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Many people believe in life after death, which is commonly termed as “the afterlife”. In some beliefs, the word “afterlife” signifies being reborn, and that there is continuity to life, that whatever you have been doing should be continued on to the next life. The most common example to this ... Views: 1454
"That which you
assume yourself to be
is not actually a thing,
but an action.
It is the action
holding on.
In every moment,
you are unconsciously
holding on to an idea
of who you are.
And although
this idea of who you are
is constantly changing
moment to moment,
the action of ... Views: 1168
Revenge is a confession of pain.”
Today it is hard to think of much else. The news that Osama Bin Laden was dead arrived last night, and I wasn’t alone in my shock. It is news I thought would never arrive.
We all remember 9/11 and where we were that day. None of us was alone in our grief ... Views: 1265
Most have ever heard and read the tip about sleeping on one’s side that will help get rid of snoring. Following this help, it turns out, will go regardless. Since it occurs, the 2 main kinds of snorers: positional and non-positional. The former being those who snored only once they slept with a ... Views: 935
The thoughts of this writing are based on the Hermetica, a body of literature written in late antiquity, but believed to be much older. Perhaps written at the time of Moses. Written originally in Latin and Greek, it is the source of the Gnostic teachings and it appears that Christianity took ... Views: 1021
If you find you don’t like a movie, you don’t yell at the screen to change. But, is that what you do about your life?
I’d decided to use the Ho’oponopono method to work on old program tapes that run in my subconscious. If you’re going to aim at a target so you can hit it consistently, you ... Views: 1179
The Awakening for Women
A time comes in your life when you finally get it. When in the midst of all your fears and insanity you stop dead your tracks and somewhere the voice inside your head cries out ENOUGH! Enough fighting and crying or struggling to hold on. And, like a child quieting ... Views: 438
Everyone has heard that survival of the fittest is what drives evolution. We have not only heard it but believed it. We now know this is not true, but will have a hard time letting go of the original idea that was nothing more than a disproven theory.
We will probably hang on to it not only ... Views: 1056
Evidence shows that various forms of divination - or fortune telling - were in use (and playing important roles in religion and politics as well as medicine) as far back as 4000 BC. Practised in places like ancient China, Chaldea, Babylonia and Egypt, as well as Greece, Northern Europe Africa ... Views: 2559
The concept of astral travel, or projection, has been observed for many thousands of years, dating all the way back to ancient China and is today frequently associated with New Age beliefs and systems.
Generally, it can be described as the conscious mind or spirit leaving the body, either to ... Views: 2236
An important concept of many belief systems around the world, the afterlife is certainly an attractive prospect. None of us want to simply accept that the physical death of our bodies will mean the end of our existence. The question whether there really is a life after death has been, and still ... Views: 1559
Many of us have at least one or two of those moments in our lives when we don't quite know which way to turn or things simply just don't make sense. As a rule, we are blinded to solutions to various situations/ problems by the feelings or emotions we have regarding or because of them. Asking ... Views: 1230
When you awoke this morning, what thoughts came to mind? How did you feel about the day that lie before you—the yet-to-come? From the instant that you began experiencing today, you were also formulating the yet-to-come. Perhaps unknowingly, perhaps consciously, or perhaps somewhere in between, ... Views: 988
I think most people are inquisitive about the meanings of our dreams. There are many books with dream symbol definitions and they each have their own ideas about the meanings with a few exceptions.
Some people will declare they don’t dream. Absent a sleep disorder we all dream, and we can ... Views: 771
Using the light that surrounds you is the key to providing balance throughout your body. Your body is surrounded by energy that appears in different colors. Many people can actually see this energy that is referred to as an aura. The colors in your aura should clear and bright and will change ... Views: 716
Notes to Myself
We’ve entered a new energy where everything may look the same, but, in actuality nothing is it appears. If we even so much as attempt to do things in the old way and expect the same old results we are mistaken, therefore, our relationships are shifting. Those that were not ... Views: 945
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?
