meditation

“Your mind is your instrument. Learn to be its master and not its slave.”

– Some yoga wisdom from an unknown master (tell us if you know who it is)

Meditation is a universal practice that can be used to quiet the mind, reduce stress and to heal the body, mind and spirit. But how do we incorporate it into our everyday lives?

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom

Like many people, I love meditation. Well, I love the idea of it. Until recently, no matter how hard I tried I never seemed to get much progress in meditation.

“Yoga is the cessation of mind”
– Some Yoga wisdom from Patanjali

“Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books. ”

Have you ever aimlessly looked into the distance and it’s not until someone actually calls your name a few times that you realise you were even in this “stare mode” ? Sometimes when we stare or gaze at something we are so focused that we withdraw from the external environment but without really realising it. […]

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