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- The Different Types And Symptoms Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Steven QaresmaInception of OCD typically takes place during teenage years or young adult and children at times have symptoms similar to OCD but not necessarily so. It is important to note that OCD in children usually change and consequently a child with OCD symptoms will not automatically have OCD as an ...
Views: 1695 - The Difficulty in the Process Required to “Know Thyself” - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe vital nature is so deeply intertwined with the mental nature in the current state of human development, and has such a force of desire that it tries to satisfy, that, for most individuals, it is very hard to take an objective view about the thoughts, feelings, actions, reactions, emotions or ...
Views: 355 - THE DIRECT PROOF/EXPERIENCE OF VITAL FORCE OR PRANA-Part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2013 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaA medical report about a child was published in France’s Medical Times and Gazette wherein electricity manifested in is body that gave a shock. This boy born in Lyons city lived for 10 months and was dealt with great care. Else he would fall down on the ground due to a shock. His daily chores ...
Views: 2365 - The Effects of Gossip on Teenage Girls - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Reece ManleyThe Effects of Gossip on Teenage Girls Fending Off the Emotional Damage of Rumors Teenage girls carry certain social labels including the image of the circle of girls sharing small scandals of each others lives. Unfortunately, this does happen and it does have consequences. Gossip ...
Views: 7577 - The Effects Of Subconscious Reprogramming On The Human Psyche - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Greg FrostSubconscious reprogramming is all about helping to gain a different mental chattering in a daily life experience. Internal dialogue helps us to focus on even the very simple things in life. This is the back voice that tells you to go to the store latter that tells you about a person who is ...
Views: 1121 - The Embrace of Worth - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Gloria McArterTo Inspire Courage, Compassion and the Embrace of Worth and Spirit for the Freedom to be Authentic, Belonging, and Creative What do I mean when I write about the next phase of my passion statement? I use the word “embrace” here to describe a willing and eager expression of support, of ...
Views: 749 - The Emotional Consequences of Spasticity - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2017 from Leon EdwardMany times, those who have family or friends who suffer from spasticity only see the outside effects. This is sometimes true of the sufferers as well. They feel the pain, they see the pain, but they do not always consider the emotional consequences, which can often be just as devastating - and ...
Views: 1676 - The Entitled Child - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2010 from Linda SapadinMany of today’s kids have been brought up hearing about how “special” and “smart” they are. The unintended consequence of this type of upbringing, (which, on the surface, seems like a wonderful way to build self-confidence and self-esteem), is that kids actually believe that they are special ...
Views: 2554 - The Essence of In-Depth Psychology - by The best psychology frees us from emotional and behavioral problems. It teaches us about a hidden, inner agenda that works against our best interests.
In a sense, we have to become smarter, or more conscious, so that we don’t unknowingly participate in, or contribute to, our own failures and ...
Views: 1080 - The Essential Role of the Psychic Being in the Process of Vital Transformation - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2022 from santosh krinskyTransformation of the vital nature in man is a key and essential part of the transformation that must come with the evolution of the next stage of consciousness. Past yogic paths did not focus to any great degree, if at all, on transformation of the external being and life in the world; rather, ...
Views: 368 - The Evolutionary Cycle and the Speeding Up of the Evolutionary Cycle - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we reflect on the evolution of consciousness, it becomes obvious to us that nothing can evolve out of Matter that is not already involved in some way. We plant an acorn, and an oak tree grows. Someone unfamiliar with the science would treat this as a magical event. We put one form of ...
Views: 381 - The Experience and Difficulty of Drawing Inwards in the Consciousness - by Submitted on May 06, 2022 from santosh krinskyUntil an individual has an actual experience of what the Mother calls ‘interiorisation’, there is no real way to understand what it is about. Many people believe that if they sit quietly in meditation, or follow an internal train of thought, that they have an inner experience, but this is not ...
Views: 440 - The External Being’s Need For Sleep - by Submitted on May 16, 2022 from santosh krinskyThere are several different orders of activity that take place during sleep. Confusion about these separate things leads to mistaken attempts to simply limit sleep in order to ‘become conscious during sleep’. First, there is the activity that takes place with the external, surface being ...
