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I'll be honest with you.nnI'm not the best person to write about thisbecause I'm not an expert on this topic.nnBut, I have to write about it somehow becauseI'm currently practicing it and it seems to bevery powerful so far.nnThere are many self-improvement strategiesthat use the sub-conscious mind. Most of them have labeled it with another name.nnIn fact, Napoleon Hill, author of Think AndGrow Rich taught about it in his book as well.nnSince then, there are many books related

Let Your Family and Friends Know That You Are A Person of Faith.nnIf you are like my Magic Genie friend Gloriious and I, you may be shy about telling those you love and care about that you are a person of faith. You may be afraid to let your true feelings show. nnDon’t Be Afraid. Unlock Your Imagination and Find Your Faith.nnGet rid of your inhibitions and allow your true feelings and emotions to take hold. You may be surprised to discover that you are in fact a person of F

Seeking the Curennn If I were given the power to cure just one ill that haunts mankind, I would pass up cancer, breeze by AIDS, and overlook heart disease because curing the malady I have in mind might just cure most of the others as a side effect. nn The cure I would seek would be the cure for criticism. No disease shrivels up the souls of innocent children, destroys the family unit, ruins the business place, incapacitates government, nor produces stress like criticism. The

nThe fall of 2000 a two hour PBS special featured the fifty year career of improvisation comedian Jonathan Winters. Winters, a fixture on TV during the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s is known for his unscripted, seat-of-the-pants comedy. When asked where his ideas came from, Winters mentioned a higher power. “I certainly like to think that I’m in charge and I know exactly what I’m doing and what I’m going for,” the 74 year old comedian sa

“GRATITUDE is the GIFT of being thankful….In living an Abundant Life, giving this GIFT becomes the prayer of the heart that opens your life to the riches contained in it.” (from my book 5 GIFTS for an Abundant Life: Create a Consciousness of Wealth) nnThe power of Gratitude is unleashed when we are thankful for everything and everyone in our lives…and I mean everything and everyone. Why? Because out of an attitude of Gratitude, we create an “alti

Yes, we are living in a world where we are constantly shown, by the media, man's inhumanity toward each other through violence, terrorism, and war. Never has there been a time that our light is more needed than now. During this powerful time in history we, as a group of conscious beings, actually can shift the awareness of the planet. The soul work we are doing has prepared us perfectly for this precise moment. Our voices, actions and intentions will inspire and heal so many.

In my book, The Mystical Secrets of Life, I dedicate a lot of energy to miracle thinking. By this I mean that miracles are happening around us, through us and for us CONSTANTLY while many people go their merry way ignoring them or even complain their way through them. Life is totally miraculous. Some evening instead of watching the media´s attempt to prolong and intensify all that is negative on the 6 o’clock news, try watching the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet or jus

What is the secret behind how the law of attraction works? nnIn the early years of the 20th century a lawyer, who wrote books under many different names — for reasons known only to himself — penned a book called Thought Vibration or The Law of Attraction in the Thought World. His real name? William Walker Atkinson.nnHe wrote that there is a “mighty law that draws to us the things we desire or fear; that makes or mars our lives.” Atkinson claimed &#8220

If you have a longing to connect with something higher, whether it be your higher self or higher powers and beings, one of the simplest ways to connect is by creating a daily ritual for yourself. Whether you meditate, do yoga, read inspirational books, or just take a walk, doing a daily ritual creates a doorway through which the higher can enter your life. nnMost of us are so busy during the day that we have a hard time hearing that quiet, dry voice of higher guidance. Whethe

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." — Joseph Campbellnn— The Cornfield —nn When I was a child I loved spring and late summer-into-early-fall.n n These seasons were my invitation to walk the cornfield behind our house. It led from our house to the town cemetery situated at the top of a hill.nn I would walk for hours each week across this wide open playground that never failed to ignite my i

As I write this, I am looking out over Collins Avenue, in Miami Beach, Florida. It is Christmas Eve and there are a handful of cars on the road. The weather is a delightful 64 degrees Fahrenheit and a cool breeze licks my fingertips. The ocean is over my shoulder and dozens of palm trees stand motionless, the night sky cloaking their lush green fronds and sturdy brown trunks. I steady my eyes over a family of palms waiting for one to sway, but tonight they seem to prefer stil

