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- What Are You? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockWho has time to consider such lofty questions, even though the answer to this question is the answer to all of your stress. Yet we refuse to look at what we are. We think that continuing to do what we are doing will somehow magically relieve our stress someday. How is that working? The ...
Views: 1372 - What can be considered as Eternal source of Happiness? - by Submitted on May 01, 2024 from Dada BhagwanCan you imagine a life in which you remain in a constant state of inner bliss irrespective of what good or bad things befall upon you? This state of eternal happiness can only be experienced when you realise the true source of permanent happiness, your true Self, the Pure Soul. Being in the Pure ...
Views: 195 - What Can Be Done With Photoshop and Photoshop Tutorials? - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2012 from Kelvin KohDo you like to take photos? Have you thought of making money by selling your photos? Yes! It is possible if you know Photoshop. With the help of this innovative as well as unique graphic software, you can create beautiful artworks; make attractive website and different graphics, if you have the ...
Views: 1323 - What Causes Bad Luck? - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2007 from Steve GillmanWhat causes bad luck? To begin with we have to admit that sometimes events are just random, or at least with causes beyond our ability to understand at the moment. Therefore even the luckiest person will have occasional "bad luck." On the other hand, it is unlikely that a person who is normally ...
Views: 2800 - What Direction Are You Headed - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Lori Fields“Just because you don’t name the direction, doesn’t mean that you aren’t going in one.” – Say Yes Institute I came across this quote yesterday and thought it was beyond powerful. It’s a significant reminder that life doesn’t care if we’ve made a plan for ourselves or not, it simply keeps ...
Views: 1032 - What do I do to get the answer to the spiritual question "Who am I"? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2023 from Dada BhagwanSuppose there is a kid of three. He wants to learn A, B, C, D, .... 1, 2, 3. Can he do it himself? Even if you give him a notebook and a pencil, he will just make a line. But he doesn’t know this is one and what is two. Somebody must make him realize this is one, this is two, isn’t it? So, a ...
Views: 228 - What Do We Miss? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Frances LucasHow many times in life, or even in one day, do we miss out on what we should be doing? How many times do we avoid the things we are supposed to do for God? How many times do we remain stagnant when we should be moving forward? Looking back on yesterday, what things did we avoid just because we ...
Views: 982 - What does "consciousness" mean? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Jennifer Harvey SallinI talk a lot about consciousness in my practice : “living consciously”, “making the unconscious conscious”, “consciously choosing”, and so on. But what does it all really mean? On one hand, the idea of “consciousness” could seem completely abstract and without any practical implications. ...
Views: 1123 - What does "Searching Deep Within" mean? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2024 from Dada BhagwanYes, we do have an inner Self! And you are right, it is the spiritual Self. While we are identified in this world through our name and body, that is a transient identity which remains ours for only one life. So who am I on a permanent basis? When this question arises within a person’s mind, ...
Views: 169 - What does 'Know Thyself' mean? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2024 from Dada BhagwanJesus Christ said, “Know thy Self.” And countless other enlightened beings too have said the very same thing. So what does this precious phrase mean? Come, let’s understand… There are so many religions that different people follow in this world. And the divine beings whom people worship ...
Views: 199 - What does it mean for the Soul to move on? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2024 from Dada BhagwanTo move on, as you would know, means to leave the present state and move ahead to the next state. In the same connotation, when we say, ‘the Soul moves on’, it could mean the Soul proceeds further in its journey, externally from one life-form to another and internally from one state to ...
Views: 171 - What does it mean to be "in the now"? Can someone who is always "in the now" exist? Is this something that can happen or has happened before? - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2024 from Dada BhagwanWhat does it mean to be in the now? To live in the present means to live in the now! Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, explains: “If you’ve lost 600 rupees four days ago and you remember it right now, then it becomes the past [you are in the past]. However, if you recall ...
Views: 179 - What does it mean to be free from Ego? What are some ways to achieve it? - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2023 from Dada BhagwanTo be free from ego means to recognise ‘who am I’. It means to be free from wrong beliefs which are the cause of one’s suffering and misery. The ego can be understood as the false sense of self, characterised by identification with the mind and body complex. It creates a sense of separateness ...
