CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

You may attend church or go to a temple or mosque regularly. We may revere such religious figures like Jesus Christ or the Buddha as messengers of God. But has that really made a difference in the way we live.

Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to get in touch with and deliberately reflect upon the revelations of God.[1]

Christian meditation aims to heighten the personal relationship based on the love of God that marks Christian communion.

In the Old Testament, there are two Hebrew words for meditation: hāgâ (Hebrew: הגה‎), which means to sigh or murmur, but also to meditate, and sîḥâ (Hebrew: שיחה‎), which means to muse, or rehearse in one's mind.

THE WAY TO GOD

Lao Tze, the founder of Taoism says:

"He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that is worn out shall be renewed. He that has little shall succeed. He who has much shall go astray."

The saying of Jesus:

"Those who are first in this world shall be the last in the kingdom of my God, and those who are last shall be the first."

Meditation

• ALL RELIGION GOES BACK TO THE ONE AND THE ONE IS ALL RELIGION



• In the OLD TEATAMENT we read of David meditating, Prophet Moses (TORAH) communicating with GOD through meditation, in the Bible Prophet Jesus Christ (CHRISTIANITY) going to the mountains to communicate with GOD through meditating, in the Koran fasting and meditation by Prophet Muhammad (ISLAM) during Ramadan to communicate with GOD, Lord Gautama Buddha a prophet (BUDDHIST)spend his day meditating with GOD through meditation, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (SIKHISM) meditate to GOD and formed the holy book 'Sri Guru Granth Sahib JI', in Baha’i Prophet Baha’u’llah from Persia (Iraq) meditate with GOD and formed the Baha’I, in HINDUISM all the saints and prophets who could do miracles, bringing the dead to life and many feats that were impossible. Some of the gurus, saints & prophets of HINDUISM e.g. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (male), Acharya Koshalendraprasad Pande (male), Acharya Rakeshprasad Pande (male), Adi Shankara (male), Akhandanand (male), Amrit Desai (male), Anandmurti Gurumaa (female), Baba Lokenath Brahmachari (male), Bhagawan Nityananda (male), Bhakti Tirtha Swami (male), Bhakti Caru Swami (male), Brahmananda Saraswati (male), Brahma Chaitanya (male), Bhaktaraj Maharaj (male), Brahma Sree Narayana Guru (male), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (male), Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Paramacharya (male), Chidambara Dikshit (male), Chidvilasananda (female), Devamrita Swami (male), Gour Govinda Swami (male), Gopal Krishna Goswami (male), Haridas Thakur (male), Hridayananda dasa Goswami (male), Jayadvaita Swami (male), Jayapataka Swami (male), Kirupanandha Variyar (male), Lahiri Mahasaya (male), Shri Madhavnath Maharaj (male), Madhvacharya (male), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (male), Mahavatar Babaji (male), Shri Mangalnath Maharaj (male), Mata Amritanandamayi (female), Mother Meera (female), Muktananda (male), Narayan Maharaj (male), Neeb Karori Baba (male), Nimbarka (male), Nisargadatta Maharaj (male), Paramahansa Yogananda (male), Pramukh Swami Maharaj (male), Radhanath Swami (male), Raghavendra Swami (male), Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) (male), Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (male), Ramana Maharshi (male), Ramanuja (male), Sai Baba of Shirdi (male), Sant Dnyaneshwar (male), Sant Keshavadas (male), Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu (male), Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami (male), Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (male), Satsvarupa dasa Goswami (male), Satya Sai Baba (male), Shankaracharya (male), Shankaralinga Bhagawan (male), Shree Maa (female), Shri Madhavnath Maharaj (male), Shriram Sharma Acharya (male), Sree Narayana Guru (male), Sri Anandamoyi Ma (female), Sri Aurobindo (male), Sri Chinmoy (male), Sri Narayana Guru (male), Sri Sarada Devi (female), Sri Yukteswar Giri (male), Swami Chinmayananda (male), Swami Dayananda Saraswati (male), Swami Janakananda (male), Swami Lakshamanananda (male), Swami Niranjanananda (male), Swami Rama Tirtha (male), Swami Rama (male), Swami Ramdas (male), Swami Satyananda (male), Swami Shyam (male), Swami Sivananda (male), Swami Vivekananda (male), Tamala Krishna Goswami (male), Tibbetibaba (male), Tukaram (male), Upasni Maharaj (male), Vallabhacarya (male), Yogaswami (male), Yogi Ramsuratkumar(male).

KUNDALINI EXPERIENCES

Symptoms of Kundalini Awakening:

Some of the physical symptoms due to kundalini awakening are many emotional and mental symptoms as well, and you are welcome to share those with us which are common, uncommon and rare, according to some.

