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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- What is Different Between Meditations ? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Rannie, Ragnhild BoesWHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEDITAITONS ? What do Oprah, Paul McCartney, David Lynch, Russell Brand, and Russell Simmons have in common? They all meditate as part of their daily routine. In fact, they all practice the Transcendental Meditation® technique and they love it. Oprah wrote an ...
Views: 2636 - The steps to count on; become self-supporting. - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad“My youth”—Once I’ve understand, I desire to cling to this fleshly frame of mine. ‘First you’re to burn it out..’ God, before you come, I want to burn it up. Says God in His turn, “This youth of yours is mine.” I’ve conferred that on you. You’ve got to burn it out first. Eh, will you try to get ...
Views: 1867 - Attaining Deep Levels of Consciousness in Meditation - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Kip Mazuy"In outward seeking and desiring you are always chasing what is seemingly ahead of this moment. You are always looking to be satisfied in the future. So the very experience of outward seeking will always be discontentment. It cannot be any other way because satisfaction is ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - Render yourself unsuccessful; but how is it possible? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadDuring discourse Ma-Mahajnan expounds, “You’ve come into my life. You listen to what I tell you. Here is a mass of people sitting, who have filled up the whole temple. Perhaps I note some fault or offence. I go up and hold you by the ear or give you a slap or rebuke you with a word or ...
Views: 1643(1 vote) - What is a Dimension - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Wendy Ann ZelleaIn this Ascension process we are moving into different dimensions. We utilize Crystal Pyramids in the 5th Dimension and higher and we are becoming aware of our own multi-dimensionality, having incarnations and instances in many different vibrations. What do we mean when we refer to other ...
Views: 897(1 vote) - Spiritual reality & fantasy - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Michael KewleyAt one time many years ago, I had a female student who came to learn Vipassana meditation with me. After some weeks she was met by a friend who also claimed a meditation practice. ‘How long have you been learning?’ asked the friend. ‘Oh, for about six weeks now,’ my student replied. ‘Are you ...
Views: 1360 - A successful life if you seek how to progress? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadUnless life happens to be successful, has this birth any meaning? Where lays our superiority in course of the development of humanity? Now the question arises whether the two—successful life and highest life are distinguishable. Yes, there’s a slight distinction. While talking about the ...
Views: 1619(1 vote) - PITFALLS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH: TOWARDS INDIVIDUATION - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from gloria eagleThere are countless ways to stumble and fall,in both everyday life and in spiritual life.For this reason,the seeker has to be vigilant and watchful like a hawk.The biggest stumbling block on the spiritual path is self importance,or you might say the ego.We work hard to develop an ego,starting ...
Views: 2444(2 votes) - ***Give up all lower-self desire but have a burning desire for God - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe master key to advance on the Spiritual path and to return Home to God is to give up all lower-self desire and to develop an all-consuming fire and longing for God! It is literally impossible to realize God unless you want God with all your heart and Soul and mind and might. As Paramahansa ...
Views: 1946 - ***Be a cause in your life, not a victim - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people in this world today are complete victims. They are victims of their emotions, thoughts, lower self, inner child, sexuality, food, TV, other people, cigarettes, and so forth. When you are a victim in life, you are not the cause of your life! You allow life to happen to you, instead ...
Views: 1748 - Happiness Involves Realizing That Life Is Rich - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2012 from Roseanna LeatonLife is very rich so long as you pause for a moment and choose to seek out its richness. You see what you focus upon and when you focus in the now you feel calm and peaceful. What do you see each morning as you awaken and begin to move around and start your day? More importantly, how do ...
Views: 1007 - Listening Sets New Wisdom in Motion - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Robert WilsonListening Sets New Wisdom in Motion Cowboy Wisdom NLP Coaching Money is my friend that flows to me from all sources in the universe – Robert A. Wilson Cowboy Wisdom NLP Coaching www.cowboy-wisdom.com/MoneyFriend.html I let go of being in competition when I listen sets my snappy new wisdom in ...
