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- You Angels Want to Help You! - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Mary SolielYou probably know that you have at least one angel with you at all times, your guardian angel, right? And there are also many angels and guides that come in and go out of your life at various times, there to help you and comfort you? They can give you nudges, little whispers, send ...
Views: 2819(2 votes) - Navigating Changes and Challenges - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Gina LakeChange feels like tossing a coin up in the air—you don't know which way it will land, good or bad for the ego? The ego is deeply concerned it will turn out badly. The ego considers the worst case scenarios and fears the worst. It attaches a story to what's going on: "My life is going downhill." ...
Views: 2799(1 vote) - "When You Find Your Path Is Blocked All You Have To Do Is Knock"!! - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Ashlae RomalottiTrust your intuition ~ lead with your heart and soul ~ take actions on your decisions to change your entire life that deprogramming and reprogramming yourself will stop allowing your subconscious mind from stopping you from your true path of who you are, what you truly want, what you're truly ...
Views: 2798(1 vote) - Where is my Happiness? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Tom CroninOne of the most common questions I get asked as a meditation teacher is "why cant I be happy?" Or "how do I find happiness?" Happiness seems to be one of the most elusive experiences for many people, and yet its always there right inside of us. So what is happiness and where is it ...
Views: 2797(1 vote) - Go Within or Go Without - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from karen mc dermottOne of the best things that I have ever done in life is to go within. Since doing this a whole new treasure trove of wisdom and fulfilment has found me. Don’t get me wrong I still encounter life’s challenges from time to time, but they now don’t seem as challenging as I am in the knowing that no ...
Views: 2793 - ***Meditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromMeditation that is Comfortable For You and Relevant to You Do you find the whole meditation thing intimidating? OK, I admit it: I do. Sitting cross-legged on an oriental cushion is, hmmm, unamerican? It's something. It's uncomfortable in more than one way. It's something that is 'not ...
Views: 2781(5 votes) - Law Of Attraction Love: Are You Failing To Grasp The Law Of Attraction? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2010 from Nanette GeigerRecently I got an email from one of my subscribers. He asks ... I'm trying to manifest my desires but fear and anxiety keep creeping in. And then there are a lifetime of bad habits, lack conditioning, low self esteem and the tendency to focus on my previous disappointments. What can I ...
Views: 2779(7 votes) - Can There be Free Will While Functioning from the Conditioned Mind? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThe conventional concept is that human beings have free will and that they can make any decision by it unhindered by other things. This is true only within a limited sphere of awareness. When the perspective expands, we see a totally different actuality. The human mind is conditioned by ...
Views: 2777(4 votes) - What Is Your True Path In Life - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from David SamuelMay 27, 2010 What Is Your True Path In Life The first thing is to really understand, not just intellectually, but to sincerely finally understand and accept is that there is no one specific God given special path for anyone. We each have some abilities, either natural talents or developed ...
Views: 2774(1 vote) - What’s happening in your life? – Become an ‘Observer Self’ - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Jane Booth RobertsonWhat’s happening in your life? – Become an ‘Observer Self’ Most of us live busy active lives and we go through our daily routine without really thinking about what’s really going on in our lives until something happens to make us be more aware. It could be a very happy event or a sad event that ...
Views: 2773 - What Is The Real Pain Behind Lies, Deceit And Broken Trust - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from David SamuelWe have all been lied to, cheated, tricked and hurt. Sometimes it is just the common result of business, other times it is incompetence or a lack of accepting responsibility, but most of the time it is someone who is either a stranger or at least not very close to you, and this can upset you but ...
Views: 2749 - What makes a gift is the act of giving and receiving! - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2009 from Sarah MariaThe holiday season is officially upon us. The history of this special time of the year is one of gratitude and giving. 'Tis the season to be Jolly, right? For many, the modern holiday season is often marked by stress and anxiety, strain and worry, apprehension and insecurity. Dreaming of ...
Views: 2747(2 votes) - Innocent Untill Proven Guilty - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgIn 1895, the United States Supreme Court noted that: The principle that there is a presumption of innocence in favor of the accused is the undoubted law, axiomatic and elementary, and its enforcement lies at the foundation of the administration of our criminal law. The Coffin Court, after ...
