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- When a person is suffering, is it due to his own Karma or also due to other's Karma? - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe whole world is nothing but the principle of karma. The existence of bondage lies entirely on you, you are responsible for it. Everything is your own projection. You are responsible even for the formation of your body. Everything you encounter is your own design; nobody else is responsible ...
Views: 279 - When awakening happened, didn’t your identity quickly shift to the bigger I or the real I? How did you even come to know that you were enlightened? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2021 from Dada BhagwanThe Gnan Vidhi, conducted by the Spiritual master, on the path of Akram Vignan, is the process whereby one attains Self-Realization in just two hours! Here, the Soul is awakened in just a matter of 48 minutes. And when the awakening happens, one’s identity shifts to the real ‘I’ immediately, in ...
Views: 405 - When Did You Stop Seeing Beautiful? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2008 from Peri EnkinLast night I waited for a friend at the movie theater beside a group of girls somewhere between twelve and fourteen years old. They were all hovering at that threshold age on the verge of becoming young women. I watched as they primped and groomed making sure their hair fell in just the right ...
Views: 1023 - When Friends Die - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Trish LayFor me it started several years ago with a phone call. My childhood best friend was killed in a car accident due to her own alcohol and drugs issues. I had spoken to her several months earlier for the first time in many years and didn’t realize she had such a bad addiction. Her twin boys had ...
Views: 1183 - When Hard Times Come - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Frances LucasThere will be times in our lives where others will need our help or will ask for our opinion about something they are dealing with. Either the person will reach out to us for some advice or we will see they are having some issues and we have an opportunity to help. When these opportunities come ...
Views: 1116 - When Higher and Lower Consciousness Collide - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineWe have within us two very different sources of direction, guidance, or operating instructions, that tell us very different things – opposite things. Our “lower self” or ego-mind tells us to stay safe, that we’re in danger, that it’s not good to take risks; it tells us why we can’t really ...
Views: 1383 - When Humor Hits the Road (How Do You Get It Back?) - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Camille StrateHumor packed her bags and hit the road. She gave no warning. Didn't leave a note. Just up and left one sunny afternoon. Didn't even bother to close the door. Rude. Just plain rude. It's quite possible she ran off with The Muse. Not sure, but seems like they both disappeared around the same time. ...
Views: 1520 - When I was 16 , I used to admire people with luxuries but now I admire them with inner peace. Is the inner peace above the luxuries? - by Submitted on May 25, 2023 from Dada BhagwanMaterialistic possessions are something that most of us dream for, as they provide us comfort and happiness. We think they give us a better lifestyle and therefore we crave for such luxuries. And if we happen to meet people with luxuries, one often tends to look at them with great ...
Views: 343 - When Life Throws You a Curve, Is that Okay with You? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from David Robert OrdDaily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince How we see reality has to do with our beliefs. If you hold one set of beliefs, you will interpret what happens to you in a very different way than someone who holds an opposing set of beliefs. However, at a deeper level our ...
Views: 1206 - When People Are Seen as Workers, Not People, the Workplace Becomes an Unproductive Treadmill - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from David Robert OrdDaily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince The businessman on the fourth planet the Little Prince visits on his journey to Earth is completely self-absorbed, to the point he doesn’t even notice the Little Prince’s arrival. To be self-absorbed is to be unaware of everyone ...
Views: 1158 - When people say, "Everything happens for a reason," what do they mean? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIn the context of Akram Vignan, when people say, "Everything happens for a reason," they mean that every situation and experience in life, whether perceived as positive or negative, is a result of past causes and effects, a form of demerit or merit karma. In life, nothing occurs randomly or ...
Views: 267 - When someone says "it happened for a reason" or "everything happens for a reason," what are some reasons that make sense to you? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2023 from Dada BhagwanGenerally, when someone says it has happened for a reason or everything happens for a reason, it means the law of cause and effect is at play; primarily it has to do with karma! So, let us explore the science of karma: Seed of karma (the cause) — This is in the form of our inner intent ...
