There are probably 100's of CDs, MP3s, and other megabit sized downloadable tropical jungle sounds for meditation for sale. I personally, at this particular space and moment in time, have no such need to download tropical rain forest sounds.
Being in a quiet space that is not over-run by massive human noise intrusion (traffic, car stereos, jets, vacuum cleaners, etc.) is the perfect place to meditate. The absolute beauty of meditating in a subtropical rain forest is that there is no need to visualize being in the space. Meditation then takes on a new form. It is not sitting softly, with your body relaxed, and the eyes closed. This is the meditation of "Now." Being absolutely present in the moment, to allow the moment to wash over oneself. The natural sounds of breeze through the trees, the calls of different birds, the flashes of butterfly wings -- watching the sun play with the light and shadow of foliage.
Mindfulness soon sets in with this meditation. One NOW moment leads to the next as a Blue Mot-Mot moves through the garden from tree to tree. The NOW is the hummingbird darting and drinking nectar as he passes through.
The mind stills it ceaseless quest for a future that has not happened and peace fills the space formerly filled with anxiety.
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