Sitting in meditation is great, but the other moments in your life can be just as much a chance to empty the limiting and open to the infinite. Much more ...
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msjrmarci
Nov 1, 2001 4:11 am
I agree. This doesn't sound like me either....
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eveneon
Nov 1, 2001 4:36 pm
Thank you for your encouraging words. I was feeling dissapointed in myself with my lack of meditation lately. Which just makes me feel worse. I will try to be ...
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NINlvr91
Nov 1, 2001 10:01 pm
Hi all. I am very interested in your group. I have been practicing yoga off and on for a couple of years and am currently trying to practice regularly. I found...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 2, 2001 5:15 am
Welcome! I think you are in the right place at the right time. Here's the good news - you will definitly be able to improve your concentration. The bad news is...
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eveneon
Nov 2, 2001 12:01 pm
Welcome to the group. I have difficulty meditating myself sometimes. Your ability to concentrate is something that will improve with practice. Do you have a ...
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NINlvr91
Nov 2, 2001 4:24 pm
Yes, when I try to visualize something, I don't see it clearly either-I think describing it as a memory or sense of something fits perfectly. So, then, I lose...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 2, 2001 7:21 pm
Question: <br>Can you please tell me about the rocking and jerking sensations I experience when I meditate. <br>Answer:<br>To put it simply, your mind is ...
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hotepall
Nov 3, 2001 1:36 am
I have read the text that describes "stability versus analytical meditation". I have practiced analytical meditation most of my life. But, with time, this has...
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eveneon
Nov 3, 2001 3:22 am
Maybe if you try meditating with your eyes open. Just focus on one object, like a candle flame or a flower. This may also be good for stabilizing as well....
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 3, 2001 7:14 am
"Too uncomfortable" might be the key you are looking for. What might help is being just uncomfortable enough to stay awake but not enough to be distracted. ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 4, 2001 5:08 am
Hi - More thoughts about "without analytical mind exercise". 1. Have you tried breathing exercises? I have found them amazingly effective in a few ways. They ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 4, 2001 10:32 pm
Question:<br>I had an experience while in high school that was somewhat enlightening and at the same time, frightening. I was trying a meditation technique ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 7, 2001 5:37 am
Question<br>Can we remember our past lives through meditation?<br>Answer<br>The real problem we have is that we don't remember our present moment/life. 99% of...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 10, 2001 5:33 pm
Question: <br>Please supply an actual technique for astral travel.<br>Answer:<br>If you are ever in Philly, come to one/some of our classes, and we will be ...
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perry_milo
Nov 12, 2001 6:58 pm
I've only been practicing Meditation for a few years, yet I seem to have found a mantra that seems to work for me. It's "Om Dum Durgayei Namaha." What are some...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 12, 2001 9:31 pm
Dear Paul,<br>Durga is one of the forms of the female divine energy, the Mother of the Universe, and I believe that this mantra is thought to be one that...
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perry_milo
Nov 12, 2001 9:38 pm
Thanks so much!! I don't know why I've been getting involved in this type of stuff, but it seems so rewarding in the long run. I believe it was Ram Dass who ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 15, 2001 4:39 pm
Answer:<br>Often, you can't concentrate because you are being distracted or aren't making a full-hearted effort. A Zen master was once asked what his advice...
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dwhite93
Nov 16, 2001 12:47 am
Namasthe,<br>Do you feel as if there is something missing in your life, but you know not what? Are you unhappy or suffering? Would you like to liberate...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 16, 2001 6:33 am
Please know that this event has no connection whatsoever with the Meditation Society of America....
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dwhite93
Nov 16, 2001 11:26 am
No, this retreat has no connection with the Meditation Society of America...I didn't mean to suggest that it did. I just thought that those who are in the ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 16, 2001 5:26 pm
Dear Darren, Thank you for the clarification and the invitation. Being in the presence of an Enlightened being is a wonderful, powerful, spiritually ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 16, 2001 6:02 pm
Question:<br>My 15 year old son has problems with testing at school. He knows the information and stresses out and forgets. Will meditation help him? ...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 21, 2001 6:37 am
Question:<br>I've been meditating for years and have had great visions and insights, but I'm not really any happier. What should I do?<br>Answer:<br>Just by...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 24, 2001 1:33 am
Question:<br>Where do the questions on the message board originate?<br>Answer:<br>Some were asked in our classes, many came from readers of our newsletter, The...
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Nov 24, 2001 1:36 am
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rainbowtoh
Nov 27, 2001 1:01 am
My yoga teacher said that will be some Pranayama meditation classes available after our yoga class. They will begin early next year. What is Pranayama...
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medit8ionsociety
medit8ionsoc...
Nov 27, 2001 5:13 pm
Dear Tony,<br>Pranayama deals with the movement of energy and specifically the way to do it using breath. Breath takes place now, in the present, and paying...
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rainbowtoh
Nov 28, 2001 11:39 pm
Thank you, I also enjoyed the one about transcending karma....
