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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- 7 Simple Ways to Perform Mysticism - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2017 from Scott & Stephen PetulloBy definition, people practice mysticism far more than they realize. The American Heritage dictionary defines mysticism as “consciousness of transcendent reality or of God through deep meditation or contemplation. Mystic is defined as relating to religious mysteries or occult rites and ...
Views: 1190 - 7 Things You Must Know To Succeed With Crystal Meditation<BR>(Part 1) - by Submitted on May 04, 2008 from Glen LimMany people thought that crystal meditation means selecting a crystal and meditating with it. It’s more than that actually. Even though crystal is the key tool, there are area that you should not over looked. In part 1, I will provide you 3 out of the 7 areas you should look into to succeed ...
Views: 1246 - 7 Tips for Calming Your Mind During Anxiety - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2023 from Barry ShoreAnxiety can be a difficult emotion to manage, especially when it seems like your mind is running wild with worry and fear. It can feel like you’re stuck in an endless loop of negative thoughts that just won’t quit. Fortunately, there are some simple tips and techniques you can use to calm ...
Views: 469 - 7 Tips For Setting Up Your Meditation Practice - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2007 from Julie ZipperGreetings! Below you will find 7 tips, created by me, for setting up one's meditation practice. I am not a guru, a sage, or a monk. Feel free to take what works for you and create the rest on your own. The most important part of any journey is to begin. Here's to beginning! 1.) Create the ...
Views: 631 - 7 Tips for Successful Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2006 from richard PettingerThrough meditation we can bring about greater peace of mind and powers of concentration. The length of time we meditate is not as important as the focus we give during our meditation. If we can meditate with a silent mind for 5 minutes we can bring to the fore our own divine qualities of inner ...
Views: 1109 - 7 Tips Of Peaceful Spiritual Dating - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2011 from Naini Nakagawa7 Helpful dating tips from spiritual matchmaker, Naini Nakagawa founder of free spiritual dating website matchmyspirit.com. Holidays are in the air, and so is dating! Why not give a fresh new perspective to dating these holidays, by focusing on friendship first ! Check out these tried and ...
Views: 1171 - 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 - A "Daily Meditation" Book by Dick B.? My answer: Not needed! - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),Is a Dick B. “Daily Meditation” Book Needed? My Answer: No! Dick B. Copyright 2011 Anonymous. All rights reserved About A.A. Meditation Books Actually Read by Pioneers and Christians Not very long ago, an A.A. historian said the following in the Foreword to an A.A.-related ...
Views: 1487 - A Calming Meditation with Color - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2009 from Margo BastosI was given very good advice by a healer once - I was told that when I felt stressed, tense, emotional, tired...in fact, any feeling of strain...I should take a “light shower”. My first thought was that I don't have time to run home, shower, dry myself and get dressed at odd times during the ...
Views: 2405 - A COLLECTION OF SEVEN IMPORTANT MEDITATIONS - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Jimmy HendersonMEDITATING TO REDUCE STRESS The following is a simple form of meditation to release stress which can be practiced at home or at the office. Sit quietly and comfortably, close your eyes and begin to breathe to a count of one to five. Focus on nothing else but the counting (either aloud or in ...
Views: 2145 - A CREATIVE FORMULA - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2019 from Todd PuntolilloBy Todd Puntolillo “Talent,” says Thoreau, “is created in silence; but character, in the stream of life.” Let’s talk about creating in silence and experiencing higher outcomes in our reality. A number of years ago, my dream came true. I had been mentally fishing in my imaginary dreamboat ...
Views: 908 - A Daily Refreshment - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2005 from Amy BiddleHalf an hour's meditation is essential except when you are very busy. Then, a full hour is needed. --Francis de Sales Meditation is one of those things in life that benefits you the most when you want to do it the least. It is a practice that helps to calm a racing mind, while it refreshes and ...
