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In an effort to keep you on track, we remind you of the need for you to look beyond the boundaries of your personal life. It will inspire you to receive messages from the other side if you stay open to the idea of "inter-dimensional" communication. From the perspective of Spirit, there is no ... Views: 1430
Many times I hear people state that they are “blocked”. They often apply this term to the fact that they are not getting what they want. They are “blocked” from financial abundance. They are “blocked” from true love. They are “blocked” from healing a physical, emotional, mental or spiritual ... Views: 1662
The underlying motivation for everything that we do as human beings is the ongoing search for happiness or completeness. This being said, people have innumerable ideas of what it might be that could make them happy or make them complete. Even seemingly terrible deeds done and crimes commited are ... Views: 2462
The Baal Shem Tov taught, “Our love of God should be like the love between brother and sister, or between a mother and her child, rather then like the love between man and wife were between lovers.
The first may show their love of both in private and in public; whereas the latter do so ... Views: 1007
We should turn within, then, as have all of those great souls who have blessed the world with their presence; we should turn within and FIND GOD. It should seem natural to turn to the Great Power back of everything; it should seem normal to believe in this Power; and we should have a sense of a ... Views: 1587
I’ve been thinking about this blog for awhile, specifically the intention I had in mind – what I wanted to convey regarding our will. The third step of the Twelve Step Program came to mind:
We turn our will over to the care of a higher power as we understand it.
(The original version is: ... Views: 1292
Many years ago, as I was studying to be a Practitioner/Healer, I had an accident. I was getting an oil change at a service station that had just opened near my home. When the mechanic called me over to show me my air filter, I wandered unwittingly behind the back of my car and proceeded to fall ... Views: 1739
What is Yoga?
After years of "searching" and thousands of yoga classes with many well known and not so well known but nonetheless fabulous teachers, I came to realize that Yoga is a living, breathing art that grows constantly through experience and one's experimentation; it is as diverse as ... Views: 1204
In a recent session I had with my new counselor Eleanor, she said to me, "Mike, it sounds like embracing powerlessness is something that would benefit you right now." When she said this, a chill went down my spine and my body tightened up. "What do you mean, 'embrace powerlessness'?'" I ... Views: 2701
When we experience something truly beautiful, it can open-up the universe and allow grace to bathe us in Her sweet embrace. Whether it be an incredibly gorgeous landscape, the smell of a rose in full bloom, an exquisite piece of music, or a delicious mouth-watering bite, when the senses are ... Views: 1142
Are you trying to learn Photoshop? It is very easy if you follow every step of Photoshop tutorials carefully. Two most important things are your patience as well as time. If you can provide these two, learning Photoshop is as simple as water. First of all, you need to understand the basic tools ... Views: 1133
Training in NLP Changed My Life
Before I took training in NLP my entire life was a mess. That was mainly because I couldn't make a single move in my life without “taking a poll” or asking a close friend what they thought I should do. I had absolutely no belief in myself to make a good choice ... Views: 1704
By the age of 45, I was divorced and depressed with two children to support by myself. I was working in a job as an office temp in Melbourne and was barely managing to survive. I felt I couldn’t have been more in debt or less successful.
I understood I needed to move forward somehow yet I’d ... Views: 1586
I'm Judy and a few years ago I resigned from my customer service job to become an entrepreneur. I needed to become my own boss. I was motivated to do so because I was given this astounding MLM opportunity to sell organic skin cream.
Promoting this skin lotion ought to have been a no-brainer. ... Views: 1565
Believe it or not, even personal development coaches can sometimes feel themselves struggling with inertia, seemingly unable to figure out much less take the next step, feeling stuck. Recently, in the throes of a particularly impotent (figuratively speaking) period where I felt both my personal ... Views: 8721
It has been observed that suggestions, planted in the subconscious, become memories, and eventually tend to externalize in the body. From this, it has been deduced that the sub-conscious mind is the builder of the body and is the creative factor in man. It has also been proven that certain types ... Views: 1871
Do 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: 1334
As human beings, we are blessed with some amazing super powers. These are the abilities we have that can, when used properly, transform our lives from places of misery and suffering into lives filled with joy and blessings.
