How/when are you aware of the effects of meditation?

May 9, 2012 • Learn, Meditation

Blog Image

Brihadeeswara temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, South India built by King RajaRaja CholaAffects of meditation come not from prolong practices rather more from quality practices. Sitting for long periods in meditation not necessarily produce result if the meditator does not know what he or she is doing. There will be benefits from this but not significant.

When a quality meditation practice is observed consistently then progress starts to take place. One easy to recognize sign is that one becomes more observant. It is the first sign of the awakening of the superconscious mind. Your awareness is soaring within going past the subconscious and into the superconscious. Your perspective changes. You start to view things from the inside out. Your powers of observation becomes stronger.

With this new found perspective you also handle life differently. You start to adopt the attitude of intelligent action and dispassionate reaction as my guru says thus handling life’s circumstances wisely.

Here’s a link to previous FAQs on meditation.

If you’d like to ask a question please send it to me on email.  

Blog Image
Good Energy, Bad Energy

It’s common to hear people say something has good energy or bad energy, whether they’re referring to a person or an object. So, let’s look at what we mean by good energy and bad energy. I’d like to begin by sharing with you one of my favorite quotes on energy. It is from the Serbian-American…

Read More
Blog Image
The Mind’s Library – Part 2

This email is a continuation from The Mind’s Library – Part 1. If you haven’t read it yet, you can do so [here]. In my previous email, I left off with the question: What should we do if we are constantly cluttering our mental library, which is our subconscious? To answer this, let’s c...

Read More
Blog Image
The Mind’s Library – Part 1

Imagine I’ve constructed a home, and within it, I’ve designed a special room solely dedicated to being my personal library. As part of filling this space, I create a ritual of acquiring ten books a day and placing them in the library. In placing the books in the library, I don’t...

Read More
Blog Image
Who is living in your ear?

It’s so easy to access music these days. You can download and stream music at any time of the day and almost anywhere. You can pay for services that curate a playlist to your liking. Most of us are out and about each day, and while on the move, we use headphones to listen to…

Read More
FREE Weekly Insights
Sign Up for my newsletter and receive insights, teachings and spiritual tools for living a life of purpose and joy.
Subscribe
We promise not to sell your email address to other monks, priests, religious organizations, angels, God or the Devil.
By checking this box you agree to our privacy policy and, terms and conditions.
FREE Weekly Insights
Sign Up for my newsletter and receive insights, teachings and spiritual tools for living a life of purpose and joy.
By checking this box you agree to our privacy policy and, terms and conditions.
Subscribe
We promise not to sell your email address to other monks, priests, religious organizations, angels, God or the Devil.