“You will notice the phenomena of meditation. You may see dazzling lights, feel energy coursing through different parts of your body, feel as if you are floating, hear sounds, or smell fragrances.” IfsFeelsMayDifferentBodyLightEnergySoundMeditationSmellYour BodyFloatingFragranceDazzling Author:Frederick Lenz
“Meditation is the journey from sound to silence, from movement to stillness, from a limited identity to unlimited space.” SoundSpaceSilenceMeditationJourneyMovementIdentityStillnessUnlimited Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“So, I installed a CCTV system to tape what's going on inside my mind. Thousands of hours of drama, confusion, discussion, huge special effects and futuristic scenarios. Also a lot of chatter, drama and suspense. Is like to go to the movies for free, every day. The CCTV technology used is the SSM-X45. Whose initials stand for: Sit down, Shut up and Meditate (X45 is just to sound more hi-tech)” MindUsedSoundHoursTechnologyMeditationSpecialEffectsHugeDramaConfusionSuspenseDiscussionMovieTapeShut UpInitialsScenariosChatterSpecial EffectsFuturistic Author:Marcelo Goianira
“When you chant "Aum" or any mantra, do so softly and gently. Extend the sound. Focus your awareness on the sound of the mantra and become absorbed in it.” SoundFocusMeditationAwarenessBuddhismMantras Author:Frederick Lenz
“Sring is the mantra of beauty. Traditionally it is connected with Lakshmi, the Indian goddess of beauty. Chant "Sring" slowly, elongating each sound. As you do, you will see the consciousness of beauty of everywhere.” SoundConsciousnessMeditationBuddhismConnectedIndianGoddessMantrasLakshmi Author:Frederick Lenz
“To meditate, you need to feel, and feeling is a lost art. You need to feel the stillness of existence and also the sound of existence. You need to feel that which lies beyond your awareness field, and that which is within it.” NeedsFeelsArtFeelingsLyingLostSoundExistenceMeditationAwarenessFieldsBuddhismStillnessLost Art Author:Frederick Lenz
“The paintings are more about physicality and gesture than meditation. I'd compare it to playing scales on the Cello - each sound (pitch and intensity) depends on the manner in which you hold and apply the bow. The same goes for the gesture of applying paint to a surface.” SoundMeditationPaintingDependsPaintSurfaceScalesCompareIntensityGesturesBowsPhysicality Author:Stephen Beal
“It may sound lovey-dovey, but there's research showing the positive effect of meditation on parts of the brain that control emotion.” MaySoundEmotionBrainMeditationEffectsResearch Author:Tara Brach
“I'm actually big into meditation, transcendental meditation, and that really helps create not only a sense of balance, but all the other stuff this is gonna sound cliché... serenity and kind of a calm state of mind. And not that I'm like that all the time, but it helps me deal with life's ups and downs, coming from more of a centered place. Also it helps with creativity.” MindKindStatesHelpingBigsStuffSoundDealsCreativityMeditationBalanceCalmHelp MeState Of MindSerenityUps & DownsTranscendentalTranscendental Meditation Author:Eva Mendes
“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight... [Breadmaking is] one of those almost hypnotic businesses, like a dance from some ancient ceremony. It leaves you filled with one of the world's sweetest smells... there is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel. that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.” WorldSoundWaterHoursMeditationFoodExerciseYogaFilledAncientDelightSmellBreadInnocenceTreatmentCulinaryCeremonySweetestBakingCuisineIndescribableChapelChiropracticHomelyHypnoticBad ThoughtsReal FoodFlowing WaterChefs CookingBaking Bread Author:M. F. K. Fisher
“That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world's sounds.” WorldPeaceSoundSilenceMeditationMelodyHarshSweetnessDiscordDeep Meditation Book:Advanced contemplation: The peace within you Source: Advanced contemplation: The peace within you