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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- What is Alpha Sound and How to Use it? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Laura SilvaAlpha sound is a frequency of thoughts and a state of mind that, previously, could only be achieved while sleeping or in deep meditation. During our waking hours, our brains usually function at what is known as beta. In beta, we are not apt to think, reason, and remember as well as when our ...
Views: 5671(2 votes) - Meditation Guide: How To Meditate On Self Control - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2008 from Randolph DirectoHow to relax and focus instantly in any situation Natural deep breathing opens your higher consciousness Remain cool and calm in any crisis Simple step by step guide I've listened to a lot of people concerning meditation. First, let's recognize that there are all kinds of meditation. The ...
Views: 5656 - FAVORITE MEDITATIONS AND MANTRAS - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from joan pancoeWhat is meditation? By my definition, it's any practice, technique or trick that quiets the mind and allows one to just BE. The goal of meditation is to experience at least a taste of pure bliss. This level of cosmic consciousness is described by a multitude of labels in different spiritual ...
Views: 5603(6 votes) - ASMR To Treat Anxiety - by Submitted on May 09, 2013 from Jimmy SpiritIf 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 ...
Views: 5575(2 votes) - 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) - “Cultivating Presence” Meditation Technique - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2008 from Alfred HeathThe main goal of this practice is to strengthen one’s ability to simply be present in the moment; deeply aware of both self and surroundings. I developed this meditation method as a way to practice without the distraction or expectation of altered states, which I was prone to having happen with ...
Views: 5346 - ***The World's Best Meditation Technique - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2009 from Steven SashenIn 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 ...
Views: 5270(2 votes) - Definition: Guided Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Shelly WalkerGuided meditation is a form of stress relief that is conducive to relaxing the whole body, in part by finding a way of peaceful and calming relaxation from within the body. Guided meditation may utilize soothing photographs or scenarios to enhance the ability of the mind to relax and guide the ...
Views: 5257 - ***Healing Meditation and Creative Visualization in Dr Lorphan’s Healing Academy on Sirius - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine. In your mind’s eye, see yourself now in a magnificent room with crystal floors and iridescent walls. You are lying on a crystalline ...
Views: 5145 - Learn to Control Your Brainwaves Through Meditation - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2006 from Sharon GilbertControl your brainwaves and you control your state of mind. By raising or slowing our brainwaves, we can altar how we think, feel and act. Meditation is the process of slowing our waking beta brainwaves to the slower states of alpha and theta. By learning to control these states, we can ...
Views: 5103 - Qi Gong (Chinese Yoga) Sunset Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Kay HutchinsonSunsets are a wonderful opportunity to linger over all the moments in your day for which you are grateful, and prepare to embrace the yinness (softness, darkness) of the night. If you usually exercise in the morning, try switching to the evening time to perform Chinese yoga (qi gong), tai chi ...
Views: 4957 - Sourcing Your Own Abundance - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2016 from Christy WhitmanHere’s a quick 30-second experiment in increasing your capacity for abundance: Just for a moment, allow yourself to silently acknowledge everyone and everything you feel genuinely blessed to have manifested in your life – your kids; your community; your health, your possessions; your home…. ...
Views: 4837 - ***My Problem with Transcendental Meditation® Studies - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Steven SashenFirst, 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 ...
Views: 4785(3 votes) - Are Auras real and Detectable? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Martin EisenSince antiquity, spiritual adepts have claimed an aura, or a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounds a person or object (like the halo of religious art) that some mystics are capable of observing. In Qigong theory, three external Wei Qi fields supposedly surround the body. The first ...
Views: 4741(4 votes) - Benefits of Wearing Teen Mukhi Rudraksha Beads - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from vishal kapurBenefits of Wearing Three ( Teen ) Mukhi Rudraksha Beads Three Mukhi Rudraksha has three lines on it. It gives the wearer, Confidence and energy to face any situation. It is said to have the powers of trinity Gods i–e Brahma, Vishnu, & Mahesh (Shiva). It is excellent for introvert ...
Views: 4709 - How to Create Miracles in Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Lynn RobinsonI heard from a client last week who had lost her job and was faced with the possibility of losing her home. She said, "I need a miracle!" Well... I happen to believe in miracles. I love what the book A Course in Miracles says, "Miracles are natural. When they do not occur, something has gone ...
Views: 4696(3 votes) - Connecting with Others Through Love: A Guided Meditation from the Carriers of Light - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Joseph SchwartzmanStand back from who you are now. Try to put aside your usual doubts and fears. See if you can experience another kind of Beingness, another way of seeing yourself. See if you can surround yourself with light. Imagine that there is a bold, bright light around you right now, as you are now. In the ...
Views: 4580 - Sexual Health Through Tantric Sex - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Chandi DeviMention the word “tantra” and the first thing that comes to mind is sex. While it is true that sex is an important aspect of tantra, it is just one component of this ancient spiritual path. Known as the path of the householder, tantra practices are beneficial to our physical, spiritual, ...
