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 …
Read More »The Only Certainty In Life
The only certainty in life is Change. Each of us faces it, for good or ill. When you are young, an infinite vista seems to stretch ahead. As you age, that vista becomes increasingly less infinite. When you are old, events more so fast towards a close with bewildering rapidity …
Read More »The Theory & Practice Of Meditation by Dr. Douglas Baker
Dr. Baker’s book is an excellent course on The Theory and Practice of Meditation, gleaned from many decades of personal practice. It not only gives excellent material for the beginner to commence meditation practice. There is much deep wisdom for the extremely experienced practitioner too. Yet, all is explained in …
Read More »Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going, by David Kundtz
276 pages Published by Conari Press. This is a book for our times. Hectic, pressured, unclear about the future, all of us need to STOP. This book is not about slowing down, adjusting our pace. It is about Stopping. This means doing nothing at all for a period of time …
Read More »Respect Other People’s Spiritual Beliefs
It may seem the hardest thing to do at times, and few people seem able to do it. However, it is so important to respect the spiritual beliefs of other people, even if we do not necessarily believe them ourselves. Nobody has a monopoly on Truth. This article makes that …
Read More »Meditation Advice From A Buddhist Monk
Very useful Q&A session about meditation with an advanced level meditator, who used to be a Buddhist monk… “Find a group to sit with. I can’t stress that enough. You’ll be liberated because there will be a set schedule, a consistent routine, a quiet place to meditate, and they will …
Read More »Breathe Meditation
I found this useful animated image that is a nice way to practice breath meditation in front of your screen. Click on this link to bring it up in a separate window This is a very simple process yet it can have profound effects. As you follow the image, also …
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