{"id":96882,"date":"2023-07-19T06:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=96882"},"modified":"2023-07-19T06:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:54:31","slug":"the-benefits-of-meditation-what-is-your-vision-of-yourself-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2023\/07\/19\/the-benefits-of-meditation-what-is-your-vision-of-yourself-today\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of\u00a0Meditation; What is your vision of yourself today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Life is a game of forgetting and remembering.&nbsp;We&nbsp;lose the game of life when we forget who&nbsp;we&nbsp;truly are. We are victorious in life when we remember we are souls, spiritual light giving life to the human body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The soul is a thinking being, non-physical, eternal, loving, blissful and peaceful. With meditation we&nbsp;remember our true eternal identity of being a soul, making our thoughts become free of negativity and weakness. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96886\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts4-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96886\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts4-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Benefits of&nbsp;Meditation; What is your vision of yourself today\" width=\"509\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts4-2.jpg 509w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts4-2-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-96886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brahma Kumaris Illustration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is the time to be aware of the difference between what is original and true in us and what is acquired and false.&nbsp;Learn to&nbsp;create the moments you need to renew the self in meditation, and&nbsp;begin making effort to change, as we recognize falsehood, and these&nbsp;wasteful and negative&nbsp;thoughts&nbsp;do not belong&nbsp;to us&nbsp;and rob us of our hope.<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It takes a second to&nbsp;stop and think, \u201cNow I shall go inside.\u201d&nbsp;What do you see? What is&nbsp;your vision of yourself today \u2013 patient&nbsp;or irritated,&nbsp;positive or&nbsp;negative, tight&nbsp;and stressed or relaxed and peaceful?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96883\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96883\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts1-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Benefits of&nbsp;Meditation; What is your vision of yourself today\" width=\"436\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts1-2.jpg 436w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts1-2-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-96883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brahma Kumaris Illustration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Vision is one of the secrets of personal transformation.<\/i>&nbsp;When we meditate, we first&nbsp;visualize the self as a sparkling star located at the center of the forehead, radiating peace, love, and joy.&nbsp;In this pure feeling, we travel as a being of light to the soul world, which exists beyond the physical Universe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We&nbsp;make a deep connection with God,&nbsp;visualizing this&nbsp;Supreme Being&nbsp;like an eternal sparkling spiritual star but a unique Soul of&nbsp;eternal unchanging Spiritual Truth, Love,&nbsp;Light and Might.&nbsp;The Spiritual Father&nbsp;listens to us when we connect&nbsp;and talk&nbsp;with Him in meditation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have&nbsp;a&nbsp;conversation&nbsp;with God&nbsp;everyday&nbsp;and&nbsp;be filled&nbsp;with&nbsp;power&nbsp;to face life\u2019s difficult situations without fear and impatience.&nbsp;When we connect to the One up above who is the Truth, we draw that energy into us.&nbsp;Truth is a very powerful energy&nbsp;and fills the soul with immense power.&nbsp;In a second,&nbsp;you will&nbsp;pass beyond the muddle and find&nbsp;yourself in&nbsp;your&nbsp;original state of peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The&nbsp;power of&nbsp;meditation&nbsp;quiets the noise&nbsp;in&nbsp;the mind and saves energy from the creation of scattered thoughts,&nbsp;creating our tiredness and confusion.&nbsp;Your mental energy is not wasted as&nbsp;any leaks arising&nbsp;from dwelling on the past or worrying about the future&nbsp;are consciously plugged!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_96884\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96884\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96884\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts2-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Benefits of&nbsp;Meditation; What is your vision of yourself today\" width=\"499\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts2-2.jpg 499w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2023\/07\/Thoughts2-2-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-96884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brahma Kumaris Illustration.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Meditation&nbsp;makes the inner voice clearer. With this&nbsp;clarity, it becomes easy for our mind to&nbsp;focus. When the mind is focused&nbsp;we&nbsp;act&nbsp;more&nbsp;efficiently,&nbsp;which leads to an increase in&nbsp;productivity<i>.&nbsp;<\/i>Visualize yourself at your best&nbsp;and you will be, and this vision will be seen in your actions.&nbsp;This is how we&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;create our own life&nbsp;and help others do the same.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">(Yvonne Risely, from Owego, N.Y., can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:bkchirya@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bkchirya@gmail.com<\/a>. Sister Chirya is a student and teacher with the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University for over 40 years. She has a BSc from Cornell University in Education, and is published in several national publications and the Daily Guardian in Delhi.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life is a game of forgetting and remembering.&nbsp;We&nbsp;lose the game of life when we forget who&nbsp;we&nbsp;truly are. 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