Posted in Mantra, Meditation, Spirituality on Oct 28th, 2011
Next week I’m going to London for my fifth Jill Purce Mandala. I have been trying to resist, but the pull of this work is too great. I have to be there. The mix of sound, in the form of continuous chant, sustained ceremony and randomness, produces amazing results. I find that in moving through [...]
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Posted in Meditation, Spirituality on Nov 5th, 2010
I began a daily meditation practice last year and currently meditate for an hour every morning. Below are ten tips that have helped me keep going. If you have any tips of your own, please leave a comment below. Remove tight clothing and jewellery. Try sitting in different places. Experiment with facing different directions. Find [...]
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Posted in Meditation, Spirituality on Aug 30th, 2010
Meditation today. One hour. Silent. Started off slipping straight into somewhere warm and snug. Then feelings of frustration and an urge to move. Trying to locate where in my body these feelings come from. Seem only to be connected to tension. Feel my trouser leg is tight. Shift position slightly. Memory of a dream from [...]
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Posted in Mantra, Meditation, Spirituality on Aug 28th, 2010
I had an empty house early this morning, so decided to chant mantra for an hour, instead of silent meditation. It’s a while since I’ve chanted aloud for this length of time. It began to feel like hard work quite quickly and I had a lot of resistance to the process but I knew if [...]
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Posted in Mantra, Meditation, Spirituality on Jun 12th, 2010
Notes from group breathe 30 April 2010 Group conscious connected breathing session, led by Amoda and Kavi. Quieter than last time for me and for the group generally. Began with an intention of discovering my true purpose. Went quickly into a space where I felt as though I was being breathed. Then heard Amoda breathing [...]
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