Meditation

The first was the mind-to-muscle relaxation technique: Meditation. I’ve tried this in the past for a few months and I did not like to do this with other people around. I found it hard to concentrate on my breathing while hearing other people’s meditation cues. So I thought I’d give it another try. When a stressful situation like dealing with tests, whether it be mid- terms, finals, or just financial situations…

Yoga’s history is vast and complex, and the way it is practiced generally differ from one another. General practices of yoga in North America differ from yoga practices in India for several reasons. The practices we recognize today are the result of the creative merging and development of philosophies over thousands of years, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Yoga is practiced in India mainly because of their religion and their beliefs. North America on the other hand, practices yoga as…

I am now able to select specific form of prayer and meditation that truly fit my true self. For example, the ‘Gospel Contemplation’ is becoming a form of reflection that helps me to engage a Biblical text with all my senses and enriches my well-being. If I start a new day with my morning meditation, I feel more present and ready to deal with others. Moreover, honestly opening up my soul to my spiritual director has changed…

West. Zen Buddhism treats zazen meditation and daily practice as essential for attaining Enlightenment and deemphasizes the rigorous study of scripture. On February 24th, I had a chance to go to the Clouds In Water Zen Center on 445, 445 Farrington St, St Paul, MN 55103. I got there around 1:25 pm as my classmates gathering around the greeter. Besides the building is not what I expected; I impressed with the teaching of living in the present, and properly sit meditation. Clouds In Water Zen…

their gods in many ways. They can express devotion to through offerings, chants, songs, and anointing of statues; they also display devotion to their loved ones. The Raja Yoga, also called “Royal Yoga”, is a yoga that encourages meditation (Molloy, p.92). People do meditation as a way for them to release stress and obtain inner peace. In Hinduism religion, the people do…

Stress is a major benefactor of many problems for college students today. Stress is the compression of too much mental burdens and sometimes physical burdens in too little of a time lapse. When one thinks of stress as an advocate against humanity, one can confer that stress should therefore be annihilated from the daily lifestyle of college students. Stress can cause psychological and physical problems such as insomnia, depression, substance abuse, anxiety, abuse of themselves or others around…

Meditation/ mindfulness exercises are something I have wanted to incorporate into my life weekly. The first time I have even done a mindfulness exercise was in counseling with my therapist. I would do it once a week before every session. I found it really helpful to start out each session with a quick five-minute exercise. Without even knowing I went through four of the five stages in the transtheoretical model: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, and action. During the…

Finding Enlightenment Through Buddhism Buddhism is regarded as one of the most popular religions in the world, with the most common place of practice being its birthplace of India. It was established by Siddhartha Gautama, more commonly known as Buddha or “the enlightened one,” around 460 B.C. to guide his followers to finding their spiritual awakening. This state of perfect harmony is referred to as nirvana and exists as the ultimate goal of all buddhists. In order to achieve nirvana, one must…

negative attributes and emotions that one deals with in daily life. Another insight thst caught my attention was the sacred center. I was interested in it due to it being a spiritual tool to help get to the humans spiritual space to help with meditation. It intruges me how it can help one compose their mind and go into a spirtual stage, just how it realtes to the realms of God and the image of God…

In the “easy” way of meditation people just focus on their breathing and in the “easier” way people do not think about anything.” I panicked because I was wondering how to not think about anything. Impressed as if by the Sullivan’s speech our instructor set the timer for ten minutes for the “easy” way of meditation and then five minutes for the “easier” way of meditation. Being interested by my fellow members speech myself, I asked my friend beside…