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Meditation: Going beyond positive thinking
Meditation: Going beyond positive thinking By: Ananda Marga Founder Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii on Oct 17, 2013 Beyond Positive thinking There is an old adage in yoga psychology which is at the heart of the phenomenon of positive thinking. ‘The mind takes the shape of its object’. When you pour water into a container, it will take the shape of… Continue reading Meditation: Going beyond positive thinking
Mediation, for people who can’t meditate
Mediation, for people who can’t meditate By: Nitin Agarwal on Oct 18, 2013 | 218 Views | 5 Responses The author is deeply influenced by ‘A Course in Miracles’, ‘The Power of Now’ and ‘Tripura Rahasya’, and gives various suggestions keeping in the mind the learning received from these books. I am unable to meditate. When I sit to meditate, my… Continue reading Mediation, for people who can’t meditate
Characteristics of Mantra by Ananda Marga Founder Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii
Characteristics of Mantra: Ananda Marga Founder Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii The third characteristic of a mantra is that it is rhythmic. What this means on the practical level is that it has to be able to align itself with our breathing and hence all mantras for meditation consist of two syllables. Our breathing exerts a great influence over… Continue reading Characteristics of Mantra by Ananda Marga Founder Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii
Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure
Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 17:58 Washington: A new study has revealed that technique incorporating meditation and yoga can benefit patients with high blood pressure or `prehypertension`. The study by Joel W. Hughes , PhD, of Kent State (Ohio) University included 56 women and men… Continue reading Technique incorporating meditation and yoga lowers high blood pressure
Inner truth: Meditation Unplugged
Inner truth: Meditation Unplugged Thursday, Oct 10, 2013, 8:21 IST | Agency: DNA Anandmurti Gurumaa Meditation is largely prevalent nowadays because it is seen as an antidote to stress. However it is much more than just that. Meditation is a way of life. It is to be lived. We have a vast reservoir of energy… Continue reading Inner truth: Meditation Unplugged
Confession of a Fidgety Meditator: HuffPost
Confession of a Fidgety Meditator Posted: 10/07/2013 1:11 pm Dr. Marcia Hootman Author and fitness expert In my childhood home, each person was assigned a specific task. My dad’s job was to wash dishes after dinner. In retrospect, it’s not surprising the memory remains so vivid to me. I remember watching him as he lovingly… Continue reading Confession of a Fidgety Meditator: HuffPost
Loving-Kindness Meditation and Change – HuffPost
Loving-Kindness Meditation and Change Posted: 10/02/2013 7:58 am By Angela Wilson, MA, RYT One increasingly popular form of meditation is loving-kindness meditation (LKM), the practice of wishing oneself and others to be happy, content and at ease. In the yoga tradition, loving-kindness is seen as an opportunity to “cultivate the opposite.” Where many meditation techniques encourage students… Continue reading Loving-Kindness Meditation and Change – HuffPost
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being BY DOUGLAS QUAN, POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Even though some politicians have derided prison yoga programs as unnecessary inmate “coddling,” there’s a growing push for their expansion across Canada. Advocates say yoga and meditation boost inmates’ mental well-being and help to reduce prison… Continue reading Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
The Himalayan Times : Meditation in common motions – Detail News : Nepal News Portal
Added At: 2013-06-30 9:18 PM RAMESHWAR BARAL The dictionary meaning of meditation is a mind under control to escape from the outer world realities to be in short, strain-free moments. A meditating mind comes to the centre stage achieving a blank phase. In the phrase of spiritual gurus, meditation is but a complex workout. They… Continue reading The Himalayan Times : Meditation in common motions – Detail News : Nepal News Portal