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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- Spiritual Enlightenment And The Use Of Affirmations - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerAffirmations form the basis of our perceptions. They are defined as the things we state to be true. But notice how there’s nothing in this definition which claims that an affirmation must, in reality, be true. Affirmations are merely declarations of truth, but these declarations can be any ...
Views: 895(1 vote) - Spiritual Enlightenment and the Use of Affirmations - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerAffirmations form the basis of our perceptions. They are defined as the things we state to be true. But notice how there’s nothing in this definition which claims that an affirmation must, in reality, be true. Affirmations are merely declarations of truth, but these declarations can be any ...
Views: 1260(1 vote) - Spiritual Olympics - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Laina OrlandoI am really enjoying watching the Winter Olympics. It’s fascinating to watch these young athletes do what they love to do; I can feel their passion in my own body. I am so inspired by their commitment and determination to live out their dreams NOW! As I watch these Olympics unfold, I see the ...
Views: 1421(2 votes) - Spiritual Power: Mysticism in Five Stages - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2016 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe five stages of mysticism aren't as complex as you may think. Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to have a long mane of white hair and live in an exotic, remote part of the world to be a mystic. The American Heritage dictionary defines mysticism as "...consciousness of transcendent ...
Views: 1824(1 vote) - Spirituality, Enlightenment And False Promises Of Eternal Salvation - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2008 from Dingane .The concept of enlightenment is an age old idea. Although it originated in ancient eastern religions it has almost taken on a life of it’s own in modern spirituality. You may ask yourself ‘what is enlightenment?’ and like many great sages your answer will fall short of fully encapsulating the ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Striking a New Trail – Catalytic Action towards Happiness for All - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThis beautiful, blue marble of a planet is racing through space with great dignity. Do we match it in dignity and deserve to belong to this planet? Obviously, we don’t! The reasons are clear too. Can we bring in a new dimension to this scenario? The writer has participated in discussions on ...
Views: 1954(2 votes) - Surrender - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Sandra DawesI was reading Caroline Myss’ book Defy Gravity the other day and I came upon the word surrender. For some reason it gave me pause, and immediately I decided that it would be the subject of my next article. What is it about the word surrender? Why did it seem to be something I needed to give ...
Views: 1600(3 votes) - Sustainability Part I: A Call To Action - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Barry LipscombWe have reached a point if we look honestly and fully we will see that the way we live today is not sustainable. We consume too much, work too hard, creating too much trash and rapidly depleting the earth’s non-renewable resources. In short, we do not respect and live within the natural flow ...
Views: 1152(1 vote) - Sustainability Part IV: Rewilding From The Top Down - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Barry LipscombRewilding is a concept in Conservation Biology whereby reintroducing keystone predatory species into a particular environment, resilience of the ecosystem is restored, and even maximized. This theory recognizes our ecosystems are delicately balanced and can easily get thrown into disarray. ...
Views: 1229(1 vote) - Sustainability Part V: Cottage Industries In A Village Community - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Barry LipscombWhile the tops down approach of rewilding our governments and corporations (see last week’s blog) is a necessary step on the path to achieving a sustainable existence. It is not enough. We also need individual actions. We must actively participate if the change we desire is to manifest. We ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Taking Awakening off the Pedestal - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Mark KellyWhat we put beyond our reach remains beyond our reach. Awakening, enlightenment, God-realization, Self-realization, whatever you want to call it, is our natural state. When we place it on a pedestal we fail to recognize this and become like a dog chasing its own tail since no view that divides ...
Views: 1322(1 vote) - Ten Ways to Awaken and Be Free! - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2011 from Pamela TurnerHow beautiful to be free! Free from illusions and the endless demands of ego. We are in a magnificent age in the world right now, one where humanity is awakening, remembering our wholeness, our goodness, and our unlimited potential. Here are ten ways to enhance your own awakening process and ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Testing My Writing Ability - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2011 from Dan L. HaysWhat if I don’t have a talent for creative writing? On the other hand - what if I do? ______ It was September of 1988, and I had signed up for a creative writing class at The University of Houston. The teacher was a well known published author and writing teacher from New York City who had ...
