Heaven is within yourself!
We experience this earth through the five senses of taste, touch, smell, hearing, and sight. Heaven is experienced through intuition. That is why it is necessary to meditate often and deeply. In that state you develop the sixth sense, or intuition. We are not flesh; we are Spirit. There is a heaven waiting for you, and the only way to get there is by developing your intuition through intense prayer and meditation.
—Paramhansa Yogananda, 1942
A regular practice of meditation helps us to develop pure reason and calm feeling that awakens intuition. When the mind becomes still and the heart is open and calm, intuitive insight comes to us.
Intuition, our sixth sense, is an incredible time-saving device! Trying to navigate life on the stored knowledge of our intellect or through the senses often leads us astray. Yet when we can apply reason and feeling calmly, we can arrive at solutions and understanding that our minds alone could not perceive.
Practicing meditation gives us many gifts, and intuition is one of the greatest. From it, springs compassion, forgiveness, and gratitude.
In this Learn to Meditate Weekend you will:
- Learn an effective technique to help you calm the mind and heart.
- Enjoy how to sit comfortably so your body is not an obstacle to inner peace
- Tune into one of the greatest benefits of meditation- your intuitive capacity to know truth.
- Experience the fulfilling gifts of your meditation practice to help you calm your mind and open your heart throughout your day
Tapping into superconsciousness is like logging our computer on to the mainframe of a vast database: it gives us access to unlimited possibilities and solutions. But tuning in to intuitive guidance isn’t just a mechanical act like searching for information on the Internet. The superconscious mind is conscious and self-aware. The more we try to attune to it, the more it will respond to our needs and provide us with the answers we’re seeking.
—Swami Kriyananda, from Intuition for Starters
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Nayaswami Mukti
Inspirational teacher and retreat leader, Ananda Meditation Teacher, Ananda Minister and Spiritual Counselor
Nayaswami Mukti has been creating and leading a variety of inspirational retreats at The Expanding Light Retreat for the past many years. The themes and facets of her retreat programs reflect her own long-term and deep exploration to let every aspect of her life flow from a deep Kriya Yoga meditation practice. Her life has been one of uplifting service ranging from her full-time career as a speech therapist, to being a key member of the Ananda Music Ministry and to her out-reach to Ananda Meditation groups.
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Learn to Meditate to Awaken Intuition starts the afternoon of the first date listed. It’s ideal to arrive before 4 pm, if you are able to. That way, you can join in the afternoon session of yoga and meditation, which begins at 4:45 pm. Dinner is at 6:30. The first real gathering of your group is at 7:30 pm. If you need to arrive here after 5 pm, that’s fine, but it helps us if you let us know at 800-346-5350. We can also put aside a dinner for you if you need to arrive after 7 pm. The program ends with lunch on the last date. Please see our Daily Schedule.
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