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Many people would like to be more present, awake, aware, as well as financially successful and equally importantly, have better relationships with someone who is actually ‘there’.
In my years of trying to teach people how to attain these qualities I have been met with constant resistance to ... Views: 659
During your life journey, you may read different authors who share their insights with you. As a matter of fact, writers lay their guts on the line to aid, assist and support you on your own life path.
So often, you hear older people say they suffer from afflictions, lack of energy and the ... Views: 647
Have you ever felt the presence of an Angel? Have you ever asked an Archangel for help or assistance? Have you ever wondered if Angels can really assist you?
As I think back, it seems that angels have always been one of my favorite things. The angel on the tree at Christmas, I could barely ... Views: 646
Last night I started reading Sri Eknath Easwaran’s commentary on The Bhagavad Gita (quite inspiring).
It got me thinking about the major premise of Hindu and Vedic philosophy, which is “Thou art That.”
In other words:
THOU (your Self/Soul the part of you that has always been, was never ... Views: 646
Recently I have been working with quite a few youth who are extremely intuitive. This reminds me of an event that took place years ago where I met a young boy. The boy’s mother wanted me to discuss with him the normalcy of intuiting the spirit around him as he was afraid of the deceased ... Views: 641
How simple is your life? How real are you living? Is your life filled with complicated situations or the need to be something that you are not?
It is so easy in a world that runs at such a fast pace and full of technology; to make things complicated. Many people get wrapped up in worrying ... Views: 638
Have we really forgotten more than we have learned? Have you really ever pondered where we came from and what is next? Have you had an opportunity to peek on the other side of the “veil”?
I know these can be some really big questions. Most of the people I know or come across have at least ... Views: 636
Staying present in life seems harder than it is. It is not about controlling yourself or always reminding yourself to stay present. In fact, it is the release of all of that that makes it possible. When we release ourselves, we can be present. When we let go of our ideas of control over ... Views: 629
What is reality, we may say that there are many different levels or dimensions of reality and whatever level of reality you are in that is okay. Actors in a TV series are displaying story lines of characters that script writers have written. They come together in a studio and play out their ... Views: 627
The universe (life) is designed a lot differently than people believe or understand and it works in a particular way. Most of us, unfortunately, have it backwards. The Truth is quite simple, it's right, and it's not all that hard to understand.
Truth #1: The goal of life is happiness
Happiness. ... Views: 625
Understanding the meanings of dreams is simple if you know a few underlying points.
Most of these points are found in the ancient study of Huna. A book by Serge Kahili King, entitled, "Mastering Your Hidden Self" is the reference we can use for this.
In that book, he has a chapter all ... Views: 625
Have you ever been to a party with a friend and discussed the event with one another at the end of the night? Your friend may gush about what a great party it was and how the music and food was amazing. And you may strongly disagree. You may feel as though the people at the party were boring, ... Views: 625
Meeting your spirit guide and guardian can be a very emotional and moving experience. It can be a milestone in your
psychic development. You will realize that you are not walking lifes path alone. Everyone has a guide and guardian. Meeting and working with our ... Views: 623
In Celtic traditions, the druids were magicians, seers, teachers, philosophers, and most importantly spiritual priests, who presided over ceremonies. Unlike Western religions, or Eastern philosophies, their tradition centered around communing with nature, and taking
psychic or spiritual ... Views: 623
Welcome to Brenda's Blog
Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com
Overview of 9/19/11 “Creation Energies” Brenda’s channeled, 15-minute, free show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: Your physical body is catching up to your spiritual being so you may feel “fuzzy” mentally ... Views: 622
Imagine you couldn’t speak. How would you get your message across to others? How would you communicate that you want someone’s attention? You might wave your arms wildly hoping that someone would see the movement. You might tap someone on the shoulder.
