Guest guest Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 ***************************************************************** Message delivered directly to members of the group: ***************************************************************** Please consider this free-reprint article written by: Jack Palone ================== IMPORTANT - Publication/Reprint Terms - You have permission to publish this article electronically in free-only publications such as a website or an ezine as long as the bylines are included. - You are not allowed to use this article for commercial purposes. The article should only be reprinted in a publicly accessible website and not in a members-only commercial site. - You are not allowed to post/reprint this article in any sites/publications that contains or supports hate, violence, porn and warez or any indecent and illegal sites/publications. - You are not allowed to use this article in UCE (Unsolicited Commercial Email) or SPAM. This article MUST be distributed in an opt-in email list only. - If you distribute this article in an ezine or newsletter, we ask that you send a copy of the newsletter or ezine that contains the article to matt@... - If you post this article in a website/forum/blog, ALL links MUST be set to hyperlinks and we ask that you send a copy of the URL where the article is posted to matt@... - We request that you ask permission from the author if you want to publish this article in print. The role of iSnare.com is only to distribute this article as part of its Article Distribution feature ( http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php ). iSnare.com does NOT own this article, please respect the author's copyright and this publication/reprint terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not reprint or publish this article. ================== Article Title: Meditation Author: Jack Palone Word Count: 455 Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?id=19248 & ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Format: 64cpl Author's Email Address: matt@... Easy Publish Tool: http://www.isnare.com/html.php?id=19248 ================== ARTICLE START ================== Researchers ar beginning to unfold the secrets to speculation --an ancient practice that yields modern-day benefits. In the highlands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, citizenry looking at liveliness differently. Upon entering the local Buddhist monastery, there is a spectacular sculpture the size of a large oak. The intricate carving of clouds and patterns painted in powerful colors. But as soon as winter gives means, this magnificent employment volition melt to nonentity. The sculpture, in fact, is made of butter, and it is 1 of the highland multitude's symbols of the transient nature of spirit. And sprightliness here is not easy. Villagers bicycle to oeuvre before dawn and return home hanker after sunset. Many live with nil More than dirt floors and rickety outhouses. Upon entering these modest mud-brick homes, you'll find no tables or chairs--just a yearn platform bed, which sleeps a family of eight. However, once the masses invite you in for tea, their smiles wide and welcoming. How do they possess such inner calm in conditions we would call less than ideal. Once villagers cook, sew or plow the fields they do so in a tranquil state. As an approach to living, weaving seamlessly into almost every action throughout the day seems unfamiliar to Western cultures. Is there something we tin glean from this agency of biography that testament improve our have. The romantic notion of quitting everything and joining Tibetan monks on a mountaintop is not the only path to meditate. You don't need to quit your job, give up your possessions and spend 30 days chanting. Recent research indicates that meditating brings about dramatic effects in as little as a 10-minute session. Several studies have demonstrated that subjects who meditated for a short time showed increased alpha waves (the relaxed brain waves) and decreased anxiety and depression. Epstein and several other experts feel that 's effectiveness has to do with putting aside attachment to I's self. As he says, " you looking at directly at a star at night, it's difficult to see. But you expression away slightly, it comes into focus. I find it to be the same manner with the egotism and meditating. ace zeroes in on a sense of self through a practice of , the self-important self-importance paradoxically becomes elusive. You become More aware that you interconnected with other beings, and you tin can better put your possess worries into their proper perspective. " A group of elderly Chinese maintain their connection by meeting every daybreak in the village common in Monterey Park, California. They swoop their arms and stretch their torsos in graceful harmony, and then stand absolutely still, simply meditating. Only puffs of warm air flow from their nostrils. About The Author: Jack Palone http://www.infosreek.com ================== ARTICLE END ================== For more free-reprint articles by Jack Palone please visit: http://www.isnare.com/?s=author & a=Jack+Palone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.