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"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom."

Buddha

First, Create And Be The Change...

Prison Dharma

Prison Dharma Network (PDN) is an international, non-sectarian contemplative support network for prisoners, prison volunteers and corrections professionals.

PDN's mission is to provide prisoners, and those who work with them, with the most effective contemplative tools for self transformation and rehabilitation.

PDN's "Books Behind Bars"program has provided books on meditation and contemplative spirituality to over 25,000 prisoners in over 900 prisons around the world.

PDN is also leading the way in criminal justice innovation with their "Path Of Freedom" program - a mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral approach to rehabilitation and personal transformation for incarcerated youth and adults.

Join the Prison Dharma Network in transforming lives by helping to expand and nurture the growing Prison Dharma Movement and...Create And Be The Change!

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"Ordinary men hate solitude; but the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is One with the whole Universe."

Lao Tzu

Musical Interlude: Sit back and chill to the mellow sounds of one of my favorite songs from the 70s Pop/Rock Group from my native Chicago, whose name just happens to be Chicago!

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"You often meet your destiny on the road you've taken to avoid it."

Unknown

Before We Get To The Main Course, An Appetizer...

Achieve 21 Days To Lifelong Inner Peace Through Meditation!

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And...

Are You Tired & Frustrated With Trying To Write In The Traditional Way?

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"Galaxies are within you but you get occupied with this world. Transcend the world of senses and go deep into meditation. You'll see."

Swami Amar Jyoti

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Now, On To Dozens More Free Meditation Tools & Resources...

"Scientists study it. Doctors recommend it. Millions of Americans - many whom don't even own crystals - practice it everyday. Why? Because Meditation works."

TIME Magazine

Meditation has been scientifically proven to:

Decrease stress and anxiety.
Cure phobias and obsessive thoughts.
Rejuvenate confidence.
Relieve feelings of depression.
Improve concentration and focus.
Increase motivation.
Heal addictive traits
Experience improved relationships
Solve many sleep problems.
Help relieve panic attacks...and much more!

Also, Check Out This List Of...

The Wonderful Benefits Of Meditation:

1. Happiness. Meditation can help us to cultivate a real abiding happiness. Meditation allows us to be in tune with our inner self. When we live in the heart we can experience a sense of oneness with others, this brings a happiness that does not depend upon outer events.

2. Inner Peace. Most people would like to experience more inner peace in their lives; at times peace feels an elusive quality because our lives are so hectic. Meditation teaches us how to switch off from the noise of the mind, we no longer give importance to the teeming thoughts which fly through our mind. Through meditation we can gain a clear state of mind; this is the secret of feeling a real inner peace.

3. Health Benefits. There have been numerous studies showing a link between meditation and improved physical health. Meditation is a practical solution to relieve stress. When we relieve stress we help to reduce our blood pressure and heart related diseases.

4. Simplicity. Meditation helps to simplify our lives. When we live in the mind we can feel life is nothing but teeming problems and worries. Through learning to meditate we find we can get joy from appreciating the simplicity of life.

“Meditation simplifies our outer life and energizes our inner life. Meditation gives us a natural and spontaneous life, a life that becomes so natural and spontaneous that we cannot breathe without being conscious of our own divinity.”

Sri Chinmoy

5. Living in the Present. When we analyse the thoughts that go through our mind we find that many of them are dealing with the past or present. We are either fearful of the future or ruminating on the past. However by dwelling on the past or future, it means we are unable to live in the present moment. When we meditate we are completely in the here and now. Meditation teaches us to appreciate life as it is; we learn to value our present circumstances.

6. Better Relations with Others. Often we can have minor conflicts with other people because we dwell on minor faults of the other person. Whether it is justified or not, it is a common source of unhappiness and division. Meditation teaches us to give no importance to minor thoughts. When we meditate powerfully we develop a sense of oneness with other people; we naturally look to their good qualities. Their minor faults seem unimportant.

7. To discover a real sense of who we are. Our intellectual mind can seek to discover the answer to many questions, but the one question of who am I? always remains unanswered. To discover our real self; to be aware of our own soul we have to go beyond the mind. It is in meditation that we can become aware of a living spiritual presence. When we find this we feel a new purpose in life.

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You can also learn more about the practice of meditation here. Meditation has been used by many of the great Masters of yesterday and today with incredible results and insight. Why not give it a try?

I have personally found meditation to be extremely powerful. In fact, part of the original idea for The Secret Wealth Network came to me while I was in silent meditation.

I hope that you will utilize this truly great gift and connect to the inner YOU, your inner life, your source, your higher self...which indeed has ALL of your answers!

"Meditation is the doorway to the timeless, unmanifest ground of being. Directly experiencing that primordial depth can become the foundation for a life of ceaseless transformation."

