tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81898699520852193742024-03-14T00:48:52.938-07:00Easy Meditation for BeginnersThe best starting point for a beginner of ancient meditation practices.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-70162298950213144042010-02-06T04:19:00.000-08:002010-02-06T04:27:29.328-08:00PRATYAHARA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/S21fZe-VCtI/AAAAAAAAAUg/CR8bU_fT0xc/s1600-h/PRATYAHARA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/S21fZe-VCtI/AAAAAAAAAUg/CR8bU_fT0xc/s320/PRATYAHARA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435105216721914578" border="0" /></a>PRATYAHARA PRATYAHARA is the first process in the mental part of our task. The previous practices, Asana, <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/videos/category/yoga-pranayama">Pranayama</a>, Yama, and Niyama, are all acts of the body, while mantra is connected with speech: Pratyahara is purely mental.<br /><br />And what is Pratyahara? This word is used by different authors in different senses. The same word is employed to designate both the practice and the result. It means for our present purpose a process rather strategical than practical; it is introspection, a sort of general examination of the contents of the mind which we wish to control:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/content/asana-pranayama-japa-yoga.html+">Asana</a> having been mastered, all immediate exciting causes have been removed, and we are free to think what we are thinking about. A very similar experience to that of Asana is in store for us. At first we shall very likely flatter ourselves that our minds are pretty calm; this is a defect of observation.<br /><br />Just as the European standing for the first time on the edge of the desert will see nothing there, while his Arab can tell him the family history of each of the fifty persons in view, because he has learnt how to look, so with practice the thoughts will become more numerous and more insistent.<br /><br />As soon as the body was accurately observed it was found to be terribly restless and painful; now that we observe the mind it is seen to be more restless and painful still. ("See diagram opposite.") A similar curve might be plotted for the real and apparent painfulness of Asana. Conscious of this fact, we begin to try to control it: "Not quite so many thoughts, please!" "Don't think quite so fast, please!" "No more of that kind of thought, please!" It is only then that we discover that what we thought was a school of playful porpoises is really the convolutions of the sea-serpent.<br /><br />The attempt to repress has the effect of exciting. When the unsuspecting pupil first approaches his holy but wily Guru, and demands magical powers, that Wise One replies that he will confer them, points out with much caution and secrecy some particular spot on the pupil's body which has never previously attracted his attention, and says: "In order to obtain this magical power which you seek, all that is necessary is to wash seven times in the Ganges during seven days, being particularly careful to avoid thinking of that one spot."<br /><br />{diagram on page 26, nothing else, graph with following text beneath: BD shows the Control of the Mind, improving slowly at first, afterwards more quickly. It starts from at or near zero, and should reach absolute control at D. EF shows the Power of Observation of the contents of the mind, improving quickly at first, afterwards more slowly, up to perfection at F. It starts well above zero in the case of most educated men. The height of the perpendiculars HI indicates the dissatisfaction of the student with his power of control. Increasing at first, it ultimately diminishes to zero.} course the unhappy youth spends a disgusted week in thinking of little else. It is positively amazing with what persistence a thought, even a whole train of thoughts, returns again and again to the charge.<br /><br />It becomes a positive nightmare. It is intensely annoying, too, to find that one does not become conscious that one has got on to the forbidden subject until one has gone right through with it. However, one continues day after day investigating thoughts and trying to check them; and sooner or later one proceeds to the next stage, Dharana, the attempt to restrain the mind to a single object. Before we go on to this, however, we must consider what is meant by success in Pratyahara.<br /><br />This is a very extensive subject, and different authors take widely divergent views. One writer means an analysis so acute that every thought is resolved into a number of elements (see "The Psychology of Hashish," Section V, in Equinox II). Others take the view that success in the practice is something like the experience which Sir Humphrey Davy had as a result of taking nitrous oxide, in which he exclaimed: "The universe is composed exclusively of ideas." Others say that it gives Hamlet's feeling: "There's nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so," interpreted as literally as was done by Mrs. Eddy. However, the main point is to acquire some sort of inhibitory power over the thoughts. Fortunately there is an unfailing method of acquiring this power.<br /><br />It is given in Liber III. If Sections 1 and 2 are practised (if necessary with the assistance of another person to aid your vigilance) you will soon be able to master the final section. In some people this inhibitory power may flower suddenly in very much the same way as occurred with Asana.<br /><br />Quite without any <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/store/relaxation-meditation-music-odyssey.html">relaxation</a> of vigilance, the mind will suddenly be stilled. There will be a marvellous feeling of peace and rest, quite different from the lethargic feeling which is produced by over-eating. It is difficult to say whether so definite a result would come to all,or even to most people. The matter is one of no very great importance. If you have acquired the power of checking the rise of thought you may proceed to the next stage.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 78%;">From - MEDITATION THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-21307045044505238372009-05-20T02:20:00.000-07:002009-05-20T22:06:38.756-07:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 10<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO7aMTurMI/AAAAAAAAAP0/437nHOg686E/s1600-h/Season%2520of%2520Rain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 175px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO7aMTurMI/AAAAAAAAAP0/437nHOg686E/s320/Season%2520of%2520Rain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274765647235951810" border="0" /></a>Yellow denotes intellectuality. It is a good colour. When the intellect runs into low channels, the yellow is deep and dull. When it is directed towards higher things, it becomes brilliantly golden or prim-rose yellow. Blue when dark and clear denotes religious feeling. When the blue amounts to a rich violet,<br />it represents highest religious thought and feeling. Blue when light and luminous represents spirituality. White when pure and effulgent represents the Spirit or Brahman or <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/meditation-a-way-of-life.html">GOD</a>. Dear friend! Surround yourself with harmonious vibrations within and without. Regular meditation will help you in attaining this end. Carry with you wherever you may go, vibrations of power, strength, joy, bliss, peace, kindness, love, mercy and sympathy. Absorb all good vibrations. Dispel all discordant vibrations. Learn to absorb the vibrations of great sages of yore which are floating in the ethereal space. Be in tune with the vibrations of the living liberated sages. They will all back you up. May the vibrations of peace and joy flow through your eyes, face, tongue, hands, feet and skin! May whoever comes in contact with you feel this! May the Eternal, Immortal <a href="http://www.spiritualguidedmeditation.com/">Spirit guide</a> you in your attainment of Self-realisation by developing harmonious vibrations! Om Peace!<br />Peace! Peace!<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-4008177708278745382009-05-20T01:58:00.000-07:002009-05-20T22:06:29.848-07:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 9<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO1ss3OvUI/AAAAAAAAAPs/ko1GGfKQgeQ/s1600-h/Meditation_Pool_by_Quellist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 271px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO1ss3OvUI/AAAAAAAAAPs/ko1GGfKQgeQ/s320/Meditation_Pool_by_Quellist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274759368142667074" border="0" /></a>Human aura has different colours in different people according to their growth and<br />development physically, mentally, morally and spiritually, and each colour has got its own meaning<br />and significance. The meanings of some of these colours are set below:<br />Scarlet represents anger.<br />Crimson represents love.<br />Rose represents love.<br />Black denotes hatred and malice.<br />Red on a black background indicates anger.<br />Red on a green background shows jealousy.<br />Red independent of a background denotes “righteous indignation.”<br />Lurid Sanguinary Red indicates sensuality.<br />Grey represents selfishness when the colour is bright.<br />Grey represents fear when its shade is like a dead body.