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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- How Long Does itTake to Become Enlightened? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockEnlightenment can take a long time, perhaps as long as it takes to wear a granite mountain down to the ground by a fine veil brushing its top once every hundred years, or perhaps as long as a lifetime, or a year, or perhaps in only a week, as the Buddha proclaims, if you can maintain perfect ...
Views: 1295(1 vote) - How Long Will Enlightenment Come? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraPart of enlightenment is letting go. When we decide to let go of our ambition, even ambition for being enlightened, then being enlightened is very possible. It is a mystery or a puzzle; how can we become truly enlightened without even trying? But when we ultimately realize and understand ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - How Much Does a Smile Cost? - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Tadyk KalasMy question for today … How much does a smile cost? Looking around, from the lack of it, I would think that it is very expensive. Please, don’t let me be the only one that knows ‘It costs virtually nothing, but it is ‘priceless’ to those that need it. Smile at somebody today and give them a ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - How To Achieve Personal Growth - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Adam BenedettoThere are many ways to seek the ability to become who we are. There are many paths we can use to alter ourselves to become better. But if we come from a place of changing what is on the outside, we will never find peace nor come to the conclusion we were hoping for. True change must first ...
Views: 756(1 vote) - How to Attain Nonduality and Oneness - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Kip MazuyIf you are looking to attain nonduality and oneness, you first have to come face to face with your experience of duality, your experience of conflict. If you are lucky enough in meditation, you will come to the point where you cannot take it anymore. You will come right up against your ...
Views: 2063(1 vote) - How to Attain Samadhi in Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"If you can get to the point in witnessing in meditation, where you realize that everything is moving by itself, then you drop out of any idea of yourself and into formless consciousness. The experience of separation is cancelled out and you rest in your natural state. It is ...
Views: 1325(2 votes) - How to Attain Self Realization - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Kip MazuyWhat self realization is will always remain a mystery because the mind cannot describe what is beyond the mind. But the teachings to learn how to attain self realization are quite simple and straight forward. Follow these steps and you will also enjoy deep states of meditation and may even ...
Views: 1900(1 vote) - How to Avoid Energy Vampires - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Brenda DronkersAs I am learning more and meditating more, I am finding that I have begun to shed so many of the old negative energies/triggers that have been causing me so much pain and illness in the past. Instead, I am sitting still, listening to my own heart and designing my idea of a peaceful life..at ...
Views: 1937(1 vote) - How to Choose a Good Therapist - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Mary Jane Hurley BrantEver wonder about how to choose a therapist? Today I would like to share my thoughts on this important question. I believe a client can feel more understood when the therapist has clinical experience with the situation the client is bringing to therapy. And, if the therapist has the same ...
Views: 1708(2 votes) - How To Find What You Really Are - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from David SamuelIf you observe yourself, you will discover that all you are is an emotional feeling. It could be positive or negative, love, anger or hatred, it changes frequently, but ultimately we are nothing more than emotional feelings. Are not all your thoughts and actions an expression of your ...
Views: 1326(2 votes) - How to Have a Spiritual Awakening through Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Kip MazuyVipassana translates as “Clear seeing.” Although there are many meditation techniques associated with Vipassana, the Vipassana technique you are about to learn is one that will allow you to enter the highest states of meditation and spiritual enlightenment. One of the main teachings of ...
Views: 1723(1 vote) - How to Live a Life of Joy - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Tami GlasperThe Dilemma. Joy is being robbed and stolen from us, from the entity of our soul, from the very life in us. Through circumstances, situations, and relationships, and circumstances, our reservoir of joy is dwindling day by day. The other day a friend shared with me how she lived in the dark ...
Views: 1038(1 vote) - How To Live With Desires: Identifying with the True Self Instead of Letting Desires Control Us - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen we desire something, we first have to work for it. Often we find ourselves spending a large amount of mental energy thinking about it, wishing for it and wanting it to happen. But after working for it, we should let go and just be. Living in a state of beingness means that we do the ...
Views: 1059(2 votes) - How To Make Life Roll Smoothly In Perfect Control - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from David SamuelFor a bike wheel to roll smoothly, all the spokes must be strong and well connected. They connect to the hub. The hub is the central point of the wheel and connects to the axel. As I discovered by my own experience, when one spoke out of the 20 on my bike wheel broke, the whole wheel was wobbly ...
Views: 1031(1 vote) - How to Open Your Third Eye (Open Portal Technique) - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Jason MangrumOpening your third eye can freak you out if you’re not prepared for what you might experience. I activated my third eye using a technique I learned for projecting astrally, and the most peculiar thing happened… A bright-green cyclone appeared from the virtual space behind my eyelids and ...
Views: 3920(2 votes) - How to Realize Silence in Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"If you really look, you will see you are avoiding this moment, you are avoiding experiencing this moment. It is not that you are somewhere else and you have to get back to here, it is that you are actively avoiding this moment. If you can really be honest and see this ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - How to Transcend Ego in Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"If you practice being present in meditation, you will find even beyond the thinking that there is this reflexive urge to separate yourself from this moment. It is almost like two magnets that repel each other with all of their strength. This is the ego. You could even define the ...
