The hard and miserable life of most of the people, engaged in different worldly pursuits keeps them so much occupied with their problems of life that they are...
14170
medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jul 2, 2005 1:48 am
Thanks to Judi Rhodes for sharing this jem.... ... Well, here is a true life example from the Phoenix College. An English Professor assigned his students to a...
14171
Jeff Belyea
mindgoal
Jul 2, 2005 12:27 pm
Oh, man. A hoot. You gotta give Judi credit for a her wonderful sense of humor. SHE is a hoot. I think I've written that before. Reminds me of a tea story of...
14172
Nina
murrkis
Jul 3, 2005 1:19 pm
... Shipibo, eh? I wonder if it also makes you go blind? ;) Nina...
14173
medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jul 3, 2005 3:21 pm
"When a saintly person gives you something, he or she doesn't expect anything in return. It's just like everything in nature. Does nature expect anything from...
14174
swamitarakananda
swamitarakan...
Jul 3, 2005 6:51 pm
Friends, We have just added the complete Bhagavad Gita in English metered verse suitable for singing, including a link to really great free online recordings...
14175
swamitarakananda
swamitarakan...
Jul 3, 2005 6:57 pm
Friends, In trips to India, we have met some remarkable people. In our desire to share our meetings, we have included a page on our site which shows many of...
14176
Jeff Belyea
mindgoal
Jul 3, 2005 9:57 pm
... So far, I've just had to get a new prescription. All things in moderation. Especially moderation. Jeff...
14178
Israel LaVictoire
ilavictoire
Jul 4, 2005 12:25 am
Hello to all. My first post here. It probably doesn't matter where I am spiritually. However, there has been a lot of emotional turmoil in my life which...
14179
subhash naik
sbhshnaik
Jul 4, 2005 9:22 am
We hear almost everybody talking in some way or the other about God, the soul and the mystery of the universe. But, if we are in quest of one who has realized...
14180
Jeff Belyea
mindgoal
Jul 4, 2005 9:42 am
... Hello, Israel - Meditation is about learning to relax the mind, so you do not have to know how to relax your mind to meditate - you only have to know how...
14181
Sandeep
sandeep1960
Jul 4, 2005 11:58 am
Hi Israel, Adding to the excellent comments from Jeff.........in a agitated state, you will find that while you were being aware of breathing........suddenly...
14182
Israel LaVictoire
ilavictoire
Jul 4, 2005 3:22 pm
Thank you all for responding to my first post. This will be a beginning for me and hopefully will begin to calm me down. I am looking forward to learning from...
14183
Rushikant Mehta
rushi_kant
Jul 5, 2005 3:19 pm
Accept it , react not with aversion or with desire to come out sooner, pass thru the hell, is the only way to get rid for ever. Any attempt otherwise will make...
14184
Lee LaVictoire
ilavictoire
Jul 6, 2005 10:42 am
Good morning, Thank you for your king remarks. I need to calm myself and meditation appears to be the way. I have visited the meditation web site and found a...
14185
tsenshab
Jul 6, 2005 7:05 pm
The contemplative quest Linda Sabbath took her three sons and decided to go and live on a small farm in the interior of Canada, where she wanted to dedicate...
14186
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 6, 2005 7:12 pm
Hello everyone, One of the reasons I started meditation was to improve my general health. In particular I wanted to reduce my blood pressure. I believe that...
14187
medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Jul 6, 2005 11:48 pm
The family that blades together stays together. The newest knife that has appeared is a Bowie made of heat treated 1095 steel with a Juniper Burl wood handle....
14188
Rushikant Mehta
rushi_kant
Jul 7, 2005 7:12 am
Why dear tony ? May be, the first step was faulty. Meditation is not for curing physical ailments. If they cure, they do only as a by-product. Aiming for their...
14189
subhash naik
sbhshnaik
Jul 7, 2005 10:37 am
1. Rise before dawn. Offer your prayer and puja (meditation) at a fixed hour, preferably before sunrise, sitting in one and the same pose. Have a separate ...
14190
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 7, 2005 7:24 pm
Thanks Rushikant for your refreshing perspective. It made me smile. When I started meditation, I had no idea what I would find - it was a curious journey of...
14191
Diana Woods
spirit_first...
Jul 8, 2005 4:02 am
Hi Tony. Interesting study. I am curious, though, to know if your meditation practice (especially if it is new) is relaxed for you or if it is a struggle. Is...
14192
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 8, 2005 8:59 am
Hello Rushikant, Thanks again for your response. I happened to read it again as it came up on my office PC and I noticed something very profound that I had ...
14193
Rushikant Mehta
rushi_kant
Jul 8, 2005 10:23 am
Partly yes, Tony, that's what happens when the mind is restful. But there r two ways of reaching it. One can 'still' the mind with different meditation...
14194
subhash naik
sbhshnaik
Jul 10, 2005 1:12 pm
I don't know whether people in the West recognize that all the modern problems that the world faces, particularly in the developed...
14195
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 10, 2005 7:30 pm
Hello Diana, Thanks for your comments. My meditation is very relaxed. I have been practicing for about 4 years now. I believe that meditation has helped to...
14196
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 10, 2005 7:53 pm
Hello Rushikant, Thank you so much for this wisdom. I sense great potential for equanimity. What I find interesting is separating the enjoyment of pleasure...
14198
Tony Osime
tosime2004
Jul 12, 2005 9:26 am
Hi Diana, Wanted to thank you again for your comments. I am curious about your intensive meditation retreat. Could you tell us more. What activities did you...
14199
Jeff Belyea
mindgoal
Jul 12, 2005 6:16 pm
Thank you for posting this talk. An area that comes under discussion, loaded with a great deal of skeptism, is the issue of transmission. Some say it is...
14200
subhash naik
sbhshnaik
Jul 13, 2005 10:41 am
"Spirituality is all about preparing for change - changing from what we are, to what we have to become." Change is like watching a bud open into a flower level...
