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- Peaceful Life – Understanding the Pointers from Paranormal Phenomena. - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople are looking for peaceful life from within the turbulence of the conventional mindset. This includes the religious practices too. Such peacefulness can only be temporary as they do not eliminate the fundamental cause of the disturbances. The primary cause for the psychological ...
Views: 1624(2 votes) - The Journey into Oneself – Its Salutary Effects on Our Daily Life - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe journey into oneself is characterized by self-awareness and the eagerness to understand the basis for our unhappiness. It gives us the opportunity to transform ourselves into beings of unqualified compassion, deeply interested in leading a vibrant life. Turning the attention on one’s own ...
Views: 1239(2 votes) - The Movement Away From the Conventional Neurology – A Radical Departure - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOn this planet, we all go through stressful lives. In order to free ourselves from that situation, we have to look well beyond the conventional neurology. That departure can be quite interesting as it paves the way to freedom. People adopt different paths in their effort to find peace and ...
Views: 1167(2 votes) - The Out-of-Body Experience – A Peek Into The Pervasive Consciousness - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOur life gets enriched by paying attention to the paranormal phenomena because they tell us a lot about our place in the vast scheme of things. Stable mental peace results from that understanding. Exploration into the region of such phenomena can guide us on to the unknown, the region of ...
Views: 1366(2 votes) - The Power Of Destiny – Can We Be In The Driver-Seat Of Our Life? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranDestiny is an elusive issue. It is difficult to come to terms with it. That is what makes it interesting and challenging. Applying ourselves to this matter can help us bring about order in our life and move into an expanding awareness. Most people would like to get hold of their life and ...
Views: 1291(2 votes) - Trusting the Intuition Rather Than the Merely Rational Mind - The Radial Dive - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWe have tremendous potentialities in our intuitive region. They generally remain untapped. The Radial Dive helps us bring them into our everyday life. Expansive awareness augments our mental composure and wisdom. The effects of Radial Dive are briefly explored in this article. The vast ...
Views: 1218(2 votes) - Can There be Free Will While Functioning from the Conditioned Mind? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe conventional concept is that human beings have free will and that they can make any decision by it unhindered by other things. This is true only within a limited sphere of awareness. When the perspective expands, we see a totally different actuality. The human mind is conditioned by ...
Views: 2774(4 votes) - The Intrinsic Impropriety Behind Opinion Mongering – Are We Aware of This? - by Submitted on May 21, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranMany quarrels arise on account of insisting on one’s opinion being accepted or on demanding the approval thereof. It cannot be solved by controlling oneself but only by understanding the whole gamut of its genesis and expression. It is common experience that most of us, if not all, treat our ...
Views: 1491(3 votes) - The Value of Spontaneity in Holistic and Vibrant Living - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe human mind has the tendency to be tethered to the past or future. In the process, it creates problems due to its anxiety and the like. Understanding the value of spontaneity helps us move into healthy psychology with its spiritual content. The conventional neurology with which human ...
Views: 1679(3 votes) - Supporting the Planetary Evolution – A Sacred Task in the Realm of Our Consciousness - by Submitted on May 01, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranAfter the biological evolution on our Earth, there has been a consciousness evolution. Part of this is reflected in the way human beings have been able to harness nature’s forces to their advantage. It can now go into the spiritual realm. Planetary consciousness evolution opens us to a grand ...
Views: 1288(4 votes) - Coupling Practical Wisdom with Spiritual Advancement – A Comprehensive Harmony - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPaying attention to wise instructions with regard to practical matters is part of good living. In the area of spirituality, however, freeing oneself of all Dos and Don’ts is necessary in order that the ego is prevented from continuing its involvement. When people become somewhat serious and ...
Views: 1438(1 vote) - Our Mental States and Their Relationship to Circumstances in Life - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWhat happens to us in life is very much a reflection of our mental states. While a calm and collected approach to meeting the issues of life can quite often ease us through the problems, an agitated mental state is likely to complicate matters. It is good to understand the link between our ...
