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- A Spiritual Awakening - What is it ? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Peter MainThe term a spiritual awakening gets bandied around quite a lot , and has perhaps get quite misunderstood for a number of fairly obvious reasons. The term itself has become quite well known through the twelve step movement, and in particular the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, where the ...
Views: 747(1 vote) - A Spiritual Being Who You Really Are - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Terry SwejkoskiWe are all multi-dimensional spiritual beings currently having a human experience. It's the personality (ego) that holds us back from being our true self. Each of us is here to fulfill a particular mission based upon a remarkable master plan. Whether we believe that or not depends on the level ...
Views: 1399(1 vote) - About Awakening - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Lily of the FieldAwakening from the earthly stupor we call reality is quite a feat and an amazing experience. Some are much more receptive to it than others and I’ve come to learn that it’s simply because some are ready while others are not. I am a completely different person now than I was two years ago. In ...
Views: 1663(7 votes) - Abundance and Spiritual Surrender - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Mark KellyI have found that most people into awakening, enlightenment and non-duality see abundance as an egoic desire born of New Thought materialist spirituality – something for Oprah fans and not genuine spiritual seekers who attend satsangs and meditative retreats. Yet being abundant has more in ...
Views: 2120(1 vote) - Acceptance is the solution to all my problems - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2014 from Kelli Wilson“Acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or situation – some fact of my life – unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is ...
Views: 2100(1 vote) - Achieve Being Rich in Three Victorious Steps - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Rishan BTo achieve your goal of being rich might be hard if you do not have the right and useful ways to do so. I will present to you three simple but powerful steps that you can apply with ease to accomplish this. These steps will probably help you become rich if you will bear it in mind. The ...
Views: 953(1 vote) - ADAPTABILITY & MANIFESTING OUR BEST POSSIBLE FUTURE REALITY NOW - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2009 from Arlene MillerADAPTABILITY & MANIFESTING OUR BEST POSSIBLE FUTURE REALITY NOW Adaptability is one of the most important spiritual qualities to integrate, and the key to success in our lives. We need to be adaptable because people can be self-centered, self-absorbed, scattered, fearful and ungrounded. ...
Views: 1476(2 votes) - Afraid to Shine? Getting Over Self Sabotage - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Nadine LoveI noticed a definite self-sabotage theme last week: Are you aware you might be doing things that keep you small, lower your game and cause you to head in the opposite direction to the one you know you're destined to be traveling? I trust it would be useful to take a look at ways to address self ...
Views: 1270(1 vote) - Always Being Nice - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Kimberly MitchellWomen tend to always do things they don’t want to do because they don’t want to seem unkind. They want to be labeled as being nice. They take comments from others, food orders that are less than satisfactory, to treatment from their partners that is below their standards. How do we stop reacting ...
Views: 1444(1 vote) - Amplified Illusions - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Sankarshan Das AdhikariKrishna explains in the Bhagavad-gita how the knowledge of the Absolute Truth is understood through the system of disciplic succession. This means that if we want to understand this knowledge, we must take it as it has come down perfectly to us over the ages through an unbroken line of ...
Views: 1853(2 votes) - An Exercise to Help You Find and Get What You Want - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2017 from Dante PetrillaWhat do you want? Take a moment. Really think about it. I mean it. Don’t just keep reading on without taking the time to answer that question. Stop now and seriously consider the question – what do you want? Do you know the main reason why people do not get what they want? They have never ...
Views: 1500(1 vote) - An Understanding Heart - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Frances LucasIt is really useless for us to worry. It is useless for us to worry about other people. It is useless for us to worry about tomorrow. It is useless for us to worry about the things of the world. We can’t change things or people by worrying about what may or may not happen. We really can’t change ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - Are you dressing up for your outer world? - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Freedawn CreationsDo you always act in a way that is congruent with who you are? On the TV show Mash, Klinger wants to go home. He comes up with this great plan that if he can only make people believe he is crazy he will be released and sent home from the war. He decides that he will dress like a woman and ...
Views: 757(1 vote) - Are you Living in the Problem or the Solution? - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Kathleen GageEvery day we have the opportunity to make decisions to honor who we are. I would hope that because you are reading this you are someone who believes you have a very important path to travel. Your life can be more than simply living from day to day. Yet, many people are living from day to ...
Views: 1738(2 votes) - Attracting Money – Forestalling Your Dreams Limits Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Rishan BOur belief systems define our experiences, so as the Law of Attraction states. Who we are, the way we act, the things that we say, our feelings, and most importantly our experiences are based upon what we believe in. This is the reason the key reason why as soon as we have limiting beliefs, the ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Awakening & Communicating with the Spirit of YOU! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2012 from Beloved HeartsongLearning how to communicate clearly, effectively and comfortably with our inner voice, Higher Self, God, universal life force, angels, ascended masters, Higher cosmic intelligence, is the most important work we can do. Who we are in our lives, relationships and out in the world can be greatly ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - Awakening to the Miracle of Ordinary Life - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dennis Lewis(First given as a talk to 200 people at the Whole Life Expo in San Francisco and then later edited and published in The Empty Vessel: A Journal of Contemporary Taoism.) We are faced with a profound mystery: the mystery of ourselves here and now, on this earth. Whatever scientific or religious ...