Views: 1829 - Understanding God: Moving from Concepts to Spiritual Enlightenment and Nonduality - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffWho are we before anything else ever was? When we take away everything impermanent, who are we at our core? Although God may be the ultimate, our concepts of God are not. Though religion plays a beautiful role in this conceptual world of ours, it prevents us from God because it labels God. ...
Views: 1869(2 votes) - What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from 'Basic Principles of Islam') - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Craig LockArticle Title: What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from 'Basic Principles of Islam') Author: Mohammed F Thompson Submitted (with permission) by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, Islam, Jesus, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual growth, spiritual unity, unity of religion ...
Views: 2466(1 vote) - When a Crisis Strikes - Appreciation—A Key to Transforming Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Karin VoloAppreciation is a way of giving thanks to the things we are glad about in our lives. It is one of the major keys to living a joyful life. According to the dictionary it is “thankful recognition”. It’s a way that can lift your spirits quickly when you start to focus on all that you are ...
Views: 1672(1 vote) - ***Never give your power away to external channels - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers, being very naïve, give their power away to external channels. For lack of Spiritual and psychological education, as it is being taught at the I AM University, they don‘t understand how the channelling process works. Usually they think that channelling is like a direct ...
Views: 1718(1 vote) - ***Never give your power away to anyone or anything - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people in this world feel powerless. They give their power away to other people, outside situations, their emotions, physical body, subconscious mind, inner child, lower self desires, dreams, the weather, and so forth. Never give your power away! Not even to God and the Ascended ...
Views: 2401(1 vote) - Total Recall of Who We Are: Stop Thinking and Start Being - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffThere is a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger called Total Recall. A large part of the movie revolves around Arnold’s character discovering who he really is. We all want to know who we really are. Unless we settle into thinking, “Well, this is my life and I’m not going to think about it,” we ...
Views: 1160(1 vote) - One Family, One Path, Many Perspectives - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2012 from Paula Johnstone-WhitehawkThe Beginning of Time, differs for different People on the Earth, and the memories each tribe holds depends upon the time of the Birth of their Spirit, and the Family Line that descends from that Ancestral Spirit. It is this spiritual understanding of ones Beginning, one’s Line of Descendant, ...
Views: 1141(1 vote) - What is Spirituality and How to Have a Spiritual Experience - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from Kip MazuyWhat is spirituality? This is a koan in itself because spirituality is beyond the intellect. So anything that can be said in words about what is spirituality is going to miss it. Still, we can point to what is spirituality. And spirituality is this very moment. You do not need to leave ...
Views: 1485(1 vote) - Monday Motivations-EVERYONE HAS THEIR FIGHT - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2012 from Victor LeeMONDAY MOTIVATIONS © Getting Beyond Barriers, Inc www.GettingBeyondBarriers.org Monday February 13, 2012 EVERYONE HAS THEIR FIGHT Our cultural backgrounds, familial status and upbringings may have been different, but each of us has our own fight. While many site some of these ...
Views: 921 - Mass Meditation, Rebirth Therapy - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Vesna ManasievaThe Rebirth Therapy Give yourself a new start in life! Try the dynamic meditation technique and over all forms of stress… Have you ever pondered the serendipity is at the threshold of your existence? Have you ever experienced the unfathomable depth of inner silence? Have you ever ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - The Power of a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Kristy TaylorYou know how you sometimes find yourself reflecting upon people you’ve met in the past? I am always impressed by how some people can leave a lasting impression upon our lives, even as a result of the briefest of meetings. The person in this example is a little old man named Gym. Yes, that’s ...
Views: 1587(1 vote) - Do as I do; it’s almost impossible - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadLet me come straight to the point. A stranger once came to see the Mother. Stranger: When you are out to subdue lust all by yourself, a hundred employees of lust rally together. –‘What do you think? Is there going to be a lock-out? It can’t be.’ So you started struggling. The same is the case ...
Views: 1433(1 vote) - Do as I say; it’s fairly possible. - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadA few questions creep in my mind. “Time and tide wait for none.” Time is good match to space. But what about tide? It has its concern with the earth, hasn’t it? However, when both do not wait for none of us, we are set to think in a different perspective. Is there any objection? No. Let us be a ...