Views: 2744(1 vote) - 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 ...
Views: 2864(1 vote) - Identifying with Your Soul - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Pat BenageOn our journey toward greater awareness, the second step is about finding our identity. At some point in our life, for most of us, there comes a time when we ask the question, "Who am I?" It may not come to us just like that, but it comes in some form or another. The first step in the ...
Views: 3273(1 vote) - If You Live Truly, You Will See Truly - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2019 from Brenda ShoshannaSo many of us are searching for truth, the best way to live life. Naturally, there are endless pathways, lectures, discussions and directions available. Some go from one path to the next, seeing which one might fit them the best. It's common to spend a great deal of time, in some cases a ...
Views: 3676(1 vote) - Immortality: Ascending The Spiraling Staircase of Your Life - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Frosty WooldridgeDuring your life journey, you may read different authors who share their insights with you. As a matter of fact, writers lay their guts on the line to aid, assist and support you on your own life path. So often, you hear older people say they suffer from afflictions, lack of energy and the ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - Inner Peace - by Submitted on May 23, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.What does inner peace mean? It means, when the world outside of you is going crazy, or is just too loud, and it doesn't affect you. It means staying balanced, both physically and mentally when the ground beneath you is shaking. It also means that you have seen and felt it all, and nothing ...
Views: 1261(2 votes) - 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) - Irishman Walking (Stage 3 Chapter 2) - by Submitted on May 04, 2013 from Michael Denis CrosseyIrishman Walking is about my walking the coastal roads of Japan through a series of summer, winter, spring, and autumn stages. Stage 1 began in Cape Soya in Hokkaido in the summer of 2009, and ended in Noshiro City in Akita Prefecture seven weeks later. Last summer (2012), Stage 8 started at ...
Views: 2532(1 vote) - Is it Time to Ask Different Questions? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWe’re half-way through 2009, and nearly everyone might agree shift has hit the fan. Significant change prompts significant questions. These questions may have lingered beneath the surface of busyness (and cluttered thoughts) for a while; and just as some seeds in the forest need fire to ...
Views: 1265(1 vote) - Is Your Focus on the Target or the Prize? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorThe article title asks an important question. The one you focus on has everything to do with not only your outcome but your experience reaching it. In his book, Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, Anthony De Mello quotes Chinese sage Tranxu: “When the archer shoots for no ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - I’m Not Interested in an Ugly Enlightenment: Learning Self-Command - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2009 from Vickie JimenezOften, people say that enlightenment comes through some incredibly painful period in life. Some horrible depression that made them want to commit suicide and just before they decide to kill themselves, they have some self-inquiry that brings them to an enlightened stage. Suddenly they are ...
Views: 913(1 vote) - Judgment - The Block To Everything - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Jennifer Elizabeth MastersHaving worked on myself diligently for over 25 years, I was surprised when The Ascended Masters told me that on occasion I still judged others. We fool ourselves by thinking we are completely free of judgment. Yet when we come up against something that society fears we encounter the truth, that ...
Views: 1604(1 vote) - Judgment: Higher Frequencies of Human Consciousness - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Frosty WooldridgeBy Frosty Wooldridge Make your life like a mighty river of love flowing out of your heart. Such consciousness will return with a flood of friends, joy and happiness. (This metal horse represents the intricacies of life interwoven into every work of art, every human being and every ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - JUPITER IN SAGITTARIUS: The Kingdom of Heaven is Within the Heart of the World - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2018 from joan pancoeTo view in your browser and see all the images and activate all the links CLICK HERE: http://joanpancoe.com/page-newsletter-details.php?nl=130 “There’s no situation in which you can be without a partner. If you have no human partner, then the whole of phenomenal reality is your partner.” ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - Just Think Happy Thoughts! - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Bob MakranskyWhenever I hear some spiritual guru proclaim that all you gotta do is "just think happy thoughts!", it makes me want to pop him one upside the head and see how long he can keep on thinking his "happy thoughts." Take as an example Miguel Ruiz’s bestselling Four Agreements, which exhorts ...
Views: 1863(1 vote) - Kedarnath & Badrinath Yatra at Just Rs. 16600 INR | BizareXpedition - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2019 from bizare xpeditionBook your package fast limited period time. Kedarnath Dham is one of the pre-eminent divine temples of Lord Shiva. Temple is situated in a breath-taking location, near the source of Mandakini River. Badrinath is located 3,133 m above sea level in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Day 1 ...
Views: 981(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) - Learn Ramana Maharshi’s Meditation Technique for Enlightenment - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Kip MazuySelf inquiry is one of the most powerful and effective meditation techniques used by thousands of people all over the world. Taught by the enlightened Guru, Ramana Maharshi, this meditation technique alone has helped many people experience profound states of meditation, samadhi and even self ...
