Meditations

The last few weeks I have been trying several approaches towards meditation, and I believe I have found a couple approaches the really work well for myself. I have an extremely busy schedule and find myself stressed out thinking about the objectives I set for myself. For this reason, I have strategically set aside certain times where I will meditate in order to alleviate that stress and filter it into refreshing my body and my brain. Since the beginning of the class I have made it a goal of…

hadn’t thought about how many changes in the state of consciousness a person can undergo. The topic that stood out the most to me was mindful meditation. Before attending my first yoga class, I thought meditation was only for monks who sit cross-legged with their fingers pressed humming to their own thoughts. The definition given from the book on meditation is as follows, “The attainment of a peaceful state of mind in which thoughts are not occupied by worry; the meditator is mindfully present…

identified a clear need to eliminate stress on campus, or at least to reduce it. The solution that our team came up with is to hold meditation sessions while dogs are present. Meditation can be defined as a state of focus on the present; during meditation, one is not physically active. We decided to include dogs in our meditation sessions to facilitate students’ meditation. Dogs are naturally happy animals, regardless of any hardships they have experienced; because of this inner tranquility,…

Meditation is useful for the body, it calms anxiety and is usually beneficial. This has been scientifically proven. So there are many reasons to meditate. There is no doubt that they can to stress, depression and anxiety help. It is useful for the emotional problems of everyday life, when things go wrong it is the heart opens and makes you aware. And if awareness increases, so does wisdom, and wisdom, which rises from the meditation is very powerful. Anyone can meditate, no matter who they are.…

Other scientists and researchers such as neuroscientist Sara Lazar, have proven in her recent studies entitled ‘Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in eight weeks’ in conjunction with the Massachusetts General Hospital (2011), that meditation can change the size of key regions of our brain increasing or decreasing brain matter, thus improving our memory, making us more empathetic, compassionate, and more resilient while under stress. In 1839 physicist Heinrich Wilhelm Dove…

Meditation Meditation calls for people to rest in the silence to gain a better understanding and relationship in the Spirit. Richard J. Foster mentions meditation having multiple meanings in Scripture, including: listening to God’s word, reflecting on God’s works, rehearsing God’s deeds, ruminating on God’s law, and more (Foster, 1998, p.15). Foster also mentions that repentance and obedience are main features of meditation, and these features are what sets Christian meditation apart from other…

I really believe, especially after today’s session, that Meditation is truly improving my life both physically and mentally. It has helped me have a more positive outlook on situations and negative events. I am now able to push negative thoughts away and replace them with more positive ones. I feel great about this progress! Today I sat on my bed right when I woke up and decided to concentrate on my breathing and meditate to start the day off right. The process feels more natural and the…

You have now completed your session of meditation. Meditation is a way to free your mind, to relax you, especially when you feel extremely overwhelmed and stressed, but for buddhists and hindu's, meditation is a religious experience. For the Hindu's, the most well-known mantra is The Gayatri. This mantra is said to gain the power of illumination, purifying, and healing. For the Buddhists, there are quite a few mantra's that pop out, but one that caught my eye is the Om Mani Padme Hum. This…

Mindfulness Mindfulness and meditation are an ancient practice that has been present through centuries in most if not all cultures and faiths to help to achieve peace and happiness. Although this diversity in origins and applications has enriched this field, it also resulted in intersections and differences that ended in a lot of confusion and misconceptions. Furthermore, it was used by some practitioners in a mysterious questionable ways, taking the truthfulness and purity of the practice and…

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION? Christian meditation is a reflective prayer. It is performed mentally, which means that the mind allows God’s presence to guide them through thinking about God and divine things. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. Silence means letting go of thoughts, stillness means letting go of desire and simplicity means letting go of self-analysis. It is based solely on the Word of God and what it reveals about Him and having faith in Him. One form of Christian…