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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- Using Meditation to Bring You Greater Confidence - by Submitted on May 21, 2015 from Ricky O' SheaMany might find it shocking that meditation can be used to boost confidence. The truth is that meditation can be used to strengthen any emotion or skill. When you meditate, you bring a great amount of awareness into your mind. In the moment of meditation you hold the power to decide exactly ...
Views: 1042 - Breath Meditation: Some of the many ways in which breath meditation may help you enhance your general well being - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffNow 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. Before we begin, let’s talk a bit about the mind. The mind is made up of wave patterns. When we think, it causes ...
Views: 1041(3 votes) - Unlock the Power of Meditation — To Feel Happier and More at Ease - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from Michael BroderMeditation is a great tool to combat stress and help you feel happier and more at ease. But many people don’t know how to start to incorporate meditation into their busy lives. Meditation can make coping with daily stressors easier and give you the often much needed power to “let go” of ...
Views: 1041 - Your Thoughts, Manifesting Your Desires, and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from Rishan BYour thoughts are like signals to the universe for the Law of Attraction to start working. You can create your own reality with your thoughts and desires. Believe that your desires have only one final destination: your reality. Manifestation of your desires with you in full control of it is ...
Views: 1041(4 votes) - Expanding Your Consciousness With Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2016 from Dion DalyThe good thing is that there are no specific ways to meditate: no specific posture or breathing rhythm is necessary. Of course if you want to sit in the lotus position or breath rhythmically by all means do, but there is no need to. Because once you have gotten the hang of it you can meditate ...
Views: 1040(1 vote) - Stillness Is The Question And The Answer - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2008 from Paula GregorowiczNot that long ago I finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestselling book "Eat, Pray, Love". I had first stumbled upon it in the tiny (and only) café store on Monhegan Island this summer. It sounded intriguing but when I went back to purchase it there were none left. I didn’t ...
Views: 1040 - Techniques for problem solving - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Laura SilvaAt work, at home, and in everyday life, problems come up. Sometimes it can seem difficult or even impossible to solve them in a way that pleases everyone involved. However, if you go about it in a methodical way and use various proven techniques for problem solving, you will find that solutions ...
Views: 1040 - Simple Meditation Techniques For Beginners - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Neeraj SharmaThe 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 ...
Views: 1039(1 vote) - The Stabilizing Power of Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffAs 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 ...
Views: 1039(4 votes) - Top 5 Flowers for Meditation and Their Healing Properties - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2019 from Sophia SmithOne thing which heals our body and relaxes our mind is none other than a good deep meditation. This is such a powerful practice, you don't even need to do any other thing than this to keep yourself healthy, fit and active. There are so many types of meditations are present, from a beginner to an ...
Views: 1039 - 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: 1038 - The Benefits of Meditation for Weight Loss...The Amazing Truth Revealed - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearIntroducing the fast, easy way for you to experience the benefits of meditation today. Meditation has long been used to aid in weight loss and make dieting easier. Sometimes diet and exercise alone are not enough to get you through the times when you're hungry, fatigued, or stressed out, ...
Views: 1038 - Cause and Effect: Suspending time to achieve beingness - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhat 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. The only way we’re able to conceive of this, however, is in the mind. The ...
Views: 1037(2 votes) - Jas Bassi Meditation Article - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2017 from Jas BassiIf you are suffering with any of the following problems, then this article will be of use to, as meditation is a solution to all of these: • Anxiety • Asthma • Marital / relationship problems • Creative block • Poor concentration / lack of focus • Illness /disease • Insomnia / lack of ...
Views: 1036 - The Lens of Perception - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from astrid powersThrough the Lens Feeling drawn to write another article expressing the value of my Transcendental Meditation (TM) practice. Since beginning my regular TM practice almost 10 years ago I've noticed many changes physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. These articles are an attempt to ...
Views: 1035 - What is Mindfulness Anyway? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Sarah McLeanWhat are you doing right now? You are probably sitting and reading this. But what else are you doing? Thinking? Eating? Listening to music? Spending time with your family? “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” I like ...
Views: 1034 - Get Rid of Obesity with Ayurveda - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2011 from Chamunda Swami JiAyurveda is an ancient system of medicine that originated in India thousands of years ago. It is a health system that focuses on balancing the mind, spirit and body. It is regarded as an alternative health and wellness practice with prime focus on safety, through natural resources like herbs and ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Meditation & The Path of Shakti - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"In meditation everything gets stripped down to its essence. All of these seemingly different things, the body, the mind thoughts, emotions, consciousness, outer objects, are revealed to be one thing. And it is not a thing, but rather, it is energy, fluid, moving, conscious ...
