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Apr 02 2017

How to Discover Deep Trust in Meditation

still lake reflection of trees

Many of my most profound spiritual awakenings have come to me through the practice of meditation. I see it as a spiritual discipline that is central to philosophy in that at its core the practice of meditation involves making direct contact with reality. Meditation is a time-honored spiritual discipline practiced in both the Judeo-Christian traditions […]

Written by Jeff Carreira · Categorized: Benefits of Meditation, Spirituality · Tagged: meditation, practice meditation, spiritual discipline, trust

Feb 26 2017

The Delicate Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing

Radical Inclusivity

The first time I was engulfed by the realization of what I call Radical Inclusivity was during a sixty-day meditation retreat under the guidance of my spiritual teacher. I’ll explain this concept of radical inclusivity, but first let me tell you how this realization emerged. Trapped In A Paradox As I sat from morning until […]

Written by Jeff Carreira · Categorized: Spirituality, Techniques · Tagged: benefits of meditation, how to meditate, meditation, meditation techniques, Radical Inclusivity, spiritual practice

Feb 11 2017

How To Balance Meditation, Parenting, and the Spiritual Life

  I am a meditator and yoga teacher. These practices have brought depth to my life and helped me find perspective and purpose. But a year and a half ago, I became a mom for the first time. As you might expect, it’s had a big impact on my practice, but not in the way […]

Written by Erin Aquin · Categorized: Benefits of Meditation, Spirituality · Tagged: benefits of meditation, Evening meditation, how to meditate, meditation, parenthood and meditation, pregnancy, spiritual life, spiritual practice, yoga

Dec 09 2016

What Is Transmission Meditation? How Meditation Moves Between Us

transmission meditation

Many years ago, after spending time with different meditation teachers, I became aware of an interesting phenomenon. Some teachers seemed to have the ability to actually transmit their own state of meditative awareness to their students. Sometimes I would attend a meditation class and walk away feeling good from the meditation, but I didn’t necessarily […]

Written by Morgan Dix · Categorized: Spirituality

Dec 05 2016

Meditation Without Practice & The Mystery Of Awakening

meditation without practice

Commonly we refer to meditation as a practice. I think this is a bad idea. Practice is something you do now so that you will be able to perform better in the future when it counts. I practice piano so that I will be great during my recital. I practice football so that I will […]

Written by Jeff Carreira · Categorized: Spirituality, Techniques · Tagged: freedom, liberated awareness, mantra, meditation, The Mystery Of Awakening, visualizing sacred symbols

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