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Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization Why Meditate? Compelling Benefits and Miracles of Meditation- 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: 2508(3 votes) - 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: 1868(1 vote) - Can Meditation Have Negative Effects? - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Margo BastosIs meditation always good or you? When is meditation not calming? Everyone knows that meditation is always good for you, right? Wrong! Negative effects from meditation are not all that uncommon. In a 1992 study, Dean Shapiro, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and human behaviour at ...
Views: 7313(1 vote) - Chakra Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I began teaching myself to meditate about 6 weeks ago, and I have become very interested in the chakras. I use your cd set "Balancing the Chakras" each time I meditate, and I have read 2 books on the chakras and auras, as well as searched on the internet for an answer to my ...
Views: 814(1 vote) - Christian Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Dayna SpenceWhy meditate? Meditation is a cross cultural, age old practice, proven to have a direct impact on the mind, body and spirit. Meditation can free the mind from worry; lower blood pressure in the body; and help a person to connect spiritually. Why meditate on God's Word? Most forms of ...
Views: 1189(2 votes) - Correct Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: When I meditate I am always wondering if I am doing it correctly. This takes my mind of what I should be concentrating on. I am a Christian and took plenty out of your book The Third Jesus, in my opinion you've got it spot on. Although reality (the physical world) always get ...
Views: 608(1 vote) - Customized Reverie With A Meditation Clock - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraAlthough generally an age-old spiritual endeavor, meditation has certainly caught up with the times as they are now accompanied by mechanical devices. One may have the notion that the practice of meditation negates anything which is “of this world” as it is basically centered on the ethereal ...
Views: 1503(1 vote) - Developing Psychokinesis - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Laura SilvaPsychic abilities come in different forms. One of the rarest forms of psychic abilities is psychokinesis. A basic psychokinesis definition is the ability to move matter with one's mind. There are some people that claim to have this ability to move objects with their mental power. While there are ...
Views: 4308(1 vote) - DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MEDITATION - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2012 from Talia ManaMeditation isn’t necessarily measured breathing techniques, mantras and new-age music. It is possible to meditate in any number of positions - lying, sitting, standing - and it is possible to meditate while indulging in other activities. Meditation is a state where your mind is uncluttered ...
Views: 1756(1 vote) - Discover The Art Of Meditation And Supercharge Your Mental Abilities - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from James SchreiberResults of ongoing research shed new light on the mechanisms of meditation. Recent studies now confirm that you don't have to be a monk to enjoy deep relaxation, increased attention span, better cognition and other health benefits meditation is offering. Until recently, it was believed that ...
Views: 963(1 vote) - Discover the Power of Hypnosis - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Conrad RawHypnosis is a powerful medical tool. Mayo Clinic devotes an area to the use of hypnosis. The primary reason is that it works. Of course, placebos also work. This is probably the reason that the hypnosis is so effective in many areas of medicine. Just like the placebo, the belief of a healing ...
Views: 1083(3 votes) - Dissolve stress with meditation techniques - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Laura SilvaStress is a common factor in the busy world of today. Use meditation techniques for stress relief. You can wipe away the maximum stress in your daily life with the help of proper meditation. It also brings in the best inner peace whenever you need it. Consider meditation to resolve the ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Easy way to daily meditation - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2011 from Laura SilvaWhile most people are aware of the benefits of daily meditation, it still is not a particularly common practice. If you were to take 10 random people off of the street, it’s unlikely that even ONE of those people consistently practices mediation each and every day. There are a number of reasons ...
Views: 1281(1 vote) - Enlightenment: Going Beyond Understanding - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"It is very easy to get caught up in the teachings themselves. To read something written about meditation or enlightenment and then take that on as the truth. But all teachings can ever really do is point you in the right direction. What happens when you get there is beyond ...
Views: 806(1 vote) - Finding Time for the Important Things - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Brodie WhitneyWhy is it that we so often find that there just isn’t enough time for what is most important? Is there really not enough time or are we simply not choosing to create space for those ‘important’ things? For years, I have been trying to find the time to begin a regular meditation and yoga ...
Views: 1120(1 vote) - 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: 1846(1 vote) - Guided imagery audio - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from Laura SilvaDo you find yourself struggling with temptation, trying to lead a better life based on will power, and often falling short of your goals? Guided imagery could be the answer you've been looking for. By using the power of your mind, this technique can improve your thoughts and your bodily ...
Views: 1333(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: 1911(5 votes) - How to Awaken Supernatural Powers through Yoga or Taoism - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2009 from Conrad RawYour mind is a valuable tool that most people don't use to its fullest. If everyone used it to the maximum capability, there would be no more war, illness or anger. We simply access a small portion. This is not true of every civilization or person. Some use means to increase their awareness and ...
