Meditation Exercise

One of my favorite meditation exercises to give my clients as homework is as simple as it is challenging.  I invite you to try this one for yourselves!
Light a white candle, sit down and breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth.  Count your breaths - this helps minimize mental chatter.  Staring at [...]

Levitation

One of the benchmarks of attaining a high level of spiritual development is undoubtedly the art of levitation.  Spontaneous levitation occurs when the vibration held within the physical body is so high that there is an actual shift in its molecular structure.  The body, for a few moments, becomes lighter than matter.  As we begin [...]

Use of the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani

In my previous post, “More on Karma,” I offered a copy of the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani as a wonderful tool. 
Having worked with this prayer for the last month, I just wanted to add that reciting this prayer seven times in a row every morning for three weeks just before dawn really creates a huge shift [...]

More on Karma

Immediately after writing my past article on karma, I learned about a wonderful tool that assists us in clearing this energetic residue - the Usnisa Vijaya Dharani. This Sanskrit prayer is said to “purify all evil paths,” releasing us from the karma of past lives. Here it is:
NAMO BHAGAVATE TRAILOKYA PRATIVISISTAYA BUDDHAYA BHAGAVATE. [...]

Karma

What exactly is karma, anyway? Many still ascribe to the “what goes around, comes around” definition of karma. If we do bad things, those same bad things will happen to us, whereas if we show kindness, that same kindness will return into our lives. By this definition, karma is a kind of [...]

Meditation Resource

For those of you who would like to learn how to meditate, and would like a truly life-changing experience, I have a great resource.
Visit www.dhamma.org for information on Vipassana meditation retreats. I personally went to the North Fork, CA retreat center and can highly recommend the experience. The retreats are ten days long and are [...]

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