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Have you ever had that moment when out of no where a question pops into your head and you have no idea why but find you must answer that question no matter what? It's called an epiphany. I am standing in the midst of the most extreme joy and unconditional acceptance of the me that I am this day, ... Views: 1069
Quite often we go about our daily lives, doing the same old thing in the same old manner. Even when we know that we’re going to get what we’ve always gotten, we can’t seem to pull ourselves out of our rut. In times like this you are stagnating. Like a cesspool of waste water, you are growing – ... Views: 1068
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: 1068
The distinction between material and vacuum space was abandoned the moment of the discovery of the fact that the elementary particles can spontaneously arise from the vacuum and afterwards be absorbed by it. According to field theory, phenomena like this, take place all the time. According to ... Views: 1067
You may have often heard it said that your Spirit is “within you.” This is an absolute truth, but what does it mean exactly? By within you, does it mean that your Spirit is somewhere inside your body? Well, yes and no. If the mental image which comes to mind when you think of your Spirit being ... Views: 1066
Imagine for a moment that it’s Monday. The alarm clock rings at six. It’s like a thunderclap cutting through the haze of yesterday’s white whine and three hours worth of Friend’s rerun.
So you get up… and accidentally bang your knee on the bedpost. Dark murderous ... Views: 1066
How to evolve to God ?
How to evolve to God to realize the state of “Ahm Brahmasmi (I am God)”? But before this you must know what your present reality is.
You have the limited ability of cognition, perception, distinction or discrimination, thinking and emoting. But when you cognize, ... Views: 1065
The Question of Truth
Are you after it, too? I've made some good friends on this wild goose chase -- the search for truth, or is it Truth?
The funny thing I keep running into along the way is that truth seems to be a moving target -- not static. Even in the Bible, mankind's sense of the Divine ... Views: 1064
I was a very sensitive child who chose to internalize the message heard from the adults around me. “You’re so easily upset,” they would tell me. “You’re just too sensitive,” and so I was encouraged to resent that I could feel….deeply. I became convinced that suppression of feeling experience ... Views: 1063
“As the dawn began to break, I had to surrender. The universe will have its way - too powerful to master.” The Flaming Lips
When you choose to take the position of the sun, you can see the earth clearly. What I mean by this is that when you step back from your-self and what you are used ... Views: 1063
As I am thinking about the vision I have for my business, a thought came to me. Will all the people whose life I touched show up for my funeral when I die? This might be a scary thought for some of you, but stay with me and you’ll find out where I’m going with this. On a deep level, whether we ... Views: 1062
What 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: 1062
-Unity consciousness is at it's highest peak during the Christmas season because it is an extraordinary time of self-love, acceptance and forgiveness of ourselves and others. -
For most of us Christmas is one of the most challenging times of the year, because it's a time, whether we are ... Views: 1061
So 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: 1061
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: 1060
This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Enlightenment. The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to Enlightenment is Suzanna Kennedy. Enlightenment relates to the act of acquiring new wisdom or understanding which enables clarity of perception, either spiritually or ... Views: 1059
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: 1058
Recently I was asked to describe the best years of my life. Being a widow of 4 years and mother, there are many different times I considered to be the best years of my life. When I was younger, I remember summers going on seemingly forever. What wonderful times, playing tag or touch football ... Views: 1058
God Who is the maker and possessor of heaven and earth. He is the One who created us out of dust of the ground. Is it hard to believe that nothing is impossible with Him?
I believe there is a problem within the body of Christ with our thinking. We relate to God as if He is one of us. We have ... Views: 1058
Ah the great meditation practice killer: Boredom. It sneaks up oh so silently, without warning.
One minute you're meditating and the next you wish you weren't sitting your beautiful darrier on that pretty meditation cushion.
What started out as the purest of intentions to connect ... Views: 1054
Many years ago my great grandfather told me of the persecution he experienced in Russia which led him to come to this country. He said the Cossacks would pursue him at night, when he was out teaching, and slash him with their sabers. One night he was on the hill above his village with his rabbi, ... Views: 1053
"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: 1051
Before anything can be known, before anything can come into existence, there must be someone who is the background to all that exists. When we wake up in the morning, everything blooms in our awareness. But would it all be there if we weren’t around? Can there be anything without us first being ... Views: 1050
GDPR stands for “General Data Protection Regulation”. It is a regulation that requires firms related to data services in EU (European Union)member states to protect the personal data and privacy of their citizens during any transactions.The European Parliament ... Views: 1048
A book's messages don't have to be
metaphysically valid for the book to be
on best-seller lists. Some modern
best-selling metaphysical books are filled
with spiritual truth and some are virtually
void of it.
Today's popular New Age communications
commonly contain heaps of pure inspiration
with ... Views: 1047
I always love when the New Year comes, it means changes. New numbers, new life. We can begin again and look forward to a new energy.