Views: 856(2 votes) - Be a Selfish Person - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2010 from CHARLES GLASSMANThe term narcissist comes from Ovid’s myth of a vain young boy Narcissus. To make a long story short, one day the teenage boy happens upon a lake where he sees his reflection and falls in love with the boy whom he sees. At some point later, he learns that the image he sees is actually himself. ...
Views: 2269(2 votes) - Be Alone Not Lonely - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Lori Anne ChanceWhen you’re alone, do you feel lonely? Or do you use that time to reflect and get to know your Self better? Perhaps you use the occasion to do things you wouldn’t dream of doing in front of other people. No matter how you choose to deal with alone time, there’s no need to feel lonely; being by ...
Views: 3403(2 votes) - Be Rich - 3 Effective Steps To Attain This - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Rishan BEverybody ought to be able to attract wealth at will. In this text I will share 3 easy steps that make this process as simple and natural as it must be. Following the steps outlined below would ultimately make people wealthy. The actual consequence, that is one thing you could possibly see ...
Views: 948(1 vote) - Become One With Everything - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoReleasing the idea of trying to be something else, something more, and allowing yourself to become one with all that exists is a true possibility for you. It does have to do with believing enough in yourself, that who you are in this moment is enough without reaching any further. It is ...
Views: 4683(1 vote) - Befriending the Ego - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Jo LeonardIt all started one fateful day when a nun, head of the drama department in the all girls’ school I attended, told me I had a nice face. Her own face quickly flushed and her hands flew about in the air as if to bat away the words she had just spoken. “I shouldn’t have said that,” she stammered. ...
Views: 1397(2 votes) - Being Alone - by Submitted on May 30, 2011 from Sandra DawesAs a woman in my mid-thirties, I feel a sense of urgency amongst my single friends. While it was perfectly fine to be single in our twenties, being single in our thirties, seems to be a place that no one really wants to find themselves. I know that I have that little voice that is constantly ...
Views: 1801(2 votes) - Being present in life - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Michael KewleyThere is a common misunderstanding in spiritual practice that we do what we do to acquire some special qualities and that there is something to get from outside ourselves. Something that we don't already have. Something that will make our life perfect. It is the lottery syndrome. We feel that ...
Views: 1724(1 vote) - Benefit From Understanding Your Archetypes - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Evelyn LimIn your life, you can unlock many beneficial perspectives and pieces of knowledge from knowing your archetypes. That is, the archetypes that best fit you and fit in with your life. You have certain archetypes in your psyche that are harmonized with who you are. However, you must first understand ...
Views: 6581(4 votes) - BeSimply…Self Exploration - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Suzanne Toro‘She’ was flying back from a journey from the great Northwest...after taking a right of passage with ‘Self’. A Journey that has lead her to an understanding that this illusion has been co-created by all of ‘US’. The veils are about to be dropped in such a manner that will cause many to gasp and ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - Birthing Your Soul - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Pat BenageAt this time of year many of us begin a process of reflecting on the past year and creating intentions for the coming new year. It’s a natural process based on our innate desire to become who we are meant to be in this life. As I begin this process, it strikes me that we are in a constant state ...
Views: 1500(3 votes) - Body Image: Ego or Transcendence - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from Suzanne E. Harrill, M. Ed., LPCHow is your relationship with your body? Are you dissatisfied with the way you look? Do you secretly or openly say you want your body to be different? Maybe you criticize your complexion, hair, or the shape of your body? Maybe you weigh more than you did a couple of years ago, have to constantly ...
Views: 1412(1 vote) - Called to Purpose: Next Steps - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Tomar LevineI've been thinking a lot about next steps - my next steps, the next steps you in my community are making, and the next steps that I believe our world is on the brink of. These are not just baby steps I'm talking about. I believe we're all on the verge of something big - a true ...
Views: 974(2 votes) - Can We Self Heal? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Marie BarrettAll self healing, whether spiritual, emotional or physical, takes place first at the level of our being, then in the mind, in the non-physical sphere of our consciousness. When the healing has already begun at this higher energetic level, then, and only then, will we be able to perceive physical ...
Views: 1561(1 vote) - Can You Be Grateful for What You Have Not Got? - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Schelli WhitehouseThe title of this topic can be a real sticking point for a lot of people. “Can You Be Grateful for What You Have Not Got?” Before we address that, let’s assume that you currently have a goal or vision for yourself that doesn’t presently exist. For instance: How can you be thankful ...
Views: 921(1 vote) - Can’t Please Everyone - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Frances LucasAs we go through life we will find there will be times when others are upset with us about what we have decided to do. We will find others have opinions about what we should be in life. We will find there will be others who want us to do what they believe we should do. When this happens, there ...
Views: 1382(1 vote) - Certain People - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Frances LucasThere is no doubt about it. We all have certain people who we are around on a regular basis who get on our nerves. For whatever reason, there are things they do which make us angry or aggravated. If we stop and think about it, other people can do the same things these people do but we don’t get ...
