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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- Prayer Wheels in Tibetan Buddhism - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from sylvia smelcerTibetan Buddhism is somewhat unique in the sense that it integrates a variety of prayer items into its process of worship. One such item is that of the Prayer Wheel. As more and more people are becoming interested in Tibetan Buddhism, additional interest continues to grow in the peripheral items ...
Views: 1924(1 vote) - Silence 2018 - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2018 from Ann PurcellEver 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 - Personal Development: Getting Results - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Willie HortonI hear from quite a number of people – clients and readers of my Personal Development Ezine – who tell me that they have become far calmer, more aware and focused as a result of the various little “mental exercises” that they undertake to banish stress and move themselves in the direction that ...
Views: 1908(2 votes) - ***Simple Meditation with the Mahatma - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine. In your mind’s eye, see yourself now sitting in a magnificent room with crystal floors and iridescent walls. You are seated on a ...
Views: 1905(1 vote) - How Meditation can help with Eating Disorders? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterMeditation (or mindfulness training) is proven to be very helpful for eating disorder sufferers. If practiced regularly, meditation can balance abnormal mental states of patients. It can also bring them peace and stability. The brains of eating disorder sufferers are overloaded with abnormal ...
Views: 1905(5 votes) - MarVeena's Power Animal Meditation - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from MarVeena MeekBefore you do this meditation plan to take an outing in a park near you, a walk on the farm or around the block. Be on the look out for a natural crack or hole going into the ground. A cave would work to. If you have memories of a natural cave or crack like this then you can skip the walk and ...
Views: 1904 - Starting Over: A Moment to Moment Mindfulness Practice - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2011 from Carrie DinowThere is a wonderful scene in the movie Starting Over, in which Burt Reynolds is in the furniture section of a big department store with his girlfriend (Jill Clayburgh) when she proceeds to have an anxiety attack right there in the store. She is moving in with him and this transition is bringing ...
Views: 1902 - Defining Practical Mysticism in Shamanic Work - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2013 from Carla GoddardPractical Mysticism - what is it? Many use the word mysticism (some may even say abused) to define their practice in metaphysical and psychic work, but what is it really. Mysticsim is discovering your ultimate self reality. Self reality is the relationship of masculine/feminine energy, the ...
Views: 1898 - Do you have the “wait to be inspired” syndrome? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Kathleen GageConfession: I’m woo-woo. I admit it. Over the last nearly forty years I’ve read hundreds of spiritual books, attended enlightenment retreats, studied under amazing teachers with an incredibly high level of awareness and traveled the world in search of “enlightenment.” At age thirty I headed to ...
Views: 1898 - Seeing Everything Anew - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockTo 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 Buddha Was Not Enlightened - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Steven SashenAlright, let’s talk about the "E-Word," one of those combinations of letters that carries almost as much baggage as the c-word or the n-word, depending, of course, on who you hang with and what country you call home. People argue about this word; they criticize it; they make up stories about ...
Views: 1896(5 votes) - How to Find Peace of Mind - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Willie HortonThe normal mind is hard-wired to ensure that you will never find peace of mind. Research confirms that each of us is peppered with, on average, some fifty thousand thoughts each day. Many of these whizz through our field of consciousness at such speed that we don’t notice them. Then there ...
Views: 1889(1 vote) - Meditation Doesn't Do It For Me! - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Willie HortonMany people have said this to me - what exactly they're expecting it to do for them, however, is the rock that they think they're perishing on. Re-read that sentence - it's a loaded one. Our own thoughts and expectations can present a barrier to what we do in life. We know this already from ...
Views: 1888(1 vote) - Quieting the Mind to Assist You in Your Healing - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2010 from Misa HopkinsIn your healing journey, you may have heard about the importance of quieting your mind in order to receive intuitive insights and guidance to assist you in your healing. But if you have never meditated before, the thought of doing so can be overwhelming. And if you have ever sat down to ...
Views: 1888(4 votes) - ***The Why, How, Where and When of Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneDaily meditation is an essential Spiritual practice of the Integrated Ascended Master. It is the process of withdrawing our attention from the outer world and directing it towards the inner world. Why should I meditate? To quiet the mind, enter a space of no thought, attune with Spirit, and ...
Views: 1887 - List of Positive Daily Affirmations - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2011 from Laura SilvaAffirmations are the positive thoughts and statements regarding some outcome which you want to achieve. Instead of having negative thoughts you can also bring affirmations to your mind about the specific task. Affirmations help you get rid of your past experiences that may bring fear in your ...
Views: 1886 - Conversations With An ET - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2013 from Tom MooreFor the past five years I have communicated telepathically with a member of my soul group or “cluster,” who’s having a life on a water planet in the Sirius B Star System. The majority of people believe in telepathy, and even universities, such as Duke University, have done experiments with two ...
