One of the greatest masters of meditation was Swami Sivananda. He wrote more than 350 books, and everything in them is aimed at helping those who are reading...
Stress-related disorders are on the rise due to our complex and constantly changing world. Symptoms of fear and anxiety in our population have skyrocketed over...
One of the common and wide-spread issues debated and discussed in the spiritual circles whether it is in physical satsanghs or in cyber based forums........ ...
Well now here I was, not knowing where to start, signed on this list and first post, right off the bat, got the kind of orientation-overview I'd been vainly...
I sent a post but I don't know where (your account is set up not to receive e-mail), so at the risk of repeating myself and generally being totally off-topic: ...
Yo Kurt, Thanks for all the great advise. I think you have well demonstrated one of the most surprising things I have found out about in the past 2 years, and...
If you continually look to the empirical data to identify yourself or your environment, you are no doubt to any school of buddhism looking at conceptions - and...
Any path that does not treat the ultimate continues a perpetual regress and will never find the path out...like five people standing in a room looking for the...
... I've been practicing for less than a year. Working with my breathing, and trying to lessen the discursiveness of my mind is challenging, but I think I've...
Dear KH, I heard a terrific teacher say once "different wells, same source." That took a number of years to "accept". But, it's true. Breathing meditation is a...
I have had the unique experience of interacting with a team from Lehigh University who have developed a machine that seems to demonstrate "Mind over Matter", ...
KC, Thank you for your response. I feel that breathing is the best way to begin meditation. I find it very calming and rejuvenating too. I started learning...
KH and all, One of the best meditations of them all deals with breathing in as close a way as possible. It may also have been the very first meditation. Here...
"The brightly shining mind is never absent but is colored by the thoughts and emotions that people put upon it. If you were to see the luminous freedom of this...
When we sit in meditation amazing insights and experiences fill us up and heal us. But the best part of a meditative life occurs when we have an ongoing...
Hello, Iam venkateswarlu from india.I have been doing the meditation for the pasat 4 years.I got so much resutlt fue to meditation. Whole of my mental...
Today even a mosquito is killing man by giving dangerous fever. Man used to say, "I will quash you like a mosquito." This means that mosquito is most...
I am a Freshman in highschool, and during the 8th grade I went though a huge depression. Most of my thoughts were negative and sad, and my self-confidence was...
Greetings All, I used to attend a Yoga class regularly, and would like to get started again. Particularly a class that offers both, or a blended practice. I...
Hi Joe: One way to find a local yoga class is to visit http://www.tranquilityisyours.com, and click on the "MeetUp" icon which is located in the lower left...
I would say you were using positive thoughts and positive affirmations in a meditative way. Positive affirmations are a great way to try and lift yourself out...
Friends. On Sunday, December 17th, at 11:00 a.m., Swami Nirmalananda Giri, abbot of Atma Jyoti Ashram, will speak at the San Diego Vedanta Society, on "Swami...
The generation and propagation of the divine knowledge is not a waste. Certainly, all will not change. A few will partially change. One or two in this minority...
Hello group, My name's Sean. It was about three or four years ago,after a 7 year relationship crashed and burned,I started reading about self-realization.The...
Hi Sean, The best piece of advice anyone can give you is to practice awareness meditation. Every spiritual master that has ever walked the earth has taught to...
Hello Sean, The body popularly known as Sean goes to sleep. The body popularly known as Sean wakes up. While this alternate waking and sleeping carries on till...
Dear Sean, Don't give up and don't be discouraged. My first question is "do you have a teacher?" There are so many ingredients for successful meditation and...
Thanks for all the responses.What I'm looking for,I guess,first is a clear head and a clear perspective on life,so that I may make decisions from the outside...
Hi Sean: I'm glad you found some answers. I had the same issue you had. My problem was mind racing. I just couldn't stop it. My mind seemed to think that...
Hi Sean, my first impression about you is that you have too much anxieties on your life that are keeping you from focus. Remember how much time Buddha himself...