Spiritual Practice

take a look in the mirror

"To consider, realize, or admit one's own failing or culpability in relation to some issue." -- thefreedictionary.com

mudras for chakras

Request: Do these really do anything? They are everywhere online. The idea is holding these hand positions during meditation can stimulate/open certain chakras.

Headspace (meditation app)

A popular meditation app, with more than 30 million users in over 190 countries according to the company.

T/F: posture during meditation affects its effectiveness

A good posture will avoid the hazards of being physically uncomfortable vs. falling asleep

Zen whack / keisaku

not considered a punishment, but a compassionate means to reinvigorate and awaken the meditator who may be tired from many sessions of zazen, or in the "monkey mind" state (overwhelmed with thoughts) --wikipedia

abundance mindset

Law of Attraction and New Thought buzzword

Maranatha mantra for Christians

"Maranatha" is Aramaic and means, "Come Lord." --see link

the nature of suffering is to insist upon applying an ineffective spiritual practice

If you're suffering longer than a few minutes, you need a different approach

self-help

"the activity of providing what you need for yourself and others with similar experiences or difficulties without going to an official organization" -- Cambridge dictionary

inner awareness / inner responsibility

A stepped-up spiritual technique to enhance the (575) letting go process

Pulling Down Procedure (Observation-Meditation Exercise)

an ancient method for moving a tremendous amount of subtle energy into and through the body using only the mind. This healing energy is needed for life. It will heal most health conditions and can extend the life of the body --drlwilson.com

Das Energi, by Paul Williams

A spiritually significant book... Every page has only a sentence to a paragraph, he leaves space on each page to give readers room to think --request

self-flagellation

the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity, self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline --wikipedia

singing bowls and tuning forks for healing

Do they work? Also calibrated: singing bowls for meditation

Vivation

"a physically pleasurable meditation and breathwork process you can learn to quickly and permanently resolve any kind of negative emotion, trauma or stress." --vivation.com