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Everything You Need To Know On Chakra No. 5 + How To Heal It – Vishuddha!

By
Elizabeth Williams

Affirmative Statement: I Speak

Sanskrit name: Vishuddha (especially pure)

Color: Blue

Frequency: 741 Hz (Solfeggio), 384 Hz (Carrier Wave)

Musical Note: G

Element: Ether

Organs: Lungs, larynx, alimentary canal, speech organs

Endocrine Glands: Thyroid

Identity: Creative identity

Rights: To speak

Challenge: Lies

The throat chakra, also known as Vishuddha (which in Sanskrit means “Especially Pure”) is the chakra of expression. It is located in the pit of the throat. This chakra is connected to all the other chakras in such a way that it helps oneself to achieve balance through expression.

Expression is connected to all the aspects of our being, to all the chakras that cover them, which means that this center serves as a means of manifesting our inner nature to the world. It is the center of dynamic creativity and communication.

This chakra is known as the center of purification, as all the energy from our body becomes manifested in the physical world through it. It serves as a way to bring all our emotions and thoughts out in the open, which means it doesn’t allow them to become suppressed.

It is also our inner voice, which allows communication with ourselves. The throat chakra is the chakra of truth, and it requires that truth be nurtured at all times. In order for it to function properly, one must achieve balance in the lower chakras.

Which organs is the throat chakra responsible for?

As we mentioned in Part I, this chakra governs over the lungs, larynx, alimentary canal and the speech organs as well as the thyroid. Sore throat is the most common symptom of an imbalanced throat chakra.

Other conditions that may occur due to an imbalance are tonsillitis, teeth problems, jaw problems, ear problems, sinus infections, problems in the shoulder and neck area as well as drug or alcohol dependency.

So, what are the characteristics of a balanced throat chakra?

A person with a balanced throat chakra has no problems expressing himself/herself in the world. They achieve freedom by honesty, as they are not afraid to express both their strengths and weaknesses, for which people appreciate them greatly.

They are very creative, helpful and can always give a good and sound advice when being asked for. They know what they want and they are not afraid to ask for it. They have a resonant, full voice, they can communicate clearly with others and themselves and they are very good listeners.

What are the characteristics of a throat chakra out of balance?

There are two scenarios for an imbalanced throat chakra: it can be underactive or overactive. Both cases are unhealthy, as they bring many negative aspects to one’s being.

Underactive throat chakra:

People with an underactive throat chakra have difficulties at expressing themselves, feeling unable to put things in words. This is why they are often misinterpreted or misunderstood by others. People may consider them unreliable, as they find it difficult to tell the truth and be honest with themselves and others. They are secretive, excessively shy and they usually speak with a small weak voice.

Overactive throat chakra:

People with an overactive throat chakra can’t help being loud and too talkative. They tend to talk too much or inappropriately, finding themselves in to a lot of gossiping. They are not the best secret keepers. They like to be dominant in expression and usually don’t allow space for others to express themselves. This may make them seem verbally abusive to others and they don’t usually like people talking back or dominate in communication.

How to balance the throat chakra?

If you find yourself in one of the scenarios of an imbalanced throat chakra, you might want to help yourself by trying to balance it. While energy healing (such as Reiki or Crystal Therapy) is a very good step, you will need to work on yourself even afterwards, since your body is your temple and you have to keep it healthy, nourished and clean all the time.

There are several ways of balancing this energetic center. Below you will find some useful ways of balancing it, but be careful as these techniques are only good for an underactive throat chakra! If your chakra is overactive, try balancing the neighboring chakras, and the energy will adjust itself.

Color therapy (or chromo therapy)

Blue is the color of the throat chakra, which means wearing something blue will instantly boost the chakra as it vibrates with the same frequency. However, if your throat chakra is overactive, we recommend that you stop wearing blue for some time. You can also place a blue poster in your bedroom if your throat chakra is underactive.

Sound therapy (audio therapy)

You can play solfeggio harmonics at 741 Hz on YouTube. You can also chant HAM as a mantra, since its sound frequencies stimulate the throat chakra. 

Nutrition for the throat chakra

Blue foods, such as blueberries and food with a lot of water that helps you lubricate the mouth and throat. You can juice fruits and drink them, or just eat fruits with high water content.