Views: 311 - When Things Aren’t Right - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2011 from Frances LucasThere are times in life when we really can’t pinpoint what is wrong but we have a feeling that things just aren’t right. During these times we may feel uneasy. During these times we may feel a little stressed. During these times we may get angry quick. During these times we may not be able to ...
Views: 2470 - When We Look Outside For Heroes - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2012 from Marelon BjorkaesWHEN WE LOOK OUTSIDE FOR HEROES When we look outside for heroes, the real impulse that is coming from Self is a reaching inside ourselves for mastery. But mastery takes work and concentration and practice, practice, ...
Views: 1988 - When We Lose Focus - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Frances LucasEver tried to focus on something but no matter how hard you tried your mind continued to drift off to something else? The distractions and thoughts in our minds alone can keep us from getting things done without any other influences such as other people, noises or other interruptions. Focusing ...
Views: 4225 - When we reincarnate, do we have a audience with god before reincarnating or do we just travel to our new bodies almost instantly? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2024 from Dada BhagwanWhen we reincarnate, we travel to our new bodies instantly It takes no time for the Soul to leave one body and enter into another. The moment one dies, while one end of the Soul is leaving the body, simultaneously the other end approaches in the womb, where its next birth takes place. When ...
Views: 233 - When Will I Meet My Guru - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2008 from shiva KumarGuru is always there, everywhere. But are we available to Guru?Are we ready to lose the borrowed knowledge, Ego and our desires?All traditions of the world say it’s Guru who finds the disciple. Guru already knows about disciple, so many lives they have traveled together. Guru traces the disciple ...
Views: 2238 - When You Are “Satisfied” With What You Have, You Might As Well Be Dead - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Dr. Rick SchaeferWe hear a lot of messages that we should be less materialistic and just be satisfied with what we have. Well that simply is not our human nature. Every part of us… psychologically, physically, emotionally, spiritually… desires expansion and growth. If we finally achieve doing ten pull-ups, we ...
Views: 1249 - Where Can We Find God? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2019 from Dada BhagwanPeople are in search for God because, they do not know really who is God and where exactly His real abode is. Some believe God exists in heaven while some believe He resides in temples or churches. And for many, He lives in their heart too. But to reach God, first of all we ought to ...
Views: 634 - Where do you derive your motivation from? What pushes you to keep going and never give up? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2023 from Dada BhagwanI derive my motivation from the inner chat! Basically, I am a chatterbox. So whenever I have no one outside to talk to, the machinery immediately switches within and my inner chat begins. And I thoroughly enjoy it, for it not only motivates me, but also delights me, energizes me and nurtures ...
Views: 327 - Where does Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth, reside? What are her Rules? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2024 from Dada BhagwanIn reality, money is the result of our past merit karmas. In our previous lives, we bound merit karmas with whatever good deeds we did, whatever religion we followed and whatever charity we did. The result of which is a good inflow of money in our home, today. However, if we want Goddess ...
Views: 214 - Where does real happiness lie in life? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2023 from Dada BhagwanEvery society in the world undergoes changes. These changes are influenced by the environment, technology, climate, people, interaction, the way we live, and many more factors. And amidst so many changes taking place all around, to find real happiness that remains constant is impossible! ...
Views: 322 - Where Everything is Moral - by Submitted on May 25, 2011 from Rabbi Simcha WeinbergWhat a strange place to build a community! The theme of the fourth book of the Torah is found in its name, Bamidbar, “In The Desert.” Why the desert? Why is the desert so fundamental to all the stories and laws that develop through this book? Were they really considered to be in the desert? Was ...
Views: 818 - Where Has Compassion Gone? - by Submitted on May 21, 2016 from Jeanne HendersonLooking at the situations in the world today, I notice that compassion is alive only in a natural disaster. When a disaster hits, the American people start to rally their talents and resources. What I am not seeing is compassion for the average American, the American who has lost their ...
