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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- Prison Dhamma - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Michael KewleyThe wise man will not look for the faults of others, or for what they have done or left undone. Rather he will look at his own misdeeds. Dhammapada verse : 50 Many years ago, whilst living on the Isle of Man, I was invited to present a Dhamma Talk at the local prison. I had become ...
Views: 962 - Being worthy - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Michael KewleyThe one who loves the dhamma lives happily, with his mind at ease. Dhammapada verse :79 At 10.32 on the 10th May 1987, I became a monk, with the name Paññadipa, meaning Island of Wisdom. This, as my teacher told me, was reference to the fact that I come from an island, not because I was ...
Views: 933 - Are you Evil - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from David SamuelThe 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: 1203 - Off to Mom's ... to see how enlightened we really are - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Jan DeniseOff to Mom’s … to see how enlightened we really are In keeping with this month’s travel theme and Mother’s Day, why not plan a visit to Mom’s? If you have a whole litany of excuses, maybe I can help. Let’s start by acknowledging that our deepest wounds are often created when we’re still ...
Views: 1442 - ***The Seven Keys to Releasing Fear and Worry - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFear is the big freezer in this world! It keeps people from living the lives of their dreams, from shining their light, performing at their peak and, ultimately, it keeps them from realizing God! It is not possible to live in fear and at the same time realize God. As a matter of fact, every ...
Views: 7104(6 votes) - Old Soul Quiz: Find Out How You’re Progressing Spiritually - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Scott & Stephen PetulloAre you an old soul? The term is commonly used to describe someone mature beyond their years, or spiritually defined as someone who has lived many, many lives. However, our many years of past life regression research has shown us that there are younger souls who are just as or more ...
Views: 2968 - Mystic Astral Travel - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from rachel annThe 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: 2405 - Unveil the Chore of your Self - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Swami AaronApril 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: 729 - An Invitation to Self Discovery - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Abraham Rose and Johnny L. EllisI am a happy woman! The joy of the Lord is my strength! I live a miraculous life! I can do ALL THINGS through Christ Who strengthens me! My best keeps getting better...Glory after Glory!!! And yet, I have been divorced, disowned, rejected, evicted, threatened, and thrown into a mental ...
Views: 2330(1 vote) - Many Methods Are Available For Personal and Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Jim FargianoMany methods are available to you for your personal and spiritual growth. Between a plethora of angels in spirit and on the earth plane, plus numerous opportunities for you to grow and thrive, all you need to do is embrace some of them. Trust you inner voice; the child within. It speaks in loud ...
Views: 703 - Some Days You Need to Be Reminded - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Jim FargianoSome days you need to be reminded of just how much you are revered by the Kingdom of Light. It can be very easy to let the stresses of earthly living drag you down. However, the more you try to stay centered in your efforts to feel connected to people of vibrant personalities, as well as to your ...
Views: 796 - How To Be Centered and Balanced In Life - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Adam BenedettoSo you try to do all the right things in life; you try to be present and engaged, relating to the moment, seeking truth, and yet you still feel lost and drawn away from reality. How do you stay centered even when you try? There can be many things that unbalance us and keep us from staying ...
Views: 953(1 vote) - Being Present And Aware - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Adam BenedettoSeeing 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: 946(1 vote) - It's All (and) About Time - and, Now is The Time to Do Something About It - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2011 from Rebecca CherryOn 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: 1248 - The Other Side of the Coin - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2011 from Rebecca CherryI’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: 1333 - Getting the Cosmic Joke and Laughing Our Way to Wholeness - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Janbreathe@aol.com Janbreathe@aol.com"Blessed our we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused." I recently went to see Swami Beyondananda, the Cosmic Comic, and he told us, "Imagine that the creator is watching the comedy channel, and WE are what's on." Laughter is a wonderful thing. It is healing and heart ...
Views: 4559(1 vote) - Writing For Positive Emotional Health - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Denise Cook"Stop Momma, stop. I'm burning up, I'm on Fire". This was to be the title of my first book when I first decided to write it back in 1992. It refers to the episode when my mother had each of my four brothers hold a limb as I lay across her bed, and she proceeded to beat me 'till I urinated and ...
Views: 1269 - Seven Tips To Obtain Spiritual Awakening Through Healing - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Belinda DalyIf you are dealing with discomfort - in the flesh or emotionally - it is no surprise that you are incapable of thinking clearly. A troubled mind means that you are having difficulty in getting in touch with your internal being, and climbing to enlightenment. Inevitably, deprived of spiritual ...
