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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- Qigong to Create Harmony for Yourself and Your Reality - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2014 from Kevin HuffordIt was a Saturday morning as we began our seven hour drive from Burlington, VT to home after dropping off our daughter for her freshman year of college and because of the weekend event I was thinking that it was extremely important to be able to create harmony within myself and my ...
Views: 2597(1 vote) - ***Chanting Mantras as a Tool to Connect with the Divine Within - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneChanting is the process of rhythmically saying or singing words or sounds of power. You can chant a mantra, a holy text, the name of God, of an Ascended Master, Angel or saint. You can chant anything you want to align with. You can do it alone or in groups, during the day or during ...
Views: 2594(1 vote) - What is Chinese Medicine? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Martin EisenWhat 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: 2591 - Living Life Unconsciously - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockDo you feel at times that you are just going through the motions, living life unconsciously? Did you know that this feeling is actually close to spirituality, more so than being entirely and endlessly enthralled with life? Now, there is a difference between living life unconsciously and ...
Views: 2584(4 votes) - The Metaphysical Power Of The Runes - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from P.J. CaidenBy P.J. Caiden The runes, ancient symbols carved or painted upon wood or stone, constitute a method of divination that began many millennia ago. The runes were employed by the early Norse peoples as well as the Germanic tribes in central Eastern Europe. Runic symbols have been found ...
Views: 2582(3 votes) - SEX AS MEDITATION - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Darlene LancerAll the times you’re disinterested in sex or just too tired, consider this: Sex doesn’t have to be about orgasm. Wrote Thoreau, “We need pray for no higher heaven than the pure senses can furnish, a purely sensuous life.” (The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, 1906). Yes, through lovemaking, ...
Views: 2575(1 vote) - 8 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself to Get Unstuck - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Maria ErvingFirst of all, put yourself in a meditative state of mind. Meditation is, like Michael Beckwith puts it so wonderfully; "to pay undistractable attention to Reality" It's so true; and so we begin with that. Close your eyes. Get yourself into a vibration of unconditional love, get still, with ...
Views: 2566(2 votes) - THE BRILLIANT SUN IS THE VERY SOUL OF THIS WORLD - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma(SPIRITUAL SOLAR PRACTICES IN 2012 AD) In present contemporary times the world is going through a phase of dire destruction. On it is looming large both natural and human oriented dire situations. Dangers like erratic seasonal changes, earthquakes, flooding due to excess rains, famine ...
Views: 2537 - Tarot Affirmations: Empress Meditation for Devotion - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Suzi DronzekAbout: Tarot Affirmations are positive statements using the Tarot, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! My goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with creative visualization for self-awareness, while enhancing one's perspective, confidence, and productivity. Becoming part of the ...
Views: 2530(3 votes) - Book Review: 8 Minute Meditation - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2009 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Meditation. Meditation is the practice of focusing and turning attention inward to the mind. Meditation involves mental discipline, relaxation, and spirituality. Steven Sashen is the Official Guide to Meditation. 8 Minute Meditation: ...
Views: 2518 - The Green Tara and White Tara - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from sylvia smelcerWhile we often do not think of gods and deities when we think about Buddhism, the fact remains there are symbolic gods and goddesses in certain modes of Buddhist practice. This is most evident in Tibetan Buddhism where the Goddess Tara appears frequently in symbols and images. Those interested ...
Views: 2517(1 vote) - The Power of Meditation in Football -- improves focus, concentration and game preformance - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2011 from Marti AngelMeditation is not so mysterious anymore. You can see the mainstream population beginning to try meditation classes at the local community college. Doctors are telling their patients about the power of meditation. It only goes to prove that the power of meditation in the sport of football ...
Views: 2514 - *** When Is The Best Time To Meditate For Greatest Benefits? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2007 from Jeanie MarshallThe best time for you to meditate is the time that you will do it! It's the time that works best in your schedule, the time that is easiest for you. If you choose a time that is convenient for your lifestyle, you'll find the experience more appealing and more natural. I consider the above is ...
