Encyclopedia - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty
The Breslov movement of Hasidic Judaism was founded by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810), who was the great-grandson of the Baal Shem ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty - Breslov Forms Of Meditation
Rebbe Nachman placed great stress on meditation. One distinctively Breslov practice is called hisbodedus (hiss-BO-de-dooss), also called ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Breslov Hasidic Dynasty - Breslov Approach
The Breslov approach places great stress on serving God through the sincerity of the heart, with much joy and living life as intensely as...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: What Is Meditation?
Meditation is an intensely personal and spiritual experience. The desired purpose of each meditation technique is to channel our awarenes...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Maha Yoga: Meditation And Breath
Meditation and Breath Meditation is the practice of turning the attention from outer awareness to inner concentration. In the practice o...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation For Beginners: The Process Of Meditation
We begin the process of Meditation as propogated by Swami Vishvas Ji.   Meditation is the natural, simplest and original form of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transcendental Meditation: Encyclopedia - Transcendental Meditation
The Transcendental Meditation technique, or TM, is a form of meditation that originates from the Vedic tradition of masters that includes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Meditation: Encyclopedia - Christian Meditation
Christian meditation is a form of quiet (but not necessarily silent) contemplation often associated with prayer or scripture study. It is...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation Techniques: Techniques In Meditation
The world over, many have confused meditation with concentration and relaxation with meditation. Techniques using music, dance, other ...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: Obstacles In Meditation
About different forms of obstacles in meditation.   From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.      » Read the article

Article - Meditation For Beginners: Meditation - Frees You Of The Mind
In order to understand the approach and significance of Meditation, one must first understand what health signifies. Complete health i...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation Techniques: Osho Gourishankar Meditation
This meditation is a unique combination of breathing, looking, letting go and witnessing. Looking at the light with soft gaze is so re...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation And Visualisation: Visualisation - Visualising Exercise
The best form of visualisation is when you try and affirm your oneness with the Divine Spirit. Sit, relaxed and comfortable, in a chai...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation Techniques: Meditation On Impermanence
Everything in the universe is impermanent. Like the waves in the sea that ascend and descend, so to creation is made up of electromagn...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: Do-it-yourself Tips For Meditation  
Meditation is a good stress-reliever. It calms the senses, making the mind inactive and the body, passive. Meditation usually involves...   » Read the article

Article - Christian Meditation: Christian Meditation - Death Of The Self  
The practice of Christian meditation dates back to the beginning of Christianity; its objective is to daily 'empty the self' to experi...   » Read the article

Article - Prayers In Buddhism: The Purpose Of Buddhist Prayer
The Purpose of Buddhist Prayer Buddhist prayer is a practice to awaken our inherent inner capacities of strength, compassion and wisdom...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga Physical Yoga or the Yoga of postures is known as Hatha Yoga. It is the most popular form of yoga practiced in the West. This...   » Read the article

Article - Mudras And Bandhas: Instructions On Mudras And Bandhas
Maha Mudra, Maha Bandha and Maha Vedha form one group. They are something like three stages of one exercise. Similarly Mula Bandha, Uddiy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lecanomancy: Encyclopedia - Lecanomancy
Lecanomancy is a form of divination in which a diviner uses stones, oil, or meditation, coupled with a basin of water. Stones are dropped...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mettā: Encyclopedia - Mettā
Mettā (मेत्ता in Devanagari) is a Pali word meaning unconditional loving-kindness. The Sanskrit is maitrī. It is one of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana: Encyclopedia - Vipassana
Vipassanā (Sanskrit: vipasyanā) is the practice of Insight Meditation. While it is often referred to as Buddhist meditation, the practi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anapana: Encyclopedia - Anapana
Anapana Sati, meaning mindfulness of breathing ("sati" means mindfulness, "ānāpāna" refers to breathing) is a basic form of meditation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Savikalpa: Encyclopedia - Savikalpa
Savikalpa samādhi is one of the highest form of minor state of samadhi meditation. In Savikalpa samadhi, the human consciousness is diss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalit Poem: Encyclopedia - Dalit Poem
The dalit is a type of short Filipino poem, consisting of four lines with eight syllables each. There is a controversy regarding its orig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Murti: Encyclopedia - Murti
Murtis (singular Murti, also spelled Murthi or Murthy) refers to deities or images used by Hindus and also by some Mahayana Buddhists dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmavihara: Encyclopedia - Brahmavihara
