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Meditation... What is it? Who does it? Why do it? Joan Borysenko answers these questions in her article, What, Me Meditate? She explains how meditation is nothing else than a "relaxation response" and we can actually be in a meditative state when we're completely absorbed in the task at hand. When nothing else enters our consciousness except the present moment, that's meditating.
Is Meditation Boring? Why Bother?
Do you get bored or anxious in meditation? Or perhaps you see no benefit or reason to meditate. You'd rather be having fun! Well, Alan Watts tells us that meditation is supposed to be fun! If it's not fun, you're taking it too seriously.
James Robbins gives us tips and tools to use if we get bored or anxious when we meditate, and various authors share the numerous benefits of meditation.
Is Meditation For You?
Still not convinced that meditation is for you? See what Rick Lewis discovered in No Reason to Meditate -- he attained freedom and his life became very simple.
Meditation helps you let go of the stressing out, the worrying, the anxieties, the judgments and condemnations, etc. etc. If that's not reason enough to meditate, just try it and see... once you experience the peace within, you'll like it, and you'll want to keep coming back for more.
How to Stop the World with Meditation
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by Von Braschler. Stopping the world to enter a meditation state of blissful peace and out-of-body timelessness is not easy for many of us. Many people find it difficult to tune out external distractions. To do this, you must control your physical senses. We can tell ourselves not to be distracted by...
Gaining Clarity by Receiving & Interpreting Guidance
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by Sanaya Roman. The mind is one of your most powerful tools when it clearly receives and interprets the guidance coming from your innermost self. If you want clarity, ask your soul to give it to you. Your soul has the answers, as well as a connection to the flows of...
Mindfulness-Based Stillness Meditation: Developing the Quality of Gratitude
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by Ian Gawler & Paul Bedson. Mindfulness meditation is a wonderful way of turning our attention toward spirit. Mindfulness pays attention to what exists, here and now. It shifts attention away from memory, imagination, ideas and concepts...
Meditation: Learning to Be Quiet Inside
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by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.
Events are going to happen to us on account of actions committed in the past. But the good news is that through our present responses, we mold our future — constantly, moment to moment to moment. We can be asleep in this moment, or we can be awake in this moment — awake, conscious, aware. The choice is...
Quiet Time Programs in Schools
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by Norman E Rosenthal M.D.
Quiet Time Programs have clearly succeeded in inner-city schools and “the most noticeable benefits from TM are that the kids are more eager to learn". I suggest that we consider expanding their reach to more affluent communities. These programs would de-stress our school children and....
Chanting: Personal & Planetary Benefits
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by Imre Vallyon.
Chanting is one of the easiest ways to turn within. When you are truly chanting you forget about yourself, and in that self-forgetfulness you begin to experience Ecstasy, Joy, Peace, Love and Compassion. For those few moments you suddenly realize the...
Receiving Higher Guidance
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I take a deep breath in and relax my body. I imagine a golden light surrounding me. Any thoughts I do not want are leaving. My mind is filled with peace. I am going within and experiencing my thoughts, imagination, and the serene inner core of my true Self...
Facial Tension Can Be Relieved!
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Every night before you go to sleep, sit in your bed and start making faces -- just as small children enjoy doing, make all kinds of faces, good, bad, ugly, beautiful, so the whole face and the musculature start moving...
Enter the Silence
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Deep within you is a place of infinite calm, an oasis of peace, love, wisdom, power, healing. All you need lies within you, surrounds you and enfolds you. Fulfillment far beyond your human desire is there, awaiting your recognition and acceptance. Transcendence over your past, transformation of your being, and unlimited possibilities for new expressions of life all exist inside you. There within your reach — moments away — lay freedom and paradise...
Encouraging Our Meditation
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by Tulku Thondup.
People often ask me how long and often to meditate. No one way suits everyone. Spending more time is better, but it depends on the individual's needs and potential. If you have demands on your time and energy, then the effort to meditate could just create more of a burden...
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