Views: 175 - What does it mean to be Spiritually Awakened? Is there an end goal to this state, or is it something that is continually experienced? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIn Akram Vignan, spiritual science, the state of spiritual awakening is also known as "Self-Realisation” or “Enlightenment”. Experiencing a spiritual awakening involves a profound shift in bodily consciousness, leading to the realisation of one's true nature as the eternal Soul or Pure Soul. ...
Views: 213 - What does it mean to be “Spiritually Asleep?” - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2019 from Tina RaynerIf there were a linear scale from zero to 100 to represent a continuum of the human understanding of Love, “spiritually asleep” would begin at zero on the left, “spiritually awake” would begin somewhere in the middle, and “spiritual ascension” would begin somewhere on the far right. A synonymous ...
Views: 1284 - What does it mean to live in the present moment and let go of your past while being open to a future that may or may not happen? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2024 from Dada BhagwanLiving in the present moment means letting go of the past without any condition for the future. It means living your life consciously i.e. being aware of everything that is going on with your thoughts, the words spoken, the actions of the body, and appreciating the environment around you. The ...
Views: 221 - What does living a blissful life mean ? How is it different from happiness ? Can we enjoy the blissful life ? - by Submitted on May 17, 2023 from Dada BhagwanBliss is the natural state of the Soul. And do you know, the Soul is our real Self? Therefore, living a blissful life means being in the nature of the Self! To truly experience a blissful life, we must first attain the knowledge of the Self. It is only after attaining the experience of the ...
Views: 274 - What Does Spiritual "Sleep" Really Mean? And What Can We Do? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Andrew CortAccording to the Jewish mystical tradition, the Kabbalah, the Sacred Feminine is the ‘Vessel’ that accepts and protects the ‘Seed’, the ‘Light’, of the Sacred Masculine, like a chalice filled with wine. She then pours forth all of nature, abundance, and life. The Kabbalah adds, however, that as ...
Views: 4117 - What Does Spiritual Health Look Like? - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2011 from Caroline NettleWe live in auspicious times. There is great change happening around us and it is affecting all levels of society, all cultures, and races. The earth herself is going through enormous changes which we are witnessing as earthquakes, floods, landslides, desertification, and drought. For years ...
Views: 2115 - What ETHNICITY Is Spirit? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2020 from Janeska Smith-AsanteWhat ETHNICITY, RACE, or NATIONALITY is the ALL-POWERFUL, OMNIPRESENT Spirit of the Universe? You really wanna know? Bottomline. SPIRIT POSSESSES NONE OF THAT! For some of you, this may be shocking. For some of you this may not. WHY? Because in the 21st Century, I’ve overheard people of all ...
Views: 900 - What exactly is a karmic debt? How is it repaid? Why do you have to do to incur karmic debt? - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2023 from Dada BhagwanKarmic debt means that we have bound some bad karma. How is the karmic debt repaid? Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being explains, “There are two directions in which one can progress from a human life-form. If you have a karmic debt, which means that you have bound bad karma; ...
Views: 209 - What happens to emotions when a person becomes Awakened? - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2023 from Dada BhagwanA person is said to have been awakened when he attains Self-Realization. What happens when a person becomes awakened? When you attain Gnan (Self-Realization) from the Gnani Purush, ignorance (of the Self) is lifted. On the path of Akram Vignan, which is a stepless path to Self-Realization, ...
Views: 185 - What happens to our life after we die? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2025 from Dada BhagwanThe next life starts immediately after we die. Death takes place when all the accounts of karma of a person’s life are finished. Whatever account he had bound for the current life comes to an end, and therefore death occurs. After death, one takes a new birth immediately. Just like there is ...
Views: 40 - What happens to your ego when you awaken spiritually? How do you deal with an overbearing ego? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2023 from Dada BhagwanIgnorance of the Self gives rise to Ego In common parlance, when we see someone boasting that, “I am great,” or “I am the smartest man in the world”, we consider it as his ego. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, explains, “To boast is called pride, which is an extension of ...