The New Year is always brim-full of promises and ideas. Most of us make our “New Year’s resolutions” with great gusto and conviction, but may find that within a few days or weeks that enthusiasm (root: God within) to change has almost completely dissipated. Why is this so? How can we make change permanent?nnThe core of the issue is that, although our intentions are good, the way in which we direct them is subject to both individual and collective conditioning, hence, ev

You've all heard me say many times that we are multi-dimensional, complex, amazing beings.nnAnd nearly every day I talk about how we might create positive change in all areas of our lives and day-to-day reality; ways that we might learn, grow, change, improve, adapt, help others, live more effectively and understand more.nnAnd having pumped out about two hundred posts/articles (over quarter of a million words!) over the last nine months, there's one area I've consciously dare

You and me... we can choose to be happy or not. We can choose to succeed or fail, scald, frown on or blame others. We can choose to complicate life or simplify it. There is no doubt the responsibility is ours. nnAbraham Lincoln once said, ‘A man is just about as happy as he makes up his mind to be’ and Dr Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra appear to agree. nnBoth Dyer and Chopra say that we have, on average 60,000 to 62,000 thoughts each day. Around 4,000 of these are positive,

When was the last time you found yourself really motivated to find God? When did you have finding God on your top ten list of things to do? When was making a search for the God of your dreams a top priority? When was the last time you felt inspired to search for God?nnYou need to get motivated to find God. You need to understand how important a part God plays in your life. You need to get inspired to find your faith.nnYou remember what being truly motivated feels like, don’

We all have within us a vantage point -- a very special part of ourselves within which we may be at peace regardless of what goes on around us. This yet-to-be realized state of ourselves may be called conscious self-awareness. Through its power, instead of being pulled down into painful identification with the passing shadows of life, we can discover a life in a peace far above the reach of any fear. One thing needs to be clear about true peace of mind: Either we are at peace

(Excerpted from "Let Go and Live in the Now" -- Red Wheel/Weiser, 2004: 850 words) nnWe human beings are born with an indefinable longing to grow beyond ourselves, to penetrate and illuminate the mysterious depths of our own heart. The ideal and pursuit of perfection is literally seeded into our soul; it pervades our very being. Our longing to walk among the stars does not seem out of reach; the wish to be eternal goes with us everywhere. In more down-to-earth terms, if we wi

Attachment is one of the greatest self-created obstacles to your success. When you are attached you are driven by a poverty mindset that is trying to seek stability in an ever-changing universe. There is a solution that will free you from this bondage…nnThe answer is in the seven spiritual laws of success – the law of detachment from specific outcomes in your life. You must relinquish your attachment to the thing or result that you are trying to create in order to be able

How do you treat opportunities?nnMore often than not, most of us walk the pavement looking down, rather than up. We miss the opportunity to smile and connect with passers-by. And I’m sure that over the last year or two, people frown more and smile less. And if this is how we treat each other, I wonder how we treat the opportunities that flow our way.nnDigging a little, I discovered some interesting answers. nnIt seems that people, in general, are not happy. Aside of the str

I used to spend fifteen minutes looking into the mirror everyday. I wanted to appear great.Over the years looking great became an obsession with me. Till one day, i fell so ill that I lost twenty kgs over a span of two months...My body was so worn out that even a beggar would not want to converse with me. Lying down in my bed i picked up a magazine...... The headline on the front cover read " Do you love yourself when you look good or do you experience a sense of greatness wh

Daily inspiration helps us to stay focused on God's love, no matter what else is going on in our daily lives. In today's world there is such a high level of challenge and rapid change happening for most of us, that it has become even more important to find a way to stay connected with our hearts, and with our inner connection with spirit. nnThere are many ways we can tap into our inner connection with God and spirit; however it is not always simple to do so. The demands of da

The conflict between the East And The West is coming. What can we do to stop the final bombs from falling? Is the end of times inevitable or can we find a better way?nnn“Stretched across the vast ineptitude of my soul, I see the ever present temptation of resurrection. I can take no more of new beginnings. Can you not see how vague is our horizon? Doesn’t the glare of mankind’s failure wrench you from your thoughts of a better tomorrow? Glorious, my irascibl

"All who are faithful to G-d, follow me!" Rallying cry of the Maccabees as they defied the massive and powerful Greek army.nnThe holiday of Chanukah, celebrated around the world by Jews of every level of observance, is a celebration of miracles. It marks the miraculous victory of a small group of Jewish faithful – the Maccabees - over their powerful Greek oppressors almost 2200 years ago. nnThe Greeks worshipped physical beauty, physical strength and the rational mind. They

