. Therefore, the anti-universe would cancel out everything and anything in the universe.

Have you ever wanted to improve your mind and get more from it? Sure you have, likely you have desired a better memory or the ability to process things more quickly and work faster, all of this is attainable of course.

You are not alone. We are all here together and all you have to do is reach out to others and they will be there for you. You'll have to make yourself available to others or you won't be able to have "right fellowship." Go to the spiritual circles in your area, go to events and gatherings where you think you'll find the kind of friends you would like to have. You cannot sit in your house and not go out and still accomplish having friends. If you don't want to be alone, then you have to get out more! You also have to be willing to talk to people and risk putting your heart out there.

Life is a dance between two intense emotions: fear and desire. We go back and forth between these two throughout our lives. But what we’re exploring here is what precedes and pervades life before desire and fear.

When writing of spiritual development, it helps to find simple analogies to give perspective to deeper esoteric principals. With that in mind, I ask you to please consider the humble light bulb. In essence there are two forms working together. The physical structure that gives it a real world presence and the energetic component of light. An outer shell - and an inner life force. Sound familiar? Let's explore the concept further. In the beginning there was only one design of light bulb.

Walking a metaphysical path will raise many conflicts of principle, morality and purpose within you and in the process of awakening to your higher purpose, and subsequently function, both the good as well as the bad are brought into consciousness. Deeply buried garbage in the form of mental conditioning and emotional programming as well as deeply buried joy will begin to well up to the surface for your consideration.

So, you are not feeling 100%. Work is full of stress, family life is running you ragged, and the bills are never ending. If you could just have a 'time-out' to recharge and refresh, life would be wonderful! Well, when was your last Massage? When did you last take time away from the pressures and responsibilities of the world - to either sort the physical niggles in your body (the stiff neck, the headaches, the sore lower back) or to pamper or reward yourself for the effort you have applied elsewhere in your life.

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley

Do you have children with “different” abilities? If you are new to the idea of sensitive children or indigo children, you may need to know the difference between intuitive, psychic and medium abilites. Many children coming into the world now are coming with an acute sense of awareness. Not only with with physical things, but with meta-physical things. By that, I mean the children are seeing with their spiritual eyes. They feel with their spiritual senses; they even hear with spiritual ears. I know, for some of you that doesn’t always make sense.

by Jeanne Ball Meditation shopping? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Yet millions of Americans are seeking tools to turn within. As a nation we've tried to fix our problems with everything from psychotherapy and Prozac to positive thinking and politics. Now people everywhere are ready to close their eyes and take a dive -- not to escape, but to more fully be. Having lectured on meditation for 25 years, I find that audiences no longer need to be convinced of meditation's practi

Every person who has ever completed some meditation would know full well what a laid-back and soothing experience it may be, as soon as the original clearance from the brain has been completed. Studying how to meditate opens up a total brand new world for a variety of persons in requisites of what is viable, and how their mental, emotional and corporal fitness might progress. For a variety of years there was large doubt amongst westerners as to the function of Meditation in the function of a skill used for wellbeing expansion, thankfully that is at the moment altering.

We live in a very fast, changing and often stressful world. Sometimes things happen so quickly that we don't react as fast as we want to. We might even lose our capacity to think fast, clearly and make right decisions. It's not supposed to be like that. It is important to slow down, relax and calm down our bodies and minds. Otherwise the stress will build up and this will affect our lives and our relationships in negative ways. One of the best methods to slow down, relax and

There is an evolutionary and cultural shift happening right now to a heart-based way of living. Life is requesting this. We can see from the problem of heart disease that we don’t pay good attention to our hearts. For a long time we have worshiped the mind. The mind has accomplished many great things but it has also brought us to where we are today and created many of the problems we now are experiencing.

Remember laying on your back as a kid, and watching the clouds without trying to change them, control them, or pass judgment on them? These are the very same qualities we look for in the practice of Detached Observation. This was J. Krishnamurti's favorite form of meditation, and the following description is based upon his work. There are only three rules to follow: * Let go of control. Let the mind wander where it wants, or let it sit still... it is all the same. * Pay atten

Do you believe we live more than once? Do you believe in Reinca ation? It's a yes or no question, but when most people answer, they answer with an explanation. Reinca ation is an interesting thought or concept to entertain. Are we really spiritual souls just having a physical experience? Or do we simply return to dust at the end? Truth be known - there is no truth to be known. Believers can't prove that its true and Scientists can't prove that its not (without a doubt).

by Laura Jagla Skallerup B.S.NCTMB I used to be a procrastinator when it came to my meditation practice. There were always too many other things demanding my attention and I would put off my daily reflection. Some days I would sit here, some days I would sit there, to be perfectly honest, I did not have anywhere that really was the sacred space that inspired me. Recently, all that changed. I got a lovely, comfy zabuton. If you are like me (or maybe I am just a slow learner) e

A True Story of Lust and Seduction - with a Twist! Twenty-six hundred years ago, Subbha the Buddhist nun was walking through a mango grove when a lustful young man blocked her path. Subbha the Nun: “What wrong have I done you that you stand in my way? It’s not proper my friend that a man should touch a woman gone forth (Buddhist nun who has dedicated her life to finding enlightenment). I respect the (Buddha’s) message, the training pointed out by the one well gone, I am pure, without blemish; why do you stand in my way?

We look in the mirror and notice a new wrinkle. Oh my God! I'm getting old! But I'm only forty-four! Let's see, Americans live to an average age of seventy seven. That gives me thirty-four more years! Wait a minute, Japanese live to be eighty one! I do eat a lot of fish. Maybe I have thirty seven years left. Wait another minute - I quit smoking! That has to add a few. Of course mom and dad died in their fifties (probably because of me), hmm, but I guess that doesn't help my longevity too much. Of course, I've always been lucky.

A lot of people think they know what abundance is: having a lot of money, material possessions, fame, or some sort of power. However, I am not sure that is what abundance is. I have had a little of each of those things, but I can’t say I felt abundant in those moments. In fact, those were stress inducers and some situations were actually nightmaric! So then, what is abundance…really? I have come to believe that abundance is actually in your heart, in the richness of life, in the love you are able to share with others.

Nature's Golden Ratio Leonardo "Fibonacci" of Pisa revealed a numeric sequence in which each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 and so on. The sequence in turn gives rise to several unique ratios including .618, .382 and 1.618 (AKA The Phi or Fibonacci Ratio). These ratios exist throughout nature in the form of fractals or golden sections. Although they have been employed in man made structures like the Pyramids in sacred geometry, they have always existed throughout all of nature, living and non-living.

It's obvious that only after young adults leave home do they find their own potential and blossom in their own way. The bittersweet acknowledgement of this reflects a mature relationship with parent and child. This is a cutting of the umbilical chord with our children, offering them a chance of individual development, and freedom to explore their new world on their terms. Freedom: Are there other umbilical chords that can be cut that offer freedom for ourselves?

Finding your life purpose can be a healing journey. Purpose elevates confusion and brings in clarity. Your life passion gives you a reason for living. There are techniques to discovering your life purose. The two basic technniques to finding your life mission is both spiritual and physical.n n nSpiritual Techniques:nn The three spirtual steps to discovering your life purose are:nn1. Prayer and Meditationn (Communicating to God/spiritual relaxation exercise)n2. Your Dreams (Vi

Reinca ation is an interesting concept to entertain. Are we spiritual beings having a physical experience, or do we return to dust at the end of our life? Many of the world's religions teach that we are on Earth to experience and learn good behaviour so that we may grow as souls. These lessons are many and inca ations may run into the hundreds. Karma is one of the major components of reinca ation. Karma is a law that says 'We are held accountable for all of the actions in our life, as governed by those of a higher power'.

You most likely already know that brainwave frequencies are grouped together into bands: delta, theta, alpha, beta and gamma. rnAlthough boundary states between these bands exist, in this article I will focus on these five groups of brainwave frequencies and describe the mental states and functions associated with each group. The 5 brainwave frequencies are: Delta Waves Brainwaves of a 4hz frequency or less are classed as delta waves. These are associated with deep sleep, and

For those of us on a Spiritual Path, learning lessons to aid our Spiritual Growth are a daily occurrence. But in the school of life, who is the teacher? Lessons to help us interact with our environments occur continually. How we greet our neighbors, treat our work colleagues, relate to our families, and most importantly, how we think of ourselves are the real spiritual tests. Turning up to a spiritual circle once a week is not enough to say you are doing all you can. It's a good start, but clearing karmic baggage is an ever present task.

The New Age paradigm shift we’ve all been waiting for is already here. It is in the birthing process while the old paradigm is in the death process. Many call this the end times, or the end of the world, but I call it the new times, the new beginning. As the old ends, the new begins. Those who are already awake to these changes will be there to help others when they are ready to listen. It will get worse before it gets better because humans are slow to wake up and unite. However, these adversities will drive us together.

You may ask yourself, “What do meditation and eating have to do with each other?” The answer is that they actually have a great deal to do with each other. What happens in the day is that we tend to get so busy that we’re not 100% present with “what is” and we really miss out on wonderful experiences that occur throughout the day. This includes important moments in everyday life, like eating.

Back when I started doing Buddhist meditation in the ‘70’s, it was hard to find any Buddhist books or Buddhist retreats or Buddhist meditation classes or any information of any kind at all that could help me learn a daily Buddhist meditation practice. If you started talking about the "Dalai Lama," people figured you meant some kind of restaurant featuring sandwiches for pack animals from South America. It's different now, of course. In fact, I think people have gotten a bit Buddhist meditation happy these days.