Small children who are yet unable to ... Views: 619
Psychics use dream
interpretation as a tool to analyze what is going on in your subconscious mind. Dreams are the bridge between our conscious and subconscious mind. The primary language in dreams is symbols. Even actions in a dream are symbolic. The key to deciphering a symbol is how ... Views: 618
If I Am Wise ...
As I speak words to help another, if I am wise, I will listen very closely to what I have to say.. for I am saying what I, myself, need to hear.
As I tell another what to do, if I am wise, I will listen very closely to the action I tell them to take ... for it is the action ... Views: 618
Read 2013 again then read 2014. It blends in together.
2014
In 2012 I wrote an article about connecting to your higher self. Last year was about following your path and spirituality to be in a peaceful, joyful place. This year 2013 is about choices we make. Many people ... Views: 617
So we all are Souls having a human experience. Here on earth. We came to earth to live a life as a human. To take on human traits and learn how to live the good life. All from the human perspective.
Yet, most of us go through our life and never REALLY wake up to the fact that we are a ... Views: 617
When looking at causation, we need to ask: What causes things? What is the ultimate cause of everything? By taking a look at the universe we can see that everything is interlinked at such a level that we can’t help but wonder if anything really can happen. We need to understand that it’s up to ... Views: 617
How can I become more spiritually aware? Is there anything that I can do to facilitate my spiritual growth? The time-honored advice in answer to these questions is meditate. But what exactly does this mean, I used to wonder. What is meditation? I was bothered by this question for a long time ... Views: 617
When we wake up in the morning, where do our thoughts go? Do they run to the things we have to do? Are they filled with memories of yesterday and worries for tomorrow? How we think and feel when we wake up has a lot to do with how we will perceive the day. If we can relax our mind in those ... Views: 616
We're all spiritual beings. We have been all in an
ascension course of action, no matter if we know it or not. We all have
problems, along with the target is always to clear those difficulties and
acknowledge the items we have and reveal our gifts with others. We all have a
very ... Views: 616
"It makes no difference
what technique or method
you practice,
it is that you give yourself completely
to that practice
that matters.
It can be as simple
as watching your breath.
If you really give
your full attention
to watching your breath
then you will move
beyond ... Views: 614
Like millions of people around the world, I’m a fan of Deepak Chopra. But for me it wasn’t reading his books or hearing him speak or seeing him on Oprah that did it—it was getting to know the man himself. Over the last couple of years I’ve developed considerable respect for Deepak’s sheer ... Views: 614
By Frosty Wooldridge
A few weeks ago, a preacher spoke about a new term that I never heard before: “Cloud talk—when you die, you elevate to heaven where you sit on a cloud. You may look down on the planet to see where you lived. You may contemplate what you did with your time on Earth. How ... Views: 612
By Frosty Wooldridge
Every week in America, you read stories of amazing moments where ordinary people triumphed over failure. You may watch the “Biggest Loser” where a man or woman cut 150 pounds off his or her body to walk on stage looking fantastic in a suit or dress. Most suffered ... Views: 612
The 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: 611
Gautama Buddha
Born 563 B.C.
Died 483 B.C. (Approximate Dates)
Buddha was born a privileged prince named Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal. He lived a luxurious life with his wife, Princess Yasodhara, till the age of twenty-nine, when he realized he’d never stepped foot outside the palace gates ... Views: 611
The Tree Embraces Its True Nature
The secrets of creation may be found within the infinite wisdom of a tree.
A tree can teach us much more than we may even come to know. When we are challenged by situations that seem insurmountable to us, the tree provides a gentle comfort through its ... Views: 610
Whether you realize it or not, a lot of our actions and reactions are based upon fear. For we believe what has happened will happen again. We let our imaginations run wild with the possibilities, whether harmful or not. We see the world through eyes connected to our past, for we can not ... Views: 608
Question:
“What is the solution for the suffering of man?”
Answer:
“The suffering of man will only be solved by a spiritual revolution, for nothing will change until the heart of man is changed.” (excerpt from the book “The Religion of Love“)
When I was in high school, I started to see more ... Views: 607
"I have nothing against
self improvement.
