“A primary goal of the spiritual life is to learn to quiet the mind through prayer and meditation, through spiritual practice, so that we can hear what in both Judaism and Christianity, is called the small, still voice within.” — Marianne Williamson
Tag Archives: Meditation
What is Spiritual Practice?
And why is it so important? Spiritual practice is the way we live out our faith, beliefs and principles in our day to day life. These might include prayer, meditation, mindful movement, study, service to others, creativity, loving kindness and other practices. When I find myself going off track in life it is usually becauseContinue reading “What is Spiritual Practice?”
Follow your breath to inner peace
Meditation is not complicated. We make it that way. This is best basic teaching I have seen. Just follow the breath.
In the inner stillness
“In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.”~ John of the Cross
Balance and Clarity of Mind
“One reason I practice meditation is to maintain my own balance and clarity of mind in the face of such huge challenges, and to be able to stay more or less on course through all the weather changes that, as a parent, I encounter day in and day out on this journey.” — Myla andContinue reading “Balance and Clarity of Mind”
Tools for Defeating Fear: Meditation
Meditation is always important, but especially when we find ourselves going up against fear. Many of these tools I will talk about are things we need to grow and cultivate so they will become a natural part of our lives, available when we need them. Fear, desperation and turmoil certainly can drive us to these practices ThereContinue reading “Tools for Defeating Fear: Meditation”
Thought for Todqy
“If every eight year old in the world is taught meditation we will eliminate violence from the world in one generation.” — His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A Guided Mindfulness Meditation
A Simple Discipline: Silence
Silence can be hard to come by in our hectic, fast paced and often LOUD world. Sometimes is seems that everywhere we go we are bombarded with sound and often it is just too loud to ignore. As someone who is very sensitive to sound, if it is too loud it sends shock waves throughContinue reading “A Simple Discipline: Silence”
101 Positive rEsources
Do you find it difficult to find resources to help you along the path to a positive, healthy lifestyle? Don’t worry, we all do sometimes. But today we are introducing a new page here at Espirational designed to help. 101 Positive rEsources will help you get started with categories like: Affirmations Compassion Creativity Daily InspirationContinue reading “101 Positive rEsources”
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