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Do 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: 2684
You hear a lot today about meditation and depression. Meditation, if practiced correctly, can really help you reduce the severity of your depression, or even eliminate it all together. I can honestly say that meditation has helped me cope with depression in the past. While meditation is ... Views: 2684
Sahaja Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into your subtle inner energy system and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Even at its most fundamental level, Sahaja Meditation can offer important ... Views: 2674
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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: 2673
All 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: 2670
I awoke this morning at 4:44am, following a deep sleep and some potent and beautiful dreams. I prepared myself for my morning ritual, and settled in for an hour of yoga, meditation, prayer, toning, singing, and dancing.
Greeting the new day, I spoke my first words, “Dear God, thank you for ... Views: 2668
First 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: 2663
Meditation 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: 2626
(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: 2621
About: 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: 2617
While 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: 2601
The 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: 2595
This 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: 2593
I 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: 2591
What 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: 2589
Life 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: 2586
Staggering 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: 2585
This 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: 2584
A 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: 2581
Meditation 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: 2580
Chinese 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: 2577
Your 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: 2573
We 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: 2572
Men 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: 2572
Buddhism, 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: 2568
There 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: 2567
You 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: 2567
Meditation 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: 2565
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Chemical formula: ... Views: 2565
Taoism, 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: 2560
Believe 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: 2555
Meditation 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: 2553
“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: 2548
The 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: 2541
About: 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: 2534
by 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: 2525
* 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: 2519
It 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: 2511
You 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: 2509
In 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: 2505
Prasara 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: 2500
Whenever 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: 2497
I 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: 2482
About: 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: 2477
Balance 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 ... Views: 2475
The secret benefits of Guided Meditation are the subtle effects that happen quietly in the background without your conscious awareness.
The first term I will introduce is Homeostasis. (Just read it slowly and that is how it is meant to sound)
Homeostasis is when the different systems of ... Views: 2461
It's no secret that many of us strive towards finding that sense of Peace that we know is within us. Yet, far too often life situations and circumstances that are beyond control have a tendency to move us away from recognizing that Peace within ourselves.
How would your situation change if you ... Views: 2458
A 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: 2458
SEVEN 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: 2453
Mindfulness 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: 2450