Prayer from Buddhism

Zen Poem

So our tenth wedding anniversary is next year, and Mrs. Mehta (Trupti) has been suggesting all sorts of ideas of how we ought to renew our vows in a unique way to celebrate this milestone.  The leading candidate right now for this ceremony, is doing a Buddhist themed wedding, as we are both big fans of Zen and the teachings of the Buddha.

Of course, this meant Trupti went scouring the internet for information and soon she found the following beautiful Buddhist Prayer, can be recited at Buddhist weddings.  After hearing and enjoying it last night, I immediately felt it ought to be shared with all of you.

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Mindfulness Meditation – Part 2

Meditation Tips and Techniques

(Anmol: Here is part 2 of the excellent series on the Mindfulness Meditation Technique by Axel Gjertsen.  You will find part 1 of this series here: Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Meditation.  This meditation is the heart of Buddhist and Zen practice, and is one of the most time tested meditations in existence today. 

It is always great to learn from someone who has real and deep experience of a subject and this is all the more important when it comes to meditation and spirituality.  Axel, who was an actual Buddhist Monk and now shares his wisdom, knowledge and expertise with you on his great meditation website Axel G.

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Mindfulness Meditation – Part 1

What is Mindfulness Meditation

(Anmol: I would like to present the following guest post from Axel Gjertsen.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series on the profound art of Mindfulness Meditation.  This meditation comes from the great school of Buddhism and is my personal choice for practicing moment to moment awareness and making spiritual progress. 

It is always great to learn from someone who has real and deep experience of a subject and this is all the more important when it comes to meditation and spirituality.  Axel, who was an actual Buddhist Monk and now shares his wisdom, knowledge and expertise with you on his great meditation website Axel G.

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Tips for Meditation

Overcoming Obstacles of Meditation

In the article, Meditation Help and 5 New Tips for Beginners,  I gave an important list of meditation tips to help you to establish a strong, daily meditation practice.  Today, there are few more meditation tips I would like to pass along to you and these are specifically with regard to dealing with sleepiness during meditation.

Undoubtedly the best time to meditate is early in the morning, but unfortunately this is also the time when we are most prone to feel sleepy during our meditation session.  Recently, I have received several emails regarding this very issue, so I thought it would benefit everyone to share some tips regarding how to deal with this challenge.

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Buddhist Meditation Technique

Walking Meditation Tips

(Anmol: Hi Everyone, I am back from a break and happy to be sharing more yoga, zen and meditation insights and wisdom with you all.  To get started I would like to present the following guest post from Axel. It is always great to learn from someone who has real and deep experience of a subject and this is all the more important when it comes to meditation and spirituality.  Axel, who was an actual Buddhist Monk and now shares his wisdom, knowledge and expertise with you on his great meditation website Axel G.

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Tao Te Ching Teachings

The Wisdom of Lau-tzu

Today I would like to share with you a chapter from the great Tao Te Ching, the book which is the only trace of it’s author, the profound and infinitely wise Lau-tzu.  The chapter I will share with you below, speaks towards what an enlightened master is.  Many people wonder what an enlightened man (women) would be like?  I suspect their presence would be like a gentle breeze, and your interaction like encountering the open sky, for those who understand know the True Non-Dual nature of Reality and know how to not interfere with it.

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Learn Meditation Program

How to Meditate Course

As many of you know I run a Meditation Certification Program which has been very successful so far, but the feedback I received was that many of you were interested in a Beginner’s Meditation Course, so you could first learn how to meditate and then progress from there.  So today I am very happy to announce the launch of the Mastery of Meditation Learn How to Meditate Course and welcome anyone interested in learning this profound art to join the program.

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Zen Practices

Peace of Mind in Zen

Zen practice speaks a great deal on composure and having a calm, peaceful mind, but understanding deeply what they mean by this is not always easy.  Below I have shared with you excerpts from Zen Master Suzuki on what Zen is indicating when it is speaks of a calm, vast, quiet mind.  The teachings below will also be very valuable in helping you establish a sound meditation practice and spiritual way of life.

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What Karma Means

Buddhist Definition of Karma

What exactly is Karma?  What does it mean to be free of the Karmic cycle?  These are excellent questions and today I will try and shed some light on this important topic.  This topic is important really because understanding it deeply, will help you a great deal in living your life correctly and accelerating your spiritual progress.

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Advanced Meditation Videos

Advanced Gyan Yoga Technique

The advanced Jyana Yoga (yoga of intelligence and insight) meditation vidoes below are a detailed discussion of the seven steps used by the Silent Mind Meditation Technique to bring about the cessation of thoughts and the explosion of insight.  Another videos series will also be uploaded soon, which is a general discussion of this technique, which can be considered the most advanced form of Jyana (Gyan) Yoga and is based on the Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhist concepts of nomind, end of knowledge and negation (neti).  This technique, as I have pointed out before, is an extension of the work done by J. Krishnamurti and is in my view, the ultimate meditation for Self Realization.

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