Question from an email: I thought I’d ask your opinion or check to see if you have any input with regard to any “odd” experiences as a result of...
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Dec 15, 2001 2:12 pm
Question: First off, I'd like to say you have a wonderful site. I've been visiting it for some time now and learning much. #41, Blessed Suffering has caught my...
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Dec 15, 2001 2:32 pm
Question: I think this way (meditation) is a very good choice. Maybe people who suffer from depression and anxiety and such diseases should try ...
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Dec 18, 2001 5:43 pm
Question (from email): Why are affirmations recommended? What's your favorite?<br>Answer: Affirmations can reverse a negative self image. For example, your...
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osman_79_kb
Dec 18, 2001 7:57 pm
Hi all<br>I wanna meditate to have an OOBE ,can anybody help me with a good meditation technics.<br>or if u`d like to share ur experince with me plz do write ...
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Dec 19, 2001 1:19 pm
Hi - Have you checked out messages #60 and 62? They deal with OOB methodology. But please let me add that with OOB, and virtually everything else that deals...
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Dec 22, 2001 4:36 pm
Question (from class); I know that Mantra is the saying of a word or phrase over and over, but why do it?<br>Answer: As the Bible (In the beginning was the...
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Dec 26, 2001 2:44 am
We've been getting so many nice compliments about the new issue of our newsletter, The Inner Traveler, that I thought it would be an appropriate thing to share...
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hellmayo
Dec 26, 2001 9:47 pm
Greetings,<br><br>what is the view here.<br><br>1. meditate to get enlightened<br>2. meditate to purify the energies?<br><br>Cool site.<br><br>hellman<br><a...
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Dec 28, 2001 3:53 pm
Hi - If I understand your question correctly, I will answer by saying that I feel that Enlightenment is realized by grace and we can't really say there is a...
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warmheart23
Dec 30, 2001 8:08 am
Hi, <br><br> 1st, a word of praise for the founder of this club, for his seemingly tireless ...
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warmheart23
Dec 30, 2001 8:25 am
I think I was thinking of msg 50 when I wrote msg # 91. About the "suggestions for replacing your negative monologs?" part..<br><br>It's great when we can stop...
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Dec 31, 2001 1:19 am
First of all, thanks for the encouraging words. Now to the question. I too had breathing awareness as the prime meditation technique that I used for almost 20...
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warmheart23
Dec 31, 2001 7:44 am
you're welcome for the words.<br>Thank you. Although that response perhaps does not seem too cryptic, why do I feel I'll understand it better 5 yrs from now...
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warmheart23
Dec 31, 2001 7:48 am
you're welcome for the words.<br>Thank you. Although that response perhaps does not seem too cryptic, why do I feel I'll understand it better 5 yrs from now...
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mikemar2001
Dec 31, 2001 1:53 pm
A mantra is truly a key to dissolve the illusion of Maya. It is a seed that is planted in the devotee's heart by the Guru. If meditated upon, the seed grows...
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Jan 2, 2002 3:41 pm
Questions from an email:<br>Can meditation help in gaining psychic skills?<br>Do incense and music help meditation?<br>My body twitches and I have to swallow...
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Jan 2, 2002 3:56 pm
Dear Gregory,<br>Nice post! As far as learning about 3rd eye technique, we will be posting one on our site, Meditation Station, <a...
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hellmayo
Jan 3, 2002 12:03 am
Do you feel that the mantra is a means to the end i.e. enlightenment or preparation for meeting a teacher and being receptive to his transmission which ...
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Jan 3, 2002 3:52 pm
Dear Hellman, Enlightenment comes from Grace. There is no sure-fire way to prepare for it. One person could say mantras for decades and live in the presence of...
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hellmayo
Jan 4, 2002 6:50 pm
Thank you for your excellent answer. It encapsulates traditional thinking on this issue very well.<br><br>My teacher Oshana sais that we should always unpack ...
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hbuljan
Jan 6, 2002 3:33 pm
Greetings to all!<br><br>I have spent some time reading messages and I saw that club is going very good thanks to his webmaster who keeps giving questions and ...
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Jan 7, 2002 4:15 am
Thanks for your kind comments. We are dedicated to sharing meditation concepts and techniques from all traditions, and your kind comments give us hope that we...
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Jan 9, 2002 2:19 am
Question from e-mail:<br>How long will it take to control my mind?<br>Answer:<br>This will be different for everyone. One <br>person may gain a measure of...
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djazzmo
Jan 9, 2002 5:37 pm
I have just started meditating again after a long period of time. I find that when I meditate, especialy when using techniques like counting the breath, and ...
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djazzmo
Jan 9, 2002 5:42 pm
Could you please explain the difference, if any, between mantras and affirmations. From my readings it seems that mantras are more of a spritual saying or ...
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eveneon
Jan 10, 2002 12:59 pm
Just let the images come to you and witness them. You don't need to try and stop them. It's just your mind trying to distract you from your meditation ...
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eveneon
Jan 10, 2002 1:09 pm
That sounds about right. A mantra is often the object of meditation, where you are focusing completely on saying your mantra, over and over again, to a point...
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djazzmo
Jan 10, 2002 8:04 pm
I understand the difference, now how are they applied to my meditiation practice. I sometimes use a Mala in meditation. Should this be used with a mantra or...
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Jan 10, 2002 9:48 pm
Eve is right, and her explanations are right on! You are doing very well. Mantras, affirmations, Mala beads, and so on, are all devices to quiet the mind. If ...
