by Astika Mason | Feb 15, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
My meditation teacher, Sri Chinmoy, often said, “We can’t have a feast every day.” He was referring to meditation not food. Every day isn’t a banquet of delicious experiences. The ability to sit through the bland times, when nothing much seems to be happening, is an...
by Astika Mason | Feb 15, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
Far from being an exotic or elite practice, meditation is a normal activity common to all human beings. What we call ‘meditation’ is really just self-awareness. There is no one who is not self-aware to some degree; however, not everyone is consciously self-aware, or...
by Astika Mason | Feb 15, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
Walking meditation is a feature of most meditation retreats. People get tired of just sitting! Walking meditation gives sitters a chance to move about and get the blood circulating without losing their concentration. The peace and tranquility you get on the cushion is...
by Astika Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
If you’ve attended one of Pilgrimage Yoga’s free meditation classes, then you may be inspired to begin a meditation practice at home. If so, you will want to create a space at home that is sacred and inspirational. The atmosphere you create in your meditation space...
by Astika Mason | Feb 12, 2021 | Challenges, Insight, Meaning, Missing Pieces, Self-Development
The focus of this article will be creating an altar to serve as the centerpiece of your home meditation space. At the end, I will suggest other kinds of altars that can make your home or apartment a more sacred space. There are no hard and fast rules about this, so...
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