Common Kundalini Awakening Symptoms:

• Tingling in the body and brain region. Also sometimes described as ants walking, tickling energy or flushes of energy. The brain being flushed with energy is quite pleasant :-).
• Heat or cold in the system, or running along various channels and chakra centers.
• Fluttering or twitching of muscles.
• Pinching or burning in various regions of the body or brain.

Uncommon Kundalini Awakening Symptoms:

• Pressure in the Third Eye Region (Ajna Chakra). This is pressure, tingling or other sensation in the center of the forehead. Can go on for years.
• Caution: If the pressure, due to certain practices, intensifies to uncomfortable levels you feel are "immense", you should stop the practice and consult a competent kundalini yoga teacher.
• Sudden bursts of energy anywhere in the body. These are almost always short lived, from a few seconds to a few minutes.
• Spontaneous yoga asans or kundalini yoga movements. They may come on spontaneously, or they may take over, as if on auto-pilot when one is practicing.
• Kundalini Shakti rising up and elongating the spine.
• Incredible feeling of love and desires.
• Usually comes upon you spontaneously, deep in the night. Sex feels like it’s the first such experience and the intense feelings of attraction emanate from somewhere beyond yourself.
• Unfortunately, pain in the lower back, back of the neck and headaches.

Rare Kundalini Awakening Symptoms:

• Experience of divine light within. Very intense light, usually pure white and incredibly beautiful. The Radiation of the GOD or DIVINE ENERGY.
• Tremendous vibratory energy (sometimes feels like it’s coming from the inner ears). Very blissful, but can intensify to the point where it would completely overwhelm your consciousness if you let it.
• Spontaneous bliss, intensely pleasurable.
• This one is a bit scary. Complete paralysis of the body. Complete immobility and rigidity takes place. As with the all consuming vibratory energy, it requires some courage to allow.
• This one is exceedingly rare. I have experienced it only once in my life. The arms and legs churn like that of a baby. It happens naturally and cannot be simulated. It is also intensely pleasurable and quite a remarkable experience.

SECRET KUNDALINI

Chakra Meditation

The Chakra Meditation - Bhuta Shuddhi practice can be practiced alone or as a part of a complete meditation practice. Here is one way to do this, which can be adapted to match personal inclinations. This example is a 60-minute practice.

1. 15 minutes of Hatha: Practice some hatha Yoga postures (asanas) or simple stretches, along with some breathing practices (pranayama). Obviously the times can be much longer, or might even be less. You might want to also experiment with doing some more vigorous physical exercise before doing the postures and breathing, such as walking, jogging, swimming, bicycling, or working out with some exercise routine.

2. 30 minutes of Chakra Meditation: If you move upwards through the seven chakras, allowing 3-4 minutes for each chakra, and then downwards through the seven chakras, allowing about 30 seconds each (to bring you back to being grounded), the total Bhuta Shuddhi practice itself will be about 30 minutes.

3. 15 minutes of Meditation: Then do your regular meditation practice, whatever that may be, such as bringing your attention deeply into the space between the breasts (anahata chakra) or the space between the eyebrows (ajna chakra), with or without mantra or your regular object of meditation.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE FOOD FOR THE SOUL

TIP OF THE DAY

"You feel hungry and you eat bread and rice as food to fill your stomach. The soul feels hungry and the food for it is "MUSIC" each soul has a certain music that makes it feel wonderful & happy".

SECRET IT'S ALL ABOUT BREATHING

Meditation is easy

The miraculous yogic techniques of 'Deep Breathing', 'Deep Relaxation' and 'Deep Contraction' which are invaluable aids in mediation and make the process of meditation extremely easy even in the most difficult and demanding situations.

Meditation can be done any where, any place in any situation. You can do it lying down and fall asleep, yet you are still in meditation and when you wake up you will feel great and the best part no more STRESS.

CHRISTIAN & MEDIATION

The Bible commands us to meditate. In Joshua 1:8, God says to meditate on His word day and night so we will obey it. The psalmist says "his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night" (Psalm 1:2). Actually, the Bible mentions meditate or meditation 20 times.

In the Old Testament there are two primary Hebrew words for meditation: Haga, which means to utter, groan, meditate, or ponder; and Sihach, which means to muse, rehearse in one's mind, or contemplate. These words can also be translated as dwell, diligently consider, and heed.

ISLAM & MEDITATION

Sufi meditation is called Muruqaba which means 'to watch over one's soul'. By partaking in Muruqaba, one is able to develop along their spiritual path by developing a better awareness of their self in gradual stages ascending through into an awareness of the Universe and then of God. The final aim of Muruqaba is for the individual to become extinguished within God (Fanah Filla) before returning to their original state, but with their new knowledge of God and their place within the Universe.