Views: 2509(2 votes) - Buddhism for business - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Nazeera KhanBuddhism, with its practical focus on happiness and communal harmony in this lifetime, has a great deal to offer today's business world, which is often full of confusion and difficulty. My own contemporary definition of Buddhist practice, built on a study seeking to find common threads in 2,600 ...
Views: 2505(3 votes) - Occult and psychic powers – the curse of meditation - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2015 from Robin joStaggering amount of information can be found on the internet regarding meditation – a subject that is as vast and deep as the space itself. Most of the information caters to the requirement of glorifying the subject and sheds little light on some ‘not so bright’ aspects. From time ...
Views: 2501 - Controlling Anger With Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Wolf MatejekI have never really thought of myself as an angry person.I would always do whatever I could to try and help someone out,nor did I do anything that would hurt someones feelings,or I would try as hard as I could not to. Every month we struggle to get by but I really didn't complain. I was just ...
Views: 2499(1 vote) - Stress Reducers and the Difference Between Men and Women. - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Robin EschlerMen and women respond to stress very differently. As in childbirth, women’s bodies release a chemical, oxytocin (ahk-see-toe-sin). This chemical has a calming effect and is also found at higher levels in breastfeeding mothers. Estrogen, the predominant female hormone, boosts the effects of ...
Views: 2496(3 votes) - Crystals and Chakra Healing - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Eva LangdonWe may not be aware of the firestorm of activity going on outside of our limited perception, but our Chakras work tirelessly to absorb and transmute these waves of unseen light into the force that supports and creates the environment that makes up our life on this planet. With such a barrage of ...
Views: 2493(1 vote) - Meditation Helps Us With Our Attachments: When You Need to Let Go - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhat are attachments? How can they cause us suffering and how can meditation help with our attachments? First, what are attachments? Simply put, attachments are anything that we need in order to be happy. “I have to have this or I will not be happy. Without this person or without this ...
Views: 2490(2 votes) - Your Third Eye Chakra – Activation Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Jessica TYour Third Eye Chakra – Activation Meditation The third eye is the sixth chakra in the kundalini system. It is located at the middle of the forehead right between the eyebrows. Third eye meditation can help you open your 3. eye and stimulate it, but first you want to learn something basic ...
Views: 2488 - How to Meditate for Inner Peace and Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2011 from Fred TracyThere are few things in life worth more than happiness and inner peace. People seek after many things. Material objects, fame, and fortune are often among these. What is the goal of getting things? Typically, people will say it's happiness. They think they have to have x, y, and z complete in ...
Views: 2487(2 votes) - 5 Free meditation mobile applications for your Android device - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Doug HoseckMeditation mobile applications More and more people are turning to their mobile devices for meditation tracks, tips & techniques. The great news is that there is already an array of great apps available & more being added every day. I will show you 5 free meditation mobile applications ...
Views: 2485 - The Lost Flute Magically Returns - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Suzanne ToroA few years back, I shared a story about my travels through Italy which included the memories of the many gifts I received after I lost my yoga mats, a hand made yoga bag from India and a sacred flute. (Celebrate the Abundant Universe) Recently, while meditating I made another wish for a flute ...
Views: 2485 - The Benefits of Binaural Beats Meditation Explained - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Michael LocklearMeditation boosts your brain's levels of mood-elevating chemicals, such as: GABA HGH serotonin DHEA melatonin endorphins It helps you to control mental chatter and self-destructive impulses. A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry found that a meditation program was ...
Views: 2482 - Finding Your Purpose - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Rob BrooklerLife seems almost perfectly arranged to keep us guessing as to why we are here … about our role, our place, in this world. At one moment the problems of the wider world seem to call to us with the greatest urgency. In the next, these vanish as we’re called to our own urgent needs. The sublime ...
Views: 2481(6 votes) - Binaural Beats For Healing? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2013 from Jon RhodesThis article discusses binaural beats, what they are, how they work, and how they can help you. Binaural beats seem to be growing in popularity in recent times. Binaural beats, or brain entrainment, are created by the brain when two different tones are played at the same time to each ...
