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- The Vital Envelope Surrounding the Body and the Ability to Ward Off Illness - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2024 from santosh krinskyMany people have had the experience of a feeling that something is happening in the body, such as a feeling of a “cold coming on”. In some cases the feeling is very strong and the pressure is great. There may be some sneezing, some tickle in the throat, some coughing, some amount of congestion. ...
Views: 106 - Dealing With Pain - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf we look at the mechanism of pain, we find that wherever there is an injury, disease or stress on a part of the body, a ‘vibration’ starts there, in many cases what medical science would call ‘inflammation’, that triggers a nerve impulse to send the signal to the receptors in the brain, where ...
Views: 105 - Prayer and Aspiration, Part 1 - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen most people are asked about the nature of prayer, they respond that it is a formulation in words of a specific request to God, for some result or benefit they desire to see come to fruition. Prayer is much more than that, and need not be formulated in words. Each level of the being actually ...
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Views: 105 - QuickBooks Enterprise Support | +1-888-705-5698 Phone Support Number - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2024 from John Steinbeckquickbooks Enterprise help phone number to get online Enterprise support QuickBooks Enterprise is a beginning to end business, advanced ferocious accounting programming. Nevertheless, as it is QuickBooks Enterprise Help | 888-705-5698 QuickBooks Enterprise is an accounting program that updates ...
Views: 105 - Relieving Pain Through the Power of Immobility - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we are injured or affected by a disease condition that can cause pain, we find that the nerves attached to the injured area capture a vibration and transmit it to the brain as a signal we associate with pain. This signal is intended to spur us to some form of action to relieve the causative ...
Views: 105 - Concentration Helps the Individual Successfully Accomplish More Tasks in Less Time - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyIt is frequently noted that certain individuals seem to accomplish more, and despite enormous commitments, they seem ready to take on more and do even more than they are doing. On the other hand, there are individuals who seem to have a low threshold of action and they seem to never have the ...
Views: 104 - The Three General Forms of Response to the Touches of Nature - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2024 from santosh krinskyEndurance can be trained and developed. There are entire philosophical programs that have developed to systematically help an individual face the pressures and circumstances of the world with a sense of equality and equanimity. Some of these disciplines rely on acclimating the body to handle ...
Views: 104 - Two Conditions for Preventing Illness - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe Mother describes two conditions for preventing illness from invading the physical being. The first condition is basically ‘not to want it’. When we reflect on this, the first reaction is that we don’t want it! This is however not the complete picture. We have to recognise that the human ...
Views: 104 - Prayer and Aspiration, Part 3 - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhat is the experience of prayer in our being? If it is a form of bargaining, with an expectation of a return, then it takes on the colour of a business deal. We give from our side the prayer and the expression of gratitude or adherence, and in return, we get something we desire from the ...
Views: 103 - The Awakening of the Yoga Force in the Individual - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we consider the ‘awakening of the Kundalini Shakti at the base of the spine, we frequently imagine some kind of dramatic experience, some palpable energy, some noticeable force operating and moving up through the experiential body. And in some cases, this actually does occur this way. For ...
Views: 103 - The Best Way of Widening One’s Thought - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf we observe carefully our interactions with others, we may note that when another person is describing or explaining something, our minds are eager to jump in, express a different point of view, or simply remain fixed in our own ideas and mindset; in other words, ‘hearing’ without ‘listening’. ...
Views: 103 - The Power of Silence of the Mind - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe are habituated, particularly in the modern world, to the mind constantly interacting with its environment, with sensations, with media and with ideas. We are also addicted to the activity, the energy, of the mind’s engagement and when the mind is not engaged somehow, we either sleep, or seek ...
Views: 103 - The Influence of the Awakened Consciousness on the Circumstances of the External Being and Life - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyHave you ever wondered how some people seem to go through various situations without a problem while others go through similar situations and have to undergo tremendous challenges and suffering? If someone escapes a harrowing incident once, we tend to call it “luck”. But if it happens repeatedly ...
Views: 102 - A Technique to Shift to Another Domain of Consciousness - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyIt is a well-recognised phenomena that when an individual focuses his concentration down to a single point, and fixes it there long enough, he suddenly can shift to a new domain of consciousness, and everything becomes wide, clear and known from that new standpoint. There is a yogic practice ...
Views: 101 - How to Know God - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe Taittiriya Upanishad speaks of the unified field of the conscious universe: “The Spirit who is here in a man and the Spirit who is there in the Sun, it is one Spirit and there is no other.” [Taittiriya Upanishad, Brahmanandavalli, Chapter 8, translated by Sri Aurobindo in The ...
Views: 100 - The Impact of the Mind and the Vital Nature on the Body Consciousness - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe many times fail to recognise the extent of the impact that the mind, and the vital nature, have on the body, its health and its capacities for growth, resilience and development. The mind-body connection is starting to come into focus, however. When the mind sends repeated ‘suggestions’ to ...