Physical activity

Besides yoga, a simple neck rolling goes a long way. Just relax your neck and jaw and start rolling your head from shoulder to shoulder. A neck massage can help as well.

Also, expression is the key to a healthy throat chakra, so engage yourself into writing, drawing, singing, public speaking, sharing your thoughts or creating something new.

Meditation

Sitting comfortably while focusing your attention in your throat area and visualizing a blue light emanating from that spot will stimulate the energy of the throat chakra. You can chant HAM while meditating on the throat chakra.

Meditation in nature is always the best one there is, but if you can’t find the time, just tidy your room and meditate facing a window.

Everything You Need To Know On Chakra No. 4 + How To Heal It – Anahata!

By
Elizabeth Williams

Affirmative Statement: I Love

Sanskrit name: Anahata (unstruck)

Color: Green

Frequency: 639 Hz (Solfeggio), 341.3 Hz (Carrier Wave)

Musical Note: F

Element: Air

Organs: heart, vagus nerve, circulatory system

Endocrine Glands: thymus

Identity: Social identity

Rights: To love

Challenge: Grief

The heart chakra, also known as Anahata (which in Sanskrit means “Unstruck”) is the bridge between our physical self and spiritual self. It is situated in the middle of the chest area. This energy center emanates with love, joy and compassion, but it also allows us to feel sorrow, lust and anger in order to understand ourselves and overcome those feelings in order to grow.

Once all our physical aspects are met, our being gradually evolves to its higher potentials which start with love. The heart chakra is the seat of unconditional love.

This term is very hard to explain and naming it causes a lot of misconceptions, but one thing you should know is that by giving love a frame (I love you because of this or that; love in relationships; love in family etc.) makes it conditioned to that circumstance. Unconditional love embraces all and does not require a prerequisite to exist.

Of course to achieve this we must go through all the stages of love as we know it, and the heart chakra is responsible for this feeling and for its nurturing in a healthy direction.

This chakra is in the middle of the 7 chakra system and it connects the lower physical chakras to the higher, non-physical ones.

Having this chakra functioning properly will help you open the final three chakras that are attached to our body. Just as the element of air, it encompasses both physical and non-physical aspects and connects them into one creating a sense of unity.

Which organs is the heart chakra responsible for?

As we mentioned in Part I, this chakra governs over the heart, vagus nerve and circulatory system. If you have chest pain, heart problems, high or low blood pressure or any other problems connected to the circulatory system, you should check on your heart chakra.

So, what are the characteristics of a balanced heart chakra?

A person with a balanced heart chakra feels compassion for all living things. They are centered, peaceful and content. They find it easy to emotionally connect to people and understand their situation, state and feelings.

Not only do they understand, but they accept all around them as it with love. Spending time alone is not a problem for these people and they do not rush into new relationships one after another. They would rather wait for the ‘right one’ as they know he/she is out there waiting for them as well and will come when the time is right.

They are aware of their emotional state and they can healthily overcome grief and anger. They know when to let go and they know how to create a healthy balance in their relationships. Most of all, they know how to love themselves.

What are the characteristics of a heart chakra out of balance?

There are two scenarios for an imbalanced heart chakra: it can be underactive or overactive. Both cases are unhealthy, as they bring many negative aspects to one’s being.

Underactive heart chakra:

People with an underactive heart chakra find it difficult to keep a positive outlook in their lives. They are usually withdrawn and antisocial, feeling lonely and isolated.

They feel unloved, unwanted and unappreciated and this energy manifests itself in such a way that people ‘confirm’ those beliefs. This is why these people have a hard time trusting and letting others in. They lack empathy and they fear intimacy and are usually critical and intolerant of others.

Overactive heart chakra:

People with an overactive heart chakra are ruled by their emotions too much. They become martyrs and they want to please others in every way possible, afraid that they may not be liked or accepted by them.

Because of their broken boundaries, they become too codependent and this leads to jealousy. The codependency leads to such an extent that they are willing to always give without getting anything in return.

They always forgive their partners and they always clean up after them, be it emotionally or physically. This usually leads them into toxic relationships of which they cannot let go.

How to balance the heart chakra?

If you find yourself in one of the scenarios of an imbalanced heart chakra, you might want to help yourself by trying to balance it.