<br />Green denotes jealousy when the colour is dirty.<br />Red Flashes on a green background signifies anger mingled with jealousy.<br />Slimy Green signifies deceit and cunning.<br />Green when bright indicates tolerance, tact, adaptability, politeness and intelligence.<br />Orange when bright denotes pride and ambition.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-23358399282065826702009-05-20T01:54:00.000-07:002009-05-20T22:06:19.383-07:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO1F2mxwRI/AAAAAAAAAPk/whduPEPNtHo/s1600-h/kaars0104oa.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 193px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO1F2mxwRI/AAAAAAAAAPk/whduPEPNtHo/s320/kaars0104oa.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274758700743115026" border="0" /></a>This is the way to develop a protecting auric shell: Sit at ease. Retain the breath for a half or one minute. Imagine that you are surrounded by a shell of thought-aura to a distance of 2 or 3 feet from the body on all sides. Form a clear mental image. Repeat this process 10 to 15 times. Repeat OM mentally, when you retain the breath. The spiritual aura is of yellow. It centres round the heads of Saints, Sages, Rishis, Prophets, and Yogins. This can sometimes be seen by ordinary persons with naked eyes, when the saint stands on the pulpit to preach. The yellow glow is intensified, when the intellectual faculties are put to an unusual strain. The face of the saint will present a glowing appearance. This is the nimbus or glory of a saint. This is the halo shown in pictures of spiritual leaders. The magnetic spiritual aura of Lord Buddha extended to a distance of 3miles all around. Those who came within the compass of 3 miles were subdued. They became his disciples. The magnetic divine aura of Yogi Kaka Bhusunda radiated to a distance of eight miles! The spiritual aura of even a first-class aspirant radiates to a<br />distance of 400 yards. You can also develop this <a href="http://www.spiritualguidedmeditation.com/">spiritual</a> aura by regular and continued practice of <a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/meditation.php">meditation</a> with zeal and persistence.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-16289097258053688602009-03-18T01:21:00.000-07:002009-03-18T01:27:50.191-07:00Jalandhara bandha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/ScCviEmqFBI/AAAAAAAAAQc/4WI5Jn_JATQ/s1600-h/2474077826_e379fed398_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/ScCviEmqFBI/AAAAAAAAAQc/4WI5Jn_JATQ/s320/2474077826_e379fed398_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314440560183481362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jalandhara bandha</span><br />Jalandhara bandha is the water pipe lock. It binds the network of subtle energy channels. Engaging Jalandhara bandha is useful for alleviating diseases of the throat. It also improves the quantum of prana in the thoracic region. By pressing the chin to the chest, prana is captured, preventing it from escaping the upper body. Many major nerve fibers pass through the neck; when jalandhara bandha is performed it exerts pressure on them and the flow of nervous impulses to the brain is restricted. These impulses collect in the cervical plexus, and when the bandha is released they flood into the brain. The force of these impulses helps to activate higher centers in the <a href="http://www.soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/mind">brain</a>, those that function with <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/videos/what-is-similarity-between-creativity-and-meditation.html">creativity</a> and intellect.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Practice</span> : <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jalandhara bandha</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1</span>. Sit comfortably in siddhasana or padmasana (illustration p.13). Place the palms of the hands on the knees and allow the whole body to relax. Inhale slowly and deeply through the nose and retain the breath. Lower the chin so that it touches the collarbone. At the same time, straighten the elbows and raise the shoulders. Hold the breath and the position for as long as comfortable. Then release jalandhara bandha by slowly raising the head and relaxing the shoulders. Exhale in a very slow, controlled manner. Practice five rounds, breathing normally for a few minutes between each round. Then practice five rounds with external retention (exhale and hold).<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span>. Visualize the throat as a net that captures the breath as it comes up.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span>. Notice when the chin is tucked how easy it is to see your navel.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4.</span> Pay attention to the opening of your throat while simultaneously locking the chin.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5</span>. Link all the bandhas and follow the flow of breath unobstructed while maintaining the locks in the body. Notice any change in energy level or effects on your thoughts.<br />From : ashtanga yoga manualUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-47420270271273444262009-02-25T23:03:00.000-08:002009-02-25T23:06:30.345-08:00Cleansing and purification :: Meltdown<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SaY_IAYEoGI/AAAAAAAAAQU/w4-34r8t92s/s1600-h/practicing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SaY_IAYEoGI/AAAAAAAAAQU/w4-34r8t92s/s320/practicing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306998617675178082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nauli kriyas</span><br />If you look around you, you’ll notice what happens as we get<br />older. The middle of the body begins to lose shape and collapse.<br />Gravity is pulling us downward. Unless we are practicing some<br />type of opposing technique, the whole solar plexus area, a major<br />nerve center of the body, will become squashed. Not to mention<br />the toxins that get trapped, the poor digestion that results, and the<br />lack of oxygen to the abdominal region. Naulis, in conjunction<br />with the bandhas, bring everything upward, inviting vitality back<br />into the middle of the body. These techniques keep the gastro-intestinal or alimentary system balanced and functioning smoothly. Naulis massage the internal organs, acting as an internal cleansing technique. Keeping you pure and clean, naulis remove sluggishness of the stomach, intestines, and liver, bringing back upward the evercaving-in abdominal<br />region which is crushing and suffocating internal organs as gravity<br />pulls us down. Don’t let the fire go out. Keep the channels of the body pure and<br />open the pathway for the oxygen to keep feeding the fire. It’s best<br />to practice on an empty stomach in the morning.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />from : ashtanga yoga manual</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-7466175136581631282008-12-01T01:47:00.000-08:002009-02-26T02:44:12.790-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO0DakKPyI/AAAAAAAAAPc/v4as4CuuW7w/s1600-h/12311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 126px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STO0DakKPyI/AAAAAAAAAPc/v4as4CuuW7w/s320/12311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274757559344578338" border="0" /></a>Just as blood flows along arteries and veins, so also the vital force flows along the nerves in a constant stream. This vital force is poured upon us from the sun, which is the source of life. He who has abundant vital force is a healthy man. He radiates abundant “Health Aura’’ and brings joy, strength, health and vitality to countless persons with whom he comes in contact. He becomes a centre of energy. The vital force constantly radiates from his body in all directions. A mesmeriser actually transmits his vital force through magnetic “passes” to the subject. It is through the help of this vital force that he practices various sorts of healing. He who is endowed with abundant “<a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/stress-mangement.html">Health</a> Aura” and vital force cannot succumb easily to any disease. The “Health Aura” and the vital force act as powerful germicides. They prevent the entry of germs into the body. Even if he succumbs to any kind of disease, he will tide over the crisis very easily in a short time on account of his high standard of health and vitality. He will convalesce very quickly. On the contrary a weak man who is deficient in vital force or Prana absorbs the vitality or Prana of a strong man with whom he happens to come in contact. If you feel weak, uncomfortable and weary after an interview with any weak person, remember that the weak man has depleted your energy to some extent. He has acted the part of a vampire. You might have all experienced this in your daily life. It is quite possible by an effort of the will to put a check to the radiation of vitality from one’s body by building a shell around the body. This will prevent the entry of disease-causing germs into the body. Further the body will also be impervious to any kind of astral elemental influence from without. You may render yourself immune from any form of vampirism. There will not be any leakage of life-force from your body. The depressing influence of the base thoughts of low-<a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">minded</a> people will be obviated. You can live quite comfortably with them in the same room.