Story highlights We all fall somewhere on the sliding scale of belief and unbelief, Deepak Chopra says Skepticism is a way station on the way to a higher, more fulfilling kind of spirituality, he says

Standing back a bit, faith is on a rheostat, not an on-off switch. Putting God into the position of yes/no, belief/unbelief doesn't really reflect the modern state of faith. There are gradations of belief. In fact, 17% of people who identify as atheists still go to church -- they have social and family reasons for their choice rather than religious ones.

We all fall somewhere on the sliding scale of belief and unbelief. Secular society has sharpened our demand for truth. To me, this is a positive development. If belief in God can't stand up to proof, it won't sustain a person through difficult times.

Deepak Chopra

I consider skepticism a way station on the way to a higher, more fulfilling kind of spirituality.

Millions of people have walked away from organized religion to become more spiritual, not less. They call themselves seekers; their disbelief is a starting point for starting their own investigations.

Where the census form asks what faith they belong to, they might not have a ready answer, but that's not important. What's important is walking your own spiritual path. As a lifelong goal, it's one of the most rewarding.

What's not rewarding is to base your belief or unbelief on secondhand opinion. Being a knee-jerk skeptic is as limiting as being a knee-jerk fundamentalist. In both cases, the mind is being conditioned by others.

In my own conception of God as the source of consciousness, creativity, intelligence, love and evolution, the reason to be spiritual is to increase all of those qualities.

Unfortunately, the goal of many faiths is to obey dogma and accept a cultural mythology. Atheism can do good by casting a skeptical light on cultural mythologies, but believing in nothing but the material world is cold comfort.

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Orgasmic meditation (OM) helps to 'expand' women's climaxes Created by US entrepreneur Nicole Daedone in 2001 Technique marries sex, mindfulness and 15 minutes of 'light stimulation' Turn On Britain is now running seven-hour classes in the UK

By Jo Tweedy For Mailonline

Published: 08:18 EST, 1 April 2015 | Updated: 10:39 EST, 1 April 2015

A new sexual technique that aims to teach women how to 'expand the sweet spot' experienced during orgasm has swept into the UK.

Orgasmic meditation, shortened to OM, is a practice that marries sex with mindfulness and, according to its founders, encourages 'connection, vitality and wellness' and 'cultivates a greater connection' between partners.

The practice, which was founded by US entrepreneur Nicole Daedone, borrows much of its philosophy from yoga and meditation.

Director of OneTaste, Justine Dawson (seated on the sofa), is shown guiding a couple through orgasmic meditation, whichaims to teach couples how to enable women to orgasm more deeply

Orgasmic meditation involves the light stimulation of a woman's clitoris for 15 minutes without interruption

According to teachers of OM, it involves the light stimulation of a woman's clitoris for 15 minutes without interruption.

The aim is not necessarily to orgasm but simply to 'feel' the sensation as intensely as possible. Usually practiced in pairs, there is a 'strokee' and a 'stroker'.OM-ing affects the same parts of the human brain as conventional meditation.

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Orgasmic meditation classes showing couples how to enhance a woman's climax come to the UK