In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Studying mystical writings and tomes is an essential way to learn about the lives of the mystics. Each tradition will have a wide variety of different mystics and different dogmas, and it's important to get some sense of the scope of different writings. Everything starts to seem interconnected and becomes more alike than different: Thomas Merton's No Man is an Island St. Augustine's Confessions of St. Augustine The Cloud of Unknowing, written anonymously Julian of Norwich's Revelation of Divine Love DT Suzuki's An Introduction to Zen Buddhism The Nasruddin Stories from the Sufic tradition Mystical practice is a combination of self-imposed meditation and contemplation and the specific guidelines of your religion or other practice. Each religious life will be different, because each religious person is different. Deciding what's most important to you and your practice is a decision that only one person can make. You. For some mystical Christians, living life as close to the way Christ lived is the most important aspect of practicing. For others, spreading the gospel is essential. Both ways of thinking can lead to mysticism and deep appreciations of the spiritual world. Mystics aren't part-time. Whatever your deep connection to religion and the big questions, it needs to be your biggest priority in life. Not your job, your family, or your hobbies. Your connection with the cosmos needs to be your biggest commitment. For many people, being a mystic is an entirely solitary life. Most mystics are monastic for a reason. If you want to be a mystic, it's hard to go out on Saturday night and have fun. Are you up to the challenge to commit? Part of Zen meditation revolves around letting go of these big concerns and embracing the void. For the mystic, that void should be your living room. Trusting in your instincts and diving into the biggest questions has a tendency to lead to even more questions than answers. It could either be frustrating or liberating to realize that you might never know what will happen after you die, or whether or not you're really "right" about your way of interpreting the world.
Summary: Read the writings of the mystics in your tradition. Identify the central tenants of your practice. Make your spiritual practice your main priority. Embrace mystery.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: When you subscribe to a VPN service, you usually receive a username, a password, and a VPN server address. VPN subscriptions are not free and are often billed monthly. ExpressVPN is generally considered one of the best choices for Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android, and Linux. Downloading free VPN software is a different process, as doing so gives you a program that will block your IP address in all browsers but must be turned on and off. This app often resembles a white gear on a colored background and can be found in the App Drawer. Alternatively, you can swipe down from the top of your Android's screen and then tap the gear icon in the resulting drop-down menu. You'll usually find it near the top of the Settings page, though you may have to scroll down to see this option. On some Androids, you may first have to tap More below the "Wireless & networks" section. On a Samsung Galaxy phone, first tap Connections, then More connection settings, then tap VPN. This option is in the top-right corner of the screen. In the labeled fields provided, enter your VPN's name, connection type, server address, username, and/or password. Depending on the type of connection that you select, you may have additional options here. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. This will save your VPN's settings and add the VPN connection to your Android. Tap your VPN to open its page. Enter any username, password, and/or other credentials as requested, then tap CONNECT. This will activate your VPN, hiding your IP address in the process.
Summary: Subscribe to a VPN service. Open your Android's Settings . Tap VPN. Tap + or ADD VPN. Enter your VPN's information. Tap SAVE. Select your VPN. Connect to the VPN.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Television and films are good too, but it's better if you have something you can watch over and over and over and over. You can really get down the content, start noticing things you never noticed before, and your brain can relax instead of flailing about, trying to keep up. Ask some friends if they have a series you can borrow! Thanks to satellite TV, British, American and Australian television programmes and films are widely available all over the world. Try recording them! Watch with subtitles at first and then without them as you gain confidence. The better you get, the more you'll look forward to "studying." Try watching a TV show or movie with English subtitles and a second time with subtitles in your native language. The BBC World Service is just one excellent source of spoken English and even broadcasts programs for learners. Have it on in the background while you go about doing your household tasks. Just streaming English all the time can help you learn it passively. You don't have to sit down and stare at your radio -- just let it soak in! Radio a little too old-fashioned? You've no excuse -- there's internet radio, too, you know! There are podcasts on virtually every subject and the classics like NPR and "This American Life" can all be found online. Podcasts allow you to slow down and rewind broadcasts so you can re-listen phrases that are unfamiliar to you. You can listen to the radio online, watch TV clips, read articles, and even play games to improve your English. You can even chat with people! There are also many pages on the web dedicated to teaching English as a foreign language. Real people are better, but the Internet is still a great tool. Both the BBC and Wikipedia have versions of their site aimed at ESL learners. But there are also dozens of other websites that offer worksheets, articles, word problems, and stories that are at specific grade levels, too. If you're not in a class or don't have a native speaker at your disposal, it may seem pretty hard to get better at writing. How do you know if you're doing it correctly? Simple! Use websites that will correct your work! Search through Google to find websites that assist in correcting your grammar - many which are free of charge. Again, no excuses! It's easy to forget about the writing skill. But doing this, too, as much as you can, will make serious waves in your improvements. Write your emails in English, write yourself notes in English, write your blog in English. Even if you can't correct it, make it a habit. Not only is it fun, but you will learn words and pronunciation. And new music! Pick one each day and study it until you know it by heart. Find a genre that appeals to you and choose some songs that don't go too fast -- hardcore rap is not a good place to start when it comes to learning English! Think the Beatles, Michael Buble, Elvis, or even musical theatre. This can be a substitution to listening to the radio. Have the songs you've been learning playing in the background and sing along! And then, who knows, maybe you'll find yourself at karaoke next weekend! Rosetta Stone can cost a pretty penny, but it's useful. Some even offer accessibility to a native speaker! But that's not the only kid on the block -- there's Pimsleur and Michel Thomas as well, just to name two more. Each advocates a different type of learning -- which one would work best for you? Ask around if anyone in your circle has these CDs already. There's no point in paying for them twice! And some of the stuff can be found online, too. You just gotta get a little creative! Download a free app on your smartphone or tablet to help you learn the language. Many apps feature interactive games so you can practice speaking and recognizing the English language. Look for apps like DuoLingo, Memrise, or Busuu.
Summary:
Watch English language DVDs. Listen to the radio. Use the Internet. Use "correcting" websites. Listen to a song a day. Buy English language-learning CDs. Use a language-teaching app on your phone.