The Virtual Agora for Occidental Meditation

How to
Reflect

Why bother with a manual on Reflection on how to do it? After all, we surely all know what it is to reflect without need of coaching. For those who do not know it all or who don’t fully see the benefits of reflection, below are pointers that some might find helpful.

At the heart of it

“It is the mark of a civilised person in a situation that is not too fraught that he or she will make time and space to reflect. The more one does it, the better one gets and if it is a habit one’s whole way of life can be transformed.”

Justin Glass, Founder

01 What is Reflection

02 How to Reflect

03 Hear The Founder

04 Explore the Institute

The Foundation

Here are some more suggestions to help you reflect

Consider Other Viewpoints

Consider how people see their ideal place in life in Personal Credos

Credos

Challenge Core Beliefs

Consider how advances in SCIENCE may have bearing on core beliefs

Discover our Guiding Principles

Look for relevance to you at the GUIDING PRINCIPES of this Institute.

Consider Simple & Instructive Mantras

Take on board platitudinous wisdom like ‘Don’t cry over spilled milk’ and ‘Count your blessings.’ These can be mantras for daily repetition

Regression Story

Spirituality

She was four years old when she told her parents: "I died giving birth. I left three children and a husband in ...

TESSA LYNNE – thoughts on the afterlife

Spirituality

It will not be “you” who chooses the next lifetime but your spirit; its location is not likely to be their top ...

The Art of the Pause

Uncategorized

In a world that prizes speed and constant motion, the pause is often overlooked. Yet it is in stillness that ...

Non-Duality And It’s Implications

Science

Non-duality and the implications for Fee-Will and the passage of time. Non-duality, frequently rendered from the ...

Reincarnation – memory of past lives

Uncategorized

The belief in reincarnation is common in eastern religions, but many early Christians also believed in ...

Reflecting by Jan Thompson

Reflection

Complete Assemblies for Secondary Schools ISBN 034042954 2; First Published 1988 Introduction Here is ...

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Do I need any prior knowledge or belief system?

None whatsoever. Reflection as practised here is secular and undogmatic. It draws on Western philosophical traditions but asks nothing of you except a willingness to think more carefully.

Is this the same as mindfulness or meditation?

Not quite. Where Eastern meditation often seeks stillness or transcendence, Western Reflection is active — it is thinking, done purposefully. It is closer to philosophy as a way of life than to a relaxation technique.

How much time does it take?

Reflection can be as brief as ten quiet minutes or as sustained as a long walk. It adapts to your life, not the other way around. No mat, no app, no subscription required.

Who is behind the Institute?

The Institute was founded by Justin Glass, who has spent many years developing the case for a distinctly Western tradition of meditative thought.