Among all the animals in the world, it is the faithful dog that evokes the most positive emotions in people. Being pack animals, dogs are known for their loyalty and allegiance to their masters. These animals can also prove to be faithful companions when times are tough. As such, there is a bond that grows between humans and dogs that expand into multitudes of cultures. This is what gives way to the symbolism of dogs in Tibetan Buddhism. In this mode of Buddhism, dogs rise far above being mere pets. Instead, they take on many components of religious symbolism.

Once the Buddha was asked if anyone can become enlightened, even if they were not a follower of the Buddha. His answer - a resounding; "Of course!" He even went further than that. He warned about becoming attached to the religion itself, and suggested that one only use Buddhism as a raft to cross over from delusion to enlightenment. Then, just as one who has crossed a river in a raft gets out of the raft on the far shore and leaves it behind, so an enlightened person should do the same with Buddhism.

H.B.I.T.S. is more widespread than originally thought, mainly because it goes unreported. The reason for this is that on the surface, it doesn't seem to be all that serious. But as a matter of record, H.B.I.T.S. could be called the silent killer. One of the major symptoms of H.B.I.T.S. is a sudden and drastic lapse of intelligence that becomes problematic when this lapse turns into a chronic disorder.

Children love a routine at night when they are preparing for bed. Putting them to bed, reading them a story, singing to them; whatever the routine is that a parent may have, calms them and relaxes them. When children go on a road trip in the car they do so much better when they have something special with them that reminds them of home; a special blanket, a cd of songs that calm them and so on. My daughter has a special “blankie” that makes her feel safe and calm when she’s on a trip.

Alright, let’s talk about the "E-Word," one of those combinations of letters that carries almost as much baggage as the c-word or the -word, depending, of course, on who you hang with and what country you call home. People argue about this word; they criticize it; they make up stories about it.

Who are we before anything else ever was? When we take away everything impermanent, who are we at our core? Although God may be the ultimate, our concepts of God are not. Though religion plays a beautiful role in this conceptual world of ours, it prevents us from God because it labels God. For instance, religion says, “God is good,” “God is benevolent,” etc. Labels cannot describe God or the ultimate. The ultimate is that which is before anything and everything else, including our concepts of God. In fact, God or the ultimate precedes any label or description. Throw Out the Conceptsr

What is meditation? Mediation is a jou ey. It is a jou ey into the stillness inside each of us. Meditation is a jou ey that will never end. It has helped me get clear, focused, and allowed me to access my inner wisdom and intuition. Meditation has helped me discover the divine within. Meditation has taught me to let the mindless chatter just be, than float away.

Use These Tips To Wipe Out Insomnia Not having the ability to sleep is a very terrible feeling. If you suffer from insomnia, you know exactly how this feels. Insomnia can certainly have a negative effect on your life. Today is the day to end it. The tips presented below will do just that. Shut down all electronics, including computer and TV, 30 minutes or more before bedtime. These are very stimulating devices. If you get them turned off, you can allow your body to begin to relax. Turn off all electronic devices at a certain time each night.

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten into two different discussions about the definition of enlightenment. Those of us who are on a spiritual path have some idea of what the term means, but when we’re put on the spot to give a clear definition, we find ourselves getting tongue-tied.

I began meditating in my late teens after I was exposed to the research of Herbert Benson, who wrote the book The Relaxation Response. It was a wonderful study into how people meditate and the benefits of meditation. It was basic but very helpful. It got me interested in both practicing and studying meditation.

What are fears? Fears are something that we have created in our mind after, usually, having a negative experience. I say “usually” because fears cannot only come from our own experiences but also from those of others also. A lot of people have different fears. The main ingredient of fears is that they are created in our minds, reinforced in our minds and sustained in our minds.

A good friend of mind recently commented that his own kids and their friends are a lot less materialistic than our generations were, and that numerous surveys show that Millennials don't want their jobs to interfere with their family or social life. He went on to say that, "Some say this is laziness, I tend to believe that Millennials have their priorities a little better aligned than their parents and grandparents." These kids, I believe, are smart, and cognizant of their challenge in America.

Have you ever gone through a day when you’re very, very busy and you have to get things done so even though you are hungry you just keep going and slowly that hunger sensation turns into a headache? I’ve seen this happen to my wife a lot when she’s busy and she just forgets about, or puts aside eating and a few hours later she gets a terrible headache. It can happen to a lot of us; we just get busy, we don’t focus on what our bodies are doing, and things go wrong. Our bodies and our minds are connected.

Have you ever wondered if there was a way you could speed up your spiritual development? I’m sure you know of some people who are so peaceful and serene that nothing seems to bother them. The secret of their success is actually quite simple. They’ve figured out what works, and they do it consistently. Why the Slow Progress?

It's obvious that other people, when they disagree with us, are just plain wrong. And when we confront these kinds of people, our only alte ative is to let them know in no uncertain terms that they are not only wrong, but apparently stupid for disagreeing with us about something so obviously apparent. It's unbelievable that people can be so messed up. Of course, the other person feels the exact same way about us! It's not that they somehow realize that they are stupid and forge ahead anyway.

Beliefs of Buddhism is the spiritual philosophy to understand his individual life of man, the absolute life, consciousness and subtle problem of human suffering and human suffering that can be controlled based on meditation and conscious experience. It helps understand the metaphysics of the human mind, its thoughts and desires.

If someone told me I would be running an online metaphysics university with thousands of students all over the world earning Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. and D.D. degrees in metaphysical topics, I would have laughed. I was a traveling girl with a backpack, seeing the world on a shoestring, and I liked having a simple, unencumbered life without responsibility. I spent days meditating on mountain tops, weeks traveling in foreign lands, and months hiking remote places in wilde esses. I didn’t have much money, but I sure did have a great thing going on. Life was simple.

You may find it interesting to notice that while just about everyone would agree that world peace may seem like an impossible dream the truth of the matter is that if you are reading this world peace is within you. In fact, whether you realize it now or later, world peace is indeed the impossible dream as long as you are not at Peace with yourself and the world around you.

Did you ever notice how life seems to be dancing all around you, full of synchronistic events which bring realizations into your consciousness? Well, it is true that you are the focus! Life is in service to your awakening. Synchronistic, coincidental events are not random. They are carefully and divinely choreographed in order to serve your spiritual unfoldment. Certain themes are played out around you that repeat over and over until you notice them.

As I wrote the title of this post, “Meditation and Depression,” I found myself smiling at the concept that meditation could cause depression.

Do you feel at times that you are just going through the motions, living life unconsciously? Did you know that this feeling is actually close to spirituality, more so than being entirely and endlessly enthralled with life? Now, there is a difference between living life unconsciously and loving life. Living life unconsciously can be a result of just boredom, or dumbing out from a lack of creativity and energy, where actually loving life can be a result of some good karma that won't quit!

There are many reasons why we don’t do things that we know are good for us. When I first was exposed to meditation, at about 19 years of age, I was working on my first academic degree. I had begun studying the positive effects of meditation. My exposure to meditation was very scientific, very medical. I learned how meditation was good for your heart, your stress levels and just overall good for your health. I would describe it all in very scientific and medical descriptions exclusively.

Knowledge is one of the things that prevent us from awakening. Why? We think we know many things and knowing these things keeps us from being awake. To gain awareness we need to unlea what we know, or think we know. We need to let go of every piece of knowledge and just be. In the East they call it the way ‘neti neti’ which means ‘not this, not that.’ In the West we refer to it as ‘via negativa’ which means a way of nothingness.

There have been occasions when I have been told that “Jesus is the Son of God and the Buddha was just a man, therefore, the Buddha is a false prophet.” Okay, I respect everybody’s freedom to voice their opinion. I also know how views and opinions are formed, and why they become so entrenched. We are, after all, merely a product of our experiences, environment, heritage, culture, intelligence, upbringing, education . . . and in Buddhism, our past lives and karma!

This world is an amazing place. Never-ending things to experience. Long ago this was not the case . Other than a change of seasons, nothing much happened. But today with the internet, we can be worldwide travelers while sitting in our media rooms. We can be authors and write articles, or political pundits and create blogs. We can even shop the world for everything from a nice camera to a good-looking wife. Who would want or could imagine any more than this?

Chakra Activation Meditations Tune in and Turn it up! We're going to focus on the CM Station, which stands for Chakra Activation Station. But here, I'm going to touch on basic Chakra information.

I was eight years old when I first began meditating. No, I wasn't raised in a commune by hippie parents. I checked out a book on meditation from the school library and practiced the technique in the book. So began my thirty years of meditation practice. Over the course of my meditation career, I tried many different kinds of meditation practices - from simple meditation techniques to more difficult, advanced practices.

Motivation is another form of energy that we use in our day to day life. It’s the energy that takes us out of bed in the morning, that moves us to get back on our feet when we go through hard times and the energy that push us to thrive in any goal or endeavor we set. Whether you’re aiming to release 20 Lbs, build your own business or write the next bestseller, along the way you may lose some of the original motivation or enthusiasm that you’ve got at the very beginning of your enterprise. What happens when this invisible form of energy diminishes?

