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« Previous Entries5 Quick Methods to Generate Loving Kindness…
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Loving kindness, or metta in Buddhist traditions, is probably the best correlation to the Taoist smiling exercises.
These exercises allow you to fill yourself with a powerful energy of acceptance and love… this naturally turns on the strange flows of […]
3 Principles for Unlimited Growth and Happiness…
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Wow! This is my 100th post!
I didn’t think this would ever go this far. I started this blog about meditation… and it gradually expanded to discuss all the different exercises and methodologies I’ve encountered for creating powerful mind-body change and experiencing more satisfaction in life. This blog is just over 1 year […]
The Secret Smile Meditation…
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008This is an incredibly powerful practice on a variety of levels.
This meditation is also known as the Taoist Inner Smile. The ’secret smile’ comes from the fact that you are smiling due to internal harmony… not external circumstances… and as you begin to smile more and more deeply, many will wonder what your ’secret’ […]
Finding Peace in Chaos…
Thursday, August 7th, 2008I haven’t forgotten my blog. I still love my readers (yes… you too).
A little bit about me. Despite my claims to the contrary… I love the tempest! (I always seem to find it)
If there is peace in a Hurricane… it is in the I (eye)… in the center of chaos… peace can […]
3 Layers of Long Term Growth: How it all comes together…
Monday, July 28th, 2008Not all of us are in this for the long haul…
Or perhaps better stated,
Occasionally it takes time to recognize the path you walk…
Many people are just looking for a little stress relief or relaxation… and there is nothing wrong with that…
But what does this have to do with the bigger picture of Mysticism, the Law […]
3 Steps to Meditation Success: Awareness, Acceptance, and De-Hypnosis…
Saturday, July 26th, 2008These are the primary ingredients for powerful meditation.
Awareness: Pick your focus of meditation. You can do this in a relaxed, seated situation, or you can do it in your day to day life. When your mind drifts from your focus, gently return it, and smile deep within yourself.
Acceptance: Say “yes” on […]
Playing with Breath: the Buddhist Breath…
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I’ve discussed the basics of this before, but this time I’ve covered it in a video.
The Buddhist Breath can be your gateway into mystical experience, a steady component of your practice of meditation, or it can just be a simple technique you use to relax and get rid of some stress.
The important thing is practice. […]
Quick Countdown Meditation…
Sunday, July 20th, 2008This is an incredibly easy process.
Like many of the exercises I have already covered, this exercise will allow you to relieve stress quickly and find even deeper levels of relaxation!
Quick stress relief is a wonderful thing!
This exercise is also described on the Self Hypnosis page…
For the purposes of this drill, the difference between meditation and […]
Yoga Positions for Beginners…
Friday, July 18th, 2008Yoga is an expansive field, and it is becoming more and more popular in America.
The term ‘Yoga’ sometimes includes chanting practices, meditation practices, breathing practices, as well as all the interesting ‘asanas’ (poses, postures, or positions).
So where do we start?
I have spoken at length about breathing and meditation exercises in other posts, but here we […]
What is Peaceful Prosperity?
Thursday, July 17th, 2008What exactly am I talking about when I say Peaceful Prosperity?
What does it have to do with relaxation, yoga, energy work, the law of attraction, etc.?
more to come!
keep smiling,
ben
