Why You Meditate For Others
At first, every one of us became interested in meditation for purely egoistic reasons. 'I want to calm my mind' or 'I'd like to decrease my stress levels' or maybe even 'Whoa! I can become...
View ArticleTop 5 Videos Of Alan Watts
Psychedelic experience is only a glimpse of genuine mystical insight, but a glimpse which can be matured and deepened by the various ways of meditation in which drugs are no longer necessary or useful....
View ArticleTen Day Vipassana Course: An Intensive Confrontation With Myself
My whole life has been a more or less successful quest for wisdom and happiness. By what would later turn out to be a stroke of luck, this quest brought me to a 10-day Vipassana retreat in Northampton....
View ArticleAdvanced Meditation Guide
No matter your experience with meditation, this guide has something for you. We're going to be exploring basic to advanced methods of breath-focused meditation in order to reach extremely heightened...
View ArticleThe Shamanic Flight of the Soul: Visiting Other Worlds
It is somewhat presumptuous to disdain or condemn as fake that which does not appear likely. –Michel de Montaigne Shamanic journeying, or the flight of the soul, is one of the central shamanic...
View ArticleEmbracing The Cold: A Workshop With Wim ‘The Iceman’ Hof
I slowly stepped into the water. First the right foot, then the left. It was cold, ice-cold. Yet the feeling was not unpleasant. After an initial reaction of resistance, I could relax and immerse...
View ArticleHow To Maintain That Post-Meditation Glow
It's happened to all of us. You start off your morning with the perfect meditation. Thirty minutes of mindfulness goes by in no time. You open your eyes feeling present, loving and at one with the...
View ArticleThe Simple Secret to Enjoying Meditation
Meditation is not easy. Many people read about the benefits of meditating for 20 minutes each day and try to do just that, resulting in discouraging failure. Meditating for 20 minutes the first time is...
View ArticleA Story About The Dalai Lama
A friend who I met through HE recently told me a story about a question the Dalai Lama was asked by a reporter. It was something along the lines of: "How are you able to fit in daily meditation with...
View ArticleThe Wim Hof Method *Revealed* – How to Consciously Control Your Immune System
We previously published an article about Wim Hof, holder of 20 Guinness World Records for withstanding extreme temperatures. He has climbed Everest and Kilimanjaro in only shorts and shoes, stayed...
View ArticleShort Meditations on Utopia Pt. 2/3
**If you missed the introduction to this post, click here** 3) Cosmic Perspective Are negativity, ignorance, and suffering necessary?Or can we eliminate them if we just fight hard enough? The other...
View ArticleShort Meditations on Utopia Pt. 3/3
**If you missed the introduction to this post, click here** 5) Questioning Bliss Is following your bliss some kind of Mickey Mouse, New Age advice? What if you find yourself living in a society with...
View ArticleWhy You Meditate For Others
At first, every one of us became interested in meditation for purely egoistic reasons. 'I want to calm my mind' or 'I'd like to decrease my stress levels' or maybe even 'Whoa! I can become...
View Article1 Simple Question You Have to Ask Yourself to Attain Self-Realization
In the early 20th century, an enlightened Indian sage named Ramana Maharshi lived at the base of a mountain thought to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva himself. Ramana’s radiance attracted many...
View ArticleCan’t Stand Meditation? This Technique is For You.
A consistent meditation practice is a struggle for even the most experienced of meditators. For some reason it’s difficult to bring yourself to sit down and quiet the mind despite knowing that it’s the...
View Article15 MIND-EXPANDING Mantras to Ignite Your Next Meditation
I began this article by scouring the internet for the most amazing meditation mantras. I found 3. So I turned to HEthens and Facebook friends to gather more and was blown away by the beautiful words...
View ArticleFocus on the ‘Negative’: Exploring Emotions as a Spiritual Experience
This is not your usual self-improvement article. I’m not going to tell you to focus only on the positive. I’m not going to tell you to find the silver lining in everything. I’m not going to tell you...
View ArticleI Meditated For 10 Days Straight… The Result Wasn’t What You Would Expect
I vowed that when I got back from my 10 day Vipassana meditative retreat in Ontario this past weekend that I would immediately write down all of my experiences. Our ten days consisted of meditating,...
View Article*This* Is Why You Have Trouble Meditating
A wise man once said, “Meditation is f*cking hard.” Just like exercising, meditation is meant to push your limits and inevitably involves discomfort. Your body will ache. Your thoughts will stray. You...
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