Meditation & Benefit

From Delight we came into existence.
In Delight we grow.
At the end of our journey’s close,
Into Delight we retire.

The benefits of meditation are real.

1. Quieten the mind and gives you the power to concentrate in whatever you do.
2. Power to remember and recall notes, music & studies. It improves your focus.
2. Greater relaxation, fresh & alert.
3. Alleviate stress and eradicating illness at its root(strengthen the immune system).
4. Peace of mind (Relaxing the body and the mind).
5. Detach ourselves from our everyday thoughts and emotions saving ourselves from hurt.
6. Feel a sense of separativity and out of box thinking, giving clearer vision & perspective.
7. Go beyond the intellectual mind & find easy solution and solve complex problems easily.
8. To find & identify spiritual heart-where our inner self or soul resides.
9. To attain inner peace and inner joy.
10. A spiritual quest which ultimately leads to the goal of “self realisation”.

Meditation is a most effective tool that helps
peel away our layers of ignorance so we can once more bring to the fore the light of our soul.

11. Probability of heart disease & other disease diminishes significantly.
12. Relieve the pain of sorrow, health, illness, mischief acts, wrong doing unto others.
13. Develop detachment.
14. Maintain equanimity in the midst of life’s inevitable turbulence.
15. Creativity gets developed.
16. Discovering the purpose of life.
17. Gain greater understanding of life through knowing who we are.
18. Gain a new insight & better perspective of life.
19. "Mind Control" able to read what others are thinking.
20. Gives a person bright & clear eyes.

Mantra comes from a root meaning
"that which protects the mind".

21. Alert & intense when dealing with others.
22. Totally tranquil.
23. Heal your aura & rejuvenate.
24. Discover your past life.
25. Energy of the Universe swirling around you.
26. Greater development of loving kindness.
27. Merging finitude in infinity.
28. Able to eliminate all the negativity in a person.
29. Able to save the person from fears and colossal sufferings.
30. Helps with insomnia.

meditation is a stream that nourishes our "soul"

Solitary meditators can experience a wonderful closeness to God

For those with borderline personality and/or schizophrenia, meditation of any kind can be unsettling, even dangerous. Meditation may also be problematic for those with addictive tendencies.

GOD's SECRET

In every religion the saints communicated with GOD and out of love for his children GOD gave his message and the saints had their scared holy book for the people to learn GOD'S way and all these happened in different countries different centuries.

Each holy book is a jigsaw puzzle. When you read them all the pieces fall in place and you will see GOD in his GLORY.

Blissful place

Bukit Tinggi

Pic of the day

A place in BUKIT TINGGI Pahang for meditation

Meditation & Religion

What do u know about meditation?

Malaysia is blessed with many scenic places with beautiful mountains & hills with waterfalls clearly blessed by GOD for all the blessed souls that live and enjoy the trappings of this paradise. All religion in their holy scared books have mentioned how to reach GOD by seeking inward in a person.

In the bible meditation is mentioned in several parts & communication with GOD, in Islam Prophet Mohammad meditated in a cave & spoke to GOD & wrote the QURAN, in Sikhism Guru Nanak communicated with GOD and formed the HOLY GRANTH SAHIB, the Great Buddha meditated and communicated with GOD to show the path for enlightenment for us and in Hinduism many of the saints communicated with GOD in the form of YOGA MEDITATION.

In all the the religion one thing is common for HUMANS to communicate with GOD and the word is "MEDITATION"

GOD is one and many is religion.

CHARAS CAVE, KUANTAN

Charas Cave or Gua Charas

( A PLACE FOR MEDITATION & PRAYERS)

CHINESE & INDIAN TEMPLE

Charas caves lay about 25 kilometers northwest of Kuantan at Panching on the Sungai Lembing road.

Formed millions of years ago and carved out by the forces of nature these caves offer an interesting sojourn. This limestone caves just out from the surrounding lowlands. You have to pay a RM2.00 for car park and an entrance fee of RM2.00 for adult and RM 1.00 for children.

And a 20 foot climbing the metal stairs is worthwhile your effort when you are inside the cave.

At the entrance inside the cave on the left on top you will find a Snake Goddess on top and inside you will a Buddha sitting with elephant and the monkey god paying homage.

Following are other statue of Deities

The Sleeping Buddha very beautiful and majestic. Surprisingly the third picture has a an aura around the monk. Can’t explain how it got there !!! If you look at the same other pictures there is no aura.

JALA LINGAM TEMPLE INSIDE THE CHARAS CAVE

There is a priest to offer prayers on your behalf, the Lord Lingam is huge and beautiful

there is a water dripping from the calamities a feeling of peace transcendence, its a beautiful feeling.

Goddess Parvathy the consort of Lord Shiva

Upon request agni homa are done with special prayers.