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Health and healing are not what we have been led to believe they are. Modern Western medicine and science tell us that disease is a scourge and that the primary goal of treatment is to cure it. In order to achieve cures, we fight illnesses with drugs; remove diseased parts; replace worn out ... Views: 1443
In order to accomplish our life goals we need self-confidence. What is self-confidence, where does it come from, and how do we cultivate it?
Mencius, my favorite Chinese Sage, believed that confidence comes from "ch'i," the universal source of energy. This power that moves through us has many ... Views: 1155
ADAPTABILITY & 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: 1485
MAXIMIZING OUR POTENTIAL: THE GIFT OF COSMOSIS™
Why do we incarnate on Earth? Most of us return to Earth because we want to serve. We want to ground and express more love. We want the planet to be a better place because of all we say, do and be. We want to manifest the highest ... Views: 1026
THE JOURNEY OF LIFE: A NEW KNOWING
Life is a journey? How are you experiencing it? Do you feel that you belong? Many light workers do not experience a sense of belonging. They do not feel that they belong to their biological family. They remember feeling different, not accepted and even ... Views: 1097
What do we need to do to have these good feelings more of the time? I'm glad you asked! It's one of my favorite themes, and I hope it will become one of yours too.
Let's talk about pleasure first. I know this may sound self-evident but: There is no other plane of existence except ... Views: 2158
Anger at someone in a situation where let's say you almost hit them with your car as example and hurt them gets you very angry and say what a stupid fool. Yet the only damage would be to the other person and it was really an innocent act on their part. The reason you react with anger is ... Views: 1950
The sense of yearning is a coded message that the soul is sending to our ego. Yearning takes on different characteristics depending on one’s state of evolution, one’s level of consciousness. To the individual awakening to higher consciousness, first the physical necessities must be met. Then ... Views: 1738
“Persistent thought about prosperity, and how prosperity is brought to us, will make us magnets for prosperity. Your prosperity will not be the highest prosperity, it will not be useful prosperity, unless you know how to teach others to be prosperous.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – ... Views: 1199
The way that we have been living is called the way of least resistance. This way involves emotionally and logically going after what we believe will make us happy. For the vast majority of us, this usually includes a career, a partner, then a house, cars, furniture, kids, college tuition, ... Views: 940
Today I am considering my legacy. Not in small part because last week I reached the esteemed and gilded age of 50. And it is not so bad. I did see it coming...
About 3 years ago, I made peace with my age and myself. I stopped struggling with my life-long desire to be a mother and began ... Views: 877
“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: 1065
So what is detachment? To me personally, detachment is all about giving up control of an outcome, and to ‘let go’ and allow the higher purpose to come though. Remember, everything does happen for a reason – and letting go of your own personal outcome can give space for a much better universal ... Views: 3047
I find that Presence is such a frequently used word, that it has lost its true meaning and significance. There are books, there are teachings, and poems that speak of it. Whole spiritual traditions are based on it. Tolle's work has brought "The Now" to a broad audience. It is the fundamental ... Views: 898
“By the study of Spirit we become acquainted with Spirit and realize that the trees are in reality Spirit, whispering great secrets of how to be happy and free.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, I see with spiritual eyes and behold the world around me with ... Views: 1076
“It is human nature to wish to compel others to do as we think they ought to do. It is divine to see that their own way is their true way.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, my desire is to live close to Spirit and to know with all of my heart that It works ... Views: 989
Article Title: THE LAWS OF LIFE: Twenty-One Universal Laws and Spiritual Truths" (from Inspirational Books)
Shared by: Craig Lock
Web sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.creativekiwis.com/books.html
Other Articles are available at: ... Views: 1375
Do you feel at times that you are just going through the motions, living life unconsciously? Did you know that this feeling is actually close to spirituality, more so than being entirely and endlessly enthralled with life?
Now, there is a difference between living life unconsciously and ... Views: 2595
“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: 1072
I am not here to tell my life story, explain all the mistakes I have made (which have been many), or to drag on and on about everything I have been diagnosed with. I am simply here to tell how I overcame the hurt, the pain, the addiction, and everything else that has, in the past, been put on ... Views: 1306
“If we speak of casting out passions . . . . we mean that we see the Holy Spirit in mankind instead of passions and tempers.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, I give thanks that I can see the Good in all people, places, and things. I will not be fooled. God ... Views: 1166
Prince or commoner, rich or poor, every individual who wishes to get empowered and enlightened benefits greatly from the guidance of an able guru. Even gods have sought out gurus for themselves. Lord Krishna's guru was Sandipanirishi. When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahansa ... Views: 818
"There is no end
to trying to figure it out.
The mind is an endless puzzle
that has no solution.
If it had a solution,
that would be the end of the reign of mind,
and the mind does not want that.
