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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- The Sustainable Life - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Brenda SandersLast week I returned from Southeast Asia and an opportunity of a lifetime. I spent 14 days traveling on the Irrawaddy River by riverboat, 600 miles into the remote center of Myanmar (Burma). This is a land frozen in time. There is no internet access, no cell phones or land lines. Cars are only ...
Views: 1136 - The Story of the Buddha - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Vance LassiterOver 2,500 years in the past, Prince Siddharta Gautama was born in what is now called Lumbini in Nepal. He was born a prince and his birth had been heralded with many distinct signs that indicated a life of greatness. The prince's father went to a wiseman who lived within the kingdom for ...
Views: 739(1 vote) - Waking up to 2012 - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Joan Marie WhelanIt appears all over the internet—fear, worry and concern about the coming of 2012. We are all hearing the doomsday messages across the board. We hear about Mayan prophecies, we hear about Nostradamus, we hear about climate change, we hear about solar flares…and we have not even gotten started ...
Views: 1333 - Find The River Within - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Robin EschlerLast night I attended a satsang. I would imagine that most of you reading this know that a satsang is a gathering of people around a teacher, usually of Eastern thought, to listen, meditate, chant or whatever the teacher guides the group to do. Although I left euphoric and feeling a bit ...
Views: 1162(3 votes) - What is Your Definition of Love? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Andy O'NeillWhat is Your Definition of Love? Love is probably the most written and talked about subject of all time. I have had a few long-term, intimate relationships and have met many thousands of people over the course of my lifetime. I am a company director and personal-development specialist. ...
Views: 2547(5 votes) - Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam - Are the Differences Between Muslim Shiites & Sunnis Major - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Craig LockArticle Title: Sharing Some More Information on Major Religions of the World: Islam - Are the Differences Between Muslim Shiites & Sunnis Major? Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words): Islam, religion, faith, beliefs, Shiites, Sunnis, spiritual unity Craig's new blog is at ...
Views: 1211(2 votes) - Enlightenment: In Silence the Truth Makes Itself Known - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"You often hear about meditation being something to do with a set of beliefs or traditions. As though you have to believe in a higher power or something of that nature in order to meditate. And nothing could be farther from the truth. Meditation is the honest ...
Views: 824(2 votes) - Water is A Stream of Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Shara GardnerWe are water ... we flow together Sitting near a creek this morning, I was reminded how the continuous stream of moving water carries the experience and memory of every surface it touches and every environment is passes through before it arrives at the sea. Dr. Emoto confirmed what many water ...
Views: 2049(2 votes) - Will Love Prevail as the Core of Christian Faith? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Laura GeorgeChristians today feel threatened from all sides. Forces beyond our control crowd us into a “global village,” squeezing us closer to everyone else … often uncomfortably close. People of diverse cultures and competing religions are only a mouse-click away. They enter our homes daily via ...
Views: 893(1 vote) - Awakening Through the Sounds of Water - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Shara GardnerThe Sound of Water reveals a path to enlightenment I just came back from a stormy beach, where the waves are thunderous as they pound against the sand; and darts of rain pepper my face as I dare to turn into the wind. The wetness is something I can tolerate, because I love this awesome sound! ...
Views: 1294(4 votes) - Thoughts Shared With a Young Explorer (Part 2) - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Carl BozemanTo continue the dialogue with my young friend from my first post (As I mentioned in the previous post our young explorer is LDS so some of his questions (and my answers) have a connotation oriented to that faith). The answers are general, however: Young Explorer: The first point I would ...
Views: 1111(2 votes) - Shift as a Positive Force in the Universe - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Debra RebleShift is a fundamental force in the universe that we can harness to create and enhance the greater good. Right now we are in the midst of tremendous shifts on a global level and individually as well. How we perceive and deal with the significant changes in the financial market, environment, and ...
