{"id":9,"date":"2015-10-02T07:13:13","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T07:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biz177.inmotionhosting.com\/~spiri128\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-01-22T19:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:53:48","slug":"meditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spiritualgemshealthysoul.com\/index.php\/meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=995540&amp;u=757396&amp;m=23288&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/23288\/300x250_KasinaBundle_01.jpg\" alt=\"Meditation Relaxation\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meditation<\/strong>\u00a0is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or as an end in itself.<\/p>\n<p>The term meditation refers to a broad variety of practices that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy (chi, ki, prana, etc.) and develop compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>A particularly ambitious form of meditation aims at effortlessly sustained single-pointed concentration single-pointed analysis, meant to enable its practitioner to enjoy an indestructible sense of well-being while engaging in any life activity.<\/p>\n<p>Meditation often involves an internal effort to self-regulate the mind in some way. It can help clear the mind and ease many health issues, such as high blood pressure, depression, and anxiety, chronic pain, etc. It may be done sitting, lying down, or in an active way, for instance Buddhist monks involve awareness in their day-to-day activities as a form of mind-training.<\/p>\n<p>There are many other rituals commonly practiced for meditation purposes. It may involve generating an emotional state for the purpose of analyzing that state \u2014 such as anger, hatred, etc. \u2014 or cultivating particular mental response to various phenomena, such as compassion.<\/p>\n<p>The term \u201cmeditation\u201d can refer to the state itself, as well as to practices or techniques employed to cultivate the state. In brief, there are dozens of specific styles of practice; the word meditation may carry different meanings in different contexts. Meditation has been practiced since antiquity as a component of numerous religious traditions and beliefs. Apart from its historical usage, the term was introduced as a translation for Eastern spiritual practices, referred to as dhy\u0101na in Buddhism and in Hinduism, which comes from the Sanskrit root dhyai, meaning to contemplate or meditate. The Tibetan word for meditation \u201cGom\u201d means \u201cto become familiar with one\u2019s Self\u201d and has the strong implication of training the mind to be familiar with states that are beneficial: concentration, compassion, correct understanding, patience, humility, perseverance, etc.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=401606&amp;u=757396&amp;m=41441&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/41441\/728x90-Stillness2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/spiritualgemshealthysoul.com\/index.php\/meditation\/&amp;media=https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/41441\/728x90-Stillness2.jpg&amp;description=Find%20Your%20Inner%20Stillness%20-%20Guided%20Meditations,%20Visualizations,%20and%20Affirmations~\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-pin-color=\"red\" data-pin-config=\"hidden\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverskyimports.com\/#oid=1013_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spiritualgemshealthysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33silverskyev366_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"33silverskyev366_thumb\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverskyimports.com\/#oid=1013_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meditation and Yoga Products<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/spiritualgemshealthysoul.com\/index.php\/meditation\/&amp;media=https:\/\/spiritualgemshealthysoul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/33silverskyev366_thumb.jpg&amp;description=Silver%20Sky%20Imports%20-%20Meditation%20and%20Yoga%20Products%20-%20Save%2015%25%20with%20coupon%20code:%20sghs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-pin-color=\"red\" data-pin-config=\"hidden\" data-pin-do=\"buttonPin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/pidgets\/pinit_fg_en_rect_red_20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special offer on Tibetan Singing Bowls, Crystal Singing Bowls, Tingshas, Gongs, Bells, Incense, Wood Mask, Bronze Statues, Prayer Wheels, Prayer Flags, and Malas. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverskyimports.com\/#oid=1013_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shop Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Save\u00a0<b>15%\u00a0<\/b>on entire order<\/strong>. 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We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work. <strong>Thich Nhat Hanh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=857537&amp;u=757396&amp;m=23288&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/23288\/mindplace_r1v12Cropped_400x95.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meditation\u00a0is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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