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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- The Kingdom of Heaven- an Eastern perspective? - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Peter BurnellHumility to me is the ability to put others before your self (selflessness). In hand with humility you have mindfulness which is a higher state of awareness where your mind transcends general consciousness and becomes aware of others needs as opposed to your own desires (thoughtlessness). The ...
Views: 1035 - 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: 1035 - 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: 1034(1 vote) - The History of Buddhism in Tibet - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from sylvia smelcerBuddhism has been the official religion of Tibet for almost 2,000 years. Originating in India approximately 2500 years ago, it migrated to Tibet in 170 AD, but didn’t take hold until the reign of King Songtsen Gampo, when he declared it the official religion of the country in 641 AD. The ...
Views: 1034 - Use the Awesome Power of the Internet to Help Build a Better World (Updated) - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2007 from Craig LockArticle Title: Use the Awesome Power of the Internet to Help Build a Better World (Updated) Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: Internet Marketing, WWW, Internet, Inspiration Web Sites: http://www2.webng.com/writernz/ and http://www.craiglockbooks.com Publishing ...
Views: 1034 - Have You Had A Spiritual Talent All Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeWhat if you were a natural at something from a very young age? What if you knew as a child just what you wanted to do in life? Have you nurtured the talents you were born with? Every now and then in life we see those that seem to just be naturally talented. It is as if they are born into ...
Views: 1033 - Meditation: How to Realize the Nameless - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"Someone sent me a beautiful email recently. They said they were searching for something that they did not feel really had a name. Everyone is really looking for that same thing. That mystery which is fulfillment. But somewhere along the line most get caught up in defining ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Spiritual Symbolism - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonImagine you couldn’t speak. How would you get your message across to others? How would you communicate that you want someone’s attention? You might wave your arms wildly hoping that someone would see the movement. You might tap someone on the shoulder. Small children who are yet unable to ...
Views: 1033 - The Key Factor in Finding a Real Teacher - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from David SamuelIn the search for knowledge especially spiritual knowledge, everyone wants the good stuff, high quality, the real meat of knowledge, but so few are willing to pay for it, and they do not understand how to pay. And so they float and wander from school to school, teacher to teacher always feeling ...
Views: 1033(1 vote) - Purpose Power Passion - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2018 from Lana ThomasTo 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: 1032 - 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: 1031(1 vote) - Chapter 2 of the original Science of Getting Rich book by Wallace D. Wattles (free pdf ebook available for download) - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Ryan DNote: This is the original chapter 2 of The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles (available in PDF ebook for free download. The Chapter is called "There is A Science of Getting Rich". If you like this chapter, you can download the entire PDF Ebook version of The Science of Getting Rich ...
Views: 1030 - 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: 1030(3 votes) - Cultivating Kindness - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Cheryl HitchcockThis is a great topic and so timely for today with all of the turmoil that seems to be going on globally, especially with the fear that is being cultivated about the world's economy. We tend to get caught up in our own lives, and making sure that we are okay and have enough. Often we tend to ...
Views: 1026 - Calling Forth Jacob; Pain is Our Birthright - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2007 from Sue HawksRecently I have encountered a situation in my life that has gotten so ugly and so painful, I could no longer turn away and ignore it. I stand firmly in the belief that what we focus on we manifest in our lives. So I have worked with positive affirmations, meditation, and observing my own ...
Views: 1025 - What Is Mastery? - by Submitted on May 29, 2008 from Michelle Lee, CHMy intention in my own life has been to move out of victimhood and into Mastery and through my work to help others to do the same. But before we can claim Mastery we must define it. It’s important to have a clear idea of what we are moving toward so that we may recognize it when we arrive. ...
Views: 1025 - Revelations From The Angels - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2008 from Earth Angel IanHello from the UK to my new and esteemed friends on this very windy and cold February evening. I write on the web-site at www.Beliefnet.com under my spiritual name Earth-Angel Ian, words and messages from my Guardian Angel.. Archangel Michael. As well as this site I have my own at ...
Views: 1023 - Experiencing Compassion - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Mary Lee LaBayI came across a discussion of Compassion in the book Zen Soup by Laurence G. Boldt. I decided to share it with you so we can contemplate these concepts together. "Compassion is not sentimentality. It is not about being nice, polite, or pleasing. Indeed, compassion may often take on a wrathful ...
Views: 1022(1 vote) - SPIRITUAL EXPEDITION TO SUMMIT THE “PEAK OF PEACE” - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2019 from Brenda TeichroebThis 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: 1022 - Foresight: Assistance In Choices - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHow many times have you thought “If I only knew then, what I know now”? How often have you wondered if you had the information that you needed to make wise choices along the way? Have you ever wished you could get some help or glimpse into the future to know what to do or what path to stay ...