Brahmaviharā (Pali and Sanskrit) can be translated as Sublime Attitudes or Abodes of God. They form a sequence of Buddhism meditations r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Shirt: Encyclopedia - Iron Shirt
Iron Shirt is a dog form of Kung fu exercise also known in Wing Chun as Golden Bell, or in Ashida Kim Black Dragon Ninjitsu as Iron Body....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iyengar Yoga: Encyclopedia - Iyengar Yoga
Iyengar Yoga, created by B.K.S. Iyengar, is a form of yoga known for its use of props, such as belts and blocks, as aids in performing as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Self-realization Fellowship: Encyclopedia - Self-realization Fellowship
The Self-Realization Fellowship is a religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. The group carries on Yogananda's te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satsang: Encyclopedia - Satsang
Satsang is the company of the highest knowledge and Truth; the company of a Guru; contact with a person or an assembly of persons who lis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samantabhadra: Encyclopedia - Samantabhadra
Samantabhadra (also Viśvabhadra, 普賢 Chinese: Pǔxián; Japanese: Fugen) is the Lord of the Truth (理) in Buddhism, who represents t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surya Namaskara: Encyclopedia - Surya Namaskara
Sūrya namaskāra (Salute to the Sun) is a form of sun worship and self vitalization that is reputed to have been handed down from the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paryushana: Encyclopedia Ii - Paryushana - Pratikramana Amayika: Renewal Meditation
Pratikramana means turning back. It is a form of meditation where one reflects on his spiritual journey and renews his faith. For both Sw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mettā: Encyclopedia Ii - Mettā - Metta Meditation: The Practice Of Loving-kindness
Metta signifies friendship and non-violence as well as "a strong wish for the happiness of others." Though it refers to many seemingly di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedanta - Roots Of Vedanta
All forms of Vedanta are drawn primarily from the Upanishads, a set of philosophical and instructive Vedic scriptures which deal mainly w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vipassanā Today
Today, the term "Vipassanā" also refers to the meditation technique used by many branches of modern Theravada Buddhism, for example in m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shikantaza: Encyclopedia Ii - Shikantaza - Meditation Method
Shikantaza is often referred to as the method of no method. While other forms of meditation often have quite clear instructions - such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vipassana - Vipassanā Today
Today, the term "Vipassanā" also refers to the meditation technique used by many branches of modern Theravada Buddhism, for example in m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dhikr: Encyclopedia Ii - Dhikr - Modes Of Dhikr
Depending upon the mode of Dhikr , it has been divided into 3 kinds Dhikr-e-Jalli--Dhikr with tongue loudly Dhikr-e-Khaffi--Dhikr in hea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breath: Encyclopedia Ii - Breath - Control Of Breathing
Breathing is one of the few bodily functions which, within limits, can be controlled both consciously and unconsciously. Conscious attent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hermit: Encyclopedia Ii - Hermit - Hermits In Religion
From a religious point of view, the solitary life is a form of asceticism, wherein the hermit renounces wordly concerns and pleasures in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Nidra - History
Paramyogeshwar Sri Devpuriji developed Yoga Nidra and passed it on to Sri Deep Narayan Mahaprabhuji and it was taught to his disciples si...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sandalwood: Encyclopedia Ii - Sandalwood - Religious Use
Sandalwood is considered in alternative medicine to bring one closer with the divine. Sandalwood essential oil, which is very expensive i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Health And Healing Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation: The practice of inverting the mind to pay attention to the inner silence instead of the outer chaos. Other forms of medita...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Primordial Sound Meditation: Alternative Health Dictionary On Primordial Sound Meditation
Primordial Sound Meditation: Ancient form of mantra (or sound) meditation revived by Deepak Chopra, M.D. It involves selection of a ma...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Led Meditation: Alternative Health Dictionary On Led Meditation
led meditation: Form of group meditation wherein someone (a) describes the process of relaxation and (b) outlines a situation that may...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mantra Yoga Meditation: Alternative Health Dictionary On Mantra Yoga Meditation
Mantra Yoga Meditation (MYM, Mantra Yoga Meditation technique): Form of silent meditation introduced to the West by Swami Guru Devanan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sivananda: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Sivananda
Sivananda: A form of Yoga integrating movement, breathing and meditation.   (See also: Sivananda ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) &nbs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Dhyana
Dhyana: meditation; single-pointed focus of mind on either a form, thought or sound.   (See also: Dhyana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ching Tso: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Ching Tso
ching tso Chinese form of quiet, sitting meditation   (See also: Ching tso , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Mandala: Health And Healing Dictionary On Mandala
