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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- The Secret Benefits of Guided Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Nigel CoatesThe 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 ...
Views: 2357(7 votes) - Traveling Blind in the Times of Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my teens (when I was still living in the USSR) I had a neighbor who was blind. He seemed imperturbable, monolithic, settled yet spontaneous and relaxed. I never knew anyone like that until I started reading about Zen masters with their notorious mix of non-threatening confidence and ...
Views: 790(1 vote) - How I Learned Transcendental Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Kevin BlairIt was the year of the Partridge Family, eight cent postage stamps and blue jeans with bell bottoms. That was 1971 and I was an under achieving senior in a middle American High School when I saw a funny looking poster on the way to my American History class. It had a large black and white ...
Views: 1572(6 votes) - Prayer for South Africa - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Craig LockThis Prayer was originally written in 1994 (before South Africa's first "Democratic" election. I have updated it slightly (today - 4am!) and am sharing it with a view to helping (in some small way) create global awareness of the current desperate plight of South Africa's northern neighbour, ...
Views: 1427(1 vote) - Peaceful, Easy Feelings - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Leah GuyWhy are so many people resistant to the M word? We know it's good for us and, it only takes 10 minutes a day. So why aren’t you doing it? If you’re a self-proclaimed type-A-functional-ADD person like me, your answer to that question is probably “Uhh,” and on to the next thing you go. Meditation ...
Views: 2060(6 votes) - Staying on Track: In Line with Spirit - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn a world where we have routines for nearly everything—our route to work, our physical fitness regimen, and our weekday schedule—it’s amazing how many people forget to create a routine for meeting their spiritual needs. We run around in an attempt to be at our many appointments on time and meet ...
Views: 895(3 votes) - Making Friends with the Voices in Your Head - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOr, the Lazy Man’s Guide to Self-Improvement. Or, How to Make Your Mental Chatter Work for You. I can remember a gentleman friend telling me, years ago, that I was a “deep thinker.” We were in the early days of our soon-to-be-doomed relationship and he was working hard to show appreciation ...
Views: 1175(2 votes) - Create a Stress-Free Zone - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIdeally, the stress-free space should be an area that is generally quiet, and feels good—like a bedroom or office, or even a walk-in closet or bathroom. If there are no available spaces in the quiet parts of the home, the next best choice is a favorite spot elsewhere.
Views: 1016(2 votes) - Spring Clean Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Whatever derogatory things you are saying to yourself: Stop it." This is a quote from Jane Roberts, the author of the Seth Material during the 1970s and 80s. It bears repeating as we approach fresh spring plans. One of the most damaging things we do to ourselves spiritually and energetically is ...
Views: 710 - Relieve Your Stress With Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Louann VertreesMost of us lead busy, fast-paced lives. We have too much to do and too little time, and may be dealing with career pressures, family difficulties, or financial problems on top of everything else. Doctors have known for some time that there is a direct link between stress and a variety of ...
Views: 1099(2 votes) - Preparing for Change - Emotional Stimulus Package Part IV - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFactually speaking, we’re in the last days of winter. The spring equinox officially begins in the western hemisphere at 4:44 AM PDT Mar 20. However, when I listen to people in my private practice and community, I sense that spring is going to be delayed this year so I am continuing in this blog ...
Views: 739(1 vote) - ***Create Uplifted Images, Intentions and Actions - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesUPLIFT YOUR LIFE The holiday season is a rich time of year. We celebrate with those we love, and we delight in the closeness of friends and family. Does your holiday business give you the same warm feeling, or has it become a chore? If so then, it’s time to revitalize your way throughout the ...
Views: 2091(7 votes) - ***Aligning in Harmony - Meditations With Lumari - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesALIGNING IN HARMONY TO ACCELERATE HEALING There is a so much upheaval on our world right now. Humanity is working through war, hunger, poverty and enslavement and working to remove those patterns from our world. The Aligning in Harmony meditation is created to change the focus and move energy ...
Views: 1881(4 votes) - 20 Meditation Tips For Beginners - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAlthough a good number of people try meditation at some point in their lives, only a small percentage actually persist with it. This is unfortunate, as the benefits are enormous. One possible reason is that many beginners do not start with an appropriate mindset to make the practice ...
Views: 979(3 votes) - Steroids for meditation: 3 secrets to soothing a crazy mind - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMeditation. You might be one of the few who can actually sit quietly, close your eyes, and find the zone. But for most people, like me, meditation is impossible. The above video shares a story of my going to meditation camp several years ago. As you’ll see, back in the day, I was pretty ...
Views: 868 - How to Tell if Anxiety is Legitimate - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Reid PetersonDo you ever get the feeling that what your anxious about has little or nothing to do with what is actually happening? Many of us do, and it happens a lot. Anxiety is a concern or worry about past and/or future events, which is detrimental to being in the moment. The real question is: how ...
