Meditation Tips from the Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita is a treasury of the highest spiritual philosophy. But it is also highly practical, laying out in detail the means of attaining the goals expressed. This article expands on Krishna's instructions to Arjuna on how to meditate.

Can Meditation Help Give the Answer to the Meaning of Life?

As we grow up, our experience of the world changes. When we are a toddler, everything seems interesting. When we are teenagers, well, a lot of things stop being so interesting, as young adults, again our priorities change but we still seek fulfillment. Meditation can help us find fulfillment in the moment.

Kundalini: Opening the Third Eye

One of the most widespread misunderstandings about awakening Kundalini is that it awakens all at once, and that the Third Eye opens completely, and we will suddenly be flooded with psychic visions that might make us feel crazy and out of control.

Mind Tools for Personal Development

One of the most effective mind technologies available today that is changing millions of people’s lives is called Brain Wave Entrainment. BWE relaxes or stimulates your nervous system, and therefore producing a sense of well-being, reducing depression and anxiety, improving overall health, and stimulating positive thinking.

Meditations: For Those Who Gossip About Others

Have you ever caught yourself gossiping about another? Have you ever talked to a friend or stranger about your next door neighbor who you thought was having an affair with the pool man? Have you ever stood around the water fountain and talked about what a colleague did at the previous nights Christmas Party?

Meditations: The Use Of Sacred Phrases In Your Daily Meditations

There are many reasons for meditating, such as meditating for relaxation, stress relief or dealing with an issue. Sometimes you may even meditate for the fun of it because of the high you get coming off a meditation session. However, sometimes you may want to meditate for a purpose or to help reinforce something you want to achieve.

Vedanta, Meditation and Ayurveda: An Introduction To Complete Healthy Life.

Vedas is not only a set of Holy Scriptures of the Hindus, its has as the literal meaning (knowledge), has provided the world with an answer to the mystical questions related to spirits, life and reincarnation, questions which have always remained a mystery and unexplained by the scientific advancement of humankind. Obesity, insomnia, stress and tension, depression and various other serious physical problems arise out of postural defects and modern lifestyle and food habits. While there are various ways to deal with these, the easiest would probably ingesting some pills which would have short term effect on the problem and long term affect on your total health. Ayurveda and Vedanta have answers to these and more.

Meditations: Creating Your Meditation Strategy

Meditating without a plan is like going on a holiday with no idea where you are going or what you are going to do. All that will happen is that you will get lost and will not end up achieving anything. If you do meditate without having a clear strategy in place, you will find over a period of time that your interest in meditating will wane and you will simply stop meditating. However, if you develop a strategy for what you want out of your meditation, then you have a goal and this means that you are more likely to stick with your meditation sessions till you achieve your goal.

Fundamentals of Meditation - Guide to Starting Meditation

Fundamentals of meditation. Consideration of aspects such as posture, location and other basic details of meditation...

Drawing Energy

During various exercises we’ll be drawing energy in through our chakras, into our organs and even through the entire area of our skin. Drawing energy into yourself is fairly easy to do and simply requires a heightened sense of self-awareness to feel. To begin drawing energy just take a moment and focus on your breathing. Feel your breath as it flows in through your nostrils and down to your Dan Tien, the area two finger-widths below your belly button. Feel the chi as it flows in with your breath down to your Dan Tien. Take a few breaths and let the energy build up and spread through your body.

Meditation: Meditation for Improving Concentration

I was reading an article in an American Medical Journal a few days ago that talked about how keeping your mind active and improving your concentration will help you as you get older. The focus of the study was looking at how people aged 70 plus could ensure their minds stay active by improving their concentration. There are simple meditations techniques that you can use to improve your concentration that if you practice regularly will ensure your mind will maintain is stature.

Concentration Exercises for Meditation

To develop concentration is very important for meditation. The mind may appear unruly but through perseverance we can improve our concentration. These following exercises will help us to practice concentration for meditation.

Meditations: Meditating for Good Will

One of the things we are taught when we are young is to respect each other and to treat each other with the utmost respect. However somewhere along the way we seem to forget the art of good will. There is a simple meditation that you can use to help you ensure that your heart, mind and soul each day maintain goodwill towards all mankind.