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-17513138722747986782008-12-01T01:22:00.000-08:002009-02-26T02:23:53.670-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 6<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOyhwSiFhI/AAAAAAAAAPU/IZuCt3D8fWQ/s1600-h/lawn_small.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 146px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOyhwSiFhI/AAAAAAAAAPU/IZuCt3D8fWQ/s320/lawn_small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274755881549043218" border="0" /></a>If you have a pure <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a>, if you are free from prejudice, intolerance, dislike, hatred and greed, if you possess love, sympathy, mercy and unbiased neutral state of consciousness, you will be able to find out at once what sort of vibrations people around you radiate. You will develop a new spiritual sense or Yogic faculty. Do not be carried away by bubbling emotions. Bring them under your control. Use your reason. Keep a balance between reason and feeling. Develop both the head and the heart. Then only there will be harmonious vibrations inside. Regular<a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/online-meditation-room.php"> meditation</a> will pave a long way in the attainment of the balanced state.If you live in the company of a developed saint, you will be immensely benefited by his wonderfully powerful spiritual vibrations and aura. Even a rank materialist and a confirmed atheist will feel the presence of God in his company.<br />Man draws his Prana from the air he breathes, from the food he eats, and from the beverage<br />he drinks. You can imbibe the energy from the solar energy also, if you know the Yogic technique. Deficiency of Prana induces weakness, low vitality, languor and inertia. A sufficient supply of Prana makes a man nimble, active and energetic. He has full life in every limb. He jumps and dances in joy. The aura is in fact an emanation or radiation of life-force from the vehicles or sheaths of man. The aura can be seen only by the Yogi who has inner Yogic sight or clairvoyant vision. Each sheath radiates its own particular aura with a particular rate of vibration. So there is no interference. The auras of the different sheaths interpenetrate each other. The aura that emanates from the physical body is gross. This is known as the “Health Aura.” Its colour is faintly brilliant violet-grey or bluish-white mist. It is almost colourless. It is ovoid in shape. It extends from the body to distance of 2 or 3 feet. The “Health Aura” is striated by countless fine lines which project from the body evenly like stiff bristles. In perfect health these lines are separate and parallel. They are in an orderly manner. In poor health or diseased condition they droop down like the soft hair of an animal or the stems of faded flowers. The lines lie about in all directions in a state of confusion. When a sick person recovers from his illness, the radiation of the magnetic form of vital energy slowly begins and the lines of the “Health Aura” are brought back into order. They again become straight and parallel.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-9871375597217795962008-12-01T01:18:00.000-08:002009-02-26T01:21:42.799-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 5Why do the places of pilgrimage attract people? Because Saints, Mahatmas, Yogins and<br />Sannyasins had done their Tapas and <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation.php">meditation</a> in these places. In other words, these places have been saturated with pure vibrations. That is the reason why the pilgrims feel inexpressible joy, peace and strength in these places. The powerful spiritual thoughts of those spiritual giants are still floating in the atmosphere. They exercise a benign and soothing influence on their minds. Places like Gangotri, Uttarkasi, Badrinarayan, Manasasarovar, Mount Kailas, Rishikesh, Amarnath, and Kedarnath in India are filled with holy vibrations of sages and Rishis of yore who did severe Tapas there, and are therefore best suited and highly beneficial to aspirants for the practice of <a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/meditation.php">meditation</a>. Aspirants can enter into the meditative mood in these places without any effort. Even some places in the plains have their own good vibrations. So some people feel happy<br />in some localities but not in others. Happy surroundings with harmonious vibrations help a man to turn out good, substantial work, whereas unpleasant surroundings with morbid vibrations retard the work of man. The elements differ, not in substance, but only in the rate of vibrations. The substance in ice, water, steam and vapour is the same. Each contains two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen, but the rate of vibration differs in ice, water and steam.<br />If you are not powerful to protect yourself, vicious thoughts of others will affect you, when<br />you live with them in the same room. Create a protective magnetic aura around you. Feel and<br />imagine that a protective shell has been actually formed around your body. Practise Pranayama and meditation regularly. No wrong vibrations from without can affect you. Your body and mind will be proof against undesirable vibrations.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-47209545241161068572008-12-01T00:44:00.000-08:002008-12-07T22:34:36.668-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 4The five sheaths36 should vibrate harmoniously. Then only you will have good health and a<br />sound mind. Disease is nothing but disharmony in the vibrations of the human body. Asanas,<br />Pranayama, recitation of the Names of the Lord, singing hymns and prayer, study of philosophical books will produce harmonious vibrations in the physical, vital, mental, intellectual and blissful sheaths respectively. Then only you can practice meditation nicely.<br />Colours have vibrations. Some colours are soothing and pleasing, while others are very<br />annoying and irritating. Green colour is very pleasing. Colours that irritate clash in vibrations with those of the receptive subject. The vibrations set up by the pronunciation of the monosyllable OM are so powerful that they would bring the strongest building to the ground, if the pronunciation is persistently repeated in the right way.A note on the violin, if sounded repeatedly in rhythm, will generate vibrations which will in time destroy a bridge. The vibrations caused by the rhythmic movements of the soldiers on a bridge may bring down the bridge. A Yogi practices rhythmic breathing to absorb Prana and develop will. His whole system vibrates harmoniously. There is perfect harmony in the vibrations of his mind. Through rhythmic breathing he transmits an increased current of Prana or nerve-force to any part of the body for stimulating and invigorating it. He renovates and vivifies the whole system and heals any diseased part by supplying an increased quantity of Prana. He transmits powerful thoughts to others to heal them of their disease and attracts countless persons like a powerful magnet. He<br />becomes a mighty centre of spiritual force.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-9549619040071396522008-11-30T22:30:00.000-08:002008-12-07T22:34:33.954-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOGlzyKx6I/AAAAAAAAAPM/jILnp7T7Q_0/s1600-h/Rishikesh11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 179px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOGlzyKx6I/AAAAAAAAAPM/jILnp7T7Q_0/s320/Rishikesh11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274707572694894498" border="0" /></a>Some vibrations can be felt or detected by ordinary physical and sensory means. When you shake hands with another man, a distinct vibration can be felt passing from one hand to the other. A man who is both blind and deaf can easily know one individual from another because no two persons have the same vibrations. You will observe a definite rhythm in all vibrations. The law of rhythm operates in the working of this human machine. There is rhythm in every movement in this universe. Inhalation and exhalation, the systole and diastole of the heart, the ebb tide and the flood tide in the sea, the movements of the stars and the planets in the firmament, days and nights, seasons and monsoons—all follow definite rhythmic laws. Everything has a different rate of vibration. Various sorts of waves are passing about in this universe. Some waves oppose each other and bring about discord, disharmony and rupture. Some other waves move harmoniously side by side. Then there is peace and harmony. You must know how to harmonise your physical and mental vibrations with those without. Then only you can be really happy. If you can place yourself in tune with the vibrations of another man, you can really understand him. If you have immense liking for another man, it means your vibrations are in tune with the vibrations of that man. People of similar vibrations are united by friendship. If the vibrations of one man strike against those of another, they cannot be united. Hatred, prejudice, dislike and jealousy will result.