When we meditate our brain waves actually change. The frequency of our brain waves lower so that we are able to experience higher levels of consciousness, altered states of mind as well as experience the extreme benefits that go along with that. Unfortunately to be able to experience these low frequencies it often takes many years of practice and discipline and dedication. When we are in our everyday awake state we are in the Beta state. When we first start to meditate the go

Mantras have influenced thinking about meditation for a long time. That's not surprising: mantras are a time tested tool, helping people grow spiritually for thousands of years. But given the broad ignorance in the West about mantras and the wide variety of ways mantras are approached by meditation teachers, novice meditators (and some veterans, too!) will confront a confusing mix of information about how to use them in their own meditation practice.

One of my friends is a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He’s an actual Tibetan born in Tibet, not an American who has converted to Tibetan Buddhism or learned Tibetan Buddhist meditation. If you’re actively involved with some religious or spiritual tradition, I recommend getting to know a high-ranking leader within that tradition.

My conscious life is poetry in motion. The negative actions of my life are the product of desires in mind. Cruelty actions sow evil thoughts in mind, the goodness of actions sow thoughts cool in mind. Consciously do sow in the mind. Physical life is increasing with the impulsive action: the happiness in life depend thoughts in mind when listening to action:

Staying focused and committed to a meditation practice can be a challenge for beginning meditators. It's easy to get distracted by your other commitments, and begin neglecting your meditation practice. Next thing you know, you've completely stopped meditating. There are a couple of ways to stay on track. One of them is to use a simple, yet extremely powerful, psychological principle to help you stay committed to your goals. It is called the commitment and consistency principle.

Photon Light Breath Meditation by Kirkland and Laura Ross.rn© 2010 TEAM ROSS LLCrn rnThe Photon Light Breath Meditation is designed for all people to stand in your own power and re-member who you truly are.rn rn"What we offer you is a powerful tool to access your own answers efficiently."rn rnToday has been a reminder of the sands of time and its importance in our growth as beings of light. When Laura and I committed to sharing our information through meditations, we knew th

Saints have fourteen unforgettable characteristics that distinguish them, and when even just one of these traits are observed in someone, that observation prompts us to exclaim, "He/She is a saint!" As we read about these fourteen traits, we might think that we can become saintly too by simply practicing what saints do, however, it never quite works out that way. Mimicking secondhand or academic information never leads to an authentic shift in our basic behavior.

I've been teaching Bumblebee breathing a lot lately. I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe springtime inspiration? Or by the plight of the honey bee? There have been some funny reactions in my classes: all out laughter, a sudden opening of the body and mind to chant Om, the sense that the room was still buzzing after we all stopped, an intense focus for the rest of class on a deeper level than usual. All from buzzing like a bumble bee! The pranayama , or breathing exercise is calle

Here it is, it’s very simple...The most important thing YOU can do to manifest World Peace is… BELIEVE PEACE. What? What does that mean, BELIEVE PEACE? “You mean to tell me that all I have to do is Believe Peace and Peace will be my reality? You mea I don’t have to do anything like write my ...

The idea of creating a community or a group of unified like minded folks is a great idea, but what happens when there is conflict? As long as there are individuals with different worldviews, there will be conflict. Lack of conflict resolution techniques has been the undoing of many communities and it is the most crucial skill to learn if a community is to become successful. Basic Maturity Is A Pre-requisite First of all, the members of the community must have a certain level of maturity to begin with.

If we at least had enough to live on and make expenses, that would be enough. And enough to pay off the house, which isn't worth much anymore. Oh, and maybe provide for our healthcare, which is going to get very expensive in the very near future, and we better pay it or they will take our house! Oh, and enough in the bank for emergencies, home repairs, vehicle replacements; and maybe some investments to stave off inflation, and maybe enough to help out our kids, and help our grandchildren with college, and an occasional holiday or vacation.

Those who are just starting out with meditation often try to create a daily meditation practice. People regularly ask me to talk about starting a daily practice in a similar tone to how people talk about losing weight or stopping smoking. The conversation sounds like there is some habit that needs to be overcome or acquired. Maybe I'm not the best person to ask about this, because besides going to the bathroom and breathing, there isn't really anything I can think of that I do every single day.

I normally have pretty good luck with the Law of Attraction. But perhaps the focus on “stress reduction” this month on the blog has caused my stress level to rise a bit. One bright side to that is I have lots of situations to apply the stress relief tips that are being shared. One stress reduction strategy is to take time to respond to someone when angry. I faced a situation with my website that initially got me incensed.

I began meditating almost thirty years ago. I think at first I began just out of curiosity. I had been studying meditation in my academic training and learned how science has shown that meditation is very beneficial to us. When I started meditating I found it to be a very relaxing, peaceful experience. Over time as I grew and discovered that meditation is really helpful for our spiritual growth, I really dived into it. I now consistently meditate every day, usually once in the morning for about an hour and then in the evening for about half an hour.

People who are truly spiritual tend toward quietness. Not too many saints and prophets of old were the life of the party with a lampshade on their inebriated heads! You might instead find them out in nature somewhere, on a mountain trail, at the ocean, or in a forest, quietly reflecting on the deeper meanings of life. Or unselfishly caring for sick kids in India. They sacrifice everything they are or could be for that loftiest of goals - direct communication and merging with the absolute.

Now I’d like to share with you my favorite form of meditation, called “breath meditation.” I believe it is one of the most powerful, yet one of the easiest, meditations to learn.

This article is inspired by one of my listeners from the Netherlands. She is recently divorced and is rebuilding her life. She wanted some advice on how to build self-confidence again. I decided that in response to her e-mail I would like to address using meditation as a means to boost our self-confidence.

Many of us put a lot of pressure upon ourselves to achieve. When we don’t live up to our expectations, we are often very hard on ourselves. Furthermore, we have an incredible tendency to compare ourselves to other people. If we don’t live up to these imaginary lines of success that we have created in our heads, then we suffer. I want to offer an alte ative to this suffering, a lesson we can all learn, courtesy of my six-year-old daughter.

Humanity has always looked to the transcendent, a human trait pursued in many ways. And who can really say which way is right or wrong regarding an inherent desire to transcend this earthly life when our time is up. The religious insist that they are right, and spiritual seekers say likewise. So in order to solve this spiritual conundrum, I came up with thirty distinguishing features (and counting) of both groups, so that you may make a judgment. Please do not infer that these features are all right or all wrong, they are only different ways to approach a most interesting subject.

Imagine for a moment that you are holding your arm out to the side and you just hold it there. No big deal, right? But keep holding it there, and keep holding it there, and keep holding it there. With time your arm will begin to ache and become painful. Unless you do something, you will have to put your arm down because the pain will be too intense. Stress is very much like this. Stress is exposing yourself to something small over and over again for a short period of time.

When we are awake and alert, We have a predominance of beta rhythms and a few alpha rhythms within our neural patterns. Imagine a busy, but relatively uneventful work day. When we invest in brainwave entrainment (BWE) programs, it's usually for purposes of relaxation. We invest in alpha and theta rhythm programs to help with stress relief and relaxation. We invest in delta rhythm programs to help with pain relief and sleep. There are all kinds of BWE programs for other purposes too.

Let’s explore why we don’t meditate twice a day? Some of us do, but many of us don’t meditate when we should. People come home after a long, hard day of work, finish their day and fall into bed without meditating. There’s simply ‘no time’ for meditation. But why don’t we find the time? There is so much proof of why meditation is good for you. If you were to visit some of the healthiest people on the planet you will be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t believe in, attest to, and practice meditation.

Meditation has been an focal bit of various societies for centuries, the value of its practice being renowned as of great consequence on spiritual, emotional and tangible levels. The practice of meditation has been widely renowned to be helpful to dropping stress levels, elevating healthiness on a corporeal state of being and to sanction the folks practising with a improved amount of spiritual fulfilment. With regard to comments which have been made in conjunction with improved bodily health improvement much of which can be also ascribed to greater emotional health and stress reduction.

A lot of people try to stay out of the mess, not wanting to get involved. Staying on the sidelines is no longer an option for those who are awakening, though. We are entering a huge, historical, mass event that is already unfolding in our reality. The paradigm shift, sometime around 2012 give or take a few years, is the occurrence of mass awakening all at once in the human race. It is a miraculous event and we all play a role. There are forces opposing this mass awakening, so it isn’t a guarantee that it will happen for all of humanity if people don’t get involved.

Sometimes it's important to look at things through the eyes of a child. That way, we are able to see life and our experiences in a simpler way--without being complicated. If we search too deeply and try to explain concepts philosophically, we tend to get lost and forget what we really want to ...

IF you feel, or believe, that your life is in such an impossible state that there is no way you can move forward from it,(without it being ovewhelmingly painful or catastrophic), take heart. It's just these kind of circumstances that often give rise to major growth. But in order to do that, you might well benefit from some positive guide lines that can help you to navigate the hard times without collapsing into fear, defensiveness or other ways of being. It's important to grow in ways that do not recreate the unwanted circumstances you're experiencing now.

While we often do not think of gods and deities when we think about Buddhism, the fact remains there are symbolic gods and goddesses in certain modes of Buddhist practice. This is most evident in Tibetan Buddhism where the Goddess Tara appears frequently in symbols and images. Those interested in the subject of Tibetan Buddhism would certainly benefit from taking a closer look at this particular goddess. Such an exploration would aid in gaining an understanding of what she represents. From this, a clearer understanding of what Tibetan Buddhism represents can also be derived.

As we go through life things happen to us to get us off course. Things that make us wonder about the true benevolence, kindness and love of life and the universe. The beauty of meditation is that when you meditate you truly get grounded with life and you are able to see how everything is really well and going the way it’s supposed to. You are doing your part, others are doing their part and together the world is a beautiful place for everyone to live in.