Views: 1285(2 votes) - What Represents Truth to You? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockTruth is not what we believe truth to be. Whatever we see, whatever we hear, whatever we think, whatever we believe is not truth. Truth manifests beyond that. We might say that our religion is truth, but our religions are no more than a set of beliefs, and beliefs can never be truth, only ...
Views: 2586(2 votes) - Spiritual Olympics - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Laina OrlandoI am really enjoying watching the Winter Olympics. It’s fascinating to watch these young athletes do what they love to do; I can feel their passion in my own body. I am so inspired by their commitment and determination to live out their dreams NOW! As I watch these Olympics unfold, I see the ...
Views: 1421(2 votes) - The Dalai Lama & The Art of Compassion In Action - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2010 from Michele McGrewRecently, I had the amazing opportunity to take my 16-year-old son, Tyler, to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama give a live speech at a local university. The very fact that we had the honor of being in the presence of someone who is such an embodiment of compassion was not only humbling, ...
Views: 1802(1 vote) - Thoughts Shared With a Young Explorer - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2010 from Carl BozemanI have been having an ongoing discussion with a young explorer this last week. I thought I would share his questions along with my thoughts on them. He reminds me of a time in my life when I was looking for three-dimensional answers to questions that exceed the boundaries of the finite illusion ...
Views: 1191(1 vote) - Energy Vampires - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Azzrian VisionsEnergy Vampires Raise your hand if you know one! Now Raise your hand again because you ARE one! We are all energy and we need to thrive and feed off of the energy of others and we also give back with our own energy. We have the Law of Polarity and for every action there is an ...
Views: 2699(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: 1708(1 vote) - The Chills-Religious Responses - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Don WadingtonDid you ever get a "good" chill(s) energy surge most usually through music which shot through the top of your head down through your body? Most people have. Recently I wrote about my initial questions to people as to what did they thought it was? While I believe the chills phenomenon is ...
Views: 6023(5 votes) - The Thing - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThere are many problems in life, kind of like endless itches and glitches that need scratched and resolved. If we're poor, we have to struggle to support ourselves because there is . . . never enough money. If we're rich, then we have the typical problems of rich people - trying not only to ...
Views: 1029(3 votes) - Your True Nature is Free and This is How to Attain That State - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from David SamuelYour true nature, a state of full consciousness, it is within your grasp, you just do not know it. You see, your true nature is not an organ or a particular thing that you can call your soul. True consciousness, enlightenment, is a state of being. You could almost call it feeling an emotion ...
Views: 1133(4 votes) - A Meaning of Love - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2010 from Maria KhalifeLove one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. ~ Kahlil Gibran Love is a mystery element. Defining it has challenged mankind for centuries. I think that defining love has to be left for each individual to accomplish, but there ...
Views: 885 - Life Is Good No Matter What Happens! - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Father TimeIt is so simple...just to be walking and talking, living and breathing, life is good! It's great to be alive! When people tell me life stinks, I ask them "Compared to what?" We all have many things to be thankful for, although we sometimes do not remember them! We sometimes get caught up in ...
Views: 6799(11 votes) - Discovering "The Road Not Taken" - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Hal PriceAll creatures come into this world instinctively knowing their TRUE PURPOSE. As humans, we allow our EGO to take us down a path that separates us from our own Divine Purpose. We lose connection with the natural gifts and talents that we came to support our AUTHENTIC LIFE OF PASSION! We ...
Views: 1349(5 votes) - Enlightenment: How to Lose Yourself in Bliss - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"The delight in eating chocolate is when you are so totally immersed in the taste of the chocolate that there is only that taste. The delight in playing tennis is when you are so immersed in the action of playing tennis there is only the action of playing tennis. This ...
Views: 900 - The “Shift”: What it is, Why it’s Happening, How it’s Going to Affect You & The Mastering of Alchemy Part 2 - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Jim SelfPart 2 – How It Might Be Affecting You Time is going faster Many people are not aware of the precise nature of the changes they are experiencing, but they are noticing the effects of these changes. For example, if you ask the question: “Do you think time is going faster?” A great many will ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - The Wrong End of the Telescope - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Marilyn HardingHow a simple reversal of perspective will give you the life you desire. But first I have to share a word with you that is so significant to our health and happiness it is the only key to our personal joy and to the flourishing of the Earth and the Universe she rests in. So mystical is this ...
