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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Healing from within
- "We become sick because we act In sickening ways." Louis JourardModern medicine is based upon the notion of battle. We battle germs and fight for life. As soon as we feel pain or discomfort, we immediately try to change it. We feel we must conquerThis way of being leads to a never-ending struggle. After one illness or problem is conquered, another arises. Usually we expect th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do you want to relax and think clearly?
- Learning To Be In The MomentImagine thinking clearly, and feeling relaxed at will. Could you get more done? Enjoy life more? Would you like to know how to do that right now? Start by learning how to put yourself more in the moment with a simple mindfulness exercise.Basic Mindfulness ExercisesA basic mindfulness exercise begins with sitting down, relaxing and brea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A forty-five-second meditation
- Is Meditation Too Much Time And Trouble?If you haven't meditated before, you might think it's too much trouble to learn. If you do meditate, you know it can be difficult to find the time to do it consistently. So is there really a meditation you can learn right now that can be done in 45 seconds? There is.Three Deep BreathsTry this: breath through your mouth, and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Understanding meditation
- It is impossible to overstate the importance of daily meditation. The benefits are enormous. They are: improved physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health; greater personal power, enhanced creativity, increased ability to enact ideals and an enhanced sense of purpose and well-being.Meditation is the art of stilling the mind. Contemplation often gets confused with meditation; but conte...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to meditate without even trying
- I remember when I started trying to meditate. I would sit down, close my eyes, and try to be really calm (my definition of meditation at the time). That was hard: my head would burst with ideas, thoughts, solutions, problems? I would become agitated, and stopped generally after ten long minutes, if not less. It's during my short "meditations" that I felt less? meditative.I knew th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The benefits of meditation: tips and techniques
- Meditation is healthy, safe and affordable. In fact it's free. The only expense you'll have is a meditation mat, which isn't especially necessary-at least from my experience. Meditation has been around for 5,000 years, and was originally a spiritual component of yoga. Through the years non-yogis adopted it, intuitively sensing and connecting the practice with greater peace of mind. Personally, I c...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You can meditate right now
- Why Should You Meditate?What if you could close your eyes, then open them a few minutes later and be relaxed, alert, and able to think clearly? Meditation can do that for you, and it's easier than you might think.Documented Benefits of MeditationLess anxiety. Decreased depression Reduction in irritability and moodiness Better learning ability and memo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How you can unite meditation, divine essence, and personal tenacity to serve your highest purpose
- 1. Meditation:Meditation is a sacred practice. Shamans, gurus, priests, medicine men and other wise beings have practiced meditation for over 5000 years. In the 20th century, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi popularized one form of meditation he named Transcendental Meditation, (TM). This is a simple form of mantra meditation, easy to learn and to do.We meditate by sitting quietly, eyes open, a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wireless meditation: top five tips for wherever-whenever mindfulness
- The problem with meditation is attachment.We get in the habit of needing our altar, favorite cushion, incense, CD, certain time of day, necessary length of time, or particular style of sitting. If we can't do it the "right" way, we tend to skip it altogether. We get so attached to the trappings that we get a little testy if we don't have everything just so.This is funny whe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A look at meditation
- I've counseled many people from every background and led workshops and lectures about self-empowering topics for about 25 years. Over that time, I saw a need. Everyone was searching. What they were looking for was unclear, many times. But the search was on. While I could meet many of their immediate needs, through counseling, they still needed a source, or connection with who they really were....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Meditation: time to stop & listen
- As a co-active coach, one of the underlying principles that I subscribe to is that everyone has their own answers within. Most of what I do as a coach is to give people the time, space and permission to find these answers (and sometimes I provide a question or two to get things going).So, outside of a coaching session, how can we learn to access these answers that we all have? One thing tha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Meditation: a path to inner peace
- Throughout history, meditation has been an integral part of many cultures. Records indicate that meditation was practiced in ancient Greece and India more than 5,000 years ago. In the Buddhist religion, meditation is an important part of their spiritual practice. Different forms of meditation are practiced in China and Japan, and Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have traditions similar to meditati...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Meditation, self-acceptance & the muse
- Meditation presents an interesting paradox. It requires humility and acceptance, and yet it results in self-empowerment and increased confidence.Low self-esteem, which affects and can cripple many creative artists, leads us to believe that we're not worth much, and therefore our ideas (our songs) probably aren't either. This low self-esteem is a distant cousin to humility. Humility involves...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Muraqaba- the sufi meditation by sufi-master khwaja shamsuddin azeemi
- When we try to learn a new skill or try to gain knowledge about a specific subject, we follow a guideline or a system, which demands that we pay attention to the subject to fully understand it. Our mind becomes curious to know the where, how and what of it. When we pay attention to the minor details, that minor point itself gains value. However, when we ignore the most important part and do not pa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to meditate?