But meditation
is not about self improvement.
Self improvement means
there is something here
that needs to be changed.
Something about yourself
that is wrong but can be fixed.
And if you work hard enough
if you try ... Views: 605
"It is very easy
to get caught up
in the teachings themselves.
To read something written
about meditation or enlightenment
and then take that on as the truth.
But all teachings can ever really do
is point you in the right direction.
What happens when you get there
is beyond ... Views: 602
The Nature Of Power
The idea that the source and foundation of all things is energy, is not new. Even the idea that objects of reality are basically varying vibrations of energy is not new. But without the idea, does anything exist? And if ideas are created from thought and thought is an ... Views: 602
Answer: For Leverage & Increased ROI (Return on Investment)
If you buy 1000 shares of xyz stock trading at $20.00, it would cost you $20,000 ($20 x 1000 shares).
If you trade a January option on 1000 shares of xyz stock and the option is trading at $1.50, it would cost you ($1.50 x 10 ... Views: 602
Article 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: 601
Article Title: Sharing Some Musings on "the Meaning of Life and Choosing one's Path in Life" (Updated)
Author: Craig Lock
Web Site: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/
Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html
(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet ... Views: 599
Have you ever thought - what is the difference between you and me, or you and him/her? Of course, you can point out numerous differences. But, basically there is no difference at all. There is no difference at all among all manifested realities of this existence. All these so pin-pointed ... Views: 598
Jesus Meets Muhammad (Part Two)
“Conversations”, a “fascinating Discussion” between Jesus and Muhammad
Key words (tags): Islam, Christianity, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Muhammed, faiths, unity of religions, spiritual growth
Dedication
This "labour of love" is written especially for ... Views: 598
Have you ever shared this sentiment? Even when I know I should be grateful, many times I still find it difficult to bring myself to actually feel this way. Why is this? I should be grateful for life, I should be grateful for family, I should be grateful for every healthy breath I take... I know ... Views: 596
A theme that continues to come up on Sedona Retreats is the idea that you can allow the path to serenity to be easy. We all have a tendency to want to make it complicated. During a session with a client, I asked, “Could you allow how you discover what you are looking for to be easy?” ... Views: 595
BPO business practice where a company is a company dedicated contracts. Overall, the impact of outsourcing jobs, not only for business but for the economy to which they are largely positive. However, according to people involved, outsourcing can also have undesirable effects. This article deals ... Views: 594
Question:
I have enjoyed reading your books, and some similar books, and have felt comforted and reassured that if I only used my free will I could do anything. It has also been a burden of cause, when it seemed like it 'didn't work', or maybe I did something 'wrong' or maybe I didn't listen ... Views: 592
The Eastern paths of spirituality are all in agreement that our original sin is ignorance. What we are ignorant of is who we are. We have a false idea of our identity. Simply by overcoming that false idea, we are immediately transported into a different energy field. It is as if we are ... Views: 592
Article Title: The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ?
Author: Craig Lock
Category/Subject: the world, world issues, social and political issues/problems
Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and ... Views: 591
Judging is a part of who we are, we judge pretty much everything to decide whether it is bad or good and how to file it away in our minds.
We make our decisions from a very limited perspective, going don’t go this way it is bad, go this way it is good. The problem now is our limited ... Views: 591
Average Monsoons are expected this year, as Jupiter traverses the hot Aries. ( Around 2200 mm of rains expected in Kerala ).
According to Astro Meteorology, the Kala Varsha or the South West Monsoon will start from May 29th and Meteorology predicts that it will start on May 31st.
The ... Views: 586
There are many ways to seek the ability to become who we are. There are many paths we can use to alter ourselves to become better. But if we come from a place of changing what is on the outside, we will never find peace nor come to the conclusion we were hoping for. True change must first ... Views: 583