I Love Meditation

Personally I think meditation is the best therapy people spend thousands of money on therapists and pills when really none of them actually help meditation has helped with my stress and depression, u feel so much more relaxed and happy...

I want to resume practicing meditation daily. A year back I used to meditate daily, sometimes twice a day. Then it got to a point where I became afraid and stopped. The 'inner demon' I am talking about, that is. I guess that's a hurdle...

B reathing Meditation - Sit down, think "inhale" on the in breath, think "exhale" on the out breath, and let those be your only thoughts.  Benefits include peace of mind and equanimity about current physical and...

This is so true. How many of us have forgotten that the essence of life is to live in the present and not to worry too much about the past and the future? I mean, it is ok to think about the future and look back to your past. Our...

Meditation is diffferent for everybody. Some use it as an escape from reality others to strengthen themselves. How you choose to use it is up to you. Meditation to me is a way to get away from all the negative things that are going on...

A facilitator once put a large white paper on the floor with handwritten curves lines (see photo). He then asked four people to stand on each side. “What do you see?” the facilitator asked. One participant said he could see an “M...

Picture yourself floating down a quiet river on a big rubber raft.  The river bed is just a few feet below you.  If you look over the side of the raft you can see pebbles shinning up from the sand.  The river banks are...

An aging Zen master grew tired of his student complaining, and so, one morning, sent him for some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master instructed the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to...

Meher Baba dictated that “now is the time for all to understand that I am God in human form” and that his Universal Message should be spread “far and wide”. It is copyrighted © by the Avatar Meher...

Turn off your cell phones, TVs, and computers. Relax and find a space to clear your mind. Light candles and listen to peaceful music. Quiet the mind like a lake of crystal clear water, calm without a ripple. Turn within and listen to...

I was just sitting in the bus when I had the urge to look out the window. I saw the outline of a fox running alongside the bus trying to pick up its pace. When it was below my window it looked up, then continued. There was some fencing...

Back when it was young in the west, Yoga was explained to me by a practitioner from India as being a method of finding God, one part of the word meaning union, the other part meaning God.I learned it as a way to go within and actually...

I was talking to a girlfriend on EP about this meditation experience I had not too long ago. I thought I would share it and hopefully people enjoy! Would love to know if anyone else has ever experienced this.

I meditate every day...

How do we avoid pain? First, we have to understand what true love is. Understanding love is not easy. It takes faith, maturity and acceptance. It took me 34 years to finally understand what love is. Because true love is not what most of...

My spirit animal is a fox and so is my brother's. We were walking in the forest by my house and we could feel a energy trying to lead us to a certain path. Eventually as we go farther we see a small fox statue in the distance sitting on...

In the pursuit of Self Realization for the last many years, I had travelled to many spiritual places, ashrams and met many Gurus and studied psychological, philosophical and spiritual books. I had attended many spiritual satang...

I once visited a pottery-making shop. A guy, who was probably in his mid-50s, was showing us how a jar is made. He said you have to have the correct hand pressure to shape the clay. I was amazed as he slowly mold the clay into a...

I have already seen it mentioned on EP that meditation can result in the cessation of the breath. It is the natural result of the relaxation needed to experience That Beingness Within, and when breath is stopped through the practicxe of...

I was told of the benefits of meditation many years back but never got started.The day came when i decided to start and i have not regretted it.I started without any expectations.I use the breathing method and when i have any questions...

In my pursuit of further understanding and reduction of suffering I have studied and practiced mindfulness as much as possible on my own over the past year. The Buddha advocated that one should establish mindfulness in one's day-to-day...