Views: 1260(1 vote) - The 10 Signs of Enlightenment - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2011 from Nanice EllisAs enlightened beings we... 1. Play the game of life full on, knowing that as intrinsically perfect and powerful beings we cannot actually be harmed; our eternal selves are always completely safe in the universe. We understand that no matter how serious or dangerous life may seem, it is just a ...
Views: 5613(2 votes) - The Aim Of Evolution - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCThe aim of evolution is to produce a man who, at the point of his objective thought, may completely manifest the whole idea of life—i.e., bring the concept of Unity to the point of particularization, finding nothing in the Law to oppose it. The reason Jesus was able to become the Christ was, ...
Views: 1339(1 vote) - THE BOOK OF GODDESSY - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2016 from Stephanie AdamsIntroduction As much as I have written about metaphysics and mysticism in the past, my analysis of the innate topic here actually defies many pundit arguments that they belong in those two categories. How do we save our world? Who is going to do it? Who is a threat to it? Are they the ...
Views: 2491(1 vote) - The Dalai Lama & The Art of Compassion In Action - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Michele McGrewRecently, I had the amazing opportunity to take my 16-year-old son, Tyler, to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama give a live speech at a local university. The very fact that we had the honor of being in the presence of someone who is such an embodiment of compassion was not only humbling, ...
Views: 1802(1 vote) - The Dawn - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Linda RadfordI awoke early this morning even though the night before had been a late retiring. The darkness was like a cool blanket as I sat with myself by the living room window. Morning’s light crept ever so slowly to silhouette the mountain rim. The bird song choruses began one voice at a time until there ...
Views: 1446(1 vote) - The Day I Forgot About Spiritual Enlightenment - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2017 from Kalyna KapurIt was nine years since my "religious experience". In those nine years I had been consuming spiritual books one after another, watching Yogis and sages on YouTube, and I even attended a live recording of "Eckhart Tolle TV" in San Francisco in the Spring of 2012. All I wanted was another ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - The Demonstration Of Spiritual Enlightenment In Your Life Experience - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerWhat is spiritual enlightenment? From a literal standpoint spiritual means having to do with the essence of Being (the essence of Life); and enlightenment refers to a growth in one’s ability to see the light of Truth more clearly. Spiritual enlightenment, therefore, could be described as ...
Views: 956(1 vote) - The Difference Between Self Realization & Oneness - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Kip MazuySelf realization is the realization of the Self, or Atman. The Self can be related to the experience of impersonal being, or the sense that you are pure consciousness, or that you are silence itself or awareness itself. Self realization is also the freedom from the sense of being a personal ...
Views: 3115(1 vote) - The Essence of Buddhism - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond Rock“Growing Old is Not for Sissies!” I remember this great bumper sticker making the rounds a few years ago. Unless life ends tragically, suddenly, we will all experience old age and the result of old age, which is death. If we live long enough, on the way to death via old age, we begin losing ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - The Essence of Who We Are: Living in the Now - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffThe infinite reality of now is what life is really all about. In many ways, we have created a prison around ourselves. The walls are all those limiting ideas of who we are, who others are, and what life is. Practice neti neti: not this, not that. Let go of all the false identifications you have ...
Views: 1136(2 votes) - The Eternal Paradox of Free Will and Predestination - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans Langenkamp'Free will is the greatest gift of God to man,' says Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (Bh.G. 1.39). 'Man has freedom of action; thereby he can adopt any channel, good or bad, through which he wants the course of his life to flow' (Bh.G. 2.27). We know that freedom is ...
Views: 1648(1 vote) - The Fruits Of Suffering - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Nancy SeiferOne would literally have to be living on a desert island to ignore the fact that growing numbers of people are suffering in these times. As human systems break down and the Earth’s natural systems become increasingly unbalanced, the collective toll of human suffering continues to mount. ...
