Meditation

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Summary: I like linking meditation to Christianity..........
Review: After going through this material in more detail I gained a greater appreciation of it. Not sure why I was so turned off at first by New Testament imagery since it is not that heavily used (probably says more about my background than the material itself :-) The discussion on chakra energy centers is truly excellent - one of the best I've heard/read. Unfortunately I still gag on the music which is a barrage of easy-listening drivel. Overall I recommend it to other beginning meditators although I think the material is better suited to text rather than audio format.

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Summary: Revised review from hjohnson108
Review: After going through this material in more detail I gained a greater appreciation of it. Not sure why I was so turned off at first by New Testament imagery since it is not that heavily used (probably says more about my background than the material itself :-) The discussion on chakra energy centers is truly excellent - one of the best I've heard/read. Unfortunately I still gag on the music which is a barrage of easy-listening drivel. Overall I recommend it to other beginning meditators although I think the material is better suited to text rather than audio format.

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Summary: I like linking meditation to Christianity..........
Review: because I feel safer going into a meditation knowing God is my protector and nothing can harm me. Even if it sounds annoying to some who are not very religious (there is nothing wrong with that, whatever floats your boat), but it doesn't hurt to say a short prayer. The only thing I don't like about his tape is that the mediation is kind of short. Maybe because it's geared to beginners. But I definately would recommend this tape to anyone. I would also recommend, "Guided Meditations For Calmness, Awareness and love" by Bodhipaksa.

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Summary: Good conceptual discussion, poor meditation experience
Review: I was looking for a guided meditation tape/CD to help me fit some meditation and chakra tuning into my busy schedule. Bought the tape version of this CD because it was Edgar Cayce. On a positive note, it describes basic techniques, discusses the role of meditation in daily life and draws important distinctions between meditation and prayer. Also gives an interesting analysis of the Chakra system that's different from others I've heard. Unfortunately there is no guided meditation section anywhere in this tape. Other things I found distracting were the persistent use of Old Testament imagery and the incredibly lame musical score. I plan to transcribe the salient points into a notebook and go through the workbook excercises that come with the tape; however I don't plan to listen to to it in the future.

I think my next purchase will be along the lines of a more traditional Eastern approach that's free of music or religious references since these can cause unexpected negative impressions.

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Summary: Good conceptual discussion, poor meditation experience
Review: I was looking for a guided meditation tape/CD to help me fit some meditation and chakra tuning into my busy schedule. Bought the tape version of this CD because it was Edgar Cayce. On a positive note, it describes basic techniques, discusses the role of meditation in daily life and draws important distinctions between meditation and prayer. Also gives an interesting analysis of the Chakra system that's different from others I've heard. Unfortunately there is no guided meditation section anywhere in this tape. Other things I found distracting were the persistent use of Old Testament imagery and the incredibly lame musical score. I plan to transcribe the salient points into a notebook and go through the workbook excercises that come with the tape; however I don't plan to listen to to it in the future.

I think my next purchase will be along the lines of a more traditional Eastern approach that's free of music or religious references since these can cause unexpected negative impressions.

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Summary: This audio tape provides new insights into Edgar Cayce
Review: This meditation tape really helps the beginner meditator. Not expecting one to have prior beliefs or religious convictions (though Cayce himself was a devout Christian and read the bible once for every year of his life), you can really benifit from this tape in amazing personal ways