Views: 2207(2 votes) - The Thin Ice of Presence - Meaningful Meaninglessness of Now - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMeaning is an association of what is now with what once was... Take a look at any object in your immediate environment: say, you are looking at a "so-called" (I'll explain the "so-called" parenthetical in a few moments) cup. Say, I picked it up from your desk and asked: "What is this?" You'd ...
Views: 706 - Thoughts Determine Our Outcomes - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs Napoleon Hill says in the opening chapter of his book, "Think and Grow Rich," thoughts are things. In other words, our thoughts determine our outcomes. Whether we realize it our not, we believe this statement on a conscious or subconscious level. It's most apparent in the everyday phrases we ...
Views: 583(1 vote) - How Does A Waitress Deal With Rude People? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few weeks ago we wrote a blog called "Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat a Waitress?" We had a great response and so this time we thought we would look at the same issue from the other side: How do we deal with people who are rude? There is no doubt that waitresses can get the worst of ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - Meditation According to Your Zodiac Sign - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Shela SkarpWhenever 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 ...
Views: 5775(9 votes) - The Mantras of the Transcendental Meditation Technique - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Kevin BlairThese days we hear a lot of talk about the mantras used for meditation. Some people say a random word is best, others recommend the universal sound Aum or Om. But what about the mantras used in the Transcendental Meditation technique? Are they generic or special? Secular or religious? Useless or ...
Views: 2909(3 votes) - What "Traveler's Eyes" Can Teach us About Relationships - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday is a day I leave the beautiful island of Maui and head back to the Boston area. It is always hard to leave such a beautiful place. I am very grateful for the time that I spend in Maui. It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Travel is a blessing as when we travel we ...
Views: 978(1 vote) - 7 Unusual Steps to Office Zen: Mind, Body, Spirit - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMIND * Keep a stack of small origami squares on your desk next to an empty jar. Any time your mind is wandering from your task and you want to keep your fingers busy, fold yourself a paper crane and place on in a jar. Pretty soon, you will have an entire jar of little paper origami cranes. ...
Views: 2030 - Being in the Now - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: You can teach us about the "now" and we can think about being in the "now", but in order to be in the "now", we cannot be thinking about it. How do we reach this mind frame if we cannot force ourselves into being there? The very act of thinking puts us out of where we desire ...
Views: 577 - Tautology: Total Eclipse of Meaning - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe word “tautology” literally means “repeating what has been said” (from Greek tauto for “same” and logos for “saying”)(1), as in "A is A." The philosophical East and West differ in terms of the value of saying the same thing twice. From the stand-point of the Western thought, Popeye’s “I ...
Views: 979 - Living a Holistic Life - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome people wonder what a holistic lifestyle entails. It is more than just eating organic foods and practicing yoga from time to time. It means paying attention to all aspects of your life: relationships, career, health and spirituality to be sure that you are living a life in balance. This ...
Views: 806(2 votes) - Bumblebee Breathing - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI'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 ...
Views: 2056(2 votes) - 6 Ways to Restore Your Energy for the Rest of Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Paul KayeYou may be the type of person who tells yourself that you need to get away in order to rest or that you will rest when you have time. Perhaps you say that when the job or project is done, then you'll rest. Maybe you are even waiting for "the kids to be grown up" before you'll rest. This way of ...
Views: 1581(1 vote) - Incense Meditation: Journey of the Senses - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen we focus on incense sticks during meditation, we move into a mystical space that is both physical and spiritual at once. Like us, the incense stick is earthbound with an ember that burns for only a finite time, but the diaphanous spirit it releases is unbound by time or space. Rather than ...
Views: 786 - Meditate Like The Beatles - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two remaining members of the Beatles, Transcedental Meditation helped stabilize their band. (Read more about it here.) They will be performing at a concert on Saturday to raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation, an organization dedicated to ...
Views: 580 - Early Morning Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWaking up and going to sleep are the in-between times, the times when our malleable consciousness has the opportunity to shift and change and adjust. What we think and repeat and process and do in these moments can set up the tone of our day, or even reprogram our mind and our state of being. I ...
Views: 763 - Fasting Fundamentals - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeople choose to abstain from food for a variety of reasons: as a rite of spiritual purification, penitence and purification, communion with God, or to enhance healing. For fasting to be a catalyst for spiritual transformation—rather than an experience of discomfort or anxiety—it’s a good idea ...
Views: 656 - Use Binaural Beats to Reprogram Your Mind - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from frank iaminThe purpose of this article is to help acquaint you with the technology of binaural beats. Before you start using this new technology to make positive changes in your life you must learn its benefits and also how it works. You can use the progressive binaural beats technology to unlock your ...
Views: 5570(2 votes) - Meditation for Health - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Puff RobertSimply put, meditation is sitting still and quieting your mind. It is the act of being totally present with “what is,” without making mental commentary. When you meditate, you are in the most pristine, natural state of being. In other words, your mind is quiet and you are “just being.” Think of ...
Views: 831(2 votes) - Words in Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been meditating regularly. This is a relatively new routine for me; within the last year. I often begin my routine meditation by listening to the Soul of healing meditations and continue with silent meditation afterward. I try follow this protocol once each day. I have been ...