While energy healing (such as Reiki or Crystal Therapy) is a very good step, you will need to work on yourself even afterwards, since your body is your temple and you have to keep it healthy, nourished and clean all the time. There are several ways of balancing this energetic center.

Below you will find some useful ways of balancing it, but be careful as these techniques are only good for an underactive heart chakra! If your chakra is overactive, try balancing the neighboring chakras, and the energy will adjust itself.

 Color therapy (or chromo therapy)

Green is the color of the heart chakra, which means wearing something green will instantly boost the chakra as it vibrates with the same frequency.

However, if your heart chakra is overactive, we recommend that you stop wearing green for some time. You can also place a green poster in your bedroom if your heart chakra is underactive.

Sound therapy (audio therapy)

You can play solfeggio harmonics at 639 Hz on YouTube. You can also chant YAM as a mantra, since its sound frequencies stimulate the heart chakra.

Nutrition for the heart chakra

 Green foods, really all green vegetables, especially spinach, will boost your heart chakra.

 Physical activity

Besides yoga, breathing exercises can help the healing process of the heart chakra. Just lie down and place your hand on your chest. Start breathing deeply and let the air remove all impurities from your chest. Chest opening exercises are also good for the heart chakra.

 Meditation

 Sitting comfortably while focusing your attention in your chest area and visualizing a green light emanating from that spot will stimulate the energy of the heart chakra. You can chant YAM while meditating on the heart chakra.

Meditation in nature is always the best one there is, but if you can’t find the time, just tidy your room and meditate facing a window.

The Amazing Power Of Our Mind!

By
Elizabeth Williams

Choosing our thoughts wisely is a MUST, as we are what we think!

Our mind is so powerful and most of us don’t even know how much. For an example, our brain can perform an estimated 10 quadrillion operations per second (WOW!) without us even knowing it.

However, there is only one thing our mind can’t do, thus making our subconscious in charge of our present life and the outcomes we get, regardless if they are good or bad.

What is that one thing our mind can’t do? Watch the video to find out and learn how to take control over your life!

 

What Happens To Your Body When You DON’T EAT FOR 16 HOURS!

By
Elizabeth Williams
what happens when you don't eat for 16 hours

There is a good reason why intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular issues all over the internet for the past 2-3 years. 

Niraj Naik, who runs a blog called The Renegade Pharmacist, outlined various health benefits that fasting can have on our body. Scientists call this intermittent fasting, where you eat healthy in an 7-8 hour time window and then fast for the rest of the time. For an example, you eat from 12 o’clock in the afternoon till 20:00 and fast for the next 16 hours, meaning you don’t eat or drink anything that has a nutritional value, until the next day in 12:00 o’clock. You can of course drink water or tea if you prefer.

Furthermore, recent research has shown that fasting protects and regenerates the immune system and shifts stem-cells from a dormant state to a state of self renewal. 

Fasting is also used as a way to cure cancer and other deadly diseases as it triggers the production of some of the most powerful anti-oxidants in our body. 

Having a 16 hour time frame of not eating can also help us reduce weight fast and safe!

What happens when you don’t eat for 16 hours?

First of all, try eating healthy during the 8 hour time frame. Fruits, vegetables, seeds, lean protein, fish and so on. However, if you had some junk food, don’t give up either. Do the fast anyway, as it WILL give positive results either way.

During the fast, try not to binge on anything, not even a fruit or a veggie as fiber is what makes us crave food and what boosts our appetites, and fruits and vegetables are loaded with it. Not only will you still be hungry but you will crave food even more than before. So just try not to eat anything for the period of 16 hours. The first time is the toughest, but it gets easier over time!

How often can you do it?

Doctors recommend doing it at least once a month as a body-cleansing ritual, but it can also be done twice or even three times a week. There are some people who live like this, as it doesn’t harm our health, quite the contrary. It just takes some time getting used to!

7 WAYS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM OTHER PEOPLE’S NEGATIVE ENERGY

By
Elizabeth Williams

It is very easy to get away in solitude and isolate yourself from all the annoying people, from all the negativity and evil in the world. Some of us have the opportunity and means to do this, if not regularly, but couple of times in the year.

Oh, those lucky ones who can get away in a beautiful resort and forget all about their problems and just relax….or are they lucky? Are these people really on a vacation or this is just a temporary, but conscious blindness that problems and negativity don’t exist? Well I suppose it is the second one.