2007 added up to a 9. Number 9 is the "End of a cycle, the beginning of a new cycle." According to Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), (an ancient form of Japanese ... Views: 1046
You alone could be the catalyst for entire global transformation. How is this possible, I hear you ask. Well here is a charming true story about social change, entitled "The 100th Monkey" that illustrates how a single individual in a fringe group could affect worldwide reform.
______ THE ... Views: 1045
Some people just seem to possess been born to the opposite
aspect from the fence, possessing
psychic talents and unique talents which are otherworldly. As adolescent
little ones they mentioned profound details, daydreamed a good deal, and saw
items people failed to see. They appeared ... Views: 1044
Seeing 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: 1043
For I have long been tested, passing and curving on my path. My sins are piled up to Heaven, but it was only through devotion and faith, and honesty which set forth God’s plan. God’s will be done, as it always has. Future predictions and revelations are not to be feared, for it is I who will ... Views: 1043
With its many details, motions, and movements, it may be easy to perceive Buddhism’s formal Oryoki monastery meal as a prescribed ritual. But within the practice of Buddhism, monastic meals—indeed, all meals and other “everyday” activities—serve as a microcosm for the more profound, ... Views: 1042
“Well, that was a most enjoyable vacation,” Ann said as she steered her car away from her apartment building. “Though I’m not entirely certain I could call it restful!”
Rob’s face appeared on the screen, smiling broadly. “Quite,” he said. “You sure managed to pack plenty into a couple of ... Views: 1042
Zen 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: 1039
How lost peoples thoughts can make them… I paid absolute attention to those that came around today… watching and being completely present as with awakening outside myself to see the lives of others.. I noticed that people were not present in what they were doing.. paying absolutely no attention ... Views: 1038
JOURNEY TO AWAKEN
Throughout my entire life, I have experienced every doubt, every torment, every inner struggle with all the difficult decision that one has to make to enjoy the wisdom that I presently have. It was a journey of self discovery. In a way, I choose to experience in my soul all ... Views: 1038
V&V Energy - visibility and vulnerability. What do I mean when I personally talk about visibility and vulnerability? V&V Energy is the willingness to be seen for who you really are.
There's a TED Talk that was given by Brene Brown, who's a PhD psychologist and an author (who I discovered ... Views: 1038
With the advent of technology and burgeoning competition, businesses are beginning to realize that being present on a single platform is no longer sufficient. Having a faster, inexpensive and cross-platform presence is crucial to acquire a greater share of the market revenue. This is where app ... Views: 1037
If you appear 10 years right back from now, you would probably understand how difficult it was to manage sometime from your own active schedule to get involved with a casino in order to appreciate your games. Time has transformed and now you can primarily appreciate the exact same enjoyment and ... Views: 1036
Anyone has nightmares from time for you to time ... You’re staying chased by
a pack of wild family pets, or maybe you’re trapped in a automobile that’s gone
away the street and is sinking into a lake. Because the mineral water rises, you
notice there’s no escape, but prior to you truly ... Views: 1036
Government is to a society what the head is to the body.
We are told by the ancient wisdom teachings that in a desire to establish a divine kingdom on Earth, which would be a reflection of the kingdom Above, our many governmental systems were developed. The systems we see operating around ... Views: 1036
I am of the point of view that a life without meaning is not much of a life at all.
In my coaching practice, I have worked with people on the brink of “losing it” and wanting to give up on various levels---from quitting a job that could not bear, to wrestling with understanding the challenges ... Views: 1035
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you;
they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
-Bernice Johnson Reagon
Usually we are so grateful about many things,
we can laugh from the top of our lungs,
we love playing our favorite sports,
we want to eat foods while ... Views: 1035
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: 1034
Some questions we need to ask ourselves when finding out who we are and how to live in the world in an enlightened way include: “What are the various states of being in which we exist?” and “What ultimately is our true, primordial, foundational state of being?”
As human beings we exist in ... Views: 1033
It starts as tightness in the upper solar plexus. Then it starts to droop like the top of an ice cream cone on a hundred-degree day, eventually melting over everything to form a vague coating of ambivalence. Sometimes it matures into hopelessness and, for some, even depression. The "it" is the ... Views: 1033
Imagine exploring "enlightenment" without understanding transformation.
of course you may be an enlightened being - so you would not be exploring - you would have better things to do with your time.
But if you are exploring enlightenment you may need some tools.
My first discourse was on the ... Views: 1031
The church is in trouble. You’ve heard people say it, and it may be true. But it seems every modern religious organization, regardless of its composition, economic situation, or the quality of its ministers, is subject to immense criticism these days... And it’s really unfortunate ... Views: 1030
The 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: 1030
As a student of spiritual practices for over thirty years as well as being a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, I have found that for myself as well as the people I have counseled, the most effective healing has occurred when clients are able to not only focus on positive thought, but more so on ... Views: 1030
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: 1029