Views: 4563(1 vote) - Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Kip MazuyBefore we begin to discuss this powerful technique to attain self realization, we need to understand what is keeping us from self realization. We have to realize what we are constantly doing that separates us more and more from our own experience of oneness. As thoughts arise, we identify ...
Views: 4553(1 vote) - A Powerful Combo--Meditation, Visualization and Affirmations - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Gwen PhillipsCombining visualization, meditation and affirmation provides a powerful means to reaching your goals. By visualizing you connect and communicate with your subconscious in pictures. We dream in pictures or symbols, physics receive messages in pictures, and all through the ages prophets have ...
Views: 4548(1 vote) - ***Meditation Made Easy - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2017 from Leo RichardYou are unique. As such, learning meditation techniques specific for you is vital to continue your spiritual healing journey. Here is a simple acronym to help you D-E-S-I-G-N your meditation techniques and get the most from your spiritual practice. Daily Meditation Regular and daily ...
Views: 4511 - 7 Tips to Break Free from Fear & Promote Inner Peace - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Kay ProudfootWith the ever-increasing pace of life and the demands placed upon us, we are experiencing more and more prolonged periods of stress, which can lead to burn out and more serious illnesses if not dealt with. Fear/anxiety related illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic fatigue, ...
Views: 4475(1 vote) - ***Above the Buddhic Plane there is the Atmic Plane - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe plane next above the buddhic plane is the so-called atmic plane, or plane of Atma. On the atmic plane there is total freedom and bliss. Here even the limitations of the Soul body are broken through. This is a place of beingness where the Soul knows that there are yet vaster realms of ...
Views: 4404 - Ten Reasons to Meditate - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2006 from Sharon GilbertMeditation is the practice of lowering one’s brain frequency from a waking Beta state to a slower Alpha state. Just as a heart beats a certain number of beats per minute, the brain pulses a certain amount of brainwaves per second. In the Beta waking state, brainwaves vary from 15 to 40 cycles ...
Views: 4393 - Inspiration in Jail - by Submitted on May 19, 2007 from Sahayak PlowmanThis is the journey of a remarkable person one who I have never met, but one who I was privileged to teach meditation to while he was in jail. Then after his release he continued his spiritual search at the Chenrezig Buddhist Teaching Institute in S.E. Queensland, Australia. For the sake of ...
Views: 4340 - My First Spiritual Awakening and Experience of Oneness - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2011 from Kip MazuyHere I will relate my first big spiritual awakening and experience of oneness. I was in college in Vermont, having a bad day. After classes and meetings with teachers, I went back to my dorm room and sat down to meditate. When I sat down, I just surrendered. Not that I knew what surrender ...
Views: 4334(2 votes) - Sacred Partner Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Monica Loren CorbettThis is a great meditation to help re-connect with your partner and yourself. Set the Ambiance: Get comfortable. Find a comfortable place to sit with cushions and blankets. Play ambient meditation music. Light candles. Start of Meditation: 1. Come back to back. Begin connecting with ...
Views: 4328 - Tibetan Buddhist Tingsha Bells - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from sylvia smelcerTibetan 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 ...
Views: 4319(1 vote) - *** Chanting Elohim/Yod He Vau He to attune with the Divine Mother and Divine Father - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Kabbala refers to the Elohim as the Divine Mother and to Yod Hay Vau Hay as the Divine Father. Chanting both these powerful and divine names together creates a very powerful, beautiful and integrated mantra. It connects us with Father/Mother God, our Creator. Find a comfortable ...
Views: 4318 - Developing Psychokinesis - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Laura SilvaPsychic abilities come in different forms. One of the rarest forms of psychic abilities is psychokinesis. A basic psychokinesis definition is the ability to move matter with one's mind. There are some people that claim to have this ability to move objects with their mental power. While there are ...
Views: 4303(1 vote) - Using Meditation to Access the Subconscious - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2009 from Brandon Cook“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” – Buddha I have harped on the fact that our thoughts create our reality and directly influence our experience of life many ...
Views: 4277(3 votes) - Meditation: The Most Powerful Meditation You Will Ever Do - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Michael GeorgeWe 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 ...
Views: 4262(8 votes) - Are you feeling the affects of a Full Moon? Try Meditating to enhance it. - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2011 from Jane Booth RobertsonEveryone seems to feel the affects of a full moon. Some people appear very restless and uneasy. Others feel energized. Somehow the energy of the moon calls us to pay attention so we may transform and grow. Since ancient times, people have gathered and prayed during this time as they honored ...
Views: 4261 - Astral Travel for Beginners: What's going to Happen? - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2010 from Dan MRelax 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 ...
Views: 4244(1 vote) - Guided imagery meditation scripts - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Laura SilvaMany people have discovered that the mind-body connection is very important to their health and well being. By using the mind to control the body, many unpleasant life situations can be improved, such as stress, pain, overeating, anger, and addiction. If you are interested in using your mind to ...
