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- 7 Herbs for 7 Chakras - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2009 from Linda KingsburyThe vibrational qualities of plants can assist in balancing, relaxing, and energizing your aura and chakras. Each member of the plant kingdom has a unique gift to offer and can support you on your journey of manifesting your highest path on earth. Allowing herbal energies to assist your personal ...
Views: 12088(9 votes) - Three Keys to Successfully Manifest Your Desires - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Becky KimesIt is a natural human tendency to always want more. Just like you wouldn't want to stay in the first grade forever, you are always looking to grow and expand into different adventures whether they are new jobs, better relationships, exotic travel or more money. If you pay attention you'll ...
Views: 1132(1 vote) - Amplified Illusions - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Sankarshan Das AdhikariKrishna explains in the Bhagavad-gita how the knowledge of the Absolute Truth is understood through the system of disciplic succession. This means that if we want to understand this knowledge, we must take it as it has come down perfectly to us over the ages through an unbroken line of ...
Views: 1850(2 votes) - Suffering, The Unconscious Choice - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Renee DuaneI believe suffering is a choice we make for ourselves. Like most of our choices, it is an unconscious one. Suffering is present when I refuse to accept what is. I find myself suffering when my mind is entertaining an unconscious stream of downward spiraling thoughts. Thoughts of what the ...
Views: 2858(1 vote) - Living and Enjoying NOW - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Stephen MonahanLiving and Enjoying “NOW” The essence of Zen teachings is taking our awareness deeply into “Now”. Current and past sages, saints, gurus and teachers have always tried to get us to understand that to eliminate pain and suffering from our lives we have to shift our consciousness from the past ...
Views: 2029(2 votes) - Gayatri and Savitri - 2 Forms of One Super Power - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaPrimordial Energy has 2 aspects. One is Jnana and the other is Vijnana. Jnana or wisdom includes consciousness, thinking, sentiments, beliefs and aspirations. It lies within man. Vijnana includes extrapolation of natural wealth and science of its application in day to day life. Wisdom lies ...
Views: 1839(1 vote) - Answer The Question; “Why Am I Here?” An Explanation of Limitations, Business Success, Life Purpose, and Regaining Motivation - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from David SamuelWhen we are young we ask the question of why am I here. This is normal for most people. Some have stopped asking and forgot they asked at all, and others still ask no matter how old they are. We look for an answer, ask our parents, teachers, anyone, but do not find anyone who can give a ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - Dreams: Our Night Counselors - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Laurel ClarkThere is a world that everyone visits every night that, to most people, is invisible and intangible. It is a world of relationships, reconnecting with old friends, meeting strangers who seem familiar, sometimes falling in love. In this place, we can experience things we’ve never seen or touched ...
Views: 2067(3 votes) - Is Enlightenment Still Possible in the Modern World? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Lori BrenckmanEnlightenment is a word with a lot of buzz around it. My dictionary lists the synonyms for enlighten as "to educate, inspire, perfect (v), etc." But for those of us who've walked a spiritual path, enlightenment goes beyond that. That definition isn't in the dictionary; but for me it included ...
Views: 3269(5 votes) - Virus Protection for your Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Lori BrenckmanIf you use email or go online with your computer, you’re probably aware of the damage a computer virus can do. There are thousands of viruses, and a whole industry that's dedicated to fighting them. Just in case you don’t know what I'm referring to, a computer virus is a 'rogue' program that's ...
Views: 1166(1 vote) - From Slavery to Freedom - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Victoria Lorient-FaibishWhat is change? How do we achieve this illusive concept? How do we master going beyond what we have been taught to do repeatedly either because we saw it or because it was drilled in to us on pain of who knows what? The thing I ask most readily when a client enters my office is “What is it that ...
Views: 1590(6 votes) - Soul with Willpower to Pay off Karmic Debt - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Rachel MadorskyThe lessons and conclusions we experience from our karma are sometimes clear to us immediately, and other times the understanding comes to us much later. Settling karmic accounts is inevitable for every soul. Every step of each life form is reflected in the book of destiny, or the Akashic ...
