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Women, since childhood, were raised with a desire to be a princess, not a saint.
Men want to be rock stars or athletes, not holy men. What kind of impossible values do we live by? How many happy princesses or rock stars do you know? Elvis? Marilyn Monroe? Judy Garland? Michael Jackson?
I ... Views: 888
Here we are at the Fourth of July, a time to celebrate freedom and independence. A time to acknowledge the birth of a nation, of stepping out of old ways and constrictions and living differently. In all of our lives the struggle goes on to gain independence and freedom from whatever we feel is ... Views: 3303
Here we are at the Fourth of July, a time to celebrate freedom and independence. A time to acknowledge the birth of a nation, of stepping out of old ways and constrictions and living differently. In all of our lives the struggle goes on to gain independence and freedom from whatever we feel is ... Views: 3842
Let's Go Deeper — How It Works
When I was a child my big question was “Who am I?” After awhile I realized that the answers I was getting were all too cynical for this peewee optimist. I still don’t have it all figured out, but perhaps you’d like a look at my findings 60 plus years ... Views: 1276
So 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: 3500
So 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: 3994
Eckhart Tolle, author of A New Earth and The Power of Now, quotes Krishnamurti as describing the path to enlightenment this way: ‘I don’t mind what happens.’
When I heard this, I sensed this was important, but it sounded shocking. For someone like me, it was uncomfortable saying ‘what ... Views: 1127
Theft isn’t something that should be funny to anyone. If you have stolen anything in the past, then you should put time into thinking about the gravity of the whole thing. You should do anything and everything you can to show that you regret your actions as well. Taking full responsibility may ... Views: 578
My friend Tina once told me:
An open heart will bring two people together, though they are separated by time and space; a closed heart will keep people from knowing each other, even while gazing into each other’s eyes.
I know this to be true because I attracted my lovely bride into my life ... Views: 796
Summer arrives, a time for travel, enjoyment, being with friends and family. A time for romance and love. Of course we all want friends, companions, company, love. We need to feel close and connected.
We can enjoy a friendship for many years, but then often, we drift apart or the friendship ... Views: 4761
Every day you are choosing whether or not to let your feelings about something someone said or did eat you up— perhaps literally!
I had a massage client who was a mess of spasmed muscles. I intuitively asked her if she was having problems with a woman. She told me about her terrible battle ... Views: 784
Ever since I can remember, I was conviced that I had a very happy childhood. Children are perfect in that way, as they are sincere and grateful for what they have. Sure, they may want a toy or candy here and there. In the spiritual and ambitious context, they don’t think that anything is missing ... Views: 727
After naming that part of reality we are considering, the next step in its representation is to describe its characteristics. This is done using the linguistic form subject plus predicate, which, on the one hand, is necessary to build our representation of reality and then communicate it, but ... Views: 556
What will change in our daily life, if we expand our vision of the true nature of reality towards a non-dualistic paradigm, thus overcoming our strong belief of each existing as a separate entity? The world around us will remain mostly the same, but our reading of all events and thus our ... Views: 746
Nonduality is a peculiar subject to write or to talk about. It concerns the ultimate nature of reality, and is therefore at the same time the most theoretical topic and the most tangible one, it is the most abstract because it deals with the absolute, which is by definition unattainable by our ... Views: 1452
Who can give? One who has it!!
So, one who has with Him Moksha, gives Moksha.
Moksha means the experience of freedom from sufferings. And it is Gnani, the Enlightened One, who gives Moksha to the people in this world. Let us try and understand how….
It is like if you want to experience ... Views: 628
10 Things to make your prayer effective.
"Prayer is the best form of worship!" Indeed it is, there is no denying the fact that prayer is indeed the best
form of worship. But most of us do not understand what true prayer is and we do not know how to do prayer.
We will discuss 10 things ... Views: 918
The benefits of a Spiritual life are far too many!
Spiritual life means a life lived with a purpose to progress on the path that leads to ultimate liberation. Ultimate liberation is when one attains freedom from the cycle of birth and rebirth; and until the liberation happens, while leading a ... Views: 806
With the advent of technology and burgeoning competition, businesses are beginning to realize that being present on a single platform is no longer sufficient. Having a faster, inexpensive and cross-platform presence is crucial to acquire a greater share of the market revenue. This is where app ... Views: 814
Standing by the river’s edge, excitement mounting, wearing my wetsuit and life jacket, holding my paddle tightly, I waited anxiously and enthusiastically to embark on my rafting trip down the river. The other paddlers and I stood in a circle where we were prepped with a “safety talk” by the ... Views: 815
This is my invitation to you to join me on my Spiritual Expedition to Summit the “Peak of Peace”. I have chosen this as my “Mission Possible” to bring conscious awareness to Global Peace on the Planet through my conscious evolutionary movement called “Humanity With Heart”. My mission statement ... Views: 895
Our life is a reflection of what we desire and what we believe we desire. The universe cannot give you what you do not believe, you may have, no matter how much you desire it because the universe will not violate your own thought about it. This is natural law. Believing that you cannot have it ... Views: 695
Best is a relative term, depending on many variables. This makes our choices difficult. Always there should be only one consideration when making any decision. Am I stating who I am? Am I announcing who I want to be? All of life should be such, in fact, all of life is. We can do this by chance ... Views: 638
Through a Simple Twist of Faith
The conclusion of a three-part article written by Randi G. Fine
I should have seen the writing on the wall and planned an exit strategy long before I needed it but I had not. Financially dependent and deeply in denial I lingered until the very last second. ... Views: 878
It is a bit shocking that in the midst of all the astonishing scientific and technological knowledge that has been discovered/invented over the ages, confusion and disbelief still abound regarding the existence of other invisible or inaccessible parts of creation; there is also uncertainty as to ... Views: 1168
I’d like to present an Extract from the novel Redemption.
