In our society, where stress is a given factor of college culture, one might wonder how a busy college student could afford to take the time twice a day to sit down, close her eyes and meditate. The general paradigm of our education system suggests that stress is a part of receiving a good education and becoming successful in life. As a student at Maharishi University of Management, where Transcendental Meditation is part of the curriculum, I am grateful to have discovered that the opposite is … [Read more...]
Positive Trends fulfill Predictions for Group Meditation Study
The results are in from the first 500 days of the Invincible America Assembly in Iowa - the first-ever scientific demonstration project to document the long-term positive effects of large group meditations on national trends.According to Dr. John Hagelin, world-renowned quantum physicist, executive director of the International Center for Invincible Defense [www.InvincibleDefense.org], and the project's scientific director:• After a two-year surge, violent crime is down suddenly in many … [Read more...]
Meditation: A Discipline of Mind
The idea of meditation and its practice has germinated within our cultural paradigm for decades. Generally, it conjures up perceptions created by TV and the movies, i.e., priests or monks cloistered in some remote place, either chanting or quietly absorbed in prayer, or a practitioner of one of the marshal arts preparing for mortal combat, or some "new ager" sitting in a crossed legged position trying to experience oneness. Beyond those images, however, we have not as yet found a … [Read more...]
A Raucous and Peaceful Circle
Last of a three-part seriesEditor's note: Aimee Prasek, a graduate student at the College of St. Catherine, served as an Edge Life intern during fall 2007. Klink Weisen: I love to walk on the beach. I don't need to go to a resort and be pampered. Just give me a fishing pole or a kite - the simple things. Life is happening to you every second of every day. Don't wait 'til tomorrow to do what you want. Do it right now. Tomorrow is promised to nobody and tomorrow never comes. By this point in our … [Read more...]
January 2008: The Year of the Beginning
Edge Life Magazine will be 16 years old this year. Factor in Edge Life Expos and Events and we have another eight years of presenting on-the-edge content in a variety of forms. All of our events in 2007 were very successful and well received, and we will not disappoint you in the years to come.The genius of that statement is that we will have more phenomena to work with than anytime in the history of this planet, ever.My wife, Insiah, and I traveled to Nevada to play golf, relax and relax some … [Read more...]
Turning Waiting Rooms into Meditating Rooms
PORTLAND, Ore. - Waiting rooms in Portland are being converted into meditating rooms as part of the Don't Wait-Meditate™ campaign. And waiting rooms across the country are expected to follow."The goal of the Meditation Challenge is to help 100,000 people develop the habit of meditation," says author, speaker and meditation teacher Lisa Hepner. "The biggest obstacle people face in developing a regular meditation practice is TIME. They say they don't have enough time to … [Read more...]
New Year, New Growth
We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential. - Ellen GoodmanThis year, when the ball drops at Times Square in Manhattan, New Year's Eve celebrations make their mark all over the country. In a long tradition of using the New York ceremony as a benchmark for other cities, we look at other ways to … [Read more...]
A Glance at New Books, Videos and More
Another Place, Another Time: The Reincarnation of Crazy Horse by C.D. Montana, 332 pages, Coramer Books, available at Amazon.com Reincarnation is real, and author C.D. Montana is living evidence. Her new book, Another Place, Another Time, describes the extraordinary story of how the spirit world taught her about a past life as the legendary Lakota warrior Crazy Horse. In combination with this unusual experience, Montana has a second string to her bow. She reveals she has a close relationship … [Read more...]
Animal Friends as Gifts
Try taking a few moments to slow down next time you are with a companion animal and simply be with it. Focusing without expectations, you may notice your thoughts quieting down. You may experience a sense of wonder, as you deepen your connection with your friend. Touching their skin or fur, you may notice your heart opening. You may even notice a smile appearing, as you let gratitude fill your heart. Companion animals are gifts of awareness. Being in the presence of a cat or dog love can bring … [Read more...]
Meditation Is About You!
Years ago when I was learning to meditate, it was suggested to me that I invite others to join me in my meditation. As I offered an invitation to some in spirit to join me in my meditation, I began to feel their energy flow through me and around me. As nice as their energy was, it never satisfied me within. I began to realize I was becoming dependent on another's energy to bring me a quiet balance within. And all it was creating was a greater dependency on another's energy to give to me what I … [Read more...]
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