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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 ...

I Meditate Africa: An Antidote to Terrorism

“Violence ends where love begins”. – Gurudev And it is well known that meditation brings more love in people’s lives. While counter terrorism operations and other security enforcement measures will continue at one level, the benefits of meditation should ...

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 ...

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 ...

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' ...

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 ...

How to get rid of karma through meditation

What does karma mean? The literal meaning of karma is action. It is said, strange are the ways of karma. The more you understand it, the more amazed you become. It brings people together and also separates them. It causes some to be weak and some to be st ...

Debunked: 10 common myths about meditation

Here is a list of the most common myths about meditation. #1. Meditation is concentration Meditation is de-concentration. Concentration is a benefit of meditation. While concentration requires effort, meditation is an absolute relaxation of the mind. ...

5 ways to survive a job loss

Are these thoughts clouding your mind every day after a job loss? Let this moment be a time for change... Atime to change the way you feel… A time to drop the past and move on… A time to stop self-blame and be strong To achieve what you have set out for… ...

Meditation for Quick Relaxation

Journey Within Meditation Unwind yourself in just 20 minutes with this guided meditation. All you need to do is, sit with your eyes closed and follow the instructions being given in the guided meditation. Find yourself transcending all the tiredness and c ...