Why Should I Try Meditation?

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Oct 252011
 

how to meditate for clarity and calmWhat is Meditation?

Meditation is the practice of allowing the mind to come to rest. It does not involve linear thinking or competition with others. Rather, meditation is the process of allowing the day to day conscious mind to relinquish its agitation, aggression, fear and anxiety; and for the mind to slow down and come to rest.

Attempting to force or rush the objective of meditating will inhibit effective meditation and instead result in tension and mental conflict. The mind needs to slow down and come to rest of its own accord in order to be free of the impulsive analysis that dominates modern thinking patterns. Continue reading »

How Well Do You Know Your Mind?

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Oct 252011
 

The Mind

mind what you think about, you become what you think about mostThe Power of the Mind

The Mind is like an iceberg. We are really only aware of a small part of the mind, the Conscious Mind, because that is what we see, use and interact with on a deliberate level. It is like the portion of the iceberg that is above the surface. Our conscious mind controls our analytical, judgemental and critical thinking as well as our short term memory and will power. However, the biggest part of our mind, more than 80% of our total psychological processes and the bulk of who we actually consider ourselves to be is embodied in our Subconscious Mind. Continue reading »