Views: 619 - Peace in Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2009 from Kinrei BassisBeing at peace is the heart of Buddhism. When I think about what I am trying to do in meditation, I am trying to view everything that arises as the Buddha; that nothing ever needs to be pushed away or grasped after. In my daily life, I am trying to bring a peaceful heart to whatever I ...
Views: 839 - Learn Astral Projection - Use Binaural Beats to Learn the Secrets of the Universe! - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from Jonathan RoachMany of us have heard of Astral Projection in connection with meditation practices, but few understand what it is, or how they might benefit from learning how to have such an experience. During Astral Projection our spirit leaves our physical body and can explore the "Astral Plane" free from ...
Views: 1114 - Think Thoughts Are Inconsequential? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Jan DeniseIt's tough enough to assume responsibility for our actions and words. Should we, can we, also be responsible for our thoughts and intentions? Those are private, right? Yours alone? Apparently not. According to Marilyn Schlitz, president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, we're ...
Views: 1130 - Breath of Miracles - Meditations With Lumari - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Lumari ~ Psychic and Psychic Readings ExpertBREATH OF MIRACLES- CYCLES OF LIFE Each time of year, each cycle has energies and connections to higher forces that can be activated on our behalf. Now, we are in a reorganization of energies that have a momentum of force moving and collecting energy to carry us forward into new insights and ...
Views: 2979(1 vote) - *** Breathing Into Being: Meditation for Personal and Global Healing - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Lumari ~ Psychic and Psychic Readings ExpertWhen large-scale events occur there is a great degree of shock and upheaval for those directly involved and for those aware of the devastation. The energies for healing in this mantra and meditation will help in all situations where personal and global healing is needed. There is always more ...
Views: 2785(2 votes) - Blessing the Way - Meditations With Lumari - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Lumari ~ Psychic and Psychic Readings ExpertPARADIGM SHIFT INTO BLESSING As we grow and move into a new energy and a new paradigm, consider the greatest thought that you can think, the greatest act that you can do. We are all here to bring an uplifting change to our world. What can you do to bring about this uplifted and honoring change? ...
Views: 2829(1 vote) - *** Aligning in Harmony to Accelerate Healing - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Lumari ~ Psychic and Psychic Readings ExpertThere is a so much upheaval on our world right now. Humanity is working through war, hunger, poverty and enslavement and working to remove those patterns from our world. The Aligning in Harmony meditation is created to change the focus and move energy to: 1. help those people who are trapped ...
Views: 2896(3 votes) - *** 3 Awareness Exercises to Build Your Meditative Practice - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Paul ChekMost westerners just don't meditate. Our culture is a culture of “doers”. We do so much, or think about doing so much, that we tend not to develop any inward awareness until we can’t do something we want to do. In those cases we typically experience a negative emotion. A culture like ours that ...
Views: 2342 - A Mindfulness Meal Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith its many details, motions, and movements, it may be easy to perceive Buddhism’s formal Oryoki monastery meal as a prescribed ritual. But within the practice of Buddhism, monastic meals—indeed, all meals and other “everyday” activities—serve as a microcosm for the more profound, ...
Views: 951 - Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney Say to Teach the Kids Meditation! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week's concert in NYC which reunited Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney has once again brought attention to Transcendental Meditation. It's quite historic for the two surviving Beatles to perform together, and the concert brings back images of the Foursome's days in India so many decades ...
Views: 728 - Learn How to Meditate Effectively - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from frank iaminThere are many similarities among many different people and religions about how to meditate. This holds true in many parts of meditation, from planning your meditation session to using the correct posture, the right time to meditate, choosing the best place to meditate and recognizing your ...
Views: 1505 - ***A New Meditation for Busy People - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Steven SashenIt’s said that the Buddha admonished his students not to believe anything just because it’s taught my teachers or appears in sacred books but, instead, to examine carefully for yourself. So, let’s look at some ideas about meditation. I have often wondered about the phrase "meditation practice." ...
Views: 811(1 vote) - Yogic Vacation! - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few thoughts on vacation through the eyes of yoga: 1. Change what surrounds you, and then, "Who are you!?" in this new place. 2. Because everything is constantly changing; changing our locale floats on that swelling wave. 3. The universe is vast, and we are small. 4. Our eyes are much bigger ...
Views: 942(1 vote) - Meditation: Open Your Heart - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI think a lot of people have learned to close their heart in order to protect themselves from all of the negative news in our world and from getting hurt in relationships. Closing our hearts certainly can be one way to cope with difficult and sad events. Putting up your walls of protection can ...
Views: 558 - How Meditation Reduces Anxiety - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2009 from Reid PetersonIf anxiety is something that bothers you enough to do something about, try meditation. Meditation has a lasting impact on calming the mind down. The all consuming “chatter” that anxiety creates will dissipate, allowing you to feel and be more relaxed. Most of us know this already but our ...
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