Views: 1619(1 vote) - Pious Egoism and Its Tricky Ways – A Serious Block to Inner Freedom - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWanting to impress people with their assumed humility, human beings may take on a posture of freedom from their ego. This is pious egoism. Its tricky ways can keep us arrested in its deception. Those who wish to expand their spiritual vision understand this deceptive tendency in the human ...
Views: 1659(1 vote) - Consciousness during some Paranormal Experiences – An Awareness beyond the Conventional Mind - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranIt has been known for a long time that the human mind is a small subset of a vaster consciousness that is much superior in its awareness and perception. We get an inkling of it from some paranormal phenomena. Our minds usually circle within a limited zone of awareness. That leads to the ...
Views: 1252 - A Radical Departure from the Habitual Neurology – True Living Becomes Possible - by Submitted on May 23, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranLife on this planet is influenced by many factors. Human beings are primarily driven by their habitual neurology but they remain unaware of how they are captured by it. A release from that neurology can move us a great deal towards living vibrantly. Releasing oneself from the conventional ...
Views: 1396 - An Advance Booking for Healthy Mental Stance at the Last Hour - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranHuman beings don’t think much about their last hour before leaving this planet. If they care for it at all, they give in to some religious promises rather than rely on their own awareness and discovery. There is good scope here for reflections. It is good to reflect on the last hour that ...
Views: 1875 - Being on a Journey of Discovery towards the Truth - All Good Things Would Happen as Byproducts - by Submitted on May 14, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe vibrant river waters are alive. A river in flood overflows the banks and forms pools of water which later get delinked from the river. The stagnant pool water slowly gathers all kinds of scum and forgets its onetime vibrancy. Is there a message? We have all seen the dancing waters of a ...
Views: 1382 - Can There Be Meditation without the Meditator? - A Matter of Inward Journey - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2016 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranMany methods of meditation are in practice. People choose one or a few of them and bring about some peace of mind. While this approach is helpful, it is good to discover what it means to be in a state of awareness in which the meditator is absent. Life on this planet is hard – difficulties ...
Views: 1431 - Can there be Preparedness in Meeting the Afterlife? – A Spiritual Exploration - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe research on Near Death Experiences (NDEs) over the recent decades has brought in significant awareness regarding the afterlife. That leads us to ask a probing question regarding the preparedness to meet the afterlife. It is an exploration that can enrich our lives. A lot about the ...
Views: 1334 - Can We Move through Life Effortlessly Even While Caring for Our Responsibilities? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranIt is good to explore the difference between exerting effort and applying oneself to something. The clarity that comes from that understanding can help us lead a peaceful life. One can then move on to sensing the deeper aspects of living on this planet. We often feel elevated when we see a ...
Views: 1510 - Candid Relationship with People and Divinity – Its Meaning in Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWe all come to know about ourselves through our relationship – relationship with people, with other living beings and even with the inanimate things. Bringing in our self-awareness into this aspect of life, we can transform ourselves spiritually. Human beings who have paid attention to the ...
Views: 1762 - Debra Diamond's Book "Life After Near Death" - A Review - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2016 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranGeneral Debra Diamond has done a remarkable job of presenting some salient aspects of the Near Death Experience (NDE) through her book ‘Life After Near Death’. The book deals with a topic that is sorely needed today for transforming humanity from its shallow awareness to higher levels of ...
Views: 1915 - Effervescence to Natural Spirituality and Freedom – Anita Moorjani’s NDE. - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople fall prey to conditioned responses unknowingly. As a result, their reactions to others become robotic. They can release themselves from this sad state of affairs through transcendence brought about by simple self-awareness towards inner freedom. That would lead to discovering natural ...