Self-Awareness is a process by which you get to know yourself better. You can then understand what controls your attitudes, thinking, reactions and behaviors and drive you to sabotage your relationships. As you attain Self-Awareness you can realize the factors that ... Views: 3215
April 30, 2011
Unveil the Core of Yourself
What a great irony it is that we try to reach from a corner to the other corner of the world, from one planet to another planet of the galaxy; but, we never try to reach the core of ourselves. Our core, which is pristine ... Views: 605
When it comes to improving oneself, there are a lot of different methods; and for an individual to develop certain aspects of his life, he needs meditation and self improvement. These aspects can be about his thinking, overall health, controlling vices, and other areas that need to be ... Views: 774
"Listening to oneself" has become a popular token of language and cultural icon in this era of spiritual awakening. Healer, coaches and others in the self-management industry discuss the need to listen to ourselves.
The verb "to listen" causes expectations of hearing things. The only sounds ... Views: 1216
Considering the rise in health-related challenges, Many people search for alternatives to the common medical system. It is becoming clear and clearer that Personal growth is a significant aspect in establishing health due to the association between the "person" and disease.
According to the ... Views: 1303
Self- sabotaging health is very common and mostly associated with bad eating habits, lack of exercise, smoking etc. But more serious and much more hazardous is resistance to change. You can't change your bad habits without dealing with change.
Its only logical that you can't modify bad ... Views: 1267
When examining the processes and situations in our lives, people often look for a system that is responsible for our life processes and why is it that they experience the specific situations of their lives. Disciplines such as theology, psychology and philosophy and most spiritual doctrines ... Views: 1189
What about your True Self?
Do you think that your True Self suffers from Anxiety? What does it do within you? Do you know where your true Self is located? Have you ever thought of it?
Most people do not make any difference between their body and their Self. Do you? Should you? What do you ... Views: 801
An excerpt from Swami Dhyan Giten's new book
"Presence - Working from Within. The Psychology of Being"
(Lulu.com, 2012)
What is presence?
Presence is:
Our Inner ... Views: 1730
BrainWaves and Your Conscious Awareness
Have you ever wondered how some people are always so cool, calm and collected, even in the trickiest of situations? On the flip-side, some people are always so excitable even when there's nothing to really get excited about. The reason for this is that ... Views: 7196
Anger is your intrinsic quality. You are born with this quality,just as you are born with love, compassion, happiness, hate, wonder, fear… Instead of controlling your anger, instead of managing your anger, instead of suppressing your anger, try to deeply understand the roots of your anger. ... Views: 813
"If you give
your full attention to anything
without wanting
anything in return
there is love and bliss.
The particular action
does not matter,
it is that giving yourself
over fully to that action
which brings love and bliss.
When you give someone
you truly love a hug,
you give ... Views: 894
The Gifts of Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be one of the most difficult and complicated concepts we deal with in our lives. It is not that we aren't loving and compassionate people who desire to be thoughtful and forgiving, it is simply that the perspectives about forgiveness have been so ... Views: 896
A basic principle in nature is that everything has a center from which it obtains its source energy, intelligence and pattern which is continually self-renewing. Each center is connected to every other center and to the one center from which all life is vitalized.
In more philosophical ... Views: 891
Each of us is really like three people in one: the soul, the subconscious, and the conscious self. Every thought, feeling, word and action is an expression of one or more of these ‘selves.’ We need to become increasing aware of each of these, and then develop the discrimination to be able to ... Views: 894
Seeing the moment for what it is, is important for how we relate to it. Without construing false pretenses or imagining outcomes, we let the moment be just as it is without further interpretation. To let the moment exist how it is, to be present with it, allows us to not only fully experience ... Views: 845
On January 11, 2011 the window of opportunity opens even wider now with an influx of Unity Consciousness energy that the Solar Eclipse/New Moon initiated on Jan 4th.
The energy represented by today’s date: 01.11.2011, best illustrates the individuality expressed by the One’s: new beginnings ... Views: 1071
As the Divine Feminine spirit continues to awaken within each one of us through her gentle and compassionate voice, the winds of change will continue to break down the old and outworn system of patriarchal global dominance.