Views: 2737(1 vote) - Erase Negativity by Learning from the Story of the Ham - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2011 from Sally MarksHave you attempted to break family patterns (like improving yourself by going to college) and met with resistance? Perhaps you developed an innovative approach to solve a problem at work only to be told “That’s not how we do things here.” If so, don’t despair. Here is a little story in honor of ...
Views: 2734(2 votes) - Casa Bonka - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2010 from Sally MarksI recently went on a road trip along the Pacific Coast. I was awed by the majestic Redwoods that stood like proud titans protecting our nation’s sacred lands and wildlife. While driving along the highway with towering trees on either side of the road, CB, my nature-loving spouse, remarked it ...
Views: 2728(1 vote) - How to know we have been reborn in spirit - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Leslie MusokoEvery journey in life needs places of encouragement to keep us focused on making it to completion. A spiritual journey is no different and like any journey we make in life it also has its key markers that dictate to us what progress we have made. The difference between a spiritual journey and ...
Views: 2720(1 vote) - Make Nothing of Yourself To Become Everything You Want - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from David SamuelYour whole life is most likely spent trying to make something of yourself, that is what we are taught from youth. Make something of yourself! It is all about Self-improvement. So we spend our life doing everything we can looking at whatever we can find to make something of ourselves and find ...
Views: 2711 - ***The meaning of inner peace and steps to achieving it in daily life - by Submitted on May 02, 2013 from Pennie Quaile-PearceTenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, emphasises the importance of inner peace in the world: The question of real, lasting world peace concerns human beings, so basic human feelings are also at its roots. Through inner peace, genuine world peace can be achieved. In this the importance of ...
Views: 2700(5 votes) - Everyday Forgiveness…a simple way to clean the plaque of your soul - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2010 from Belinda FarrellForgiveness is confusing. Ask anyone and you get a different answer. Some people feel they have to forgive their perpetrator. “I’m not about to forgive the SOB that raped me when I was 12 yrs old and destroyed my life,” says Claire. But she hasn’t moved forward with her life since then. The ...
Views: 2700 - An Easy Way to Make Yourself Happy—Recognize You Are Responsible—It is Up to You to Change Your Life - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbAll of us want peace and happiness. We look outside for the answers. However, the bottom line is that our happiness is up to us. We must choose to release old habits, destructive thoughts and patterns to be happy. No one can do it for us. Everyone can realize many exciting hopes and wishes. ...
Views: 2695(2 votes) - How to Worship Lord Hanuman - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2016 from Harshad JethraAt all places in India and across the world, Lord Hanuman is the most worshipped deity from Vedic mythology. People flock temples of Lord Bajrang Bali in particular on Saturdays, and pictures of the Bajrang Bali can be found widespread in all corners of the world. It is commonly believed that ...
Views: 2686 - ***The Second Initiation involves Beginning Mastery of the Emotional Body and Desire Self - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe second initiation deals with learning to control and master the emotional or astral body. This involves mastering uncontrolled lower-self desires and replacing them with the higher desires of the Soul. Selfish desires are transcended, to a basic degree, by a desire to serve. Selfish love ...
Views: 2683 - Bodily Effects of Torture and Abuse - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from Sam VakninThere is one place in which one's privacy, intimacy, integrity and inviolability are guaranteed – one's body, a unique temple and a familiar territory of sensa and personal history. The torturer invades, defiles and desecrates this shrine. He does so publicly, deliberately, repeatedly and, ...
Views: 2683(1 vote) - Making Peace With Time - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Susan McNeal VelasquezAre you in a losing battle with time? Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Are you always running late or just making it under the wire without a moment to spare? The time issue is a struggle for many. Rather than criticizing yourself or blaming your responsibilities for ...
Views: 2683(3 votes) - The Art of Living Colorfully - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Behnam BakhshandehThe Art of Living Colorfully Faded Memory or Bright Revival? When you see colors what do you see? Some people see the color itself and some people see more! Since I was a little boy in Abadan, small industrial town in a southern state of Iran playing football (what you call soccer!) with ...