Views: 1021 - The Theme Of Spiritualism - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from rachel annAlthough based on ancient roots, modern American Spiritualism began as late as 1848, with two young sisters, only 11 and 8 years old at the time, claiming to hear rapping noises and consequently working out complex codes and implementing them to contact and communicate with beings from the ...
Views: 1020 - Awakening and Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2012 from Suzanne E. Harrill, M. Ed., LPCEnlightenment, a term more common in the eastern world rather than the western, describes an awakened spiritual state of consciousness where one is liberated from the illusions of the 3-dimensional world, freed from the limitations of physical, emotional, and mental pain and suffering based on ...
Views: 1019 - The Moment You Are In Is The Only One That Exists - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Adam BenedettoBeing in the moment is a very important tool to finding happiness in your life, for if we are forever looking elsewhere, we will never be happy now. If we are always looking back at the life we had, we are losing our presence in now. Living in the moment is about being present; it is being ...
Views: 1019(1 vote) - What Is Really Going On? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Kym KennedySo many of us in our lives wonder why things just keep happening “to” us. The truth is that life doesn’t happen “to” us, it happens “through” us. I mean WHATEVER happens to us in our lives is through our own creation. We create it all…the good the bad and the ugly. It is our consciousness ...
Views: 1019 - Learn This Advanced Meditation Technique - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"In meditation, one of the greatest things you can do is become aware of how thought identification happens. Become aware of the process of thoughts arising and the action of being attached to identifying with those thoughts. There is a feeling of contraction behind it, a ...
Views: 1018(3 votes) - The Divine You - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2011 from Douglas Holzmeier (Daniels)The Divine You “The stage is set, reputation preceding; summoning the star in the seated spectator; a performance at your command; Heaven’s ovation standing; God’s cause for applause!” ~Douglas E. Holzmeier “Be you to full. Beautiful!” Don’t let anyone anchored in ignorance ...
Views: 1017 - The Metaphysics of Truth - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2013 from Matthew PettiWhat will it take before we realize our world is really a reflection of our understandings and misconceptions. We fail to realize that EVERYTHING is happening because we are HERE and watching or observing. According to Quantum Physics' most notable discovery, the act of observation is what ...
Views: 1017 - Being Human Means Being Humane - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2009 from Charly MannMore than nine billion animals are raised and slaughtered for food every year in the United States. Most of these animals are kept in factory farms where livestock is confined to a very small area during its entire lifetime. These animals are fed large amounts of food to fatten them up as ...
Views: 1015 - Law of attraction - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2016 from Saltori SystemPlease correct me if I’m wrong, but if you’ve been experiencing some of the techniques I’ve already shared for the last few days then right now you’re probably feeling better? You may not be sure right now why you’re feeling better, but you just are… You may have already had a little glimpse ...
Views: 1015 - The Greatest Secret Of All - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Nancy SeiferThe worldwide web is rife with ads for books, seminars and movies about the “the secret,” all promising to reveal “the most powerful law” in the universe: the Law of Attraction. The film, The Secret, is described in Wikipedia as a self-help documentary presenting the law of attraction through ...
Views: 1015(1 vote) - . . . and Other Things We’ll Never Understand - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockCounting as fast as you can, at ten counts per second, for twenty-four hours a day and for twelve months, would only get you to less than one third of a billion. A billion is a big number. The universe is estimated to be about 16 billion years old. Carbon dating pegs the earth at about 4.5 ...
Views: 1014 - The Principles of Time - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from JB GlossingerTime is confusing to many people, and we need to discuss it. When we get caught up in the idea of time in this material manifest, we are not able to move forward. It’s time to understand time! Time is not real I am going to give you a shocker. Time is not real. Time is relative. We all know ...
Views: 1013 - Spirituality is not About Being a Good Person - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe idea of being a “good person” is just another false sense of self that we can buy into. Being a good person is not the point of spirituality, interestingly enough. It is not the goal. It’s not about being some superloving and compassionate saint. It’s about realizing who you really are. With ...
Views: 1012(2 votes) - Awakening - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2008 from Lee HarrisWelcome. Welcome to this day, Your day, your day to remember who you are and how wonderful you are; for indeed you are a wonderful human being. This is one aspect of the truth of you – your humanity. But you are more than just your humanity. You are a multi layered human being. And the whole, ...
Views: 1011 - The “Shift”: What it is, Why it’s Happening, How it’s Going to Affect You & The Mastering of Alchemy - Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Sandie SedgeerPART 1 - THE "SHIFT": WHAT IT IS AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING We’ve been hearing about “The Shift” for so long, it’s hard to believe that it’s finally here! But what precisely is shifting? What are we moving from? What are we moving toward? And – more importantly – what difference is it really ...
