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Zhi Ne y~Cal mabi di ng. Zh i Ne yme d i t a t i o np r a c t i c e i s l i k e f l o wi n gwa t e r t h r o u g hmo v e me n t , a t t a i n me n t , f a mi l i a r i t y , i mmo v a b i l i t ya n dp e r f e c t i o n .I t t a k e s y o u r mi n d , wh i c hi s i n i t i a l l yt u r b u l e n t l i k e awa t e r f a l l , t h r o u g ht h e s t a g e s o fmo v i n gl i k e ar i v e r i nad e e pg o r g e , b r i n g i n gy o u r mi n dt oag e n t l e f l o wo f ag r e a t r i v e r , t e a c h i n gy o u r mi n dt ob l e n d n a t u r a l l ya n di n d i v i s i b l ywi t hy o u r mi n dl i k e ap o n du n d u l a t i n gu n d e r a g e n t l e b r e e z e , a n df i n a l l yt a k i n g y o u r mi n dt op e r f e c t i o nl i k e ag r e a t c a l mo c e a nf r e e o f s u r f a c e wa v e s TheAr tofMedi t at i on Th eT i b e t a nBö np r a c t i c eo f Zh i Ne y( “ c a l ma b i d i n g ” )i sv e r yi mp o r t a n t t oa l l me d i t a t i o n p r a c t i t i o n e r s .Ou rmi n d( “ Se m”i nT i b e t a n )i sac o n s t a n t s t r e a mo f n o n s t o pt h o u g h t s , d i s t u r b i n gu ss owea r en o t a b l et or e ma i nf o c u s e d , c a l ma n dp e a c e f u l i no u rme d i t a t i o n , a n dt h ep u r p o s eo f o u rme d i t a t i o nwi l l n o t b ef u l f i l l e d . Wi t h o u t p r o p e rk n o wl e d g eo r g u i d a n c eo f t h e s ev a r i o u st e c h n i q u e s , ma n yp r a c t i t i o n e r swa s t emu c hv a l u a b l et i me a n dn e v e rr e a l i z et h eb e n e f i t so f me d i t a t i o n . Zh i Ne yt e a c h e su st oe s t a b l i s has t a b l emi n da n dc o n t r o l o u rc o n c e n t r a t i o n , a l l o wi n g u st of i n do u rf o c u sa n di n t e r n a l c a l m. Th i sa l l o wsu st oc o n n e c t mo r ed e e p l ywi t ho u r i n n e rs e l f , f i n dp e a c ea n dh a r mo n y .Th e nt h ej o yo f me d i t a t i o nwi l l a r i s e ,a n do u r me d i t a t i o nwi l l b e c o memo r ep r o d u c t i v ea n de n c o u r a g i n g . Zh i Ne yp r a c t i c ei sl i k et h ef o u n d a t i o no f a h o u s e . Th emo r es t a b l et h ef o u n d a t i o n , t h e b e t t e ra n ds a f e rt h eh o u s e .L i k e wi s e , t h r o u g has t a b l e , c a l m, c l e a ra n de n e r g e t i c Zh i Ne y , o u rme d i t a t i o nb e c o me smo r e r e l a x e da n ds t a b l e .Gr a d u a l l yo u r me d i t a t i o nd e v e l o p sa n de n t e r si n t ot h e s e c o n da n dt h i r ds t a g e so f Zh i Ne y , wh i c h u l t i ma t e l yg i v eu sg r e a t p l e a s u r eo f b o d ya s we l l a smi n d .I na d d i t i o n , Zh i Ne ya l l o wsu s t od e v e l o pt h ewi s d o mo f “ e x t r as i g h t ” ( T i b e t a n“ L h a gt h o n g ” ) . Ri n p o c h ewi l l f o c u so ni n t r o d u c i n gu st oo u r mi n d , s h o wi n gu st h ed i f f e r e n t s t a g e so f Zh i Ne y , p o i n t i n go u t d i s t r a c t i o n st oa v o i d , a n d i mp r o v i n gt h eq u a l i t yo f o u rme d i t a t i o n .
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TheBenef i t sofMedi t at i on Heal t handWel l ness L e a r n i n ga n dp r a c t i c i n gZh i Ne ywi l l g i v e y o uc l a r i t y , e n e r g y , c a l ma n dp e a c e .Y o u wi l l d e v e l o pt r u er e l a x a t i o na n dg r a d u a l l y y o u rq u a l i t yo f me d i t a t i o nwi l l u l t i ma t e l y g i v ey o ug r e a t p l e a s u r eo f b o d ya n d me n t a l we l l b e i n g .I nt h ep r o c e s sy o u wi l l a l s od i s c o v e ry o u rt r u es e l f .
Cl ar i t y T r u eme d i t a t i o np r a c t i c et a k e s k n o wl e d g ea n dt i met od e v e l o p . On c ey o ul e a r nt ome d i t a t ec l e a r l y a n dd e e p l y , wi t h o u t d i s t r a c t i o n s , y o uwi l l d e v e l o pas e n s eo f wi s d o m T i b e t a n sc a l l “ L h a gt h o n g , ”wh i c h i si n s i g h t d u r i n gy o u rme d i t a t i o n .
Medi t at i onI nTheWor kpl ace St u d i e sh a v es h o wn , t h o s ewh oh a v eme d i t a t i o n t r a i n i n ga r ea b l et os t a yo nt a s kl o n g e ra n da r e l e s sd i s t r a c t e d .Me d i t a t i o ni mp r o v e sme mo r ywh i l e e a s i n gs t r e s s . Emp l o y e r swh oo f f e rme d i t a t i o n wo r k s h o p sf o rt h e i re mp l o y e e sh a v ea c k n o wl e d g e d i mp r o v e dp r o d u c t i o n , c a l ma n dp r o d u c t i v ee mp l o y e e s , a n di n c r e a s e dh a r mo n ywi t h i nt h ewo r ke n v i r o n me n t . Wh e t h e ry o uwo r kf r o mh o meo ri nac o r p o r a t eh i g hr i s e , t a k i n gal i t t l et i mee a c hd a y t or e s t i nt h ei n n e rq u i e t o f me d i t a t i o nwi l l p r o t e c t y o u rmi n d b o d yb a l a n c e , h e l py o us t a y c e n t e r e da n dc a l m, a n dr e ma i no p e ny o ut oy o u rh i g h e s t p o t e n t i a l f o rc r e a t i v i t ya n ds u c c e s s .
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