I had been studying Karate for a while, and I was thinking about doing martial arts meditation. I read about esoteric meditation concepts in such arts as Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan, and it most certainly did seem like something I desired to do. Heck, one book I browsed stated that if an individual could possibly focus on simply one thing for as little as 3 minutes he could rule the planet!3 minutes? Heck, that was absolutely nothing!And if...more
This article is adapted from Sai Maa's book Petals of Grace: Essential Teachings for Self-Mastery.Dear ones, remember that meditation is a natural state, an experience that allows you to discover your inner being. Through meditation you realize who you are. Through meditation your consciousness shifts. This can be very subtle. You may notice the shift in your everyday activities. Limitations may vanish and you begin to see your own inner light...more
In the simplest terms, Christian Meditation is "Being with God." It is dwelling in his presence. It is coming and sitting before God without an agenda; it is simply being with God for the mere pleasure of being with God.That sounds simple enough, right? But some thing gets in the way of us just being with God. What do you think it is? If you said "Our thoughts" you're absolutely right.When we try to just be with God or dwell within his presences our thoughts about anything and everything begin to flood our minds. And whether these thoughts are good or bad, it keeps us from focusing solely on the Lord. So what can we do to stop or eliminate these thoughts so we can keep our focus on the Lord?Well it is impossible to completely stop all thoughts, but what we can do is not put our attention on them. And the best way to do this is to have a sacred word or a scripture phrase to meditate on instead. This word or scripture phrase helps us to bring our attention back to God and the present moment each time our mind wanders off in thought.Jesus said, I will keep thee in perfect peace whose mind is stayed, fixed, or meditating on me. Repeating a sacred word or scripture when our mind has...more
There is a constant clutter and chit chat going on at the back of our mind. It is very important to quieten the mind in order to achieve inner peace and tranquility. Since, we are responsible for creating these voices, it should be in our control to quiet them or even shut them up completely. While some time it is easy to get rid of this clutter...more
I'll never forget the day I was lying on the bed, exhausted. My youngest daughter climbed on top of my chest and just started playing with my face. Then she looked at me and said, "Daddy, I love you soooo much." Wow! I hugged that child hard, thinking, "What can I give her? What do you want honey? I'll give you anything!"I like what Jesus said: "If...more
The first meditation tip is to not drink or eat anything besides water for at least one hour before meditating. The reason for this is first, the body will be busy digesting your food making it much harder for it to relax. Second, because meditation is about awakening the subtle energy (also known as Kundalini Shakti or Chi), and for this to occur, you want to keep your physical body as light and clear as possible.The second meditation tip is to practice a breathing technique for three to ten minutes just before you meditate. It can be as simple as inhaling and exhaling as fast as you can through your nose for 100 breaths, breathing shallow breaths in and out of your chest. Or you can breathe deeply counting to four on the inhale, hold the breath while counting to 4 and exhaling counting to eight.Purifying the breath through yoga breathing exercises like this is very important if you want to deepen your meditation and attain self realization. So using a prana-breathing technique like this can awaken you into a deep meditation very quickly. You can do either of these breathing techniques above for just a few minutes and you will see that meditation pretty much naturally happens...more
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So what is does it mean to be healthy? To attain a perfect state of health, one has to remain mentally calm, steady, and emotionally stable. The best way to do this is to bring more life force or chi energy into your body. Chi energy is consciousness...more
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Since Qigong meditation is particularly created for a lively and well balanced lifestyle, many individuals from across the globe are now performing this method. It is an old Chinese form of exercise that puts the mind and spirit in a balanced state...more
In several parts of the world, yoga meditation has been applied by a lot of people of different nationalities and races. With the numerous benefits that yoga meditation has to offer, any individual would be interested in getting into however not many...more