Stress relief by meditation
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Soham Mantra online: The sound of the Soham mantra is repeated 108 times in the audio background of this web page. (Be sure to turn on the sound on your computer.) The 108 online repetitions of Sohum mantra is about 17 minutes of meditation practice, at a rate of about 6 1/2 breaths per minute, which is extremely relaxing both for meditation and reducing stress in the autonomic nervous system. The Sooooo… sound is intentionally somewhat longer than the Hummmm… sound, as this increases the effect of the relaxation and meditation by releasing the autonomic nervous system. http://swamij.com/sohum-mantra-108.htm – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Try "Taoist Meditation": Lao-tzu said, while explaining Wu-wei ("no-action"), that a wise king rules his country not by intervening but by letting things run their course (flowing with Tao (Nature), not against). (Of course, the king was a well-behaved one, too. "Well-behaved" here means maintaining good conduct, thereby "keeping peace with oneself".) How so? The Tao-te-ching Sutra of Lao-tzu said "When nothing is done, nothing is left undone". This implies that "No-action is more powerful than the most powerful action". Don’t try to understand this: just try to believe it (come to think of it, it makes sense too, sort of). This is a religious belief, and that’s why Taoism is a religion. Like many other religions, it is based on the "Original purity of mankind". This is why "a shovel cannot move rocks, while a prayer can move the mountains". "Wu-wei" roughly means "an action with minimal movement of your mind". (It presupposes that you are a well-behaved person, too.) The closest (and the easiest) you can get in imitating this Wu-wei (as a meditation) is: 1) Assume that you are the king of a country. 2) Assume that your body is your country. 3) "Wear a smile", and keep smiling gracefully like a king (and don’t intervene). This "meditation" works well on minor (but nasty) irritations such as headache, insomnia, indigestion, backache, shoulder pain, neck pain, job-related stresses, family problems etc., and when you are trying to kick the habit (alcohol, tobacco, drug, over-eating). Basically, it operates the same way as hypnotic regression or spiritual healing. It restores everything back to where it was ("nothing is left undone"). Just like the "reset" button on your computer. [Smile is the first "mudra" (Sanskrit, seal of law) of a Buddha -- ever wondered about that mystic smile on Buddha's face? Sitting cross-legged is the lotus posture of your body; wearing a smile (without intervention) is the "lotus posture" of your mind. So you can dance or run "cross-legged" also. Like they say, "good things in life are free". One needs not booze up or smoke away; just smile away. For a "group therapy", why not have a "smile session" with your partner, in the backyard, over a mild Chinese green tea?] If you are interested in Zen: http://www.itsmysite.com/yourpage — ilgu
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Try "Taoist Meditation": Lao-tzu said, while explaining Wu-wei ("no-action"), that a wise king rules his country not by intervening but by letting things run their course (flowing with Tao (Nature), not against). (Of course, the king was a well-behaved one, too. "Well-behaved" here means maintaining good conduct, thereby "keeping peace with oneself".) How so? The Tao-te-ching Sutra of Lao-tzu said "When nothing is done, nothing is left undone". This implies that "No-action is more powerful than the most powerful action". Don’t try to understand this: just try to believe it (come to think of it, it makes sense too, sort of). This is a religious belief, and that’s why Taoism is a religion. Like many other religions, it is based on the "Original purity of mankind". This is why "a shovel cannot move rocks, while a prayer can move the mountains". "Wu-wei" roughly means "an action with minimal movement of your mind". (It presupposes that you are a well-behaved person, too.) The closest (and the easiest) you can get in imitating this Wu-wei (as a meditation) is: 1) Assume that you are the king of a country. 2) Assume that your body is your country. 3) "Wear a smile", and keep smiling gracefully like a king (and don’t intervene). This "meditation" works well on minor (but nasty) irritations such as headache, insomnia, indigestion, backache, shoulder pain, neck pain, job-related stresses, family problems etc., and when you are trying to kick the habit (alcohol, tobacco, drug, over-eating). Basically, it operates the same way as hypnotic regression or spiritual healing. It restores everything back to where it was ("nothing is left undone"). Just like the "reset" button on your computer. [Smile is the first "mudra" (Sanskrit, seal of law) of a Buddha -- ever wondered about that mystic smile on Buddha's face? Sitting cross-legged is the lotus posture of your body; wearing a smile (without intervention) is the "lotus posture" of your mind. So you can dance or run "cross-legged" also. Like they say, "good things in life are free". One needs not booze up or smoke away; just smile away. For a "group therapy", why not have a "smile session" with your partner, in the backyard, over a mild Chinese green tea?] If you are interested in Zen: http://www.itsmysite.com/yourpage — ilgu