The first thing you want to do is scream at your kids. That makes them afraid and teaches them to become pushy themselves, connecting verbal abuse with authority and influence. (Never use compassion or loving kindness - that will make girlie men out of them). If you are dead, so to speak, serious about raising a world class bully, then maltreat them as often as possible. The more maltreatment they learn to endure, the better bully they become.

We all seek for many things. Some of us seek for money. Some of us seek for fame. Some of us seek for love. Some of us seek for health. But I believe, at its core, what we are ultimately seeking for is happiness. “I’ll be happy if I find the love of my life… if I have enough money, I’ll be happy… if I get that promotion… if I purchase that home… if I get that car…” The list goes on and on but we all know people who have money, who have fame, who even have the love of their life but still are not happy.

Guided meditation is an amazing tool for creativity, rehabilitation, and stress management. Rather than living one more day pent up, frustrated, or angry, you can do something to change the very core of your being. You don't have to suffer in anguish, or make those around you miserable. When you feed your mind and your body with powerful images, you can walk through this world with calmness and confidence.

When we think about prayer, what comes to mind is some kind of request or solicitation of God . Maybe we are ill and ask to get better, or ask forgiveness, or maybe a little help with the lottery. These are the kinds of prayers that we mostly engage in. We might also repeat a mantra, for example, the "Our Father," or Hail Mary" as an act of devotion or contrition. Then there are the holy thoughts about God, heaven, the saints and Jesus as we sit quietly. Or, we might thank God for something good that has happened to us and ask for protection from the bad.

When we think about our lives, the people in our lives, the work we go to, the city we live in, the galaxy we’re a part of and the whole universe, we think of it as so real, tangible, ever present and everlasting. But because we perceive it in our minds and we can only perceive that which our minds can grasp, it’s actually a very small universe. It is also transitory – it doesn’t last. It only lasts and exists when we think about it. If we see it as a dream then we can locate truth.

To be scared of silence. Think about it. To be scared of silence. How absurd an idea: to be scared of quite literally nothing. Not a little fear either. To be scared, to a pathological extent, of nothing. To be scared of an absence of noise, of stimulation. What does this mean? Why would someone be scared of nothing? The Voices In The Head

Meditation has been around for almost as long as human history. At its core,r

I talk and write about the ‘Awakening’ process and subjects related pretty often… If you’ve been through the process yourself you won’t need further explanation of ‘why’ I may refer to it so often; and if you’re not sure what an ‘awakening’ is, you may have a better idea after reading this short note… I’m aware that many people have already gone through the ‘Cocoon’ themselves, and may also know about the dark night of the soul and its profound implications with its new insights and higher awareness that are usually gained during the entire process.

All in heaven, the House of God is immeasurable, indescribable and immeasurable. The name and symbol of the faith of God are different in immeasurable and invaluable Wisdom of thought. Dealing with the pure calm of God is precious and priceless. To listen to the real name of faith is immeasurable in thought. It reached the mental faculties that can not be expressed in words. The lords, gods and prophets are the dealers of the oneness of God and immeasurable are a peaceful thought on them.

In this life, the most permanent thing we experience is witnessing awareness. It begins when we are born and it goes away when we die. But beyond this witnessing, beyond the most permanent thing that is part of our life, is that which truly is. That which we ultimately are cannot be described, yet it is a foundation of everything that is, will be or has ever been. What we experience is witnessing, but the knower and the known arise out of our ultimate true self. It’s similar to when we are asleep. We may not be aware of it, but after we wake up we are aware that we were asleep.

Life is in constant flux: people and jobs come and go, we learn new things while forgetting the old, and different events take place. Our lives and views change. A seventeen-year-old boy might believe popularity is of crucial importance, whereas a sixty-seven-year-old man might believe that having a connection with God is what matters most. Nothing stays the same. The only thing we know for sure is that we are, right now. It’s All A Dream

The benefits of meditation are numerous. Meditation is an ancient tool that has been practiced in many forms since recorded history. It is only been recently that the Western world has started to embrace meditation as a tangible healing tool. There are many styles and techniques with meditation practice, the one similarity is the desire to slow one’s mind and find inner peace and tranquility. There really isn’t any right or wrong way to meditate, it is simply about finding a way that suits you and are comfortable with.

Better than your Guru? No joke is intended. Read this and you’ll know how to meditate better tha Gurus past and present. You’ll be free of the problem that limits success in all forms of meditation: mind’s uncontrollable wandering. Even Gurus are plagued by drifting and dreaming; time spent wandering when they’d hoped for attention. Now an easy solution makes success a sure thing. The solution is “feedback.” Here’s how it works and how to use it. Why Meditation Needs Feedback Attention is the key to success in meditation. Attention makes meditation work.

If you’ve always allowed everybody to influence your judgment about the function that ‘procrastination’ has in your life, I’m sure you’d have already decided (and probably long time ago) that ‘in fact’, that is indeed a very bad word… Or it isn’t? ‘Procrastination’ could sometimes be compared to your family pet... How many times has he being ‘accused’ of something just because it cannot defend itself?

This preceding week I have enjoyed supplementary moments to journey into meditation than I had been able to get for a long time, exciting as soon as you at that time consider that a whole load of things which I had been working upon through respective aspects from my life suddenly began to create fruit following supplementary moments inside meditation.

When? How? WHY?! These are questions we’d ask ourselves when we begin to realize the need for a ‘change’. This happen when we become aware that something hasn’t been working the way we’ve had wanted or expected it would, and we were left with the sour taste of disappointment, sorrow or plain emotional hurt. When our mind begins to ask those big questions it means that we’re finally ready to know the real answers; even though when these answers may be something we won’t like to hear or acknowledge.

We live in a busy world. There is never enough time! Our priority lists start with the necessities such as family, work, cleaning and eating, and only when we juggle or sacrifice do we find the time for hobbies, personal development and dare I say it, Relaxation. And by relaxatio I don't mean sitting on the couch mindlessly flicking the remote. Physical and Mental relaxation is vital to a balanced and healthy life. Relaxation should be one of your priorities! But you are busy, I know. So lets focus on a solution.

Are you curious about learning to meditate but concerned it is a technique involving a lot of time, patience, and practice in order to be effective? If so, you might be interested to know about meditation music and binaural beats as adjunct methods for increasing the effectiveness of meditation and reducing the amount of time it takes to learn and gain from meditation’s beneficial effects. Meditation is a method developed thousands of years ago for calming the mind and brin

Everything that is, everything that ever will be, everything that has ever been, can only occur because we are bearing witness to it. Everything exists simply because we are aware of it. Without us, nothing can be. The entire universe unfolds from our true self: our consciousness, which is also known as the ultimate self, or the ocean of awareness. Whatever words we use to describe it will be inadequate, however, since words are limited. They are only able to be a part of our conscious mind, and even our conscious mind arises out of that which we truly are.

There are many forms and traditions of meditation, as well as various ways or positions in which a person may meditate (usually a part of a particular tradition, although often simply the way an individual finds it easiest to relax and meditate through/ in). The one thing they all have in common is the focus on relaxing and quietening the mind. The goal is not simply to remove any kind of stimulation to the mind, but to direct the concentration of thoughts onto one single, h

If you were to ask me, “What is the key, essential component of happiness?” or, “What is a fundamental element of happiness? my answer would be simultaneously simple , yet very complicated. Here, I’d like to explore the fundamental element of happiness. When we “get it,” when we understand it, when we live by it, we will be happy. What is it? What is the fundamental key to happiness? Though it may seem very easy, finding the key to happiness can be one of life’s most difficult and elusive tasks; yet it is possible. It is absolutely possible.

Benefits of Wearing One Mukhi Rudraksha Beads rnA One Mukhi Rudraksha can bring you immense power, wealth, luxuries, fame, massive confidence boost and spiritual enrichment. The Vaastu of this bead often carries an auspicious sign of signifying a connection with Lord Shiva. This is the best among all other Rudraksha seeds. This is the mother of all other forms of Rudraksha. rnThe One Mukhi Rudraksha symbolizes formlessness, deathlessness , shadow less , Godhood, Supreme Truth

There are many ways to meditate. Because meditation has been around for so long, a wide variety of meditation systems are available. The first technique I will introduce is simple and easy to use. It’s effective for both those who are new to meditation and those who have been meditating for years. This technique is popular all over the world. You will find it a very easy way to enter into meditation.

It's no secret that many of us strive towards finding that sense of Peace that we know is within us. Yet, far too often life situations and circumstances that are beyond control have a tendency to move us away from recognizing that Peace within ourselves. How would your situation change if you suddenly began to realize that in order to find that Peace within yourself would also require you to begin to Love without conditions so that you could experience the kind of everlasting Joy that ultimately leads to Peace?

Before anything can be known, before anything can come into existence, there must be someone who is the background to all that exists. When we wake up in the morning, everything blooms in our awareness. But would it all be there if we weren’t around? Can there be anything without us first being aware of it? The “I am” is present before anything else exists. Thus, you are before everything else can be.

As I opened my eyes and returned from a deep meditation —I noticed the soft breeze on my face. I could hear the gentle lapping of the ocean waves in the distance, as the sun cast a golden glow and sank into the holy hour. After my friends and I finished meditating, they decided to go for a swim while I lay on the beach. After a few minutes of the small waves splashing over my feet I decided to join my friends in the water. I took off my bathing suit cover up and noticed I w

The infinite reality of now is what life is really all about. In many ways, we have created a prison around ourselves. The walls are all those limiting ideas of who we are, who others are, and what life is. Practice neti neti: not this, not that. Let go of all the false identifications you have for yourself and everyone around you who limits both you and everyone in your life. We create a prison not only for ourselves but for everyone else, through our limiting attitudes and thoughts. Let’s allow the walls that encase our minds to crumble. It’s time to let the prison doors swing open.

