The answer to the question “What is Meditation?” is diverse and covers a lot of ground. The term “meditation” (much like the term “sports”) refers to a broad variety of practices that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal...
“How does meditation work?” is a question I hear frequently asked by people who are not familiar with meditation’s many amazing benefits. Happily, sitdown and mindfulness meditation have been shown to greatly help humans with many of their mental,...
Meditation, sometimes called silent prayer, has many benefits: stress reduction, healing, peace of mind, a sense of well-being, love, joy, compassion, attracting people, circumstances and things, increasing creativity, being more productive, and reducing personal...
Lynne and I moved a mountain in 6 weeks. Now I understand the spiritual teaching of Jesus, “Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is...
Meditation can help with many things. Stress relief, feeling sad, physical and mental healing, gaining a sense of well-being among them, as my book The Amazing Benefits of Meditation discusses in great detail. Much scientific research has been done on this topic...
What is meditation good for? Meditation has many benefits as my book on the subject makes clear. Dealing with sadness in these turbulent times is one of them. Here are 3 ways to cope with the sadness. 1. Allow yourself to feel sad 2. Meditate on your...
One of the questions I get is “How much meditation do I need to do before I gain a sense of peace”. And “How much longer will it take before I achieve Enlightenment?”. Two different and difficult questions because the answer is “It depends”. It depends on many...
In the United States of America, we have been in a stupor for the past 4 years. A stupor, a miasma, caused by making the mistake of choosing White, Male, Unconscious, Ego Gratification over the Competent Female Principal. And Ego Gratification was never on display...
In these days of insurrection in the nation’s capital that came close to becoming a coup, my nation, the United States of America, my nation is in need of healing. For those of us who are spiritually inclined it is a time to come to the aid of the health of our...
This blog is being posted a few days after New Year’s Day, 2021, but the ideas are still relevant. Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions. Resolutions to lose weight, to exercise more, to meditate every day. Whatever. With every intention of keeping them. Or...