Views: 889 - A Day In Bylakuppe, India- A Retreat From My Retreat - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Karuna DiLiberoBylakuppe is a Tibetan refugee settlement about 29km to the west of Mysore in southern India. When I was living in India I went into the hills as a retreat from the intense heat for holiday. I took a bus from the station by Gandhi Square in Mysore, where I was living at the time. The bus ...
Views: 2167 - A FeelGood Meditation so quick you can do it in a queue at the supermarket. (Warning: people may think you're auditioning for a coffee advertisement.) - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2012 from Festus FeelGoodCall it Spiritual Aerobics, call it Soul Toning, call it a Consciousness Workout or Waking to Oneness; this simple 2-minute exercise will clear away the cobwebs and leave you feeling good. You don’t need candles or incense. You don’t need chanting monks or gongs or bells. You can do it at ...
Views: 1207 - A Forty-Five-Second Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2005 from Steve GillmanIs Meditation Too Much Time And Trouble? If you haven't meditated before, you might think it's too much trouble to learn. If you do meditate, you know it can be difficult to find the time to do it consistently. So is there really a meditation you can learn right now that can be done in 45 ...
Views: 963 - A GODDESSY NEW YEAR: Celestial Meditation 2016 Astrological Archangels - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2016 from Stephanie AdamsAstrological Archangels Find out more about your astrological archangel and meditate according to the month you were born. January ARCHANGEL: CHAMUEL "He Who Sees God" Meditation: Pray to this archangel when you are facing challenges in staying true to your inner self or something you ...
Views: 1425 - A Hassle-free Guide to Meditation Techniques - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraMeditation has a wide range of definition and it comes in different forms and packages. There are hundreds of meditation techniques developed over the ages each one designed for a certain purpose or function. There are meditation techniques specially designed for men or merely for women alone. ...
Views: 682 - A Healthy Practical Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2009 from Growing TruthCountless people through fifty centuries have practiced meditation for peace of mind and health of body. Google lists 55 million results for "meditation." How can an ordinary person learn anything useful about such a vast subject? Well, there are 206 bones in a human body, with countless ...
Views: 586 - A Look at Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2005 from Melissa LeathI’ve counseled many people from every background and ledworkshops and lectures about self-empowering topics forabout 25 years. Over that time, I saw a need. Everyone wassearching. What they were looking for was unclear, manytimes. But the search was on. While I could meet many oftheir immediate ...
Views: 1587 - 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 - A Nature Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2007 from Robert NajemyYou are sitting by a quietly flowing stream in the countryside. It is spring and life is green and moist? Sitting on a rock, the sights and sounds of the flowing water begin to work their mysterious way into your nervous system. Gradually, with the simple repetition of the water’s song and the ...
Views: 844 - A Powerful Year-End Meditation - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2004 from Jennifer Koretsky© Copyright 2004 At the close of the year, we often find ourselves thinking ahead to the next year. We think about all the things we didn't accomplish this year, and vow to accomplish them next year. Few of us take the time to reflect on the past year and look at our successes and the ...
Views: 1267 - A Seaglass Color Healing Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2015 from Eleyne-Mari Austen SharpImagine sitting on a beautiful white sandy beach. The sun is directly overhead and its rays are brilliant and warm as they flow from the top of your head and throughout your body. Let your toes feel the cool, turquoise blue water. See yourself staring out to sea, mesmerized by the dancing ...
Views: 7092 - A Secret Meditation For Law Of Attraction Followers - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2008 from Gary EvansLooking to move to that all important next level? Are you seeking a method that can turbo charge your ability to manifest? You’re in luck! By using my meditation you will undoubtedly manifest things more quickly and also experience more enjoyment when meditating. Meditation is commonly ...
Views: 697 - A Simple Guided Meditation Technique to Combat Stress - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Suzanne EltinkStress is inevitable. Everyday, there are just enough stressful activities and thoughts that cannot be avoided. Stress therefore is a part of life. However, the condition will not be able to influence or alter the overall state of being and lifestyle if it will not be allowed to manifest its ...
