Wednesday, April 22, 2009

OSHO Dynamic Meditation

Dynamic Meditation lasts one hour and is in five stages. It can be done alone, and will be even more powerful if it is done with others. It is an individual experience so you should remain oblivious of others around you and keep your eyes closed throughout, preferably using a blindfold. It is best to have an empty stomach and wear loose, comfortable clothing. “This is a meditation in which you have to be continuously alert, conscious, aware, whatsoever you do. Remain a witness. Don’t get lost. While you are breathing you can forget. You can become one with the breathing so much that you can forget the witness. But then you miss the point. “Breathe as fast as possible, as deep as possible; bring your total energy to it but still remain a witness. Observe what is happening as if you are just a spectator, as if the whole thing is happening to somebody else, as if the whole thing is happening in the body and the consciousness is just centered and looking. “This witnessing has to be carried in all the three steps. And when everything stops, and in the fourth step you have become completely inactive, frozen, then this alertness will come to its peak.” Osho

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First Stage: 10 minutes
Breathe chaotically through the nose, concentrating always on exhalation. The body will take care of the inhalation. The breath should move deeply into the lungs. Be as fast as you can in your breathing, making sure the breathing stays deep. Do this as fast and as hard as you possibly can – and then a little harder, until you literally become the breathing. Use your natural body movements to help you to build up your energy. Feel it building up, but don’t let go during the first stage.



Second Stage: 10 minutes
Explode! Express everything that needs to be thrown out. Go totally mad. Scream, shout, cry, jump, shake, dance, sing, laugh; throw yourself around. Hold nothing back; keep your whole body moving. A little acting often helps to get you started. Never allow your mind to interfere with what is happening. Be total, be whole hearted.
Third Stage: 10 minutes
With raised arms, jump up and down shouting the mantra, “Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!” as deeply as possible. Each time you land, on the flats of your feet, let the sound hammer deep into the sex center. Give all you have; exhaust yourself totally.The video clip shows the third and fourth stages.

Fourth Stage: 15 minutes
Stop! Freeze wherever you are, in whatever position you find yourself. Don’t arrange the body in any way. A cough, a movement – anything will dissipate the energy flow and the effort will be lost. Be a witness to everything that is happening to you.

Fifth Stage: 15 minutes
Celebrate through dance, expressing your gratitude towards the whole. Carry your happiness with you throughout the day.
If where you meditate prevents you from making a noise, you can do this silent alternative: Rather than throwing out the sounds, let the catharsis in the second stage take place entirely through bodily movements. In the third stage, the sound “Hoo” can be hammered silently inside.

Christian Meditation

What is Christian meditation?
Answer: The biblical passages that use the phrase "Christian meditation" are few. Both words "meditate" and "meditation" are found about eighteen times in the Old Testament. There are basically two Hebrew words which are translated "meditate," found in Genesis 24:63; Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:2; 63:6; 77:12; 119:15, 23, 48, 148; and 143:5. The Hebrew word "hagah" is given the meaning in the context of these verses to "ponder, imagine, meditate, mourn, speak, study, talk, utter, etc." Further meaning of meditation is given in the Hebrew word "aiyach" when it is used to mean "to ponder, to converse with oneself, and hence aloud; to utter or commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk with (God in prayer, etc.) or it could be with another believer or group of believers--speaking one's thoughts about a passage of Scripture or words to a hymn, etc.

The word meditation is used in Psalm 5:1; 19:14; 49:3; 104:34; 119:97, 99. A familiar verse in Psalm 19:14 states, "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in Thy sight..." He asks that his words and thoughts be equal. Words of the mouth are a sham if they are not backed up by meditation of the heart.

A passage in the New Testament gives an even greater meaning as to application of this word "meditate (meditation)." The Greek word used is "meletao" which means "to take care of" or "resolve in your mind" to do these things. This verse is 1 Timothy 4:15: "Meditate upon these things (preceding verses): give thyself wholly to them;..." Paul clarifies the words "save thyself...and others" in verse 16. "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee." Taking heed unto the Word of God (doctrine), you will not be "giving heed...to doctrines of devils" (verse 1). This seems to be the contextual meaning of "save thyself." The hearers also will be saved from "giving heed to seducing spirits."

As you can see, then, true Christian meditation is an active thought (thinking, resolving) process whereby one gives himself to study of the Word, praying over it, asking God to give you understanding by the Spirit, putting it into practice in daily life, and allowing it (the Scriptures) become the rule for life and practice as you go about your daily activities. This causes spiritual growth and maturing in the things of God as taught you by His Holy Spirit indwelling you as a believer.

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May your Christian Meditation bless you with love and peace of mind.

Kabbalah Meditation

What is Kabbalah?
Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish mystical system of meditation that teaches the profoundest insights into the essence of God, how He interacts with the world and the purpose of creation. Kabbalah and its teachings are an integral part of Torah, the entire body of Jewish wisdom and teachings, both the Oral law and the Written law. Some Jewish scholars even suggest that Torah is the hand-written scroll of the Divine Law or the Five Books of Moses.

Kabbalah Meditation
Kabbalah meditations were devised by the Jewish mystics over 2,000 years ago to enhance the awareness and access higher planes of consciousness. The aim of Kabbalah meditation is to make the practitioners the true carriers of the light of God. Kabbalah meditation continues to flourish in the oral tradition and rises above the written word. This system will enable you to attain peace and happiness through the union with God.

The Objective of Kabbalah Meditation
The objective of Kabbalah meditation transcends the need for relaxation and quieting the mind. Kabbalah meditation enables the seekers to directly interact with the higher worlds and bring about positive changes in life. It wipes off the negative influences both from your body and mind and establishes the power of mind over the matter. The essence of Kabbalah meditation is to bring new resources of joy, love and understanding to everything you do.

