On the need to cope with stress during these earth changes...

In dealing with stress most efficaciously (read: the earth changes), our nervous systems require rest and recharge. In fact, it is the deep, alternating strokes of rest and dynamic activity that propels us forward in our evolution. This was long known by the enlightened Vedic Civilization, 4,000 yrs ago and is described in numerous Upanishads of Hinduism, particularly in Patanjali’s Yogasutras, which in practice enables the master practitioner of this tradition, to align the very laws of physics with intentions from the subtlest and most powerful state of consciousness, of the mind. 

Speaking from long and direct experience, the key, in the beginning to experiencing these gifts, is in the use of a Sanskrit mantra and Sutras. 

As any TM meditator knows, the personal mantra given by a teacher should not be shared, but in reality,  any word that has vibrational attraction (not in meaning) can be used. 

Take this practice seriously, and you will experience profound relief from a “busy” mind, and from maladies that extend from it.  Many, many studies also prove that the body, metabolically, also benefits greatly.

In short order, you’ll learn to go for the “feeling” of the deepest state of subtle awareness you have reached and avoid the mantra completely.

> It starts with getting comfortable- no yoga posture needed. If you have a breathing exercise, practicing it now will enhance your experience. 

Then sit quietly and remain present for a few minutes. Close the eyes and notice how thoughts train across your awareness- without attaching meaning to them; this will take practice. Simply observe without engaging the mind. 

> Introduce your mantra/ Word by simply “anticipating” it, NOT as you would a note to self. The objective is to release the mind from automatically controlling your thoughts; subtle and gentle are the key ideas here. 

Let your Word slip in and vanish. If you find your mind straying into thoughts of any kind, gently reintroduce your Word and only observe, like a computer monitor without a signal source.

> Be patient; after several minutes, you may find that tension has dissipated- tension which you never thought you were holding, and your vital signs may seem to have grown weaker, even imperceptible. And you may suddenly notice that your thoughts are no longer training endlessly before you; these are certain signs of successful transcendence. You may also find that you can now go straight into sound sleep and somehow awaken unusually refreshed. 

> A note about the longer term benefits of transcendence that is often unmentioned in the literature. The practice of transcendence  meditation- as opposed to contemplation meditation, WILL over time, structure the qualities of higher consciousness into the waking state- qualities such as organization, love/ gratitude, creativity, humility. This is because the mind will desire to remain in the presence of those sublime qualities encountered during the deep dive of meditation and seek to establish them in the waking existence.

So every time transcendence into subtler states of awareness is experienced, more of the qualities inherent therein, become established in the waking state.

What is enlightenment, but the structuring of sublime, spiritual attributes, in the waking state of consciousness!