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Sanskrit Mantras and Chanting: An Overview
The chanting of Sanskrit Mantras is an ancient practice that has been used as a form of prayer and worship for centuries. Sanskrit mantras are believed to have healing powers. What is a mantra? Mantras are mystical hymns and syllables … Read more →
Chakra Foods
Chakra Foods When you regulate your diet according to the type of chakra you are meditating on, it makes a significant impact on your chakra meditation. This article lists the types of foods for each chakra. Gentle readers, if you … Read more →
Eight Signs of Progress in Meditation
In The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, there is an interesting passage: Without our familiar props, we are faced with just ourselves, a person we do not know, an unnerving stranger with whom we have been … Read more →
GAYATRI MANTRA – DAILY PRAYER, LIFELONG MIRACLE
Three Real Life Experiences Powerful Experiences of Gayatri Mantra Dear reader – To make your reading experience smooth and navigable, below are some excerpts from real-life experiences, shared by sadhaks as they undertook the Gayatri Mantra sadhana. Should you wish … Read more →
Side Effects of Meditation
I must start by thanking you. That’s because your comments to my last post made me realize that I might have caused some alarm with the number of hours I put into meditation. I might have mistakenly conveyed that without … Read more →
The Practice of Meditation
Mulla Nasrudin was holding a pair of scissors and diligently working on what seemed like oblong tablets. “What are you doing?” his friend asked him as he saw that tens of caplets had been snipped from both sides. “I’ve to … Read more →
Healing Through Forgiveness
A vast majority of the people I meet are going through one problem or another in life. At any point in time, of the ones in trouble, roughly 15% are ill (physically or mentally), 10% are undergoing a financial crunch, … Read more →
Youth Questions and Answers – Part One
The questions covered in this session are: How to be emotionally strong The turning point in my own life How to be decisive Difference between mindfulness and concentration
Meditation
Herein are covered the following topics: The art of meditation Concentration Posture Mindfulness Common hurdles in meditation
Four Critical Success Factors of Great Meditation
Topics covered in this session: Mindfulness and attentiveness The banana analogy Lucidity and sharpness in meditation How to test and improve the quality of your concentration Om chanting and its significance
The Art of Meditation
An average human being goes through 60,000 thoughts in a span of 24 hours. Angry mind, agitated mind, disturbed mind, restless mind, talkative mind, lazy mind, or an untamed mind robs your inner peace and potential. In the various states … Read more →
The Bowl That Never Fills
“I’ve come with great hope, O King!” the aghori said. “Can Your Majesty grant my wish?”“Say what you seek,” the king replied. “I’ve plenty for charity.”“Just this bowl I need filled.” The aghori extended his bowl.“That’s all? The social affairs … Read more →
The Daffodil Principle
There’s a term in Japanese and they say, like unique words in every language I suppose, that it can’t be translated. Wab-sabi. It’s not just a word but a philosophy, a way of life. Loosely interpreted, it means to find … Read more →
The Ancient Science of Mantras
There’s the physical aspect of yoga which comprises asanas (postures), pranayama (breath regulation), bandhas (locks), mudras (a movement, gesture or a pose) and kriyas (a sequence of steps). You also have dhyana yoga (the path of meditation and related practices, … Read more →
Million Thoughts – A Book For Meditation
It was towards the end of February 2011. At an altitude of 10,000 feet, in a Himalayan forest, with icicles hanging outside from the thatched roof, I sat in intense meditation. Ten hours of perfect stillness of the body and … Read more →
