I received an email some time ago from a person who read an article about the mind, saying that the article made him feel uncomfortable. The article’s title was “You are not the Mind”, and it stated that the mind is a tool we use and is not who we …
Sri Chinmoy (August 27, 1931 – October 11, 2007), born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, was an Indian spiritual Master who began teaching meditation in the West when he moved to New York City in 1964. Following the ancient yoga traditions, Sri Chinmoy firmly stressed that real spirituality involved purity of mind …
Emily Bazelon, Yale research fellow and journalist, defines bullying as: “physical or verbal abuse that occurs repeatedly and involves a power imbalance. In other words, it’s one kid using social power or physical strength to dominate another in a way that really makes the target miserable.” But that’s in relation …
I always enjoy visiting Watkins Books in London. Whenever I happen to be in London, I like to go there and browse the many books on Esoterica, spirituality, meditation, and other topics. I like this bookshop for its outstanding collection of books on many of my favorite topics, and I …
In a world of tension and stress, a state of inner peace is most welcome in everyone’s life. We all find ourselves often in stressful or uncomfortable situations. In order to function well in these situations, we need a certain measure of calmness and inner peace. We often encounter situations, …
Haley Neidich, LCSW Clinical Director, ThriveTalk.com Hopefulness see the bright side of things and plan for a better future. This concept represents one of the central elements of Positive Psychology – an emerging field which aims to help people discover their inner strengths and use them to cultivate resilience and …
A great number of people nowadays, meditate regularly, and if you are one of them, you might have wondered what you can do to improve your meditation. As you probably know, many factors can disturb meditation, such as noises, external distractions, stress or physical tension. Lack of enough focus and …
Is the world around us real or an illusion that we create in our mind? Weird question, isn’t it? The world around us looks so real, and to proclaim that it is only an illusion seems sheer nonsense. How can this be true? Well, the world is real for us, …
There is a deeper consciousness inside everyone, hidden beneath layers of thoughts, feelings, and desires. This consciousness is like a big bulb of light. It is hidden by covers upon covers of thoughts, feelings, desires, worries, and fears. The purpose of self-inquiry meditation is to remove the covers and let …
Do you need a teacher to teach you meditation? Do you need someone to guide you, or is it possible to do it on your own? It is understandable to expect someone with experience to guide you, and nowadays is quite easy to find someone with experience. This is true …