Views: 439 - The Faults We Observe In Others Are a Reflection of the Faults We Carry In Ourselves - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2022 from santosh krinskyIt is much easier to see and criticise others for their ideas, behaviour or habits, than to see in oneself potentially those same issues. Jesus raised this issue in his Sermon on the Mount: “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in ...
Views: 355 - The Fear of Losing Control - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2018 from Sheryl PaulWhen we spiral down into the deeper layers of anxiety – whether relationship anxiety or any other form that anxiety takes – we find some universal root causes that live at the center. These exist on both the emotional and psychological/spiritual planes, and they all need our attention if we’re ...
Views: 1164 - The Fear of Truth - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2007 from Robert NajemyIt is not easy to be totally truthful with others and often even with ourselves. The main reason for this is our fear or rejection. This fear is often greater even than the fear of death. We identify our self-worth and consequently our feelings of security with how others perceive us and ...
Views: 991 - The First Necessary Step in Preparation for the Practice of the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2022 from santosh krinskyOne can clearly appreciate the unique nature of the integral yoga when one reflects on the preparation needed for the practice when compared to the preparations required for numerous other paths of yoga. The 8 steps set forth in Patanjali’s yoga sutras include two preparatory stages, called ...
Views: 393 - The First Step In Organising One’s Life Around a Central Will or Aspiration - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2022 from santosh krinskyThose who have an aspiration for spiritual growth, for the change of human nature within themselves, eventually find that they cannot live haphazardly, at the mercy of whatever forces, impulses, ideas or thoughts happen to be moving within them at any point in time, regardless of the source or ...
Views: 396 - The Force of Habit and the Physical Consciousness - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2022 from santosh krinskyFor the physical consciousness, repetition and the building of habit is the centerpiece of harnessing physical, material nature. The “laws of physics” are essentially habits at the level of Matter that function to create an order and system in Nature that maintains the cohesion and operation of ...
Views: 409 - THE FUN LOVING ALMIGHTY LORD’S COURT OF ENTERTAINMENT - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2011 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaTHIS ENTIRE COSMOS IS NOTHING BUT CONSCIOUSNESS ‘NA JADAM KWACHIT SARVA CHINMAATRA MEVA HEE’ MEANING: NOTHING IS INERT IN THIS COSMOS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS NOTHING BUT CONSCIOUSNESS. These wise words of great scriptural scholars will not be accepted or understood by laymen of the ...
Views: 1110 - The Future Directions for Neuropsychology in the Prevention and Treatment of Cognitive Decline and Research Areas in TBI Healing and Recovery - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2023 from Leon EdwardNeuropsychology is a branch of psychology that studies the relationship between the brain and behavior. It is concerned with how the brain works, how it affects behavior and cognition, and how it is affected by injury, disease, or aging. Cognitive decline is a condition that is associated with ...
Views: 576 - The Gods and the Demons in Our Inner Psychology - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2022 from santosh krinskyWe find in the ancient Indian epic, Ramayana, an interesting sub-plot which changes the very complexion of what appears to be a battle between ‘good’ personified by Rama and his family, and ‘evil’ as personified by Ravana and his kin. As we delve deeper into the tale, we find that Ravana was ...
Views: 371 - The Golf Psychology of Going on a Pre-Shot Routine Journey with your Right and Left Brain - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Andrew FoggAs a golf psychologist, I am especially interested in the importance of separating the conscious and unconscious elements of the pre-shot routine and the actual striking of the ball. In an ideal world, we should use our conscious rational mind, sometimes referred to as our Left Brain, for ...
Views: 1310 - The Healing of the Body With the Divine Force - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe mental consciousness likes to make ‘black and white’ decisions. Thus, it tends to set up oppositions between reliance on the spiritual force for healing, and the use of physical means such as medicines or other medical interventions. When we recognise, however, the complexity of the human ...
Views: 603 - The History of Personality Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2007 from Sam VakninWell into the eighteenth century, the only types of mental illness - then collectively known as "delirium" or "mania" - were depression (melancholy), psychoses, and delusions. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the French psychiatrist Pinel coined the phrase "manie sans delire" ...