Views: 1881 - ***Aligning in Harmony - Meditations With Lumari - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesALIGNING IN HARMONY TO ACCELERATE HEALING There is a so much upheaval on our world right now. Humanity is working through war, hunger, poverty and enslavement and working to remove those patterns from our world. The Aligning in Harmony meditation is created to change the focus and move energy ...
Views: 1880(4 votes) - Do you have the “wait to be inspired” syndrome? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Kathleen GageConfession: I’m woo-woo. I admit it. Over the last nearly forty years I’ve read hundreds of spiritual books, attended enlightenment retreats, studied under amazing teachers with an incredibly high level of awareness and traveled the world in search of “enlightenment.” At age thirty I headed to ...
Views: 1879 - Bow Wow Bliss: Five Ways to Meditate with Your Dog - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2005 from David RiklanMeditation is as simple as a walk in the dog park. Imagine sitting down with your dog. As you both begin to relax, your breaths become longer, less hurried. Your thoughts slow down until it seems like you are not thinking at all. If you and your dog already share moments like these, then ...
Views: 1878 - Igniting Hope with the Help of Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Aroon AjmeraIgniting ‘Hope’ with the help of Meditation By Aroon Ajmera ‘He who looks outside...Dreams, He who looks inside....Wakes’ C. G. Jung With the current economic situation in the world, our personal problems get magnified and we develop an ...
Views: 1877 - 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) - Breathing In Is Masculine, Breathing Out Is Feminine - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2018 from Oliver JR CooperAbout a year ago I went to a health and wellbeing centre and had a little look around the entrance, but I didn’t go any further. However, a few weeks ago I felt the urge to go to this place again, and this made me look at the website. I found out that there would be a free guided mediation ...
Views: 1874 - Intuition - the Voice Within - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierIntuition - the Voice Within is the wisdom from our Divine self. We are all intuitive beings. Intuition is a natural ability from Source that we are able to tap into. It is available to assist us in living our life more consciously with intention and fulfillment. Intuition is also called the ...
Views: 1871(1 vote) - Peace of Mind is a Breath Away: The Fine Art of Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Yanni ManiatesLearning to meditate, quiet my mind and touch into the deep place of peace within me is the greatest skill I have ever learned to improve my life. "Meditation is the art of learning how to tend the sacred ground of your life. It connects you with your inner world. By meditating you learn how to ...
Views: 1870(2 votes) - Science & Proof vs Intuition & Inner Knowing - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2013 from Zarla LeahPsychic ability is God’s gift to us. It is a sixth sense. With it, we can see anything and everything, which basically says that we can know something without scientific proof. We then know something because we have an esp experience of it. There are many people on the planet who choose not to ...
Views: 1870(1 vote) - Here Is A Quick Cure For All About Hepatitis – Overview & Basics - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2017 from Paul RicahrdHepatitis is a condition of inflammation of the liver, which is mainly caused by excessive use of illegal drugs, alcohol and certain medical conditions. Another most common cause of this disease is virus, known as Viral Hepatitis, which can spread through unhygienic conditions and being in ...
Views: 1869 - Walking The Labyrinth - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Sue HeldenbrandWhat is a labyrinth? Labyrinths are being used in churches, retreat centers, medical facilities, parks, schools and other outdoor and indoor facilities as it’s popularity is on the rise. Labyrinths have been around for many thousands of years, yet have regained popularity in recent times. ...
Views: 1867(2 votes) - Creating Intimacy and Love: A Review - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, EdD & Freddy Zental WeaverWhen the word Tantra comes to mind, one may think of ancient Eastern practices, intricate sex or images of naked gods and goddesses bursting with light and twisted into most difficult Kama Sutra positions. When you break it down, however, the word Tantra means “weaving” in Sanskrit. Tantra is a ...
Views: 1866(1 vote) - Start your day the right way. Quick morning meditation. - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2006 from Penny ClarkWhat is meditation? Basicly, it is a quieting of the mind to ground the body. Meditation can help us to handle things in a more rational, calmer way. It can also help us to focus better on the world and issues around us thus helping us to make better choices. You are reading this and thinking ...
Views: 1866 - Manifestation and Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2007 from Krzysztof SrokaI guess that you already know something about Manifestation and the Law of Attraction. You know that you can manifest the life of your dreams and that you can attract whatever you want into your life. Of course theoretical knowledge is not what we want. We want the results. Unfortunately we ...
Views: 1865 - Guided Meditation For A Better Life - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Ed McDonoughGuided meditation is simply using help in order to meditate and it is the best way for a person to be introduced to the world of meditation. Guided Meditation is the new paradigm in mediation for today's busy lifestyles. It is also good for beginners who may have trouble concentrating when ...
Views: 1864 - Buddhism, the Brain, and a Bad Boss - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2013 from Nina HamThere’s nothing more frustrating and disheartening than feeling that your boss is undermining your efforts to do your best at work. Maybe it seems intentional, maybe it seems just who s/he is. Whatever the origin, the toll on your morale and performance is heartbreakingly wasteful. What to ...
