Meditation
is an active process where the meditator remains alert and fully aware of the
meditative process. An experienced guide will teach an aspiring meditator tools
to relax the nervous system.
The purpose of meditation is to reconnect with
the inner self. Many of us have been preoccupied with our busy lives and have
lost that connection. We search and search everywhere outside ourselves for perfection,
or fulfillment. We go from relationship to relationship, job to job, never really
satisfied, always sure that the perfect life is waiting for us in the next job,
or the next relationship. The cost of living for the next anything is high, for
we never live in the moment. And life is made of moments. Meditation reminds us
that there is a higher reality beyond our five senses, beyond the understanding
of our limited minds. By reaching inside ourselves through the practice of meditation,
we begin to forge a deep and profound connection with our inner, intuitive self.
Illness, rejection, worries about money - there is no quick fix to the challenges
we face in today's demanding world. It is important to keep perspective. There
are people fighting in wars, dealing with starvation, people who are homeless,
dying, crippled. Our real growth is in learning to appreciate and give thanks
for all the blessings we have - health, talent, future, opportunity, possibilities.
As a close friend once wisely advised: If it is easy, do it easy. If it is
hard, do it hard. If you have to work in a job that is less than perfect, then
just do it. If you have to work longer hours than you would like to, then just
do it. Whatever it takes, just do it!! It is not always easy, but that is life
and it is not always easy. Hold your head high, have confidence and FAITH. Help
someone less fortunate than you. By helping someone else, you help yourself. Be
the giver in life and life will give back to YOU!!
Adapted from her book
The Life You've Always Wanted. For more information, please call, (416) 932-9028,
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"Meditation is a method
or technique of educating the human mind, of giving it greater capacity and power
of understanding. All people use the mind, but not all have come to know how the
mind functions, what its purpose is, and how much power it has. Meditation creates
greater power of vision so that one can see more clearly, greater power of thinking
so that one can think more clearly, and greater power of understanding so that
from chaos and confusion, comes clarity. If one meditates, one will have more
power to direct the life of the body, mind and senses toward peace, joy, harmony,
love and inspiration."
Vision of Oneness, Swami Shyam, 1994,India
It's time to take charge of your life
If you don't run
your own life someone else will.
When you take charge of your life,
you'll never have to ask permission of others.
When you ask permission,
you give someone veto power over your life.
If you want to see a change for
the better,
you have to take things in your own hands.
You are in control
of your life to the degree that you make decisions.
To affect the outcome
of anything,
you must control the action at the point of decision making.
When you control the decisions, you control the actions.