Views: 1148(1 vote) - Debt and Happiness - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Jason LowryI can tell you from experience debt can keep you from enjoying the present moment. You can spend all of your time worrying about how much money you owe, how the bills are going to be paid, how long it will take to pay off the debt. All of this worry keeps you from enjoying life now. So how do ...
Views: 1235(1 vote) - A True Story of Lust and Seduction - With a Twist! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockA True Story of Lust and Seduction - with a Twist! Twenty-six hundred years ago, Subbha the Buddhist nun was walking through a mango grove when a lustful young man blocked her path. Subbha the Nun: “What wrong have I done you that you stand in my way? It’s not proper my friend that a man ...
Views: 5375(1 vote) - Lightworkers! It's Time to Face our Fears! - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Sherri Cortland"The only thing we have to fear,is fear itself." --Franklin D. Roosevelt Our planet is going through changes (we’re up to our knees in the Shift, and there is so much fear surrounding 2012, much of it unfounded), we are still dealing with terrorist activities, and our economy is still ...
Views: 3540(4 votes) - All you really Own is your Character - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Tina CrumpackerDecember 1, 1974, I was 22 years old and about to give birth to my first child, a little girl already named Maegan. After many hours of hard labor and asking for pain relief I was given a spinal block for anesthesia at the very end of the birth process. The OB/GYN administered it himself ...
Views: 2323(10 votes) - The Story Of Everyone's Life - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Deb ScottHave you ever found yourself coming accross a blog post you just had to comment on without exploding? I was doing my regular blog searches, and came across one of those, “ask the expert” questions. The problem: Depressed, out of work, lack of family support, financial devastation, health ...
Views: 1654(9 votes) - How to Instantly Realize the Enlightened State - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Kip MazuyIt is easy to realize the enlightened state. It is just a matter of focus. Try this now: Close your eyes and notice your experience of what is here beyond thought. You are not to define it, describe it or use thoughts at all. If it helps, stop all thinking for a second and notice your ...
Views: 799(1 vote) - What can be said about enlightenment? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Al Link and Pala CopelandNote: I am writing this almost two years after the enlightenment experience, October, 2009. The enlightenment experience was January 2007. Once you have had the enlightenment experience, you have a dilemma. When the experience recedes, you are no longer enlightened. So what do you do ...
Views: 2174(2 votes) - Eleven Steps to Self Awareness. - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Marshall ZaleThe integration of self-understanding and love of others is a powerful interface. It is a required journey for every human being regardless of occupation, economic status or belief system. Practicing self awareness, leads to consciousness, the proper awareness outside of one’s true self. This ...
Views: 1475(4 votes) - How to Experience of Pure Contentment - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from David SamuelHow to Experience of Pure Contentment I shall here describe what I have attained and how I attained it. I hope to continue my progress as I know there is still so much further to go. It is my sincere wish that you will attain what I have, and surpass this level as well. Many paragraphs ...
Views: 1393(1 vote) - FREE Stuff worth MILLIONS? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Deb ScottFree Book Stuff is Worth Millions to ME? OK - who doesn't love free stuff? The big question is: could free stuff really be of value to me? Just because the gift giving season is over - doesn't mean your most favorite gifts have to stop coming to YOU! Consider these three ...
Views: 1777(4 votes) - How "Awake" are You? Seven Reliable Tests of Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Carol McMahonIf you feel “awake,” try these self-tests. They may open your eyes to something surprising. Enlightenment (or “awakening”) is a state of full awareness. While most people feel they are aware, everyday awareness is very low. Measure yours here and gauge your enlightenment. (1) Can You ...
