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Are gurus made up by people because of their need to follow?

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:20:08 -0800

Are gurus made up by people because of their need to follow?

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There are basically two approaches to the 'guru' question. The first is that people simply need help on the spiritual path, which is why there are gurus. The second is that people create gurus by their need to follow someone. This second view leads to the conclusion that all gurus should just stop being gurus and let the people get back to their own devices.

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Religious trivia: questions and answers about spirituality

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:20:44 -0800

Religious trivia: questions and answers about spirituality

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Quizzes about Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and spiritual teachers.

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Quiz: Yoga trivia and facts

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:01:23 -0800

Quiz: Yoga trivia and facts

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So, how much do you know about Yoga? What IS yoga? Some of these questions may surprise you even if you've been practicing yoga for the last ten years. Do you know your yoga trivia? Test it out with my popquiz...

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Quiz: Hinduism facts and triva

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:59:00 -0800

Quiz: Hinduism facts and triva

http://www.squidoo.com/quiz-hinduism

Hinduism is such a hard religion to describe that I postponed making this lens. I've come up with 10 questions though that are, I hope, neither too hard, nor too easy and that do Hindu spirituality, tradition and religion justice.

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Quiz: Religion facts and trivia

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:30 -0800

Quiz: Religion facts and trivia

http://www.squidoo.com/quiz-religion

Take my pop quiz about religion worldwide. I've put in questions about Christian, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. Maybe you'll learn a few things, maybe you'll show yourself just how much you already knew some religion trivia.

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Religion, Science and Spirituality Debates

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:23:02 -0700

Religion, Science and Spirituality Debates

http://www.squidoo.com/religion-debates

I love religion. I love spirituality and I especially love discussing it. From any angle. Below you will find links to the debates I've hosted here on squidoo relating to science, philosophy, religion and spirituality - and any mix of those I could come up with.

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Free Meditation Program for College Students

nobody@vox.com(Learn_to_meditate) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:27:57 -0700

Free Meditation Course

Are you a university student trying to juggle classes, homework, projects, thesis papers, a job, volunteer work or extra-curricular activities, a significant other, friends, and maybe even children?

You are not the only one and I can tell you from first hand experience that meditation can be an incredibly powerful tool for college students.

College can be an absolutely wonderful experience for many. However, it is filled with new responsibilities, distractions, stresses, time constraints, huge workloads, and temptations.

For many students, college is definitely not what they had expected and it ends up affecting their self-esteem.

As a college student, you are basically thrown into a world with hundreds if not thousands of other students from different States and countries, cultures, etc. It can be a very daunting task to make friends and sometimes to even get along with the friends you knew from before.

It can also sometimes be very difficult to juggle your classes, homework, and employment… along with a social life.

All of these things can sometimes result in college students becoming frustrated, feeling a sense of lack of control, and eventually getting depressed.

Meditating allows you to take a breath (even if just for five minutes a day) and step away from the stress. It enables you to be with yourself for those few minutes each day and to get to know yourself better. This is extremely helpful to you since it will guide you throughout your life in your career, love choices, and so much more.

Meditating enables you to think outside the box, be more effective and efficient with your time, and to concentrate your attention on the task at hand. This allows you to complete your homework and study for exams much quicker and to retain more information than before since all of your concentration is centered on whatever you are doing or reading. This ultimately helps you not only in your school performance, grades, job interviews, and internships; but also gives you more free time too!

The Meditation Guide for Surviving and Succeeding in College

In this Meditation Guide, you will learn exactly what meditation is and is not, how it will affect your daily school and social life, and all of the most common benefits that you should expect to experience soon after you begin meditating.

Click here to get your Free Copy of this Meditation Course today.

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What's the best religion in the world?

nobody@vox.com(spirituality) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:12:24 -0700

What do you think: is Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Bahai or Sikhism the best world religion?

What's the best religion in the world?

http://www.squidoo.com/best-religion

Do you agree? Share your thoughts on this lens about what the best world religion is. I'm sticking to the world religions, for the sake of brevity, but have included an up and coming contender: the Bahai. Aside from them, these are the world religions (by alphabetical order): Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism. So what do you think?What's the best religion in the world?I'll be helping you make your case by sharing the basics on each of the world religions. The main criteria I'll follow are: peaceful actions by their followers and the quality of the teachings. But I'll let you weigh in on the matter every step of the way.Under construction.

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Free Meditation Course for Mothers

nobody@vox.com(Learn_to_meditate) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 08:18:29 -0700

Are you a multi-tasking super star mom who juggles the children, housework, a husband, and a job? If this is you, then you know what stress is all about!

