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March 2026 Courses & Workshops
Why Meditate? Free upcoming courses in Canberra. Register now! Our free Why Meditate courses offer the methods, knowledge and inspiration you'll need to embark on your own inner journey while exploring the many paths of meditation - you only need the sincerity to try...
July 2025 Courses
Mastering Meditation: The Inner Awakening Free upcoming classes in Canberra. Register now to get started on your inner journey to happiness! Our free mastering meditation courses offer the methods, knowledge and inspiration you'll need to embark on your own inner...
Sep-Dec 2024 Courses
If you have tried to meditate and have experienced something but feel that you could go much deeper, then "Mastering Meditation" is for you. In these free classes we will cover what is important for mastering meditation, and how to make your meditation practice more...
Sep-Dec 2024 Weekend Workshops
If you have tried to meditate and have experienced something but feel you could go much deeper, then one of our “Mastering Meditation” workshops is for you. In these free courses we will cover how to make your meditation practice stronger, deeper and more effective....
Establishing a new practice
In order to cultivate a regular meditation practice, it is important that we look to first create an external environment that is conducive to meditation. Begin by finding a place in your home that will become your designated meditation area. Choose somewhere that is...
Meditation matters
A weekly journal and podcast published each Thursday, exploring the many worlds of meditation
513: No Mind (2)
To clear the mind requires concentration. Concentrate exclusively on one thing, such as a black dot on the wall, a candle flame or a flower, or a chanted mantra. The goal is to keep thoughts at bay, by focusing all the mind’s energy elsewhere. Then when thoughts arise, simply keep the mind’s focus away from those thoughts – starve them of attention – remaining fixed in your concentration.
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512: No Mind (1)
We cannot hope to control the thoughts of our mind until we overcome the notion that we are our mind, for we cannot detach ourselves from our own identity.
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511: How can we know whether we are meditating well or not?
We can easily know whether we are meditating well or not just by the way we feel and see and think. Right after our meditation, if we have a good feeling for the world, then we know our meditation was good. If we see the world in a loving way in spite of its imperfections, if we can love the world even while seeing its teeming imperfections, then we know that our meditation was good.
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