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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- An introduction that helps us arrive at a definite conclusion - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad“Unraveling of the mystery of the Universe" is of grave concern and in that context Great Ma-Mahajnan stands matchless. There is nothing exaggerated if we say that authenticity of Ma-Mahajnan is beyond any common comprehension. Again, it has to be accepted that there are many people who ...
Views: 1464 - The Out-of-Body Experience – A Peek Into The Pervasive Consciousness - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranOur life gets enriched by paying attention to the paranormal phenomena because they tell us a lot about our place in the vast scheme of things. Stable mental peace results from that understanding. Exploration into the region of such phenomena can guide us on to the unknown, the region of ...
Views: 1362(2 votes) - What Happens When We Pray - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2012 from Mary WilkeyMost of the time, to the human senses, nothing apparently changes during prayer. Yet, that simply is not true. A lot is happening in the unseen and unheard realm. Although this brief discussion focuses on Christian prayer, it can be modified to apply to any belief system. There is an old ...
Views: 1416 - Are You Blocking The Circulation Of Life? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Adam BercierThere is a continuous flow in all of life. Whether it is the earth beneath your feet, or the solar system above your head. Life is circulating at all times. The reason why I mention this "circulation of life", is because when this circulation becomes blocked, or has a kink somewhere, that is ...
Views: 1680 - Love Thy Self - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Lee Pattersonwhat does this mean exactly... when you hinge on the words of others and rely on this to know exactly what you feel.. this is not enlightenment and it is not who you are... Ever seen a dog with self esteem issues. Or a bird who was depressed cause it couldn't fly straight.. what about a horse ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - How to give to the best gift ever! - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Lee PattersonHow 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: 933(1 vote) - Inside the Chrysalis - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2012 from Carolina IglesiasEverything seems to be still, and yet I feel the turmoil. The changes are not yet visible to the outside world, but my heart gladly receives the new dose of self-love and compassion. In the process, there's a race to conquer trust, some doubts rise to the surface to be released. There's also ...
Views: 1180(1 vote) - How connected are we? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2012 from Christine SherborneDo you feel like a separate human being or do you feel part of the greater whole? Many people think that we are completely different beings, totally isolated from each other, and that interconnectedness or being part of a whole is a new-age belief that is totally wrong. But is it? Just from a ...
Views: 1242 - How to cope up worries and fears - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from princessgen patrisThere are two most common elements that hinder us in reaching our goals. These two come together and block our roads to the life that we want. When we learn to overcome them, there’s no way that we will not land to the path that we wanted to travel. Worry and Fear come together and are our ...
Views: 1639 - Moments of Transcendent Awareness - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Melanie McGheeThe sun streamed through the late southern summer afternoon in golden rays. And, there I stood in front of my grandmother’s mirror. It seemed huge and somehow magical to me. This was not the first time I stood in front of that mirror. My grandmother often placed me in front of that mirror and ...
Views: 1421 - 3 Empowering Lessons Taught by the Horse - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2012 from Jessica BakerHorses have long been admired for their compassionate free spirit, being honored as a connection to the power and strength in oneself. One gaze into their eyes and we not only feel their wisdom, we see sometimes for the first time, our own Soul looking back at us. What we see may bring us joy ...
Views: 1258(2 votes) - Set a New Mental Equivalent! - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from Charlene ProctorEmmet Fox, a 1940’s new thought minister, stressed the importance of setting a mental equivalent to create an abundant life, borrowing the term from chemistry and physics. If engineers can work out the equivalent of heat in order to determine how much energy it represents in the form of another ...
Views: 1941 - Abundance and Spiritual Surrender - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Mark KellyI have found that most people into awakening, enlightenment and non-duality see abundance as an egoic desire born of New Thought materialist spirituality – something for Oprah fans and not genuine spiritual seekers who attend satsangs and meditative retreats. Yet being abundant has more in ...
