zazen, shikantaza meditation
Styles of Zen meditation.
Spiritual Practice
forgiving others for their past mistakes
Priority request.
visualizing the desired outcome, then surrendering it to God
Priority request: spiritual teachers advise to be unattached to outcomes. I found this approach useful. It lets the mind settle because I feel like I got something "off my chest" and then there is peace that God will bring about what is supposed to happen, independent of my desires and fears.
praying for the animals whose meat you've just eaten
Request: Feels like the right thing to do. But is it?
The Welcoming Prayer - Thomas Keating
"...I let go of my desire to change any situation, condition, person or myself. I open to the love and presence of God and God’s action within..." (excerpt)
closing one’s right eye as a spiritual practice
Request: to facilitate switching to right brain.
mindfulness of speech
Request: asking oneself if what one is about to say is true? Kind? Necessary? etc…
kundalini yoga
Calibrated at 510 [highest awareness] in Truth vs. Falsehood. The ADAP calibration measures effect in all dimensions.
listening to positive affirmations every day
Request: Making a short list of positive affirmations such as "Everything is always working out for me," or "My life is ruled by order and harmony" then recording them and playing them on repeat for 10 minutes or so. Is this an effective way to use mantras and align with a positive field?
T/F: wearing a cross protects against demons
Request: We know that making the sign of the cross dissolves demons in one’s aura. Does wearing a cross offer similar protection?
Kriya yoga
"controlling prana (life force) by distilling prana from the breath and thus recharging the body cells... the cells are recharged by the reinforced bodily life-force and the cosmic life; the physical cells therefore neither change nor decay" -- Yogananda.
level: allow yourself to have negative feelings
Priority request: When one experiences negative feelings, hold an attitude of allowance.
praying for the highest good
Priority request: As advised by Doc. When you don't know what the highest good is/would be, praying for awareness of it and to be aligned with it by Grace.
Metta Meditation
"or loving-kindness meditation, is a Buddhist practice for cultivating compassion for ourselves and others through directing loving, friendly phrases and goodwill" -- lionsroar.com. Priority request.
making a prayer list of other people throughout the day
Request: Make a prayer list during the day of people who are going through difficult times and then pray for them in the evening (like in the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood).