Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri was the Guru of Paramahansa Yogananda who was a pioneer for spreading Kriya Yoga in the west and well known as the author of the classic book 'Autobiography of a Yogi'.

Sri Yukteswar took birth on 10th May, 1855, as Priya Nath Karar in Serampore near Calcutta, India. He was the only son of Kshetranah and Kadambini Karar.

From the childhood, Praya nath was interesting in pursuing higher truths. He did not believe much in formal education and so his...

A Chinese builder buried alive for two hours used Buddhist meditation techniques to control his breathing and survive on just the air trapped in his safety helmet.

Wang Jianxin, 52, should have died within five minutes of being entombed 6ft underground as he worked in a ditch in Ningbo city, eastern China.

But by slowing his breathing he eked out an air pocket in front of his face until rescuers dug him out.

What is meditation? Meditation is a profound process or technique that is practiced by people to go beyond what they see and to also go within themselves in search of their true Self. It is to go into a deeper state of awareness or relaxation. Often people say they sleep during meditation; meditation and sleep have a very thin line of difference. As a matter of fact, both these are levels of consciousness which are closely knit. Just as sleep is effortless, meditation is also...

Mindfulness is a type of meditation that essentially involves focusing on your mind on the present. To be mindful is to be aware of your thoughts and actions in the present, without judging yourself. Research suggests that mindfulness meditation may improve mood, decrease stress, and boost immune function.

How to Do It

1.Find a quiet and comfortable place. Sit in a chair or on the floor...

Our sense, knowledge of thought and language are able to understand things. We understand the names and symbols of God, Allah, Ram, supernatural being, etc., according to our faith. Our spirit is beyond the echo from the center of life and is not an object. Pure God is beyond our mind. To understand the true philosophy of God, we must go beyond the senses, thoughts and knowledge of the language by any other means of faith with meditation on his name or symbol.

To realize...

Meditation refers to a state where your body and mind are consciously relaxed and focused.  Practitioners of this art report increased awareness, focus, and concentration, as well as a more positive outlook in life.

Meditation is most commonly associated with monks, mystics and other spiritual disciplines.  However, you don't have to be a monk or mystic to enjoy its benefits.  And you don't even have to be in a special place to practice it.  You could even...

Foundries to expose the tragic history of Apple: iPhone profits of 200% take only 2% of foundry

From April 3 starting at the moment the world since the United States, ipad Steve Jobs another super money-making machines. Apple's glossy surface in the back, Apple A1189 Battery is a intertwined with the labor interests of sweat and money chain profits.

The chain in the world, there are three parts are closely linked with China: First, about 400,000 mostly born after 1990, young...

It has been discovered that binaural beat meditation can induce many different and desirable states of mind, including creativity, relaxation, resourcefulness and many more. You can now use binaural beat meditation to get into the correct mental state, just by listening to specially prepared sound tracks.

Remember when you were young and were fascinated by those dog whistles. When you blew on them you could not hear them at all but your dog would come running if it was anywhere...

Even though there are hundreds of thousands of books written on meditation, you really need to know very little to enter deep states of meditation. You are about to learn four easy meditation techniques any of which can bring you into very deep states of peace & bliss.

Practicing one of these techniques for even 10 minutes a day can bring you a lot of peace and bliss into your life. Practicing a half hour, even more bliss. An hour a day would be life...

Talk to God directly.

If you want to talk to God, try to meet Him directly and you should not deploy another man to try for you.  God is like father to us and we have got every right to meet God and tell him our difficulties, our problems and could seek from him the solution of all our problems.  The people we hire for conducting prayers for us are not having any interest in our problems.  They have got so many problems of their own and when they work on our...