Views: 2478(1 vote) - Gemstone Kingdom - Citrine - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from James YaoCitrine has a special function for stability and balance, for someone temper easily irritable, nervous or too restless hold stabilizing effect, and can assist in the complex relationships and situations, properly analyze and make appropriate decisions. Features: Chemical formula: ...
Views: 2473 - Keep It Simple – Effective Meditation Techniques During Quiet Time - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbYou are never too young or too old to benefit from meditation. With the increasing pace of life, having quiet time each day can be very beneficial. You may have noticed the increasing market of numerous and different meditation techniques, including guided meditation books, CDs and DVDs. I have ...
Views: 2472(2 votes) - 5 Reasons Why Meditation is A Habit You Can't Afford Not To Develop - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Angela ArtemisMeditation is the most valuable tool I've found for my spiritual development and for developing my intuition. I began my journey with meditation hoping to find inner peace and "enlightenment" when I was still a teenager in high school. With practice and dedication I got much much more than I ...
Views: 2470(2 votes) - How Meditation Techniques Compare -- Zen, Mindfulness, Transcendental Meditation and more - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Kevin Blairby Jeanne Ball Meditation shopping? Sounds like an oxymoron, right? Yet millions of Americans are seeking tools to turn within. As a nation we've tried to fix our problems with everything from psychotherapy and Prozac to positive thinking and politics. Now people everywhere are ready to close ...
Views: 2461(1 vote) - Are We Really Spiritual Beings Living in a Physical Body - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Thadddeus FergusonBelieve it or not we are all spiritual beings living in a physical body that is within the physical world. As you begin to recognize that you are indeed a part of the divine order of the universe that is governed by physical laws in the same way that the planets, stars, and sun are the more ...
Views: 2458(1 vote) - Cleanse and Balance Moods and Emotions with Chinese Yoga (Qi Gong) - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2010 from Kay HutchinsonChinese Yoga (Qi Gong) Balances Moods and Purges Negative Emotions We all have moments in life where we are immersed in shadow feelings of sadness, despair, heartache, disappointment or anger. Yet, many people stuff these feelings deep inside and ignore them, without realizing that the ...
Views: 2456(6 votes) - The Secret Law of Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Laura SilvaThe Law of Abundance has been around for centuries. Historians believe it was created from a Chinese exercise commonly referred to as "The Chinese Law of Abundance Check." The great news is; the decree of quantity is no longer a secret for most and anyone can live in this manner. The Law of ...
Views: 2452 - Secrets to Lasting Intimacy: Ancient Tantric Wisdom transforms Modern Love - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2010 from Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, EdD & Freddy Zental WeaverTaoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, North American Quodoshka, and others, hold secrets to creating fulfilling love and intimacy that are not known to the Western world. One of these ancient traditions is Tantra which was born over 5000 years ago in East India and practiced by people that called ...
Views: 2451(3 votes) - Healing Our Body through Relaxation Music - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Jason Stephenson“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley Ancient Greeks were of the belief that music had the power to heal the body as well as the soul. The power of meditation was ...
Views: 2441(1 vote) - Yoga tips - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Anne RosaPrasara yoga is a new style of yoga that blends elements of traditional asana, or poses, along with elements of movement, or flow. Most modern forms of yoga concentrate on one of two aspects: asana, the actual poses, or inyasa, transitional breathing between poses. Prasara yoga integrates both ...
Views: 2436(2 votes) - January 2013 Kryonschool Public Channeling ~ Kryon and Jesus Christ - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2013 from Pia Sosua von Prondzynski* Kryon: The Date 21.12.2012 / Changes in the Year 2013 * Jesus Christ: Everything You Do, You Do for Me I am Kryon. Kryon, your brother, companion and friend. I greet you with the magnetic love energy, with the words OMAR TA SATT. I greet each and every one. I greet the collective. And I ...