The mind wants to exist
and it gets it's power
from you identifying
with ... Views: 763
The 3rd Chakra: The Tower of Ego & The Fall
The Tower of Ego
The over compensation for survival challenges and the perception of lack in the material or emotional realms leads to the quest for dominance. This makes sense on the animal level as the best hunters or providers will ensure their ... Views: 2236
Do you have a tendency to over-think and over-complicate everything you do? Do you feel like there must be just one more thing you need to do, find or search to make your plan perfect, work better or be more effective? The secret is to let go of the old. In other words, unclutter your thoughts ... Views: 2312
The 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: 927
“If we tell of healing the sick, we do not mean that there are sick people. We mean that we see people more nearly as they are.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, the Holy Spirit reveals to me my Spiritual Wholeness and the Spiritual Wholeness of others. All ... Views: 1760
You might not wish to hear this but, YOU are responsible for much of what is happening in your life and your life, is your responsibility! Unfortunately, nobody is coming to save you! In all situations in life, you have the freedom and choice to choose how you will react and what actions you ... Views: 1567
“If we speak of preaching the gospel, we mean telling the world of the Spiritual Kingdom – speaking from the absolute standpoint.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today my words and actions reflect my inner confidence in God. God’s Kingdom is revealed through me.” ... Views: 2901
“I work the works of God, who works through me to will and to do that which ought to be done by me.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, I bring heaven to earth. I am a blessing to others, just as I am blessed.” 40 Days with Emma Curtis Hopkins – Rev. Dr. ... Views: 1959
“Our own will says: ‘Believe with the world.’ God’s will says: ‘Believe in me.’” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Today, I say yes. Yes, God! Yes, Life! Yes, I trust! Yes, I believe.” 40 Days with Emma Curtis Hopkins – Rev. Dr. Kathianne Lewis
I know we are ... Views: 1003
We are all souls on a journey. We all have fears and insecurities. But we also have the tools within us to transform those fears into a positive source of fulfillment.
Like your body, your soul is built from many different parts.
Each part of your soul has its powers, and the way you use ... Views: 1168
Manifestation is all about alignment of energy. The conventional wisdom around manifestation, if there is such a thing, tells us that it is the result of alignment of thoughts, feelings, attitudes, behaviors, choices, actions, and habits. While that is absolutely true, that’s only part of the ... Views: 1374
Regardless of our chosen field, or the manner in which we use your gifts, most of us have come across people in our lives who absolutely refuse to take responsibility for their actions, their situations, their own lives. It could be a family member, a dear friend, a co-worker, even a spouse. ... Views: 1823
“I do not believe in sickness. I believe in health. I do not believe, or think, that misfortune has any power whatsoever. I believe in prosperity and success.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“Instead of looking to God to heal us or get us out of difficult ... Views: 3527
The Law of Attraction works whether we believe it does or not; either way we get to experience what we believe. This is such a radical realization that most never grasp the depth and significance of how this universal law actually works. Humans are electro-magnetic beings for whom reality is a ... Views: 1375
You can use this simple self realization technique
to very quickly experience yourself
as formless consciousness:
"The nature of awareness
is freedom from identification.
If you are aware of anger,
then you are not identified with anger.
If you are aware of a thought,
you are not ... Views: 862
As we have learned in this series so far, fairy tales are ironic. They tell a truth so shocking that it can only be revealed in innocent children's stories. 2500 years ago, in Plato’s Republic, Socrates said the truth exposed in these stories was so dangerous that they should not be allowed to ... Views: 3858
Storing Life Force
What makes the third chakra and its emotions and agendas so powerful is, well, power. Power in the sense of the pure life force stored in this area. The third chakra is like a battery; life force is stored as potential. This energy is rarely stored as true potential, in the ... Views: 1525
If you’re on a path of personal development and spiritual growth, it’s near impossible to bypass the many signposts pointing us in the direction of self-love. For many of us, these messages and milestones come up again and again as we grapple with the challenges of what it is to truly love ... Views: 1876
An Inner Critic is often an active, vocal member of the community of characters that exists inside each of us. Despite the Inner Critic’s starring role, it can still take some time and practice to distinguish its voice. This aspect of our selves has been providing such a continuous running ... Views: 1240
The 3rd Chakra and the Spiritual Purpose of Power
Americans love power. It is our god. Well, ok, money and power. The American Dream is based on a certain level of self-sufficiency and freedom. Empowerment and the liberation of the spirit have been characteristics of many of the original and ... Views: 1524
Standing at a kids birthday party one saturday, I overheard a mother use the words before kids . . . to start a sentence. "Before kids," she went on to say, "it seemed like we had a lot of money!" The other parents chimed in, nodding their heads. "Before kids" . . . another mother said, "I used ... Views: 1577
Have you ever been on a little rant, threw a tantrum, or had a fit?
That’s a silly question. Of course you have, even if it was just inside your own head.
How about this: Do you remember the last time you were on a little rant, threw a tantrum, or had a fit?
Pull it up in your mind for ... Views: 1092
“Take some two tendencies you have as a consequence of being in the absence of Good, and tell God that they are in truth no part of you, because God fashioned you in the spirit of his own nature.” Scientific Mental Christian Practice – Emma Curtis Hopkins
“God fashioned me from itself. I am ... Views: 1175
So on my family's property there is this pine tree. It is called a Puzzle-bark Pine, although I don't think that is the official scientific name. The name derives from the way the bark forms on the trunk of the tree. Over time, as the pine tree grows, the bark begins to look like a puzzle. ... Views: 5968
"We are what we think, all that we are arises with our thoughts, with our thoughts we create the world." These words were spoken by Siddhattha Gotama, The Buddha almost 2600 years ago. Jesus and Krishna spoke similar words, but we never listened to them.
There is no hidden meaning in these ... Views: 1203
FAIRY TALES AND THE INNER MALEFICENT
In the Disney version of Sleeping Beauty, at the party that celebrates the birth of the new princess, an evil witch named Maleficent shows up and ruins the whole event. She puts a curse on the infant that destines her to a painful existence. Who is this ... Views: 1263
Sitting quietly, doing nothing, what a waste of valuable time, right? You could be on the computer or cell phone talking with friends, or doing something really productive or fun. Why sit quietly?
In life, two things separate successful people from ordinary people: creativity and energy. ... Views: 1536
When we’re in our teens, and then throughout our lives, we often attempt to portrait ourselves as someone we are not. Of course, we act in a manner in which we believe others will find appealing. Whether we dress our best to appear more financially abundant than we actually are, or maybe we ... Views: 2608