My favorite thoughts of spiritual meditation continue to fight to mind the question of how my life is dependent and correlated with the utmost subtle world. It continue to have problems every time my spiritual self asks where the world comes, why I'm here again, or what happens when I die. Favorite thoughts of spiritual meditation continue to values such as patience, contentment, humility, beauty, love, or creativity that feels beyond our visible world.r

Where can you meditate? Do you need to have a quiet place free from all distractions and noises or can you actually meditate anywhere, anytime, any place? Many people live in crowded cities or areas where it’s busy. Does that mean that they can’t meditate? Is it possible to meditate even when there’s cacophonous noise all around you? I say it is.

“Growing Old is Not for Sissies!” I remember this great bumper sticker making the rounds a few years ago. Unless life ends tragically, suddenly, we will all experience old age and the result of old age, which is death. If we live long enough, on the way to death via old age, we begin losing things. Perhaps our mobility, our health, our energy, our memory, our parents, our friends and spouses, our brothers and sisters, and maybe even some of our children who die before we do.

What is it that we run from? What is it that takes up almost all of our waking moments? It must be very important, otherwise we wouldn't devote an entire lifetime trying to escape it. The interesting, and at the same time depressing, thing is that all the running in the world won't distance ourselves from this incorrigible anomaly that permeates our lives like water seeps into a sponge.

Ironically, one of the main things that keeps us from awakening to our true nature is knowledge. We think we know things, and knowing these things keeps us from being awake. Our belief that we have true knowledge keeps us caught up in our perceptions, labels, and opinions, making them appear as realities rather than the biased points of view they actually are. If truth is a matter of perspective, can we call it truth? If situations change depending on how we look at them and on who is doing the looking, can we really trust our judgments to be true knowledge?

If you wish to expertise internal peace, you needn't journey to exotic places, study with a yogi or lock your self in a room and chant endlessly. Discovering interior peace is a matter of taking time for yourself to quietly mirror on the stillness inside you. We're all so busy rushing from one factor to a different, occupying our treasured time with issues that don't even want our instant attention. Sadly, we seldom take time for ourselves to be at peace. Fact is, the concept

Have you ever watched TO CATCH A PREDATOR, the Dateline-NBC show with Chris Hansen. The show that breaks for commercial with the guy lying face down on the ground and a policeman’s knee in his back. These men, the ones busted on Dateline-NBC, don’t seem able to control themselves. And that’s the real story. That after being on the air for months, with all the attendant publicity and buzz around the program, men still show up to meet the 13-year old girl. They are willing to risk everything. Like moths to a flame, they can’t help themselves. They’re addicted.

Are you aging unnecessarily? Answer these questions and find out: Do you see gray hair as loss of youth (as opposed to loss of pigmentation)? Do you describe how you feel as “young” or “old,” rather tha “energetic” or “tired” for instance? Do you see an “age spot” on your hand or face where you once saw a “freckle?” If you answered “Yes,” take warning! You are aging unnecessarily. The culprit here isn’t passing years. It is thoughts that arise from deeply engrained concepts of “age” and “aging.”

Recently my daughter slammed her hand in the door and it was very painful for her. I had done a similar thing many years ago and initially it was a very painful experience for about maybe ten seconds. I started to breathe slowly and deeply and the pain went away quickly. There still remained a slight, dull ache for a while but overall the pain was gone. I’m sure my daughter and I aren’t unique in having painful experiences to us.

Dependent Origination, the direct transcendent knowledge and understanding of which the Buddha proclaimed to be the lynchpin of enlightenment, is an area far removed from physical reality in many ways In many other ways, Dependent Origination is the best intellectual explanation of the entirety of life as we know and experience it. The cause and effect of life, the beginnings as well as the continuance of physical reality from the standpoint of bodies and minds revolving in a spiritual realm beyond the six common senses which we rely upon for all of our current knowledge.

Humanity is experiencing a quantum leap in its evolutionary growth. It has been experiencing this quantum leap for quite a while now, beginning with the age of technology. What is at hand now is a “quickening” of this growth, an awakening, a doorway to an expanded state of being. Humanity is about to embark on a journey that it has never imagined possible. This quickening of humanity is what is being spoken of when people talk about the end of the world according to the Mayan Calendar, 2012. It is what people mean when they say Christ will return.

There's a lot of talk about Eckhart Tolle's breakthrough book 'The Power of Now'. It is very profound. But to a lot of people it just seems too idealistic, too impractical, too out of touch and not directly applicable to our 'ego'-based and driven daily Western lives. How can we stop wanting or having goals in a world driven by them? I have a different take on this in that we can truly use our good ego as well as develop our non-ego and get even more value out of our (Western

To help you in your journey in meditation it is important to have a regular place to go to for your meditation. I have found through the years that having a routine is helpful. Our bodies, soul and mind seem to respond to this, knowing that it’s time to relax, be peaceful, to meditate. So find a place in your home that is comfortable, relaxing and say “this is my place to meditate”. It can be anywhere, you bed, a couch, a corner, a chair. Also, put up a sign if you have the possibility of being disrupted.

Appearances can be deceptive. Sitting meditation looks like restfully doing nothing at all. Meditation is, however, a task of extreme difficulty, and chances are the sitter is not performing well. Meditation’s task is paying attention. All forms of meditation involve attention focused on various things (mantras, movements, breaths, etc.). Good attention is necessary for success. Most meditation benefits follow from enhanced awareness attention creates.

The Endless, or Ete ity Knot is one of the “Eight Auspicious Symbols” of Buddhism. The other seven symbols include the: Conch Shell, Lotus, Parasol, Pair of Golden Fishes, Victory Banner, and Treasure Vase. The Tibetan phrase for Endless Knot is dpal be'u, and its Sanskrit name is shrivatsa. There are several other English terms that can be used for this historic symbol, such as: the Tibetan Knot, the Mystic Dragon, the Knot of Ete ity, and the Lucky Diagram.

n Sounds like a new Rock Band. Now Playing, "Pluto and the Plutoids". There are some new kids on the planetary block in our solar system. They are the plutoids not to be confused with dwarf planets, and moons of Pluto. Just to be clear. Charon is a moon of Pluto. Pluto is a dwarf and a ...

Spiritual enlightenment is the knowledge that comes naturally himself, while the growth of religious art, and the growth of human sciences must be learned by others, civilization or university. Spiritual Enlightenment refers to the self-realization within the self by the spiritual growth. Spiritual growth is achieved by repeated practice of concentration on his thoughts of the faith of the Lord.

When we desire something, we first have to work for it. Often we find ourselves spending a large amount of mental energy thinking about it, wishing for it and wanting it to happen. But after working for it, we should let go and just be.

"All is impermanent." What a depressing thought, but only to an untrained, worldly mind. Impermanence is never lost, just a flow of change; a flow of change that is an ultimate truth and therefore an ultimate security. What is it that we instead depend upon for our security? When I was a young man I depended upon my strong body and mind to excel in sports, earn an athletic scholarship, attend college, and then go on to establish a career and raise a family. The family is now grown, middle aged themselves, and the body is becoming creaky. The mind is not as sharp as it once was.

Not long ago, I did a web search for how to meditate. In each of the top twenty results were nearly identical basic instructions: Find a quiet spot. Choose the same time to meditate each day. Sit upright with your back relaxed and your spine straight.

The Un-Hypnotist – An Introduction to Freedom Face it. It’s an un-free, unfair, cruel and dysfunctional world. And the only reason you put up with it and have not found freedom (for those of you who have not found freedom) is because you are hypnotized. Early on, you were socially coerced into the social order. Sit in your seat. Raise your hand. Ask permission. Make a wrong move and you will pay the consequence.

What causes things to be the universe, us, everything that is? Time and space play a huge role in causation. Physics, Einstein and scientists around the world have concluded that we live in a space-time continuum.

I tried prayer to God for the faith of many, no result - meaning that I lost time on the wrong direction of prayer. Looking effective way to pray? Is there an organization to provide simple advice on the best way of prayer. This is the right place. Here are some simple steps to help you take advantage of the tremendous benefits of prayer to the God. The prayer by any means of faith surely gives relaxation in mind. .

People from the Eastern hemisphere are probably more acquainted with the term or the word “Enlightenment.” If you’re from the Western hemisphere, you probably are acquainted with the term “Awakening”. So what is “Awakening” or “Enlightenment”? In the Western traditio Abraham Maslow was really the pioneer in studying these wonderful experiences of “Awakening”. He called them “Peak Experiences.” They really are magical, wonderful, enlightened experiences of truly being present in the moment.

Meditation is a wonderful experience, but so often so many people out there stop meditating and their mind goes back to being extremely busy, active and non-attentive. They leave the meditative state of mind to go back to the every day world. I like to encourage people to truly keep their self in a present awareness all day long. This is actually the premise of the retreats I offer on a regular basis, focusing on a full day of living a meditative life.

I wrote a poem based on a Zen tradition and it describes aspects of enlightenment: I wake up, rain washes the trees, smells are fresh, spring is abounding now, the I wake to the illusionr I’m dreaming. Enlightenment is about waking up to the reality that life isn’t real. It’s merely an illusion, an extended dream. Our minds create a reality, saying “This is real, everything is real, I am real.” Instead of just witnessing life and being aware of it, we identify with our lives and take them on as an identity.