Views: 1081(1 vote) - Choose Your Reactions Wisely - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleA person can only make you angry if you allow them to. What this means is that no one can make you feel angry, only that you choose to react with anger to what they have said or done. Often we project so much of our own agenda onto someone or onto a situation that we blame them for causing ...
Views: 1937(1 vote) - Clairvoyant UK - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from rachel annClairvoyants in the United Kingdom are very much similar to other ones around the world. They all do the same service either by telephone or email or webcam or face to face. You can find a clairvoyant in the UK by searching online for one or through your local paper for any that live near ...
Views: 1712(1 vote) - Cleaning Out the Chaos of Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Terri BrittI thought I was watching a cop drama on television for a moment this morning. I looked out my front door and standing in my yard were several deputies from the Sheriff’s Department with shotguns, hiding behind our trees. At least five of their cars surrounded our street. “What in the world is ...
Views: 1709(2 votes) - Connect To Your True Self - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Adam BenedettoOpening up to your true self can be a very rewarding experience. It can shed light on not only who you are, but what you have become. Often, we do not see the real us. We get lost in our day-to-day lives, the managing of our existence, and forget to connect to the real us. Sometimes we may ...
Views: 1221(2 votes) - Connection - The First Order of Business - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2011 from Reggie OdomConnection is an experience everyone yearns for. It’s also essential for stepping into your greatness, connecting with others and key to your success. It’s painful to feel disconnected. Even if you are successful by external standards, when you feel disconnected, you experience that you can ...
Views: 899(1 vote) - COURAGE in 2013 - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from William FetterWe all have what Freud calls an Alter Ego. As a child mine was Superman. I would dive off my back porch with a towel around my neck landing on my belly with arms outstretched scraping my elbows until they bled. For the past twelve years or more my Alter Ego has been that of a Samurai ...
Views: 2802(2 votes) - Creating Abundance - 2 Harmful Myths About Creating Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Rishan BRecently, because of the release of The Secret, folks have talked rather a lot about being wealthy. Together with all of that discussion has come a couple of destructive myths. Let us speak about these wrong beliefs in this particular article. You will have a simpler time working on being ...
Views: 940(2 votes) - Creating Change – Step 2B- Techniques for Finding What You Want - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineDrilling Down to your Core To get to a deeper level of what you want, to find your true core desires, it’s good to ask yourself probing questions that challenge your assumptions. Here’s an example of how it works: Say you get an idea or image that suggests that you want to leave the city and go ...
Views: 1105(2 votes) - Creating Change: Step 3 - Identify your inner obstacles to change - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineI’m sure you aware of some things you want to change in your life, that your heart longs for. It is likely that these longings have been with you for quite a while, but you have not been able to achieve them – yet. Now is the time to find out what has been stopping you, so that you can ...
Views: 1571(5 votes) - Creating Change: Step 4A - Work through your blocks to change - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Tomar LevineIf you’ve used some of the tools I’ve been teaching, you have probably identified fears and beliefs about yourself, the world, life, and “the way things are” that are consciously or unconsciously keeping you from realizing your dreams. It’s only when you identify these limiting beliefs that you ...
Views: 1082(2 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Good for Everyone - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“There is Good for everyone, and everyone ought to have their Good.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “I am so thankful that the goodness of God blesses me and everyone around me.” 40 Days with Emma Curtis Hopkins – Rev. Dr. Kathianne Lewis As I align my thoughts, ...
Views: 1245(3 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - In An Instant - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Many people would have their Good come instantly if they could name it and have a clean idea of how it ought to be.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today I not only name my Good, I own it. I’ll carry it with me everywhere. It’s Real. It’s God. It’s Mine.” 40 ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - One Life - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“There is no death, yet we speak of raising the dead as a work of science. How is this? We mean that we see life when we believe in death.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “I am an ageless, deathless being of Light and Love. My life is God and nothing can destroy ...
Views: 1062(2 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Prayer and Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Alcoholics Anonymous "If God is already perfect, free, deathless, and complete, it would be impossible for this ...
Views: 2401(6 votes) - Daily Affirmative Prayer - Your Word - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Gayle Dillon“Moses and Jesus teach the same story. Let it be of the soul you speak, let Spirit utter itself.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins “Today, I covenant with Spirit for my speech. I will do nothing for my wit and retorts, for my words are the words of the Holy ...
Views: 1057(2 votes) - Daily Devotion: Being Someone's Blessing - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Edwin Joseph VillagomezIt's a famous declaration for us christians that we are born to bless God and those people around us. From those past years that we lived our lives, did other people feel blessed having us in their lives? We are ought to be givers, not merely takers. It may be hard but change should come our ...
Views: 3246(1 vote) - Do These Time Wasters Affect Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorActivities we usually name as time wasters are too much TV viewing, daydreaming, or anything that isn’t a productive use of minutes and hours. Here are a few more to consider. Gossip. What’s the point, really? Conveying needed information to the appropriate person or people is useful, but ...
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