About World Community for Christian Meditation

The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) was founded in 1991 to foster the teachings of Benedictine monk and priest John Main. Main taught a way of Christian meditation which was based on the parallels he saw between the spiritual practice taught by Desert Father John Cassian and the meditative practice he had been taught in Kuala Lumpur.

The Mantras of Buddhist Deities for Meditation, Healing, Success and More

Oct

2018

Dharma, Mahāyāna, Mantras, Meditation sadiksha

Buddhist Mantra For Meditation The Buddhist mantra for meditation and incantation are listed below: Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa Om Mani Padme Hum Namo Amituofo Om Muni Muni Mahamuni Sakyamuni Svaha Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jnana Pustim Kuru Svaha Om A Ra Pa Ca Na Dhih Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha Gate Gate Para Gate Parasam Gate Bodhi Svaha Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhassa Buddhist mantra for Healing There are .

Meditation on Shakya Muni Buddha – How to calm Body and Mind?

Oct

2018

Meditation sadiksha

“Buddha” is a Sanskrit word that means “fully awakened.” It refers not only to Shakyamuni, or Gautama, the founder of the teachings that came to be known as Buddhism. A powerful way to discover our own buddha-nature is to open ourselves to the external Buddha. With continual practice, our ordinary self-image gradually falls away and We learn instead to identify with our innate wisdom and compassion: our own Buddhahood. Before starting the meditation place the Thangka/painting of Shakyamuni .

Quick Meditations You Can Do Anytime

Apr

2018

Meditation sadiksha

Long, arduous, leg numbing meditation sessions are not the only way to meditate. Today, we present three one minute meditations from three different Masters, including accomplished Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Tibetan Buddhist Lama Anam Thubten Rinpoche, and health guru Andrew Weil, M.D. All recommend a practice including short meditations that are available to those even on the busiest schedule. Anam Thubten Rinpoche Anam Thubten Rinpoche recommends a meditation practice that anyone can do, anytime. Simply .

Vedic Meditation Technique

Mar

2018

Meditation sadiksha

The Vedic Meditation Technique is a simple, natural, effortless procedure practiced for 20 minutes in the morning and evening while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. The Veda is the great body of knowledge that comes to us in an unbroken line of scholarship. From the Veda comes everything we know about yoga, the health science of Ayurveda and the Veda is the root of most of what is broadly called ‘Eastern philosophies’. Essentially, Vedic .

Tips on When to do Meditation

Mar

2018

Mandala sadiksha

Research has shown that meditation has many mental and physical health benefits. Among other things, it may help reduce stress, enhance concentration, improve sleep, manage pain, and lower blood pressure. Daily meditation practice is ideal for reaping these rewards. In addition, brief mini-meditations can be done as needed throughout the day whenever you want to calm your mind and relax your body. First thing in the morning Recommended for: daily meditation practice Laura Maciuika, EdD, the clinical .

What is Insight Meditation?

Mar

2018

Meditation sadiksha

Buddhism emerged over 2,500 years ago in Northern India. Historians, religious scholars, and various Buddhist sects debate the actual year of the Buddha’s birth; it may have been as early as 644 BCE or as late as 540 BCE (although some point to other, later dates for his lifetime). However, it is relatively certain that he was born Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the son of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya tribe, in what is now Nepal. .

Samyama. Combined simultaneous practice of Dhāraṇā (concentration), Dhyāna (meditation) & Samādhi (union). A tool to receive deeper knowledge of qualities of the object. It is a term summarizing the "catch-all" process of psychological absorption in the object of meditation. For Patanjali, Pratyahara is the preceding stage to practicing and developing Samyama, the “spiritually unevolved” should spend time understanding Ashtanga yoga.

Questions & answers about meditation for beginners

Mar

2018

Meditation sadiksha

Meditation can be an effective form of stress reduction and has the potential to improve quality of life and decrease health care costs. Meditation involves achieving a state of 'thoughtless awareness' in which the excessive stress producing activity of the mind is neutralized without reducing alertness and effectiveness. When did meditation start? Traditionally, the practice of meditation has been used in most Asian countries, but cultures all over the world have used it for various reasons. .

Guided Meditations

Mar

2018

Meditation sadiksha

When life gets hectic and chaotic you can easily find peace through using guided meditation. Many people employ different techniques to relieve stress and enhance their physical and mental well being. Meditation is a fantastic discovery when it comes to easily handling the stressful situations that are brought on by everyday life. Daily meditation can, in a short period of time, help you develop a center of harmony and peace in your life. Studies have .

Support for Meditation – Kalachakra Mandala

Mar

2018

Mandala sadiksha

Support for Meditation - Kalachakra Mandala Kalachakra is a complex meditation practice from the highest class of tantra, anuttarayoga. More than just providing a profound method for overcoming the detrimental effects of compulsive karma and attaining enlightenment to benefit all others. This Mandala one of the most popular Tibetan Buddhist paintings. Considered a very useful painting by many established practitioners it has become extremely popular in the West. Used by the Dalai Lama in many of his .

Kalachakra – Mandala and Stupas around the world

Dec

2017

Deities, Gods, Stupas Himalayas Life

Kalacakra in a Yi-dam(god protector) who turns the wheel of life. Kalacakra is the title of a work in one of the divisions of the Kangyur. It is possible that Kalacakra is a personification of that work. Kalacakra is usually as a Yidam with four head on each of which is the third eye. He may have twelve or twenty-four arms but never has more than two legs. In his Yi-dam form, he is dark blue. .