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Meditation question and answer index

1. I often find that the quality of my meditation goes up and down...

2. Is there any way I can get back to the heart?

3. When I was meditating I felt really tense... What should I do in a case like that?

4. I find your meditations very hard for me...why does this happen?

5. Very often when I am concentrating on my heart centre during meditation, I find that my breathing is very heavy and distracting.

6. When I get upset with someone who does something to me, I can't meditate the way I want to. How can I overcome this?

7. How can I tell if I am meditating too much?

8. When I meditate I lose energy and get tired. Is it because I meditate too much?

9. Is there anything I can do to always have a good meditation?

10. Should you also make an effort ...?

11. Sometimes during my morning meditation, I fall into a doze...is this a bad thing?

12. Sometimes it seems like I spend my whole time trying to keep myself awake and I don't really meditate.

13. How can I keep myself from falling asleep after about five minutes of meditation?

14. How can we energise ourselves so that we don't fall asleep?

15. When I try to meditate, there is something that holds me back.

16. I don't think that I am pulling, but still I get a headache when I meditate in the morning.

17. I feel a pressure in my forehead when I meditate. What causes this and how can I stop it?

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Exercises in Meditation
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Purifying the Mind
Simplicity, Sincerity, Purity

Stories

First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.

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Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico

'Christ has stolen her heart and brought it now to me'

Dodula and Gunthita Zurich, Switzerland

I was just so transported by the atmosphere

Pulak Viscardi New York, United States

Akuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre

Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United States

Learning to love songs ever more

Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil

Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...

Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland

If I can smile like that, it's worth becoming a disciple

Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

The first time we met our Guru

Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England

Just go with it and jump!

Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States

How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life

Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico

The first time that I really understood that I had a soul

Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'

Gunthita Corda Zurich, Switzerland

'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'

Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States

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