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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- 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: 1025(3 votes) - What Is Really Real? How Awareness and Beingness Open the Doors to the True Self - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffEverything that is, everything that ever will be, everything that has ever been, can only occur because we are bearing witness to it. Everything exists simply because we are aware of it. Without us, nothing can be. The entire universe unfolds from our true self: our consciousness, which is also ...
Views: 1162(2 votes) - What is self-hypnosis? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Steve TetaToday, more and more people practice self-hypnosis even in the comforts of their own home. Although this can be done, it is best to do with someone who has knowledge or background on the practice. To know more about self-hypnosis, research must be done before actually trying it or practicing it ...
Views: 2825(1 vote) - What is Spirituality and How to Have a Spiritual Experience - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Kip MazuyWhat is spirituality? This is a koan in itself because spirituality is beyond the intellect. So anything that can be said in words about what is spirituality is going to miss it. Still, we can point to what is spirituality. And spirituality is this very moment. You do not need to leave ...
Views: 1487(1 vote) - What is the Difference Between Meditation and Yoga? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2009 from harry williomsAs defined by the respected sage Patanjali, Yoga is 'Chitta Vriti Nirodhah', that is, facilitating the harmony of body and mind and envisages wellness of human beings at physical, mental and spiritual level. The eight steps of yoga consist of Yama, Niyama, Aasana, Pranayama, Pratyahar, Dhyana, ...
Views: 11083(1 vote) - What Is The “Light” Of Enlightenment? And How To Put It To Use! - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Carol McMahonWe’ve all heard of it. Many have seen it. It’s the light seen in deep meditation – the “light” of enlightenment. To us it’s a metaphor. “Seeing the light;” like “opening your eyes,” and “awakening,” are just figures of speech, but we’re wrong here. Knowing the light’s source you can ...
Views: 1163(1 vote) - WHAT IS YOGA NIDRA? IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGE OF YOGA NIDRA - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2020 from kranti yogaThe practice of yoga nidra – nidra meaning sleep in Sanskrit – is thought to date back to 700 – 1000 BC. This powerful technique is derived from the tantras and teaches you to relax consciously. But what are the effects of yoga nidra? And how can yoga nidra benefit you? Yoga nidra ...
Views: 768(1 vote) - Who Is Brainwave Entrainment For? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Soon LimBrainwave entrainment is a relatively new technology about which not much is known. Many people are not sure if this technology is actually suitable for them. I’ll try as much as possible to outline the various uses of brainwave entrainment and who it is suitable for. What Is Brainwave ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Why Guided Meditation Works. - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2019 from Michaiel BovenesGuided meditation is an amazing tool for creativity, rehabilitation, and stress management. Rather than living one more day pent up, frustrated, or angry, you can do something to change the very core of your being. You don't have to suffer in anguish, or make those around you miserable. When you ...
Views: 1599(1 vote) - Why Is Mindfulness Meditation Gaining So Much Popularity in the West? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Charles FrancisIf you're new to meditation, you know how hard it is to learn how to meditate properly. With all the different forms of meditation and books on the market, it's almost impossible for the beginner to figure out where to start. In this article, we're going to look at why mindfulness meditation has ...
Views: 8057(1 vote) - Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Michael WestbrookWhy meditate? Despite the profound knowledge of meditation benefits that has only increased over hundreds of years, thousands of skeptics remain worldwide – still asking: Why should I meditate? The honest truth is: There are true miracles that occur in life as a result of meditation that ...
Views: 5754(1 vote) - Why Meditate? Benefits of Meditation on the Mind and Body - by Submitted on May 23, 2019 from Science of SpiritualityMeditation has become a mainstream activity in many parts of the world. Though the main reason to meditate is for spiritual awareness, there are additional benefits from learning to focus our attention within. One of these is the healing it brings about in our physical bodies. Over the past ...
Views: 762(1 vote) - Why Meditation Assists In People's Lives Today. - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2012 from David SimpsonManaging stress also relies to a great extent on adopting a wholesome mindset. An extensive checklist of meditation tips incorporates mental routines such as examining priorities and practicing optimism. It is also critical to fine-tune your expectations to attain a balanced viewpoint while ...
Views: 1654(1 vote) - Why Spirituality Cannot Help You Overcome Your Issues - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2011 from David SamuelMany people complain that their parents did things to them as a child which have negatively effected them emotionally as an adult. These emotional issues are based on the memories. The memories are real, but the reality today is that the problem is in fact just memories. The problem is not ...
Views: 1439(2 votes) - Why We Don’t Meditate: And How We Can Change This - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffLet’s explore why we don’t meditate twice a day? Some of us do, but many of us don’t meditate when we should. People come home after a long, hard day of work, finish their day and fall into bed without meditating. There’s simply ‘no time’ for meditation. But why don’t we find the time? ...