Views: 871 - Everything is Energy and Vibrates at Different Frequencies - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Steve TruetonAlbert 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: 7104 - The Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Steve TruetonConscious/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: 2278 - Individual Alteration Through Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Belinda DalyTranscendent enlightenment is part of religious observations. The path to spiritual awakening is an extremely holy understanding because the enlightened individual has interaction with the celestial and paranormal. This enlightening experience has been part of diverse societies and practices, ...
Views: 1476 - Spiritual Awakening With the Help of Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Belinda DalyMost people think of mediation as an Eastern tradition where the person sits in a circle in the lotus position and chanting mantras or humming. Apart from the soothing effect that it can bring, meditation is often said to be a path to rouse the life-force and start the passage towards spiritual ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - Tips On How To Find Out About Your Past Life Without The Help Of Hypnosis - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Belinda DalyHypnosis can be used to undergo past life regression, though hypnosis is not an essential tool to use for past life regression. It is important to understand that hypnosis, like any other therapy, should be practised by a skilled person because if you are not qualified in the field you practise ...
Views: 2067 - Using Tantra to Increase Energy and Joy in Your Life - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Carla TaraTantra wants you to have pleasure and guides you to have the Divine pleasure of merging the male and female energies into One. It uses this pleasure to bring more joy and light into your life. If you are living a disconnected life, you will experience the opposite – being separated from ...
Views: 3873(4 votes) - Perception and Truth - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Adam BenedettoPerception or truth, which dominates your reality more strongly, which is more present in how you relate to the world and even yourself? We can all exist in both or more heavily in one or the other. If we fall too heavily on our own perceptions, we become clouded, our judgment is altered, and ...
Views: 624 - Church Leaders Reflect on Offer of Hope for a New Life - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Church Leaders Reflect on Offer of Hope for a New Life Submitted by: Craig Lock Key words/tags/categories: Easter, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Easter Message, Church Leaders, New Zealand, New Zealand Herald, Faith, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality, Faith, Inspiration, Words of ...
Views: 899 - You Are Nothing More Than A Dust Bunny - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from David SamuelZen is an interesting path. It tells us that nothing exists including our self, that we have no essential reality or even a soul. This can be very confusing if left without deeper study to find its meaning. We are basically an accumulation of thoughts and desires. They make up the essential ...
Views: 924 - Feel privileged if gloom and sorrow has descended in your life - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Swami AaronFeel privileged if gloom and sorrow has descended in your life You had been living a very good happy life, you had a good business or job, your children had been going to good schools. Your wife was quite happy, passing her time by watching daily soaps, or by extravagant shopping, she had all ...
Views: 917 - Vincit Omnia Veritas - the Truth Conquers All - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from Rebecca CherryThere are many truths about ourselves, and the world that we discover along the way. However, sometimes those truths no longer serve us as we grow and become the greater part of our selves. We have reached a specific point in time now that we are discovering some great truths in order to ...
Views: 1741 - Age Of The Aquarius - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from rachel annThere is a part of today’s existence that not everybody is aware of. It is usual to see today, people fighting over religion, trying to prove that they are the ones on the right track of religion but it is unusual to find people who readily accept others of different religions into a movement, ...
Views: 1646 - Ancient Horocscope Philosophy - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from rachel annOne among the ancient philosophies is that of Astrology and is strong even today. In the ancient Greece the concept of Astrology developed many thousands years ago. The Greek evolved the concept that position of planets and the sun have an effect on the life of a person and the events of future. ...
Views: 1753 - The Indigo Child to Lead Them All - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Anne WhinneyIt has been said that the human race is in the midst of an evolutionary change. As time goes on, children are coming into this physical reality retaining the conscious spiritual knowledge of whom and what they are. And that change is being heralded in by the indigo children. Indigo children ...
Views: 1834 - What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from 'Basic Principles of Islam') - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from 'Basic Principles of Islam') Author: Mohammed F Thompson Submitted (with permission) by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, Islam, Jesus, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual growth, spiritual unity, unity of religion ...
Views: 1320 - Enlightenment & The Art of Surrender - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"For your enlightenment, we want to get you out of your mind, out of the controlled idea that you are an intelligent and together person and into what is here in this moment beyond such ideas. The mind is always trying to put things in order. But once the mind puts ...
Views: 1283(3 votes) - Staying Clear In The Moment - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Adam BenedettoStaying clear in the moment is giving up on the idea of trying to manage it. It is letting go of any control and allowing yourself and the moment to exist just as it is. With control there is a fight and when this occurs, we are betraying ourselves; we are letting ourselves be controlled. To ...
Views: 577 - Personal Growth - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Adam BenedettoPersonal growth is about reaching a place that is a new you, the real you. It is about releasing parts of you that you no longer need and finding out about who you really are. To achieve any kind of growth is to find what is holding you back and then what you need to do to set it free. ...
Views: 644 - Opening Up To Acceptance - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Adam BenedettoAcceptance is about letting go and releasing any and all battles with the truth of the moment. Acceptance is forgiveness, it is being who you really are, and it is letting everything else be just as it is. When we release the unending battle with the truth of reality, we open ourselves up to ...
Views: 627 - Hypnosis to Discover Your True Self Within - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2011 from Steve G. JonesFor many of us, our true self means our personality. However, for those dedicated to reaching enlightenment through discovering their true self, often with the aid of hypnosis, it means much more. Our true self is known by many names. Depending on your spiritual beliefs, you may call it your ...
Views: 2249(1 vote) - Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam - Are the Differences Between Muslim Shiites & Sunnis Major? - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam - Are the Differences Between Muslim Shiites & Sunnis Major? Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Islam, religion, faith, beliefs, Shiites, Sunnis, spiritual unity Web site: ...
Views: 818 - Clicking “LIKE” can CHANGE you! - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Pat BallecerThe total number of Facebook users in the Philippines as of October 1, 2010 now stands at 5,784,560. The Philippines has the third highest number of Facebook users in Asia, trailing top-ranked Indonesia (9,713,590 users) and Australia (6,926,620 users). According to abscbnNEWS.com. And ...
Views: 843 - Sharing Some Information on The Major Religions of the World: The Jews and Judaism - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some Information on The Major Religions of the World: The Jews and Judaism Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, religions, Jews, Judaism, Tracey R Rich, religious tolerance, faith, beliefs, spirituality Web site: ...
Views: 899 - Is Your Focus on the Target or the Prize? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorThe article title asks an important question. The one you focus on has everything to do with not only your outcome but your experience reaching it. In his book, Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, Anthony De Mello quotes Chinese sage Tranxu: “When the archer shoots for no ...
Views: 1530(1 vote) - How to create the God Effect in you. - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Michael Longo(These are the words to go on a yet to be published poster, the third in a series of six in a Page of Truth Wall Chart Poster series. No image has been decided upon for its back ground.) The God Effect is what happens when a person directs energy into a to be healed site, weather that ...
Views: 1454 - Claim Your Enlightenment - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Michael Longo(These are the words printed on a poster size wall chart. There are therefore three images missing. in one half of the background is of your inner light at 10% connection, the second half is of 100% connection with your inner light. The third image that is missing is of a top view of your head ...
Views: 1496(1 vote) - Both Power and Love Can Corrupt - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanChanneled by Brenda Hoffman for Life Tapestry Creations.com This week's 15-minute "Creation Energies" channeled radio show discusses why it isn't necessary to enmesh yourself in the teachings of others to move into the New Age. Follow the gentle guidance of your inner self. Maybe walking your ...
Views: 1353 - TIMELINE: Notable Scientific Discoveries - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2012 from Joie HRH"If I have seen farther than others, it's because I have stood on shoulders of giants." -- Isaac Newton From ancient tribes, to Galileo's discoveries, and finally to Joie's postulate in the present day, scientists and philosophers have been observing relationships between the celestial and ...
Views: 2789(3 votes) - Psychic Attack – And How to Protect Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Heidi SawyerI remember a lady who asked me to help her with a situation regarding psychic attack. In this instance it was particularly unpleasant. The lady worked in a hospital where there was a nurse who was familiar with Voodoo magic. She was using it on patients and staff, terrifying all with whom she ...
Views: 2156(1 vote) - Are You Psychic? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Heidi SawyerOne of the world's most famous experts on mental health, Carl Jung had regular conversations with his 'imaginary' friend Philemon during his adult years. So how do we know if it's a person in spirit we're experiencing around us, or simply our imagination? Like many people whom I have come ...
Views: 1059 - Connecting Your Head With Your Heart - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Heidi SawyerA man I spoke to recently told me how he just couldn’t get beyond a certain point. He told me about how deeply intuitive he is with regard to other people and how they should progress in life but he couldn’t work out how to move his own life forward. Looking at his energy, before me I ...
Views: 1097 - The Kalachakra Mantra - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from sylvia smelcerThe Kalachakra Mantra symbol of Buddhism is complex and comprehensive. It is also referred to as the “Tenfold Powerful One”. It is thus named because it consists of ten different parts. This ancient symbol is made up of a mantra of seven syllables surrounded by a ring of fire. Above and to ...
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