| Seven Things You Should Consider For Your
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| | photos will remind you why you are
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| Meditation Room
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| | meditating. Meditation is all about
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| 21st August 2006
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| | helping you to improve your state of
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| Author: Chris Le Roy
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| | mind.
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| Meditation is one of the great skills
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| | Item #4 A CD Player
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| everybody should learn as it helps you in
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| | A CD player is a great tool to have in
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| developing a more effective mind and to
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| | your meditation room. Using mediation
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| help keep you at a state of calm. If you
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| | music like Baroque Meditation music will
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| are serious about meditation having a
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| | help you be more effective with your
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| room dedicated to the practice does one
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| | meditation. Many people find when they
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| of two things. The room will after
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| | are starting out with meditation that it
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| periods of time bring about a sense of
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| | is hard to get to that state of calm
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| calm as soon as you walk into the room
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| | without using meditation music as the
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| because of the association between the
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| | music can influence your feelings.
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| room and peace. The meditation room will
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| | You will find though as you become more
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| also encourage you and remind you to
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| | experienced in meditation that you will
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| stick with the practice. All too often
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| | be able to meditate without music but
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| people start out on the meditation
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| | meditation music is essential when you
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| journey only to abandon the practice a
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| | are first starting out.
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| few months in because they are feeling
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| | Item #5 Seven Candles
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| great.
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| | Most people in their houses today have
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| The downside to this is that if you do
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| | harsh lighting in their rooms like
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| not continue practicing your meditation
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| | incandescent or fluro lights. Often
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| you will never master the art and more so
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| | these lights can be very difficult to
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| each time you restart the meditation
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| | meditate under even with your eyes
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| practice it will take you a while to get
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| | closed. My recommendation has always
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| back into the swing of the art.
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| | been to meditate under the glow of seven
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| Meditation is something that needs to be
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| | candles. The candles should be located
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| practiced every single day.
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| | on your prayer table at varying heights.
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| When you are setting up a meditation room
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| | You will find that the soft glow of an
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| there are seven things you need to
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| | open flame will on its own bring about a
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| consider to make your room a little
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| | sense of calm and make your meditation
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| special.
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| | session a lot more special. I recommend
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| Item #1 Cushions
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| | seven candles simply because the number
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| For most people the optimum place to sit
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| | seven is auspicious in my society and
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| and meditate is on the floor. However
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| | religion. Seven being a perfect number
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| since most houses have incredibly hard
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| | helps ensure during my meditation
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| floors it is always a good idea to have a
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| | sessions that my session will in fact be
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| number of meditation cushions on the
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| | perfect.
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| floor. Meditation cushions are not
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| | One safety point I would like to make,
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| anything special they should simply be
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| | please ensure that you put your candles
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| cushions with enough padding to soften
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| | onto trays so that they will not burn
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| the impact of sitting on the floor for
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| | your prayer table or start a fire.
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| any period of time.
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| | Candles in a house can be very dangerous
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| It is always worthwhile having a number
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| | so make sure that after your meditation
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| of cushions in your room so that if you
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| | session is over that you blow them out.
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| consider having a group meditation
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| | Item #6 Peaceful Pictures and Photos
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| session in your meditation room that you
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| | I have already stated it is important to
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| all have at least one cushion each. There
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| | have on your prayer table a picture of
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| is nothing worse than fifteen minutes
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| | your family to remind you why you are
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| into a meditation session only to find
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| | meditating. I also recommend having
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| your bottom has gone to sleep and you
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| | other peaceful pictures in your room to
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| feel extremely uncomfortable.
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| | ensure that when you enter your
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| Item #2 Incense
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| | meditation room that you have a sense of
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| Incense is a great device to help you
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| | peace and tranquillity.
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| relax during a meditation session. You
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| | The types of pictures that are suitable
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| can purchase incense from any quality
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| | are those of nature or animals like
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| Asian or Middle Eastern supermarket.
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| | scenes from a rainforest, a flowing brook
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| Make sure that before you buy a box of
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| | or even pictures of a calm ocean.
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| any incense that you try out one stick
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| | Item #7 A Vase of Flowers
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| first. Ask the supermarket attendant if
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| | The last item I recommend that you have
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| you can because in most Asian or Middle
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| | in your meditation room is a vase of
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| Eastern supermarkets they will have
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| | fresh flowers. There is nothing more
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| samples for you to try.
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| | relaxing and calming than to smell the
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| I have found that lavender is a great
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| | perfume of freshly cut flowers. Often
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| incense to use when first starting out,
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| | you will find that the smell of both the
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| but everybody will have their own
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| | incense and freshly cut flowers will give
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| preferences.
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| | off a unique fragrance that will help
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| Item #3 A Small Prayer Table
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| | entice your mind into a sense of calm.
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| I am a great believer in setting your
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| | If you cannot afford to buy your flowers,
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| room up similar to those from countries
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| | why not grow them in your garden. You
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| like Japan, Thailand or India. A prayer
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| | will be surprised just how easy it is to
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| table allows you to place your incense
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| | put some seeds into a pot and grow a
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| and other important artefacts for your
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| | bunch of flowers. Note that you do need
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| meditation on the prayer table. Some
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| | to water those flowers.
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| people use the prayer table to have
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| | Meditation is an important skill you need
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| images of God or Buddha to help in their
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| | to master and having a special meditation
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| meditation. If you are not a religious
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| | room will help remind you and encourage
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| person I simply recommend putting a photo
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| | you to practice this art. Just like
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| of your family on your prayer table with
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| | sport, many people start off with the
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| small incense holders on both the left
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| | best of intentions but give up. Having a
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| and right hand side of the prayer table.
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| | meditation room will certainly help you
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| The reason I recommend this is that the
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| | stay on track.
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