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-47948232112359302172008-11-30T22:03:00.000-08:002008-12-07T22:34:30.472-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOEQUWXLEI/AAAAAAAAAPE/Z79u3atm9EE/s1600-h/Meditation_by_ratheshradha.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 197px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STOEQUWXLEI/AAAAAAAAAPE/Z79u3atm9EE/s320/Meditation_by_ratheshradha.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274705004456258626" border="0" /></a>Every thought, every word and every physical action produces a molecular vibration in the atmosphere which affect every object. Any evil thought, evil word or evil action immediately creates a bad vibration in the atmosphere and does harm to many persons. Conversely any good thought, good word or good action immediately produces a good vibration and does good to many persons. Telepathy is thought-vibration. The <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a> is constantly vibrating. The mind is acted upon by the psychic Prana or subtle energy and various thoughtforms are produced. Thought vibrates. The trained Yogi can send a thought in the ether to any distance he likes. Thoughts are separated from each other by different rates of vibration. Wherever and whenever any work is done, a motion or vibration is caused; wherever and whenever a motion or vibration is produced a sound is produced. The sound of the first motion of the equipoised Nature in the act of creation of Pranava or OM. The Lord willed at the end of the dissolution (Maha-Pralaya): “May I become many.” There arose a motion or vibration in the unmanifested <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">Nature</a> (Prakriti). It is Omkara or Pranava-Nada. There must be harmony or concord in vibration. Then there is peace. There must be rhythm in vibration. Then there is order. There is rhythm in the systolic and diastolic movements of the heart during contraction and dilation. So there is order in internal harmony in the circulation of blood. Man enjoys good health. There is rhythm in the vibration or the movement of the lungs. So man is hale and hearty. If there is a disturbance of the rhythm in the motion of either the heart or the lungs, then man gets incurable diseases of the heart and the lungs and passes away soon.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-49262396515932071962008-11-30T21:51:00.000-08:002008-11-30T22:02:58.789-08:00SPIRITUAL VIBRATIONS AND AURA - Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STN97GfBgsI/AAAAAAAAAO8/jmM2Z3pFsqA/s1600-h/Meditation_by_poprage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/STN97GfBgsI/AAAAAAAAAO8/jmM2Z3pFsqA/s320/Meditation_by_poprage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274698042887471810" border="0" /></a>Vibration means motion. The Lord willed and there was a vibration. The world was projected. The sound OM emanated. The three qualities viz., Sattva, Rajas and Tamas differentiated themselves from the unmanifested. There was a vibration in the ether and the other four elements came forth. Through the process of quintuplication or mixing up of the elements the phenomenal world came into being. The whole universe is full of molecular vibrations. Any word or <a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/lord-rama-mantra-hariharan.php">Mantra</a> uttered silently or forcibly produces molecular waves, gross, subtle, or more subtle. These waves spread throughout the universe. It is said that the radiowaves move round the world seven times a second. Everything in this world, both visible and invisible, constantly vibrates. All particles of matter are in a state of vibration. From the tiniest atom to the mightiest planet all things are in a state of vibration. The atoms of the human body are in constant vibration. Different rates of vibration balanced in the cosmic rhythm produce, before us the magnanimous world. Matter is being acted upon by energy and innumerable forms are produced. Forms break down incessantly and new forms come into being. There is nothing in absolute rest in nature. The air is ever vibrating. Rivers are ever flowing. The earth is ever revolving. The stars are ever moving. Forms come and go but the reality that lies behind these forms is unchangeable.<br />Earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, thunder, lightning and so forth, are the<br />outcome of vibration. Electricity and magnetism are vibrations only. <a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/">Music</a> is vibration. If various kinds of musical instruments are kept in a room, properly tuned, and if one instrument is kept in vibration, all other instruments also will vibrate themselves. Music produces harmonious vibrations in the mind and soothes the nerves and the <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a><br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-55865826364035623992008-11-25T03:18:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:51:11.946-08:00CONCENTRATION - Part 4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvggt127eI/AAAAAAAAAOE/EK7gKywcylo/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvggt127eI/AAAAAAAAAOE/EK7gKywcylo/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272554641433226722" border="0" /></a>When you study one book, do not think of any other book. Fix the <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a> there steadily like the<br />arrow-maker24 who had no consciousness of his surroundings. Eminent scientists are so busy and attentive in their experiments and researches in their laboratories that they forget to take food even for days together. Once a scientist was very busy at his work. His wife who was living in another district had a serious calamity. She came running up to him to the laboratory with profuse tears in her eyes. Strange to say, the scientist was not a bit agitated. He was so very attentive in his work that he even forgot that she was his own wife. He replied: “Madam!Weep for some more time. Let me make chemical analysis of your tears.”<br />Once some gentleman invited Sir Isaac Newton for dinner. Newton repaired to his host’s<br />bungalow and took his seat in the drawing room. The gentleman forgot all about Newton, took his dinner and proceeded to his office. Newton was amusing within himself very absorbedly on some important point of science. He did not stir from his seat. He forgot all about his dinner and remained in the same chair like a statue for over thirty-six hours! The next morning the host saw Newton in the drawing room and then only remembered of having invited him for dinner. He really felt sorry<br />for his forgetfulness and apologised to Sir Isaac in a meek voice. What a wonderful power of<br />attention Sir Isaac Newton had! All geniuses possess this power to an infinite degree.<br />According to Prof. James we attend to things because they are very interesting. But Prof.<br />Pillsbury is of the opinion that things are interesting because we attend to them, or because we are likely to attend to them. We do not attend to them because they are interesting.<br />By the constant practice and ever-renewed effort of attention, a subject that in the beginning<br />was dry and uninteresting may become full of interest when you master it and learn its meaning and its issues. The power of concentrating your attention on the subject may become stronger.<br />When a great misfortune has befallen you, or when you pass in review a certain course of<br />conduct in order to find out the cause of failure, it may take possession of your mind to such a<br />degree that no effort of the will can make you cease from thinking over it. An article has to be<br />written, a book is in the process of preparation; the work is carried on to the loss of sleep and you are unable to tear yourself away from it; the attention which began voluntarily has taken entire hold of the field of <a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/">consciousness</a>.