Views: 2118(1 vote) - The Most Common and Valuable Methods for Alleviating Stress at Work - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from David SimpsonBefore we can begin a successful discussion of office stress relief strategies, it is important to understand the underlying causes of the stress that arises in the office. A basic initial step to lowering the pressure of the work environment is to just stay away from the things that cause ...
Views: 1127(1 vote) - From Perspiration to Inspiration - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2012 from Lucy Pemberton-PlattA Journey to Awaken your Inspiration To inspire is to guide by divine influence, and this influence exists within us all… I believe that everybody alive in this benevolent universe has the ability to bring forth the finest qualities within themselves and others. Every one of us is ...
Views: 1385(1 vote) - THE LAW OF ATTRACTION - THE REASONING AND MANIFEST MINDS - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Hope Bradford“You create your whole world from your thoughts. Say, Believe and be Open to Receiving…Everyone creates realities based on their own personal beliefs. These beliefs are so powerful that they can create [expansive or entrapping] realities over and over.”-Kuan Yin Is the law of attraction ...
Views: 3316(4 votes) - Do Justly, Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with Your God - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Barbara Appelbaum“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” ~ John F. Kennedy The Jewish High Holy Days have come and gone for another year. During this time of introspection, I considered the dreaded words of our prayer book, ...
Views: 2218 - Self Responsibility - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Dr James JacksonSelf Responsibility “It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” Sir Josiah Stamp Self-responsibility, — a concept by which individuals assume responsibility for their own choosing. Now when it come to the ...
Views: 1885 - The shift is building up - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2012 from Angela Schulz-HenkeLast week the dices were thrown and this week is time to see the results, understanding the "why's" and wherefore's, and putting the pieces back in a more meaningful manner. This is the time of building bridges, of uniting and understanding, what the bleep is going on. Realize the changes in ...
Views: 1445 - 5 Steps to Reawaken Your Dreamer - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Catherine EwingEach morning I step out on my back deck and say this short prayer, “Mighty God in me, I face thy eternal sunrise and receive its mighty radiance and activity visibly manifesting in my life and affairs. And so it is. Amen.” I’ve noticed that the prayer somehow seems more potent on sunny days than ...
Views: 1423 - Hypocrisy of Science and Religion - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2012 from Matthew PettiIf you believe that the religion versus science argument for human origins holds water, then you are forced to side with either of two biased and shortsighted conclusions. Who is preaching nonsense and who is not? The truth about anything unproven is subjective. The true nature of deception ...
Views: 1868 - Moses and Entheogens - Plant Spirit Shamanism from the Bible - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2012 from Howard CharingJERUSALEM (AFP) - High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week. Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, ...
Views: 3477 - God and Science: What do You Believe God is Responsible for in Our Earthly World? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Take the test. Are you an atheist, an agnostic, a humanist, a believer but not a good person, a believer and a good person, or a good believing person with absolutely no doubts about God? Can you define yourself in terms of God? You may have to do some soul searching. Take the ...
Views: 2569 - The Weaknesses That Plague Us - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2012 from David SamuelI post articles on a few sites, one of which is http://ezinearticles.com. They give me a report of how many views each of my articles gets and the keywords that were used to find it. This has been a very interesting report. The article that was viewed more than double any other article was ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Being Human Is So Unfair - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from David SamuelI have spent a couple of months visiting my father and I have come to see some very disturbing things about not just myself, but how our personality, and thus our life, is formed and lived. As anyone who has spent enough time reflecting on their character and seeing their flaws (we all have ...
Views: 1529 - Transforming Self is a far-fetched idea. - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadWe read many articles everyday to know what Spirituality is; so many books to enlighten us in the true sense of Spirituality. Unfortunately we fail to elevate our mind to that desired level. What’s it indeed? Yes, the oneness of our mind that retains and realizes something to get expounded ...
