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Innocence is what we get when we lose all we have been told we have to do or be. Innocence is the charm that holds love's grace. Innocence is the unvarnished clarity we seek when we strip away what others think of us. I could go on and on, but I want to know what you think of innocence. I want ... Views: 2656
My focus used to be on helping people find fulfilling careers. Like many of us, I assumed that, as soon as we find the “right” career — something we’re passionate about, that pays the bills, that gives us a flexible schedule, or has whatever else we’re looking for in a “dream job” — we’ll get ... Views: 956
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation is simply learning to relax, to quiet mind chatter, and to focus your thoughts. It’s about relaxing your body and ... Views: 1070
Stress is one of the leading factors, which leads to health related problems in the 21st century. The economy, your job, family, finances, and even your health can cause one to have stress. When we encounter stress our bodies release chemical hormones, which flood our blood stream causing ... Views: 1360
So you would like to meditate. It sounds great doesn’t it – sitting quietly, letting go and straight into meditation. In fact, most people trying meditation for the first time – or even the hundredth time - feel anything but peaceful – the mind starts racing away – ... Views: 758
Stress can come from your relationships, your job, your family, strangers or any other situation that we allow to take over our calmness.
Meditation is the ancient art of relaxation and it works for a number of life situations to control your feelings and aid in helping life situations.
The ... Views: 872
More and more folks are researching and practicing meditation these days and for good reason. Our lives are more hectic than ever and the stress is making us sicker. Meditation can have a positive effect on both your mind and body and help you live a more relaxing and healthier life.
For ... Views: 914
Meditation has been used in various forms by people all around the world for thousands of years. Some use it in a religious context, for others it is a way to reach a spiritual goal and still others use it for purely for its physical benefits. Whatever the reason behind using it, no one can deny ... Views: 901
Remembering Past Lives
(Vinod Anand)
If you remember two or three lives, you will be in the same state as the centipede that had been living perfectly well and was going for a morning walk, when a little rabbit asked him, “Uncle, I have to ask a question:
How do you manage your hundred ... Views: 1354
Some people have asked me how remote viewing is like Neigong Meditation. I want to show you how remote viewing is an extension of Neigong Meditation. Although there are esoteric meditations similar to Neigong, I have chosen Neigong to compare with remote viewing because I am a certified oriental ... Views: 3616
As you work through the process of meditation, you'll naturally begin to wonder if there are ways for you to improve the process. You might need help letting go of your worries, slipping into a meditative state, or even avoiding outside distractions. If your desire is to improve your daily ... Views: 649
Let the truth be told. People do not reprogram the mind because they feel a calmness and a placidness in the mind. No, they wish to reprogram the mind because there is a serious negative internal dialogue compromising the effectiveness of one’s thoughts. Maintaining such problems is not a wise ... Views: 1681
Since the past many scientists and researchers are experimenting and studying something on the extrasensory perception and the research on this is still going on to find out the exact source of the understanding of perception. While doing some research work on the extrasensory perception old ... Views: 1290
Retirement 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: 1021
Human beings have been evolving for millions of years, our minds have developed significantly in the past few thousand, and our consciousness really began developing only in the last few hundred years. But it is only in the past few decades that we have consciously been evolving our ... Views: 862
Last 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
Role Attachment Bondage or Moha plays in gaining Enlightenment
Attachment... bondage... Moha... state as we may but the meaning of all three words remains the same. Christians call it water, Hindus Jala and the followers of Islamic dharma as Paani... the intent and meaning of all the three ... Views: 1175
The Rush Hour can be a noisy environment and the ride to work may leave one exhausted and moody, making for a bad day. The following exercise can increase your energy for the day and allow you to arrive to work in a positive mood. It can be practiced on a train, bus or plane.
First step: Find ... Views: 947
This 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
Meditation is the path to inner revolution. It’s the road to Bliss and complete independence from all vices. Meditation is the single solution of all problems of life and it gives us incomparable peace and relaxation. It makes us absolutely clear in life and removes all haze in our mind. ... Views: 787
Traditional paths of yoga, and in particular the yoga practice organised and codified by Patanjali, hold Samadhi as an ultimate state of consciousness that puts the seeker into a state of superconscious reality that effectively links him to the Divine reality and purpose of existence. Swami ... Views: 631
The yogic trance, samadhi, is considered a goal for the spiritual seeker, providing access to the realisation of spiritual Oneness. In the integral yoga, however, dropping of the outer life and activity and entering into a trance state is not the end goal. The consciousness that is experienced ... Views: 567
Below are some specific key words or phrases you can use in saying No to the other's demand in a way that flows naturally from your Yes, your power, and your respect. Remember that your tone and underlying intent need to be congruent with your words if they are to have the right impact.
"No" or ... Views: 1114
Discovery TV recently aired “All you need to know about the brain” in which they reveal that scientists can place an electromagnetic probe inside an average brain and produce instant savant abilities. The implications of modern neuroscience research clearly point to the fact that the brain is ... Views: 885
Norina, the medium of the golden-blue frequency on planet Landras, has been in touch with Sabine Sangitar regularly since Landras ascended. In this channelled meditation she invites us to travel to Landras with her.
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I am Norina. I am the medium of the golden-blue frequency of Landras and ... Views: 1200
To clear the mind of past programming requires practice. It can't be done by wishing it to happen. The fastest and most trusted way is meditation, and the type of meditation that gets results quickly and surely is breath meditation.