Views: 1796 - Free Flowing Psychology – A Healthy Way to Meet Turbulent Life - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranIt is good to observe how we burden ourselves unknowingly due to the habitual neurology. The fear of life and the fear of death arise due to living with that burden. It is possible to drop that burden and live with freedom. Deepening self-awareness and the non-conformist attitude help us in ...
Views: 1830 - Holistic Life – A Matter of Return Journey to the Source through Inner Development - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranDuring our life on earth, we are offered many possibilities. Some of them are healthy and some unhealthy in regard to our moving towards a holistic life of inner peace, empathy and loving application. What can help us take the right course? A great deal of our life is wasted by living on ...
Views: 1548 - Human Response to Spirituality – the Believers, the Skeptics and the Explorers - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranIn general, there are three major responses to esoteric issues in the field of spirituality. They are represented by three groups: the believers, the skeptics and the explorers. It is good to be aware of the mental proclivities of these groups. Life on this planet depends on the state of ...
Views: 1613 - J Krishnamurti – A Catalyst and a Wayside Companion, not a Conventional Guru - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2016 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranGeneral Many Masters have walked the earth from ancient days to the present. One such is J. Krishnamurti who gave his message to humanity in the last century through his talks in different countries. He has been regarded as one of the greatest spiritual teachers of all times. Free from ...
Views: 1414 - Life is a Friend – Do We Appreciate that Fact? - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWith a creative change in our outlook, we can appreciate the fact that life is indeed a friend. With that shift in our mental disposition, our life circumstances would change to the better and improve our confidence and love of life. Life on this planet is hard. It is made harder by our own ...
Views: 1303 - Moving on to the Beyond – Can One Step out of Being a Believer or a Non-believer? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranMessages from paranormal phenomena can take us into the realm of the unknown, the Beyond. To receive the messages, one must listen and remain without judging. That means one should not fall a prey to the usual tendency of being a believer or a non-believer. Human beings generally live ...
Views: 1414 - Organizing Our Lives Based on Messages from Near Death and Full Death Experiences - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWhen the learning process moves into the region of some paranormal phenomena, it helps us lead a life of order, dignity and love. It would also aid our passing on phenomenon - be it our own or of our dear ones - to be met with peace and insight. Freedom from the Self-created Prison People ...
Views: 1519 - Ramana Maharishi’s Message – A Promotor and a Sustainer of the Inward Journey - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranGenaral Known as the Sage of Arunachala, Ramana Maharishi lived in Tiruvannamalai, a town in southern India. His esoteric messages can take people to higher levels of consciousness making them sense a radical departure from the habitual neurology. The Sanskrit word Maharishi refers to a ...
Views: 1618 - Self-awareness and the Inner Freedom – the Source of In-depth Living - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranFraught with problems from many sides, millions of people are living with unhappiness. Books like “10 Steps to Happy Living” help a little but cannot bring about a radical change. Reflective people know that the robust solution lies elsewhere. It is a matter of shedding all the burden that ...
Views: 1504 - Streamlining Our Life through Awareness of the Wider Consciousness - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOur lives can be enriched by paying attention to the wider consciousness beyond the limited cocoon within which our habitual mind revolves. We get a glimpse of its greatness by looking into the descriptions of Oneness in that pervasive awareness. Consciousness, the basis for our being ...
Views: 1389 - The Dimension outside the Conditioned Mind – A Gateway to the Otherness - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranA match stick puzzle can alert us to the point of waking up to new dimensions in our philosophic outlook. This is brought out by Gina Cerminara in her scholarly writing supported by Edgar Cayce’s readings on past lives of human beings. There is a dimension of awareness outside the ...
Views: 2167 - The Implications of NDE Messages to People of Different Vocations in Life - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2016 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranContrary to some skeptics’ assessment, the near death experiences carry profound spiritual messages to humanity that can transform the individual and the collective. In this article, we see their implications to people who have different dispositions in life. General Smitten by a ...