Views: 1529 - The Difference Between Self Realization & Oneness - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from Kip MazuySelf realization is the realization of the Self, or Atman. The Self can be related to the experience of impersonal being, or the sense that you are pure consciousness, or that you are silence itself or awareness itself. Self realization is also the freedom from the sense of being a personal ...
Views: 3112(1 vote) - All that glitters is not gold. - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadWhat's wrong with me, please? I am sending this third time. Lately, I received a letter from a young lady, well-educated, flexible and having broad outlook. She is faced with a problem and needs my help. “I want to narrate one incident; at the same time ask you a question. Today morning I ...
Views: 2667 - Taking Awakening off the Pedestal - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Mark KellyWhat we put beyond our reach remains beyond our reach. Awakening, enlightenment, God-realization, Self-realization, whatever you want to call it, is our natural state. When we place it on a pedestal we fail to recognize this and become like a dog chasing its own tail since no view that divides ...
Views: 1319(1 vote) - Economic reform is a must, says a spiritualist who loves people - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadHow to reform! What's wrong with the citizen, please? Politics Vs Economy—it’s a long rally as if, in the final of a tennis tournament that India observes today. None knows who will come out victorious. The spectators are to sustain tension. Dr. Manmohan Singh, our Prime Minister, tries his best ...
Views: 1113 - Best Hawaiian Snorkel Spots - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Julia HaughieThe Hawaiian Islands are a thing of perfection in and out of the turquoise blue water that expands along the shore. With schools of fish swimming around you, dolphins jumping for joy to coral reef so brightly majestic the underwater world of Hawaii really can’t get any better than this. Explore ...
Views: 2635 - Tales fail to foretell; how to fight the battles of life! - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadIt’s true that often we cannot decide what have to do, when and how. Very few people are born with strong mind and easily can decide what is to be ensured right at that moment when he is in a fix. To me, as have been taught by Ma-Mahajnan, a spiritual genius, it’s not as difficult as we think ...
Views: 1612 - Friends! Would you Recognize One’s intrinsic worth? - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadI’m the Mother; the Nothingness too. We know, more or less, from our very birth what ‘Mother’ means. But what is about ‘Nothingness’? It remains ever unrevealed to us. In the light of education, culture and civilization people guess something and that’s all. How little it is! ‘Nothingness’, ...
Views: 1613 - Meditation Technique to Attain Self Realization - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Kip MazuyBefore we begin to discuss this powerful technique to attain self realization, we need to understand what is keeping us from self realization. We have to realize what we are constantly doing that separates us more and more from our own experience of oneness. As thoughts arise, we identify ...
Views: 4550(1 vote) - GOD: Understanding God, His Omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence, and Miracles - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Einstein was an exceptionally brilliant thinker who understood that his imagination was more important than his knowledge. He realized that to find the answers to seemingly insoluble questions that he posed about the universe, he had to approach the problems from a different level ...
Views: 4180 - If things are so easy, who else will keep you ever busy! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad[An article “Life Is A T20 Cosmic Game” of Pratik Khandhadiya, was published in “Speaking Tree” of Times of India on Sept. 20, 2012. It is interesting. What he says, in brief, is: Life is a game that God has created for his entertainment like any games we humans have created for our ...
Views: 1735 - Are You Experiencing Ascension Symptoms? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Marc OromanerHave you been feeling a bit dizzy lately? Does time feel like it’s been flying by faster than ever? Experiencing ringing in your ears? Seeing flashes of light or fleeting glimpses of things that aren’t there? If you’re not head-over heels in love, pregnant, or smokin’ da ganja, you may be going ...
Views: 4863 - Lately, in India what does a cross-country race clearly indicates? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad[A great effort is to ensure. Economic Reform in India is not so easy possible. Evidently, it was long due. Owing to political intervention everything was in jeopardy. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India supported by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA it is likely that it would make ...
