"There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - William Shakespeare.
With this well known quote, the Bard points to an important reality about human life: that our experience can be parsed in different ways, and one of the most useful is drawing a distinction between SENSATION and ... Views: 1420
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 ... Views: 1789
One of the first things most Christians want to know when they entertain the idea of beginning an interior practice is: is meditation Biblical? In other words, can I engage in contemplative exercises while maintaining my fidelity to the Trinity?
The quickest way to put this concern to rest ... Views: 1835
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 ... Views: 1183