Mandala: A design of lines, forms and colors, usually circular, used in meditation to focus attention to a single point. Used in Medit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Meditation
Meditation: The emptying of the mind of thoughts, or concentration of the mind on just one thing in order to aid mental or spiritual d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sri Yantra: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Sri Yantra
Sri yantra A Sri yantra is a meditational image used in Hindu meditation. The word is derived from the root "yam," meaning &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spirit Taking Form: Alternative Health Dictionary On Spirit Taking Form
Spirit Taking Form: a healing process that includes using guided meditation and discussion to find one's healing light and to give it ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana-rupa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Dhyana-rupa (dhyaana-ruupa)
dhyana-rupa: dhyana-rupa (dhyaana-ruupa). Form of meditation.   (See also: dhyana-rupa , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, San...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cankama: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Cankama
cankama (cankama): Walking meditation, usually in the form of walking back and forth along a prescribed path.    (See als...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Zazen: Alternative Health Dictionary On Zazen
Zazen: Ancient form of meditation that enables touching the source of life. Zazen also helps to awaken jariki, a form of spiritual ene...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi Gita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Devi Gita
Devi Gita: (Sanskrit) Twelve chapters (29 to 40) from the 7th book of Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, a Shakta scripture. It teaches external ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tattva Shuddhi: Alternative Health Dictionary On Tattva Shuddhi
tattva shuddhi (tattva shuddhi meditation): Tantric form of meditation whose theory posits chakras and five elements: air, earth, ethe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tatwa Meditation: Alternative Health Dictionary On Tatwa Meditation
Tatwa meditation: Cornerstone of a holistic system of self-healing developed by spiritual teacher Emahmn (sic). Tatwas are Hindu manda...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION: Discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. Employed since ancient times in various forms by a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Health And Healing Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION Discipline in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. Employed since ancient times in various forms by al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Smarana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Smarana (m)
smarana (m) The devotional practice of remembering or meditating on the Supreme Lord, especially by focusing on His names, forms, past...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nada: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Nada
Nada: Inner sounds that may be heard during advanced stages of meditation; nada may take the form of sounds such as bells, the blowing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mandala: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mandala
Mandala (Sanskrit - circle) A design of lines, forms and colors, usually circular, used in meditation to focus attention to a single p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mandala: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Mandala
Mandala (Sanskrit - circle) A design of lines, forms and colors, usually circular, used in meditation to focus attention to a single p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chakra Innertuning Therapy: Alternative Health Dictionary On Chakra Innertuning Therapy
Chakra Innertuning Therapy: Form of chakra healing that involves diet, dream interpretation, meditation, yoga, and the use of mantras....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Angelic Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Angelic Healing
angelic healing: any form of channeling, intercessory prayer, meditation, or visualization that involves the therapeutic assistance of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vipassana: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Vipassana
Vipassana "To see things as they really are", many forms of passive or insightful meditation aimed at heightening one's awa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychospiritual Holistic Healing: Alternative Health Dictionary On Psychospiritual Holistic Healing
psychospiritual holistic healing: A form of psychotherapy that includes chakra healing, inner child therapy, meditation, and positive ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dhyana: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Dhyana
Dhyana The practice of concentration--i.e., meditation. Also, more specifically, the four form concentrations and the four formless c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shandilya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shandilya Upanishad
Shandilya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) Belongs to the Atharva Veda. Discusses eight forms of yoga, restraints, observances, breath control, m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi: A state of higher concentration in meditation. There are three stages in Buddhism (preparation, beginning, and attainment of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kammatthana: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Kammatthana
