The True Purpose of a Daily Spiritual Practice
Brandon West – It is our birthright to live the most extraordinary lives and to experience the diversity of this reality and the best that existence has to offer…
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Spiritual Traveler: Co-Creator & Servant
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, Contributor Waking Times The Sufi is absent from self and present with God. ~Hujwiri For the spiritual traveler, one of the most intriguing spiritual practices, through the use of focused prayer, turns free will choice into submission to the higher. In some paths, submission to the higher is the goal and accompanying …
You Are Not a Master – Yet
Christina Sarich, Staff Writer Waking Times “You are not a being, you are a trembling — a continuous hectic activity. Patanjali’s asanas, postures, are concerned not really with any kind of physiological training, but an inner training of being, just to be — without doing anything, without any movement, without any activity, just remain. That remaining …
Managing States of Consciousness With Meditation
Dr. Sunil Sharma, Guest Writer Waking Times Meditation is often associated with either relaxation or spirituality. It can be either a relaxation technique or a spiritual practice – both of these are just specific applications of meditation. Meditation is a method of changing your state of consciousness. Many texts commonly refer to the three ‘normal’ …