Views: 1501 - The Human Dilemma: the Underlying Cause of Anxiety - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2022 from santosh krinskyBeing human is uncomfortable. We do not have the innocence of living that we find in the animal kingdom. We struggle with the pressure of growing knowledge about ourselves and our world, and an awareness of past, present and future that haunts us all the time. For many, this pressure is so ...
Views: 517 - THE HUMAN PSYCHE: A WISH FULFILLING TREE OF THE ENTIRE COSMOS part 1 - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaMan’s physical body is made up of 5 elements (air, water, wind, fire, earth, space) and the 5 Pranas (Vital Forces). The body has been created from the elements and the mind from the Vital Force. When 2 streams of negative and positive unite electricity manifests, 2 wheels of a cart helps it to ...
Views: 1054 - THE HUMAN PSYCHE: A WISH FULFILLING TREE OF THE ENTIRE COSMOS part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2012 from Yuga Rishi Shriram SharmaToday in an individual’s life we see qualities of goodness, sensitivity, goodwill, politeness, etiquette, progressiveness, aspirations, labor etc. From the bodily and material comforts standpoint he is reaching higher and higher pinnacles so as to radiate our planet’s glory. If this were not the ...
Views: 1016 - The Illusion of Constant Action - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2022 from santosh krinskyIt is a malady of modern society that we believe we must stay constantly busy, We do not understand nor appreciate the value of quiet time for contemplation and stepping outside of the whirl of day to day activities to unite our awareness with that of the consciousness which manifests in the ...
Views: 410 - The Importance of Self Worth in Treating Anxiety and Depression - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2013 from Dr. Michele BrennanAnxiety and depression are common mental health disorders. Mental health campaigns have been battling stigma for years, and it’s paying off. If you were to run a Google search on either anxiety or depression, you would be overwhelmed with the amount of information that pops up. Do you want to ...
Views: 1237 - The Importance of the Attitude of Trust for the Yogic Practitioner - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2022 from santosh krinskyIn our world today, we tend to doubt everything, question everything, trust in nothing. We recognise how much dissembling takes place, how many illusions are placed before our eyes, and we frequently have the experience that when we trust in someone or something, we tend to later see that we ...
Views: 471 - The Individual and the Collectivity - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2022 from santosh krinskyMany studies have been done, and real-life examples have shown the power of a body of people focused on a particular feeling, thought or action. Mob psychology shows that individuals who otherwise might be seen as quiet and peaceful can be riled up into paroxysms of anger when part of an angry ...
Views: 384 - The Infinite Mind - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2019 from John DiPreteThe cosmos is gigantic. But the inner frontier, the brain's potential for the imagination, supercedes it. Contrary to myth, the brain's plasticity exists into old age and is highly adaptable to change. Frequently the brain is easily misled, but the organ's deep intellect is priceless ...
Views: 2129 - The influence of close friendships on people's mental state - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2018 from Alaine GordonHere’s a scary statistic for you. Loneliness is more likely to kill you than obesity. This has been concluded by one of the biggest meta study – or study of studies – ever done into the subject. And yet, for the longest time many of us didn’t pay enough attention to our friends and loved ones. ...
Views: 1264 - The Influence of Inner Planes of Consciousness on the Outer Life of the Individual - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2022 from santosh krinskyIn The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo devotes a chapter to the ‘sevenfold ignorance’. While we are fixated on our external mind, life and body and the life we lead in the external world, we remain ignorant of the forces at work, behind the scenes, to create what we call our being and personality, ...
Views: 341 - The Influence of the Psychic Being on the Body, Life and Mind - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe action of the psychic being is subtle, more of an influence than a direct action in the lives of most people who are focused on fulfilling the needs and objectives set by their body-life-mind complex of their external being. The influence can be experienced and felt in the way the external ...
Views: 379 - The Influence of the Psychic Being’s Peace and Calm Can Overcome the Disturbances of Mind, Life and Body - by Submitted on May 02, 2022 from santosh krinskyIf we observe how we tend to respond to provocations from outside, things, events or people who impact our lives, either mentally, emotionally, vitally or physically, we see that the first tendency is to internalize the provocation with a pattern of vibration at one or another level of our ...