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-36605419928898201882008-11-25T03:12:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:50:31.698-08:00CONCENTRATION - Part 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvewq9z22I/AAAAAAAAAN8/KPbyNECcuzA/s1600-h/Meditate_by_Teenzo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvewq9z22I/AAAAAAAAAN8/KPbyNECcuzA/s320/Meditate_by_Teenzo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272552716515924834" border="0" /></a>If you closely watch, you will note that you observe different objects at different times. This perception of now one object and now another when the physical conditions are constant, is known as fluctuation of attention. Attention is changing. The objects themselves change or fluctuate but there is no fluctuation in the observing individual himself. The <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a> has not been trained to bear prolonged voluntary attention. It gets disgusted through monotony and wants to run towards some other pleasing object. You may say: “I am going to attend to one thing only,” but you will soon find that even though you attend very hard, you suddenly perceive something else. The attention wavers. Interest develops attention. It is difficult to fix the mind on an uninteresting object. When a professor is lecturing, when the subject is abstract and metaphysical, many people leave the hall quietly because they cannot attend to a subject which is not interesting. But if the same professor sings and tells some interesting and thrilling stories, all people hear him with rapt attention. There is pindrop silence. Lecturers should know the art of attracting the minds of the hearers. They will have to change the tone to talk with force and emphasis. They will have to watch the audience and see whether they are attentive or not. They will have to change the subject-matter for a short while and bring in some nice stories and suitable illustrations. They will have to look at the hearers directly in their eyes. So many things are necessary if one wants to become a successful lecturer, if one wants to make the hearers attentive. Napoleon, Gladstone, Arjuna and Jnanadeva had all wonderful powers of attention. They could fix their minds on any object. All scientists and occultists possess attention to a remarkable degree. They cultivate it by patience, regular and systematic practice. A judge and a surgeon can get positive success in their respective professions only if they are endowed with the power of attention to a high degree.When you do any work, plunge yourself in it. Forget yourself. Lose the self. Concentrate upon the work. Shut out all other thoughts. When you do one thing, do not think of any other thing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-57845665682685497352008-11-25T02:48:00.000-08:002008-11-30T21:50:09.547-08:00CONCENTRATION - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvaMREx0ZI/AAAAAAAAAN0/oSTaaUeXaPM/s1600-h/wahe_guru_by_enoshite.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 152px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvaMREx0ZI/AAAAAAAAAN0/oSTaaUeXaPM/s320/wahe_guru_by_enoshite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272547693044027794" border="0" /></a>If you analyse carefully the mental functions or operations, no one process can be singled out and called attention to. It is not possible to separate attention as a distinct function. You observe something; therefore you are attentive. Attention belongs to every state of consciousness and is present in every field of consciousness. An attentive student in the spiritual path can do hearing (Sravana) of the Srutis22 in an efficient manner. The military officer says: “ATTENTION” and the soldier is ready with his gun to carry out his behests. An attentive soldier alone can hit the mark. No one can get success either in temporal or spiritual pursuits without attention. There are Yogins who can do eight or ten or even hundred things at a time.23 This is not strange. The whole secret lies in the fact that they have developed their attention to a remarkable degree. All the great men of the world do possess this faculty in varying degrees.<br />Attention is of two kinds viz., external attention and internal attention. When the attention is<br />directed towards external objects, it is called external attention. When it is directed internally within the mind upon mental objects and ideas, it is known as internal attention.<br />There are again two other kinds of attention viz, voluntary attention and involuntary<br />attention. When the attention is directed towards some external object by an effort, of the will, it is called voluntary attention. When you have an express volition to attend to this or that, it is called <a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/">CONCENTRATION</a><br />22 Hindu Scriptures such as the Upanishads Brahma-Sutras etc.<br />23 Read my book “Mind, Its Mysteries and Control.”involuntary attention. The man understands why he perceives. Some deliberate intention, incentive,<br />goal or purpose is definitely involved. Voluntary attention needs effort, will, determination and<br />some mental training. This is cultivated by practice and perseverance. The benefits derived by the practice of attention are incalculable. Involuntary attention is quite common. This does not demand any practice. There is no effort of the will. The attention is induced by the beauty and attractive nature of the object. Individuals perceive without knowing why and without observed instruction. Young children possess this power of involuntary attention to a greater degree than grown-up people. If a man is not observant, he is not attentive. If he observes something, he is said to be attentive. Intention, purpose, hope, expectation, desire, belief, wish, knowledge, aim, goal and needs serve to determine attention. You will have to note carefully the degree, duration, range, forms, fluctuations and conflicts of attention. There is great attention, if the object is very pleasing. You will have to create interest. Then there will be attention. If the attention gets diminished, change your attention to another pleasant object. By patient training you can direct the mind to attend to an unpleasant object also by creating interest. Then your will will grow strong<br /><br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-79835749697697275382008-11-25T02:45:00.000-08:002008-11-25T02:51:14.299-08:00CONCENTRATION - Part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvYJYEbjkI/AAAAAAAAANs/eQNM0jxpfoI/s1600-h/meditate5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 205px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SSvYJYEbjkI/AAAAAAAAANs/eQNM0jxpfoI/s320/meditate5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272545444358753858" border="0" /></a>Hari Om! My speech is rooted in my <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/mind-the-senses.html">mind</a>,<br />My mind is rooted in my speech;<br />Brahman, reveal Thyself to me;<br />Ye mind and speech enable me<br />To grasp the truth the scriptures teach.<br />Let what I have heard slip not from me;<br />I join day with night in study,<br />I think the truth, I speak the truth;<br />May That protect me,<br />May That protect the teacher,<br />Protect me, protect the teacher, protect the teacher.<br />Om Peace! Om Peace! Om Peace!<br />Desa-bandhas-chittasya dharana—Concentration is fixing the mind on an external objector an internal point. Once a Sanskrit scholar approached Kabir21 and asked him: “O Kabir! What are you doing now?” Kabir replied: “O Pandit! I am detaching the mind from worldly objects and attaching it to the Lotus Feet of the Lord.” This is concentration. Right conduct, posture, Pranayama and abstraction from sensual objects will pave a long way in achieving rapid success in 51 PRACTICAL LESSONS IN <a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/">YOGA</a><br />20 For further details refer to my book “Science of Pranayama.”<br />21 Kabir, a weaver saint of the holy city of Kasi is said to have lived during the reign of Sikandar Lodhi and died in the year 1519 A.D. He was a distinguished disciple of the great religious reformer, Ramananda, and had marvellous psychic powers. concentration. There can be no concentration without something upon which the mind may rest. Concentration is the sixth step in the Yogic ladder. You must evince good interest in the practice of concentration. Then only your whole attention will be directed towards the object upon which you wish to concentrate. There can be really no concentration without a remarkable degree of interest and attention shown by the practitioner. You must therefore, know what these two words mean.<br />Attention is steady application of the mind. It is focussing of consciousness on some chosen<br />object. Through attention you can develop your mental faculties and capacities. Where there is<br />attention, there is also concentration. Attention should be cultivated gradually. It is not a special<br />process. It is the whole mental process in one of its aspects.<br />Perception always involves attention. To perceive is to attend. Through attention you get a<br />clear and distinct knowledge of objects. The entire energy is focussed on the object towards which attention is directed. Full and complete information is gained. During attention all the dissipated rays of the mind are collected. There is effort or struggle in attention. Through attention a deeper impression of anything is made in the mind. If you have good attention, you can attend to the matter in hand exclusively. An attentive man has very good memory. He is very vigilant and circumspect. He is nimble and alert.<br />From - SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-18615564571289585842008-11-04T22:57:00.000-08:002008-11-04T23:07:52.229-08:00THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS - Part 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SRFEmRDaDxI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Rm3ASawwZCg/s1600-h/meditate.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 182px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SRFEmRDaDxI/AAAAAAAAAMc/Rm3ASawwZCg/s320/meditate.