Views: 4626(2 votes) - Obscured by the Clouds - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Stefanie MillerNotes to Myself The past few months have been an intense time of integration and finishing up old stuff. So many new things are coming in as the old is departing. I see this time we are in as a warm, sunny day. A day when we are just relaxing outside in the fresh air. Suddenly a big cloud ...
Views: 1150(3 votes) - Beginning To Live As Your Heart - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2010 from Elysha ElyshaYour heart, which is the truth of you, is freely standing before the arising of all existence. The only thing that has hindered your recognition of the simplicity and freedom of your true nature is you believing in and identifying with your chattering mind. For you to consciously live as your ...
Views: 1333(3 votes) - A Time for Change - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Sequoia Elisabeth CarpenterA time for change We are in an era of dramatic change and have the opportunity of a lifetime to change the course of mankind! Actually when you look really close change is happening constantly! So I say enjoy the ride! At least sit back and observe the changes and look beneath the covers ...
Views: 1324(2 votes) - Connect: Be Fully Present NOW! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Karen Mehringer, MAEager to fill our hungry bellies after a full day of hiking and soaking in the mineral hot springs, John and I sat waiting for our food to arrive. Observing my surroundings, I noticed a woman sitting with her husband text-messaging with her iPhone. The couple appeared to be on vacation. Next, I ...
Views: 2343(2 votes) - Accessing the Now...The only time you have! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Nick CastellanoIn order to move into the “Now Moment” we must understand two things. The first thing is that we are not our minds. We are a spirit being created by God with a soul and a body. The mind is a tool to solve the situations that come up in this world. We tend to identify ourselves with our past. ...
Views: 1926(1 vote) - Letter to all the governments, leaders, directors and... to us all - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Wim RoskamIn 1854 the Indian Chief Seattle addressed the White Chief in Washington about the Indian doubts considering the plans of the white men with their lands. Now, in 2009, this speech finds itself a successor in the letter of a white man, written to all the government chiefs in the world. But in ...
Views: 941(3 votes) - Changing the Future - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Tom MoorePerhaps you’ve asked yourself how can we raise the vibrational level of everyone in order to lift ourselves to a fifth dimensional level? Well it’s actually much easier than you can imagine—so easy that many will not believe it can be so simple. If you can imagine a huge ladder going all the ...
Views: 1978(2 votes) - Ask, Act & Allow; using EFT and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Andy BryceThe same principles apply to all areas of receiving, wheter it is love, money or fulfillment in work or lifestyle. There are many people who say "change your thinking, and change your life" and while that is true, EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques makes change easier and faster than anything I ...
Views: 2435(11 votes) - The Key to an Open Heart - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Moonstone WhiteFew people are aware of the limiting power their judgments hold over the ability to live life on their own terms. Judgments are the glue that keep us stuck in unwanted outcomes. They take away the ability to be present in the moment. Holding a judgment is a belief that inhibits the transitory ...
Views: 1363(2 votes) - Run the Light - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Elizabeth HepburnRun the Light This phrase has taken on new meaning for me recently. To many of us it's always referred to zooming through a traffic signal that's morphing from yellow to red. Now, to me, Run the Light means something totally positive and invaluable. I Run the Light while meditating, while ...
Views: 1132(4 votes) - Are We Spiritual Warriors, or Beings of LOVE? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Jaclyne WachellWith the high array of spiritual books on the Market and the ending struggle of life, that Man experienced Physically, Emotionally, Mentally, & Spiritually over the last Ten’s of Thousands of years. It is often easy to get caught up in the Labels we chose to give our mind to find the strength to ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - The Spiritual Significance of Music - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Rosemarie AshleyCreativity, in any form, is Divinity in action. Music is one of many ways to communicate spirituality. In just about any religion or "enlightenment training", participants are encouraged to memorize and recite words to support and encourage appropriate thinking. Thoughts, words, feelings ...
Views: 1878(2 votes) - Paid in Full: A Reincarnation Story - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2009 from Jo LeonardA good case against the theory of reincarnation can be made based on the fact that few people are able to recall their former lifetimes with any certainty. Suspicion about a past life may flicker ever so slightly in someone’s memory banks but then be easily dismissed and forgotten. To catch ...
