om.

today while searching around on etsy (because they have the coolest jewelry), i found this...and i am in love with it.

om is an iconic symbol in hinduism.  i find many of their practices fascinating and worth educating myself on. i admire their devotion to inner peace and wellness.  om is the sound made when meditating, it is a mantra in itself meaning absolute. chanting om during mediation will bring you to an genuine calm. an inner peace and allow everything around you to dissipate back into the world that you no longer a part of, even if for just a brief moment.

i have always been so high strung, with so many thoughts racing through my head at a time and so sometimes it is healthy for me (and those that must deal with me) to just take the time to meditate. in the church we are taught that silence and pondering on the things of the spirit are necessary to have a balanced life, and i do agree. but sometimes i find that when i do that, my mind keeps going and going and at one point i usually start to feel inundated with guilt for all of my shortcomings and then the my mantra is worthless and i leave more frustrated and boiling over in defeat. 

basically...this is my theory:

regardless of spiritual background, no matter who your deity or higher power may be- there is an indigenous harmony that must be met inside of you. yes, there are everyday practices and religious foundations that help to create this.  but there is something deep inside of you- whether or not you believe in a god at all- that when tapped into and when catered to- will allow you to feel an overwhelming sense of oneness.it is just such a pure experience. it is natural and it is all you and your body and your spirit, no other influences. you are in a metaphysical but lucid state and there is a an incredible peace and power born from that.

full meditation is difficult to achieve (i have never reached it) as there are so many distractions around. i find that it (just in my routine thus far) works best surrounded in nature and where do you not have to worry about someone interrupting you.  i enjoy learning about how to practice meditation so that i may get the most out of yoga, my mind, my body and in turn- get the most out of life.