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265064863576231698" border="0" /></a>It is certainly not to be found in dogma. Even so simple an idea as that of a supreme and eternal being is denied by a third of the human race. Legends of miracle are perhaps universal, but these, in the absence of demonstrative proof, are repugnant to common sense. But what of the origin of religions? How is it that unproved assertion has so frequently compelled the assent of all classes of mankind? Is not this a miracle? There is, however, one form of miracle which certainly happens, the influence of the genius. There is no known analogy in <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/touch-nature.html">Nature</a>. One cannot even think of a "super-dog" transforming the {7} world of dogs, whereas in the history of mankind this happens with regularity and frequency. Now here are three "super-men," all at loggerheads. What is there in common between Christ, <a href="http://buddhistmeditationtechniques.blogspot.com/">Buddha</a>, and Mohammed? Is there any one point upon which all three are in accord? No point of doctrine, no point of ethics, no theory of a "hereafter" do they share, and yet in the history of their lives we find one identity amid many diversities. Buddha was born a Prince, and died a beggar. Mohammed was born a beggar, and died a Prince. Christ remained obscure until many years after his death. Elaborate lives of each have been written by devotees, and there is one thing common to all three -- an omission. We hear nothing of Christ between the ages of twelve and thirty. Mohammed disappeared into a cave. Buddha left his palace, and went for a long while into the desert. Each of them, perfectly silent up to the time of the disappearance, came back and immediately began to preach a new law. This is so curious that it leaves us to inquire whether the histories of other great teachers contradict or confirm. Moses led a quiet life until his slaying of the Egyptian. He then flees into the land of Midian, and we hear nothing of what he did there, yet immediately on his return he turns the whole place upside down. Later on, too, he absents himself on Mount Sinai for a few days, and comes back with the Tables of the Law in his hand. St. Paul (again), after his adventure on the road to Damascus, goes into the desert of Arabia for many years, and on his return overturns the Roman Empire. Even in the legends of savages we find the same thing universal; somebody who is nobody in particular goes away for a longer or shorter period, and comes back as the "great medicine man"; but nobody ever knows exactly what happened to him. Making every possible deduction for fable and myth, we get this one coincidence. A nobody goes away, and comes back a somebody. This is not to be explained in any of the ordinary ways. There is not the smallest ground for the contention that these were from the start exceptional men. Mohammed would hardly have driven a camel until he was thirty-five years old if he had possessed any talent or ambition. St. Paul had much original talent; but he is the least of the five. Nor do they seem to have possessed any of the usual materials of power, such as rank, fortune, or influence. Moses was rather a big man in Egypt when he left; he came back as a mere stranger. {8} Christ had not been to China and married the Emperor's daughter. Mohammed had not been acquiring wealth and drilling soldiers. Buddha had not been consolidating any <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/spiritual-store.php">religious</a> organizations. St. Paul had not been intriguing with an ambitious general. Each came back poor; each came back alone. What was the nature of their power? What happened to them in their absence? History will not help us to solve the problem, for history is silent. We have only the accounts given by the men themselves. It would be very remarkable should we find that these accounts agree.<br />Of the great teachers we have mentioned Christ is silent; the other four tell us something; some more, some less. Buddha goes into details too elaborate to enter upon in this place; but the gist of it is that in one way or another he got hold of the secret force of the World and mastered it. Of St. Paul's experiences, we have nothing but a casual illusion to his having been "caught up into Heaven, and seen and heard things of which it was not lawful to speak." Mohammed speaks crudely of his having been "visited by the Angel Gabriel," who communicated things from "<a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/know-the-god-within.html">God</a>." Moses says that he "beheld God." Diverse as these statements are at first sight, all agree in announcing an experience of the class which fifty years ago would have been called supernatural, to-day may be called spiritual, and fifty years hence will have a proper name based on an understanding of the phenomenon which occurred. Theorists have not been at a loss to explain; but they differ. The Mohammedan insists that God is, and did really send Gabriel with messages for Mohammed: but all others contradict him. And from the nature of the case proof is impossible.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">From -<span style="font-size: 85%;">THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-14819591559585737502008-11-03T03:22:00.000-08:002008-11-03T03:30:41.983-08:00How Greed Arises<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQ7gDA5l1EI/AAAAAAAAAME/Cj7cDIx0GD8/s1600-h/iStockMed2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 208px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQ7gDA5l1EI/AAAAAAAAAME/Cj7cDIx0GD8/s320/iStockMed2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264391356828472386" border="0" /></a>When you come into contact with objects the mind conceptualises and says to you: ‘is is good , useful, harmless, you can’t do without it, just this once’. Gives you all the positive qualities.at’s when lobha arises. at’s the cause of lobha. If we just observe the ‘seeing’ process then lobha will not arise.Lobha (greed) can not differentiate between want and need. Dosa (anger) cannot differentiate between right and wrong. ese mind states are already in moha (delusion) and cannot know what is appropriate or not and cannot see causes and effects.Kilesa is not mature. But if you can see your mind feeling lobha, dosa, comparing itself to this or that, then this mind that is aware is more mature, it has sati, it is knowing, it is not blind.Defilements are not simple, and they don’t let you be simple. ey confuse you (they are of a confusing, deluding nature) they delay you on the path, distract you and push you out of the right way.In ActionWhen you start practising, it takes U Tejaniya a very short timeto find where you are in your own practice, whatever that practice might be, and guide you very skilfully to start watching your mind (consciousness).So assuming that you can look into your <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/online-meditation-room.php">mind</a>, Cittanupassana starts with observing the characteristics of the consciousness; if you recognise the work they do, that is their characteristic.You are aware of some object and the mind that is aware of that object. You know this mind as the noting mind or consciousness or citta.en another consciousness-citta arises which is aware-watches over the first one which is aware of object and arises with the object and because of the object. It knows what this first one is doing, knows its ‘whereabouts’ object and behaviour.is consciousness is called watching mind, or one step up mind.Once an object hits the field of <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/creativity-meditation.html">awareness</a> the noting mind is automatically there. e watching mind is watching-knowing what the noting mind is doing-experiencing.Don’t try to make your <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/online-meditation-room.php">meditation experience</a> better but be with whatever is happening completely.at’s the most important aspect of <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation.php">meditation</a>Very important: to live in the present moment.Every moment is a moment of meditation.When sitting, look at the defilement that tells you to move. It’s like a demanding child underestimating your wisdom. Look at it. Ask: Why?Look at all these perfect reasons that it gives you. Don’t take it for real, just keep looking at it. en if you have to move, move. ere’s no rule that says not to move.Try to see the ending of the noting mind. It happens very suddenly; like a snap of the fingers.Don’t get attached to happiness, to peace, to comfort, in sitting meditation. Keep your mind balanced all the time. Fly free.You don’t think, do I like this or do I not like this, but think should I do this or should I not do this.Watch out for that liking mind!Don’t try to stop others disturbing you, it is impossible!Personality is more like an idea in the mind, a thought. Which way are you going to go concept or reality?e frowning face shows the state which the mind is into (especially in sitting).Judging and “‘I’-ness” go together. When you find you are self-judging you are caught in identification.‘Blank’ Options— Stay with the consciousness that knows of the consciousness which is aware of that blankness.— Be aware of that neutrality as feeling.— Don’t stay with the blankness, go back to rising and falling.When there is ‘blank’ as you watch your mind, don’t take it as ‘practice gone wrong’. Blankness is object.Also your reaction to it, the mental state that arises because of it: ‘No object, what do I do now’? It is a very obvious object, don’t miss it.