I'm My Own Prophet

There are of course a million different ways how to meditate. Yet in each technique the process of meditation is also not different in its general approach. Taking mantra meditation as an example, the following text explains all the practical do's and don't on how to meditate. To meditate ultimately means to stop thinking long enough in order for the ego to disappear (see also Ashtanga Yoga). To stop thinking is of course not easy, yet it is also not difficult when correct understanding of the process of meditation is applied with sufficient time and patience. As long as it is difficult to stop thinking altogether, we try to think only on one thing. Thus meditation techniques always ultimately use one object of meditation, which might be a mantra, a yantra, an image of a deity, an idea, breath, the now, etc... Through the extended focus on this object, two objectives are intended. First, we get a nice calm feeling after the meditation, which we may still experience many hours...

33 Crore Gods of Hindus For the believers of God, it is an accepted faith across the globe that God is one. Hindus too believe so, but then there remains a question often shaped as a mockery over Hindus about the various practices of worship rendered to innumerous God in their faith. And this question is often thrown by people, who are philosophically and religiously recognized. How come Hindu religion has 33 crore Gods? Is it sensible at all to believe and practice this? I have a question – How can one decide what is sensible and what is not, particularly when none of those great thinkers have attained perfection in realization of God, none of them have seen God, none of them have heard God. There are numerous instances where religion, religious books and their beliefs have tried to define God. Criticism is an easy thing to do but we have coins with two sides always. Realization of the positive side and its practice is not only hard to recognize but difficult to accept as well. Critic...