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The Natural State of Being

by Garuda Ishaya

Life is change. Nature teaches us many things: beauty, vitality, creation, destruction – nothing ever stays the same in this universe. Indeed if we are vigilant we can see that thi...

The Secret Garden: Secret Life of the Inner Soul

by Allan Armstrong

In this article focusing on the soul of a person, the author says that throughout history, exponents of the spiritual life have likened the soul to a garden, a secret garden hidden...

The Top Ten Mistakes Made by Meditation Practitioners

by Dr William Van Gordon

In line with growing interest into meditation amongst scientists, medical professionals and the general public, more and more publications are explaining how we should practise medi...

Transcendental Meditation: Health Research Overview

by Dr Roger Chalmers

Transcendental Meditation (TM), as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, is a simple, effortless technique practised for 15-20 minutes twice daily.

Transcendental Meditation: The Dynamic Healing Power of Silence

by Colin Beckley

This article focuses on Yoga of the mind and the power of the human body to heal itself through such silent practices. This state, known as Samadhi in yoga, allows the body a level...

Transformative Meditation

by Dr Mark Edwards

The author is Disability Officer at the University of Western Australia, and a longstanding student of contemplative practices. He introduces the idea that we all suffer losses, ...

Understanding the Music you Listen to can Enhance your Meditation

by Michael Vakil Kenton

Listening to music while practising yoga is more of a controversial idea than you might expect. For some people, it just seems to work; for others, it’s a distraction. What’s most i...

Zen Meditation in Kerala - the Spiritual Quest with no Technique to Learn

by Karen Sivan

This is how it is; this is what we have to learn! That there is no technique that will make life wonderful all the time but that there is an attitude we can adopt that accepts that ...