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Meditation can change your life.  Here are some steps to help you get started : Make time to meditate   Find or create a quiet, relaxing environment Sit on level ground or a chair without arms Relax everything, and keep searching for things that aren’t relaxed Let your attention rest on the flow of your breath Silence your mind You need an alert mind to make the most of meditation, so you need to be free of alcohol or non prescribed drugs for at least 24 hours. Find or create a quiet, relaxing environment Wait 2 hours after a large meal or an hour after a snack or a caffeine drink before meditating If you smoke it is best to wait for roughly thirty minutes before meditating. You need to make sure you have some peace and quiet around you when you first begin learning to meditate. Make sure all phones are turned off/disconnected or turned to silent. A scented candle, a bouquet of flowers, a incense or something else pleasing to you can be great little touches to enhance your fir...

  Seasonal Message from my teacher Master Peng On Sunday, December 6th , the twenty-first phase of the Chinese seasonal calendar begins. This phase,  Major Snow (Daxue) , starts at 11:09 AM EST as the sun crosses 255° Longitude (15° Sagittarius).  Major Snow  is the third of the six phases of winter and as we course through the “midpoint” of winter a unique aspect of the season manifests more fully in nature. Over the next fifteen days, the rising tide of darkness will increasingly blanket the Northern Hemisphere as we approach the winter solstice—the point where daylight sun is the shortest time of the year and nighttime darkness is the longest.   Accordingly, the theme of this seasonal phase is  darkness  and the meaning of  Major Snow  resonates with the qualities evoked by the absence of light. In the summertime there is an abundance and light and during this season it is appropriate to be confident and to take bold action ...