Views: 4208 - Higher Dimensional Beings - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Lyn AsmarIt is almost impossible for anyone, however gifted, to portray higher dimensional beings accurately with either the use of three dimensional art forms or the use of the written word. Realizing this, we should be grateful for whatever truth the artist or the writer manages to capture, no matter ...
Views: 4207 - Personal Growth Through Introspection - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Dion DalyBy enhancing your feeling of introspection as much as possible you will become much more contented with life and much more honest with yourself. There is not much to be gained by only being slightly honest or biased against your shortcomings. It is also necessary that you try to prevent seeing ...
Views: 4185(2 votes) - How Visualization Creates Wealth and Success... - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Jeremy GislasonI'm almost certain you're familiar with the concept of visualization. It's so important to the creation of wealth that Chapter three in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich is title "Faith. Visualization of and belief in attainment of desire." When we use the power of visualization we bring ...
Views: 4172(6 votes) - ‘OM’ Chanting - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Laura SilvaOne of the most important and profitable aspect of chanting ‘om’ is, that even if you do not know meditation methods, it still gives you the same results. For chanting ‘om’, it is not necessary to learn it from a teacher, as compared to meditation. Nor do you need to follow a specific routine ...
Views: 4165 - Teal Flame Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Etienne CharlandThe violet flame is a meditation that allows healing by transmuting energies. It is well-known by people practicing Yoga and Alchemy and has been made famous by Saint Germain. Here's an in-depth explanation of what the violet flame meditation is and how to make it more effective. First of ...
Views: 4140 - How White Noise Can Help You - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2013 from Jon RhodesBefore we begin, I'll briefly explain to you what white noise actually is. White noise contains all the frequencies that the human ear can hear, and are played at the same time randomly together. There are literally thousands of different tones being played at the same time. You cold think that ...
Views: 4134(1 vote) - Focus Your Mind: Real Self Help - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Willie HortonDid you leave your house naked this morning? Of course you didn’t. Isn’t it bizarre that everyone has no problem preparing themselves physically for the day ahead whilst almost no one bothers to mentally prepare – and being mentally prepared is far more important because the quality of your ...
Views: 4131(3 votes) - Easy and Effective Relaxation Positions - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2007 from Cheryl Bond-NelmsLeaning how to relax can greatly improve our health and well-being. That's why it's so important to find ways to introduce more relaxation into our everyday lives. If you don't learn to manage stress, stress will manage you. And left unchecked, stress can be draining, exhausting, cause anxiety, ...
Views: 4119 - Balancing the Solar Plexus Chakra - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Jane Maati SmithDo you fear rejection and criticism? Are you unable to trust your Self? A boost of self esteem is deep inside you, just minutes away! The Solar Plexus Chakra, or Manipura, contains lessons regarding rejection, your self esteem, sensitivity to criticism, a distorted self image, and worry ...
Views: 4114(1 vote) - Welcome to Ho'o Pono Pono - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2011 from Jon LovgrenHo’o Pono Pono is a very powerful, life-transforming meditation which originated in Hawaii and was brought into its current form by a healer, Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona. The original form of Ho'oponopono required a mediator, usually a qualified practitioner, to be present to guide the healing ...
Views: 4108 - The Labyrinth As A Walking Meditation - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandWhat is a labyrinth? Labyrinths are being used in churches, retreat centers, medical facilities, parks, schools and other outdoor and indoor facilities as it’s popularity is on the rise. Labyrinths have been around for many thousands of years, yet have regained popularity in recent times. The ...
Views: 4100 - BLUE MATRIX ENERGETICS MERKABA - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2012 from Aryana HudsonBlue Matrix Energetics I Merkaba Technique Introduction This technique is taught in Blue Matrix Module I. It involves focusing energetically to detach from the past and to create a new calibration of mind in the present. The number one obstacle in manifesting the new health state ...
Views: 3976(3 votes) - Claim Your Spiritual Power By Healing Embarrassment - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2012 from Ann O`BrienOnce in elementary school, I peed in my pants in the middle of class. We were taking a timed test and I was afraid I’d fail the test if I asked to get up to go the bathroom. So, I tried to wait until it was over, but I didn`t make it! Some kids in the class saw the puddle on the floor and ...
Views: 3957(1 vote) - GOD SAVITA: THE SUPER PRANA AND GREAT OCEAN OF VITAL FORCE - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaScientists have found the existence of such a power in this world which induces objects to move and mankind to think. This verily is that fount of inspiring force through which the inactive is made active and inert made mobile. The various movements of objects and living beings is possible due ...
Views: 3935(3 votes) - Psychokinesis: How to Develop Your Inner Power - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Laura SilvaPsychokinesis, more commonly referred to as telekinesis, has been documented since ancient times. It is defined as the process of mind over matter, and is derived from the Greek words ‘psyche,’ which means life, soul, and breath, and ‘kinein,’ which means to move. When most people think of ...
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