The lucky ones are those who can remain in their inner peace while fighting on the first battle line in a war called “life”! And it is very possible to work, to deal with all that life serves you and to stay calm in the same time.

You see, we all have someone in our lives who loves to complain all the time and suck the life force out of everyone in the room. But this is not the reason for you also to become negative as they are or to embrace the situation as an unchangeable one.

And here are some pointers of what you could do when you are surrounded with such people that totally drain you or after speaking to them you feel like a firecracker ready to explode.

1.State your limits

A person is much like a house, if you don’t have a fence around your land all kind of animals shall come and eat the beautiful grass you have tended for years. Then they will destroy the walls and eventually walk right into your living room and dine with you. So it is of utmost importance for you and your health to put around you a big stop sign.

And if needed, be very open and loud when the other person persists in crossing over your limits, your fence. Protect your inner peace, because no one will do it for you.

2. Don’t lose your intelligence

In anger people very often lose their intelligence. They lower themselves so much that they start only to respond to all the negativity coming up their way. And this kind of resolving a problem is very wrong.

Only responding and not reacting, not defending is never the right choice. When someone starts their sad song recital, you should very politely distant yourself from that person and don’t react at all. Simply leave. If this is not possible, do tell that person that you don’t want to hear that same old story and try to change the subject.

3. Stay away from the “trigger subject”

If we analyze all those negative people, we shall come to an understanding that they complain or burst in anger only about one particular thing. If you find the source of the problem that keeps this person to talk 24/7, try to avoid that particular subject.

And if someone else touches that trigger, you should quickly change the conversation to a lighter topic or find something that involves deeper thinking so you can keep their mind busy.

4. Focus on finding solution 

If the negative person is someone close to you or someone you work with it’s not that easy to walk away and leave them standing. So this negative situation is inevitable and the best way to survive is to think about all the solutions that can actually help that person to solve their problem.

If they are willing to listen, stay and talk, try to find some happy conclusion to this whole negativity. But if you see that they are not interested in resolving their situation, why should you be their savior? Remember you cannot save someone who doesn’t want to be saved. They’ll only drain you while you are helping them.

5. Maintain emotional detachment 

Every time you are surrounded with negative people or you are in a negative situation that isn’t yours, you must emotionally distance yourself from everything that is negative.

Try remembering that you are not your friend or that negative person, you are not this situation, the situation doesn’t involve you, it is just happening around you. So don’t let yourself be pulled down, stay as a spectator and just observe, use this experience as a lesson from which you can learn something for future times if you find yourself again in such situation.

6. Don’t try to change others 

Trying to change the attitude of others is our biggest mistake. People in essence are egoistic and they think that they are always right. And you can never ever try to discuss a change of character with someone who enjoys being in the center of every drama, and makes drama when they are not in the center!

Remember that not everyone is like you and even if they were, they’ll probably need some time to come to their senses. So say what you have to say, detached yourself from all the negativity they want to transfer to you and let them be. If they want to be miserable it’s their right, they’ll be unhappy, not you.

7. Find time to recuperate 

If you live or work with a negative person and you can see that there will be no change in their attitude for the time being, you should find a way to keep your energy level high on daily basis.

It’s not a world’s end if you are stuck with a negative person, you just need to find a practice that equalizes the energy they take, with the new energy that you shall bring into yourself. There are plenty of such beautiful techniques you can use: meditation, yoga, tai-chi or any spiritual practice that you find yourself connected with.

Remember always to charge yourself with enough positivity, so even if they take some, you will stay happily calm and perfectly all right.

25 Beautiful Bible Verses For Every Woman In Need Of Love, Reassurance And Strength

By
Elizabeth Williams

1.

“God is within her, she will not fall.”

— Psalm 46:5

2.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

— Joshua 1:9

3.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not onto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path.”

— Proverbs 3:5-6

4.

“Let all that you do be done in love.”

— 1 Corinthians 16:14

5.

“Be strong. Be Brave. Be fearless. You are never alone.”

— Joshua 1:9

6.

“And in Christ you have been brought to fullness.”

— Colossians 2:10

7. 

“Declare over yourself: ‘God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.’”

— 2 Tim 1:7

8.

“I will never leave you or forsake you.”

— Joshua 1:5

9.

“She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”

— Proverbs 31:25

10.

