the Spiritual Journey of Durga Ma
Durga Ma greeted me for the first time in a rustic cafe in a small town in the Northern California forest. She was dressed in shirt and jeans and wore a pair of old well-worn boots, and she looked for all the world like a modern Western pioneer woman reminiscent of my Montana childhood. I loved her the moment I saw her. Here was no mysterious remote mystic of the Far East whom I had envisioned but a woman of my own age, brimming with humor and fun. She laughed and her eyes twinkled with merriment through lunch and then she escorted me, leading in her old Ford along the highway to the gravel and then dirt roads seven miles into the forest where she had established her Hermitage. [click to continue]
From the Preface to the book by Durga Ma
The results commonly associated with successful meditation practice are Self-awareness, enlightenment, higher consciousness, union with the Divine, liberation, and transformation. However, some of the beneficial side effects may come as a surprise: empowerment, improving the quality of your life, the ability to be effective and achieve your aims, relaxation, healing (mentally, physically, and emotionally), the ability to center your energy in an instant, and improved subtle (psychic) awareness, to name a few.
[In Meditating Naturally] I have presented basic concepts and put a new light on ancient spiritual principles underlying the practice of meditation with the idea that this information can provide you with the foundation for spiritual freedom . . . [click to continue]
Meditate Now and Learn as You Go
Explore the most well known and popular type of meditation from a completely new perspective. Understand the basic principles behind meditation and try some experiments and meditations that are easy to practice and do not require a lot of time. [click to continue]