Views: 1998 - The Concept of True Religion fetch you everything - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosadThe Concept of True Religion fetch you everything (A section of a catechism of Ma-Mahajnan in reply to Prosad’s query) Prosad : The theme of non-desire is vast in its scope. But with such great power as you possess, you alone can possibly condense it within manageable limits and pass it on ...
Views: 1587 - NATURAL ORDER,COSMIC ORDER AND THE SEEKER - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from gloria eagleThere is order in the universe.The universe is governed by cosmic laws.Even the forces of chaos and destruction are part of the whole,which is orderly.When we speak of the natural order of things,it may be in reference to the order of the natural world,such as the order of the seasons and the ...
Views: 2651(1 vote) - Please - Don't Get Over It! - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Kristine TimpertIf you have ever experienced things in your life that have hurt you, left you feeling as though you didn’t matter and no one cared about you, please don’t ever let anyone tell you to “get over it.” I would like to invite you to another way of thinking. Attempting to get over something will ...
Views: 1421(2 votes) - Perspective and Acceptance - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Adam BenedettoWhat is the best outlook to have on life? If we are to have one perspective, what should it be and where should it come from? We can look at life in so many ways. We can see it as a struggle, as something to be fought against, as a hardship. At times, do we not see life from this vantage point, ...
Views: 1263(1 vote) - ***Other people’s suffering is our own - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master realizes that other people’s suffering is in truth our own. We don’t want to take on the suffering of others, however, other people’s suffering is our own because we are all one Spiritual family. In truth God/ Brahma/ Allah/ Dharmakaya/ The I AM THAT I AM has ...
Views: 1617 - ***Be a love-finder, not a fault-finder - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe don’t really see with our eyes, we see with our minds and consciousness. Every thought we think is a lens we see through. And so in truth everything in life is perception and interpretation. If we choose to see faults in ourselves or others, we will find them. However, if we choose to be ...
Views: 2067(1 vote) - ***Every encounter is a holy encounter - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe phrase “holy encounter” comes from A Course in Miracles. To practice the holy encounter means to regard every encounter with another person as holy: as God meeting God, Christ meeting Christ, Buddha meeting Buddha, Eternal Self meeting Eternal Self. To look at every person you meet as ...
Views: 2400 - ***Every instant is a holy instant - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe phrase “holy instant” comes from A Course in Miracles. Virtually all of humanity, to one degree or another, is hypnotized to believe that they are a physical body, separate from God and separate from one another. However, in truth this is complete illusion! Our thoughts and beliefs create ...
Views: 1437 - How to Use Auto-Suggestion to Recreate Your World and Live the Good Life - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Anyaele SamAuto-suggestion is the process of increasing conviction through focusing of the mind on set goals, establishing conception and sensitive thought that is addressed and improved closely to the detailed attention of gaining your end. Years ago, I desired to be a successful International ...
Views: 2280 - You Are a Big-Shot, Live Up to Your True Value! - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Anyaele SamThe following are simple but very important tips you need to live up to your true value, and be a big-shot. Please, read on! You have the good life. You have greater grace for greatness. You are created in the image and likeness of God. God makes advancement and touches lives through ...
Views: 1165 - You need to Give Yourself a Pep Talk - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2012 from Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha•You can improve yourself, boost your confidence, better your attitude, re-energize and inspire yourself to positive actions and results by giving yourself a pep talk anytime, anywhere and any day. •If you must succeed in life you have to be intentional about it, therefore, it is time to be ...
Views: 4952(2 votes) - ***What is reincarnation? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe idea of reincarnation is as old as man. Plato, Pythagoras (who was a past life of Kuthumi), the ancient Egyptians, Greek, Hindus and Buddhists all believed in reincarnation. The word “reincarnation” comes from the Latin and consists of two words: “re” means “again” and “carne” means ...
Views: 1604 - ***An important insight about dreams - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost of our dreams are created by our subconscious mind. Now, it is important to understand that our subconscious mind and dreams are not telling us what to do! The subconscious mind has no reasoning whatsoever. It is merely reflecting to us how we have been manifesting our thinking, feeling, ...
