Posts tagged Calming The Mind
Relieve Mental Stress – Amethyst Crystals and Gems
Sep 22nd
Crystals come in a variety of colors. When you discover one that is purple in color, either light or dark, you probably have found an amethyst crystal. There are several ways to enjoy your newly found treasure. You can place it in a special place in your home, maybe creating an alter for yourself. Find one the perfect size to carry in your pocket or even purchase a high quality gem and create a special piece of jewelry for yourself.
Because amethyst is a very good crystal to use for meditation, you can place it on your brow chakra or third eye to enhance a meditative state. The color and the energy of the crystal helps you move your consciousness from that of being self-centered towards something greater than yourself. If you were to hear and understand the amethyst crystal, you might hear: “Let go and trust”, or “relax and allow the powers of the universe to guide you”. It’s not important to really ‘hear’ the message of amethyst — this is simply an understanding for you to have when you wish to enhance your relaxation and meditation.
Amethyst crystals can assist you to relax and change your mental state from that of being overworked, over stressed or overwhelmed to a state of peace. You could carry the stone around in your pocket during your day or have it sit near you at you work desk as a reminder to relax, let go and trust the power of the universe. Amethyst is so good at calming the mind.
These crystals are very abundant and easy to find. You can look in rock shops and many times find them in stores that have a variety of gifts, sometimes in restaurant gift shops. There are also online sources, but I prefer to actually hold the crystal in my hand and ‘feel’ the energy of the crystal before I purchase any. This is your choice of course.
You might even wish to go to a jewelry store and purchase a high quality of amethyst, gem stone quality and have them set as ear rings, necklace or amethyst rings. This way you have the calming effect of the amethyst with you all day long.
If you find yourself drawn to the color purple, you may wish to experience the calming of mental energies that amethyst crystal can give you. Be adventurous, look for crystals, gems or stones that appeal to you. Start your own collection. Amethyst is a great choice to become your first ‘crystal friend’ to relieve mental stress.
Using Meditation As a Self-Improvement Tool
Sep 18th
We live in a high speed and noisy society. Many of us are so accustomed to noise that when we are alone at home must have the TV or the radio on because it is too quiet. Silence becomes uncomfortable, and we avoid it. If not, we entertain all kinds of thoughts in our busy minds – the day’s activities, worries, plans… – anything but silence. Learning to welcome silence can open other regions of the mind and soul that have been repressed by a chatty mind and the noise of daily living. We can obtain insight thru silence, if we let it be. By calming the mind thru meditation, we can get a look at the soul and spiritual being inside us, and get a better understanding of purpose and fulfillment.
Meditation needs the mind to be quiet, an absence of constant chatting of the mind, of the rambling of thoughts. This is necessary to access the inner guide. This will be difficult at the beginning, as you will find yourself thinking not to think and worrying about the thoughts that enter your mind. You will find out that your mind is always thinking, even when you do not realize it. You will find it almost impossible to quiet the mind, but it is not.
When you are trying to silence the mind to enter in meditation, it is necessary to be in the present, and only in the present. To accomplish that you must release the past, and any thoughts that are in the past. It is also necessary to release thoughts of the future, of things and plans that have not yet come into the present, and any worries about them. By releasing the past and the future, you exist only in the present moment, and that is how you quiet the mind, and enter into a state of meditation. All negative thoughts about the past are nonexistent in the now, and neither the worries of the future.
By practicing this, you will learn to quiet and relax the mind. The mind will become stronger and more in control of the thoughts that enter it. This will release you of the bondages of the past, and the uncertainty of the future, leaving you free to enjoy and live in the present. This will give you the power to control your existence (the now), and the answers to live in the now. By connecting with the divine that is inside us, with our spirituality, we get the knowledge and inspiration to attract the positive forces into our present to achieve our goals and success. It is by being in the now, while listening to the inner guidance that we improve ourselves, and achieve success.