Views: 100 - The Power of an Integral Immobility - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe general concept of ‘immobility’ in the face of external pressures is actually not a new discovery. Stoicism encouraged people to develop ways to withstand the pressures of the external world and accept those pressures without wilting or breaking under them. For the most part, however, the ...
Views: 100 - Aspiration and the Witness Consciousness - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen spiritual seekers attempt to implement the technique of the separation of Purusha and Prakriti, they generally go through a stage where they try to utilize the mind to observe. The mind, however, is not the instrument for the actual shift to the standpoint of the Purusha; in fact, the mind ...
Views: 99 - How to Gain a True Understanding of Another Person’s Viewpoint - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we are met with ideas or understanding propounded by others that we do not agree with we tend to create a mental barrier as a defense and then develop our mental arguments to contradict or overturn the proposed ideas. There is very little, if any, true understanding that comes out of such ...
Views: 99 - QuickBooks Enterprise Support Number 1888-705-5698 - by Submitted on May 28, 2024 from John SteinbeckIntuit designed its QuickBooks financial management software line to meet every business at its point of need, from the smallest sole proprietorship to global enterprise operations. But even the most streamlined version of QuickBooks is full of rich features. With so many functions, ...
Views: 99 - Can Reading Random Passages of Books Provide True Guidance and Direction? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe human mind tries to find patterns and meaning in things. We see random cloud shapes and we want to understand a ‘message’. We look into the night sky and create shapes out of stars which are enormous distances separated from one another by seeing a particular form or image in the pattern ...
Views: 98 - An Expanding Consciousness Recognises the Inherent Oneness and Mutuality of All Existence - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2024 from santosh krinskyAn Expanding Consciousness Recognises the Inherent Oneness and Mutuality of All Existence Posted on December 9, 2024 When we identify with the ego personality, we view the world as being separate and apart from ourselves, and we look at other beings as either competition for resources or ...
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Views: 97 - Yoga: Then and Now - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe ancient sages developed a basic ‘life plan’ for people to be able to pursue in their lives a balanced agenda consisting of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Dharma essentially was following the individual life purpose and being true to one’s own life and destiny. Artha was the pursuit of ...
Views: 97 - Stages of the Non-Reactive State of Being - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost people do not reflect on the state of their inner being. They tend to live on the surface and respond or react to whatever happens to come their way. They become happy or unhappy based on how circumstances impact them. They are essentially under the control of external events or happenings ...
Views: 96 - Aligning Education With the Future - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2024 from santosh krinskySome years ago, some parents in the USA had an interesting conversation with their local elementary school administrator. They were concerned about the type of education their children would receive so they set up a meeting to interview the administrator, with the idea that they were prepared to ...
Views: 95 - Immersion of the Individual in the Experience of Theatrical Performances - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2024 from santosh krinskyWith the rise of modern technology in the field of film-making, we find an immersive experience in movie theaters engulfs the viewer deeply in the action. This includes high resolution images, 3D technology, giant wide screens, comfortable seating and surround sound. The viewer of such films is ...
Views: 95 - The Potential for Transformation of the Human Body - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe can look at the idea of a transformation of the body from several viewpoints. One viewpoint accepts the basic current structure and function of the body and simply enhances, protects, extends the life and capacity, or removes limitations and failures to which the body is currently prone. Many ...
Views: 95 - Awakening of the Chakras Opens Up Undreamed Potential in Our Being - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf we run a small current through a wire to a light bulb, but below the capacity of the bulb, it will light up, although it may flicker. If we increase the current the light bulb brightens and the illumination becomes constant. If we put too much current through the bulb, we may start a fire or ...
Views: 94 - Harnessing the Body’s Innate Powers for the Transformation of Consciousness - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe tend to overlook or disregard the capacity of the body and its ‘body consciousness’ to aid in the spiritual quest. Each element of the being, the mind, the vital nature, and the body, has its own consciousness and capacity for response. Each element also can either be an aid or an obstacle to ...
Views: 93 - Adaptation of the Body to Support the Manifestation of a New Power of Consciousness - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2024 from santosh krinskyIn his Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda details a number of events he witnessed or experienced personally whereby a spiritual master was able to materialize his form and communicate with the disciple from a great distance; and where various yogis were able to perform acts of ...
Views: 91 - Educating and Uplifting the Vital Nature: Part 3 Methods and Techniques - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2024 from santosh krinskyOne of the prevalent ideas about managing the vital nature has been the idea that punishment in some form or other is beneficial. Spanking of children, for example has been a common method of ‘educating’ them. It is a form of conditioning that administers a negative consequence to a specific ...
Views: 91 - Power Is to be Transformed, Not Rejected, in Spiritual Development - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2024 from santosh krinskyPower is disconcerting. Humanity is attracted to it, while at the same time, it fears raw power. It is often said “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” What is then to be done with our vital nature that expresses power and provides the motive force for our lives? Those ...