Views: 1079(1 vote) - Learn This Advanced Meditation Technique for Spiritual Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"If you close your eyes and stop thinking even for a second you will discover all that is here is impersonal attention. So a good meditation technique is to keep your focus on this impersonal attention. Which is really saying turn your attention back upon itself until you are ...
Views: 1186(1 vote) - Learning To Live Spontaneously: Loosening Our Hold on Fear and Desire - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffLife is a dance between two intense emotions: fear and desire. We go back and forth between these two throughout our lives. But what we’re exploring here is what precedes and pervades life before desire and fear. Who are we, foundationally, before these two emotions that we go back and forth ...
Views: 1956(2 votes) - Life Crisis as a Turning Point ~ Find the Resilience to Grow and Thrive in Difficult Times - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2014 from Dr. Mary Beth FordLife faces us with our vulnerability on a daily basis. We struggle to exert control. Often we resist change and prolong a crisis. Difficult times offer opportunity for growth and renewal, as well as depression and despair. These insights, drawn from science and nature, can help us meet ...
Views: 3364(4 votes) - Life Is But A Dream: Waking Up from the Dream of Life - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen we think about our lives, the people in our lives, the work we go to, the city we live in, the galaxy we’re a part of and the whole universe, we think of it as so real, tangible, ever present and everlasting. But because we perceive it in our minds and we can only perceive that which our ...
Views: 1186(2 votes) - Like Mosquitoes Biting an Iron Ball - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThis world is an amazing place. Never-ending things to experience. Long ago this was not the case . Other than a change of seasons, nothing much happened. But today with the internet, we can be worldwide travelers while sitting in our media rooms. We can be authors and write articles, or ...
Views: 1799(1 vote) - Live From The Inside Out - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Lori FieldsLive From The Inside Out It’s difficult to feel beautiful when our society bombards us with messages that beauty means "looking" like a model. The standards of beauty have shifted so far that we no longer feel beautiful unless we are a size 0, inject ourselves with botox, wear $400 shoes, ...
Views: 1705(1 vote) - Living a Conscious Life - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Sandra DawesHave you ever considered how you are living your life? Do you have goals and a plan to achieve those goals or does life seem to just happen to you? Are you proactive or reactive in life? When you haven’t made a plan to achieve your goals, they really end up just being dreams; things you’ve ...
Views: 1382(2 votes) - LIVING A LIFE OF LIMITLESS POSSIBILITY THROUGH UNIVERSAL LAWS - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cari MurphyLIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES Our lives are important! We make a difference, whether we’re aware of it or not! We have the capability to not only affect our own lives, but the lives of those we encounter each and every day. Are you aware of the limitless nature of your spirit? In truth, only ...
Views: 3045(2 votes) - Living As A Soul: A Strategy For These Times - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Nancy SeiferA news bulletin came across the airwaves recently like a flash of lightning. Its psychological impact is not yet knowable, but it appears to mark a watershed in our collective evolutionary journey. On April 26, 2009 ABC News Now reported on a study of children between the ages of 6 and 11 who ...
Views: 879(1 vote) - Living Vertically - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kemila ZsangeWe are used to this way of assuming, as we were told, that when we are born, we are a blank slate. While we grow, we learn everything from parents, school, community… all outside of ourselves. And based on what the society needs and what’s available, we decide what to do as our “career”. We get ...
Views: 1349(2 votes) - Looking Only at What You Want - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCNever look at that which you do not wish to experience. No matter what the false condition may be, it must be refuted. The proper kind of a denial is based upon the recognition that, in reality, there is no limitation; for mind can as easily make a planet as anything else. The Infinite knows ...
Views: 1858(2 votes) - Losing a Loved One - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Lais StephanToday I came across this touching story, please take a minute to read it: After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” That night I ...
Views: 2168(1 vote) - 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) - Make Today Your Masterpiece - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Lori FieldsSelf-motivation flows from the importance we attach to today. I am reading this amazing book called, “100 Ways to Motivate Yourself” by Steven Chandler and each chapter is a HUGE nugget of thought provoking, spirit lifting, energizing inspiration. This morning I randomly open the book to this ...
Views: 2734(3 votes) - Making An Over 50 Career Change? Top 5 Career Change After 50 Tips - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Suzanne GloverPursuing an over 50 career change has its ups and downs as you go through the process which is why so many people seek career change help. There are a couple of things to consider when embarking on this endeavor that can help you keep your perspective and your sanity intact. One direction you ...
Views: 1417(1 vote) - Mayan Calendar and 2012: 7 Myths and Why it’s a Non-Event, Despite What The Exploiters Say - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Scott & Stephen PetulloRemember “Y2K”? Consider the noise surrounding 2012 and the Mayan calendar to be similar. The alarmists and poetic New Age opportunists who promote their tall tales while tugging at your heart strings with “heart-centered” communications will move on to other things in 2013. Yet another ...
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