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  1. Meditation is a happening and is effortless

    This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … So, we will recapitulate what we have been doing in the last two days: how meditation can happen in many ways. Meditation is a happening, this is the first point. Second is, meditation is ef ...
  2. Children live happier and healthier lives with Meditation

    Janette Scott learnt meditation as an adult but wants to share it with children so they can feel happier and healthier. She teaches the All ‘Round Training in Excellence program and is mother to a ten year old daughter. She has   balanced the demands of f ...
  3. Meditate into higher consciousness

    We live most of our life through three states of consciousness: waking, dreaming and sleeping. In the waking state of consciousness, we experience the world through the five senses through which we seek elevation and joy. If any one of the senses is missi ...
  4. Tenali Raman Stories and Secrets of Marriage

    What is it that comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘marriage’? Two people, whose hearts and minds are united, who care for each other and who share a sacred bond nourished by love, companionship and faith, isn’t it? However, have you seen sometimes ...
  5. Consciousness is the basis of everything in life

    Chris Dale has been a regular meditator for over 35 years and has experienced several of the highs and lows along the way. He teaches Sahaj Samadhi Meditation and is keen to ensure that students are able to practice effectively. Here he shares with us how ...
  6. What Hinders Meditation?

    You know what hinders meditation is when you think thoughts should not come! You try to chase a thought out with a stick and that's when thoughts come back again.  What you have to do when a bad thought comes- say ok! Come on! I am going to embrace y ...
  7. Who says you can't meditate under water?

    Daily meditator for 21 years, graphic software expert by profession and scuba diving enthusiast, Zoran Imsiragic is a 44-year-old man from Serbia. We say, meditation can be done anytime, anywhere, and Zoran is a living example of this. He goes one step be ...
  8. Understanding Meditation

    The higher goals in life can only be realized through a few minutes of meditation and introspection. What is meditation? Mind without agitation is meditation. Mind in the present moment is meditation. Mind that has no hesitation, no anticipation is medita ...
  9. To Meditate all Intentions must be dropped!

    A strong tendency to keep doing something whether important or unimportant becomes an impediment to meditation. 'Doing' starts first with an intention and then translates into action. Though intentions spring from being, it becomes “doing” and i ...
  10. Service and Meditation

    The way to overcome personal misery is to share universal misery and the way to expand personal joy is to share universal joy. Instead of thinking, “What about me?”, “What can I gain from this world?”, think: “What can I do for this world?” When everyone ...
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