Wanna guess what they are?
Love, gratitude, decision, and ... Views: 1237
Today is the start of my forty-sixth year on this Earth and I wanted to celebrate this morning by enjoying what the Earth has to offer. I have been house-sitting near Airport Trail for a month and even though I walk it nearly every day, I never grow tired of it. Waking up at the crack of dawn, ... Views: 1308
While man must be, and is, a Divine Image or a Perfect Idea, yet he suffers and is sick. The answer to this is the same answer which can be given, philosophically, to the whole problem of evil—that man is an individual and does with himself what he wills. The Scriptures say, “God hath made man ... Views: 2031
WHEN WE LOOK OUTSIDE FOR HEROES
When we look outside for heroes, the real impulse that is coming from Self is a reaching inside ourselves for mastery. But mastery takes work and concentration and practice, practice, ... Views: 1927
We all have a perception of perfection. We carry with us an idea of how everything should be and because of this spend huge amounts of time and energy trying to arrange conditions to match this idea. Our family, friends, partners and colleagues, our work and social engagements. Nothing falls ... Views: 2933
I always tell people to follow their purposeful passion and the money will follow. But interestingly, whenever I say this, some people will automatically think that I am saying one cannot be financially abundant if one does not follow one's purposeful passion. Well, this is not what I am saying ... Views: 1920
I hear it all the time from women. Yes it is a girl thing. They just know that the man that they are with is their soul mate. Just about every society is based on marriage and having someone special spend our lives with. We make people feel bad when they are single. It causes so many women to ... Views: 1463
The Forgotten Art of Foot Washing
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Master Libre has baptized this alchemical method “the noble and forgotten art of washing the feet” and defines it in his books as “a magic-stick for personal transformation.”
The forgotten art of washing feet reaches far back into ancient & ... Views: 2003
Mindfulness meditation is really the essence of meditation and yoga. And if you practice this Zen technique given below not only in your sitting meditation but in your day-to-day life, it will help lead you into deep states of meditation and even self realization. Your natural experience of ... Views: 2324
Rabbi Mattena expounded: What is the deeper meaning of the Scriptural text: “And from the wilderness to Mattanah?” If a man allows himself to be treated as a wilderness on which everybody treads, his study will be retained by him, otherwise it will not. (Eiruvin 54a)
Rabbi Mattena does ... Views: 1108
I took an elderly friend downtown, for groceries. She's a sweet lady. This started me thinking of how life has a way of softening some people, while others remain, or become, mean and nasty.
Years ago, I worked at an irrigation company, as a bookkeeper. A well-to-do farmer came in, on a ... Views: 770
Raba expounded in the name of Rabbi Sehora who had it from Rabbi Huna: What is the purport of the text: “Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathers little by little shall increase?” If a man studies much at a time his learning decreases, and if he does not do so but ... Views: 953
So you want to become Self realized, you want to come to know yourself, and although you have studied much and have given much thought to what you have read, you still feel that you are somehow blocked from taking that final step back into the Self, to experience the reality of the elusive ... Views: 1539
Are you pushing to make things happen in your life right now? Are you feeling backed up against the wall? And what’s the wall for you? Time, money, a relationship? It can be difficult to find your peaceful center when you feel you have to try so hard to make things happen. The question is what ... Views: 729
We often look to traditional paradigms of Wholeness for insights into the nature of Love, but seldom look to Love for insights into the nature of traditional paradigms of Wholeness, i.e. look at Wholeness through the eyes of Love. Yet Love offers us a clear understanding of what it is to be ... Views: 1296
The truly holistic understanding of awakening is not at odds with humanness. It is not even at odds with the ego. If anything, it approaches spiritual self-inquiry via the ego – particularly the psychological shadow – because it is this that blocks out the light of infinite being.