Views: 1863(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) - Mental Calmness Through the Bardo Periods – the Times of Inner Silence - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranListening to what lies behind the thought process can be quite helpful in understanding ourselves beyond the verbal explanations. Certain periods in our daily routine are conducive to that listening. It is good to pay attention to those times of inner silence. The Conditioned Mind True ...
Views: 1860(2 votes) - The Best Way to Age & Forgive! - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Margo KnoxRecently I made a trip to the supermarket, and was delighted to be able to help an elderly couple with some of shopping’s little snags such as pulling the trolley out and reaching for higher goods. They reminded me of my parents, and I so wanted to go home with them. As we chatted, the woman ...
Views: 1859 - How to Detect Symptoms of Depression - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from David FordDepression is a complicated illness that can be very hard to detect unless you are looking for the right symptoms. Did you know that over 15 million American's will suffer some type of depression this year, and that many of them will not even know that they have it, plus the startling fact is ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - What Meditation Could Have Taught Us About Anxiety - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2016 from Tyler JacobsonTeen anxiety and depression levels are rising constantly. Faced with ever-increasing schoolwork, worrying about college, social pressures, as well as their own hormones and chemistry working against them, it’s no wonder that their minds are working around the clock. As parents, not only ...
Views: 1854(1 vote) - The Beginners Guide to Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Caroline NettleWhat is meditation? It is a practice of not thinking where you commune with your inner self, and perfect the art of not doing. To many people in our society, this idea is extremely challenging. For over 2,000 years we have lived in the age of the mind, of reason, and the result of this is ...
Views: 1853 - Listening as a Spiritual Practice -by Gina Lake - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2010 from Gina LakeMeditation is the most common spiritual practice used to still the mind. In meditation, you give your full attention to something, such as the breath or a mantra. A kind of meditation also takes place when you give yourself fully to any activity, such as hiking, running, making music, or ...
Views: 1852 - What is Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Svetlana AntonyshynWhat is M E D I T A T I O N and what it is for? Meditation is a simple process of quieting your mind. Why would you need to quiet your mind? How about for a day you become an “observer” of your thoughts? Sure enough, you will notice that thoughts are constantly running through your ...
Views: 1848 - Crystal Healing Techniques - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Karen KleinwortThere are several ways or techniques you can use to harness the power of crystals, the simplest being placing them in your environment. However, if you want to use crystals to heal specific problems, it’s better to employ more refined crystal healing techniques like those listed below. ~Trace ...
Views: 1842 - Gayatri and Savitri - 2 Forms of One Super Power - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaPrimordial Energy has 2 aspects. One is Jnana and the other is Vijnana. Jnana or wisdom includes consciousness, thinking, sentiments, beliefs and aspirations. It lies within man. Vijnana includes extrapolation of natural wealth and science of its application in day to day life. Wisdom lies ...
Views: 1841(1 vote) - 5 Mind-Expanding Quotes from the Buddha to Alleviate Exam Anxiety - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2017 from Mindvalley AcademyIt’s that time of year again. As school semesters draw to a close, students everywhere break out in a collective sweat as they hear the word: Finals. Yes, it’s exam season. Which means tests, dissertations, and the ever-dreaded culminating assignments (which is really just teacher slang ...
Views: 1839 - Stop these 8 harmful eating habits to lose weight - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2017 from Anton ChuaModern living has replaced important rituals that were observed keenly and devoutly in the past. Before, eating is too important an activity to be taken for granted. Cultures and religions around the world put extra emphasis on mealtime—especially dinner. Even in American culture, most ...
Views: 1838 - ***Chanting Elohim as a Way to Attune with the Divine Within - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneChanting in itself is a very powerful Spiritual practice. Chanting Elohim is an even more powerful Spiritual practice. In the Hebrew Bible, Elohim is regarded as the word for “God.” Find a comfortable posture, either lying down or sitting up, whatever you prefer. But be sure to keep your ...
Views: 1837 - Saved by the Laundry: From Hamper to Happiness in 8 Steps - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2010 from Laura MonzoWhen I was thirty-five, I looked up one day and realized that I hadn't had a life. I'd had a lot of things. I had a husband and a marriage. We had two late-model cars, two high-speed careers, and a two-story house on an oak-lined street. I had everything I ever thought I wanted, and much more ...
Views: 1836(8 votes) - Silence - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.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 - Is Meditation Biblical? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Christopher BoozellOne of the first things most Christians want to know when they entertain the idea of beginning an interior practice is: is meditation Biblical? In other words, can I engage in contemplative exercises while maintaining my fidelity to the Trinity? The quickest way to put this concern to rest ...
Views: 1835(2 votes) - Your Fears & Frustrations - The Warrior Myth - Overcoming the Enemy Within - Mars Retrograde in Libra - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2014 from KG StilesShift to a New You Instantly with the Inner Warrior Meditation (see below)! The myth of the Warrior shows you haw to overcome human frailty, fears, frustrations and indecision through inner courage. The Warrior Motto: “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to succeed on my quest!” Are ...
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