Views: 6818(1 vote) - How to Communicate With God and Hear God's Voice - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Robert PedersenHow do you actually communicate with God? This question brings up another for me - is it anything like communicating with another person? Yes indeed. The skills we use for communicating with God are the same ones we use for communicating with each other. So what defines good, effective ...
Views: 2358(1 vote) - How to Create and Use a Mindfulness Journal - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Ronald AlexanderOne of the concerns about meditating that my clients often have is the fear that if they quiet down, a great idea will come to them and they’ll have no way of capturing it before it leaves their consciousness. I suggest you create and work with a mindfulness journal, a blank book that you can ...
Views: 10949(1 vote) - How to Fall Into Your Essence in Meditation - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"The beautiful thing about a dog is he's never going to lie to you. If he's sad, he's going to tell you. If he's glad to see you, he's going to tell you. But there is something hidden unconsciously in the human condition that says what you are experiencing is wrong. And ...
Views: 766(4 votes) - How to Find the Best Meditation Position - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Scott DesgrosseilliersMeditation positions can do more harm than good. Many magazine articles will show pictures of esoteric yogis holding intricate hand gestures while sitting in bliss. This can be a turn-off, since perhaps you aren’t limber or maybe you are at work and don’t want to be started at while busting ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - How to Lose Your Mind - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2004 from Wayne WirsThe following is an article originally published on the authors site, "The Journal of Wayne Wirs" - http://www.waynewirs.com: Do you experience these symptoms? 1. You act in ways that are in opposition to the way you think you should act. 2. Thoughts in your mind seem real, sometimes more ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - How to Practice Being Present Instead of Overwhelmed! - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from Rena HatchDo you find yourself exhausted at the end of your day? Feeling overwhelmed and stressed often? Does your mind seem to race from what you are doing now, to worrying about what you need to do later and then perhaps rehashing what happened yesterday? Well, if so, you are not alone. According to the ...
Views: 2993(1 vote) - How to Witness Thoughts in Zen Meditation - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2009 from Kip MazuyZen meditation is the path of awareness. You are about to learn how to attain witness consciousness, how to be free from desire and how to tell the difference between witnessing a thought versus getting identified with it. In Zen meditation, you learn to witness thoughts by learning to stop ...
Views: 1504(2 votes) - How Visualization Creates Wealth and Success... - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Jeremy GislasonI'm almost certain you're familiar with the concept of visualization. It's so important to the creation of wealth that Chapter three in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich is title "Faith. Visualization of and belief in attainment of desire." When we use the power of visualization we bring ...
Views: 4178(6 votes) - In Answer to Your Prayers - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerIn prayer we open ourselves up to an exchange between our personality in life and the divine within us that is the source of All life. We achieve this opening by being emotionally raw. That is to say whatever we’re going through in life, whatever is on our hearts, we turn within and lay it all ...
Views: 1001(3 votes) - INTEGRITY and WISDOM - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2009 from Kate MoodyIntegrity is easy to define: wholeness, unity, authenticity, honesty, acting in accordance with our beliefs. But living in integrity can be a long-term project. We are inundated with information from the moment of birth - some of it is right for us, much of it is not. For anyone who seeks Truth, ...
Views: 1430(2 votes) - Introduction to Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2009 from charles MacInerneyEverything you experience, see, hear, touch, smell, taste, think, anticipate, remember, every emotion you feel, everything you have or will ever experience, is experienced in your mind. Meditation is a discipline that teaches one how to control consciousness, rather than be controlled by it. ...
Views: 1498(1 vote) - 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: 1841(2 votes) - Just Show Up - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Lacy S. PierceThe question of miracles and the so-called miracle-worker (or healer), first and foremost, tends to be viewed in a backwards way. Due to the law of free will, the only person you can truly heal is yourself. One of the greatest secrets is that the healer heals him- or herself through the person ...
Views: 1117(1 vote) - Keep it simple call from Hopi... - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Suzanne ToroSONGOOBAVE HOPI MOMNGWIDU Kikmongwi/Ja'agmongw Lee Wayne Loraayestewa Soyalmongwi Marcus Lomayestewa Cajinmongwi Lawrence Keevama Dawmongwi Joseph Laban Gwanmongwi Albert Susunkewa Adlmongwi Antone Secakuku Wirojfanmongwi Moody Lomayaktewa Sagwalenmongwi Pascal ...
Views: 1401(1 vote) - Kundalini Meditation - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSit or lie down in a private, safe space (bathtub is fine). Bring all your attention to your breath. As you breathe out, imagine waves flowing out of you with your breath. Breathe out waves of water, of energy, of color, of sound. Allow these waves to flow out of you. Notice where you are ...
Views: 2621(2 votes) - Kundalini Tantra the Ultimate Power - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2019 from Sri TulasiObjective experience not the ultimate Kundalini yoga is a part of the tantric tradition. Even though you may have already been introduced to yoga, it is necessary to know something about tantra also. Since ancient times, wise men have realized that the mind can be expanded and ...
