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During the month of May at EnlightenNext’s Meditation + Evolution Tuesdays, we are discussing evolution as a spiritual path and practice. “In spite of how solid and fixed everything appears, in a deeper sense nothing is fixed and everything is moving…. It takes a lot of meditation to uncover this deeper truth that nothing is…
I have found that unless we make a particular decision and effort and stop waiting, the discovery of the point of meditation doesn’t occur. And that’s interesting – although we have the capacity to discover the point of meditation, it needs activating. And however long we wait, it just doesn’t necessarily occur by itself. But…
Meditation is supposed to be enlightening, it’s supposed to lead to enlightenment, it’s supposed to he profound, that’s what is designed for. But how many of us approach it that way? Because that takes a certain amount of effort and focus. Enjoy this 3 minute clip of the most recent Meditation + Evolution session, where…
This week we started our new mini-series, Three Keys to Spiritual Development, by looking into the topic of ‘spiritual self-confidence’. To put this in context, we started the year 2013 with the Three Keys to Meditation. We discovered the stillness that lies at the root of Life, before anything ever happened and before we came…
Chris Parish, the Executive Director here at EnlightenNext UK, is busy Keeping Calm and Meditating in many of London’s popular hotspots. Please jump on board! Your generous donations will enable Chris to move on to each hotspot. Chris’ goal is to make £2000, or more, for the Educational work of Enlightennext UK (Charity Registration No….
Thomas Merton, the great contemporary Christian mystic and writer, spoke with deep universality about meditation and contemplation. He’s been an inspiration to many on the path, including myself. ‘Without solitude of some sort there can be no maturity. Unless one becomes empty and alone, he cannot give himself in love because he does not possess…
Find out Everything You Want to Know from Master Meditation Teachers Meditation may seem like a simple thing to do–sitting still with one’s eyes closed–but most of us have lots of questions about this ancient practice. When? Where? And how to do it? And much more. With so many types of meditation out there, hundreds…
“You may as well just go off and play golf instead [of wasting your time]“, was what one famous spiritual authority said in reference to the notion of people deliberately practicing meditation. Each summer I would attend his lectures and hear a similar message, and each summer I would go through an existential crisis. You…
When I was a boy growing up in the suburbs of north London, I would at times have a vague yet nagging sense that something is missing, of feeling confined and out of sorts. There was a big oak tree on the edge of our garden and when this strange mood came over me, I…
I was thinking today about spiritual depth and values and was about to write one of my regular newsletters on the topic when my wife Kyrsten arrived home and told me what had just happened to her in the gym. I was so struck by her story that I thought I’d share it with you…