Views: 1282(3 votes) - Reclaiming YourSelf in Tarot's Ancient Space - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Sheila Winter WallaceI have great respect for the Tarot and its meaning in my life as an expression of awakened consciousness. In a holographic universe, where I know that I am an unique articulation of the whole - particle and wave at one and the same time - revering my own potential - the Tarot is a reminder for ...
Views: 1820(5 votes) - Is Someone Telling You That You Are Broken? - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorDo you have a person in your life now (or did) who frequently tells you what’s flawed about you or broken? Do you believe him or her? What might be going on with them, and you? "Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs." - Pearl Strachan Hurd I want to share a ...
Views: 1443(4 votes) - Creating Your Reality - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Nick CastellanoTrue abundance lives in our relationship with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. When we get to know the heart of God we begin to know our true self because we were made in His likeness and image. We were created to fellowship with Him and live in power, dominion, and authority. We manifest ...
Views: 1160(3 votes) - *** We Are The Angels: Angels In The Flesh - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Christine BreeseWe are the angels we have been looking for. We are the source of love on this planet. We are the helpers of others who are here. We are the ones who answer each other’s prayers, really. The angels aren’t outside of ourselves. We are the incarnation of angels who have come here to dream the life ...
Views: 3512(7 votes) - What Do You Think the "Chills" Are ? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Don WadingtonDo what I did when I first started my search to find out what others knew about the chill(s.) Just ask four or five people if they have felt a chill or the chills? Then ask what do they think this feeling is? Have they felt the chill(s) alot? You will receive all types of answers. Most ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - Crossing Your Fear Threshold is Always Rewarded!! - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Anne Merkel, Ph.D. NDWhenever I feel fearful I remind myself of the wonderful rewards I’ve received in my life for crossing my fear threshold. I am speaking of times when my ego, past social conditioning, old psychological recordings, fear of the unknown buttons are triggered and I hesitate just before running away. ...
Views: 4031(2 votes) - Tales from the Bumpy Road to Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom the Ridiculous to the Sublime and Back Again Warning: The following article contains descriptions of specific bodily functions that may be too explicit for some readers. Or maybe not. I am trying to grow, really I am. Each day, new learning opportunities present themselves. It ...
Views: 797(1 vote) - How to get enlightened by going into samadhi and expanding your consciousness - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Conrad RawThere are not only several different levels of Samadhi, but also different ways to achieve Samadhi. Samadhi is a state of consciousness described as a state of spiritual ecstasy in which the consciousness leaves the body. There are several different levels of Samadhis and within them, even ...
Views: 3157 - The Hidden Messages in Negative Pattern Behaviour - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Victoria Lorient-FaibishYou find you are in the middle of a dissatisfying life. You are consistently feeling betrayed. You are attracting chaos to yourself and cannot figure out why…. There are pieces of you that screaming for attention and to be healed. The messages are louder and louder and are showing up in the ...
Views: 2711(8 votes) - ***Exploring the Purpose of Life - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Ben WillemsenWhat's the purpose of life? Why am I here? What path should I be following? These are questions each one of us asks from time to time during our life, perhaps when we're feeling unhappy, disappointed, confused or angry, or when we're experiencing a sense of awe or wonder at life's mysteries, ...
Views: 1740(5 votes) - Intention, Consciousness and the New Science - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpecial thanks to Rajesh Hariharan for sending me the clip that enabled me to delve more into this. When temples were constructed a certain ceremony was followed. Yantras with Mantras and adequate, appropriate as well as concentrated meditation and recitation of shlokas was a very important ...
Views: 1502 - Three Phases of Consciousness - by Submitted on May 06, 2009 from Kallisti PublishingThis is an excerpt from the book "Mental Chemistry" by Charles Haanel, edited by Anthony R. Michalski, and is part of The Complete Master Key Course -- http://www.thecompletemasterkeycourse.com available through Kallisti Publishing. We easily recognize three phases of consciousness, between ...