Kabbalah meditation explores the complex character of the divine reality particularly the inability of the human thought to grasp Him. It uses various techniques including meditations on Hebrew letter permutations and combinations and the ways in which sefirot or the supernatural forces harmonize and interact with each other. These meditative techniques produce visionary experiences of the angels and their residential chambers. Another important objective of Kabbalah is to rectify the imperfections of the soul rather than creating spiritual knowledge.

Healing Meditation Therepy

Sit in a relax position. Try to proceed the things in following manner -

  • I sit in a comfortable position.
  • And I begin to feel my mind relaxing.
  • I forget the past. And my imagined future.
  • Now it is time to focus On my own well being.
  • And I visualize myself stepping into my physical body. And feel my self being up above. And looking down on my physical body. And I begin to feel myself. Radiating a healing golden light To myself.
  • And I focus this golden light onto my heart And I now feel this light radiating And following the heart thru to all the veins and arteries.
  • And I visualize this golden light Going to the heart and filling Every vein with golden healing lightAnd I feel and see this golden healing light flowing through every part of my physical body And everywhere that this light touches it is healing and rejuvenating and it feels very positive
  • It is cleaning away toxins and injecting new life and energy Into my physical bodyBecause I love my self And I want to experience health and happiness And now I focus in on the stomach And I send a golden green light To relax and heal the stomach And I see the light being absorbed Into the body And becoming light energy And filling the body with this golden green light And it is transforming the light into energy
  • My body is filled with this golden energy And healing every part of my being And my body is filled with this golden healing light And now I send blue light To all the other organs And I feel this blue light Healing them and filling my body with this beautiful relaxing blue lightAnd I talk to this body filled wit blue golden light and I say That I care for you, and I will heal you Because I love you Because you are the chariot for my soul And with this blue golden light it removes all Toxins and any negative energies
  • And I see my body as being healthyIn the present and in the future And I radiate out this blue golden healing light To the whole worldAnd wish good health and happiness from me to every person in the world.

Healing Meditation

Please try this meditation to relax and heal the body mind and soul.

  • Sit in a comfortable position
  • Start to imagine that your body is slowly filling with light, starting from the feet and slowly moving upwards
  • As the light is moving up your body ----- feel that this light is relaxing the muscles and your mind.
  • Now imagine that any areas of disease or pain in your body is surrounded by a dark shadow which represents the unhealthy area.
  • I feel the light moving upwards until my entire body is filled with light and every muscle of my body is feeling relaxed.
  • Now feel that your body of light is radiating the light out from your eyes, the light is shining as if a torch is shinning out from your eyes.
  • Now feel that you are directing the light towards any area of the body that is giving you pain or discomfort, represented as a shadow on your body.
  • Feel that you are sending extra light to this area that is in pain or discomfort.
  • Imagine that the diseased or painful areas have dark shadows surrounding it.
  • Now feel that you are shinning a loving healing light to the diseased or painful areas so that the darkness is removed.
  • I radiate my shining light to my body and fill my bodies with this warm healing light.
    I now radiate this healing light to the world.
  • I begin to feel that this healing light is returning me to health and vitality
  • Perfect health is available to me now

Transcendental Meditation ®

Transcendental Meditation ® is formed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. This meditation is defined as “turning our attention inwards to ourselves and our subtler level of thoughts until our mind transcends the experience of the subtlest state if thought and arrives at the source of thoughts” (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).

Steps in TM® Meditation
Step
1 : Sit comfortablyStep
2 : Close your eyes.Step
3 : Engage in effortless mental repetition of a special sound for approxtwenty minutes, twice daily.
Note: The special sound in step 3 indicates the sound that is found in the TM mantra, which are not recorded down, instead they are passed down through word of mouth.
Practicing TM ®Meditation does not clash with religious belief nor does it require any changes from your lifestyle.

Benefits of TM® Meditation
i) alert watchfulness
ii) increased blood flow
iii) improved learning environment
iv) lessen anxiety and hostility
v) improve therapeutic progress among people who are seeking therapy
*TM and Transcendential meditation is a registered trademark of the Transcendental Meditation Association

Please note the above meditation is not a free meditation.

Zen meditation

1. Zen meditation allows the mind to relax, please follow theses easy instructions. Sit on the forward third of a chair or a cushion on the floor.

2. Arrange your legs in a position you can maintain comfortably. In the half-lotus position, place your right leg on your left thigh.

In the full lotus position, put your feet on opposite thighs. You may also sit simply with your legs tucked in close to your body, but be sure that your weight is distributed on three points: both of your knees on the ground and your buttocks on the round cushion. On a chair, keep your knees apart about the width of your shoulders, feet firmly planted on the floor.

3. Take a deep breath, exhale fully, and take another deep breath, exhaling fully.

4. With proper physical posture, your breathing will flow naturally into your lower abdomen. Breathe naturally, without judgement or trying to breathe a certain way.

5. Keep your attention on your breath whilst practicing this zen meditation. When your attention wanders, bring it back to the breath again and again -- as many times as necessary! Remain as still as possible, following your breath and returning to it whenever thoughts arise.

6. Be fully, vitally present with yourself. Simply do your very best. At the end of your sitting period, gently swing your body from right to left in increasing arcs. Stretch out your legs, and be sure they have feeling before standing.

7. Practice easy Zen meditation every day for at least ten to fifteen minutes (or longer) and you will discover for yourself the treasure house of the timeless life of zazen -- your very life itself.