kammatthana (kamma.t.thaana): Literally, "basis of work" or "place of work". The word refers to the "occupati...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karuna Reiki: Alternative Health Dictionary On Karuna Reiki
Karuna Reiki (Karuna; called Sai Baba Reiki before early 1995): Form of Reiki named and taught by Reiki Master William Lee Rand, autho...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Witches Ladder: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Witches Ladder
WITCHES LADDER: A length of cord that has been knotted to hold feathers, shells, stones or other objects. Used primarily as a form of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tai Ji: Traditional Medicine Dictionary On T'ai Chi, Tai Chi, Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Ji , T'ai Chi, Tai Chi, Tai Chi Chuan , Tai-ji, Tai Ji Quan, Taiji, Taijiquan: One of the MARTIAL ARTS and also a form of medit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cin-mudra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Cin-mudra
Cin-mudra:   Cin-mudra ("consciousness seal"): a common hand gesture (mudra) in meditation (dhyana), which is formed ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Whole Person Bodywork: Alternative Health Dictionary On Whole Person Bodywork
Whole Person Bodywork (Whole Person work): Form of chakra healing promoted by Stacey Griffin. It includes energetic field work (see en...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Resonant Kinesiology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Resonant Kinesiology
Resonant Kinesiology SM (RK): Meditative, educational form of bodywork pioneered and taught by Susan Gallagher Borg, B.A., author of S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Visualization: Health And Healing Dictionary On Visualization
Visualization: 1. Forming clear mental images often used in magic to focus and direct energy to a visualized goal. 2. Imagining a scen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Okinawan Karate: Alternative Health Dictionary On Okinawan Karate
Okinawan karate (Shorin Ryu karate): Meditative form of karate that, frees the minds of practitioners, nourishes their spirits, and st...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Lesser Kan & Li: Alternative Health Dictionary On Lesser Kan & Li
Lesser Kan & Li (Sexual Alchemy): Form of meditation whose theory posits chi, core energy channels, higher energy bodies, and inte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Smaranam: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Smaranam
Smaranam - rememberance and meditation upon Krsna’s names, forms, qualities, and pastimes. Smaranam should be done in connection...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Pure Land Sutras: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Three Pure Land Sutras
Three Pure Land Sutras Pure Land Buddhism is based on three basic sutras: a)    Amitabha Sutra (or Shorter Amitabha S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Samadhi
samadhi: (Sanskrit) "Enstasy," which means "standing within one's Self." "Sameness; contemplation; union, who...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Resonant Kinesiology: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Resonant Kinesiology
RESONANT KINESIOLOGY Resonant kinesiology is a meditative form of educational bodywork. A resonant kinesiologist teaches experientiall...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mantra: Alternative Health Dictionary Ii On Mantra
Mantra A Sanskrit word, literally meaning "Mind Protection". Mantras protect the mind from ordinary appearances and concepti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation The attempt to raise the self-conscious mind to the level of its spiritual counterpart, to unite manas with a ray from budd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Meditation
MEDITATION - n. or adj. 1. art and science of contemplation and concentration spanning Paleolithic hunting rituals. Neolithic mysteri...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad Gita: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita Dated between the 5th and the 2nd centuries B.C., the Gita, which comprises 18 chapters, is a part of the Mahabharata. I...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gayatri: Sai Baba Dictionary On Gayatri
Gayatri: Gayatri: [see also Srimad Bhagavatam] Ancient Vedic prayer to awaken the intelligence and lead to enlightenment: "Aum...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Yoga
Yoga: meaning Union, A broad range of disciplined forms of meditation, which share the goal of freeing the mind from attachment, and d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Visualization: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Visualization
Visualization The practice of 1)    Forming clear mental images often used in magick to focus and direct energy to a vi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Skydancing Tantra: Alternative Health Dictionary On Skydancing Tantra
SkyDancing Tantra: Westernized form of Tantra developed by Margo Anand, author of The Art of Sexual Ecstasy and the bestseller The Art...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Process Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Process Psychology
process psychology (Dreambody approach, Dreambody Work, process oriented psychology, Process-Oriented Psychotherapy, Process Work): Sp...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land
Pure Land: Form of Buddhism that survived the persecution of Buddhism in the ninth century C.E. in China. This school emphasizes medit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Dream Of Gerontius: Encyclopedia Ii - The Dream Of Gerontius - Synopsis
Newman's poem tells the story of a soul's journey through death, and provides a meditation on the unseen world of Roman Catholic theology...   » Read the article