Views: 2431 - Tarot Affirmations, Accusations, Self-Realization with The hermit - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Suzi DronzekAbout: Astro Tarot Affirmations are positive statements with creative meditations, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! Using the tarot and astrology, my goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with visualizations, while enhancing perspective, confidence, and productivity. ...
Views: 2431(1 vote) - Meditation Basics - Learning How to Listen to That Silence Within - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Thadddeus FergusonIt truly is amazing how every Spiritual book you read can be broken down into simply saying be still within. No doubt about it be still within can be experienced through the practice of meditation and learning how to listen to that silence within. In the Bible, it speaks of how God is always ...
Views: 2415 - 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: 2404 - Soothe Your Soul in your enchanted garden - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandIn our hectic lifestyle, it is important that we take the time to "smell the roses" and "listen to the birds singing". By creating a sacred space where you can become relaxed and unwind, your body is in a better position to rejuvenate and heal. What better place then in the natural setting ...
Views: 2396(2 votes) - Love Light Portal of April's New Moon - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Linda BackesWhenever I am in the audience of someone who channels an ascended master, I am always humbled at the idea that we are loved so much on the other side of the veil by those of the Light who sincerely want us to hear important messages for our wellbeing. In that vein, I sought to raise my own ...
Views: 2396(2 votes) - Belly Breathing - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Barbara CoxYou can learn to reduce the effects of stress and achieve relaxation by first learning the basic technique of diaphragmatic or "belly" breathing. This can be done sitting in a chair or lying down. Your breathing pattern is most noticeable when you are lying down. Place one hand on your upper ...
Views: 2389 - Seven Reasons to Learn to Meditate - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Carolyn JollySEVEN REASONS TO LEARN TO MEDITATE Learning to meditate changed my life. I was a nervous, stressed-out middle manager in a Fortune 500 company who didn’t know how to relax, let alone get in touch with my inner self. I had no time to think about my inner self, I was too busy worrying about how ...
Views: 2388(1 vote) - Tracing the Soul's Path: The Finger Labyrinth - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Joy ThomasonToday there is a rapidly growing renewal of interest in the labyrinth. Countless numbers worldwide are discovering its many gifts, as more and more individuals are including this sacred tool in their own spiritual practice. Though it's origins are rooted in the very distant past, it, none the ...
Views: 2380 - Tarot Affirmations, Ten of Wands for Backbone - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2010 from Suzi DronzekAbout: Tarot Affirmations are positive statements using the Tarot, to center ourselves while energizing our Mojo! My goal is to help invigorate higher vibrations with creative visualization for self-awareness, while enhancing one's perspective, confidence, and productivity. Becoming part of the ...
Views: 2377(2 votes) - The Basics of Mindfulness Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Ronald AlexanderMindfulness meditation practice is a commitment that many resist, but it requires far less time and effort than most people realize. The time of day isn’t important; the regular practice is. Ideally, it should be practiced for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day in a quiet room with a closed door with ...
Views: 2371(1 vote) - Meditation: Overcoming Impulses - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2004 from Todd WolfenbergToday, I want to help you become happier right now. It is our impulses and cravings that can really destroy a wonderful day. This is especially true if one of two things happen: • If we don’t get to fulfill our desires, then we feel angry and frustrated – and this is upsetting. • If we do get ...
Views: 2368(1 vote) - How to Release Emotional Baggage and Break Through Limiting Beliefs By Listening to Holosync Once a Day - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Ryan RandolphSo many personal development programs promise instant results, effortless changes, and huge personal shifts as a result of using their programs. Our culture, as a whole, tends to value the "quick fix" - even in industries as "evolved" as the spiritual or personal development space. A big part of ...
Views: 2363(2 votes) - Introduction to Healing Energy Chakra Meditation with a Powerful Chakra Meditaton Step by Step And More Mind Body Healing Techniques - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2016 from Leon EdwardBalance one or all your chakras and see exactly what a distinction it can make to your health and success. Some Background first and Understanding Chakra Meditation It is commonly understood how meditation can enhance your general health and wellness, plus make your mind more serene. You ...
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