Praise and worship is the means of communicating with a sacred object, a god, a lord or the oneness of God. It is universal, the method of performing the rituals continue to diverge from different faiths. The technique of praise and worship are numerous and each is directed to different depths of the relationship with the Lord.

You have no idea that when it comes to the variety of different meditation techniques and methods that are currently available that Yoga Nidra is one of the oldest and most effective guided meditation techniques that you can experience. As you can imagine, Yoga Nidra is literally translated into yogic sleep which means that this guided meditation technique is going to drop you into the deepest states of your being to help resolve and transform your life in a variety of different ways.

When looking at causation, we need to ask: What causes things? What is the ultimate cause of everything? By taking a look at the universe we can see that everything is interlinked at such a level that we can’t help but wonder if anything really can happen. We need to understand that it’s up to the universe to make things happen. The entire universe needs to conspire to cause them to happen.

Our culture, around the world, puts so much pressure on us to look good, to stay young, and to stay beautiful. Why? How does this impact us? There are many reasons why. One, from more of an evolutionary stance, is that being beautiful encourages people to procreate. Women who are younger are, of course, more able to have children so youth is seen as something that is desirable; this is natural and helps us have procreate around the world. If we had evolved in such a way to find elderly people to be attractive then we wouldn’t have as many babies and genes wouldn’t be passed on.

As the physical body is washed with water, Washed mind is through meditation.. Urinated as the child's clothing is purified by applying soapy water, impurities in the mind are eliminated by the application of meditation in the mind.Physical body is an extension of the subtle mind, which is consciousness and reflection. The physical body is merely acting on the orders of consciousness as fate or the idea of knowledge through thought process of mind. Consciousness acts in the spirit with the ete al spiritual inner knowledge that are unrelated to any form and language spoken in the world.

The spiritual reality is the wisdom of consciousness that is beyond our wisdom of thought. Beyond the Cosmos, the spiritual reality is what we know as God. The spiritual reality is that God is the creator of all in the physical world. Spiritual reality of God is timeless, motionless, endless, unlimited and complete.

Having a healthy heart rate is a real treasure. At first glance a healthy heart rate may seem to be referring to your average heart rate. And that’s what it is in part. Count the number of heartbeats in one minute and that’s your average heart rate. For adults there is a range of 60-100 bpm (beats per minute) which is considered normal for most people. Some people, like athletes, may have slower heartbeats and this would probably be normal for them.

There are two faces of religion; that which we profess, and that which we project. Our professed religion follows our scriptures and our beliefs and are what we declare to be our truths, our ideals. It's the talk we talk. Our projection of our religion is how we act, what we say, how we say it, and what and how we think. It's the walk we walk. For example, we might profess love, but project (openly or surreptitiously) hatefulness if someone disagrees with our religion.

Perhaps the most important concept or discipline I can teach you is “Earnestness”. When I was younger, while I had been introduced to mediation, I wasn’t earnest in practicing it until later in life when I realized how mediation so closely related to my own growth as a person. For me, it was a process in learning how important meditation was to my life and my growth in life. I had to first realize that meditation was a good experience. I enjoyed it but, until I learned about how meditation was a basis for growth, I wasn’t earnest about it.

© Jacob Newell (Gu Shen Yu Daoshi) When it comes to cultivating qi, there is no question that Laozi suggests we take a gradual approach. “A tree too large to embrace starts as a tiny shoot; a 9-story terrace starts as a mound of earth; the journey of 1,000 li happens under the feet” (Ch. 64). Not only does Laozi advise us not to dismiss the collective results of small, seemingly insignificant actions, but he repeatedly cautions against straining to achieve those results. “Take long strides and you will not progress; assert yourself and you will not advance” (Ch. 24).

If you have ever read anything about the brain, you’ve probably heard the phrase EEG and wondered: what is an EEG? Many texts use complex terms that can confuse this question, but in fact it can be answered in a simple and straightforward way. By the time you reach the end of this article, you will know what an EEG is and understand a few of its most important uses in science and medicine. What is an EEG?rn rnEEG stands for electroencephalography. Although this word looks d

You've probably noticed that talk about mindfulness meditation is much more common than it was just a few years ago. Today, I hear about mindfulness meditation from a variety of different sources: on the news, television talk shows, online, and most often in conversation. It wasn't long ago that people who meditated were considered to be on the fringes of society. In the 60s and 70s, they were called hippies. In the 80s and 90s, they were called new-agers.

Enlightenment can take a long time, perhaps as long as it takes to wear a granite mountain down to the ground by a fine veil brushing its top once every hundred years, or perhaps as long as a lifetime, or a year, or perhaps in only a week, as the Buddha proclaims, if you can maintain perfect ...

It’s no secret that there is a tremendous amount of power in the act of praying? As you already more than likely realize the act of prayer is your opportunity to talk to God. Today I don’t know how long you will wait to begin listening to God yet I get the sense that sometimes after you pray you seem to be waiting for something to happen when the truth is that “happening” is already in progress.

Human nature is looking for happiness in different things and focuses on people liked and things, and become the enemy of the people and things have not helped. This impurity causes in mind. To clean the impurities in mind that it has caused, the man has used various types of meditation techniques of yoga for centuries.

Certainly yes, our mind, determination and breath – all three are interconnected. The pace of your breath naturally follows the thoughts that come into your mind. But you live in such an unconscious state that you are not able to observe this change. The body is like a chariot. The breath is similar to the reins of the chariot and the mind is like the charioteer. A charioteer is one who drives the chariot. The senses are the horses in the chariot of your body. This is an ol

It's two-thirty a.m. I light a small candle, hang up my mosquito net, and put on my robes. The forest is quiet now in this backwater rural area of northeast Thailand. I have been meditating since 10:00 p.m. in my tiny hut. The narrow, half-mile trail through the forest is about 930 steps, ...

You can practice meditation in many ways, and yet all of them are revolving around the same main aspects: to live the present moment, to shut down your thoughts, to pay attention to whatever is happening both inside and outside your mind, and to simply become an observant. And the best thing is that you can practice meditation anywhere. As simple as it seems to be, meditation has incredible power over our mind and body. In today’s article, we’re going to focus on meditation’

Swara is a Sanskrit word meaning sound or musical note. Swara Yoga is an ancient practice which views the body and all the objects of the Universe as one immense orchestral masterpiece. This type of yoga essentially deals with controlling the vibratory quality of the body thorugh the breath, ...

Meditation methods are many and varied. Some are vocal like mantra meditation. Others, like concentration on breathing, are silent. Some methods sit, some move, some are done alone, others in groups. At first glance they seem to have nothing in common, but a closer look shows they do. All methods work in the same way. All share the same ‘active ingredient.’ It is attention. Attention: Meditation’s Active Ingredient

On one of the meditation courses I did, we sat for fourteen hours a day. During that time, there was one three-hour period when we were supposed to sit in the meditation hall on our meditation cushions without moving in any way.

In recent years, there has been a tremendous upsurge in the number of people learning how to meditate. The main reason is that scientists are confirming the benefits that practitioners have been touting for years, and much more. But for the beginner, it is often difficult figuring out where to start. In this article, we'll examine the reasons for the confusion, and give you a good starting point, so you can get the most from your meditation practice, and realize true happiness and inner peace.

Chances are, if you are on a quest for self-improvement, you've already heard of the Holosync Meditation CD's.nn What It Is: nnDeveloped by Bill Harris in the late 1980s, the Holosync Solution is an audio program designed to bring your brain waves to the alpha (and lower)levels automatically just by listening to the cds. According to Bill: "Holosync is a way to create deep meditation easily, precisely and consistently." nn Beyond The Hype: nnI thought it was about time someon

Tips to Meditate Choose your purpose to meditate. You have different person from another to meditate so don’t judge yourself. It might be just to get rid of your inner chatter, may be to see your real self or some other reason. Ask yourself that why do want to meditate Don’t force yourself to meditate. Meditation is an act of achieving freedom of mind so you can’t force your thoughts to achieve it. Have patience. Keep patience when you start mediating to see the desired

One of the most common questions people ask about meditation is, “how do I get rid of thoughts during meditation?” The short answer is, “you don’t.” Now, you might think that may sound harsh, but it’s the truth. And it’s complete freedom! In the past, when I tried meditating, I was told (or somehow led to believe) that meditation was about getting rid of thought. Of course, I failed at meditation. I remember my first meditation being extremely painful because of

Tibetan Buddhism is somewhat unique in the sense that it integrates a variety of prayer items into its process of worship. One such item is that of the Prayer Wheel. As more and more people are becoming interested in Tibetan Buddhism, additional interest continues to grow in the peripheral items connected to such worship. That is why many will purchase prayer wheels for their decorative value. Certainly, there is nothing wrong with making such a purchase as prayer wheels do make excellent decorations.

Could it be that the Law of Attraction Doesn’t Need Our Help? Popular culture has us all believing we can have whatever we want, and that getting what we want is the pathway to success and social importance. Beginning with books from the 1930’s like “Think & Grow Rich” and now taking up tremendous shelf space in our bookstores are authors who have formulas for how to “manifest your best life.” Many of these books and programs revolve around a central theme: That a person i

Most of us think of meditation as sitting in the lotus position with the eyes closed, but there is a form of meditation called “walking meditation” that is wonderful, relaxing, and something you can do anytime, anywhere.