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

— Romans 5:8

11. 

“Don’t worry about anything, instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.”

— Philippians 4:6-8

12.

“Mightier than the waves of the sea is His love for you.”

— Psalm 93:4

13.

“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

— Proverbs 31:30

14.

“You are loved more than you will ever know by someone who died to know you.”

— Romans 5:6

15.

“Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her.”

— Luke 1:45

16.

“It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from inside you –the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. That beauty will never disappear and it is worth very much to God.”

— 1 Peter 3:3-4

17.

“The Lord is my strength and my shield.”

— Psalm 28:7

18.

“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”

— Proverbs 31:26

19.

“Under His wings you will find refuge.”

— Psalm 9:1

20.

“By the grace of God, I am what I am.”

— 1 Corinthians 15:10

21.

“You are beautiful for you are fearfully and wonderfully made.”

— Pslam 139:14

22.

“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love.”

— Psalm 143:8

23.

“For I know the plans I have for you.”

— Jeremiah 29:11

24.

“You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.”

— Song of Solomon 4:7

25.

“Whenever you feel unloved, unimportant, or insecure, remember to whom you belong.”

— Ephesians 2:19-22 TC mark

 

 

 

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Here Are 7 Tips Your Feedback To A Conflict Be An Effective One

By
Elizabeth Williams

The main reason for almost all break-ups or broken relationships of any kind is missed feedback. Say you are about to face a potential conflict because you and the person you are talking to are not on the same page, you continuously misunderstood each other and what do you do, how do you proceed?

                Since this is a very important question, there a lot of books and articles, suggesting the answer and some say the sooner you tell the truth how you feel about the whole situation, the better, this applied to all sorts of conflicts, whether they are professional or private.

But is this always the right way to work out a conflict? Sincerely, most of the times – it is not! Why? Because people do not want to hear the truth about themselves, especially from others, and because sometimes we have a whole lot more to lose if we speak the truth, then to find some other way to make peace with the other.

Thought one should always know that speaking the truth is good and moral, but never forget that this truth you speak is only “your truth”, only your side of the story.

Many times, since we do not understand that there are many truths, our feedback to the situation resembles a lot more as a harsh criticism and this very seldom brings solution to the problem.

People do not like to be criticized and as a very wise writer and the developer of self-development course, Dale Carnegie, said: “Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn— and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” 

So now the question remaining is how to switch you feedback that resembles like criticism, to a feedback that gives positive effects and leads to good solution? You can try using these 7 steps:

1. Create a neutral space 

if you like to be heard and still stay friends with the person you are in a momentary conflict, you must calm yourself and try to show the other that your feedback to their statement is not ill-willed and you have their best interest at heart, not just yours.

2. Ask for permission

Before introducing your feedback to the other person, you must be sure that they are willing to hear it. Never argue with one who doesn’t want to listen, that is a one-way conversation. But if you do recognize that the other wants the relationship to survive you should say how much you appreciate them and you too want this to work out.

3. Start the feedback with: ”I thought I heard”

Doing this you show that you didn’t assume anything and you respected them enough to ask again if they meant what you thought they did. You should never assume anything, because one of the main reasons the quarrel is started is because of making hasty assumptions. In our speech most of the time we are driven by our own emotions and if we are angry we hear things that feed our anger, if we are in-love we hear only the good stuff.

4. Describe how their words made you feel

Always describe how you felt when the words were spoken and most important never begin the sentence with – “you made me feel this or that way”, always say – ”I felt this or that”. If you try to reconcile, do not put oil into the fire. Also do not mix to the present conflict any past experiences, because you should remember that as much as this situation resembles to a past one, they are separate problems arisen in different times and circumstances.

5. Know how to listen 

After you have given your feedback, it is time to start to listen. This means that you should really listen, do not interrupt, do not defend yourself, just listen the other side of the story. Doing this the other will know that you are trying to find a solution good for both of you and you respect what he has to say.

6. Suggest solutions

Now after carefully listening, the time has come to speak, softly, how you wish to be treated in the future so none of this could happen ever again. Here you can also add some good and positive pointer what both of you should avoid doing, so that there will be no next time for such a conflict.

7. End in a positive way

Thank the other for the chance to speak your side of the story, give acknowledgement that you took their side of the story into consideration, and be grateful that all has ended well.