<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">from - Contemplation of the Mind</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-15509410409324658192008-11-01T04:20:00.000-07:002008-11-01T05:01:57.415-07:00Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Tawya<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQxFFVkxwkI/AAAAAAAAALk/iJ0GXC4hTt8/s1600-h/Free_by_kamikaze6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQxFFVkxwkI/AAAAAAAAALk/iJ0GXC4hTt8/s320/Free_by_kamikaze6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263658022482330178" border="0" /></a>Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Tawya — Vassa there should always be the greatest effort possible without forcing, without creating tension.’‘Insight comes from the <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/self-realisation-is-the-only-thing-worth-pursuing.html">realisation</a> that observation is going on without the observer. Witnessing is going on without the witness.’‘An ounce of practice is worth more than a ton of theory.’From Shwe Oo Min SayadawPut your <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/mind">mind</a> at the solar plexus. Don’t label. Just be aware of what is happening. If you hear something, just know there is hearing. If you know what sound it is you are hearing, this is not meditation.It’s only meditation when there are two minds:Knowing-noting mind and observing mind.If there is only one mind, ‘I’ is always there.e object is not the dhamma,e dhamma is the mindat is being aware.You don’t need to follow the objects or identify or know them. <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation-techniques.php">Awareness</a> will do it’s own work.Even when the person sleeps the Dhamma does not sleep, even when you are near death and you are overcome by exhaustion, the feeling of being overcome is just the feeling of being overcome, knowing it, is separate from the sensation.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">from - Contemplation of the Mind</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-70688802510842534402008-10-29T03:40:00.000-07:002008-10-29T03:59:59.736-07:00THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS - part 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQg_SKz-tgI/AAAAAAAAAK8/i6X8x8-ud8o/s1600-h/Meditate_by_Teenzo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SQg_SKz-tgI/AAAAAAAAAK8/i6X8x8-ud8o/s320/Meditate_by_Teenzo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262525745954993666" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation.php">EXISTENCE</a>, as we know it, is full of sorrow. To mention only one minor point: every man is a condemned criminal, only he does not know the date of his execution. This is unpleasant for every man. Consequently every man does everything possible to postpone the date, and would sacrifice anything that he has if he could reverse the sentence. Practically all religions and all philosophies have started thus crudely, by promising their adherents some such reward as immortality. No <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/spiritual-store.php">religion</a> has failed hitherto by not promising enough; the present breaking up of all religions is due to the fact that people have asked to see the securities. Men have even renounced the important material advantages which a well-organized religion may confer upon a State, rather than acquiesce in fraud or falsehood, or even in any system which, if not proved guilty, is at least unable to demonstrate its innocence. Being more or less bankrupt, the best thing that we can do is to attack the problem afresh without preconceived ideas. Let us begin by doubting every statement. Let us find a way of subjecting every statement to the test of experiment. Is there any truth at all in the claims of various religions? Let us examine the <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/spiritual-question-answers/">question</a>. Our original difficulty will be due to the enormous wealth of our material. To enter into a critical examination of all systems would be an unending task; the cloud of witnesses is too great. Now each religion is equally positive; and each demands faith. This we refuse in the absence of positive proof. But we may usefully inquire whether there is not any one thing upon which all religions have agreed: for, if so, it seems possible that it may be worthy of really thorough consideration.<br />from -<span style="font-size:85%;">THE WAY OF ATTAINMENT OF GENIUS</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-12174027775039328712008-10-03T21:37:00.000-07:002008-10-03T21:55:25.662-07:00SAYADAW U JOTIKA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SOb2llbV7HI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/ozq5X1uk4nU/s1600-h/924025_44690176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SOb2llbV7HI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/ozq5X1uk4nU/s200/924025_44690176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253157140936649842" border="0" /></a>[ SAYADAW U JOTIKA ]<br /><br />In all human activities, this <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/online-meditation-room.php">meditation practice</a> is the most important. (But note that when we say ‘without thinking about it’ we don’t mean absent minded.)<br />Let’s see why we don’t even use noting:<br />For example when we hear something and try to label: This is a ‘dog bark.’ To come to this conclusion we need a very complicated <a href="http://www.soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/mind">process in the mind</a>.<br />First you hear the sound and recall from the past similar sounds that you heard, you put the two together, then the mind works very fast like a computer.<br />Recognises: This is the same as that, and then you recall what it was called in the past, and you remember that, that was a dog barking in the past and you bring that past to the present: This sound is a ‘dog barking’.<br />You go through four different processes, four steps, in order to get to that.<br />In this meditation you stop at the first step, no more.<br />Even to name something you go through many-many steps like when we hear one word, if the sound is one syllable you go four full steps, if it has two syllables we go though more than four, maybe six or eight sometimes and if the sound has three or four syllables we have to go through many-many steps to get to the conclusion. The mind works very fast very hard. In this meditation practice we stop all that process we stay with the first step. That simple.<br />But it’s not easy to do that because we have a habit of going through the whole process.<br />But as I said before if you practise it, you don’t find it very difficult either.<br />It is just the act of being, when you see there is just ‘seeing’ when you hear there is just ‘hearing’ when you have any sensations in the body, there is just sensations, when you taste there is just ‘tasting’ when you smell there is just ‘smelling’, when you think there is just ‘thinking.’<br />Not even ‘I’ experiencing that. Because that ‘I’ can make things become very complicated. Of all human activity, body and mind, this is the simplest.<br />The act of just ‘being’ in all it’s simplicity and naturalness with nothing added at all.<br />That is the most important point: nothing added at all.<br />It’s just the <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/anhad-ki-dhun-pyari-book.php">experience</a> of simple ‘being’, experience of simple process. So in practicing this meditation do not expect anything to happen.<br />That is also another important thing.<br />Especially for those of you who have been meditating for quite a while, a long time and who have had good experiences before; whenever they meditate again they always want to get to that state as quickly as possible. They expect that.<br />‘I have been into that peaceful state before. Now I am going to sit and get there as quickly as possible’. The harder we try the harder it becomes. So don’t try, don’t expect. This is another paradox.<br />If you really don’t try anything at all you will find that you are there.<br />To be as simple as possible — nothing added — sit as comfortable as possible, without overlapping anything.<br />The most important thing is to be balanced and to be at ease. If you can sit full lotus it’s ok. I used to sit like that before but I don’t try it any more. It’s not necessary.<br />From - Buddhist Meditation - Contemplation of the MindUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-6609286053414837752008-09-29T21:56:00.000-07:002008-09-29T22:02:38.015-07:00Meditation - Relaxation and Spiritual Exploration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SOGx6HzowOI/AAAAAAAAAJU/8NhLImvesu4/s1600-h/free_by_yayaaja.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SOGx6HzowOI/AAAAAAAAAJU/8NhLImvesu4/s320/free_by_yayaaja.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251674252576866530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(75, 75, 75); font-family:Verdana;font-size:13px;"><div id="body"><p style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/meditation.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meditation</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> originated from Buddhism. But we too have the chance of relaxation and spiritual exploration. </span></span><a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/yoga.