With the rigors of raising children, as well as the myriad of other responsibilities you’ve got, coping can become problematic. If this sounds familiar, then you might want to consider meditation. Discover how to use meditation to not lose control in the face of stress. Why not? There's nothing to lose by seeing what it's all about.

Let's first consider the situation of mothers in general.

How much time do you really have for yourself? The odds are that you not only have a child (or more) to look after, but probably a career as well. If you happen to be married, then there is the extra responsibility of ensuring your husband is taken care of as well. If you are a single mother, then you’ve got the whole load of responsibility to yourself. Either way, for mothers, any combination of these facts can be an everyday reality. Yet, one fact remains the same; you’ve got little time for yourself and a mounting level of stress as each day passes.

Here's the problem. The more stressed you become, the less effective you are at taking care of the various duties that you have. Stress is a clear cause of poor communication, broken relationships, and bad temperament… just to name a few. These negative reactions are the very types of attitudes that impede your ability to be an effective mom, wife, career woman, etc. Not only that; stress is a major contributor to various physical, mental, and emotional health problems.

The million dollar question then is what can you do?

Obviously, you don't want to turn to any of the more common and unfortunately damaging stress outlets such as drinking, emotional eating, or just plain out abandoning your responsibilities. Unfortunately, so many mothers have turned to these outlets as a way to cope because of lack of support or lack of knowledge of ways to reduce their daily stress. This is not their fault in any way. This is just a reality. Parenting can be difficult as heck! However, there are much more practical means to resolve the dilemma of stress and one of the easiest ways is through meditation.

Meditation can help you reduce the stress that you’ve got to deal with daily and produce a much healthier lifestyle; both for yourself and at the same time, your family.

Using meditation as a way for relaxation and coping with stress and anxiety is not a new concept. Meditation has been around for centuries. What this indicates, if you stop to think about it, is that if it's still being used today, then it must have some merit to it. Believe me; it does.

As a mother, you are expected to be a nurturer. But, what we forget is that to be a nurturer and to be able to take care of others, we’ve got to take care of ourselves first. After all, you can’t give what you don’t have. You need strength, inner peace, and energy to be at your ultimate. You can learn how to do meditation to have more energy, more tranquility, and less potential for emotional reactions at the sight of stressors.

Meditation for mothers is a way to recharge your "inner" batteries.

And the great thing about meditation for mothers is that it can be done anywhere. One of the greatest misconceptions about meditation in general is that it involves some sort of mystical ritual, that you need to be of some sort of specific religion, or that you need some kind of meditation guru. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can meditate just about anywhere, do not need a meditation guru to teach you, and definitely do not have to be a member of any specific religion or be part of a religion at all.

If you can set aside just 10 minutes a day, there are meditation techniques that you can begin to practice immediately.

Here's the basic idea behind meditation - relaxation. Meditation for mothers is all about gaining a better understanding of yourself- of finding and tapping into the inner peace that we all have and for some reason have forgotten is there or just don’t know where it is. The result is a state of relaxation (patience, compassion) that reduces, if not totally eliminates, the emotional response that the trials of daily stress create in your mind and body. The great thing, again, is that this can be done in the comfort of your own home or the office and at moments that are most convenient for you.

With all of this in mind, meditation for mothers and guided meditation videos are definitely worth the time to check out. Meditation is a proven means for a healthier, happier, and more productive life. Take advantage of what meditation for mothers can do you and your relationships with your family, friends, and co-workers. You will not be disappointed with the results.

Sonia Gallagher is a recovering attorney who now shares the benefits of meditation, meditation techniques, and ways to implement meditation in daily life in an easy to understand, “plain English” manner for other overworked and stressed parents, professionals, and college students. She created the Free 5 Day Meditation Guide for Super Moms of which this article is the introduction. It includes information on the benefits you will gain from meditating, how to go about getting started, and even two guided meditation techniques to get started easily!

Get your Free Copy of the 5 Day Meditation Guide for Super Moms, you more than deserve it!

Photo by Vince Alongi

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Listen to the Meditation Garden Podcast Channel!

nobody@vox.com(Learn_to_meditate) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:05:06 -0700

My Meditation Garden

Listen to the Meditation Garden Podcast Episode discussing binaural beats and an incredible experience from our guest who held a meditation retreat on her own at her own house for over 2 months, quit her job, sold her car to get by and was able to shift bones in her skull through the meditating!

Also, make sure to sign up for the Podcast RSS Feed to get updates every time a new podcast is published!

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