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Meditation refers to a state where your body and mind are consciously relaxed and focused. Practitioners of this art report increased awareness, focus, and concentration, as well as a more positive outlook in life. Meditation is most commonly associated with monks, mystics and other spiritual disciplines. However, you don’t have …

One of the most important things you can do in life is to simply find time for yourself. By this, we don’t mean opting out of society or “spacing out”. Value yourself enough to give yourself time to simply be, without any expectation of goal or result. Paradoxically, by doing …

For those who seek to discipline their minds, this Buddhist verse will be pause for contemplation:

The whole spiritual life, when honestly examined, boils down to Awareness. As you study spiritual traditions the world over, this is the one common factor that occurs over and over again. A famous dying Zen Master, was besought by her disciples for her final words of wise teaching to them. …

Meditation is rightly considered an excellent practice for spiritual and personal growth. It is easy to begin, and yet there is endless scope for the accomplished practitioner to go ever deeper. Hence, a meditation practice suited to your personal needs is highly recommended.