Views: 1223(2 votes) - Workplace Stress - Don't Change Your Job, Change your Mindset - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Ali SharifiPeople are spending more and more time at the "office," dealing with workplace stress. We work insane hours in high stress, thankless environments. There is a certain rush of energy that comes with this type of work, but that soon fades into a sort of mental exhaustion and in some cases, ...
Views: 1342(1 vote) - World Peace - Is It Really The Impossible Dream? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Thadddeus FergusonYou may find it interesting to notice that while just about everyone would agree that world peace may seem like an impossible dream the truth of the matter is that if you are reading this world peace is within you. In fact, whether you realize it now or later, world peace is indeed the ...
Views: 1863(1 vote) - Yoga and Blackberry-picking - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2010 from Rachel JenningsYoga and blackberries, may not be the obvious combination. But the time is now ripe (in the UK at least) to put the two together. Timing is everything in the land of blackberry picking. It is utterly crucial to success. Last year the time came and went, and I was left bereft of a freezer of ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - Yoga Meditation Based On Faith -- Secret Strategy To Explain Based - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from GS VirkHuman nature is looking for happiness in different things and focuses on people liked and things, and become the enemy of the people and things have not helped. This impurity causes in mind. To clean the impurities in mind that it has caused, the man has used various types of meditation ...
Views: 1266(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) - You Can Experience Enlightenment Using This "No Mind" Meditation Technique - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Kip MazuyYou can learn how to attain the state of no mind in meditation by learning and practicing this simple meditation technique. No mind, mind of no mind, meditation technique, meditation, zen, enlightenment, Before we get into the meditation technique, first let’s talk about what is termed ...
Views: 9273(2 votes) - You Can Use Yoga for Back Pain - Here’s how - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2017 from Chandra YogaYou don’t need me to tell you that yoga stabilizes the mind and body relation. But, did you know this age-old exercise strengthens neuropathways, improves proprioception, and can unblock neurological blind spots too? This is why yoga for back pain – usually activated by sitting or standing in a ...
Views: 1341(1 vote) - Your Higher Self - A Powerful Meditation for Connecting With Your Higher Self - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichSome people want to reconnect with and cultivate a palpable relationship with their higher self. Your meditation practice should help you with this goal, but some meditations are more effective at this than others. If your relationship with your higher self isn't where you want it to be and ...
Views: 3003(2 votes) - 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: 1040(4 votes) - 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) - The Sacred Space - Your Own Private Island - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2010 from Laura Jaglaby Laura Jagla Skallerup B.S.NCTMB I used to be a procrastinator when it came to my meditation practice. There were always too many other things demanding my attention and I would put off my daily reflection. Some days I would sit here, some days I would sit there, to be perfectly honest, I ...
Views: 1162(5 votes) - My Personal Journey Into The World of Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffI began meditating in my late teens after I was exposed to the research of Herbert Benson, who wrote the book The Relaxation Response. It was a wonderful study into how people meditate and the benefits of meditation. It was basic but very helpful. It got me interested in both practicing and ...
Views: 1128(4 votes) - Breathing Meditation for Centering and Self-Healing - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2010 from Misa HopkinsOne of the first things you need to do when you are choosing to fully engage in a self-healing practice is to quiet your body and mind, bringing your body into a relaxed state that allows healing to occur. Getting to this relaxed state is the challenge and the opportunity. As I discuss at ...
Views: 2118(4 votes) - Eating Well and Mindfully: Living a Meditative Life - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffYou may ask yourself, “What do meditation and eating have to do with each other?” The answer is that they actually have a great deal to do with each other. What happens in the day is that we tend to get so busy that we’re not 100% present with “what is” and we really miss out on wonderful ...
Views: 1233(4 votes) - An Awful Day, the Meditation Way, Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Ali SharifiThis is part one of a two part article on how to relieve stress at work and at home. We all have lousy days from time to time. Days where nothing seems to go our way. How is it that some people manage to come out unharmed, while others fall prey to anger, frustration, and anxiety? In this ...
Views: 1182(3 votes) - Creating A Place To Meditate - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffChildren love a routine at night when they are preparing for bed. Putting them to bed, reading them a story, singing to them; whatever the routine is that a parent may have, calms them and relaxes them. When children go on a road trip in the car they do so much better when they have something ...
Views: 1456(3 votes) - Enlightenment & The Art of Surrender - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"For your enlightenment, we want to get you out of your mind, out of the controlled idea that you are an intelligent and together person and into what is here in this moment beyond such ideas. The mind is always trying to put things in order. But once the mind puts ...
