Hi, I am new to meditating and I am having great difficulty letting go when something or someone annoys me.I always feel as If I want to bite back, with some...
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eveneon
Jan 21, 2002 4:05 pm
First of all, please don't be hard on yourself. The fact that you are noticing your behavior and that you want to stop doing it is really wonderful. Most ...
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newtomed
Jan 21, 2002 6:51 pm
Thanks for your reply. It really makes me feel comforted that someone else has gone through my problem. <br><br>I will try the meditation techniques you...
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Jan 23, 2002 5:57 am
Q-Being a very analytical kinda person, I very much enjoyed your scientifically based site, which just gets to the guts of the matter :) However, I noticed on...
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Jan 23, 2002 2:21 pm
Words, words, words!<br>Kir Li Molari...
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Jan 23, 2002 2:22 pm
To err is human, to forgive divine.<br>I erred. I was human.<br>I forgave myself.<br>I'm divine!...
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eveneon
Jan 24, 2002 4:46 pm
Twice this past week it was suggested to me that when meditating I should inhale thru my nose and exhale thru my mouth. I usually only breathe thru my nose...
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Jan 24, 2002 6:47 pm
Dear Eve, In through the nose, out through the mouth is a common way to do pranayama (breathing meditations), but if you are more comfortable just doing in and...
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orgendra_donore
Jan 24, 2002 8:54 pm
what kind of med are you doing? If this breathing breaks your concentration then forget it. Nowhere in any yoga book I've ever read does it even mention this ...
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eveneon
Jan 25, 2002 4:16 pm
The instruction to breathe this way wasn't for a specific technique. They were both for "relaxing";. Once was before an art workshop and the other was during a ...
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orgendra_donore
Jan 25, 2002 4:40 pm
It would seem to me from trying this a couple times that this same thing is what happens when a person is distressed or out of breath. I just recommend the...
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newtomed
Jan 26, 2002 7:50 am
Hi,<br><br>I am looking for a good book/tape/video that would help guide me through the processes of meditating, from being a beginner (as I am at the moment)...
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Jan 26, 2002 3:47 pm
Here's the URL of The Divine Life Society:<br> <a href=http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/home.html target=new>http://www.SivanandaDlshq.org/home.html</a><br>I...
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Jan 28, 2002 4:53 pm
The Spring semester of meditation classes will be <br>starting Feb 15, 2002, at Montgomery County Community College and 2/18/2002 at the Haverford Middle...
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Jan 30, 2002 7:10 am
We have received several emails this week that all deal with either quilt or anger distracting people from being able to concentrate when they try to meditate....
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Jan 30, 2002 5:32 pm
Patti Darragh, a member of the Meditation Society of America, has just finished an excellent CD that has guided meditations on it that are suitable for ages 4...
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asangac2002
Jan 31, 2002 8:26 am
I have a problem with breathing meditation. It might sound kind of silly,but I can't seem to breath naturally while doing the meditation. That is, I feel that ...
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Jan 31, 2002 8:57 am
Dear Ace,<br>Initially when we sit in meditation, we begin by focusing on one thing, like the breath. This is a type of control that is called "Concentration"....
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asangac2002
Feb 2, 2002 6:55 am
Thank you very much for the help!!!!<br>Ace...
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Feb 4, 2002 5:25 am
What part of "Thy will be done" don't you understand?...
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Feb 5, 2002 5:17 am
Meditation starts with concentration and concentration depends on not being distracted. Your mind, body, and your emotional state must all be kept in check for...
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Feb 7, 2002 6:32 pm
The new issue of The Inner Traveler, the newsletter of the Meditation Society of America will be coming out the week of Feb. 18, or soon thereafter. If you...
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Feb 8, 2002 7:04 am
I think that this is well worth meditating on. It is from Bruce Morgen and was part of an exchange that occured on the alt. meditation ...
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Feb 9, 2002 10:14 pm
You cannot learn to sleep, it just comes. What you can do is prepare to sleep by bathing, preparing your bed, putting on bed clothes, and so on. Similarly, you...
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jvbh_jaws
Feb 10, 2002 10:11 am
I just joined your club today, however, I wasn't necessarily going to post a message; But since gulit and forgiving came up, I had a question... HOW? How do...
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Feb 10, 2002 9:43 pm
Dear Vicki,<br>You've probably had hundreds of thousands of negative thoughts processed in your mind. Meditation gives us the opportunity to input positive ...
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jvbh_jaws
Feb 11, 2002 6:27 am
Thank you for your insights. I will be practicing your advice.<br><br> This whole situation started over a power play, that I didn't want to participate in. ...
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nirodhaha
Feb 12, 2002 11:37 pm
Bob,<br><br>What a fine newsletter! Meant to mention it, and it slipped "my" mind. <br><br>By the way, still having trouble sending you any email using my ...
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Feb 13, 2002 5:31 am
Dear Richard,<br>Thank you very much for the nice comments about The Inner Traveler. We have been blessed by having some of the worlds wisest, holiest and...
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Feb 14, 2002 6:43 am
Thanks to the school agreeing to enlarge the number of people who can take the class, the location of the Spring semester class that will start 7pm Fri 2/15 at...