Views: 2676(2 votes) - The Power of Gratitude - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2010 from Jayne MorrisExpressing gratitude and acknowledging the positive things in our lives expands our energy, enables us to appreciate the blessings we have and helps us to attract more of them. It also helps us connect with our inner guidance and tap in to our creativity. But being thankful for the good ...
Views: 2673(3 votes) - Finding Your Life's Work! - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Behnam BakhshandehFinding your life’s work! What am I all about? Throughout our lives we are all looking for what line of work will make us happy? Throughout my coaching career during the past 16 years, I’ve seen and heard from so many people who are lost and confused in finding the response to the ...
Views: 2672(3 votes) - The Art of Non-Attachment - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Susan Merz AndersonAttachment to anyone or anything betrays an underlying belief that there is not enough of the "good stuff" in the world. Being overly attached is a signpost of our fear that we might lose whatever good we tenuously have. But it rarely serves you well to hang on tight, attempting to keep ...
Views: 2667(1 vote) - Why Do I Feel Lost? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoDo you feel confused about your life or lost? Does your life feel like it has no purpose or plan, that you are just using up time? Do you wonder about when it will get better and when will you start really living your life? When you feel this way there is a reason. All of these thoughts mean ...
Views: 2666(1 vote) - The mystery of the invisible seed! - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe artist’s expression of his inner self is hidden in the art and the beauty of his painting. Look deep enough into any type of art, and you will find the mystery of an invisible dream that started of in a single seed in the heart and the very essence of the architect. If we gaze upon ...
Views: 2661(2 votes) - ***Ducks' Capacity for the Enjoyment of Life Surpasses Humans' - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromHere is a picture of ducks who have been slimed by the latest oil spill. They are doomed, and the water they float in is doomed. But here they are doing what ducks do, up until the very last minute of their lives. They have no horror on their faces, just a relaxed but miserable expression. ...
Views: 2656(4 votes) - How to Reduce Sadness - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from David SamuelIf you have no useful purpose, your work, job, something that you do that is useful and serving humanity daily, or if you do not find what you do to be a useful service, then you may have a feeling that there is no reason for you to get up in the morning. Whether we realize it consciously or ...
Views: 2652 - Releasing Fear Meditation. Meditate, release the past, be present, let go and be happy! Pop the fear bubble! - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Dina ColadaThe bubble of fear and love reminds me of something my High School Chemistry/Physics teacher drew on the chalkboard. It was a diagram of the universe and the anti-universe. He said that black holes connected the two together. Here in our physical world, our universe, was us and what we see. The ...
Views: 2642(1 vote) - Excuses Are The Cancer to Positive Thinking and Self Love - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Tamara Elizabeth"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure" ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin The Excuse is a false reason that you give to explain why you do something. Excuses are the tools of incompetence, used to build monuments of nothingness, and those who specialize in them seldom accomplish ...
Views: 2634 - Achievement through Minimal Effort: The Sung Principle of the Chinese Internal Martial Arts - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Bruce HutchinsonThis entry is a first draft excerpt from the Tai Chi Principles Manual I am currently working on all feedback questions or comments are appreciated Please contact me through my website www.taichiteacher.org or by email at info@taichiteacher.org. The Principle of Sung One of the most ...
Views: 2624(4 votes) - Forgiveness – Why should I forgive? - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Tracey BurchardAs kids, we generally learn that forgiveness is just a word that you say. When you forgive, it’s like letting the other person off the hook. They say they’re sorry and you hug and make up. But what does that really do? Do we feel differently? Does that make the hurt go away? Generally ...
Views: 2622 - Dive Existentially Into the Phenomenon of Anger - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2011 from Oleg MoskvineIf you feel angry, you have two ordinary alternatives. You can suppress anger or you can express it, right? If the situation allows, you express anger. And if the situation doesn’t allow, you suppress anger. Either you are forcing the energy of anger outwards to the person insulting you or you ...
