Meditation

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The allure of prayer is so strong that people are not willing to get over it. There is certainly a bio-energetic reason why humans resort to praying in the hour of crisis.

Mystic Mantra: A prayer is a ‘thank you’ to existence

Therefore, Osho has changed the whole connotation of prayer. He says that prayer is the last stage, the culmination of meditation.

24 Feb 2020 3:27 AM

Mystic Mantra: Meditation to awaken the inner fire

Most of the people living in such harsh weather learn this technique from the Tibetan yogis.

06 Jan 2020 2:37 AM

There is a sort of meditation in tantra which says, “While tasting, the food becomes the taste”.

Mystic mantra: Simple lifestyle steps for staying healthy

Medical research is pointing to two ways we can be proactive for increasing our wellness.

27 Dec 2019 4:36 AM

Tongue-in-cheek chants to maintain your serenity. (Photo: AP)

What is immediate Gratification Meditation?

Chant or rant? Survive the most wonderful time of the year.

25 Dec 2019 7:31 PM

This is certainly exciting, but it is nothing compared to the inner bliss that happens with expansion of consciousness during meditation. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditate and celebrate your original being

The real spiritual approach is not life imitating art or science, but the art of living a life of originality.

11 Dec 2019 1:23 AM

The Inner Diva - Meditation & Breakfast Club was launched by Fashion Designer and Politician Shaina NC and Indian holistic health & Fitness Guru Mickey Mehta at Oriental Club, Mumbai.

Shaina NC launches Dr Naavnidhi K Wadhwa's Inner Diva - Meditation & Breakfast Club

Meditation and breakfast do a lot to your mind and body than you can probably imagine.

29 Nov 2019 4:32 AM

You can find the peace within you by sitting in meditation. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Is there any cure for the sorrows of life?

There are always difficulties and problems receiving attention in the local, national or international news.

29 Nov 2019 2:26 AM

It is something that happens to a sincere meditator who continues meditating regularly in absolute patience. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Drink the juice of self-nature

Sahaj is a valuable word. It means that which happens without any doing. Just go in — showering without clouds.

25 Nov 2019 12:05 AM

Mystic Mantra: On feasting and fasting - Eating with awareness

Indian ayurveda and yoga have given tremendous importance to eating — it was called a sacrifice, a havan to the body.

21 Oct 2019 2:36 AM

On the spiritual path, success in meditation is to be able to focus within by having a still mind. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Let’s devote ourselves to forgiving and forgetting

One of the greatest distractions that interferes with our meditation is when something happens that we don’t like, and we cannot forget it.

08 Oct 2019 1:41 AM

Over the past few decades, doctors and scientists have been studying the body-mind connection and its relationship to physical health. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation is an effective means to reduce stress

Meditation has become a mainstream activity in many parts of the world.

20 Sep 2019 1:58 AM

The meditator also values each moment, but the difference is: he goes deeper into each moment whereas the speedy man lives the moment superficially. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation in the age of instant coffee

Osho has used this situation creatively and has designed short meditation techniques that can give instant results like instant coffee.

26 Aug 2019 12:10 AM

It will help you put things in the perspective of how things were and how things are now. (Photo: Pixabay)

No more break-up woes

Record the answers in a tape and listen to it from time to time.

26 Jul 2019 1:06 AM

Meditation provides a way to perfect our ability to stay focused within to find inner treasures. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Pursue spirituality with the attitude of a sports champion

Meditation allows us to attain the World Cup of Spirituality — union of the soul with God in the shortest possible time.

12 Jul 2019 1:20 AM

Meditation is not a dry chore in which we go through certain steps mechanically. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: The ocean of God’s love surrounds us

The love of God is pouring out to us through the eyes of the Master.

27 Jun 2019 1:49 AM

Mystic Mantra: Real education doesn’t sow seeds of hate

Education in the real sense is to liberate people from ignorance and the darkness of the mind.

17 Jun 2019 1:17 AM

The spiritual path is twofold. We achieve inner enlightenment and peace for ourselves. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation for inner and outer peace

We may not be able to change our life or eliminate its problems, but through meditation we can look at it differently.

31 May 2019 12:05 AM

Mystic Mantra: Get recycled with meditation

Meditators and yogis are rumoured to be healthy and fit for a longer time than the non-meditators.

06 May 2019 12:36 AM

Mystic Mantra: Want a sharp memory? Tune in to your cells

Osho says, all that we have experienced through the ages are all registered in the cells and in deep meditation, they can be revived.

22 Apr 2019 12:15 AM

Every religion encourages its adherents to set aside time for silence, reflection and meditation. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: The importance of knowing yourself

We begin our independent life when we emerge from the womb and slowly grow up into a web of alliances.

10 Apr 2019 1:26 AM

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