Relaxation Practice
Friday, March 31st, 2006Let yourself go! Yawn, stretch, and rub your eyes as if you are sleepy and tired;.
Let yourself go! Yawn, stretch, and rub your eyes as if you are sleepy and tired;.
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When you meditate, you may begin to encounter material that seems to come between you and the experience of being, just as you may encounter layers of sediment, algae, fish, and debris on your way to the bottom of a lake.
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Relaxation is essential to true yoga, and without it there is no chance of happiness, peace, or health.
Meditation encourages an inner mental spaciousness in which difficulties and concerns no longer seem so threatening.
Meditation, properly speaking, begins once the thoughts and emotions have been silenced.
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Learn to live more superconsciousiy. This means to live with meditation-born awareness.
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Breathing is a classic focus for meditation.
While seated comfortably, rest your hands in your lap and turn your palms to face each other.
Start by singing or humming the vowels in any way that occurs to you, at any volume, speed, or pitch. Just get a playful.
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Meditation teaches you how to cultivate qualities and skills that naturally contribute to making you better at your favorite endeavor, whether it’s sports or business, gardening or studying, or simply washing the dishes or sweeping the floor.
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Where does this negative attitude toward oneself come from, and why is it so prevalent?