The Labyrinth - A Meditation For Those Who Can’t Sit Still
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Until quite recently I assumed a labyrinth was a maze full of dead ends and paths meant to confuse you. In fact, the labyrinth has one way in, and one way out. It’s a metaphor for our journey to self and back out again into the world and has been used as a meditation tool for centuries.
I discovered the labyrinth quite unexpectedly. While in Lucca, Italy my husband and I decided to visit the ‘labirinto’ that was featured so prominently in the tourist brochures. Not knowing anything about labyrinths at the time, we envisioned a huge maze carved into stone… Continue reading
Read More..>>The Magic of OM
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OM Meditation is an ancient meditation technique that has survived from ancient times in India and Tibet and China until today. Basically, the sound OM, according to Hindu Sages and Religious Scholars, is the sound that completely represents the entire verbal sound phenomena that lies within each one of us. OM, also spelled AUM, begins with the A (AH) sound, and finally culminates with the M (MMM) sound with the lips closed. So, according to these great scholars and sages, all possible prayers that might be actually vocalized within this “sound domain” of OM, indirectly have been said through OM.
The… Continue reading
Read More..>>Meditating Can Help Break Old Bad Habits That Can Lead To Insomnia
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If you are suffering from, or have had in the past, some rather unpleasant experiences of not being able to sleep, take heart. You are not alone, and you definitely have lots of wide-eyed company sharing this dilemma with you.
Roughly, about 35 million Americans, currently, have some precarious night owl tendencies. They find themselves up all hours of the night reading, watching late night movies, or listening to soothing music or sounds, in an attempt to go to sleep.
Many of you who have, or have had, sleep problems can attest to the fact, that the repercussions of losing a good… Continue reading
Read More..>>Seven Indicators That Meditation is About To Go Mainstream
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Although meditation is thousands of years old, it is relatively new in the west. Here in America, new ideas seem to introduce themselves at three levels. First, a new idea is viewed as threatening and it is feared. Later, it is made fun of, ridiculed and laughed at. And finally, it is accepted as the unique idea of those who originally ridiculed it! Meditation is presently making a turn from the second to the third level, where we find humorous depictions of people meditating on all kinds of advertising. This is a hint that just around the corner will be… Continue reading
Read More..>>A Simple Strategy To Start Meditating Right Now
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Here is a simple strategy to begin meditating tomorrow morning.
Meditation isn’t some mystical journey whereas you are required to become a Zen or Buddhist master. Meditation is simply staying in one place quietly, eventually learning to be in the present moment until it becomes natural.
Living in the present moment is the beginning to ending the mindless clatter and worries that are constantly bombarding you. Meditation teaches you to ignore self destructive thoughts and become at peace with ones selves, warts and all.
My meditation techniques are based on the practices of Pema Chodron.
Find a quiet room away from your bedroom. Sit… Continue reading
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