In fact, ... Views: 1985
The essence of holistic non-duality is the recognition that non-duality is never separate from duality. Simply put, they are “not two” because non-duality devoid of duality is itself dualistic. Holistic non-duality does not transcend the world; it transcends the division within us. It is what ... Views: 1836
Forms of Service
A spiritual path that aims for soul growth can be compared to a snowflake. Like snowflakes, all paths are similar, but none are the same. There are as many ways to achieve soul growth and serve, as there are people on the planet. The Divine is an equal opportunity employer ... Views: 1208
On one occasion, Rabbi issued an order that they should not teach disciples in the open public market place. What was his exposition? “How beautiful are your steps in sandals, O prince's daughter! The roundings of your thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled ... Views: 1047
If you are looking to attain nonduality and oneness, you first have to come face to face with your experience of duality, your experience of conflict.
If you are lucky enough in meditation, you will come to the point where you cannot take it anymore. You will come right up against your ... Views: 2077
Who we are is very simple. We are the Supreme Reality. Everything comes from that and is a reflection of that. We are really like the sun and our lives that we’re experiencing right now are like the dewdrops that are reflecting the sun. Another way to look at it is to see life as a dream. We are ... Views: 1899
Every body wishes to feel more in tune with who they truly are at center. Basically this means taking actions, using words, and being centered from a place in ourselves that is not skewed by the fear-based mental programs and doctrines of other people, or constructs that do not help us. No one ... Views: 928
Each one of us is fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to experience life as a human being. One thing that we can’t predict is how that life is going to turn out to be. It can’t always be smooth sailing and at the same time, when we go through rough patches, it is important to realize ... Views: 1279
How To Find Yourself? That's a broad and fascinating query. It's certainly also one of the most well-known and fundamental concerns of the growing spiritual and personal development movements.
This may possibly sound like a very fuzzy, nebulous proposition. However, you will discover a real ... Views: 2251
Is your spouse making you happy? Whether you are married to yours, living with them or contemplating spending a lot of time with them in the future it is a good idea to know if you are truly compatible with them first.
Remember that sometimes your partner shows a certain side of their ... Views: 1596
The Five Common Features of a True Life Purpose
All manifestations of a true life purpose have five common features.
A true life purpose is the result of Self-realization, of becoming who we were always meant to be. The foundation of Self-realization is the merger of the conscious, ... Views: 1220
Rabbi Yehudah taught: The generation of whom Rabbi Shimon is one are all righteous, saintly and fearful of sin, and the Divine Presence abides among them as among no other generation. Therefore these things are stated openly and not concealed, whereas in former generations supernal mysteries ... Views: 1289
It was our favorite Mexican restaurant and hubby and I sat across the table from friends with whom we re-connected after decades. And in the lively conversation a comment was made that jolted my senses.
I positioned the wheelchair beside the table (I still can’t put weight on the foot with ... Views: 1325
As an unpublished writer, I have to take work whenever I can get it to help supplement my income. So, it was an easy decision when I was asked to participate in a five-day trade show. There was only one issue. I would be working and living along side some mean-spirited people—and that didn’t ... Views: 1168
Version 1:
The infinite variety of creation is the expression of one common essence.
Version 2:
The essence of all and everything is ‘being’; pure existence, pure intelligence.
Version 3:
Being is conscious of itself. It is awareness, the state of pure consciousness.
Version 4:
Being, ... Views: 1036
Can 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: 1358
Open letter to everybody:
Did you ever notice that every single individual on earth feels himself or herself in a way superior to everyone else? What about you? Do you also have a subtle, deep, but convincing feeling that in a way, you are better, nicer, smarter, deeper or more intelligent ... Views: 1189
The Essence of all Wisdom
- in 18 versions –
Version 1:
The infinite variety of creation is the expression of one common essence.
Version 2:
The essence of all and everything is ‘being’; pure existence, pure intelligence.
Version 3:
Being, pure intelligence, is conscious of itself. ... Views: 1141