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About David Spector
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I can answer questions about life lived free from stress, and on the Transcendental Meditation® and NSR Meditation© techniques, including: how they work, their benefits, and how to learn them.

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I am President of NSR Meditation/USA. I am a former teacher of TM®, having been trained in the 1970's by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for over six months in residence.


   

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how to meditate?10/11/2008David Spector
  Q: How does one meditate? - 17 student.
  A: Jonathan, Thank you for your question. Many meditation teachers will do their best to explain how ...
Really weird happenings10/1/2008Palbar
  Q: Back in March, I went through training to become a Yoga teacher and skeptically attended the ...
  A: Yes, yes. Positive and negative experiences are conditioned states. Reality is unconditioned. The ...
Meditation9/11/2008David Spector
  Q: I want to learn to meditate. Can you please guid me?
  A: Neme, Thank you for your question. The best way I can guide you is to point you to sources of good ...
Meditate9/11/2008Jay Cutts
  Q: I want to learn to meditate. Can you please guid me?
  A: Neme. You haven't said much about your motivation for meditating. For me meditation is letting the ...
getting started9/7/2008Jay Cutts
  Q: longtime wonderer, first time asker. with the new school yr and tests around the corner, i've been ...
  A: Hey, John. There are all kinds of meditation techniques and strategies that have been developed ...
some clarification about TM technique8/20/2008David Spector
  Q: your answer was very helpful and motivating. at least for the time being, i have again started ...
  A: Siddartha, I am pleased to hear that you have resumed your practice of TM. Don't forget to go for ...
vision during meditation8/5/2008James Robinson
  Q: During a guided meditation I was imagining a meadow and out of the blue a person approached me. ...
  A: Who knows? Perhaps you will reconcile, perhaps you were meeting her higher self and now realize that ...
efficacy of TM in comparison with other techniques7/5/2008David Spector
  Q: after quite a long gap, i again started practising TM. during this long gap, i studied and went ...
  A: siddartha, Thank you for your questions. Please understand that AllExperts is a public forum. ...
In my meditation7/2/2008David Spector
  Q: In my meditation I ask to know my spirit guides or higher self,I always see a pair of eyes unlike a ...
  A: Brenda, Thank you for your question. It may seem that this is a fruitful experience, but as you are ...
meditation6/24/2008Jay Cutts
  Q: i was interested in meditation and doing it successfully over past 2 months. i just do meditation ...
  A: Venky. The essence of meditation is simple, honest listening to what is. This means what is ...
Asking for an advice6/16/2008Palbar
  Q: I am 25. As a spiritually and creatively oriented person, I am deeply interested in meditation. I ...
  A: The study of Zen is the study of losing the "I am special mind". When you lose the "I am special ...
meditation and medications?5/13/2008Reed (John Rieger)
  Q: I have always had a call to seek spirituality. Through various religions, yoga, and spirituality. ...
  A: Well you started out right, then you went off track. By that I mean that you had the tool ...
How do I get into this field?4/24/2008James Robinson
  Q: I have a degree in political science and a work history over the last ten years in corporate sales. ...
  A: Mediators are certified by various state regulatory boards, whether it is the state bar or some ...
How to meditate?4/23/2008David Spector
  Q: Dave I watched some youtube videos about how to meditate, especially this one: ...
  A: Andre, Thank you for your question. Trying to learn anything with inadequate instructions will ...
Meditation4/22/2008Palbar
  Q: I am a moother of 5 months old baby.I amm having lots of problem in my life.I want to relax myself ...
  A: A simple way to begin: First thing in the morning 1. Try meditating on the feelings of the hairs ...
Meditation4/22/2008David Spector
  Q: I am a moother of 5 months old baby.I amm having lots of problem in my life.I want to relax myself ...
  A: Ramya, Your experience is a very common one. Many people find it difficult to meditate, mostly due ...
Lighted experience4/20/2008David Spector
  Q: I started meditating a month ago to achieve a calm n peacefl mind and nowadays I will always see ...
  A: Clement, Thank you for your question. Almost any mental technique will produce effects in the body ...
attachment4/14/2008David Spector
  Q: Respected sir, I am boy of 16 years of age.I my school i am very alone because i am ...
  A: Jeya, I also was thin and weak when I was your age and younger. I had no real friends and I did not ...
location of follow up centres of TM in pakistan and/or nepal4/3/2008David Spector
