Sound Meditation: Begin with noticing your breath, and being quietly aware of when you are inhaling and exhaling. By focusing on any sound - soft music, the...
You're welcome. This seemingly simple meditation techniques... is not as easy and breezy as it reads. So, just a preparatory note: While in the settled...
Jnana Yoga is the yoga of wisdom. Basically it directs us to come to know the reality of who and what our Real Self is. Who and what we are is consciousness...
Never, Ever Complain "Acceptance is what you see among children. That's why they're always happy, with smiling faces. The childlike innocence is in you...
No inner narrative Brings life to life Words are merely Secondary devices That underlie the Lie of duality Only ego assigns Our narrative potency Neither the 5...
... Yo Papajeff, These are beautiful wise words and point so well to the wordless wonders that are ever-available, but rarely appreciated or perceived. I've...
This is an article that wasprinted in the 7/8/09 NY Times that I think is well worth sharing. It's longer than most of the posts we see, but very interesting...
Question: In speaking of No Expectation What does that look like ... seeing that there is no separate entity yet in this plane where there is body activity......
GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES IN YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. THE LATEST VOLUME OF THE SPIRITUAL WEB SITE www.ahwan.org (or www.ahwan.com) : VOLUME 99, July 2009 ISSUE,...
Approaching spirituality Even allowing for a glance In that mystical direction Provokes an inner chattter What about me whines A second-hand identity There is...
A One-pointed Mind "When the mind is concentrated, it gains more strength. Anything that is dissipated loses its strength. If you gather all the thought forms...
"For the beginner meditation on a form is more easy and agreeable. Practice of it leads to self-enquiry which consists in sifting the reality from unreality....
Meditation is one of the most extraordinary things, and if you do not know what it is you are like the blind man in a world of bright colour, shadows and...
Question: Is it possible to believe that one has just attained Buddhahood? And is it possible just to believe like that only because of the ego? And if it is...
I have often thought that was the case that's why I am very sceptical about peoples claims! ... From: medit8ionsociety <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> Subject:...
There is an interesting tale (myth?) about when Gautama (Buddha) awakened and was walking along a path down the mountain when he met a monk. In his delight,...
"I"dentification not present presents life as it is. No energy given to chattering about cause or effect causes quite a functional effect. Kir Li Molari...
Hello dear friends; This is my first post.I read the book called I AM THAT and as far as I understand the awareness Sri Nisargadatta describes is the...
I'd love to do a whole bunch of nothin right now! ... From: cuno66 <cuno66@...> Subject: [Meditation Society of America] Description of doing nothing ...
Thanks to Bruce Morgen for pointing us to this interesting article on the Huffington Post site. http://tinyurl.com/m46r3r BTW, Bruce's own site is an enriching...
... Yo Cuno, Good question, We weren't there and don't know the language and the translation. For instance, perhaps he meant "don't react to" rather than ...
This is a good concept to ponder, the BE-ING and is present in many traditions I have observed. Howevr if applied the wrong way or under false pretences it...
This from another group: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/relax-your-way-to-perfect-health-1763109.html It's a piece of...
Sometimes stress can cause serious illness. Take a look at the book by Lawrence LeShan, You Can Fight For Your Life about turning on the immune system after...
I would like to comment a little more. My previous message is the way I actively approach an illness. I would also say that just meditating without a...
Be a Humble Teacher "If you want to enlighten others, get enlightened yourself. What you read in books is not enough. As a Yoga teacher, you should show your...