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  1. Four Obstacles To Meditation

    There are four obstacles to meditation. This is in relation to the obstacles once we sit for meditation rather than the obstacles in sitting to meditate. #1 Iccha This means desire. It refers to the desire to do something and includes planning and intenti ...
  2. Meditation Lounge At Hyderabad Airport, India

    Long, Tiring Flights Give You Stress? Not Any More! Back from a long and tiring journey – 4 hours in air and a few more at the airport and you say you are not stressed out? Is that true? Well, that has been the buzz at the Hyderabad Airport recently. None ...
  3. Your Dad Will Thank You for This Father’s Day Gift

    Have you been running pillar to post, unable to zero down on the one gift that is truly unique, something that Dad hasn’t had before yet worth every dime you pay for it? Well, then I won’t say your search stops here. In fact, your search has just begun fo ...
  4. Thinkitation & Meditation

    A good friend, Kate, mentioned to me when I was down at the Gold Coast at the start of the New Year that sometimes she has "thinkitations" instead of meditations and, being a seasoned meditator, is fine with that. If all your meditations are thi ...
  5. Give Up In Your Meditation, Not On Your Meditation!

    "When I first started meditating, thirty-seven odd years ago, my mind was a mess. Many of my meditations were unrelenting "thinkitations". I probably would have stopped meditating if I hadn't liked my teacher a lot and if he wasn' ...
  6. 5 Ways to Make Meditation More Fun

    Yes, we’ve heard a lot about meditation. And yes, its an important practice to di in our lives. I know, I know - it must be done daily to experience the benefits more. Yet, sitting everyday for twenty minutes with eyes shut is a little tough and as I’d li ...
  7. All You Need to Know About Meditation When You Tried Everything

    You chance upon this poster in the mall during the weekend. Or maybe your manager recommends you for a program, or a friend enrolls you on this course. Your partner practicing this regularly stokes your interest for it. Whatever the exact cause, your vari ...
  8. The 1-2-3 Of Meditation

    Have you noticed yourself when you’re ‘pinging’ your friend on the phone? Your fingers just fly off the keypad and before you know it, you’ve written your thoughts real-time. Texting someone on your smartphone is almost like a reflex action. 1,2,3 and you ...
  9. Running After A Thing Called the Mind: A Meditator’s Guide

    Everthing’s perfect. The room is quiet, devices are on silent mood and you’re easing into the lotus posture, ready to get into the world of meditation. A dim memory of a bill payment looms up, out of nowhere. Was it due today? No wait, it’s not until four ...
  10. I Meditate Africa: An Antidote to Terrorism

    “Violence ends where love begins”. – Gurudev  Current Statistics I Meditate Africa is a volutneer and citizen driven campaign 25 African Countries will participate in the live meditation webcast Over 360 000 Africans have meditated from 01- 22 May 2015  1 ...
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