Meditation is an intensely personal and spiritual experience. The desired purpose of each meditation technique is to channel normal waking consciousness into a more positive direction by totally
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It was not till the 20th century that a need for the creation of secular forms of popular meditative techniques began to be felt. But for the most part these New Age meditative systems were little
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Easy Does It
• Find a clean place.
• Sit in a position that is most comfortable for you.
• Close your eyes.
• Concentrate on the darkness behind your eyelids.
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MAPPING THE MIND
MIND AND BODY
There`s more to meditation than just closing ones eyes and an understanding of this technique demands an understanding of our mental
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A three-day international conference on ‘Science and Meditation’ was held in November 2002 at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (founded by Swami Rama) located on the Rishikesh Dehradun
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The diagnosis and prescription of meditative practices for the prevention/cure of ailments (both physiological as well as psychological) is something, which has received far less attention than it
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Vipassana, the lost technique of Buddhist mindfulness meditation has made a comeback to India, thanks to the efforts of businessman, S.N.Goenka. Goenka stumbled upon the technique in Burma, where it
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