I really like your questions. There is a transcendental meditation (TM) center in the financial district in manhattan. When I took the TM course by the organization, the cost was about $2000 less than it is now! If you are ever able to afford the class, I highly recommend it. My parents gave me the course a present, so I had to attend. I was really skeptical and I decided to share my thoughts with the instructor. She told me that the meditation work with or without belief, and of course, I didn’t believe her. But I actually did get a lot out of it. Good luck with your journey!
10 Questions about Myself
How do I create a spiritual practice? Where do I begin?
How do I stick to my spiritual practice once I’ve created it?!
How can prayer change my life?
How do I write my prayers?
Who do I pray to?
What are the tools I need for my spiritual practice? Like, what should I put on my altar? What do I need with me in prayer?
How can I use prayer to shift my energy and elevate the “vibration” I send out into the world (and with which I surround myself)?
How can I learn to respond better to events and people in my life so that I’m creating more good karma than bad?!
How can use prayer to heal?
How can use prayer to know, accept, and strengthen myself?
How can prayer help strengthen my work with others?
10 Questions about the World
What are the central tenets of Buddhism?
Who are its major current “leaders”?
What are the everyday practices of Buddhists?
How do “real” Buddhists pray? What are their prayer practices?
What is karma? And how does it really work?
How do you work through bad karma in this lifetime?
Where can I find the nearest Buddhist retreat center/beginning classes in mediation?
Where can I find a prayer group?
Does prayer really work?
What is faith, really? How do I cultivate it?