Views: 884 - A Tale of Two Tea Minds - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn China and Japan there is more to tea than leaf and water. China’s Taoism and Japan’s Zen Buddhism infuse a meditative sensibility that quiets the mind and soothes the soul. I vividly remember the moment I was introduced to the Eastern idea of “tea mind.” It was during a visit to the ...
Views: 583 - About Guided Meditations - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2009 from Joseph SchwartzmanHethball on Guided Meditations Guided meditations are a way to help you look inward and explore your true self. It’s as if you entered a new country and you needed a guide there. You could probably find your way on your own, but it would be easier if someone else showed you the way. And so we ...
Views: 1092 - About Love, Happiness and Contentedness - A Channelled Message from Melek Metatron - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Pia Sosua von ProndzynskiGreetings my dear lights on Earth. It is the time of higher realization and expanding consciousness. Many of you feel the yearning to develop more and thus your soul guides you deeper and deeper into realization. For some of you this is also connected with pain, and thus it is a joy for Melek ...
Views: 1516 - About Meditation to Reduce Stress, Boost Motivation and Improve Mental Abilities - by Submitted on May 25, 2007 from Knut HoltMeditation is a group of mental training techniques. You can use meditation to improve mental health and capacities, to improve your motivation for your goals and also to help improve the physical health. Some of these techniques are very simple, so you can learn them from a book or an article; ...
Views: 1037 - About Mindfulness, Meditation and Mental Health - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2008 from Nancy RubenWe live in an advanced age of technology and, with cell phones and texting, most of us are hooked into multi-tasking and instant connection. I think it is rather sad to see a mother out with her children or a family out for the day or a couple where the cell phone takes their attention, rather ...
Views: 886 - Accessing Your Spirit Through Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2013 from Mandy GatlinAre you feeling uncertain or doubtful? Maybe your mind races with thoughts of worry or concern about little everyday things... bills, work, taking care of your home or your relationships, on and on... Most of these thoughts and concerns are ego based. Know that there is a clear, distinct ...
Views: 1499 - Achieve Daily Peace with Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. We all live in a very hectic world. Everything is in a fast-paced motion it’s so impossible to immediately find the peace you’ve wanted. However, you should learn how to get it. That is the only way how you can relieve yourself of the stress and ...
Views: 657 - Achieving Silence in the Mind - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2021 from santosh krinskyWhichever method one chooses to begin the practice, eventually the seeker finds that mental control is not going to achieve the result on its own. There comes a time when the recognition comes that active intervention cannot achieve what an opening or receptivity to the higher Force can provide. ...
Views: 628 - ADD and Brainwave Entrainment - not as scary as it sounds. - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Doug HoseckWhen I first heard the phrase "brainwave entrainment" it conjured up some rather scary images in my head. And what I discovered on the surface after that didn't really help to make me feel better about it. There is no shortage of mis-information on this topic so it is no real wonder I initially ...
Views: 2945 - ADHD, Mindfulness and Me: Keeping My Head and My Body Together - All Day - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from LuAnn PierceI sat on my front porch this morning, journal and pen in hand, enjoying a bit of sunshine and quiet time. As I tuned in to the sensory-rich environment, I wondered again if others experience things as I do. I could hear a long, lonely train whistle in the ‘far distance’, the sound of the ...
Views: 2298 - Advantage Of Using Passages In Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Sharon ReddI highly recommend using inspirational passages for your meditation and/or focused attention. First, it is training in concentration. Most of our mental powers are so widely dispersed that they are relatively ineffective. In focused attention, we gradually focus the mind so that when we meet a ...
Views: 1018 - Affirmations: Definition, Importance, and Helpful Tips to Positivity and Manifestation - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2021 from Noah St JohnMost of us think that affirmations have a definition, meaning everything would come true if we claim it would come true, period. However, that's not how it works. Well, yes, affirmations really have that definition, but it's more than that. Think of it this way: most of us have anxious ...
