"Q: What prayers are useful?"
Excerpt from "The Eye of the I"
Spiritual Practice
12 Step Prayers: 10 Minute Guided Meditation with Music
Carol Wilke gently guides us through the 12 step prayers (Alcoholics Anonymous or "AA") in this 10 minute guided meditation with beautiful music by Kent Rautenstraus. This spiritual practice is intended to support the recovery of those with any kind of addiction --youtube
using Letting Go with Law of Attraction
Can these paradigms mix? Letting Go is in the high 500s, while LOA seems to be motivated by pride.
Dream machine (hypnosis device)
It is meant to be looked at through closed eyelids, upon which moving yantra-like mandala visual patterns emerge, and an alpha wave mental state is induced --see dream-machine.tech
Muse meditation device
a multi-sensor meditation device that provides real-time feedback on your brain activity, heart rate, breathing, and body movements to help you build a consistent meditation practice --choosemuse.com
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