| In all of recorded history there is evidence that mankind | | | | We truly start to change from one state of life to |
| has ever been searching for his higher self. We seem | | | | another higher state of life and realization. We begin to |
| to somehow be aware that there is or must be more | | | | have our own personal spiritual awakening. We start |
| to our existence than a few paltry years on this earth. | | | | to become aware of our true nature as a soul and not |
| In this current day and age we have clearly come | | | | the physical body. With proper guidance from a self |
| beyond the time when religious dogma was a | | | | realized teacher or guru and our own self effort along |
| necessary part of the consciousness of mankind, if | | | | the path given we slowly grow into having the |
| only to give some hope of a better hereafter. | | | | capacity to understand and realize our true nature. |
| As time passes and the human consciousness | | | | Many people who have tried and practiced a good |
| becomes more and more aware of the finer energies | | | | meditation technique have found that meditating on a |
| that not only make our bodies what they are, but all | | | | consistent basis gives them more peace and the ability |
| other things that we can comprehend with our five | | | | to handle difficult situations in their life. They find that |
| senses, we also become aware of and at least slightly | | | | their higher psychic energies become awakened and |
| understand and have comprehension of the finer | | | | begin to be able to use and trust their intuition more |
| energies themselves. | | | | and not only spiritually heal themselves, but to make |
| So we begin to ask ourselves. If I am not truly this | | | | manifest some spiritual healing to others around them |
| body that I can see and feel with, but actually am | | | | as well. |
| made of atoms, molecules, etc. and the even finer | | | | Meditation is understood by many to provide the |
| energies behind all these tiny things giving order and | | | | foundation of any spiritual, psychic, and personal |
| intelligence to them to make manifest something such | | | | growth. Many studies by modern day scientists in the |
| as my physical body, what is it that I truly am? Am I | | | | medical community have determined this to be true |
| really a spiritual being? If so, why am I not awake to it? | | | | and they now often encourage patients to find a |
| Fortunately for mankind there have been enlightened | | | | meditation technique that appeals to them and use it to |
| ones throughout the ages who have come on this | | | | help facilitate healing, and relieve stress. |
| earth to give us the tools that can help us to gain | | | | Perhaps one of the reasons the medical community at |
| some insight to questions like these and even provide | | | | large has come to accept meditation as a legitimate |
| the answer itself. | | | | antidote to many of man's ills is that it does not require |
| Many people are searching for spiritual awakening and | | | | a belief in God or a higher power. Meditation is |
| it is a worthy goal to have and achieve according to | | | | something anyone can do to take at least some |
| those that have not only achieved some level of it, but | | | | control of an illness or unwanted situation in their life |
| advanced far beyond just the awakening to a higher | | | | and alleviate it. |
| place of understanding. There are those who have | | | | One of the end results of taking control in this manner |
| come on this earth such as Paramahansa Yogananda | | | | and accepting responsibility to heal oneself is that it |
| of Self Realization Fellowship that not only tell us that | | | | often results in a sort of spiritual awakening. This |
| divine union is possible, but also give us the tools that | | | | awakening is different for most people, but the end |
| we can use in our daily life to achieve it. | | | | results seem to be very similar. A greater |
| As we progress down a spiritual path our awakening | | | | understanding of oneself as a whole and a more |
| to the finer energies becomes like a metamorphosis. | | | | peaceful and less fearful life. |