Meditation is the practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, in order to increase awareness of the present moment. It reduces stress, promotes relaxation and enhances personal and spiritual growth.
Meditation and reflection. Inner peace can be achieved by anyone through meditation and reflection. It need only take five minutes of your day. You can do it in any location – on a train, sat in a parked car before you go into the office, walking at lunch time. Good meditation re-vitalises you much like sleep does.
Recently I met a Tibetan monk called Wang. He is a man with great humour and wisdom. I do not have a picture of him but I think of him as in the picture of the Tibetan monk in this article.
In the Tibetan culture Wang means empowerment. An empowerment is a ritual which initiates a student into a particular practice. A tantric practice is not considered effective until a master has transmitted the corresponding Wang (power) of the practice directly to the student. As part of the preliminary practices before a student even begins the actual practices, the teacher introduces the student to the ‘mandala’ of the deity.
Chanting meditation: is sound an energy that can be used to increase our connection to the ‘inner you’, our families, our communities, the universe?
The material world is made up of matter which breaks down to atoms and protons. Protons are light and the ultimate energy source. Sound and the vibrations it makes are also energy. Therefore can sound as a form of energy influence people and the environment in which it operates?
