Accessing the energy of healing during Meditation is a very important skill. It requires very little in the sense of ‘technique’, but much in the way of surrendering one’s sense of “doing” it by your own hand. Healing Meditation Here is a simple way to perform healing during your meditation. Begin by relaxing completely. Take […]
Monkey Mind: Should You Be Striving to Have No Thoughts in Meditation?
Should your mind be completely empty, blank, and silent when meditating, utterly devoid of all thoughts? This is one of the most common questions people ask about the practice of meditation, and the answer varies depending on who you ask. But the simple, honest answer is: No. Thoughts are as natural as breathing, and almost […]
Does Mass Human Consciousness Exist?
Does mass human consciousness exist? The Global Consciousness Project is determined to find out. Imagine this – little black boxes that automatically display numbers at random, in no particular order, placed in protected locations around the world. Each box acts independent of any other, spitting out its numbers without design and in unorganized ways. Until just hours before the […]
"What is a joke?" with Deepak Chopra [Video]
Enjoy this video of Deepak Chopra answering the question, “What is a joke?” then following his explanation with a joke of his own. “The measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, with contradiction, with ambiguity, and with a shift in perspective. What is a joke? A joke is […]
Dalai Lama Wins $1.7 Million Prize – Then Gives It Away!
“Can compassion be trained or taught?” has been the basis of many decades of research and study by Tenzin Gyatso, 76, the 14th Dalai Lama. Tenzin is believed to be the reincarnation of an ancient Buddhist leader who epitomized compassion and today’s gracious act of compassion fortified that belief. The Templeton Prize, founded in 1972 by the […]