Self Contemplation & Meditation/Prayer

In our hectic and sometimes overwhelming world, we need to have a calm spot to go to for strength and awareness of what is really important.

With the tools of meditation/prayer and self contemplation we can see ourselves for who you we really are. We can see beyond the immediate to the greater part of ourself where true knowledge is available. Through self contemplation and meditation we grow closer to an understanding of ourself, others, and the nature of reality. This helps us to be calm and make good decisions in our every day lives.

Self Contemplation

Self contemplation is a constant observance of our daily activities. Simply an awareness of what we do, think and feel throughout our day. A quiet watching of what we do, how we react, what we think and feel. Through self contemplation we become more understanding, more loving, and more involved. If we want to grow as an individual, self contemplation is the best tool we have. 

Meditation/Prayer

Simply taking 20 minutes from our day to be quiet in meditation/prayer we become healthier, and wiser and more likely to acknowledge and understand our connection to the "bigger picture." Giving ourselves time for our inner world, helps us to connect to our outer world.

You do not have to sit in a certain way, or do anything special. Simply, retreat to your inner self and watch your thoughts, consider a higher power, or imagine yourself without physical boundaries. There are as many ways to be quiet and meditate/pray as there are people. In fact some people find certain activities to be very meditative/prayerful. Sitting and watching the sun rise or the sun set or laying beneath the stars at night quietly contemplating nature are a few examples. These activities can lead to deep states of prayer/meditation.

Meditation Heals Us All

Recently, I had to remind myself of the need to connect with spirit on a more intimate level as I had gotten out of the habit of daily meditation. 

Meditation/prayer is the most powerful healing tool we have.  It is always available. It is affordable. (Unlike some other healing modalities.) It improves all aspects of our lives.

Additionally, improvement of ourself, and expanding our awareness of the spiritual world is an activity that improves humanity as a whole, due to the spiritual fact that we are all interconnected.

We must not get so busy in day to day external life that we forget to spend time in mediation or prayer. All of us depend on the spiritual growth of each other.  

Rudolph Steiner said, "The welfare and misfortune of the individual is intimately bound up with the welfare or misfortune of the whole world."   (Rudolph Steiner was the creator of Waldorf schools, Anthroposophical medicine and Biodynamic agriculture.)

How can  your meditation/prayer help?

There is a general feeling of despair amongst folks regarding the state of affairs on this planet. Some people feel hopeless and do not think they have the ability to effect the world.  If you are one of these people, please consider meditation/prayer as a method to help. Work on improving yourself. Set aside time each day to meditate/pray. Even 5 minutes will help. Be quiet and contemplative. Take time each day to contemplate your own actions, behaviors, thoughts and feelings. Watch yourself as if you were watching a stranger.  Watch how you interact with the rest of the world. Do not criticize yourself, but simply note what needs to be improved upon and become the best person you can be. The more of us that do this , the better things become. Do not despair. You have a powerful tool that you can use right now.

Please share some of your favorite books or websites for spiritual growth. I mentioned the Christian Mystic, Rudolph Steiner above. He has many wonderful books for the dedicated spiritual investigator. One of my favorite books of his is "How to Know Higher Worlds".