While on one hand, this process can seem daunting and even ... Views: 1782
I’m a great lover of truth and enjoy exploring new and innovative perspectives and emerging concepts, however, I’m hearing the same side of the coin being expressed over and over again these days.
This reoccurring theme comes from many great researchers and whistle-blowers who are doing the ... Views: 1160
At one with Mother Earth, Goddess Gaia is the conscious connection we feel when we are present with Gaia, a Sacred Feminine Goddess of planet earth. Using all our senses, letting go of our thoughts and just being in the stillness of nature is all it takes.
Walking in the woods, swimming in ... Views: 1434
Respect Mother Earth is the simple yet powerful message for this time on planet earth. All eyes are on Japan and the suffering of her people as the result of the earthquakes, tsunami and destruction of the nuclear power plants. We can no longer ignore the cries of Goddess Gaia.
It is time to ... Views: 1331
Infra-red beams cannot be observed by the naked eye. In that sense there are several sounds that humans cannot hear, whereas insects, dogs and cats can hear clearly. A characteristic example is a silent dog whistle, while the frequency range of a dog whistle is largely out of the range of human ... Views: 1087
Somewhere someone is feeling empty and or lonely. The thought of feeling empty is not only a scary thought but when I think about what feeling empty feels like it can be a bit overwhelming.
It is most often that when people feel a sense of emptiness or loneliness’ they get a sense of pause, ... Views: 2916
There's a powerful body of knowledge that shows you an ancient and profound way of understanding universal truths. One of the teachings has to do with the seven roles of souls. As you read about these roles from the Michael Teachings, see if you can discern where you fit in.This will help you to ... Views: 1411
'Letting Go'
The biggest lesson I have had to learn was to 'Let go'. To trust in all that I had done so far. Trust in the process of creating and then 'Let go'. Believe that I had done enough so that I could allow my mind to wander onto other things. So that I wasn't constantly thinking of ... Views: 2032
Is there a better option to psychology? Are there alternatives to psychiatry and taking pills? The following explores how you can not only feel better for a while but free yourself of the very roots of suffering, of repeating the patterns of negative karma.
Ann (not her real name) was a ... Views: 1142
THE FULLY-FUNCTIONING PERSON
The Fully-Functioning Person, according to Gestalt Therapy, is one who self-actualizes himself by freeing himself from what prevents him to live life to the fullest. In order to do so it is vital that he develops his Self-Awareness:
1) Gets in touch with his ... Views: 2624
Life can be very confusing at times because we live in a multi- dimensional world. Even we ourselves have many dimensions to our own individuality.
Life in the manifested world is one of Spirit clothed in matter, existence in form. There is nothing much for us as human beings to do with this ... Views: 896
Hypnosis has been around for at least as long as we humans have kept records. Hypnosis is a natural human ability. Every time we focus our attention we enter a kind of hypnotic trance. Our normal awareness involves us being aware of many things at the same time and our mind jumping around. So ... Views: 1119
Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2 proved that everything in the universe is energy. The physical existence of our reality and the abstract reality of our mind are made from an energy pattern. The concept of a universal energy is not a new one. Chinese people call this energy chi and the ... Views: 6866
Conscious/Subconscious
The Conscious Mind...
Our conscious mind is the one that we are perhaps more aware of. It is the one that we use to make choices, decisions and conclusions, or to put forward logical arguments and sound deductions. In order to truly succeed in life, we would be well ... Views: 2131
Most of us wonder what happened to us in past lives, to contribute to the people we are today. Past life regression therapy, with the help of a therapist or simply with the help of books and audio, can help us determine what events took place in past incarnations – and how those events helped ... Views: 1954
When we first discover the Law of Attraction and the power we have to attract what we want, we often expect instantaneous results. Results are rarely instantaneous. This isn’t because God/Source/All-That-Is cannot deliver because once we ask; it is given – every time…without question! It is ... Views: 1545
"A Fine Time for Healing" is a Blog Talk Radio podcasted half hour sanctuary for your emotional wellbeing. Show host and author of Fine...ly, Randi G. Fine, discusses life-skill topics that heal and enhance our life experience. Tune in for informative, inspiring, uplifting, and empowering tips ... Views: 1616