Views: 269 - What I Have Known From the Teachings of Michael Losier - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Rishan BTeaching #1: Your life at this moment states the relation of what you’re attracting It may only be apparent to you once I’ve explained what this actually means. But I would suggest that you stop thinking this way. To put it frankly, in one way or another, you attract what you have in your ...
Views: 1121 - What if Political, Religious and Country Divisions Were Removed? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Overview of her 7/4/11 “Creation Energies” 15-minute, channeled radio show at www.BlogTalkRadio.com: It’s time to fully clean your slate of Old Age beliefs and claim your inner power. Request ...
Views: 1194 - What is a constructive way to handle Jealousy and Suspicion? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2023 from Dada BhagwanMany believe jealousy denotes love. Is that true? No, this is only a myth. By saying so one is actually giving protection to this negative feeling, and thus helping it to grow further and spread its roots deeper. Jealousy is when you're worried that someone's trying to take what you ...
Views: 228 - What is a Perfect Relationship? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2009 from Art MartinMost people view relationships as being outside of self. The problem with this is all relationships begin with us not with others. We must develop an effective relationship with self before we can extend out to connecting with others. We had a good relationship with self when we were born. ...
Views: 917 - What Is A Psychic Medium Reader? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from rachel annA psychic should not be confused with a true clairvoyant, this is because true clairvoyancy is actually seeing or sensing the spirit side. Real spirit side sensing is not available to psychics as a psychic is an empath or someone intuitive and who can sense someones situation and energy field, ...
Views: 1607 - What Is A Psychic Medium? - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from rachel annBefore we can discern what psychic mediums are, it is binding for us to know what a medium is. In spiritualism, we define Medium as a human instrument that is bestowed with special senses that permits the spirit to acknowledge the medium with messages it wants to give. Mediumship has served to ...
Views: 1927 - What is a soul? What is the difference between the body and the Soul? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2023 from Dada BhagwanThe Soul is the most precious thing on this planet! Many people also call it Aatma, Rooh, the Holy Spirit, consciousness or super-consciousness, depending on the language one speaks or the religion one follows. The Soul is also referred to as the real self. A Soul is present in every Body ...
Views: 285 - What is a Spiritual Warrior? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Sheri RosenthalIn light of the recent events that took place in the sweat lodge in Sedona with James Arthur Ray, I think it’s a good time to talk about what it means to be a spiritual warrior. As a spiritual warrior we learn to change our perspective from being mind-body focused and ego-identified to becoming ...
Views: 1340 - What is all about Spiritual Life? Can anyone live without doing sin in his mind? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2023 from Dada BhagwanAgreed! There’s seldom someone, besides the Enlightened beings, who does not sin in his mind. And why mind alone, we do wrong to others through our words and actions too. But one who leads a spiritual life is able to quickly spot the wrong done and wash the mistake off before it gets ready to ...
Views: 187 - What is an alive mind - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Edward JonesAn alive mind believes nothing. You have to be taught and accept something in order to believe it. An alive mind is not trapped in thought. It’s not caught in ancient beliefs. It’s not caught in thought of any kind. It is free. It is open — there are no walls of any kind that can hold it in ...
Views: 1177 - What is an Ideal Life? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2024 from Dada BhagwanAn ideal way to live a human life is by ensuring it is a balanced one, both mentally and physically, by living a life that is fulfilling to us and to those around us as well, a life that has a purpose and makes a valuable difference to everyone we come across. Here are a few suggestions on ...
Views: 84 - What is Business Ethics? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2025 from Dada BhagwanQuestioner: What should one do to make progress towards the Soul? Dadashri: One should maintain an exclusive foundation of honesty. This faith is such that when one finds himself in a difficult situation, the inner energy and power (of the Soul) will be expressed. When he is not in a bind, ...
Views: 2 - What is Clairvoyant Training? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Ann O`BrienClairvoyance sounds like a fancy word, but it`s simply the ability you have to imagine. If I say, Picture a red apple, and you can do it, you are clairvoyant. You will hear different psychic abilities referred to as Clair- this and Clair- that. Clair means clear and voyance refers to ...