  Q: i had practised TM about 10 years back. i have been practising TM on and off during these ten years ...
  A: Sarvesh, Thank you for your question. I don't know the answer, since I live in the USA. However, ...
TM and Skepticism4/2/2008David Spector
  Q: I chanced to see this forum while searching for information on TM. I was introduced into the TM last ...
  A: Ramesh, Thank you for your question. There is not much scientific basis for the criticisms of ...
How to levitate3/28/2008James Robinson
  Q: Can you help me on how to levitate any objects or my own body using my own energy (or chakra). Is ...
  A: You have to meditate on being in the 34th dimension where gravity does not exist. Imagine that there ...
NSR3/26/2008David Spector
  Q: David, After about 2 months of NSR I have noticed that at times during meditation, the mantra seems ...
  A: Jack, Since AllExpert is a public forum, my policy is not to answer questions about personal ...
Meditation related3/16/2008Michael Clark, Ph.D.
  Q: Note: I previously erroneously gave the wrong email address, the correct email address should be: ...
  A: .. this question is too long and detailed for me to go into point by point. But I will say that ...
accepting visions3/8/2008Palbar
  Q: Good Evening, I have dreams and visions ALL THE TIME! Almost every night. I am constantly blessed ...
  A: I don't think I'm specifically qualified to answer your questions, but I do have a reading ...
Transcendental Meditation mantra2/18/2008David Spector
  Q: good morning I am a 34 year old Nepali and currently i am in the Hague Netherlands. I am very much ...
  A: Rajendra Ghimire, Thank you for your question. You can locate your nearest Transcendental ...
Progress?1/22/2008Jay Cutts
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: Mark. You raise a good question. First of all, why not experiment with it yourself? You can see ...
Progress?1/21/2008Reed (John Rieger)
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: I'm embarrassed to say that I can't send you the material on meditation. When I went to get the ...
Progress?1/20/2008James Robinson
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: On the inhale you can imagine energy going from the back of your 2d chakra up the spine and over the ...
Progress?1/20/2008Reed (John Rieger)
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: There are two forms of meditation... 1) Denial based meditation... where your intent is to forget ...
Progress?1/20/2008David Spector
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: Mark, Thank you for your question. From what your wrote, I would say that you have had some ...
Progress?1/20/2008Michael Clark, Ph.D.
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: Mark, I should tell you right off the bat that my meditation is more dynamic. I meditate while doing ...
Progress?1/20/2008Jay Cutts
  Q: I have been meditating for a couple of years now. The technique I learned is to focus on my lower ...
  A: Mark. I would question the overall value of concentration. While of course concentration is ...
Seeing Colors During meditation12/16/2007Palbar
  Q: During the meditation portion of my workout, I see intense colors. Most recently, deep Maroons the ...
  A: According to the ancient Buddhist Tradition of the Vajrayana, the appearance of colored lights can ...
STUDY12/13/2007Jay Cutts
  Q: I FIND IT HARD TO STUDY, CONCENTRATE AND MOTIVATE MYSELF. ANSWER: Hi, RJ. Could you please say ...
  A: RJ. I have a little better sense now of what you're talking about, though it is hard to know. I ...
STUDY12/11/2007Jay Cutts
  Q: I FIND IT HARD TO STUDY, CONCENTRATE AND MOTIVATE MYSELF. ANSWER: Hi, RJ. Could you please say ...
  A: RJ. Could you say some more about, first of all whether you have some experience with meditation, ...
obes12/6/2007David Spector
  Q: HI i was wondering what is the diference between meditation and OBE'S (Out of Body Experience) and ...
  A: jimmie, Thank you for your question. Although your question is an interesting one, it really does ...
Thought or Spirit12/1/2007Michael Clark, Ph.D.
  Q: I have been trying meditation and after listening to Sylvia Browne on CD I believe I found my Spirit ...
  A: IMHO it's good that you're questioning the validity of your guide. I think that's very healthy and ...
meditation11/11/2007James Robinson
  Q: I have tried several times to learn to meditate.I just can't seem to do it. I found a couple of ...
  A: First of all, everyone experiences some resistence, our brains are trained to always think, so you ...
Visions?11/8/2007Palbar
  Q: I've been meditating for some years now, and even though I'm only 15, I find myself at quite a high ...
  A: I thought of some questions to ask that might help you to see who is there experiencing these ...
Vedic Flying11/8/2007David Spector
  Q: ! I've been going thru a lot of articles stating flying is possible. But i really want to know if ...
  A: Ram, Thank you for your question. Sorry for the delay in replying. It is due to all the spam I've ...

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