- We are surrounded by negative forces like jealousy, hatred, fear, doubt, worry, despair, guilt, resentment, anger, pride hatred and anxiety. These are the dominating forces of the universe.We are constantly attacked by these negative forces day in and day out.The only medicine to fight this deadly disease is Meditation. Through Meditation we can get everlasting peace, that is what we know the "Div...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Secrets of meditation for better health
- Meditation can improve your health, increase energy levels and maximize your enjoyment of life. Without a doubt, more people would benefit from meditation if they took the time to practice the simple exercises used to calm the mind, reduce stress and increase energy levels.So What Is Meditation?Meditation is a way to transform and heal ourselves. When we meditate, we allow the swirl ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mastery through meditation
- Are you still looking? For Love? Self-Worth? To know, truly KNOW, that you are of value to others and the Universe as a whole?What is it that eludes you? That seems to elude so many of us?For many, the part that's missing is the KNOWING. The Knowing that we are worthy, are worthy of love of others, of self-love, of Life itself. It's one thing to read the self-help books, to participa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Active meditation / visualization
- Part OneChoose a nature scene. For instance scenery of mountain, meadow or ocean to picture and imagine during your session. You might consciously choose a particular scene and find that when you close your eyes and relax a different scene pops into your mental vision. That is fine, go with the new scene but once you have started the meditation stay with that scene for that session. Choose ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 4 little known secrets of meditation
- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Secret #1:The True Purpose of Meditation=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Many people feel a sense of fascination when confronted with the possibility of mystic visions, psychic intuition and heightened mental functioning. While meditators often report these sorts of improvements, these experiences should not be the primary reason for practice. The purpose of meditation i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Relaxation magic - hypnosis, meditation, visualization
- Hypnosis, meditation and visualization are three similar processes for accessing a creative area of the sub-conscious mind. Relaxation Magic lessons use a combination of all three therapies for maximum results. With the exception of people who have mental disabilities such as schizophrenia and severe retardation, everyone can achieve the relaxed focus of hypnosis, meditation and visualization by t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What does meditation music do to you?
- Personally I belief that it is possible for anyone to live a life of happiness,inner peace, and outward success, no matter what their present or past circumstances. There are very real methods anyone can use to achieve these things-if they are willing to make the necessary changes in how they see themselves and their relationship to the rest of the world, and take the necessary act...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - You don't need inspiration!
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Or do you?
Writers write. You shouldn't wait around for inspiration to come. But sometimes, there are days you can't get anything written down. Or you're at a loss for words. You can't think of anything to write. You don't have any idea what to write about.
And then you end up believing you're having writer's block.
You end up believing ...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Writing well-- 6 steps to being your own best editor
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One of the first important lessons a writer learns is that writing is a process, a series of steps that take an idea from concept to completed work. This is true whether the work is an article, a poem, a report, a short story or a book. Understanding this process -- and the role a writer plays in it -- is crucial to their success.
One of the most important steps in t...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Writing help for college students
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Your literature professor has asked you to write a 7-page essay comparing Medieval and Renaissance poetry; your economics professor wants 15 pages on how globalization is affecting the economy in three different countries; and your mathematics professor has forgotten this is a mathematics class, and wants 5 pages on the quadratic formula. And you have been staring at the computer s...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Writing for sex markets
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Many professional freelancers will go their entire career without ever once writing a story about sex. Oh, they may craft a racy scene or two in the course of writing the next Great American Novel, or they might someday write an article about the latest in sexual research, but that's about as far as many writers will ever take the concept.
Then there are those freela...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Writing as a gift
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What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift? I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before we left for the honeymoon so wed come back to a spotless house. Is that a good wedding gift?
Um, no, she said gently, so as not to make me ...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Writing as a gift
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?What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift?? I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. ?I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before we left for the honeymoon so we'd come back to a spotless house. Is that a good wedding gift??
?Um, no,? she said gently, so as not to m...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - What if someone doesn't like my cause: bringing out one's unique features
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What if somebody doesn't like my cause? Or religion? Or hobby? Or nationality? Or height?
I can't believe how many times clients have said to me, "But what if the adcom doesn't like _________ [fill-in-the-blank: tennis players, Iranians, Christians, Republicans, other].
I'll tell you something. I can guarantee that somebody somewhere won't like somethi...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - What does this inexplicable tutor want?
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Many students around the world face in their opinion with insurmountable challenges- to design and successfully complete their writing assignments. Whatever task you face whatever type of paper you are assigned with and whatever program you are enrolled at, one should always remember that your imagination, creativity and original, unique vision are indispensable elements of well-wr...
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- 2007-03-29 20:58:56 - Unusual points of view
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Most writers are familiar with first and third points of view and their variations. But have you ever experimented with alternative points of view? Below are some less used points of view, what I call ?unusual points of view.? Try using these when you're blocked or you want to try something new.
Second Person Point of View
Second person can be written ...
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