Views: 1932 - The Implications of Nocturnal Dreaming in Regard to Self-awareness - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranDeep dreamless sleep can result from a mind that is quiet during the day. It cannot come through controlling the mind but only through self-awareness in which one functions as an affectionate bystander to oneself. Looking In Nocturnal dreaming is a natural process that we all go through. ...
Views: 2227 - The Myopic View of Life that People Hold in Contrast to What the Near Death Experiences Reveal - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThere is a lot of confusion and lack of care in the world today leading to human unhappiness. Though many explanations are given for that state of affairs, the messages from Near Death Experiences provide a gateway to radical transformation. Human society has been in turmoil for thousands of ...
Views: 3058 - The NDE Pointers - Comprehensive Messages from IANDS for Life’s Lessons - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2016 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranResearch on near death experiences (NDEs) have revealed many amazing aspects of our Deeper Self. Because people live oblivious of it, their personal life gets governed by the ego. This leads to mediocrity in life and to the self-importance that destroys harmony in oneself and others. The ...
Views: 1481 - The Psychological Death and The Purity of Aloneness - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe dissolution of the robotic response of the human brain is necessary to understand the hidden aspects of life and the afterlife. Such dissolution can be called the psychological death. It leads to wholesome and holistic living. Ending of the ego can be considered as a matter of ...
Views: 1623 - The Puzzles of Life – Can they give us a push towards inner serenity? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranTrue serenity takes place through a reflective approach and understanding rather than through psychological analyses or through being a conformist. Thus, the puzzles of life give us a chance to discover the hidden roots of serenity. Happy is he who applies himself to them! Human beings are ...
Views: 1693 - The Truth of Reincarnation Can Broaden Our Outlook and Perspectives - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe understanding of reincarnation leads to perspectives on many hidden issues of life so that our vision expands. As a result, the outlook on one’s life also expands helping us treat everyone and everything on earth with respect and dignity. It is good to live one’s life on this earth ...
Views: 1708 - Total Inward Resignation – the Key to Spiritual Awareness and Inner Freedom - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranAs we grow up, life in this world becomes a complicated rigmarole. It needs simplicity in our approach to understand it. This is where the total inward resignation can help. It is a matter of deep relaxation without adopting any psychological posture. Standing Alone We see many ...
Views: 2085 - Transcendence in Life – Effervescence to Natural Spirituality and Freedom - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2014 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople fall prey to conditioned responses unknowingly. As a result, their reactions to others become robotic. They can release themselves from this sad state of affairs through transcendence brought about by simple awareness to inner freedom. The writer was exposed years ago to the matter ...
Views: 1347 - Unburdening The Mind From Self-impositions – A Movement Towards Inner Freedom - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranPeople burden themselves unknowingly with a number of religious and other impositions in order to feel secure and to reach ego-satisfaction. This load on the mind destroys inner freedom and leads to mediocrity in life. Much of the psychological contact with life is lost through self-imposed ...
Views: 1159 - Understanding Reincarnation – Can help Elevate Individual and Collective Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOur wellbeing results from expansive perception of the palpable and the hidden truths of life. The field of reincarnation is one such area that can help us evolve into the region of higher intelligence that unifies humanity and brings about their vibrant living. Reincarnation is more than ...
Views: 1463 - Unusual Aspects of Reincarnation – Parallel Selves on the Earth - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2017 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranBy being able to understand and appreciate the truth of reincarnation, we move on to the vaster consciousness that helps us absorb hidden and unexpected truths. One such truth is the matter of Parallel Selves. Many case studies have come up. The conventional mind-set of human beings is ...
Views: 1886 - Waking up to the Deeper Meaning of Life – Help from Near Death Experiences - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranTo lead a meaningful life requires the understanding of its lofty purpose and our little place in the vast scheme of things. The messages from near death experiences (NDEs) go a long way in helping us perceive the sacredness of life – and the sacredness of death too! Much of humanity on this ...
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