Views: 2306 - Identifying with Your Soul - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Pat BenageOn our journey toward greater awareness, the second step is about finding our identity. At some point in our life, for most of us, there comes a time when we ask the question, "Who am I?" It may not come to us just like that, but it comes in some form or another. The first step in the ...
Views: 3273(1 vote) - Shades of Ego: Secrets Revealed - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Ken LaDerouteTo function in the world we need ego. Ego is your sense of individuality or awareness of the self. In the psychological sense, the ego’s quality is self-organizing, mechanistic and neutral. This simple awareness of self is required, and serves a valuable purpose. The subtle ego is with us ...
Views: 2367 - Loving Service and Higher Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Marie BarrettThe most valuable thing in the cosmos is the opportunity to serve. Why? Because desiring and taking action to help effect the greater good and happiness of another, is to truly love at a transformative level of love. When you serve and seek no specific benefit for yourself, you raise the ...
Views: 1395 - Mindful Holidays, Part I - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2015 from Brook MontagnaDid you ever try to remember details about past holidays and find that they all blur together? When I noticed this, I realized it was partly because my family celebrated exactly the same way every year. More importantly, I recognized my tendency to become less mindful as I got caught up in ...
Views: 1138 - Feeling Our Way To A New World - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2013 from Heather Fraser -The world that I remember and have carried within my heart since eternity is coming closer. The ancient voices that speak to me, tell me that to feel is to pray. If we are not feeling, we are not living. Most of us have forgotten what it's like to really feel. We know what anger, ...The ...
Views: 1545(2 votes) - Mind, Mood, & Matter: Our Power To Create - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Sherry O'BrianWhat if you were told a power within you exists that can treat disease, reduce stress, regulate physiological functions, create psychological wellness, and much more? Would you use this power? Unfortunately, individuals do use this power – unconsciously. Often defined as “worry” the unconscious ...
Views: 1950 - Walking towards the life you want - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2013 from Robin RobertsI know God will not give me anything I cannot handle I just wish he didn’t trust me so much ~ Mother Teresa ~ Life has become a fast food meal to be scoffed down and digested on the run. We dont have the luxury of sitting down and enjoying the banquet of beauty Mother Earth lays ...
Views: 1830 - Traffic School of Awareness - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Janaka StagnaroTRAFFIC SCHOOL OF AWARENESS Living in any major metropolitan area, drivers generally take to the road with a grimace; for undoubtedly, the nemesis traffic will be waiting. And if so, that hour or two in the lanes becomes a time of hell. Yet it does not have to be a hell. In fact, it ...
Views: 1310(1 vote) - Your Inner Divinity - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2010 from Robert MorgenEach of us, no matter what religious path we follow or deities we worship, has a spark of Divinity within us. This spark of Divinity is your soul or spirit or whatever you might wish to call it and if you learn to get past your learned ego then you'll find that your inner Divinity can actually ...
Views: 2628 - Conscious Thinking And Limiting Beliefs - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2013 from Sandy BidingerI'm going to start this off by inviting you to recognize the fact that everything in our world is made of energy, including us. And, once you understand that everything is energy, you can then begin to understand that there is no such thing as separation. Even though our limited 5 senses ...
Views: 1656 - The Image of God - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from William DiedrichOnce, long ago, the Creator called for a gathering of all the angels at the center of the Universe. When all were gathered, a beautiful crystal globe was presented to the group. The Voice of the Creator spoke: "This globe is the Globe of Truth. A messenger is needed to carry the Globe of ...
Views: 1210 - Plant Sprit Shamanism: Icaros, The Magical Chants of the Ayahuasca Shamans - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Howard CharingThe Shamans of the Amazon, exhibit a close union with the Natural World. This powerful emotional and spiritual bond, enables them to commune with the powers of the Rainforest. Singing the chants or Icaros, is a way that this bond is expressed, and the Rainforest responds. I recall one night ...
Views: 2907(2 votes) - COMING TO TERMS WITH OUR PHYSICALITY - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2011 from OMnium UniverseMany of us are on a spiritual path. We are relentlessly seeking, meditating, chanting, drumming and studying all sorts of modalities to help us heal or understand who we really are and what our true purpose is. Every day, I encounter such individuals serious about their journey, asking to ...
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