Views: 920 - What Is Cosmic Consciousness? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2021 from santosh krinskyOur normal human consciousness revolves around the standpoint and awareness of our ego-personality. We look at things from our own viewpoint, and determine our relation to everything that takes place based on how we perceive these things to impact the ego. We tend to treat the universal creation ...
Views: 490 - What is Dharma? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Connie Huebner,Question: What is Dharma? It seems like the message we’re getting today is that Dharma is something that is really every moment of life, that it’s a very vast thing. I’ve heard Dharma defined as Love. Is our Dharma just to become enlightened, however that is, or is there also some specific ...
Views: 1233 - What is Enlightenment and how it can be achieved? - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2023 from Dada BhagwanSpiritual Enlightenment means to realize that really who am I. It is called Self-Realization! Through Akram Vignan, a stepless path to Self-Realization, this enlightenment happens when Gnani Purush, the Enlightened One, directly changes our wrong belief to right. Right now, we believe that ...
Views: 210 - What is Enlightenment? Do people who are Enlightened continue to reincarnate until everyone on earth gets Awakened Spiritually? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2024 from Dada BhagwanEnlightenment means awakening of the Soul. The Soul is an abode of permanent happiness. And that Soul is what we really are. So, the enlightenment begins from when one attains the experiential knowledge of really ‘who am I’. And when one is fully enlightened, one gets free from the cycle of ...
Views: 200 - What is False Will Make You Suffer - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2010 from Sheri RosenthalSo often we get caught up in the idea that it’s what’s outside of us that is causing our suffering, and if we could make changes to those aspects, life would be better. We think that if our father wasn’t so angry – we could get along better with him, or express our love ...
Views: 1635 - What is God's role in our Destiny? - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2023 from Dada BhagwanWhen suffering comes, it’s a natural tendency to start searching for God’s role in such destiny. However, the fact is that God has never done anything whatsoever in this world. God is neither the Creator of this world nor does He run the world. By fact, in whatever we can see and feel in this ...
Views: 225 - What is God? - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2011 from Swami AaronThe entire manifestation and yet to be manifested existence are nothing, but just the play of 0 and 1. Since 0 is the stratum of the entire process of manifestation, so 1 can exist only when -1 comes into play. That’s why, there is always an inherent paradox present in the manifested existence. ...
Views: 809 - What Is God? - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans LangenkampCan we define God or can we describe him accurately? To answer this question, I would like to start with a counter question: can we define and adequately describe a pebble? The answer to this question is ‘Yes’ for those of us who have seen a pebble and held it in their hand. The answer is ‘No’ ...
Views: 1349 - What is Grounding and Why is it So Important? - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2012 from Mette MullerGrounding is a subject that is widely talked about in the self-help world. However, it’s also a technique that’s often confused with other methods, which are similar in nature and provide many of the same benefits. To clear any confusion, grounding means to rid yourself of foreign excess ...
Views: 1569 - What is GUILT? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Donna TorbicoGuilt is not a primary emotion, like anger, joy, sadness... But it is one of the most intense & often-felt emotions by ACoAs. It is a familiar companion of negative self-talk & to actions we believe to be bad, but may not be. Guilt is connected to self-hate: since our default position is that ...
Views: 1496 - What Is Happiness? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2008 from Daniel GaitaWhat really is success? Is it measured in dollars and materiel possessions as our capitalistic principals would have you believe, or is it measured by the sum of moments you experience which are filled with happiness, joy and laughter? Is it the high power position you hold which places you in ...
Views: 887 - What is Hypnosis good for? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from may grahamWhat is Hypnosis Good For? There are a lot of people nowadays that endorse hypnosis as a cure-all for something; whether for emotional problems or psychological problems, or even physical health problems. Is it really that good? What is hypnosis good for? For one thing, hypnosis made Dracula ...
Views: 664 - What is it Like Being You? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Norma CasasDo you like yourself? Do you love the person you are with all your weaknesses and strengths? One of our worst mistakes as a human race is non-acceptance. Every day we wake up looking at a strange reflection in the mirror. We don't like what we see, want to change it but don't know how or why. ...
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