Views: 1033(3 votes) - Meditation: How to Realize the Nameless - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"Someone sent me a beautiful email recently. They said they were searching for something that they did not feel really had a name. Everyone is really looking for that same thing. That mystery which is fulfillment. But somewhere along the line most get caught up in defining ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Top Myths And Benefits of Yoga & Meditation You Should Know! - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2017 from Jiten KrThe people practice yoga for the physical, mental and spiritual benefits. It is being practiced since thousands of years. The popularity of yoga is increasing day by day due to its benefits. Yoga is also a beautiful discipline of therapeutic studies. It helps us to keep in balance our body, mind ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Useful Psychic Abilities - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Bhakta DavidAt the outset it is very important to understand why developing and using your psychic skills is important. We all possess abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance, ESP and direct mind over matter power in the form of psychokinesis. Psychokinesis is a very important psychic skill because it ...
Views: 1033(2 votes) - Meditation and Mind-Wandering - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2008 from Katherine C. H. E.Meditation and Mind-Wandering I've been meditating off and on since I was about 13, and I have read tons and practiced ALL SORTS of different kinds of meditations. My conclusion: there is no one right way or wrong way to meditate. It can be helpful to have different approaches to use at ...
Views: 1032 - How to Realize Silence in Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"If you really look, you will see you are avoiding this moment, you are avoiding experiencing this moment. It is not that you are somewhere else and you have to get back to here, it is that you are actively avoiding this moment. If you can really be honest and see this ...
Views: 1031(1 vote) - Me Time - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2012 from Brian DeanToday’s life has a good amount of stress. In fact, the stress levels of people have quadrupled in the last 30 years, maybe even the last 10. Computers have made things faster causing business to live or die on how quickly they can make decisions and implement them. This, of course, makes ...
Views: 1031 - Consciousness, Awareness & The Nature of The Mind - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"The mind is always looking to get caught up in something. Awareness is always free. It is simply a matter of where you place your attention. In meditation, if you let go of the need to latch on to something or take a position and feel this moment existing on its own without ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - The Benefits of Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2006 from Reginald JohnsonFocusing on expanding your consciousness through the process of meditation, and specifically focusing on each part of your body through guided meditation, helps to improve the circulatory system, effectively lowers blood pressure, decreases the heart rate and gives you a calmer outlook on life. ...
Views: 1030 - How To Meditate – Meditation Techniques For Beginners - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2012 from Julian SirianMeditation has different meaning for every person. For some of them it is simply clearing the mind and relaxing the body which gives you the feeling of peace and quiet that you need. During this process you create a pleasurable state of being and it is a way of escaping from the reality around ...
Views: 1029(1 vote) - Enhance Spiritual Life With Mala Beads - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2016 from Lora DavisThere are different world religions that employ the use of prayer beads to enhance their prayer life and/or the practice of mantra meditations. As an example, Muslim prayer beads come with 99 beads that are meant to correspond with the 99 days of Allah. Catholics also use the Rosary so as to ...
Views: 1028 - Meditating Can Be Fun! - by Submitted on May 28, 2007 from Tom MooreSince I learned through my meditation that I'm supposed to encourage other people to meditate, I've heard a number of excuses why someone doesn't. They all lead to the same general conclusion--it's boring! Please understand that I didn't start meditating until July of 2005, so I had the same ...
Views: 1028 - Predestination, Karma & Meditation – How to Know What is Fated in Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMeditation is one of the best ways to escape an over-active mind, become centered, and connect with one’s spiritual self. When you are centered you are better able to intuitively know when something is for your highest good. Other ways to become more aligned with your higher self, thus more ...
Views: 1027 - Tips to Improve your Concentration - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Laura SilvaDiana Sawyer, a famous TV newscaster, was asked about the secret of her success and in reply she said that the one thing that she had learnt in her life is that there is no surrogate of paying concentration. Here are five points through which you can FOCUS on your work regardless of the place ...
Views: 1027 - What is Chinese Medicine? - by What is Chinese Medicine?
What are the Characteristics of TCM?
TCM, unlike western medicine, is holistic. The body is inseparable from the rest of nature. It automatically regulates its internal function to adopt to the regular changes that recur in the environment. Every part of the body, ...
Views: 1027 - What Is Mindfulness? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Greg DorterMindfulness is the act of bringing your awareness to whatever you're experiencing in the present moment. A common definition of mindfulness used in counselling and therapy is: The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally to things ...
Views: 1026(3 votes) - Meditation, Awakening and Enlightenment - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffPeople 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 tradition Abraham Maslow was really ...