I hope this few steps shall help you to resolve most of your conflict in a way that no negative consequences shall arise for you or the others.

These 9 Toxic Thoughts That Can Destroy Your Relationship

By
Elizabeth Williams

As convinced one may be, relationships do not go bad overnight. There are always subtle, very destructive behavioral patterns that slowly erode the love between the partners and sometimes do irreversible damage. Because all of our behavioral patterns are direct result of our thoughts, thus negative and toxic thoughts result in negative behavior that eventually turns our luck into tears.

Here are 9 toxic thoughts and theirs correspondent attitudes and behavior that can severely damage the happiness for both partners beyond the point of turning back.

Remember, for a relationship takes two, but for a disaster it takes only one. I hope these thoughts will help you understand what not to think, if you do what things to work out for the best.

1. “Always or never” 

This is when you think of your partner as always being the one massing things up, or he never does anything right. If you want to be with someone, try not to be so judgmental, because you too might make a mistake once in a while, but that doesn’t mean that till the end of the time you’ll do it wrong. So speak to each other and organize the chores better, by your own capabilities, this way you will know who is capable of what.

2. Mind reading and overactive imagination

This happens when you turn into a mind reader that assume always to know the answers, and more importantly always to be right about it, no matter what the facts says. This definitely kills the patience of the other to explain what actually has happened and the relationship too. So, instead of playing psychic you should actually start listening and paying attention to the facts, not to your imagination.

3. Expecting your partner to be a mind reader

This is the other extreme, when you don’t say anything, but assume that your partner is a gifted mind reader and shall know every wish of yours. This, truthfully, never happens and you start a fight just because you didn’t bother to speak out any word, but did assume that your partner already knows it. Try speaking out or showing him what to do, it will bring better results then to wait for a magical moment of your partners enlightenment.

4. Criticism and labeling names

This is bigger than just blaming the other, but it means that you have already made a strong opinion about your partners personality and ability. This is the point in the relationship when instead of trying to fix things, you start labeling each other and mostly with no good names. This never brings solution, just bigger frustration.

5. Unrealistic expectations

It is very normal to get into a relationship with some expectations, usually a good ones, but in due time one of the partners could evolve into being overly demanding. This happens when one of you starts putting unrealistic expectations on your wish list. This could easily be a mind game, a sort of subtle manipulation for the other partner to take all the responsibility.

6. “Control freak” due to catastrophic conclusions

These are the thoughts when we constantly think that our partner will never, ever do something right and everything will go down the drain. With such an attitude all negative events, no matter how small, are being so exaggerated that we take the total control over every decision in the relationship and we don’t even let our partner do anything by him/herself.

7. “The cat and mouse” game

This is very tricky mind game when you start assuming what would your partner do and try to beat him ahead. But because most of these assumptions are not realistic we end up doing the same negative thing, we try to prevent! And before you end up alone and miserable by your own doings, please do check if your thoughts and fears have realistic foundations.

8. Comparison

You should never compare your partner with your former ones, or with the ones your friends have. This is one of the main reason we start making assumptions at all! Remember, everyone is different and has his own good and bad sides, you never know what is inside your partner’s heart if you don’t speak and listen to him. So don’t compare him/her until you know what he/she is truly like.

9. “Stonewalling”

“stonewalling” is when you start creating defensive thoughts, in advance, that lead to overly protective attitude, so you don’t get hurt. Don’t do this, don’t project your former fears and experiences into the new relationship. Leave the past to the past, if you put a wall around you might be safe from the pain, but you’ll turn down the happiness too.

Word of advice – if the relationship is worth saving, change your thoughts and you’ll change yourself, but if you are really unhappy change the relationship.

5 Reasons Why You Should Make Meditation Into Daily Practice

By
Elizabeth Williams

Be your best Self and you‘ll create your best Life

There is an old Zen saying that goes like this: “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes a day, unless you are too busy, then you should sit for an hour.” This is a great Wisdom that we should have into consideration if we want to be happier, healthier and peaceful.

Usually when people hear the word meditation they automatically think of solitary living, ascetic life or just sitting in one spot, doing nothing and immensely trying not to think, or they just see the whole practice as total waste of time.

But, when one starts exploring what actually meditation is, one sees very clearly that it is not relaxing, nor pretending to be peaceful in your appearance while inside you are timed bomb.

