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Q&A:The hour of meditation

Why would the body revolt?

If the physical consciousness is not powerful enough or pure enough to hold the peace, light and bliss that the psychic consciousness is receiving from above, then it will suffer. If we pull beyond our capacity, we will only break our vessel. Here capacity means receptivity. If we develop great receptivity, then no matter how much we bring down from above, we will be able to assimilate it. That is why I always advise people not to push or pull. We have to accept our life as it is and then try to transform it-not by hook or by crook, but gradually, through aspiration.

There is a lotus deep within you, but it blooms only one petal at a time.

Meditation

Chapter 2: How to Begin
Step 1: Getting Started
Step 2: Focusing the Mind
Step 3: Meditating in the Spiritual Heart
Step 4: Living a Meditative Life
A Favourite Quality
An Exercise in Contemplation
Breathing Exercises
Exercises in Concentration
Exercises in Meditation
Exercises in Receptivity
Invite Your Friends
Purifying the Mind
Simplicity, Sincerity, Purity

Stories

First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.

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Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales

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The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye

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A love that was thick like butter

Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life

Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico

Having a Spiritual Teacher

Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand

No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern

Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

Just go with it and jump!

Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States

Regaining My Inner Joy

Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan

Time seemed to freeze

Brahmata Michael Ottawa, Canada

Is it unspiritual to care about winning?

Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom

My 5 a.m. strategic meditations

Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada

A Flame in my Heart

Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland

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