Views: 1025(2 votes) - December 2012 Kryonschool Public Channeling ~ Maris and Jesus Christ - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2013 from Pia Sosua von Prondzynski* Maris: About the Work of the Arcturians on Earth * Jesus Christ: Transmission of the Energy of Jesus OMAR TA SATT my dearest human friends. What an honor to give you the messages through Sangitar. You are my friends. We, the Arcturians, feel deeply connected with the human beings. I am ...
Views: 1024 - Meditation is a key - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2008 from shiva KumarMeditation is a key which can open the door to eternity. In reality Meditation means the technique through which we can drop all 'Doing'. As such there is nothing wrong with this world. flowers are smiling at us, Stars are twinkling at us, Birds are trying to make us juicy with romantic ...
Views: 1024 - What's the meaning of meditation - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Joel SkipperThis question gets asked very often, and there is nearly just as many different answers. The term Meditation gets Google 1,800,000 times a month, that's over 60,000 times every single day, not including all the different languages. If you Google the question, you will get many different ...
Views: 1023 - Meditation Brings Many Benefits - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Christine ConveryMEDITATION BRINGS MANY BENEFITS Most people are astounded to discover the many benefits of practising meditation every day. Before embarking on this journey of discovery, the practice can be viewed as a waste of time. However, as you read this article you will begin to understand why ...
Views: 1022 - Retirement Of The Mind Is Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Michael RobeyRetirement Of The Mind Is Meditation Retirement makes people tired…really fast. People really do not know what they want to do after retirement! Most of them have plans of travel and other exotic vacation. But after a year or two they start withering away. Spending time becomes single ...
Views: 1022 - Christian Meditation - Why It's Becoming Popular - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWalk into any busy Zen center and you will more than likely find Christians practicing meditation. Many famous Christians, including Thomas Merton; Trappist monk, poet, writer and social activist, recommended meditation as a means of directly communicating with God. Whatever we can do to calm ...
Views: 1021 - Meditation and Present Moment Awareness - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2013 from Dr. Jain WellsPresent moment awareness is being present with your own consciousness, in the living moment called now. Not ‘a second ago’, or ‘in a second’. Now. You are alive, and you acknowledge that. You are breathing, and you acknowledge that. You are aware of yourself right now without the distraction ...
Views: 1021 - Do you want to learn how to meditate - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2005 from GiGi KonwinDo you want to learn how to meditate? Have you tried to meditate but you keep falling asleep? Or you're not sure you are doing it right? Do you keep thinking about other things while you are trying to "clear your mind"? First you need to decide what type of meditation you want to do. There ...
Views: 1020 - Introduction to Meditative Painting - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Shir Har-LevBasic Difference between a Painting and a Sketch The fundamental difference between a painting and a sketch is that a painting is lead by the colors, while a sketch is lead by the shapes. It is more linearly correct to start to learn how to paint first, and then to move on to sketching - as ...
Views: 1020(1 vote) - 3 Ways To Reduce Email-Related Suffering - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Christopher EdgarWhen I speak to a group, I almost always get questions about e-mail. “I just get so much e-mail at work and I don’t know what to do with it,” people say. Worse yet, they’ve usually tried several e-mail organizing systems, and the overwhelm they’re feeling hasn’t gone away. I think this is ...
Views: 1019 - Exactly How Meditation Assists In Individuals' Lives Today. - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from David SimpsonStress is a frequent challenge for many people in today's world. From the time many people get up to the time that they retire for the night, they are bombarded by tensions and stressors. A superb comprehension of meditation tips and tricks is necessary to preserve a favorable mental attitude ...
Views: 1019 - Practical Spirituality - How to Reconnect - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Dianna GoodFeeling spiritually disconnected? Whether you attend church regularly, have a personal practice from home, or don’t currently have a spiritual practice, you can bring a sense of spirit into your daily life through Practical Spirituality. What is “Practical Spirituality”? Practical ...
Views: 1019 - ***Meditate - How To? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Steven SashenIf you’d like to relax, take a mental vacation, gain some spiritual insight, or just clear your mind, a good way to do so is to meditate. There are many different was to do meditation and there are even more methods to learn how to meditate. Almost every religion has its own meditation ...
Views: 1018(3 votes) - 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 - Learn This Advanced Meditation Technique - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"In meditation, one of the greatest things you can do is become aware of how thought identification happens. Become aware of the process of thoughts arising and the action of being attached to identifying with those thoughts. There is a feeling of contraction behind it, a ...
Views: 1018(3 votes) - Consciousness At Ikea. Mission Impossible? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2007 from Julie ZipperIkea is a grown-up candy store. Candy, candy everywhere. Even the colors: candy apple red, sour apple green, lemon drop yellow. And the prices-- how can I not want 20 rugs, they are only $2.99 each?! I walk in and all I can think is "Gimmegimmegimmegimmegimmegimme!" This is when I become very ...
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