Views: 1011(2 votes) - 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: 1010 - Waking Up To a New Reality: Living with Awareness - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffI wrote a poem based on a Zen tradition and it describes aspects of enlightenment: I wake up, rain washes the trees, smells are fresh, spring is abounding now, then I wake to the illusion I’m dreaming. Enlightenment is about waking up to the reality that life isn’t real. It’s ...
Views: 1010(2 votes) - The 1,000 Mile Journey - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Declan StanleyAnd for me taking that first step is the easiest thing in the world to. It is taking the second step, and the third step and the fourth step, step after step, day after day, even year after year, that is the hard part. I have taken so many first steps that I’ve probably completed 1,000 “1,000 ...
Views: 1007 - Things You Probably Don’t Want To Know About Attracting Abundance In Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Yamaya CruzIf you are the kind of person who hangs out in the “Self-Help” or “How to Section” of the bookstore, you have to read this article! This piece will blow your mind and make you think differently about the spiritual, financial, and physical world. You will begin to see things from a different ...
Views: 1007 - Finding Joy - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2014 from Emily DeCarloOften we look for joy outside of ourselves, but the capacity to find joy lies within us. Everyone has the ability to embrace the joy that is all around us, but this ability comes from the inside first. If one does not have inner joy, nothing from the outside world will create it. One has to make ...
Views: 1006 - Simple and Real Living - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2016 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHow simple is your life? How real are you living? Is your life filled with complicated situations or the need to be something that you are not? It is so easy in a world that runs at such a fast pace and full of technology; to make things complicated. Many people get wrapped up in worrying ...
Views: 1006 - The Ultimate Cause of Everything: Connect with Your Ultimate Self - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen looking at causation, we need to ask: What causes things? What is the ultimate cause of everything? By taking a look at the universe we can see that everything is interlinked at such a level that we can’t help but wonder if anything really can happen. We need to understand that it’s up to ...
Views: 1005(2 votes) - Trust Yourself - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Mitra ShahidiTrust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ― Benjamin Spock Trusting ourselves means trusting our intuition or our gut feelings. Intuition is a great self-help tool as it is with us at all time and can tell us what we really want or don’t want in our life and what we need to be ...
Views: 1003 - Where Have All The Heroes Gone? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2007 from Heather MauelWe are a society of hero worshipers. But we have had a dearth of heroes in recent years. Most of our leaders, superstar athletes, movie starts, CEO’s, presidents and senators have left us disappointed, frustrated, and disillusioned. These days, we have to look beyond the glitz of Hollywood, the ...
Views: 1001 - Illusions of the Heart – Astral Distortion - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2020 from Melinda UrbanThe ‘heart of the matter’ is an expression that refers to the most fundamental piece of information. Perhaps this is derived from the truth that your heart is the centre of your energetic-spiritual being. It is an intuitive, intelligent centre. And, it is essential to understand that the heart, ...
Views: 999 - Unknowingly Our Anger and Worry Create a Footpath of Human Density, While Your Soul Wishes a Pathway of Freedom to Be Creative and Learn from Life’s Lessons - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Judith HolderMany believe intellect drives the world, but I would suggest EMOTIONS drive and fuel our world and the world around us, like passion, love, joy, happiness, and enthusiasm as well as emotions of hatred, fear, jealousy, and guilt. Emotions (energy-in-motion) prompts us to think in a certain way, ...
Views: 997 - Fear of Maybe - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerHaving a fear of maybe will get in the way of your living the certainty of Now. You may have heard this sentiment expressed before – All that Is, is Now. The past is nothing more than a fleeting memory; the future but a vision of possibilities. The only moment which is truly real is Now. So ...
Views: 996(7 votes) - Life Offers Us Many Chances to Grow Through Physical and Soul Levels - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Jim FargianoAdmittedly, there will be stretches when you will not necessarily feel that life is being fair to you. During these times, many of you are having your mettle tested to see just how resilient you can or want to be. There is an important distinction to be made between "can" and "want." When ...
Views: 996 - Heal Our World - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2007 from Astrid LeeSynopsis: As per the LAW OF ATTRACTION explained in ’THE SECRET’: what we focus on increases. Rather than wishing for just money, let’s focus on fundamental shifts of our world for the benefit of all human beings. Let's jointly create a balanced, fair, interesting, healthy, sustainable world ...
Views: 995 - Held Concepts - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Ozioma EgwuonwuThere is so much that surrounds us on a day-to-day basis that we are not aware of, nor are we aware of how these people, places and things found their way into our lives. As we build on the foundation created in the first exercise, we focus our attention on the next level of awareness: the ...
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