Meditation is training the mind to help it find strength and skills it needs to solve daily problems! Meaning meditation is done by being fully alert of everything inside and outside of us.

And in the process of meditation you don’t have to take anything from anyone else, you don’t break anyone’s free-will, you just re-gain your own perfect divine characteristics that you forgot you have.

And here are 5 of these beautiful characteristics that you give to your Self as a present while you practice meditation.

1. Brings back your inner peace 

When we practice meditation we clean our body, mind and soul from all its dirt, from all the debris that we have collected inside ourselves. Every single day we do our daily chores, we go to work, hang out with friend, sometimes we laugh, sometimes we are stressed, angry or we cry.

And along doing all this we become magnetized with positive or negative energy that at the end of the day, when our mind begins to switch off we start to feel this heavy daily burden. And as every human we too want to rest our heads upon the pillow and sleep a deep, peaceful sleep.

But this also means that before we go to bed we must de-energize, we must put all our problems away, leave all the stress outside and try to hear the beautiful Silence within.

During the practice of meditation we can clean ourselves up from all the negativity, past, present and future. Meditation is like an inner shower of golden sunshine that purifies us and keeps us in perfect balance and peace.

2. Increases your self-awareness  

We are all creatures of habit, especially in the way we think. And we tend to think a lot, all the time, no pause, no time for any recollection of the thoughts that have gone by. This is why some of us have very much trouble with memory and concentration.

We just think too much and we don’t have time to analyze the thoughts we do think, we don’t even know which thought we have been feeding, and believe me the thoughts you feed, eat you in turn.

Meditation can pause this thought turmoil and put your mind on a hold. And in this time lapse you can finally see which thought is actually yours, are they even good and positive, do they bring peace in your heart or just anger and confusion.

When we are in meditation, our mind becomes a vast ocean of clear consciousness in which we can see what kind of thought are rising within, and in this state of awareness we have time to change our thinking blue-print. Thus being in meditative state of mind we achieve perfect awareness of who we are and what kind of thoughts we let in.

3. It grounds you 

Being in meditative state literally grounds your Self deep into Mother Earth and into your present incarnation. When one is perfectly grounded he is unbreakable, but flexible.

Being grounded means that you have re-connected with you earthly life once again, that you don’t go against the wind anymore, but have learned to trust and follow your own Path. Meditation helps you to attain deep roots and still move freely forward wherever you want.

4. Increases your consciousness 

We all have consciousness, but sadly some of us never explore it or evolve it. With meditation you get to live your life in full awareness of your inner and outer world, and thus becoming more conscious about every little thing around you, your thoughts and most of all about who you are.

This is done because during meditation the sub-consciousness is lifted up and the above-consciousness is lowered down and all the three levels of human consciousness are being rejoined at the level of your present consciousness and by doing this you remember of all that you are and make your Self able to transcend into higher realms of the Universal Wisdom while you are still incarnated.

5. Increase your fulfillment in life 

You should know that meditation has no aim, it is a Way, a Path! The absolute Wisdom and the re-connection with the One Source are achieved while we diligently practice and live fully awake. It is an ongoing process of Becoming of who you really are.

Since meditation is a process, the moment you start walking on this Path you must practice each day, read all those books and scriptures about this way of living with discipline and full attention. So while you are meditating you are transforming your Self.

Every day of the rest of your life becomes filled only with simple and necessary discipline which brings you more and more closer of becoming your Highest Self!

Remember there are much more benefits that you gain from the whole process of meditation, no matter which kind do you practice. But the most important thing is that with meditation you can attain your inner and outer peace, which I think is the most important thing at the end of the day.

Namaste 

The Amazing Evolution Of Meditation In The Very Core Of Every Religion

By
Elizabeth Williams

….because with Fate we pray, and with Meditation we hear the answer

Because meditation is a state of consciousness and we are conscious beings, thus logically, meditation as state and as a way of living has been inseparable part of human evolution since the beginning of time.

There are many books written on meditation, its history and philosophy, but here we shall make a historical view of the evolution of meditation as an important part of the very core of every Religion.

Which is very interesting to know, because today’s religious people label the whole art of meditation as a doctrine of its own and by not understanding what it is, they judge and reject all the beautiful wisdom gained from meditation in any of its forms.