The novel Redemption by Jacklyn A. Lo is about a corporate executive Ann who lives in Chicago 2045 and her way getting Liberation and becoming an Ascendent Master.
Her own spiritual past has been closed to her until the time was ... Views: 1018
To seek purpose is to seek power. The loss of power due to the absence of purpose is an unsettling dilemma that many people struggle with. Self-empowerment is not a catch phrase that we use to shuffle self-growth strategies into. Self-empowerment is tantamount and if one is focused upon finding ... Views: 885
Only reckless teenagers and hippies dared to trip on magic mushrooms in the past. Not anymore.
Based on two recent studies, magic mushrooms, or the psychedelic drug psilocybin, may have significant benefits for cancer patients experiencing anxiety and depression. One dose gave 80 percent of ... Views: 1103
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“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: 1267
GAP-CLOSING
By
Bill Cottringer
The most serious problem we have today is the growing divide/gap between this and that group of people and the ineffective gap-closing activities we waste valuable time engaging in. The gaps and divide just keeps getting wider and wider, creating more ... Views: 1079
A friend once told me a word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice. So I replied, "I might be stupid but I'm no fool". Then I realized the original version of that statement is "I might be a fool but I'm not stupid."
Suddenly the answer came to me. Bill Cosby ... Views: 1090
The conventional notion of predetermination suggests you have no control over your personal fate. However, our findings show you have complete control over it, though in a way different than you may think.
“Nothing happens at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity.”
Greek ... Views: 1124
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No, not for people. Everything is temporary and changing…without much or any control. Who knows when you might suddenly be laid off and unemployed? Who knows when some sickness or illness will happen to the body? Inevitably, each person will die. There is no absolute protection from ever ... Views: 1190
I love being outside and physical activity to balance the counseling, workshops and writing, which I also love. I enjoy walking the dogs with Joyce, mowing the lawn, fixing things, gardening, doing anything to be outside.
Some folks like to sit around when they are on vacation. Not me. ... Views: 1318
There are two people living on the inside of us. The positive “ Yes I can do it” personality and then the negative fearful side of you that hides and feels insecure. We all have the ability to be thoughtful and considerate and then some one comes along and cuts us off and we become angry and ... Views: 1177
The Near Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) is the largest NDE website in the world with over 4000 experiences in over 23 Languages.
No one can prove a NDE with physical evidence, so it’s natural to be skeptical about the phenomenon. The FAQ page of the NDERF site contains helpful ... Views: 1339
LIFE”S HARDEST LESSON
By
Bill Cottringer.
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.” ~Rick Warren.
A doctor and her patient were having a defining-moment discussion about life’s hardest lesson. “So tell me what it is, said the impatient patient to ... Views: 1672
Ever since Maharishi Mahesh Yogi inaugurated the Transcendental Meditation movement in 1958, he started each year with a week of silence.
Those of us who worked at the international level of the organization or who were in a residence course facility also took a week of silence. This ... Views: 1767
Regulating your energetic centers is crucial for the vitality of anyone who wants to remain spiritually-pure and physically-healthy, but few know where to start when it comes to balancing your chakras. Luckily, plenty of resources and expert advice exist to help guide you on your quest to ensure ... Views: 1466
I've spoken many times about the importance of all feelings, anger included. With every emotion we experience, we have the ability to learn much about ourselves. No feeling is inherently wrong. It's how we choose to express and use them that determines their value.
In my book "The Secret ... Views: 1861
Even if you get what you want, you won’t be happy.
If it was a car, a job, a spouse, or whatever…you will fear and worry about losing what you got and so you will never truly be happy even when you get it. There will always be the anxiety of “what if I lose it?” Happiness does not come from ... Views: 1439
It is good to observe how we burden ourselves unknowingly due to the habitual neurology. The fear of life and the fear of death arise due to living with that burden. It is possible to drop that burden and live with freedom. Deepening self-awareness and the non-conformist attitude help us in ... Views: 1676
The Long-neglected Miracle of Existence
Else Byskov
Don´t we know it: we are so caught up in our everyday lives that we simply forget to see the wonder of the world and our own existence. So, let us take a guided tour of some of the most awesome wonders that we can witness every ... Views: 1376
Resignation is giving up, quitting, stepping down, standing down, or otherwise conceding defeat. Accepting what is means allowing what is to be and then working with what is. Accepting what is does not mean you are giving up trying to change it. Accepting what is does not mean quitting or ... Views: 1454
I would immediately ask, “where are you looking?” And then follow that up with, “what is looking?”
Looking anywhere or anywhen else than here and now would be pointless. The Self is here in this very moment. The whole idea of seeking means to look somewhere else and find in the future. ... Views: 1535
This is really a nasty question. If I say “yes”, then you will think there is nothing to realize and remain stuck in suffering. If I say “no”, that is not correct and limitations on the Self could be inferred.
You see…it is not as simple as saying “the Self has always been free.” While ... Views: 1577
It was nine years since my "religious experience". In those nine years I had been consuming spiritual books one after another, watching Yogis and sages on YouTube, and I even attended a live recording of "Eckhart Tolle TV" in San Francisco in the Spring of 2012. All I wanted was another ... Views: 1094
Billions of planets, infinite number of stars and solar systems and here we are all alone on Mother Earth.
The evidence of life else ware is abundant. Artists usually draw what they see and also use their imagination.
Cave dwellers have etched figures of space men, Rocket ... Views: 1438
To understand who we are and why we are here, it is important to understand the difference between cognitive knowledge and experiential knowledge. To illus¬trate, if you were a non–swimmer and wanted to learn to swim, you could read some books on the subject, you could speak with experienced ... Views: 1646