What is the best 'guided meditation' cd out there?
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I have used "Insight Meditation" Which I have found to be helpful, it consists of a cd set and guidebook.  The cds walk you through different types of meditation.  I reference a link to the set on eBay...and the course was put together by Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein.\nGood Luck =)
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They carry it at CDNow.\nhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004T0L1/qid=1142301381/sr=8-8/ref=sr_8_8/002-6433760-4227246?v=glance&s=music&n=507846\nIf you are not wanting to buy, try d'load from p2p software.\nSoulseek is best bet. (http://www.slsknet.org)
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need more info...what kind of music are you looking for? classical, new age, ???
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All kinds. I use focal props like candles and stones and prayer beads. There is a gnostic rosery which some use today from novus spiritus chruch that I have attended way back.\n\nhttp://www.gnosis.org/library/rosary.htm\n\nIt just really depends on what we meditate on. It varies really. I like good meditation music from depok chopra.
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If you ask a Protestant, a Catholic, and a Hindu Yogi, "what is meditation?", you would get 3 different answers. What Christian's call meditation, is thinking about something. That does not sound to be what you are interested in.\n\nThere is a Christian type of prayer, called Centering Prayer, that would accomplish what you want to do. The best author on this is Thomas Keating.\n\nThe simplest way to accomplish what you want, is to sit in a firm chair in a relaxed but erect posture. Take 5 minutes to place your attention on your breathing. When your mind wanders off, gently bring it back.\n\nThen, choose a word. It can be any word that does not bring up emotions. Gently repeat this word over and over for 20 minutes. When other thoughts come into your mind, ignore them and gently keep your attention on mentally repeating the word. If your mind completely wanders off of what you are doing,and it will, just gently bring your attention back to gently repeating the word.\n\nYou may have noticed that I said, "gently", a lot. There should be no forcing of anything during this time. You can use any word for this but if the word you use either helps you to relax or calms your fears, the process will be easier. \n\nYou must use the same word during the 20 minutes you do this for. If you do this 20 min. twice a day, you will progress at the best rate for you. There is no time table as every one is different.\nWhile you are repeating the word, you are not to think of the meaning of the word. The idea is to not think at all.\n\nSome people will call what I have described "meditation", some will not, but the exercise I have given you will accomplish your goals. This method has no connection to any religion.\n\nYou ask what the effects of this will be. Over time you will have trained your mind to not wander all over the place as it does when it is left to do whatever it wants to. You will realise that your mind is not you; that it is like your arm or leg but has a different perpose. Like an arm it can be trained to do what you want it to. \n\nYou will be more peaceful during the day because over time, you will realize that it is you thoughts that produce your emotions and that left on it's own, your mind will come up with all kinds of thoughts that are stressful but have nothing to do with your life.\n\nYou will also have a method that you can use when you are worried about something, to help you stop worrying and regain your peace.
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If you're looking for some CDs go for the Mushroom Jazz compilations by Mark Farina.  There's been a bunch of them over the years...they're all good.  A mix of Dub, Trip hop, Jazz
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meditation iz verry effective!!! the best thing to do is go outside where u are only surrounded by nature. kinda lay down and relax. make perfectly sure u are not worried about anything. think about happy things that have happened in your life. sit and do that for atleast 30-60 minutes.
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There are many many options, most of which can be found on the web, most of which claim to be the best, most of which are dreadful.\n\nI think rosettastone is probably the best right now, as far as reviews go...\n\nhttp://www2.rosettastone.com/en/offer/overture\n\nIt's a little pricey but they do include Japanese. The link above will bring you to the current special offer.
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Mantra Meditation. I have been practicing for 15 years and now I am able to focus on the sounds for about one hour straight. My mind is much sharper than it used to be.
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Clasic fm released a few CDs meant for relaxation.\n\nClassical Chillout\nThe Very Best of Classical Chillout\nClassic fm Time To Relax\nClassic Fm Smooth Classics for Rough Days\nChopin For Lovers\n\ni'm not your typical guy that listens to classical music. (mor einto jazz, r&b, blues, country & soul, but i'd recommend any of any of them to anyone.
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Meditation is enormously powerful.\n\nI'm not sure this is what most teachers have in mind, but...
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http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/intros.html\n\nThis is the best..I feel the sameway ..and there are also buddist sites but this one I have read over and over again and helps alot.. meditation techniques..causes of what you are feeling and cures..if nothing else something to think about..
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I found one called Fton-Sangha-Talk.  I'm not sure if that could be it or not.\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Fton_Sangha_Talk/\n\nI also found this one by searching for "Shambhala" at groups.yahoo.com\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/fton_shambhala_announce/\n\nI apologize if this isn't it and I have just wasted your time.  That's as close as I could find.
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Thats interesting....\nPlease click here - http://www.astrojyoti.com/specialpujasoffer.htm\nOR \nhere - http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/oct97/0024.html\n\nGet vedic mantras in mp3 format  here - www.vedamantram.com/
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Srabonti, the whole aim of meditation is,\n1. to calm your mind, and\n2. to focus the mind on one thing. It will certainly help to build concentration but to quantify it and say as to how much is needed is not possible.  But you will notice that your concentration is improving day by day.\n\nIf you sit down and close your eyes you will notice that your mind is jumping from one thought to another. Even though you want to concentrate on your breath you will find other thoughts also coming in between.\n\nIn learning to meditate you must first learn to calm your mind. You do this by following every thought that comes into you mind. You must be like a Manager of a Hotel who stands at the entrance and observes the customers coming in. Without getting attached to the thoughts try to observe them. You will find that a thought comes in and that it goes nowhere and another thought follows it - try following that too - with same results. This way you will find that your thoughts gradually subside. Do not try to force out your thoughts.\n\nOf course do not expect results in one or two days. Practise it for at least 40 minutes every day for at least 2 months you find that you have 'killed' your train of thoughts. I have practised for 1 1/2 years and still vagrant thoughts come in.\n\nThereafter start concentrating on your breath. Notice the breath coming in and going out. You should not concentrate only on the tip of your nose. Notice the breath coming in and thereafter your lungs getting filled and then gradually exhaling the breath.\n\nYou should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,\n\n1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm\n2. http://www.meditationexpert.com/  and click on the free articles on yoga meditation - it includes articles on all types of meditations including christian and muslim meditation.
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I found the 8-CD course by Michel Thomas to be fantastic. From zero to conversational Spanish in a week - just playing the CDs in the car on my way to and from work.\n\nEven the 2-CD basic course gives you enough to get by on holiday (with a bit of arm-waving, pointing and English thrown in)\n\nHe also does German, French, Italian,...
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Try the link below. Also, a lot of music stores and bookstores sell CDs with exercises on them.