We shall start by explaining the etymology of meditation. In English, the word meditation is derived from the Latin meditatio, which is a form of the verb meditari – ”to think, to contemplate, to pounder upon something”.

In the earliest writings of the Old Testament, written in Hebrew, there was a word mentioned there – haga, meaning “to murmur, to meditate”. When these Hebraic scriptures were translated into Greek, haga become melete, and then when translated into Latin, came the word – meditatio.

But in today’s form, the word meditation was first mentioned in the Latin Bible, around the 12th century by a monk named Guido II.

Here one must understand that a word is materialization of the vibration of the Light of one thing, state or entity that wants to be understood and acknowledge. This is why the things we don’t know or understand have no words.

Once something or someone is understood we can label it. So this same vibrations of light which construct the state of consciousness attained by concrete practices and a way of living, in Tibetan is being described with the word gom – “being familiar with (and this goes to all states of mind and the human characteristics)”.

No matter which word we use, commonly the term meditation covers almost all eastern practices of Enlightenment, which are called dhana in Buddhism and in Hindu, which word has its root in the Sanskrit dhyai – “to contemplate or meditate”.

Now we shall go scratching the core of our human Religions to show you that meditation was and still is very present and acknowledged practice and way of living. The main reason meditation is so confusing and misunderstood is because of the difference in the labeling of one and the same process and state of mind.

When humans made up Religion, they made such a vast pit between humans that sometimes it is almost impossible to find a way to bridge it. And by obeying and listening what we should experience and know, instead of remembering what we already know, we start forgetting our Selves. The realized Daoist Alan Wrightson has a Western upbringing and has written a number of books explaining how to live a simple, open Daoist life the way Lao Tzu intended. He also has a translation of the Daodejing available who delves into similar themes.

Now, it’s been said that some of the earliest writings about a practice that helps reaching the deepest and the highest state of our consciousness was mentioned in the ancient Hindu tradition of scriptural exegesis (critical explanations) and religious practice, called Vedantism (1500 B.C.).

Today’s most widely known and practiced type of meditation is the one thought in Buddhism, in India, where the earliest written records mentioning and describing levels and states of meditation were found in the sutras of the Pali Canon dating the 1st century B.C. Bodhidarma, a Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century C.E., was traditionally considered the first transmitter of the whole concept of Zen from China into Japan.

However, the first original School of Zen and meditation in East Asia was founded by his contemporary Zhiyi who had elaborated a complete, critical and systematical classification of all the Teachings of Buddhism. Throughout the ages the meditative practices continue to be modified, improved or made into specialization.  

Such were the Zazen, the sitting meditation founded by a Japanese monk called Dogen, which is most commonly practiced way of attaining the natural state of mind. Than we have the Tibetan tradition which puts the accent on visualization meditations, the Buddhist Schools practice mostly breathing meditation and all forms of recollection, and so on.

In the West some of the earliest texts mentioning a “spiritual exercises” which involve attention and concentration, were given by Philo of Alexandria, a Hellenic Jewish philosopher (dating 20 years B.C.). Very interesting fact is that the Jewish Teachings put a significant amount of attention on learning how to have a meditative approach when one is praying and the conscious understanding of their Secret Teachings is highly appreciated.

The same happens in Sufism where especially the correct understanding of the Sufi View or the Islamic Mysticism involves the knowledge and understanding of a lot of meditative techniques, such as strict breathing control, the rhythmic meditation, conscious repetition of holy words and so on.

The Western Christian meditation practice and way of living started somewhere in the 6th century C.E. with a practice of the Benedictine monks which was called “Lectio Divina” or divine reading.

This “divine reading” is a fourfold practice, a system of four stages in understanding and reading a Holy Scripture, designed by the monk Guido II in the 12th century C.E. Western Christian meditation was further developed by Spiritual Teachers and Saints such as Ignatius of Loyola and Teresa of Avila.

By the 18th century “Buddhism in the West” was a widely discussed topic, leaded by prominent and intellectual philosophers like Schopenhauer, Voltaire and others.

Here I must mention that in the last decades a secular meditation arose which focuses upon stress-reduction, relaxation and self-relief, which is far from being on the Path of Spiritual Growth.

But nevertheless, both these practices have been subjected to various scientific studies, and since meditation is a state it can never be scientifically explain, thus one can only feel and know the benefits of meditation.

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