Views: 1177 - Where Is God? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2007 from swati kirtiSome people spend their time & energy looking for god in all the places here and there, Some in the temples ,some in lone far off places and some in meditation while some see him in other fellow human beings.But the truth is God resides in the hearts of everyone and it tries its best to make ...
Views: 663 - Where is the path to joy and love? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2015 from Manfred Johannsen. It is very common among most people to resist joy and love. Why is it so? Most people have an unconscious resistance against giving. They think that they have to receive first to get something in return. But this is the wrong way round. You will first receive after you have given. Many ...
Views: 1334 - Where We Are One - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Cory KempYou may already know this about yourself, but for me it came as a surprise: I don’t really enjoy shopping. Admitting this publicly is the first step for a fuller life, I am sure, but I haven’t figured out what the second step would be quite yet. I’m a patient woman, so I’ll continue to work ...
Views: 1188 - Wherever You Go, There You Are. - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Anthony DiazHow many times have we gone on vacation or somewhere away, have an amazing time only to return home wishing we were back? I don't know about you but it has happened to me countless times. Why does this phenomenon occur in our lives and what does it mean? When we are in a different place, ...
Views: 1444 - Which Comes First — Devotion or Spiritual Experience? - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyHow does an individual come to devotion to the Divine? There are well-known instances that involve some kind of key experience of the Divine, such as the story of Saul on the road to Damascus, or even extreme cases such as Dannion Brinkley who was struck by lightning, declared clinically dead ...
Views: 529 - Who The Hell Do You Think You Are? Understanding Self Image - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Phil MéthotWho The Hell Do You Think You Are? No Really... ...who do you think you are? I ask because before we can talk about our self image, it would behoove us to know just what a self image is. My research over the years taught me that the problem even with the phrase self image, is that we ...
Views: 2471 - Who administers the Law of Karma? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2020 from Dada BhagwanNo one administers the law of Karma. It is natural. Everything that occurs is a result of natural consequences and there is no higher body controlling the world. Everything that we see, experience and endure is a result of our own self-administered karmas. Every single action of ours, ...
Views: 625 - Who Am I Really? Are My Roles My Identity? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2008 from Cinda HockingIn America not a social occasion goes by without someone asking within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone “what do you do?” People ask each other about their roles making a living and producing value for society to help them define each other quickly and feel more at ease. The ...
Views: 781 - Who am I? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Tim OngThe modern lifestyle is all about doing. From the moment we wake up in the morning to the time we fall asleep at night, we are constantly looking for things to do. Some of these things we do are necessary but most are there only to fill up the time. Somehow, we find it unbearable or unacceptable ...
Views: 1565 - Who Am I? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2011 from Debbie LapeyrousePeople have always asked questions about where things came from, including themselves. We like answers. In one of the most famous Bible scriptures (Exodus 3:14), Moses asked God who He was. Depending on which translation you read, the answer was: New International Version (©1984) God ...
Views: 910 - Who are Durga Devi and Ambe Maa? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2024 from Dada BhagwanGoddess Ambika, also known as Durga Maa and Ambe Maa, is one of the Goddesses, who is worshipped and accepted by many religions in India. In West Bengal, Amba Mata is known as Durga Maa. She is also known as Amba Maa, Bahuchara Maa, Kalika Maa, Bhadrakali Maa, Maa Bhavani and many more ...
Views: 229 - Who Are the Experts in Law of Attraction Techniques? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Rishan BIn Law of Attraction, the practice of techniques is needed to manifest your dreams. It is a point that one must keep in mind for them to be able to take the perfect path towards success. By doing the right thing all the time, then you will be able to attain unconscious understanding in applying ...
Views: 1078 - Who Are the Professionals in Law of Attraction Procedures? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Rishan BIn Law of Attraction, the practice of procedures is needed to manifest your aspirations. It's essential to comprehend the process so you'll follow the right path. By doing the right thing all the time, then you'll be able to achieve unconscious proficiency in using the strategies one must ...