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Views: 91 - Reading As a Method of Entering into a Wider and Deeper Consciousness - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2024 from santosh krinskyA teenager was observed as she was deeply absorbed in reading the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo. This novel spans some 1000 pages and encompasses themes of deep and abiding interest, but does so in a captivating story line. It so happened that this teenager was ...
Views: 90 - The Vital Nature: Desire and the Reaction to Failure in Obtaining the Object of Desire - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe vital nature is closely tied to the operation of desire. Whether it is a desire for recognition, for money, for sex, for achievement of some sort, for acceptance or comfort, the vital nature activates its energy to reach out and grab some result it believes will satisfy that desire. At the ...
Views: 90 - The Vital Nature Can Go On Strike When It Does Not Get What It Wants - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost people have had the experience. An individual has a dispute with a friend, a relative, a spouse. No resolution takes place. An attempt to convince or control the other person is met with resistance. There may be aggression or threats of violence. Or a period of silent avoidance may result. ...
Views: 89 - Educating and Uplifting the Vital Nature: Part 2 Concepts and Principles of Action - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2024 from santosh krinskyGaining the cooperation of the vital nature is an important step in the transformation of our existence, including the upliftment of the physical nature. Once we have begun the process of observation of the vital nature, its habits and its predilections, we can begin to implement various ...
Views: 87 - Static Power and Dynamic Power - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are numerous types of power at work in the world and in us. Some of them can be viewed as ‘dynamic’ powers, powers with movement, action and outward facing application of force. Others can be viewed as ‘static’ powers, powers of holding, receiving and containing, powers of withstanding the ...
Views: 87 - The Divine Shakti in Its Various Forms - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we recognise that the world is an actual manifestation of the Divine, we can begin to appreciate the Divine in all things that we experience, all things that we see, all that we hear, all that we feel or touch or smell. The Divine manifests through his power, Shakti, which takes various ...
Views: 86 - “Simply Watch the Fish” - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2024 from santosh krinskyFor most people, the experience of losing the sense of the ego is unplanned, fleeting and even, unappreciated as it occurs. They simply shift their identification elsewhere without recognising what exactly is taking place with respect to the seat and focus of their conscious awareness. For the ...
Views: 86 - Encouraging the Dreams of Children - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe could say that it is almost a universal experience. A child expresses some sentiment, some idea about what he or she would like to do, something that soars beyond the mundane daily existence, something that makes things better, increases the beauty and harmony of life, cherishes life, and ...
Views: 85 - Educating and Uplifting the Vital Nature: Part 1 Understanding the Issues - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we recognize the difficulties of managing the energy of the vital nature, and its long habits of how it finds fulfillment and satisfaction, we can appreciate that there are no ‘simple’ solutions available. The vital, when it is cooperative with the mind and the psychic being, is an ...
Views: 84 - Overcoming Difficulties With Cheerfulness - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe are all familiar with the artificial type of cheerfulness of the vital nature, which puts on a happy face, and glad hands everyone in a show of bubbly cheer. We are also familiar with the artificial type of cheerfulness that arises through the use of intoxicating beverages and immersion in an ...
Views: 84 - The Mind, the Spirit and the Deeper Knowledge and Power That Can Know and Master the Universal Creation - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2025 from santosh krinskyWe can observe all around us, the steps the mental force is taking to take charge of both physical and vital nature. While much of this takes place through the development of technological tools, it is nevertheless an achievement of the mind that makes these things possible. We may debate the ...
Views: 84 - The Reality of Psychic Powers - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe well-known actress Shirley Maclaine described in her book Out on a Limb (and included in the film version under the same name) her experiences with various psychic mediums who were able to actually relate to her details from her life that were not possibly known by them. She began from a ...
Views: 84 - The Role of the Mind in the Search for Ultimate Truth - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2025 from santosh krinskyAs mental beings we tend to believe that the mind is able to determine the truth of things. We soon learn, however, that there are many issues that prevent the mind from actually ascertaining truth in any ultimate form. We rely on the perceptions of our senses, but those senses can be misled. ...
Views: 84 - Utilizing the Mind-Body Connection - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2025 from santosh krinskyWe find that our state of physical health clearly impacts our minds. In cases of severe pain, the mind may actually be fixated on the pain signals and be unable, for that period of time, to focus on virtually anything else. But the connection is more subtle than simply reacting to acute pain. We ...
Views: 84 - Hypnosis and Individual Development of Its Action for Liberation from the Control of the Surface Waking Consciousness - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2025 from santosh krinskyWe tend to label actions and thereby don’t reflect on the implications of them. Thus, for most people, when we use the term ‘hypnosis’ we associate it with a hypnotist using some unique power to gain some control over another individual’s will and actions. Since its introduction in the West, ...
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