Views: 378 - The Influence Of William James On Archetypal Psychology - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from John SmethersWe rise upon the earth as wavelets rise upon the ocean. We grow out of her soil as leaves grow from a tree. The wavelets catch the sunbeams separately, the leaves stir when the branches do not move. They realize their own events apart, just as in our own consciousness, when anything becomes ...
Views: 4898 - The Inner Critic and Self-Esteem - by Submitted on May 19, 2014 from Jay EarleyJeanette had low self esteem, all her teachers wondered about this. She was musically talented, but had no confidence in herself. She never tried out for the orchestra or school plays. As she got older, this pattern continued and she ended up with minimal jobs. She just assumed that she wouldn’t ...
Views: 1438 - The Insanity of the Insanity Defense - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from Sam VakninAron Levy, who kidnapped, murdered and dismembered 8-year old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn now faces a battery of defense-appointed experts in an attempt to plead NGRI (“Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity”). He has a history of “psychiatric disorders” and had been hearing voices, his lawyers claim. ...
Views: 1249 - The Integral Yoga’s View of Mental Health - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2022 from santosh krinskyMental health in the West is generally understood to be a ‘negative’ state, the absence of various forms of disruptions that affect whether and to what extent an individual can conform or fit into the society and meet its expectations. The integral yoga views mental health in an entirely ...
Views: 445 - The Invalidated Child - Part 1 - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2015 from Jennifer McLeodPART 1: This article is a series of articles on invalidation, including the experiences of a child or parent that has been invalidated and how parents, professionals and practitioners can validate children to make a difference to their outcomes. The invalidated child can seem like an ...
Views: 1732 - The Invalidated Child: Part 2 - by Submitted on May 12, 2015 from Jennifer McLeodIn Part 1 of this series, we looked at how adults can and do invalidate children’s feelings, thoughts and emotions. Whilst our focus and emphasis is on the parent/child relationship, validation is an important component in other relationships and environments. In this article in Part 2, we ...
Views: 1477 - The Issue of Poor Mental Health due to Job Loss during Pandemic - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2020 from Chiranjit RoyAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics near about 0.5 to 0.7 million people have lost their jobs during the pandemic in the whole of Australia. The number is increasing as time passes by. Industries including airlines and travel, retail, finance, and so on are facing major economic ...
Views: 502 - The Lie Detector Lies - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Steve GillmanIs there a "lie detector?" Most people have been lead to believe that this is what the polygraph is. But most scientists think the polygraph is less than scientific. Here's a quick look at the From the website of the American Polygraph Association: "A steady pace of improvements in techniques ...
Views: 1640 - The Light and the Shadow in Each Individual Being - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2022 from santosh krinskyIt is easy to see the failings of others, while overlooking the issues within oneself. Jesus in his famous Sermon on the Mount, recounted in the New Testament of the Bible, exhorted his followers to not judge others but to look within, and noted ‘And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy ...
Views: 362 - The Magic of Believing: The Power of Thought (from Inspirational Books - Part Two) - by Submitted on May 14, 2007 from Craig Lock"We share what we know, so that we all may grow." * THE MAGIC OF BELIEVING - THE POWER OF THOUGHT ENERGY (PART TWO) INTRODUCTION: Submitter's Note: Craig has been studying and researching the human mind, the "last ...
Views: 4689 - The Master Mind - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2009 from Kallisti PublishingThis is an excerpt from the book Mental Chemistry by Charles Haanel, edited by Anthony R. Michalski, and is part of The Complete Master Key Course -- http://www.thecompletemasterkeycourse.com available through Kallisti Publishing. “Great men or masters stand like solitary towers in the ...
Views: 1102 - The Meaning of a Dream About Yourself - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Christina SponiasFirst of all, be aware that only the scientific method of dream interpretation accurately translates the meaning of the dream images. It is based on the discoveries of the psychiatrist Carl Jung concerning the meaning of dreams and their healing power. I simplified his method after curing many ...
Views: 1430 - The Meaning Of Colours - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from H. U.I was thinking of redecorating a room in my house and I was thinking of what colour scheme to use for the room which got me into thinking maybe I should research what different colours mean and what effects they have on the human psyche, so this is what I found: The eleven basic colours have ...
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