Views: 1455(2 votes) - The Fundamentals of Meditation - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"The reason why you suffer is because you unconsciously avoid this moment. You are unconsciously but constantly resisting this moment; separating yourself from this moment. So the path of awareness in meditation is to get you back to this moment. And the first part of ...
Views: 1104(1 vote) - The good, the bad and the Shadow - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2011 from Kiril StoycheffWe live in a bipolar world, and because of that, we have been taught to avoid one of the poles – the evil, and to aim for the other one – the good (according to our impressions about good and evil). They form under the influence of the philosophical and moral points of view that our parents, ...
Views: 449(1 vote) - The Great Awakening - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichThe world in which we now reside is the result of all the desires/creations of those that came before. For me, this seems to be a time of a "great awakening". Humanity is evolving and this is very exciting. More and more are beginning to become aware that there is so much more than what our ...
Views: 1323(1 vote) - The Great Wise Man - by Submitted on May 06, 2010 from Tina CrumpackerThere was a great wise man who lived in a tiny village in Tibet. He was constantly sought out for his wisdom by the villagers. He was very kind and patient. His neighbors had a very beautiful unmarried daughter. She was in love with the butcher's son but saw him in secret as she knew her ...
Views: 1916(1 vote) - The Human Energy System - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Two Major Aspects of the Human Bio-System There is only one certain way to transform our lives,restore our internal balance and connect to the divine aspect of nature. We must transform our mind by clearing the unconscious emotional toxicity that pollutes it. Most of us live in the gulf ...
Views: 1403(1 vote) - The Islands peoples are most religious! - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Abdul Haye AminThe Islands peoples are most religious! Says Author Abdul Haye Amin. Guernsey without ‘Sub- Continental ‘Indian Gourmet’ Cuisine’ tastes and charm. The lonely Isolated Isla—nds The days before yesterday was not his or her but our darkness, without missing alphabetical letter before ‘ND’ ...
Views: 2680(1 vote) - The Journey - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2012 from Lais StephanThey told me I was special and exquisite. They told me I would embark on a big journey. And they also told me there would be a big transformation one day and only then I would become special and exquisite. I never understood why I had to go through a process to become something which I already ...
Views: 1560(1 vote) - The Ladder of Your Life - Which Rung are You on? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockIf a ladder represents our life, the rungs of our ladder represent our breakthroughs. Have you had one lately? Sometimes we think that we have arrived at the top rung of our ladder. Nothing else needs to be done. All we have to do is hold on and hope no sudden wind blows us off. And ...
Views: 2156(2 votes) - The Magic Of True Enlightenment - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2016 from Stephanie AdamsThe Order of the Illuminati was a secret society whose name means "Enlightened Ones". That said, the original Illuminati were not the best of friends with the establishment. They looked beyond what they were told, because they could tell that there was more beyond. So why would anyone believe ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - The Majesty of the Moment - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneAn excerpt from "Being Here, Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment." In early September 2004, our first day offshore in Venezuela, Shya caught and released his very first white marlin using a fly rod. Photo ops abounded at this exciting acrobatic, dancing, leaping event. Earlier that day, the ...
Views: 1755(7 votes) - The Meaning of the Sound of AUM - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Michael CasteelAUM. You've heard it, chanted it or meditated to it. Yet, do you know what the sound really means? The oldest known spiritual text, the Upanishads from ancient India, says that AUM is the sound of God. That's a pretty bold statement, isn't it? The ancient text goes on to explain that it ...
Views: 2679(1 vote) - The Nature of Being - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCSPIRIT We treat of Spirit as the Active and the only Self-Conscious Principle. We define Spirit as the First Cause or God; the Absolute Essence of all that is. It is also called the great, or the Universal, I AM. When Moses asked God who he should tell the Children of Israel had sent him, the ...
