Zen Zone: Elijah's wasn't just a Man Cave

(Grotto of Elijah, Mt. Carmel)

First there was the Man Cave.  In response to that came the Mom Cave.  Then came the practice of surprising so-called everyday folks with their own, often ritzy, “caves.”  However, the first words from one newly-gifted recipient were simply:  I love it.  It’s so…  me.

This “me” goes beyond gender.  It is the universal “me” (or lack thereof) that needs both time and space to blossom.  The aforementioned recipient of what Good Housekeeping aptly termed a “Zen Zone” is a custom-service manager who has - within the past five years - lost a 22 year-old son, lost a parent, provided shelter and care for struggling in-laws, seen another son serve as a Marine overseas - yet still finds strength to volunteer at local events “for a giving, not a living.”  This strength can be replenished within the 10 by 17 foot Zen Zone that now serves as a “sanctuary” right within the home.

Biblewalks.com reports that Elijah’s Cave is a natural “long single hall (14 x 8 x 5M), with small cavities in its eastern and northern sides,” which is “located on the bottom of the foothill of the north-western corner of

Mount Carmel.”  It is considered to be “one of the most sacred caves in the Holy Land” because this is where Elijah famously connected with that “still small voice” within.

Oshoworld.com gives guidelines for creating a special meditation space.  This space can even be as small as one corner of a room.  However, that corner should then only be used for meditation.  Since “every purpose has its own vibration,” that corner will “become charged and it will wait for you every day.”  The cumulative vibrations will make it easier to go more deeply into meditation.  It can also be helpful to follow a specific meditation schedule in order to accustom your brain to this practice.  Since “the mind is a mechanism,” utilizing the same time and place each day “will create a hunger for meditation.”

Resources

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/decorating-ideas/home-goods-mom-cave?link=msn%3AMy%20Zen%20Zone%5FThe%20Dish%20on%20Dishes&dom=msn&tpc=&src=syn&con=art&mag=ghk#slide-1     http://www.huliq.com/10559/hgtv-new-series-mom-caves-beth-stern-wife-shock-jock-howard-stern-video

http://www.biblewalks.com/sites/Elijahscave.html

http://www.oshoworld.com/meditation/meditations.asp?news_id=about

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