Views: 1513 - In India isn’t the crisis period over? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad[Presently, there is an abrupt change in Indian Politics. Although I am a Spiritualist, I can never keep me away from the views that make the economic reform possible under the auspices of Dr. Manmohan Singh, our Prime Minister. Everybody in a democratic country has the right to react and ...
Views: 1370 - FINDING GOD: WHAT IS FAITH? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: A universal question of people of different ethnic backgrounds, languages and beliefs is, “How Does One Find God?” In my case God found me with Divine Miracles and Divine Providence, but in most instances it requires faith. If one’s heritage and upbringing is such that faith in God is ...
Views: 3037(1 vote) - Make the most of in one life; Capitalize on Spirituality. - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadMa-Mahajnan, a spiritual genius, expounds in a state of ‘Conscious Trance’ the essence of truth and how we can attain to perfection. With deep sense of spirituality, based on coordination of worldly-cum-spiritual striving, she begins thus: “Here’s my ‘On The Quest’ for you. Have patience ...
Views: 1697 - Curse of the Fortunate and the Blessing of Suffering - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from David SamuelThings are not often what they appear and, what they clearly are at the time, is not always what they turn out to be in the future. Often, a wonderful safe and enjoyable childhood leads to difficulties in adult life. While we grow up, our fragmentation is formed based on certain experiences. ...
Views: 1696 - What makes the difference between a Spiritualist and a Spiritual Genius, please? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad[The gist of an article: “MMS, The Closet Spiritualist by: Narayani Ganesh, published on 16 Sept. 2012 in “Speaking Tree” of the Times of India. The widely respected economist and scholar have been credited with heralding a new era of economic liberalization in India with his laissez-faire ...
Views: 1539 - The Miraculous Imbalance - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2012 from Joe VitaleHow do you attract more of what you want? What do you do when it feels like nothing is working out for you? Recently I interviewed Patricia Ryan Madson*, author of the book, Improv Wisdom. You might recall that I wrote about Patricia’s book on this blog on May 1st, exploring the question, ...
Views: 2156 - Spiritual Transcendence of the Quantum Self - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Bryce KayeI can recall the moment with utmost clarity even though it occurred nearly 40 years ago when I was 23 years old. I remember how my breathing quickened and my body surged with excitement as the car headlight beams illuminated the huge buck deer standing on its hind legs with its neck stretched up ...
Views: 1929 - That's All Right - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Janet PfeifferShe was only nineteen, a college sophomore, when she started her own sorority. Disillusioned with the superficial behaviors/attitudes of those already on campus, she wanted one that was all-inclusive of every interested female and one devoted to serving the community. Together with a hand-select ...
Views: 2129 - Where Does Healing Come From? Self, Medicine, Energy Repair, Prayer, Angels, God? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: When in a new generation or era you question the “What, Where, When, Why, and How” of centuries old unanswered philosophical issues of life, that’s the time you really need to put on your thinking cap and dig deep into your human brain and your soul’s independent intelligent brain for ...
Views: 3436(1 vote) - Leaving apart Ma-Mahajnan ‘Love’ remains ever undefined. - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadIn spite of so many inspirational words, mostly imaginary, in support of LOVE, practically we could make no sense of love that refers to divinity. The failure lies in the way of life we lead to elevate our mind. Naturally, without being an enlightened soul we teach our devotees and our society. ...
Views: 1862 - Being in our Brilliance - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierBeing in our brilliance means loving and embracing ourselves as the perfectly human and perfectly Divine beings that we are. It is about self love and self acceptance in each now moment. When we are being in our brilliance we are not holding back in any way that would dim our light. We are ...
Views: 1450 - How You Can Attain Spiritual Awakening through Self Discipline - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Kip MazuyIf you are really passionate about spiritual awakening then spiritual discipline is most important. For spiritual awakening to happen there must be that build up of energy and there must be that in-your-face awareness of yourself. You see, the moment your go for that beer, that glass of ...
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