The Anti-Christ and his ilk have now irritated Jesus the Christ. Jesus the Christ taught God Loving spiritual techniques to people. The Roman Empire in 325 AD forcibly acquired "Christianity" and eliminated the God Loving Techniques of Jesus the Christ. Roman emperors to perpetuate their empire, retain their power over others and to maintain a constant flow of wealth into Rome, took over "Christianity" and created the Vatican City within Rome. They mutilated the philosophies

Some questions we need to ask ourselves when finding out who we are and how to live in the world in an enlightened way include: “What are the various states of being in which we exist?” and “What ultimately is our true, primordial, foundational state of being?” As human beings we exist in three states. The first one is wakefulness, the second is dreaming and the third is sleep in which no dreaming occurs. These are the three states of being that we exist in throughout our lives.

Running a meditation site means I am experiencing a new meditation every day from the Meditation Masters Network. It is some built-in stress training that keeps me calm and very happy. I found it frustrating and embarrassing that I still would experience panic attacks when on an airplane. Considering I fly at least once a month and used to be an American platinum flyer, I was faced with impending panic on a regular basis. It was awful.

Morning meditation is such a key part to our day. I want to look at it together and explore how we can make it a wonderful, transforming experience so that our day can go well each and every day.

Ron Scolastico, Ph.D. has worked with many people whose loved ones have died and who are sad because they do not sense the presence of their deceased loved one. Recently he was asked the following question. I hope you find the answer helpful. QUESTION: “Often, people will vow that, after their death, they will contact and ‘never leave’ their loved one after they die. However, more often than not, the surviving person does not feel the presence of the deceased loved one. Why is this?” ANSWER: It is because of perception within the human who is still living.

At one time I was flying out of Heathrow airport to go to India and conduct our annual series of ten day Vipassana Retreats at the International Meditation Centre in Budh Gaya. It was a stormy evening and the sky was black with clouds and occasional lightning flashes, a good indication of what was to come.r

The prac­tice of yoga for grief may seem daunt­ing at first glance. Con­tem­po­rary media and fit­ness mag­a­zines depict model-thin women in the prime of their lives twist­ing into the most advanced expres­sion of pretzel-like pos­tures. They are strong; they are at peace; they radi­ate joy.

With the help of the Silva customer support team we have collected the most frequently asked questions of those practicing Silva Mind Control meditations. Please read them below together with our answers. We hope they will make your meditation more easy and effective. Falling asleep during meditation If you fall asleep while meditating, it’s most likely because you are meditating in the end of the day when you are tired and sleepy. Try to change the time of day when you pra

We’ve all heard of it. Many have seen it. It’s the light seen in deep meditation – the “light” of enlightenment. To us it’s a metaphor. “Seeing the light;” like “opening your eyes,” and “awakening,” are just figures of speech, but we’re wrong here. Knowing the light’s source you can produce it, and use it to guide your practice to meditation’s highest rewards. Here’s what you need to know. What Is The Light Of Enlightenment?

There are three important steps which are crucial aspects in moving in the direction of living an enlightened, awakened life. Any one of us can take these steps.

Each of us have an instinct to learn, to grow and evolve. Everything you experience is teaching you something about yourself. Life lessons that we miss we tend to get tested in again and again until we learn the lesson. The more we learn the better life we live. The more we evolve the greater ...

The side effects of meditation are positive and countless. Studies have demonstrated that those who meditate on a regular basis have reduced illness, stress, and need for rest. But one of the most compelling reasons to meditate is that the process of meditation itself is incredible. Meditation is not dependent upon the result, but the process of meditation itself is a blissful one, transporting one to a state of peace and calm awareness during the training of meditation itse

In the Yoga Sutras, the first of the eight limbs of yoga is called “yama”. Yama has five aspects, beginning with ahimsa, which means “non-injury” or “non-violence”. Mahatma Gandhi made ahimsa famous when he mobilized all of India to free itself from British domination without firing a shot. Martin Luther King, Jr., the head of the civil rights movement in the U.S., was one of many who were influenced by Gandhi and his use of ahimsa to achieve social change without

There is a movie starring A old Schwarzenegger called Total Recall. A large part of the movie revolves around A old’s character discovering who he really is. We all want to know who we really are. Unless we settle into thinking, “Well, this is my life and I’m not going to think about it,” we keep searching until we find the answers. Who Are We Really?

Our usual way of being is to live in accordance with the rules and regulations set down by others. The play other people's games. They tell us what is right and what is wrong, and most importantly, how we should behave. This is simply conditioning by our parents, our educational system and society in general. At a very early age we learn that certain modes of behaviour are either acceptable or not. We loose spontaneous action, because in our mind we always trapped by this conditioning. A student of mine telephoned me one day to ask a question.r

Take a look at your life and see if it's not true that the pursuit of pleasure and happiness involves just about everything you do. From watching TV or playing on the internet, to working at a career in order to make money - so that you can spend it and be happy with the resulting pleasure or save it and be happy with the resulting pleasure of security. To pursuing sensual sights, wonderful smells, sensual sensations, great food, great sex, warm family interactions, self expression . . .

Spirit spoke to me this morning in my dreams. It was one of those lovely dreams spaces, where I was conscious enough to know I was dreaming but not enough to lose the magic of what was happening. And then I woke up. Say what? Did that really happen? I dreamed that I had fallen in love with Ben Stiller. Even so….really? Ben Stiller? You’ve got to be kidding? Ok, I mean, he’s cute and all, but come on! I mea Brad Pitt dreams….now those are fun! But yes, I had fallen in love

Our sense act simply on orders our desires positive or negative in thoughts. Each our actions are directed by desires in our senses. Our actions are simply the words of our desires habitual in thoughts positive or negative in spirit. But we try rarely intending to become aware of desires positive or negative in thoughts. Our thoughts become the value normal of impression subliminal in consciousness pure and seeds of karma, not bound at time. When ripens we experience our desires into thoughts time. This is called law karma (action).

Meditation is more than just a way to feel better in the moment. Meditation is a transformational pathway to your best self. Transformation is not a passive activity. Even a caterpillar may appear on the outside to be resting in its cocoon, but, in fact, there are many changes beneath the ...

Meditation or dhyan is a key part of Hindu life. Old sages and rishis used to exercise meditation for years. Deep meditation enabled them to accomplish the toughest task kin life. By dint rigorous meditation in adverse climate, the sages often could satisfy the Gods and got boons from them. It may not be possible for a layman to meditate for hours, not to speak of years, but half an hour of meditation daily will do miracle for our body and mind. Mediation makes our life more

Why should you try meditation breathing? Breathing is the essence of life. It contains many mysteries. We enter into life with our first breath and on our final breath we depart. Breath is what connects our inner life with our outer life. Breath is the link which connects one person with another and space between people doesn’t matter once connection with the breath is made.

To some people, meditation means sitting in a dark cave on top of a mountain in a loin cloth, burning incense and chanting some foreign Sanskrit word while eating nothing but tree bark. Other people define meditation as a state they experience while participating in an activity they are passionate about, such as painting, athletics, or perhaps even making love. Some people value the benefits of meditation over the practice itself.

These days whenever a politician repeats a promise over and over again commentators say that this promise has become a “mantra” for that politician. For the journalists, the word “mantra” means a meaningless phrase that is repeated endlessly. For yogis however, a mantra is a word or collection of words, which has the power of liberating a human being from all limitations. How can the repetition of a word or a few words have the capacity to bring about such miraculous results

Meditation, as known as a famous spiritual ritual to gain relaxation, actually has others lots of advantages. Here they are: 1. Love and compassio Once we opened up more communication links between our surrounding environment, automatically the feeling of love and compassion emerging in. Knowing that nature and us is one component, it will make us realize and easy to understand about differences about each others and it will guide us to improve relationships, both in romantic or casual way. 2. Discover our purposes and gifts

Yoga and blackberries, may not be the obvious combination. But the time is now ripe (in the UK at least) to put the two together. Timing is everything in the land of blackberry picking. It is utterly crucial to success. Last year the time came and went, and I was left bereft of a freezer of hand-picked smoothy fodder. The smoothy maker was relegated to the dud-kitchen equipment drawer to gather dust. This year though, I have remembered! There is something very wonderful in

I've done more than twenty Vipassana meditation retreats. My first one was in 1983. I had been meditating for more than twelve years at that point, but I had never taken ten days to do nothing except meditate for fourteen hours a day. Americans interested in practicing Vipassana are likely to encounter two primary lineages for this kind of meditation. One of them was brought from Burma by Mahasi Sayadaw and is taught at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Califo ia and at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. You will often hear this referred to mindfulness meditation.

Are meditation and prayers the same thing? Some traditions use the words meditation and prayer interchangeably. You can find Jewish and Hindu and Catholic and Buddhist meditation practices that require the repetition or contemplation of a particular religious passage or concept. To illustrate, there are those that will say the Lord's Prayer over and over in a similar fashion to how someone practicing Transcendental Meditation® might repeat a mantra.

Many years ago, when I began working on my first Masters Degree at Princeton, I had an experience that really helped me change my life and put me on a new path, a new direction for how to live my life. Towards the end of my degree I had made many accomplishments while at Princeton. I had was graduating with honors, I had won many awards for some research work I had done, I had been accepted into one of the top PhD clinical psychology programs in the United States, and all seemed to be going well.