As one concentrates on his or her breath for some time, the ... Views: 1898
The perennial philosophy "nondual" spiritual traditions (such as Nisargadatta's Vedanta, and Tibetan Buddhism's Dzogchen) hold that existence involves a monistic, enduring, unchanging, absolute reality and a dualistic, ephemeral, constantly-changing relative reality. Through the practices that I ... Views: 1090
When you lead a hectic life with most of your days spent working or running errands, it can be difficult to slow your mind down at the end of the day and get some relaxation. All that stress isn’t good for you, though, which is why it’s so important to find ways to calm yourself. Here are three ... Views: 1743
When it comes to developing the self and growing both emotionally and spiritually, so many people are out looking for the quick fix. They're looking for that one-liner that's going to completely transform their perspective and have it all make sense. It's an unrealistic expectation, because ... Views: 834
That which you are seeking is causing you to seek. Your true self is already realized and is directing your mind to read these words and think about them. The key to self-realization is for your mind to realize that you are NOT your mind. Observe that part of you that can observe what your mind ... Views: 858
"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
On September 11th, 2008 I am offering a FREE phone-in broadcast in which I will be offering my guided meditation “The Breath of Peace” from my CD Walking with the Blessed Mother.. to the first 90 individuals who want to be apart of this wonderful guided meditation night to give back ... Views: 1281
• Preparations for the Festival and Easing of Light Body Symptoms
I am Angel Gabriel and I greet you with the words OMAR TA SATT.
At this time of the energies many of you are being prepared. Particularly those who will go to the Festival of Love soon. You have gone into the intention and ... Views: 1208
“Serenity now!” When Frank Costanza shouted the words he made famous in the especially hilarious Seinfeld episode, he was seeking immediate peace. It didn’t work, of course, but don’t you wish it was that easy? Unfortunately, it’s not. But you can find time for calm and stillness within the ... Views: 1552
Although meditation is thousands of years old, it is relatively new in the west. Here in America, new ideas seem to introduce themselves at three levels. First, a new idea is viewed as threatening and it is feared. Later, it is made fun of, ridiculed and laughed at. And finally, it is accepted ... Views: 676
A story that has deeply moved me already some years ago and every time since I read it since, is the one of the shepherd Santiago who sets out to literally follow his dreams.
I can truly say that I owe Santiago. Or better, I owe the author of his story, Paulo Coelho, who wrote “The ... Views: 928
Every day, countless people around the globe seek out guidance and information from professional psychics, mediums and the intuitive arts. And why not? It's a great way to gain additional support and confidence in your life journey. Today's internet and phone technology afford us an ... Views: 1335
Do you have great ideas, but find it hard to speak up in meetings? Or maybe you procrastinate and can’t get tasks done on deadline? For every common mental block we face in the workplace, there’s a root cause. Generally, it comes from some negative belief about yourself that you picked up way ... Views: 1336
Have you ever thought you saw someone standing next to you, but when you turned there was no one there? Peripherally you may have seen what appeared to be the shadow of a person. The shadow could have been very light gray to dark gray. You may even have felt their presence at the time you saw ... Views: 1621
Excerpt from the book "The Secret to Life 101"
Gratitude is truly one of the best ways to shift negative energy and be in the present moment, especially when things don’t seem so great. Have you ever noticed when you meet someone experiencing a harder time than you, you feel a little better ... Views: 974
To sit in silence is to relax and just breathe. No time constraints, no rubbish to listen to. You feel your own heartbeat thumping. You feel your diaphragm contract and expand with every breath you take. You clear your mind of all things. Relax and let your mind go.
You walk outside, the ... Views: 1488
To sit in silence is to relax and just breathe. No time constraints, no rubbish to listen to. You feel your own heartbeat thumping. You feel your diaphragm contract and expand with every breath you take. You clear your mind of all things. Relax and let your mind go.
You walk outside, the ... Views: 1836
Ever since Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inaugurated the Transcendental Meditation movement in 1958, he started each year with a week of silence.
Those of us who worked at the international level of the organization or who were in a residence course facility also took a week of silence. This ... Views: 1917
We are often told that we "should" meditate. But who has the time to sit still for an hour every day? As a parent of a nearly 2 year old boy, I know it's almost impossible to do that in my daily life. Have you been beating yourself up for not meditating? You can bring in some time of spiritual ... Views: 1259
In this busy and hectic world full of noise and haste, learning a simple meditation technique can bring a sense of calm and inner peace that most of us never have the chance to experience. The practice of meditation is a gateway into your inner and higher self, resulting in an enhanced ... Views: 1625
Although there are many different approaches to meditation, the fundamental principles remain the same. There are literally thousands of different meditation techniques, so I'll try to summarize for you the basics behind them. Many have you focus on the breath or a mantra. These are simply tools ... Views: 1409
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high. This can be aggravated by things like daily/chronic stress, a bad diet, too little exercise, and excess body weight. The causes are usually a mix of lifestyle and genetic, ... Views: 684
Are you one of the people who say, “I just can’t meditate?” Does your mind wander or do you feel restless while trying to meditate? Before you decide you just can’t meditate, review some of the ideas below.
Thoughts and restlessness are a normal part of learning how to meditate. Even ... Views: 969
Sometimes the waves of life come quickly and overwhelm, yet if you take a deep breath, it’s amazing what strength exists in the spaces between the rising wave and its crash upon the shore.
Yet often times, we are rushing so fast between one thing and another that we do not see the spaces in ... Views: 1227
Freeing from Structures
I am Mother Mary. I am the comforting energy, the loving energy. And I myself stayed on your planet. In a convent I had the honor to stand by God's Son, Jesus Christ. I was a priestess.
And now I turn towards each single one of you. El'Shara (Note: Heiko El'Shara ... Views: 1242