Views: 1681(1 vote) - The Object of Nada Yoga is Transforming the Ego - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from John GilmoreA new trend today are Wisdom Schools. These are schools consist of curricula based on learning to apply the Wisdom Traditions and basic understanding of civilizations that were more holistic in their thinking. Science, religion, and the art were intertwined in these schools so one received ...
Views: 1422(1 vote) - The Positive and Negative Regions of the Zodiac - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from Govind KumarWhen a planet's longitude falls in the Negative Regions of the Zodiac, such a planet's Period or Dasa is said to be negative ( Anishtaphalada ). Samhara taro durithamsakascha Gandantham Ushnam Visha Nadika cha Vishtischa riktha karanam sthirakhyam Ekargalam Vaidhrutha sarpa seeshe If ...
Views: 873(1 vote) - The Power of a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Kristy TaylorYou know how you sometimes find yourself reflecting upon people you’ve met in the past? I am always impressed by how some people can leave a lasting impression upon our lives, even as a result of the briefest of meetings. The person in this example is a little old man named Gym. Yes, that’s ...
Views: 1591(1 vote) - The Pricelessness of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2013 from Dr. Carolyn PorterI’m sure you’ve been told how important it is to practice forgiveness. You may have even been told that forgiveness is vital for healing, and you may even know that lack of forgiveness hurts you much more than the other person. But forgiveness is way more than any of these; it is ...
Views: 1810(1 vote) - The Pursuit of Happiness: What are you seeking? - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWe all seek for many things. Some of us seek for money. Some of us seek for fame. Some of us seek for love. Some of us seek for health. But I believe, at its core, what we are ultimately seeking for is happiness. “I’ll be happy if I find the love of my life… if I have enough money, I’ll be ...
Views: 1213(2 votes) - The Race of Life: the happiness factor - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Bhutan in Asia sets the benchmark for living a “happy” life. Its culture mandates that “happiness” holds the highest distinction in the realm of daily living. Those citizens living in that country enjoy a much slower and quieter living pace. They maintain a spiritual ...
Views: 849(1 vote) - The Real Reason You Don't Meditate - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Lex SisneyThis article is dedicated to those who want to have a daily meditative or reflective practice but don’t actually sit down and do it. “I know I should be meditating but I just can’t find the time” or “I wish I could take time to reflect but I keep getting distracted” are common refrains. If this ...
Views: 1279(1 vote) - The Science of Spiritualism - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Vijai JainPart-6: The Mystery of the Capability of Material Substance 1. O The function and configuration of the universe has been an interesting and secretive subject for common people since eternity. In this respect, the philosophers have presented various views based on thinking processes but ...
Views: 879(1 vote) - The Secret Energy of Words and Inner Peace - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2013 from Solvita BennettDear Friend, … We all know how powerful words can be and we also know that at times we are able to say words that we later regret. You have probably heard that thoughts are things; well words are more than just things. When we can change our thoughts with the help of our will, we can’t ...
Views: 1101(1 vote) - The Simple Path to Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Kip MazuyThe path to spiritual awakening really does not have to be complicated. You simply, with an open mind find the practices that you experience a greater awakening into bliss and you practice them. You should try everything; from yoga breathing exercises, to mantra, to chanting to various ...
Views: 1690(1 vote) - The Soul - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Peter DennisWe often hear people use the word “soul.” They talk about “mind-body-soul”, they might state that someone “has soul,” they can point to a “poor soul,” they may designate certain individuals as “soul mates,” and they could talk about operating on a “soul level.” What exactly are they talking ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - The spiritual dimensions of "Thought" - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Dilani DivaFrom The Series- “ Builders and Not Breakers” You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you ...
Views: 1357(1 vote) - The Story of the Buddha - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Vance LassiterOver 2,500 years in the past, Prince Siddharta Gautama was born in what is now called Lumbini in Nepal. He was born a prince and his birth had been heralded with many distinct signs that indicated a life of greatness. The prince's father went to a wiseman who lived within the kingdom for ...
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