Andrew Cohen

*Be sure to use stereo headphones with all Guided Meditations.

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Tip: Great to use during a work break!

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"Your real life is your Inner Life. To live life to it's fullest, go inside. Everything you want awaits you there."

Jeru Kabbal

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Mind training, (Meditation), helps troops with combat, then PTSD

By KEVIN MAURER, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:58 AM ET

The explosion of practice mortars sent Army Spc. Kade Williams into panic attacks, and nightmares plagued his sleep. The ravages of post-traumatic stress had left the veteran of the war in Afghanistan vulnerable, and he was desperate for help.

But sitting silently on the floor with his eyes closed while listening to a soft-spoken instructor tell him to find a focal point by pressing on his lower stomach as guitar music hums in the background? That seemed a bit far-out.

Until he tried it.

"I will be the first one to admit that I was wrong," Williams said.

Warriors have long used such practices to improve concentration and relaxation — dating back more than 1,000 years to the techniques of the samurai. Here at coastal Camp Lejeune, 100 miles inland at the Army's Fort Bragg and at several bases in California, such meditation now comes with a name: Warrior Mind Training.

The course is catching on in military circles as a way not only to treat both post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries, but to improve focus and better prepare soldiers and Marines for the rigors of combat. It can also improve shooting range performance and raise training test scores, said Sarah Ernst, a senior Warrior Mind instructor.

At North Carolina's Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps' main base on the East Coast, the courses are offered through the post naval hospital's "Back on Track" program, which helps wounded sailors and Marines recover mental health issues.

"This is a way to turn off your thoughts and get razor-sharp attention. We kind of work out the muscles, before our troops ever see action, so that they have the mental skill set to stay focused in the heat of battle — and to be able to leave the horrors of war behind when it's time to come home," Ernst said.

"Our motto is, 'Take the war to the enemy, but leave the battle on the battlefield.'"

Ernst started practicing relaxation techniques at Georgetown University 15 years ago. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the beginnings of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Ernst read news stories about the rising number of soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder or those committing suicide.

Using what she learned at Georgetown — such as the ability to relax and manages stress — Ernst said she developed a program specifically for the military. Although it sounds similar to common meditation and relaxation techniques, such as yoga, Ernst said Warrior Mind Training also encompasses ancient training techniques used by samurai, including an emphasis on living in the moment. Ernst said the samurai handled the carnage on the battlefield by only focusing on it during the fight.

"At the end of the day, a yellow ribbon bumper sticker is not going to cut it," she said. "If this is something that will help some of our soldiers, we should do it."

She and three other instructors started the Warrior Mind Training program at Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton, Calif. The program is free to service members and funded by the instructors. It has grown to two courses a week at Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg. At Camp Pendleton, the course is taught three times a week at several places on base and continues to expand as Ernst trains new instructors.

Williams, the Army specialist, went to his first class in June, three months after he returned from Afghanistan. He now attends regular classes and practices alone three mornings a week. He says he feels safe for the first time since he returned.

"Many of our patients have expressed very positive feelings, including a sense of relief to be able to relax," said Lt. Cmdr. Erin Simmons, a clinical psychologist who heads the Back on Track program at Camp Lejeune. "Many have said that they have better control of their triggers as a result."

Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Credle learned about the classes from a flier. Credle, a Camp Lejeune-based instructor who trains his fellow Coast Guardsmen to operate speed boats, thought the classes might help him concentrate.

"Being able to focus on the here and now is pretty relevant when the boat is going 40 knots, because you are talking about a catastrophe if something goes wrong," Credle said.

Credle's first class took him into an exercise room at a gym on Camp Lejeune. Ernst, in jeans and a black blazer, sat at the front next to her iPod and speakers. She told the students to place two fingers just under their bellybutton, close their eyes and concentrate on that spot. Use the music, she said, as a focal point to clear the mind of all other thoughts.

Credle and three other students closed their eyes. For the next few minutes, the only sound was guitarist Joe Satriani's fingers dancing across his strings. Slowly, Credle's mind cleared.

Silence. Quiet. But only for a moment. Thoughts about the song and what he had to do the next day crept back into Credle's head. He quickly forced them out, then they flooded back in.

Ernst said it takes time to consistently reach a quiet place, but even being clear for a moment or two can have a significant shift on the day's mind-set. When she finally clears her mind, a huge toothy smile is plastered across her face.

The day after class, Credle tried it again alone in his office. After only five minutes, his mind was clear and he was calm — but only for a second, he said. Still, he wants to keep attending class and practicing on his own.

"It gets you in the right place," he said. "I am more focused today than I've been in a long time."

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from."

Elizabeth Kubler - Ross

Peace and Blessings!

Pam