Dealing with the Desire or Craving Related to Food
Posted on December 27, 2025
Vast numbers of people face the difficulty of the craving for food, whether in the form of eating more than their body requires, or eating foods that carry little nutritional benefit but which represent large ... Views: 1
Humanity develops habits of response that tend to become ingrained in almost all approaches to any particular topic. This is found to be especially true when it comes to the question of religious dedication and spiritual aspiration. The default response to religious or spiritual devotion has ... Views: 2
Human beings have a tendency to move from one extreme to the other, like a pendulum swing. When we are faced with a particular concern we want to resolve, we apply this tendency. When it comes therefore to the force of desire and the attraction of material objects, we either become attached to ... Views: 2
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There is a dual significance to the term ‘the Mother’s Force’. First, this is the Divine Shakti, which manifests the universal creation, and which acts to bring forth the sequential expression of the consciousness involved in Matter. At the same time, there is the specific reference to the ... Views: 5
Desire can take many forms, some of them subtle, inasmuch as they are linked to prayer and thus seem to confirm the aspiration. There is a subtle form of bargaining that can take place where the dedication of the seeker is tied to the Divine providing a specific anticipated form of realisation, ... Views: 5
When an individual takes up religious or spiritual practices, he becomes aware of the force of desire and the need to curb it. In some cases, particularly in religious pursuits, there are a set of moral rules or monastic rules that provide set guidelines for the practitioner. Usually these ... Views: 6
We feel a desire and try to fulfil it. It may be a desire or craving for some type of food or drink, or for a particular object of material enjoyment, or it may be a sexual desire, or a desire for companionship, excitement, or any other vital drive that wells up in us. In some cases we try to ... Views: 8
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Yayasan Sosial Harapan Indonesia is a social foundation in Indonesia dedicated to uplifting vulnerable individuals and families through sustainable humanitarian efforts. The foundation’s name itself — “Harapan” — means hope in Indonesian, which encapsulates its core purpose: to bring meaningful ... Views: 9
Spiritual seekers face a long and difficult road trying to sort out what thoughts, emotions, feelings, movements, actions and responses are expressive of and related to their spiritual calling, and which ones are part of the old ways of the external nature and the vital ego. They frequently ... Views: 8
If you have read My previous post regarding the group who attack Me each and every day, you are up-to-date on how they have tried to infect Me with a deadly virus by attempting to inject Me with this virus or disease by drone. In retaliation of that post and also a clear admission of guilt with ... Views: 9
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Introduction
In a world where inequality, poverty, and social challenges continue to affect millions, organizations driven by compassion and community service play a crucial role in uplifting vulnerable populations. One such organization making a significant impact in Indonesia is Yayasan ... Views: 9
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Every spiritual discipline, every path, has its unique challenges and difficulties. One cannot minimize the issues that anyone taking up the spiritual life must face. Almost all of these paths traditionally have focused on liberation of the individual seeker, regardless of the specific ... Views: 11
A human birth is prized as it is the gateway to evoution and development. In the Indian tradition, even the gods need to take a human birth if they want to achieve any new form of development or progress. The gods reside normally in a static world which does not have the impetus for ... Views: 12
An individual reaches an absolute low point in his life. He may be suffering under intense grief, he may have made mistakes that led to catastrophic consequences, he may be faced with exposure and embarassment for actions he has undertaken, he may be in intense pain and suffering from a terminal ... Views: 13
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The ... Views: 13
When an individual withdraws from most external activities to focus on spiritual sadhana, people tend to interpret this as a sign of weakness or failure in the outer life. They believe the seeker could not ‘make it’ in the competition in the external world and therefore retreated from it so he ... Views: 13
Moments of economic transition often elevate thinkers whose clarity reshapes how investors understand value. In the twenty first century, a time defined by currency debasement, geopolitical fractures and rising distrust in traditional financial systems, that figure is Alex Chiniborch. His work ... Views: 15
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As the crisp October air ushers in the festive spirit of Halloween, homes are often transformed into eerie realms adorned with cobwebs, jack-o-lanterns, and all manner of spooky decorations. Amidst the chilling décor and the playful fright, imagine a ghost drifting quietly through your halls, ... Views: 16
The vital forces that have, for the most part, gained substantial control of the earth-nature’s vital existence, are very protective of their ‘turf’, so to speak. They do not cede the ground easily, and once they are dismissed from an individual’s nature, they still maintain both their existence ... Views: 16