Views: 1513(1 vote) - ***How to find out what your personal dream symbols are - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneExamine every morning upon waking your dreams and your conscious thoughts, feelings, words and actions from the previous day. Everyone knows to a certain extent when they are off-kilter and out of balance, when the negative ego or negative feelings and emotions have taken over, when they have ...
Views: 1492(1 vote) - Bell Rock - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Lisa TunneyAs Westerners we are taught that nature is seperate from us—that we have ownership of the land and all its inhabitants. The truth is that we are a part of nature. Unfortunately, most of us are trying everything we can do to live apart from nature. We think that if we cut down one tree, we can ...
Views: 1541(1 vote) - How You Can Attain Oneness in Meditation - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Kip MazuyTo realize oneness in meditation, first we start with the breath, just to help bring us into this moment. So notice your breathing. Allow yourself to breathe. That may sound strange, as you are already breathing, but really let your attention rest on allowing the breath to freely move in ...
Views: 1428(1 vote) - Kriya Pranayama Benefits For Body, Mind and Soul - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Hans NeukommKriya Pranayama is cleaning your aura and chakras Kriya Yoga, particularly Kriya pranayama is purging your energy system in your light body as well as purifying and healing your physical body. Kriya Yoga therefore should only be practiced in combination with the rules of life for a truly ...
Views: 3886(2 votes) - Beyond The Year 2012 - Spiritual Ending Of The World Within - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Adonis AlexanderThroughout history, the idea of the world ending has always prevailed in our consciousness. The thought of this world coming to a great catastrophe has always caused much chaos in the mind of humanity. Through sensationalism, there is the excitation of fear. Many of the so-called ...
Views: 2000 - What is the Purpose of Life? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2012 from Rick MossWhere to begin? I was thinking that maybe there really is a final exam to life. If that were the case, what might an exam question be? My vote would be: what is the purpose of life? So where does one go when one wants to know the purpose of life? Google, of course. So upon Googling the ...
Views: 1639(1 vote) - How Prepared are You? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Joan Marie WhelanThe Scouts got it right a long time ago when they enlisted the motto, “Be Prepared.” By being prepared, your body, mind and spirit are always in a perpetual state of readiness. Now that does not mean that you need to be so worked up and anxious worrying about something horrific waiting at every ...
Views: 1452(1 vote) - Post-Tribal Shamanism - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Kenn DayPost-Tribal Shamanism Modern society has lost touch with the roots of our human experience, in a way that wounds us as individuals and as a culture. These wounds require healers who can weave new bonds between spirit and the ordinary world. We call such healers shamans. And yet traditional ...
Views: 2107(1 vote) - Understanding Divorce Through Spirituality! Part 1 Of 5 - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Brian AllenHello every one its me, Brian Allen here once again after a long rest that I have needed to incurred to recharge and regenerate my energy into giving my readers some further guidance in using spirituality when being faced with divorce. This will be of great help when dealing with divorce either ...
Views: 1891 - From Frustration to Satisfaction - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Ma-Mahajnan prosad(ONE) Criticizing scriptures like The Bible, The Quran, The Bhagavat Gita and such other sacred books is ever undesirable. Such scandalous act hurts believers and leads to Frustration. Then what’s the solution if someone finds fault with the fundamentalist? Strangely, can we in any way hold ...
Views: 2339 - Wisdom Within - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Kim BrandI have often thought back to those early years in childhood and reflected on the wisdom from within. There was a sense of wonder at life, a sense of stillness and yet barely contained excitement. Beyond even that, there was a deep sense of knowing and yet an openness to the potentials this new ...
Views: 1279(1 vote) - ARCHANGEL JOPHIEL also ZOPHIEL - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Vivian Nadya LunnyArchangel Jophiel also Zophiel “Beauty of God” Dispels doubts, brings wisdom and consciousness. Messenger of the secrets of the heart. Archangel Jophiel teaches us that all is learning and teaching until we understand the divine plan and reach our goal of uniting with the Creator. Helps ...
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