Ok, who here meditates? It might actually surprise a lot of people here to know that even early christians used to meditate. A quote from the Philokalia http://www.geocities.com/onegodsite.geo/kingdom.html Not to mention the health benifits. Source* http://www.tm.org/discover/benefits/body.html So Do you meditate and which type do you prefer. Merkabah/Kaballah, (Jesus, Essenes, Judaic, etc) TM/Yogic Chi Gung, Bhudist (Hindu, Taoist, Bhudist) I know there are hundreds of types to pick from, but I figured I would list the big ones. I always found the western Judaic Types more complex. Personally I like Chi-Gung as a moving meditation and I have a breath and visualisation technique I use as well). Thoughts.
Isnt that in saint pauls? I didnt realise that was meditation, as far as I am aware the only christian group that practices a form of meditation is the quakers (aka listening in silence to the little voice) which is ok, but personally I prefer something more powerfull. I like active meditation over passive meditation, although I do both. What do you think? Active or passive meditation?
Depends on the day...and yes, it is the floor, however, there are exact replicas of it all over the world, mostly drawn on large canvases that can be folded up and moved...
Personally I know nothing about it, I just heard the name once. Anyway I prefer active meditation, followed by passive meditation. Aka, ramp up your energy and then listen to your subconscious/heart. Some people need to increase energy levels before listening to the core. Passive can be good as well though, learning how to focus the mind is important.
I Prefer: Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices dating back more than 5000 years from India. It is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga
Any person that is serious about any kind of personal evolution must give GI Gurdjieff's system a try. His methods are much better suited for today's human beings as most of us have responsibilities that make living in a monastery or ashram impractical. Gurdjieff has a method which is referred to as 'Self-Remember'. Which is a form of meditation that can be preformed in the mist of everyday life. It differs from meditation as it can be attempted in any circumstance in life. From one of his early lectures: "Not one of you has noticed the most important thing that I have pointed out to you", he said. "That is to say, not one of you has noticed that you do not remember yourselves. You do not feel yourselves; you are not conscious of yourselves. With you, 'it observes' just as 'it speaks', 'it thinks', 'it laughs'. You do not feel: I observe, I notice, I see. Everything still 'is noticed', 'is seen'. In order really to observe oneself one must first of all remember oneself. Try to remember yourselves when you observe yourselves and later on tell me the results. Only those results will have any value that are accompanied by self-remembering. Otherwise you yourselves do not exist in your observations. In such a case, what are all your observations worth?" http://www.ardue.org.uk/university/system/lect03.html http://www.gurdjieff.org/
d16... There is a catholic church not too far from me outside of town. Though not catholic I have gone there a number of times in the dead of night and walked and prayed and railed and meditated. Wonderful place.
Yoga is a bit weak for me. I did a bit but I find Chi-Gung way more powerfull. I was told you can achieve in a year of Chi-gung what would take a decade in Yoga, and my experiences confirm that. The Self remember technique sounds interesting but I prefer the raw power of Chi Gung, Like I said, I like active meditation over passive meditation. (or at least before)
All Christians meditate no? The Bible says to meditate. It's a part of the religion and always has been. I think some new agers and those previously unfamiliar with Buddhist meditation somehow get it in their heads that it is not Christian to meditate. Seems to me people put way too much into this or that technique....hindu, buddhist...mine is better than yours cause it's older....etc etc. My definition of prayer= Talking with God. My definition of meditation= Shutting up and listening.
Praying can be considered meditation as you are focusing on God. However New Age focuses on the person's "internal" power. Sort of like Chakra and ki that is mentioned in anime. In other words they say they get their "power" from the universe or something like that. Christians on the other hand should be praying to God by focusing on God.
I rarely sit still long enough and stop... activity, long enough to meditate. Usually when I stop thinking about things or acting, it is due to being short on sleep. However, sometimes when overloaded I indulge in a little bit of Tai Chi Chuan. I am by no means skilled at it, having learned from a tape, rather than an instructor, but it does help sometimes.
There is nothing better than anything., Meditation is just to channelize wavering mind., You can try whatever practise thatz comfortable to you.,