HomeStudy
Beginning Meditation: HomeStudy
From time immemorial,
humanity has looked up to the heavens or looked within
and asked the questions “Who am I?” and
“Why am I here?”
HomeStudy is designed to teach you the skills you’ll
need to find answers to these all-important questions.
Through a series of simple exercises which take just
a few minutes a day, you’ll discover the key to
unlock the hidden mysteries of life, and the potential
that lies deep within you.
This course was designed by students of Sri Chinmoy,
a contemporary spiritual master whose life and teachings
are the inspiration behind HomeStudy. The techniques
you will learn here are much the same as those used
to teach tens of thousands of people in meditation classes
around the world. From our own experience, we can assure
you that if you practice these techniques daily, meditation
will enhance and enrich your life far beyond your imagination.
Some of the many gifts of meditation you will benefit
from include:
Improved physical health – Stress,
tension and negative emotions silently erode your life-force.
As you decrease these negative influences through your
meditation, you will experience profound positive effects
on your physical health, from increased vitality to
a greater sense of general well-being.
Deeper sleep – Meditation will
have a positive effect on the quality and the quantity
of your sleep. As your mind becomes calmer through your
practice of meditation, you will fall asleep more easily
and sleep more soundly.
You will be happier – We tend
to seek happiness outside ourselves—where we are,
what we possess, who we are with—but meditation
helps us to realize that real, lasting happiness is
an experience which flows from within and exists independently
of our outer circumstances.
Better life decisions – In the
whole history of the world, you are unique, and you
have a uniquely special path to follow in life. In the
silence and stillness of meditation, you will perceive
more clearly the still, small voice within that can
guide you safely along your life’s path. By bringing
you closer to your life’s purpose, meditation
sets you free to become more truly and uniquely yourself.
Spiritual growth – At the very
core of your existence lives a being of great beauty,
wisdom and delight. This being is none other than your
own highest self. Through meditation you will grow into
your highest self, and all of its inner wealth will
be yours to use in your day-to-day life.
Inner peace brings outer peace –
Everything starts from within! As you devel-op more
inner peace through your practice of meditation, your
outer life will become more peaceful as well. Little
things start to happen as your outer life is touched
by the expanding fragrance of your inner life: problems
fall away or are resolved more easily; your dealings
with people become deeper and more fulfilling; and you
develop new and greater outer capacities.
So get ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery
towards the happy, healthy, and fulfilling life you
want and deserve!
What lies behind us
And what lies before us
Are tiny matters compared to
What lies within us.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes

