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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- Being present in life - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Michael KewleyThere is a common misunderstanding in spiritual practice that we do what we do to acquire some special qualities and that there is something to get from outside ourselves. Something that we don't already have. Something that will make our life perfect. It is the lottery syndrome. We feel that ...
Views: 1719(1 vote) - We are designed to do as endowed with. - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadYes, we should agree to what has been uttered by Sunandaji. But we can not have better understanding within so easily. It requires long practices amid awakened awareness. How very difficult we comprehend that follow an ideal or dedicate to a mission. Over and above, we are born to act according ...
Views: 1382 - Five Easy Steps To Living A Life of Extreme Abundance - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Pamela ChapmanIt’s easy for coaches, ministers and experts to tell you it’s important to find your way and life-purpose. It’s easier said than done. Isn’t it? In my Follow the Yellow Brick Road blog piece, I told you that no matter how difficult or challenging your journey, you lack nothing. Every good ...
Views: 2351 - What Enlightened People Do - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Charles FrancisIn the last two articles, we talked about what enlightenment is, and the qualities of an enlightened person. In this article, we’re going to look at how enlightened people put their wisdom into action. The mark of truly enlightened people is the actions they take to help put an end to suffering ...
Views: 2553 - 12 Qualities of an Enlightened Person - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Charles FrancisIn the previous article, I gave you my best definition of the term enlightenment. In this article, I will explore the implications of enlightenment. I will describe some of the qualities of an enlightened person. This is not a comprehensive list, but I think it contains some of their most ...
Views: 3529(1 vote) - Kindness - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierKindness involves the quality of being warm-hearted, considerate, compassionate and gracious. It is the willingness to do good, kindly acts to help others in need. The source of kindness is an inherent benevolent nature that expresses sympathy and gentleness toward others. It comes naturally ...
Views: 2034 - Mike Ghouse is human and this is how he deals with it! - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieHunger Pangs By Day Four of Ramadan (the fasting month for Muslims) Mike was feeling exhausted and hungry from noon onward. HOW TO DEAL WITH HUNGER The solution: pray for hungry children and people around the world in Congo, Haiti, Somalia and Burma. Mike Ghouse: “The tragedy of Rohingi ...
Views: 1431 - ***Energy: Science and Spirituality - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Out of need, curiosity and often desperation to be helped, we tend to grasp onto thoughts and ideas that will seemingly solve our health problems but invariably do not. Part of the problem is our lack of knowledge and understanding, and the remainder is due to the persuasion of the ...
Views: 3547(1 vote) - Weigh Positive - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2012 from Michele Howe Clarke, MBAWeigh the scales of your fortune firmly to the positive. Fill your days creating rather than negating. Let your story today be of what you want rather than what you do not want. A good way to start your day with a surplus of positivity is to make the last thought before drifting off to sleep a ...
Views: 1564 - My Vision - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Years ago meditating was a huge part of my daily regimen. As time went on I kept meditating, but I did not stick to any set schedule. Within the last year I have been working on meditating more. I am quite pleased with my progress. I had a vision of an Indian man riding a horse. I focused ...
Views: 2256(1 vote) - Step in to Your Brilliance - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2012 from Michele Howe Clarke, MBAYour actions will always reflect your dominating thoughts. Singleness of purpose is essential for success. Your enthusiasm is a vital force that impels action and inspires others. Mix enthusiasm into your everyday to stay energized and all you come in contact with will benefit. When you ...
Views: 1339 - Angel Ananchel - there is beauty in everything - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanDid you know that there is a special angel that wants you to look on the bright side of life? Yes, and she always wants you to be kind and to say positive things to and about others. Angel Ananchel is the Angel of grace and delight. When you allow her to come into your life, she sends grace and ...
Views: 6087 - My Father… - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Sue FrederickMy dad, diagnosed with lung cancer four weeks earlier, has been in a coma for days, struggling for breath. My family takes turns caring for him at the hospital. I want to stay at his side today because I sense he’s leaving. Yet it’s my turn to babysit his five grandchildren—including my ...
Views: 1149 - 2012 - The End of the World?? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Andrew CortIn the Beginning, there were seven days of Creation. So at the End, there will have to be seven reciprocal days of Destruction. But don’t get worried. “Seven” is an ancient and universal symbol of complete achievement. Thus, we have seven days of creation, seven colors of the spectrum, ...
Views: 1748(1 vote) - Well-being is a Living Substance - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Rolley HurleyRegardless of any event or circumstance that appears in our lives, I believe there is a consistent present force that permeates it all. There is an underlying element that provides a directional sequence towards the balance of well-being. Everything in life holds within it a substance for ...
Views: 1818 - Unconditional Love - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.You are such a happy baby! No matter who or what you become in this life, I will love you the same as this very moment. I will be proud of you no matter what! I will respect you for being you. I will love you forever, unconditionally. My darling husband, you have your faults and I have ...
Views: 2036(1 vote) - Self-Esteem, Ego & The Art of Attraction - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2012 from Morgan McKeanWith so much competition to strive and compete for the things we want in life, many of us are struggling with the subtle balance between having healthy self-esteem and operating with an over inflated ego. For some people it’s a material thing, for others it’s a certain level of professional ...
Views: 2175(1 vote) - The Paradoxical World of Spiritual Enlightenment: We are nothing but we are everything - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen we wake up to who we are, something happens. We stop identifying with our egoic selves because we realize they are impermanent and only that which is permanent can be who we are. We aren’t our bodies, we aren’t our memories, we aren’t our thoughts, we aren’t our feelings… We aren’t any ...
Views: 1463 - ***God Has a Fail-Safe Plan for the Future of Humanity: To Enter the Messianic Age, He Requires Three Actions on Our Part - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary Whether we choose to believe or not believe in God, He will always ensure that our society is never totally destroyed because He is offering us a chance at eternal life in the Messianic Age. We can be part of this future second Garden of Eden if we follow God’s three requirements during ...
Views: 3174(1 vote) - My Womb Experiences During Primal Therapy and During Hypnosis Past Life-Spirit World Regressions - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2012 from Jerry PollockPersonal Statement: It is my belief that as your Official Guide on Enlightenment, I should share some of my personal background and experiences so that you can get to know me and know where I stand. I've had a life full of suffering but if you are to truly know blessings, you need to go through ...
Views: 4633 - Bipolar Disorder: A Personal Story of Triumph Over Suicide and Mental Illness - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockPersonal Statement: It is my belief that as your Official Guide on Enlightenment, I should share some of my personal background and experiences so that you can get to know me and know where I stand. I've had a life full of suffering but if you are to truly know blessings, you need to go through ...
Views: 4942(1 vote) - Everything Works In A Pattern - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2012 from David SamuelEverything in the universe works in some pattern. Everything has a logic and pattern of its own. The trick is to find the pattern of what you are studying. This could be so different than anything you can logically perceive, which makes it very difficult to find. If you can remove your ...
Views: 2297(1 vote) - Awakening and Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2012 from Suzanne E. Harrill, M. Ed., LPCEnlightenment, a term more common in the eastern world rather than the western, describes an awakened spiritual state of consciousness where one is liberated from the illusions of the 3-dimensional world, freed from the limitations of physical, emotional, and mental pain and suffering based on ...
Views: 1015 - Evidence of Mistaken Beliefs - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Matthew PettiAll mysteries are evidence to the errors in our beliefs. Why? Because they cannot be explained by the principles upholding the current belief system. We must use the scientific process to discover new facts that could help to alter our concepts thereby solving the mystery. There is more to ...
Views: 2144 - What Shakespeare Can Teach Us About Enlightenment: All the world’s a stage - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen I was an undergraduate at university many years ago, my deep enjoyment and love for the works of William Shakespeare blossomed. I had the privilege of taking a Shakespearean class and then during one summer in my undergraduate years, I was able to travel through Europe inexpensively on a ...
Views: 2925 - Why Not Being Yourself Is Dangerous - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2012 from Ishan ChaitanyaIt goes without saying that if you don’t know who you are, who you really are, you won’t be able to get much out of life or enjoy true happiness. I mean, it’s almost like being completely lost in a daze or a storm or in the middle of the ocean or desert. A lost cause. Now the burning question ...
Views: 3371 - Money! Power! Sex! - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2012 from Pam GuthrieMoney! Power! Sex! When we have them, and use them well, they are so much fun. When we don’t have them, we have feelings about them. When we misuse them, we have feelings about them. And sometimes we have serious mis-learning around them, and become either abusive or abused with them. As ...
Views: 3312 - ***The Good GOD Versus the Evil Devil: Part 4. God’s Warnings About Satan’s Channeling - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Thirty-three hundred years ago and even hundreds of years earlier than the Exodus from Egypt, God was warning the ancient Israelites about the abominations of sorcery and witchcraft. His warning was also meant for us when He foresaw that the Devil’s Channeling would become the ancient ...
Views: 3431 - ***The Good GOD Versus the Evil Devil: Part 3. Satan’s Reach In Our Channeling Society - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: The interview starts off as mildly confrontational as Methuselah calls into question Jerry’s belief in the Devil being alive as due to Jerry’s continuing Bipolar Disorder. Jerry refutes Methuselah’s suggestions and so does Marcia, as Jerry states that mental illness has been ...
Views: 3396(1 vote) - ***The Good GOD Versus the Evil Devil: Part 2. God and the Animal Soul - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Our Animal soul is made up of both light and dark energy receptors that get activated respectively through energy coming either from our Divine soul or our evil inclination. The energy follows distinct energy pathways that are measurable. The animal soul is responsible for our good and ...
Views: 2923 - What Exactly Is Enlightenment? - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from Charles FrancisOver the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten into two different discussions about the definition of enlightenment. Those of us who are on a spiritual path have some idea of what the term means, but when we’re put on the spot to give a clear definition, we find ourselves getting ...
Views: 1944(1 vote) - ***The Higgs Field, Higgs Boson Particle, and GOD: Are they one and the same? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary Every once in a while, an opportunity arises which permits us to blend science with spirituality. Such a momentous event was announced on July 4, 2012 with the discovery of the Higgs field and a particle thought to be the predicted Higgs-like boson particle originally proposed by Peter ...
Views: 4252 - ***The Good God Versus the Evil Devil: Part 1. The Devil and Our Evil Inclination - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Within the left brain we find the evil inclination which is under the influence of the Devil. The evil inclination is that part of your brain that is always negating or trying to negate your better beliefs and your better moral actions. Often the evil inclination will change your mind ...
Views: 3599 - Are We Human Beings Having a Spiritual Experience—or Spiritual Beings Having a Human Experience? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Miriam KnightWhenever I hear someone claim that they are a spiritual being having a human experience, it bothers me—the way a sliver in my finger bothers me. I don’t notice it until someone says it again, and then I feel that familiar irritation. I have long pondered why this is my response and have come to ...
Views: 1132 - ***Divine Soul Versus Human Brain and Heart Function: Where Do Intelligence, Wisdom, Thought, Voice, Love, Passion, Memory, Imagination, Happiness, Fantasy, Anger, Jealousy, Anger and Doubt Originate and How are They Expressed? - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from Jerry PollockDuring the course of a day, you can have hundreds even thousands of thoughts, each one becoming the “now” of the moment. IBM devised a computer that drew a tie with the human brain of Russian chess champion Gary Kasparov but could that IBM computer be a match for Kasparov’s intelligent soul? ...
Views: 3870 - Life Is Suffering, Suffering Is Caused By Desires, Or Maybe Not - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from David SamuelThe title of this article is a basic principle of Buddhist teachings. The common interpretation is that unfulfilled desires cause pain and suffering. This is very easy to understand, that desires themselves are the cause of suffering and we have to remove all desires to end ...
Views: 1713 - "Live And Let Live" - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2012 from Susan FoxleyTake a deep breath. Your trapped for an evening, at a dinner party, where the seats are assigned, and your sitting next to a couple of religious fanatics. They are proselytizing their doctrine, and there is no room for discussion. Arguing with a fanatic is like trying to wrestle with a grizzly ...
Views: 1676(1 vote) - 5 Meditation Tips Proven to Make Your Meditations More Blissful - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Kip MazuyThe first meditation tip is to not eat or drink anything besides water for at least an hour and a half prior to meditation. The reason for this is for one, the body will be busy digesting your food making it much harder for it to relax. Second, because meditation is awakening the subtle ...
Views: 1954(2 votes) - You Can Be Present to the Mind and Body, But You Can't Be a Present Mind or Body. - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Patricia MurphyEvery moment your experience of life is only happening inside your head. Your sensory organs are sending signals to your brain, and in turn your brain creates the mirror of your experience. The experience of life happening in your head can never be fully present, there will always be a gap in ...
Views: 1797 - Emotions as Weather - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Tina TessinaAlthough most people in the country wouldn’t agree, we in Southern California have been having extreme weather conditions for us: rain and mudslides. You could almost say we’re so used to mild conditions that we become afraid of what others would call “real” ...
Views: 2961(2 votes) - Science vs. Religion - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2012 from Robert BurgenerThere has recently been a resurgence of the argument between those of a Religious bent and those who are more Secularist. When I was a kid it was purely a Science vs. Religion argument of Evolution vs Creationism, in recent years, the moderate religionists have re-framed the argument as ...
Views: 1166 - Immerse Yourself in the Ocean of the Heart - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2012 from Melanie McGheeThe yogi who is established in a steady posture easily becomes immersed in the ocean of the heart. ~ Shiva Sutra 3.16 As I reflect on this sutra, what is most compelling to me is the phrase “ocean of the heart.” As we all know, the ocean can be still and smooth as a mirror ...
Views: 1378 - Self-Help for Type A’s – How to Slow Down and Achieve More - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2012 from Miriam KnightMost of us live our lives in a constant state of mental agitation. We have work to do, bills to pay, errands to run, children to tend, homes to maintain, food to prepare; and in each moment our minds are running at full speed, juggling the perpetual decisions to be made, schedules to be ...
Views: 1197(1 vote) - The Passion Test ready for it? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from Nancy BattyeJanet Attwood The Passion Test Have you ever considered what your passion in life is? Have you ever heard of Janet Attwood and the Passion test? Have you ever considered asking yourself if you’re living a passionate life or are you like most living day to day in the treadmill of what’s ...
Views: 1890 - Living Real - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from Bobbye FarinoLiving Real... 06/21/20120 Nothing in the Universe is real until we receive it. Everything, and I mean every thing, remains a theory, an idea, information, a concept until it becomes our very own experience. Receiving is quite the amazing experience... it is the beginning of the life ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - You Are Living Someone Else's Dream - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Sometimes it’s hard to get a grasp on how large our world really is. This is how I look at it. We are all living someone else’s dream. We can take each and every moment and the things that we do in that moment and spread it throughout the world. Here are some examples: Let’s take for ...
Views: 4323(1 vote) - The Truth about Spiritual Teachers and Enlightened Beings - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from Kip MazuyIf you are seeking enlightenment, it is important to understand that there is a huge difference between the new age spiritual teachers that are popular today and the enlightened beings who have actually attained full enlightenment. In the past, the majority of enlightened beings came from the ...
Views: 2361(1 vote) - Shift to Wisdom by Developing Diamond heart Awareness within Your own Consciousness and Accept the Christ Self within your human soul Part 1 - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Thomas Malcolm Mc AuliffeShift to Wisdom by Developing Diamond heart Awareness within Your own Consciousness and Accept the Christ Self within your Human Soul Part 1 Today I read an article in the Huffington Post in the mindful living section written by Agapi Stassinopoulos Author of the book “Unbinding The Heart” I ...
Views: 1119 - SHIFT TO WISDOM BY EMBRACING DIAMOND HEART AWARENESS WITHIN THE SILENCE - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Thomas Malcolm Mc AuliffeChrist self,Truth, “Be Still and Know I AM ALL THAT I AM” Divine love of Father Mother God has released spiritual heat and spiritual light to shed Faith , LOVE, and Wisdom to resurrect the known of our true origin and the potential of what we could become. This wisdom cannot be understood by ...
Views: 1119 - SHIFT TO WISDOM WITHIN DIAMOND HEART AWARENESS (Part3)BY ALLOWING THE DIAMOND RIVER OF LIGHT Embrace You - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Thomas Malcolm Mc AuliffeI spent all of my teenage years studying to be a De La Salle brother. This was a Christian teaching order which became my home for most of my young life. I used to go home to my family during the Christmas holidays and the summer months only to return for further training on entering the De La ...
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