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yoga</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span></span><a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Meditation</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> techniques have been adopted by new age spirituality. Many methods are taught in retreats. The idea is to be around like minded people, which will aid the renewal of the spirit, body and mind.</span></span></p><p style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The benefits of "meditation" are not short of amazing. Yoga ensures this beneficial health and spiritual care. Meditative benefit's offer insurance and treatment to those wishing to heal without medication or direct touch being the cure. Buddhism religion is focused around meditation, and their long lives just goes to show how beneficial meditations and yoga's can be.</span></span></p><p style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When I first became interested in meditation, I had no idea where to start. I felt lost. I needed some form of spiritual guidance, however, I was not prepared to pay out hundreds of dollars in the hopes of finding what I was looking for. I didn't know the difference between New Age techniques and Buddhist zen yoga. What I was looking for was a means of escape from the </span></span><a href="http://www.soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/stress"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">stresses</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> of my hectic life into deep relaxation. Luckily, I found a great place to get hold of free meditation audios, which of course suited my purposes.</span></span></p><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I found that starting out with a free audios made it easy to get straight into deep meditation. The audio acts on our brain frequencies. Our consciousness shifts in to alpha, which gives us deep, deep, pleasure.</span></span></p><p style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We experience almost instant relaxation and the lovely emotions of joy, bliss and love.</span></span></p></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div id="sig" class="sig" style=" color: rgb(75, 75, 75); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><p face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="10pt" style=" font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We can now all achieve deep meditation...<br /></span></span></span></span></span><a target="_new" href="http://www.meditationinformation.info/" id="link_74" style="color: rgb(25, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Free Meditation Audio</span></span></span></span></span></a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-79629685014163582042008-09-25T22:14:00.000-07:002008-09-25T22:31:32.314-07:00Discovering Meditation Secrets<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SNxyqudN8mI/AAAAAAAAAI8/YzsMraS26pI/s1600-h/healing+hands.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 227px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SNxyqudN8mI/AAAAAAAAAI8/YzsMraS26pI/s320/healing+hands.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250197343957807714" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/meditation.php">Meditation</a> helps us free our minds, alleviate stress, and create an understanding between man and universe.<div id="body"><p>There are many different ways to <a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/meditation.php">meditate</a>. Some people sit down on the floor, some stand up, while others sit in a chair and close their eyes. All of us need to find what works for us in order to get the most out of our meditation sessions. Here we will explore some <em>meditation secrets</em> that will help us achieve a better understanding of the concept of meditation and how to get the most out of every session.</p><p><strong>Meditation Secrets</strong></p><p>• Realize the true reason for meditation - Don’t get lured into all the hype surrounding meditation. It is easy to become fascinated with the mystic visions we commonly associate with meditation. People often see themselves being able to see things, resulting in higher psychological functioning. Although some of this is true, the real purpose for meditation is to have us come in contact with our higher consciousness so we can feel more in touch with ourselves and our environment.</p><p>• Being Distracted - There is a myth surrounding meditation. Many think becoming distracted during a session, meaning your mind wanders off the focus of the object at hand, results in a failed session. This is not true. Meditation secrets reveal that if you become lost or confused during your session, then just accept these thoughts and turn your attention back onto the object of focus. Don’t resist outside thoughts. This will only hinder the meditation process.</p><p>• Let Go - Find a style that suits you. Once you have chosen a style, try to let go of negative thoughts. Do not focus on the ‘hows’ of being able to get everything you want from this life. Let it come naturally by investing some trust into your unconscious mind. These meditation secrets are the key to success during every session.</p></div><p>Find out more <a id="link_74" target="_new" href="http://www.squidoo.com/learnhowtomeditate/">meditation secrets</a> and discover how meditation can help you relax and de-<a href="http://www.soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/stress">stress</a> in today's hectic world by visiting <a id="link_75" target="_new" href="http://www.squidoo.com/learnhowtomeditate/">learn how to meditate</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189869952085219374.post-24926086288865683652008-09-14T23:50:00.000-07:002008-09-15T00:15:32.050-07:00The Many Benefits of Meditation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SM4KyYwAtVI/AAAAAAAAAHU/n91TH5iDOlg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 172px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fSKtE6F2bGQ/SM4KyYwAtVI/AAAAAAAAAHU/n91TH5iDOlg/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246142476686767442" border="0" /></a><b>Meditation is a wonderful healing practice</b><div id="body"><p><a href="http://www.gurumaa.com/">Meditation</a> is a very valuable art form. Its healing powers are vast and long-lasting. When you engage in meditation, you can give yourself a wonderful lift by relaxing the mind and <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/index.php">body </a>at the same time. Enlightenment can be yours if you master <a href="http://meditationwithgurumaa.blogspot.com/2008/07/buddhist-meditation-techniques.html">meditation techniques.</a></p><p><b>The origins of meditation</b></p><p>You might be asking yourself, where did <a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/">mediation</a> originate? While many people think of the Buddhist faith when they think of meditation, they might be a little off. <a href="http://www.mysticamusic.com/meditation.php">Meditation</a> has always enjoyed a central place within Buddhism, but it really originated with the Hindus. It has since been adopted by many cultures and adapted to fit the needs of almost any individual.</p><p><b>Using meditation in your life</b></p><p>If you are now intrigued, there are some things you should know in order to get started. No one can really tell you how to meditate, because it is such an individual journey, but there are some guidelines to help you find your own style. One of the most important things is to find a spot that works for you. A quiet and serene place will encourage the best<a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/meditation"> meditation.</a> Another important step is to find the best position. An alert, but comfortable one will give you the best experience.</p><p>In addition to finding your spot and position, you might be interested in meditation accessories. Items like a <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/sc/category/zen">zen</a> kneeling mediation bench are wonderful additions to your meditation routine. But whatever place, position and accessories you choose, remember that meditation comes from within.</p></div><p>Yoga is a great way to strengthen your <a href="http://soulcurrymagazine.com/index.php">mind and body</a> and get in shape as well as a great way to unwind after a long day. Whatever your <a id="link_74" href="http://www.universalyoga.com/" target="_blank">meditation equipment</a> and equipment needs, we have the information and resources to point you in the right direction. We have <a href="http://www.yogawonders.com/free-yoga-nidra-demo.php">yoga music,</a> mats, clothes, pants, videos and journals as well as information on the different <a id="link_75" href="http://www.universalyoga.com/yoga_poses.html" target="_blank">yoga positions</a>, postures and the history of<a href="http://spiritualguidedmeditation.com/mind-body-spirit/yogasanas.html"> yoga</a>. If you are interested in becoming a yoga instructor learn more about <a id="link_76" href="http://www.universalyoga.com/yoga_instruction_certification.html" target="_blank">yoga workshops</a> in your city or state.</p><p><br /></p><p><span class="copyright">By <a id="link_46" href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Sarah_Freeland" onmouseover="javascript:toggle_visibility('extendbio')" onmouseout="javascript:toggle_visibility('extendbio')">Sarah Freeland</a> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0