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What is meditation?

Meditation is the practice of calming the mind, connecting with the body, and focussing on what is happening in the present moment. Although they may differ considerably, most meditation practices aim to calm, or quieten the thoughts.
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Benefits of meditation

With meditation you can reduce stress and pain, be happier, more focussed, increase your memory, and generally improve your quality of life.
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How to meditate

Basic instructions

Easy to understand meditation instructions, techniques and methods. On this page we have a very basic introduction to meditation.
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Detailed Instructions

Basic and detailed instructions - one pointed concentration, walking meditation, body sensations, postures, lying down meditation, stretches for sitting, and tonglen meditation.
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Vipassana Instructions

This practice brings us directly in touch with our experience. It helps us live more fully in the present instead of being lost in thoughts, images, regrets, and fears about the past and future.

Free Guided Meditations

Meditations for relaxation, pain and stress relief, happiness and clarity.

How To Use Mantras
A complete guide to how mantras work, what they are, and how to use them.

Buddhist Mantras

Om Mani Padme Hum, Green Tara Mantra, Gate Gate Paragate, and the Medicine Buddha Mantra. There are many Buddhist mantras, these are some well known ones.
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Hindu Mantras

The Gayatri Mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, Maha Mrityunjaya, Ganesh Mantra, Lakshmi Mantra, Durga Mantra, Hanuman Mantra, Moola Mantra, Om Mantra, Aakhan Jor and So Ham.
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Places to meditate

Fantastic Places to Meditate

All of the places listed here are highly recommended. They each have that special combination of supportive atmosphere and stillness that nurtures the cultivation of a quiet mind and depth of meditation practice.
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World Meditation Directory

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Europe
Middle East
Asia
Pacific
Africa
Videos

Meditation Teachers discuss meditation

Teachers from different traditions answer the same questions in this series of video interviews. In these videos you'll find different paths, different approaches, and different ideas. Teachers are in alphabetical order by surname.
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General Spirituality Videos

A hand-picked selection of the best meditation and spiritual videos available on the internet, from Adyashanti, Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie, Barry Long, both Krishnamurti's, Pema Chodron and Douglas Harding.
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Articles

Articles on Meditation and Spirituality

Aspects of spiritual life discussed by meditation Masters and Teachers.
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Free Stuff

Guided Meditations

Free guided meditations for relaxation, pain and stress relief, happiness and clarity.
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Free Meditation Books

Free meditation ebooks from many different traditions, Buddhist, Hindu and more.
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Our Philosophy

To provide information on meditation that is not specific to or funded by one particular meditation organization or philosophy.This website recognizes that we are all individuals, and as such may need different techniques or paths to achieve our personal goals. Thus we offer a range of methods and techniques in the hope that you may find something that resonates with you, and assists you in finding what you are looking for.
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Free Guided Meditations

Meditations for relaxation, pain and stress relief, happiness and clarity.

Working with Pain

Guided Meditation on Mindfulness of Breathing

Guided Meditation on Free Floating in the Discomfort

Guided Meditation on Emotional Reactions to Pain

Guided Meditation on Local Intensity, Global Spread

Guided Meditation on Mindfulness of Thinking

Guided Meditation on Loving Kindness

Guided Meditation - Body Scan

Guided Meditation Softening around Pain

Love & Emotions

Guided Meditation on Forgiveness and loving myself

Guided Meditation Metta (Loving Kindness)

Guided Loving Kindness Meditation

Healing painful emotions

Guided Meditation on Emotions

Guided Meditation on Emotions, Body & Mind

Guided Meditation on Metta (Loving Kindness)

Guided Meditation on Loving Kindness

Guided Meditation on Metta (Loving Kindness)

Opening in Gratitude

Guided Meditation on True Happiness

Guided Meditation, Acknowledge, Feel, Soften

General Meditations

Standing Meditation Instructions

Balance, Alignment & Attention

Contemplation of the Body (First Foundation of Mindfulness)

Great Compassion Belly

Receiving the Breath and Standing

Presence with Mind Objects

Having a Mind like the Sky

Scanning the Body

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Calming the Body with the Breath

Developing Joy and Peace with the Breath

Mindful Standing and Walking

Mindfulness of the Breath

Mindfulness of Sounds and Thoughts

Guided Meditation on Relaxation

Guided Meditation Connecting with the Earth

Guided Meditation on the Breath

Guided Meditation on Breath & Relaxation

Bringing Attention to the Body and Mind

Guided Meditation - Relaxing

Guided Earth Grounding Meditation

Guided Meditation on the Present Moment

Guided Meditation on Perception

Gentle Meditation - the Experience of Being Here

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 1

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 2

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 3

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 4

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 5

Lam Rim (Tibetan - Path to Enlightenment) Meditation 6

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