Views: 2620(2 votes) - Do you ever feel unlucky, like things aren’t going your way? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Linda CraneDid you ever feel unlucky, and things aren’t going your way? Bad Luck or Evil Spell? What intentions have you set for your life? You may feel like so many people that you have missed the mark. You aim for a target and didn’t make it, not once but over and over, not knowing why the ...
Views: 2613(2 votes) - Exposing Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Lisa BoussonWhen we’re in our teens, and then throughout our lives, we often attempt to portrait ourselves as someone we are not. Of course, we act in a manner in which we believe others will find appealing. Whether we dress our best to appear more financially abundant than we actually are, or maybe we ...
Views: 2604(2 votes) - Near Death Experiences Resulting from Attempted Suicides - by Submitted on May 07, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranSummary: Messages from near death experiences resulting from unsuccessful suicide attempts tell us a lot about the impropriety behind the act. Even though the impropriety is generally felt by all, the inside story of it reveals a great deal more. - - - - - - - People ...
Views: 2603(3 votes) - Introducing the 12-Steps, God, as we understand Him…so what? - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2010 from Ned WickerWhile introducing the 12-Step process to drug addiction patients, I often see bristling when we come to the mention of God. They get that certain look on their faces; the one that says the door is shut tight and “I don’t want to hear any of that God business.” Their statement is usually ...
Views: 2595(1 vote) - Help for Anxiety | Faster EFT Tapping - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Alan CombiesAnxiety is often the main reasons clients come to me and for good reason. It is probably the most common dis-order that people experience. Why? When we allow our thoughts around a particular subject to accumulate–that is, we allow our thoughts to fester and focus on something negative–those ...
Views: 2594(2 votes) - So Much Noise - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2010 from James Patrick McDonaldCan you be alone and quiet? Can you simply sit and be still in silence, with YOU? Are you walking around unconscious, asleep? It seems that everywhere we go these days there is “human” noise of some kind or other obscuring the peace of quiet. One typical day: Bank - music playing ...
Views: 2593(9 votes) - 5 Tips to Coexisting in Peace and Harmony - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Joan Marie Whelan“We are all in the world together and so we must work together for the benefit of the whole in order for all of us to coexist in balance and harmony.” – Joan Marie Whelan The “whole” in this instance is the “whole” Universe, and the Universal flow of energy. When we work against the flow of ...
Views: 2592 - The Metaphysical Power Of The Runes - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from P.J. CaidenBy P.J. Caiden The runes, ancient symbols carved or painted upon wood or stone, constitute a method of divination that began many millennia ago. The runes were employed by the early Norse peoples as well as the Germanic tribes in central Eastern Europe. Runic symbols have been found ...
Views: 2586(3 votes) - Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Jane AlexaWe have all come across difficult people in our lives and it is inevitable that there will be more in our future. We can’t control how they act, but we CAN control how we REACT to them. Let’s first talk about strangers. I can recently recall someone who cut me off in traffic and another who ...
Views: 2580(3 votes) - Manifesting Inner and Outer Peace - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Barry HammerThe reality of peace must actually be lived, by being expressed to others with unselfish caring, and responsive harmonious empathic attunement, along with indivisibly related qualities of goodness such as love, happiness, and beauty, because it is not truly real if it is only a static, abstract, ...
Views: 2580(1 vote) - Near Death Experience and Satori – Their Common Grounds Invite Us for a Profound Picnic - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranSatori is a Japanese Buddhist term for Enlightenment, meaning "understanding". In the Zen Buddhist tradition, Satori refers to the experience of "seeing into one's true nature" (Wikipedia). In this article, we look into the common grounds between Near Death Experience (NDE) and Satori. The ...
Views: 2579(2 votes) - Principles of Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMAN“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.” Ralph Waldo Emerson For the most part, most of us are in pursuit of happiness. Some of us have preconceived ideas of what will bring happiness and others have very specific requirements. What I feel we must be on the ...
Views: 2579(2 votes) - When Does Positive Thinking Become Dangerous? - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Erica BoucherThere is a popular belief that has been misinterpreted, misunderstood and, I believe, misused. The mind is a powerful tool, allowing us to co-create with life. And while the mind is powerfully creative, we do not live in a vacuum. We cannot know what lessons we are here to learn, or to help ...
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