Views: 1016(1 vote) - Laid Off? Heal Your Chakras - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of my iterations is as an energy healer, so I have a unique perspective on seeing the effect of the economy on our chakras. A friend's husband was laid off a year ago from his newspaper job, and she told me recently that he is becoming more and more depressed and she is worried about him. I ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - Learn the art of meditation with this helpful guide - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Rockey SheenWith the help of this article you can get a brief overview of the few meditation techniques that you can practice to get some amazing results. All these techniques are essentially meditation for beginners and could help you in changing your consciousness easily and drastically for your benefit. ...
Views: 808(1 vote) - Learning How to Control Yourself - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Willie HortonNormal people are out of control. This is not an observation, a theory or an opinion. This is a statement of scientific fact. Decades of research, all the way back to 1936, prove conclusively that the normal person is not in control of themselves, rather they are controlled by their ...
Views: 2079(2 votes) - Living Mechanically - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA machine does what it is programmed to do until it eventually breaks down. Until then, it repeats its limited, repetitive actions endlessly. As human beings we are programmed as well, by our culture, our traditions, our education, but most importantly by our minds. There is usually very ...
Views: 2363(1 vote) - Looking for Life Purpose - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am newly starting my spiritual journey and I have to say it has been quite a ride! As I read books and search the net for food to appease my spiritual appetite, I have suddenly become over whelmed with which steps to take rather than jumping all over the place. Right now I’m ...
Views: 635(1 vote) - Making Friends with the Voices in Your Head - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOr, the Lazy Man’s Guide to Self-Improvement. Or, How to Make Your Mental Chatter Work for You. I can remember a gentleman friend telling me, years ago, that I was a “deep thinker.” We were in the early days of our soon-to-be-doomed relationship and he was working hard to show appreciation ...
Views: 1178(2 votes) - Marianne Williamson on Divine Partnership - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast weekend I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Marianne Williamson on ‘Divine Partnership’ here in Los Angeles. In it, she elaborated on many useful ideas from A Course in Miracles applicable to dating and relationships. For those of you who are not familiar with her work yet, she ...
Views: 1962(1 vote) - Mastering Meditation Whilst Balancing Work - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Stephen FrostWork life balance is an issue for many people, as indeed is stress, unless you are part of a tiny group of the population that have a pretty easy going life with little stress. Many have jobs that are meant to be 9 to 5 though in reality are more like 7 to 8, and I mean 13 hours rather than just ...
Views: 1818(1 vote) - Mastering Mindfulness: A Thinker's Ode to Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2004 from Maya FrostI'm lucky. When I was fifteen, I was the sole survivor in one of those horrific car accidents involving a bunch of teens, lots of alcohol, and late-night fast driving. While the driver and other passengers were killed instantly when our car hit a tree on a drizzly summer night, I had the most ...
Views: 1565(1 vote) - Meditate...Don't Medicate - How to Better Navigate Your Emotions - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2011 from Rebecca CherryDo you know which comes first, the chicken or the egg? By the same token, do your emotions just happen all by themselves, or do your thoughts create the happy, sad and everything in-between emotional response? Feeling sad, hopeless or succumbing to the constant dark cloud of depression is a ...
Views: 1563(1 vote) - Meditating to Awaken - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week, I had the pleasure of meeting meditation teacher, David Harshada Wagner at East West Books in New York City to celebrate the release of his new meditation CD called “Meditation for Everyone.” Although his name was new to me, something drew me to the invitation in my e-mail inbox, ...
Views: 667(1 vote) - Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2004 from Athene RaefielExcerpt from "Getting to the Heart: Journey of Transformation and Spiritual Enlightenment" Trafford Publishing by Athene Raefiel In your search for understanding meditation is the stage where you begin to move from the outer realms of consciousness to the inner realms. Remember everything you ...
Views: 1520(1 vote) - Meditation and the Seven Steps to Internal Peace - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Gertrude GreenIf you wish to expertise internal peace, you needn't journey to exotic places, study with a yogi or lock your self in a room and chant endlessly. Discovering interior peace is a matter of taking time for yourself to quietly mirror on the stillness inside you. We're all so busy rushing from ...
Views: 3540(1 vote) - Meditation Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from Cheryl HitchcockMeditation can change your life. I know that is a strong statement to make, but it's really true. A simple meditation practice will not only bring you into alignment with the Universe and your purpose, but it also connects your energy to everyone else. Practicing meditation is something ...
Views: 2055(1 vote) - Meditation for Beginners: Top Tip To Meditate Like A Monk in Minutes - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2011 from Suzanne GloverMeditation for beginners can be done easily with one simple trick. Once you have discovered it, you'll quickly be able to get into a mindful meditation to relieve stress as well as have found an excellent meditation for anxiety relief. The best part about this one "trick" is that you don't ...
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