Views: 1282(3 votes) - 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) - How To Meditate: Some tips and tricks which can have a positive effect on your meditation - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffThere are many ways to meditate. Because meditation has been around for so long, a wide variety of meditation systems are available. The first technique I will introduce is simple and easy to use. It’s effective for both those who are new to meditation and those who have been meditating for ...
Views: 1080(3 votes) - Kundalini Force Awakening in Life or Spiritual Yoga Practice - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Hans NeukommKundalini is the divine life force from God No life is possible without kundalini because kundalini energy is nothing else but the cosmic life force coming from God that keeps all beings alive. No awakening of the Kundalini Shakti is possible as it is always flowing to a certain extent. What ...
Views: 2047(3 votes) - Mindfulness Meditation - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2014 from Lora DavisMeditation is the practice in which you train your mind to calm and promote relaxation. There are different types of meditation and it is important that you find one that works for you. One type of meditation is mindfulness meditation which is a unique form of meditation. It is unique because ...
Views: 1170(3 votes) - My Top 10 Reasons Why Meditation Rocks! - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Brodie WhitneyTwo months ago now, I sent out an email to all you awesome peeps on my mailing list with a commitment. After years of ignoring a call of my heart & continually going back and forth in my mind with ‘should’ after ‘should’, but never really diving in, I finally felt ready to take the plunge on ...
Views: 2659(3 votes) - 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) - The Five Minute Miracle - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2011 from Willie HortonI was sent an article on lottery sales by a reader a couple of weeks back - how, the Texas State Lottery was heading for record sales of US$3.83bn this year. Yes, that's one State and that's billion, not million! You'll also see in the article that its the poorer people who spend a ...
Views: 1876(3 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) - The Science of the Mind Body Connection related to the subtle body practice of Qigong! - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Timothy BoothThat which is looked upon by one generation as the apex of human knowledge is often considered an absurdity in the next, and what is regarded as a superstition in one century, may form the basis of science for the following one! Paracelsus, sixteenth-century European Alchemist I have ...
Views: 2307(3 votes) - What is Kundalini and How to Have a Kundalini Awakening - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Kip MazuyThe Kundalini is an energetic pathway in the body that runs from the base of your spine up along your spine, up the back of your head and out the top of your head. There are many energetic pathways in the body but there are two main energy pathways. One moves up the center of the front of ...
Views: 1164(3 votes) - What is Meditation? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Laura Bonetzky-JosephOne of the most common reasons that people cite for wanting to learn meditation is to reduce stress. Life is always going to be full of challenges, and a life without some turmoil is not only impossible but is also undesirable. A considerable amount of research has shown that meditation has ...
Views: 1355(3 votes) - Your search for Effective Meditation, The Missing Link - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2010 from Laura JaglaOnce upon a time, thirty some years ago I began my meditation practice. It all started in my junior year of college at chilly Northern Michigan University. I was initiated into a popular meditation tradition. In the intervening years, I have struggled to keep this practice going and over time ...
Views: 1395(6 votes) - “Authentic Marketing,” Part 5: A Personal Share - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Christopher Edgar“I teach people how to use mindfulness practices, like meditation and yoga, to focus while they work. I help them bring these practices into their in-the-moment experience of working — to go beyond just using them on the yoga mat or the meditation cushion.” This is a correct description of ...
Views: 894(3 votes) - ***Meditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromMeditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You Do you find the whole meditation thing intimidating? OK, I admit it: I do. Sitting cross-legged on an oriental cushion is, hmmm, unamerican? It's something. It's uncomfortable in more than one way. It's something that is 'not ...
Views: 2775(5 votes) - The Key Benefits of Meditation: My Personal Mediation Journey - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen you meditate, the key is to focus on your breath because that is the only thing happening right here, right now. You may have a mantra or prayer word; you may visualize or use a guided meditation; but the key to any meditation is to be in the here and now. Our mind typically centers on ...
Views: 1464(5 votes) - ***OM Meditation to Connect with the Divine Within - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFind a comfortable posture, either lying down or sitting up, whatever you prefer. But be sure to keep your spine straight so that the energy can flow unhindered. Close your eyes and follow the natural flow of your breath for a moment or two, as you calm down and settle into the ...
Views: 2194(2 votes) - 10 Top Meditation Benefits: How Does Meditation Help the Human Body? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Suzanne GloverMeditation benefits are numerous, but what are the ones that really help us feel great mentally, emotionally and physically? These ten benefits of meditation top the list for mental, emotional and physical well-being. TOP BENEFIT #1: STRESS RELIEF BY LOWERING "STRESS" CHEMICAL One of the ...
Views: 2780(4 votes) - 11:11 The Time is Now - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2010 from Suzanne ToroI sat down on the eve of 11.11 to write you this letter. This number is of significance for me because it means NOW...pay attention to the synchronicity. Something is being revealed to you. For others this is a day to remember all the people who have served the US armed forces. As these two ...
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