Views: 1547(1 vote) - ***Awakening Diamond Consciousness, Individually and Globally - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyOne thing I have learned on my journey of transformation is that Awakening to our own Divinity, or to what I call our Diamond Consciousness (conscious partnership with the Divine) is a process – not just a one-time event. In these accelerated times, moving through the vibrational shifts and ...
Views: 3957(6 votes) - The Meaning of the Sound of AUM - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Michael CasteelAUM. You've heard it, chanted it or meditated to it. Yet, do you know what the sound really means? The oldest known spiritual text, the Upanishads from ancient India, says that AUM is the sound of God. That's a pretty bold statement, isn't it? The ancient text goes on to explain that it ...
Views: 2679(1 vote) - A Spiritual Garden to Grow an Everlasting Fruit: How Can You Cultivate It? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionAre you a gardener? If you are, you know that growing colorful flowers and crunchy veggies require your love, care, time, and effort. You need to work the soil to make it just right for the seeds, water them regularly, and patiently wait for nature to do its work. When I was around eleven, I ...
Views: 7733(3 votes) - Bill Maher, Religious Fundamentalist? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelBill Maher may be a gifted comedian, talk show host and the creator of the recent movie “Religulous” yet most would agree that he is about as far from being a fundamentalist you can get. Or Is he? Maher and I agree that it is ridiculous to steadfastly hold on to the belief that the ...
Views: 1448(3 votes) - Let It Begin from Within in 2010! - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelLet It Begin from Within in 2010. It's a cute jingle but what does it really mean anyway? How can this be helpful to you in your real life? The intention of this article is to provide you with something that is both inspirational to feel and practical to do to begin from within in ...
Views: 1044(4 votes) - Awakening to Wholeness-Michael's Personal StarySubmitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelAwakening to Wholeness: My Personal Story The Limits of Positive Thinking and the Four Principles of Awakening to, and Living in Wholeness. I recently received an email inquiry from my SOULutions website that stated; “Can you help me think more positively about myself and feel more ...
Views: 1327(2 votes) - ***Opening to the Infinite Flow through Diamond Energy Activation - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyIn these times of financial crisis and confusion, it is more important than ever to stay clear, relaxed, and connected to the Flow of Divine Energy from Source that helps you ride the waves of any transition with Grace and Ease! This flow of Source Energy is always available … it is pure life ...
Views: 3253(4 votes) - What is Enlightenment and How Do You Achieve It? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya)Ever since I had known about Paramhansa Yogananda, I have always longed to be "enlightened." By "enlightenment" I do not mean in the usual intellectual sense, but as a state of "yoga" or union with one's higher Self, which is very much in tune with the truth and with the manifested creation we ...
Views: 1717(2 votes) - The Grand Conspiracy of Nature - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya)Would one trade in his or her vitality for a temporary thrill? Would one lose one's spirit over some frivolous romance that did not even last the night? Hopefully not, but most likely nearly everyone is doing something quite similar to the above on a regular basis. If one is really serious about ...
Views: 1829(1 vote) - First Principle for Awakening to Wholeness -JUST FEEL IT! - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Michael CasteelThe first principle to Awakening to Wholeness is JUST FEEL IT! Feel it all, as fully and as deeply as you are able. WHAT? Does this sound off to you, counter-intuitive, maybe even a little scary? In the past, it most certainly would have seemed so to me. My strategy was more like "If it's ...
Views: 1239(2 votes) - The Virgin Birth: Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelThe Christmas season that we are on the other side of holds a special place in my heart because my father was a part time Baptist preacher. I have fond memories of his moving sermons at this time of year about the beauty and purity of God's gift to us in Jesus through the virgin birth. ...
Views: 1920(1 vote) - True or False Belief Systems - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “We learned to follow many belief systems programmed from youth. It is time to embrace change and re-create a new system based upon your own truth." Each one of us can identify with a certain set of beliefs passed down from generations. Beliefs can hold us back from creating ...
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