Still loving this shorty. Got no idea what it’s all about but it works.
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Absolutely thriving.
Been digging hand pan lately, my plants dig it too. 
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For some reason I thought this was a sleep meditation and it did the trick last night.
I definitely want to try it again when I’m awake. Sounds like it could be very beneficial.
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Good morning Bill, thx for great Dharma talk by Ram Dass , Loved it Loved it 
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Rough night last night. I needed something to help me sleep. I finally found this one. I love this guy. So I thought let’s give this one a try.
I’ve never done this one before. I had no idea what he was chanting. I never did get it. I just listened. Before you know it 
At first I was thinking. I can’t listen to this. I don’t know what he’s saying. And I was like. Don’t think meat! 
Don’t think! Just listen to it.
Thanks for the shout out. I’m happy it’s working for ya. I still can’t believe how much chanting I’m doing.
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Mediatation for anger. I’m grateful I released some anger and resentments tonight, through singing, screaming, writing a letter, power walking, some text messages and finally a meditation as mentioned earlier, for anger. I’m grateful I didnt punch anyone but wow I really wanted to. Matters of the heart and feeling disrespected are powerful things that I struggle with. It is a hurt I have been carrying since the woman with the dog named Stella, who I have posted pictures of, came into and out of my life, numerous times over the past year. She lives in my building and I still talk with her sometimes and the man she has been seeing lives in the building as well. They both have tried, as have I, at times, to be friends but watching and listening to them argue overtime and tonight. I really wanted to hit him. Instead I walked away. Gathered myself for almost an hour then finally dealt with it to the best of my ability as who I am today. I’m grateful for the twelve steps, prayer and mediatation. I am going to listen at least once to the self love meditation now. Sorry, not sorry for ranting on the meditation thread.
Namastae
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Hi you loved ones,
I would like to share my meditation praxis again with you. This is my morning meditation today, I love Seda’s voice. 
Will add a new habbit: yoga nidra or some zen meditation in the evening (replacing the habbit of drinking with a real strong meditation routine).
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Hi Billy,
I just finished my new evening routine with yoga nidra (this is a German version)
Here is Seda’s profile:
Love, 
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07.38 am
Had 10 minutes of simple presence meditation.
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“All of my problems stemmed from being unable to sit alone in a room” Meditated outide a few times today, then inside, just moments ago sat silent for a while in the present moment.
Namastae
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It truly is amazing how we just never want to spend time with ourselves. Well. I mean. I know I’m not alone. But I almost always have music, or TV, or NPR on in the background. I think I been doing pretty good lately especially since we did that Mantra challenge. I cannot believe the number of times I’m just with myself these days.
A lot of times i’ll listen to a chant or mantra and then when it’s over continue my walk or go wherever I’m going with nothing on for background noise. And I’m finding it pretty peaceful.
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Starting this thread with the initial daily meditation challenge helped me as well. Then as you mentioned the addition of the mantra challenge stepped it up, for lack of a better term, to a different level. Now trying to add in quiet time alone, as well, seems like a postive and solid progression. I am thankfull to everyone involved on this thread for playing a big part in my life and recovery. I added a few more meditations to my offline playlist recently. This time intentionally. One guidied on boundaries by the same woman who’s self love meditation I like and a random one by a guy that’s a walking meditation that I listened to for the first time today. On a side note I would appreciate any suggestions if we have any popular threads on prayers or one that needs support. @Its_me_Stella @Soberbilly @Nowenbrace @Misokatsu @Butterflymoonwoman @Juli1 @DryIn785 @Here.I.am
Namsatae
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The Devi prayer I posted today is so beautiful, its a prayer to the devine feminine. Here is the translation.
The Divine Mother is everywhere.
She is in everything.
She is the Divine Essence that lives within all beings.
Her domain is the field of life, for she gives
to all beings the sustenance that is needed for life.
Her beauty lives in the natural world,
and spans the universes in all their splendor.
She has been called by many names,
for all traditions recognize Her.
Into each consciousness the knowledge is given
of the sacredness of life.
This sacredness IS the Mother.
She is the holy generator of the physical world,
joined to the heart and soul of every living thing.
All of the Earth is one with Her.
All beings of the Earth owe their life to Her,
for she is the Mother of all, the One who bestows
all gifts of life.
Her gifts come to the deserving and to the
non-deserving alike, for the sun does not choose
upon whom to shine.
She is the source of Divine blessing, the part
of the Oneness that bestows the graces that fill life.
We have not seen Her because her being is
cloaked in silence.
She emerges now as part of the Oneness where
she has always resided, blessing all, giving to all.
All who bow before Her are sustained by the life
within them.
All who honor Her are sustained by life’s gifts
both within themselves and beyond.
The purpose of existence is to join with Life that lives
in all dimensions and all realms of being.
It is the Mother that creates this evolving,
this unfolding journey,
for she is the fabric of Time itself,
the means by which all things grow.
She is the template for life that exists within Her —
the substance and form of all that shall ever come to be.
May all be blessed by the blessings of the
Divine Oneness.
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Sanskrit “Devi Prayer” from “108 Sacred Names of Mother Divine” by Craig Pruess and Ananda:
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