Meditation

Articles about meditation and how to meditate, with information, tips, advice and guidance.

"Meditation is sticking to one thought. That single thought keeps away other thoughts; distraction of mind is a sign of its weakness; by constant meditation it gains strength."
- Sri Ramana Maharshi

Articles on Meditation

1. Meditation Advice, Guidance & Tips
   Meditation leads to freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, and to inner strength, peace of mind, a sense of bliss, and in its higher levels, to spiritual awakening and enlightenment...

2. Meditation: Inner Peace, Bliss and Silence
   Imagine yourself standing on the beach, watching the waves rushing to the shore and then returning back to the ocean. Feel the cool, pleasant breeze, and breath in the intoxicating smell of the ocean....

3. Meditation & Spiritual Consciousness
   Constant practice of meditation has a profound influence on the consciousness and the mind. The mind is restless and loves constant movement and change. Meditation removes the restlessness of the mind...

4. Living Within An Inner Meditation Retreat
   You can live in an inner meditation retreat throughout the day, and at the same time carry on your day-to-day activities. There is no need to restrict meditation to certain hours of the day...

5. Meditation Techniques, Purpose & Benefits
   There are various Indian meditation techniques, Buddhist meditations, Zen meditations and other Eastern or Western techniques. Even guided imagination and creative visualization are a certain type of meditation...

6. What is Meditation
   What is meditation and what does it do? Meditation is a mental/spiritual technique for relaxing the restlessness of the mind and freeing it from anxiety and stress. In its higher forms...

7. The Benefits of Meditation
   An undisciplined mind accepts every passing thought, and wastes one's time and energy on futile, useless or negative thoughts. It also often aggravates every problem and takes it out of proportion...

8. Meditation in Active Daily Life
   Meditation is not reserved only for people living in an ashram or a cave or for people whose sole interest is spirituality. It benefits the most practical person, and also the most visionary one...

9. The Experience of Meditation
   You are sitting alone in a quiet place practicing meditation. Slowly, the rush of thoughts slows down. The silence gaps between one thought to the other get longer...

10. The Antidote for Tension & Worries
    Meditation has always been recognized as the antidote and remedy for tension, worry and fear. It is not a magical medicine, and results do not show overnight, but they are assured...

11. Meditation, Realization & Everyday Life
    The realization that one is beyond the body and mind usually comes after the mind learns to stay calm, following the practice of regular meditation. This realization also brings a great sense of freedom...

12. Why Meditate
    When you meditate, just like in vacation, you leave everything behind. Meditation releases the stress and tension from your mind and from your body, makes you calmer and more focused...

13. Best Time to Practice Meditation
    We are all now well aware of the enormous benefits that meditation bestows and one of the most important gifts you can give yourself is the gift of a deep, personal, daily meditation practice. There are many useful tips and tools...
    
    
14. Learn to Meditate - Think on the Eternal
    One of the best ways to strengthen your mind is through meditation. It is often said that the mind is powerful, but the power of the spiritual mind is greater. And you can cultivate having a spiritual mind through meditation...
    
    
15. Zen Buddhist Meditation Practice
    Zen Buddhism is really popular among meditators in the West. In this post we'll take a close look at the unique flavors of zen practice...

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