Views: 674 - All about focused meditation techniques - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Laura SilvaMeditation is considered as a great boon for today’s stressful world. Our mind is constantly busy fighting all the worries of present competitive world. It hardly gets time to relax. There so many things going around those need to be focused. In order to achieve this focus, many people practice ...
Views: 1419 - All I Really Need to Know I learned in Mindfulness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowA little late to the party, I am diving into the world of what I hope to be mindful marketing as well as recommitting to writing my blog. What I mean by the word mindful is that this cyber world, where we rarely meet face to face with another being, acts as a conversation among people who have ...
Views: 851 - Allergy Medication that Works And Changes Lives - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2012 from Janette MirandaIf you suffer with allergies, you may have struggled with finding an allergy medication that works. Loratadine is an allergy medicine that fights the uncomfortable, annoying symptoms of allergies and comes under a number of brand names. It temporarily relieves sneezing, runny nose, itchy eyes, ...
Views: 1091 - Alternative Medicinal Practices – Fact or Fad? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Chandresh BhardwajEver had a fracture and turned to a complicated surgery? Ever felt shootings pains and turned to aspirin? Ever felt anxious, sad or nervous and immediately turned to anti–depressants? Most of us turn to immediate Allopathic medicines which aim in curing pain immediately. This happens because, ...
Views: 771 - Amazing Resounding Eternal - Amazing Is The Eternal Unity Of God . - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from GS VirkThere are many different conceptions of God since the dawn of civilization. It is considered the eternal creator and sustainer of the basis of all walks of life and substance to the universe. The most conceivable God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, the supreme divine power, very subtle, ...
Views: 1144 - amethyst gemstone necklace helps in enhancing the meditative quality - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2017 from Divya MantraAn Amethyst gemstone is one of the rarest forms of quartz and is the most popular form in the world. It has six sides and is a fairly hard gem. It is mainly purple in color due to the presence of Manganese. Since ages, the purple, lilac and lavender amethyst gems have been associated with ...
Views: 956 - Amplify Your Sleep And Dreams With Meditation - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2008 from Daniel ToppWe all know by now that meditation is oh! so excellent for MANY reasons including stress management, cardiac and immune maintenance, problem solving, and more. And it is a way to overcome insomnia (as well as increase dream recall and lucidity). I am a HUGE fan of meditation for every single ...
Views: 1537 - An Introduction To Heart Rhythm Meditation And Heart Rate Variability - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2007 from Puran BairHeart Rhythm Meditation is a powerful form of meditation that centers on the heart. It strengthens the physical heart while it opens the emotional and energetic heart. In our new book, Energize Your Heart we speak of the heart having four dimensions: the vertical dimension, including both ...
Views: 1226 - Angels Among Us - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Julia GriffinWe are moving toward unio mystica, or the cosmic union with the Divine-- as increasing waves of light strike the planet in the ascension process. We are learning how the world responds to our collective consciousness. As always, I am positive about the future. It is my privilege as a human being ...
Views: 1387 - Another place - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Michael KewleyAt 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 ...
Views: 1395 - Anxiety and Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Elisabetta Reisttoday, I would like to talk about easy ways of meditation to lower anxiety and stress. In fact, there are simple ways to "block out" your mental state which causes you continuous stress. Just relax. The keyword for the exclusion of stress is really relaxation. Relaxation is not only intended for ...
Views: 1178 - Are You Cut Out For Meditation? - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2008 from Mary RiposoClients frequently come to me complaining that no matter how hard they try to meditate, they just can't seem to do it. We all know that meditation is good for us, that it is a wonderful spiritual practice. However, many people try it and give up after a short time because they can't sit for long ...
Views: 994 - Are You Feeling Stressed Out? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2008 from Andrew SaariToday’s society is one of the most stressed out ever. We have deadlines, busy lives and families that need our attention. It is all too easy to get run down, and to get frazzled. After time, this starts to wear on your health. Your blood pressure goes up, your anxiety levels skyrocket and ...
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