When the higher spiritual forces begun to enter the being through any kind of opening, they interact with the existing framework of the body-life-mind. Any time energy is introduced into a system, it activates the existing patterns of response, so that the mind begins to create its thoughts and ... Views: 17
There are powers at work in the world that have a vested interest in maintaining the current status. They have control, they have power, they can exult in their predominance. They do not want to see their power or influence wane or disappear. On the contrary, they may seek further control and ... Views: 17
Today’s life has become so hectic and fast that everywhere you go or see, people are suffering from work overload, stress, worries and anxiety. Most of the people experience mental unrest. If there is a slight peace of mind, little calmness; then a person can think straight. But in this turmoil, ... Views: 19
The vital nature, under the influence of the Guna of Rajas, tends to create drama. Struggle, disruption, aggressive responses are all a part of this vital play. One of the manifestations of this drama is to raise the temperature about any resistance, obstacle, delay etc. that the individual ... Views: 18
When we reflect on our normal state of conscious awareness, we recognise a primary seat of awareness in the mind, while also finding that we respond to impulses that originate in the other chakras, subtle energy centres, from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. Yogic science has long ... Views: 18
As the seeker begins to go inwards in his awareness, theare are innumerable new experiences that take place. He generally is not able to determine exactly what they mean. In this case, the guidance of an experienced practitioner or of a Guru can be of immense assistance. If a seeker is ... Views: 19
When a spiritual seeker begins to appreciate the forces at work in the world that try to influence and manipulate his behaviour, one of the first reactions tends to be to try to close oneself off, wall oneself off, not take cognizance of these forces. This is the power of the anchorite ... Views: 21
Particularly (but not exclusively) in the beginning of the spiritual sadhana, the seeker has to find a way to navigate through the countless obstacles, resistances and difficulties that arise as he tries to transition from a focus on the external responses of the ego-personality and the embedded ... Views: 20
As the three Gunas continue to rotate their action in the external personality, there are times when Rajas presides and there is potentially a sense of ambition and with it, a sustained effort. When Tamas presides, however, there is a tendency to fall into despondency or depression, seeing ... Views: 21
The beauty and power of Lapis Lazuli have mesmerized people for thousands of years. This deep blue mystical stone has been a symbol of wisdom, truth, and spiritual awakening in ancient civilizations like Egypt, Persia, and Mesopotamia. Today, its popularity continues to ... Views: 21
Sri Aurobindo’s famous aphorism, cited in the headline above, describes the issue that spiritual aspirants have to resolve as they take up the practice of Yoga. Human individuality was developed to create an apparently independent nexus of observation and action, thus providing a platform for ... Views: 22
It is true that one must have a Guru!
Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, explains:
The Importance of a Guru
If you make a mistake, you need someone to tell you so. A Guru is someone who shows you the path. Without a Guru, man cannot progress!
The Definition of a ... Views: 23
We frequently hear the advice that we could have much more peace and satisfaction in our lives if we were not always trying to ‘manage’ things. We are encouraged to just ‘go with the flow’. Even spiritual seekers are frequently asked to let the ‘force’ work without interference from our mind or ... Views: 21
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PREDICTIONS 2026
Lynn Buess MA, EdS
Expect the Unexpected! Be ready to adapt to ever changing circumstances brought on by natural disaster, human folly, and transition of dimensions!
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The vital ego is impatient. It wants to keep pressing on regardless of the impact on the body or the mind, or even its own native energy. It wants to get somewhere and begrudges the journey and the time and the waypoints along the path. It believes that haste will achieve the goal sooner, while ... Views: 24
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Spiritual aspirants tend to have periods of concentration, intense experiences, positive forward movement centered around our deepest aspirations, only to find that after some time the energy withdraws, or they sink back into old habits or comfortable patterns of the past. They may look for ... Views: 22
The Attackers Tirelessly Work To Hide and Block FBI Evidence
If you have been keeping up with My story, you will know that I AM gang-stalked, attacked, harassed, cyberbullied and hacked each and every day. Every device that I own is hacked, to include My mother's and other family members ... Views: 24
The Horrendous Crime of Gang-stalking
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Internet Terrorism
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The spiritual seeker tends to struggle with the constant recurrence of old thoughts, feelings, reactions and desires. He is also constantly confronted by changes in his energy levels and focus. Much of this is due to the underlying and deeply embedded energies that he has inherited as part of ... Views: 23