Views: 1044 - Who Are the Teachers in Law of Attraction Strategies? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Rishan BIn Law of Attraction, the practice of strategies is needed to manifest your goals. It's essential to comprehend the process so you'll follow the right path. By doing the right thing all the time, then you'll be able to accomplish unconscious skill in implementing the methods one must implement ...
Views: 1169 - Who Are You...Really? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa Bousson“You’re a muggle on the outside, but a wizard within.”Of course this quote is reminiscent of the Harry Potter movies, but when I heard it recently, it struck a cord. I think we can all remember a time in our lives when we felt as though our true self wasn’t being expressed. Maybe we were ...
Views: 1485 - Who Determines the Course of Your Life? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from David Robert OrdTo live a self-determined life is the essence of consciousness. A self-determined life is fundamentally different from a life that’s determined by our ego. When the ego is in charge of running our life, we only have an illusion of determining our life, not the actual experience of doing ...
Views: 1415 - Who Did You Make The Author of Your Life? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2019 from Andriana ElohaYou’ll probably need to read this a few times due to the past programming that very few escaped and even fewer figured out how to erase. The goal of this programming is to block your awareness of what will be presented below (there is a chance though, that you will get it right away). So, let us ...
Views: 1279 - Who Follows Our Example? - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Frances LucasWe know others watch us and learn by the actions we take and the things we say as well as what we don’t do or say. Our responsibility to do the right thing is not only for ourselves but for others who are looking to us to make the right decision. When we do the right thing we are setting an ...
Views: 974 - Who is a True Guru? How to choose a Spiritual Guru? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2025 from Dada BhagwanGrave danger in uprooting a Guru Do not accept a known guru as guru, and if you do, then do not turn your back on him. Use a pot if you do not like him. The pot will not have any problems. Worship it because your buddhi (intellect) will not be active there and your work will get done. Now who ...
Views: 84 - Who is a True Spiritual Master - by Submitted on May 30, 2019 from Dada BhagwanA Spiritual Master (Gnani Purush) is different from a Guru. He is the one who helps people towards attaining the ultimate goal of human life– the attainment of liberation and hence freedom from the endless cycle of birth and rebirth. One such Spiritual Master Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the ...
Views: 557 - Who is the REAL you? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2017 from Dena BlevinsDo you ever wonder what happened to that happy, fun, carefree version of yourself you had a few years back? Before the hard times, before the loss, before the challenges, before you got knocked down? Who was that girl? Where is she now? Can you get her back?? I've certainly experienced these ...
Views: 1372 - Who is the True Self? Who am I? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2023 from Dada BhagwanWe all identify ourselves with the name given to our body. However, today, we shall try to identify, "Who am I really?" Are you actually a father, a husband, a friend, an engineer, a passenger or a patient? Are you really a father, a husband, a passenger? The truth is that you are a father ...
Views: 311 - Who Is Your Life About? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2012 from Linda RadfordI remember many years back a counselor I was seeing asked me what I was doing for my birthday? In those days, my life was so busy, I scheduled almost every waking hour. I listed the activities that I had scheduled feeling in a celebratory mood. He asked me a question that stopped me in my ...
Views: 1519 - Who Knows the Appropriate Law of Attraction Strategies? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Rishan BWhen it comes to utilizing the Law of Attraction, perfect practice makes perfect. You must comprehend the process so you'll follow the right path. If you do the right thing the first time, and all the time, then you'll be able to arrive at unconscious knowledge in implementing the methods ...
Views: 1144 - Who Knows the Right Law of Attraction Techniques? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Rishan BWhen it comes to applying the Law of Attraction, perfect practice makes perfect. It is a fact that one must keep in mind for them to be able to take the right path towards success. If you do the right thing the first time, and all the time, then you will be able to reach unconscious competence ...
Views: 1102 - Who Needs Willpower? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Frances Lucas2 Corinthians 13:3-4 “I will give you all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. Christ is not weak when he deals with you; he is powerful among you. Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with ...
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