| In this article we are going to take a closer look at | | | | The great Christian Mystics, from St. Thomas |
| the background of meditation, what it is, and equally | | | | Aquinas up to present day speak of the very same |
| as important, what it is NOT both from a historical | | | | powers available to all of us through this blissful state |
| and contemporary perspective. If you want to know | | | | of the transcendent self. Ancient Hindu practices |
| more about meditation, how to integrate it right now | | | | pre-date all of these and speak of the very same |
| into your life for a more centered, blissful and | | | | states. |
| enlightened existence, read on as we dispel some | | | | The background of meditation is a common thread |
| popular misconceptions. | | | | throughout the history of human kind, dating back |
| First of all, while meditation is most commonly | | | | well before our earliest recorded organized religions, |
| associated with far eastern philosophy and religious | | | | and as some believe, is hardwired into our very own |
| practice, all religious and cultures have some form of | | | | biology. The "God-Spot" and other recent books and |
| meditative practice at the heart of their most sacred | | | | research into the way our brains process our religious |
| traditions. Native Americans have long used the | | | | beliefs, and our transcendent states suggest we ALL |
| power of intense contemplation at the heart of their | | | | have a place within us that can access these |
| most sacred rituals. Hassidic Jews have a rich and | | | | remarkable places of bliss and love.....be they simple |
| storied history of meditative lore, complete with | | | | brain constructions, or actual realities that we can |
| astral travel, worlds of glitter and gold and other | | | | access if we train ourselves well. |
| Kabalistic practices for accessing the higher | | | | What do you think? If you aren't meditating right |
| dimensions of human existence and potential through | | | | now, you are truly missing out on one of the |
| the power of meditation. Many African tribes have | | | | greatest gifts we can give ourselves - peace, health |
| "group mind" at the very core of their familiar unit, a | | | | and happiness is only a few deep, blissfully |
| state accessed through chanting and ritual | | | | transcendent breaths away. And if you start today - |
| entrainment designed to bring about a more cohesive | | | | you will believe, I promise! |
| unit through the powers of the meditative mind. | | | | |