Since I started practicing meditation, I have been trying out different things - little changes here and there - that although may sound small and petty, they have improved my meditation significantly and consistently. rnI have written this article especially for people who have started doing meditation, take the practice at heart and are keen on improving it and taking it to the next level. Does this describe your present situation? Have you started enjoying and feeling the

There is a common misunderstanding in spiritual practice that we do what we do to acquire some special qualities and that there is something to get from outside ourselves. Something that we don't already have. Something that will make our life perfect.r

What is EFT? "Tapping" is also known as EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques. The process is a combination of ancient eastern healing and modern psychology. The method uses your fingers to tap on meridian points to relieve the pain in your body. The technique is simple to learn and has a phenomenal success in healing both emotional and physical pain. rnWhat Can EFT Do For Me? Tapping is about you controlling what thoughts and emotions you want to feel instead of pain telling y

Years ago I lived a complicated life. I had a Porsche, a beautiful wife, three kids, a Tudor home in a posh Cleveland suburb and all the bills and headaches to go with it. And even though I had it made, something always seemed to be missing no matter how good it got. Within two years after living this American dream for eighteen years, I found myself in sweltering 1981 Southeast Asia in the middle of the jungle in a 6’ by 6’ unfu ished hut (just a bare floor) surrounded by snakes, scorpions, and all kinds of mean critters that thought I was lunch.

As we go through life, sometimes we have beautiful experiences. They are so wonderful that we are filled with a desire to hold onto them for as long as possible. But why we can’t hang onto them and why they go away is because we can only remember them in the mind. The mind itself is not stable; it isn’t consistent. We can’t hold onto those experiences because the mind often changes. The question to ask ourselves is: “What is consistent? What is stable?” We have to go beyond the mind to find that which is stable and always is. But, how is it possible to move beyond the mind?

Several decades ago, I listened to a talk given by a Western teacher who had become a monk in a Tibetan Buddhist tradition. In order to protect the possibly guilty, I’ll leave out his name. He described how, in the years since he’d become a monk and began formally practicing meditation, he had grown calmer and improved his ability to manage life's ups and downs. The audience responded with both envy and optimism. They were optimistic because of the possibility that meditation could lead to more happiness.

Some may say that Buddhism is a minimalist religion since it does not employ the volume of icons and items found in other religions. But, to assume there are not items associated with the practice of Buddhism would be an inaccurate assessment. Depending upon the type of Buddhism one is practicing, certain components are utilized effectively in its practice. In Tibetan Buddhism, various items are used effectively in the process of worship. Of the many different products used in the performance of Buddhist practice, singing bowls would be among the most unique and interesting.

Have you found your perfect meditation cushion yet? You know, a mediation cushion that lets you sit for hours at a time, staying focused and alert and concentrated, with no back pain or any numbness in your legs? The type of meditation cushion that gives you a straight spine with no effort at all? Of course you haven’t. Such a magical cushion doesn’t exist. I’ll always remember when I was invited to participate in a free meditation group taking place in Kathmandu, Nepal. I arrived a little early. The room was very small, maybe big enough to hold twenty students at the most.

The causes and origin are truly unknown; it is twice as common in women as in men, but panic attacks are the same for everyone. Some of you might recognize it as those chills and cold sweats that start to form during those social situations. Others might associate it with an outright fear of dying! All-in-all people that suffer from panic attacks all share the same inevitable feeling of helplessness that is not only painful to endure, but outright traumatizing. Even the mere

I awoke this morning at 4:44am, following a deep sleep and some potent and beautiful dreams. I prepared myself for my morning ritual, and settled in for an hour of yoga, meditation, prayer, toning, singing, and dancing. Greeting the new day, I spoke my first words, “Dear God, thank you for this glorious, glorious, g-l-o-r-i-o-u-s day.” With the magic of the gift of this new day coursing through, I stretched my body out in a sun salutation, bowed to the sun, still behind t

In recent times, competition has increased to a great extent. As a result of this, the people suffer a lot mentally. They are in a rush of reaching the peak of success, which seems difficult as everyone seems to be better than the other. With meditation techniques, the individuals are given a chance to get rid of their tensions. It is a natural way of getting out of the depression stage and entering into the stage of relaxation. Meditation has remained in practice since a ver

The in vogue nature of solar contact for increasing good health, increasing bodily and mental strength and therapy for Prana Energy intensification and soul uplifting is as ancient as human birth. In virtually all religions of the world at some time or the other a widespread popularity of solar meditation and worship has been noted. The chief reason for this is that the sun joins our daily living in a very intense manner. As per scriptural utterances right from the direction,

Labyrinths are walking meditations that go way, way back in time. Archeologists can date them all the way back to 1500 BC but they are probably much older than that. We can find them all over the world, in churches, cathedrals, old ruins, and now many spiritual retreat centers have them. Perhaps the most famous labyrinth is Chartres Cathedral just south of Paris. It’s a beautiful labyrinth that dates to over 800 years ago. I suggest anyone that goes to Europe visit Chartres Cathedral. It’s beautiful and the labyrinth is right inside the cathedral.

For people in the West, Zen Buddhist meditation can often seem mysterious and magical, as well as a bit confusing at times. If you take some time to look unde eath the mythology around Zen, however, it can be much easier to comprehend. I have to warn you, though, that discovering the simplicity behind Zen will remove the magic and mystery that has drawn so many people to it in the first place. Okay, so let’s take a closer look. My focus for this discussion is going to be on Zen archery, also called Kyudo, often referred to as Zen meditation in motion.

Human beings are a pretty strange and complicted life-force and although the potential for complete liberation is present in every moment, mostly we take the other route, that of suffering. One of the most common expressions of this suffering in the West is the bizzare pre-occupation with low self esteem. How did we arrive in this place where we continually think that we are no good, or at least not good enough, and then so often feel intimidated and threatened by everything around us ?

Just picture this for a second, what if it was impossible to Love one person without loving all people. I invite you to know in your mind now that we all are one in God. And as you do so, begin to become aware of the fact that every time one heart is lifted, all hearts are lifted. Each time a life is blessed, all lives are blessed. Learn to trust your subconscious mind because each time you enter into the presence of Love, Joy, and Peace that is the silence within you; begin to realize this truth about yourself and all those you Love.

Meditation has been scientifically proven to aid in the release of healthy chemicals into the blood stream. These are listed below, along with descriptions of their effects on the body/mind. The propagation of these chemicals can be achieved with the addition of brain entrainment, which assists in the process of reaching progressively deeper states of consciousness. MELATONIN This is a hormone produced by your brain's pineal gland, from the amino-acid tryptophan. Just prior t

The Meditation techniques should be varied in accordance with personal traits. Nevertheless, basic techniques help everyone to train in meditation. First thing is to find a quiet place since noises can disturb one’s deep meditation. Even though many instruct to sit in a lotus position like Buddhist monks sit when they meditate, beginners should resort to a comfortable posture. They can use a chair, bed, bunk, or anything to sit on but it is advisable for the upper part of t

You could say that yoga & meditation are two sides of a coin. They can be difficult to separate. Doing both meditation and yoga isn't required, but they do go together well. They each can enhance your practice of the other. If you take meditation to your yoga mat, you may find more ease and flexibility in your postures and perhaps a greater degree of calmness than you used to feel.

Though practiced around the world by people of all faiths and abilities, Meditation is seen by many beginners as a difficult practice to do. In truth, the art of meditation can take many forms, but many of them are simple and suited just for beginners, as the 10 steps below testify. The first step is to give yourself the gift of time. 1. Ensure you won’t be disturbed.

Allow yourself to get that kind of feeling where you become aware of the fact that each moment of your life has the potential to be a new beginning. Notice how when you are able to let go of the past and the future in a moment of now you able to merge into this space of realizing that there are choices to make, new ideas to adopt, and renewed hope that will enliven you. Indeed, from this space your life is under your authority and you can use this power to create the life that you consciously choose.

One of the first things most Christians want to know when they entertain the idea of beginning an interior practice is: is meditatio Biblical? In other words, can I engage in contemplative exercises while maintaining my fidelity to the Trinity? The quickest way to put this conce to rest is to actually refer to the book in question.

Meditation, the practice placing your attention upon a single point of focus, does not have to be a complicated exercise. True, there are contemplative modes which can be quite involved, requiring a strong capacity for focus in the meditator, but when we are working with calming and centering ...

There’s an old saying how a young man has no past so he drives fast cars to catch his future - and an old man has no future so he sits in his rocking chair trying to hold onto his past. This has some truth to it. There comes a time when we get beyond the stage of reliving our past in actuality, and only relive it in memoirs. We either lack the energy, the money, or the interest to actually do it all over again, so we sit back and remember the good times. It’s amazing how the mind erases the bad ones.

Nature of individual selfishness can not be satisfied by accepting his request, but by understanding it. If you are timid and too dependent on alcohol or other addictions, become free of it by the understanding of individual selfishness and reprogram your brain. This will help you become more confident to eliminate fears and phobias, play better golf, to speed recovery of separation and learn to manage stress, etc. You want more quiet, more success in spiritual growth and fast recovery of the separation?

If you feel “awake,” try these self-tests. They may open your eyes to something surprising. Enlightenment (or “awakening”) is a state of full awareness. While most people feel they are aware, everyday awareness is very low. Measure yours here and gauge your enlightenment. rn(1) Can You See What’s Before Your Eyes? Look at the face of a clock. Both the minute and hour hands are moving. Odds are you can’t see them move. It’s easy to see the fast movement of the second hand. This requires little awareness.