The future of the earth lies in our hands, and not only in our hands but in our hearts, our minds, and in the ability that each of us has to contribute to the vast network of light and of consciousness of which we form a part. This network includes every living soul and allows each of us to make more of a contribution to the whole of life than our smaller self would have us believe is possible. Yet, the truth is that each heart and each life makes a difference of immense prop

“In the long run, our attitude towards life’s lessons – and the direction our life takes in life – are one and the same; show me someone who resists the Light of Life’s correction in the course of his or her soul, and I will show you someone whose destiny is the darkness of total self-enclosure.” nnEven though the Truth is never further away from us than our wish for its awakening and self-healing insight, there are distinct moments in life when it comes closer to

I invite you to entertain the possibility that everything we experience in our 'outer world' is a reflection of that which resides in our 'inner world' - in our psyche.nnIn essence, we can liken the universe to a MIRROR that constantly reflects and informs us of that which we hold in our own consciousness.nnThe process of experiencing our own reflection provides us with the opportunity to get really clear about what we want or do not want to experience in our lives. It allows

If we were to see someone trying to warm himself on a winter's night by snuggling up to a color photo of a fireplace, we would easily recognize this person as being deluded. We know that the glossy paper image which he clings to for life-sustaining heat is powerless to do anything but mock his obviously oblivious mind.nnBut this unfortunate man can't see the futility of his own misguided actions. Why? Because it's his own mind, his level of consciousness, that has confused a

We know as human beings that to be an adult is just to be a child that has grown old. nInside our body we carry feelings; all of our memories. In some cases we are challenged by the corresponding elements of our environment in the guise of our children. If something has happened to you in your childhood it can reawaken in adult life when you have children. Usually it corresponds with the age that your child is at the moment you feel the fear. This is one thing to consider, be

I remember the day I got my broken knees—how could I forget it? You start out with an ordinary day and in an instant, everything changes. One of my first reactions was why’d you let this happen, God? Why did you have to give me the broken knees? Why couldn’t it have been someone else?n I would soon learn that God had more in store for me than I could ever have imagined and it all began with broken knees, a wounded body and a broken spirit. I looked down at my knees and

This women had a serious problem. She wanted to donate $800 towards her favourite charity. Her husband was reluctant. He did not find it worthwhile. There was a tiff in the house. This women was not working and she was taking care of her children at home. She was frustrated that her husband can spend money on anything that he likes because he is earning while she had to take permission from him for every expenditure...... The women felt very sad but she was not ready to give

"God's the kind of guy you can trust," was my friend John's advice on a particularly bleak autumn morning. At the time, I probably gave him one of those oh-please-do-you-think-this-is-going-to-help-me-pay-my-bills looks. Sure, he could trust the Universe. He had a beautiful wife and a great family. He lived in a glorious home and took exotic vacations. He drove a BMW— with a car seat. He did not roll his grocery cart down the aisle bypassing the artichokes because they

Four gentlemen visited me in my office.They came to say goodbye to me. They did not want to be part of this world.. They blamed me for their departure from this world... "It is a shame that individuals like you are forcing us to leave this world. We came here with a noble intention but it seems that you are not interested in us at all . You will suffer all along your life Vish. We curse you......"nnn" Go to Hell" I said. I have been doing my duty to the best of my abilities a

What I Learned About Spiritualitynfrom the Dog WhisperernnnMy husband and I have watched almost every episode of "The Dog Whisperer" (Cesar Millan) and we don't even have a dog!nnFor those of you who haven't seen "The Dog Whisperer" it airs on the National Geographic Channel. (Cesar Millan was just on Oprah recently).nnThose of you who have seen this show can attest to Cesar Millan's way with dogs.nnEpisode after episode, dog owners seek out Cesar Millan as a last result to h

We say Newton discovered gravitation. Was it sitting anywhere in a corner waiting for him? It was in his own mind; the time came and he found it out. All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in your own mind. The external world is simply the suggestion, the occasion, which sets you to study your own mind, but the object of your study is always your own mind. The falling of an apple gave the suggestion to Newto

It was the most beautiful rose in the entire garden. Yet it was unhappy... This pretty rose wanted to please every person who came to the garden. Visitors to the garden where not allowed to pluck any rose. As soon as anyone would come into the garden this beautiful rose would do everything to gain their attention. It would sway,dance,shout,yell...... It was strange in a way that though this rose was the most pretty one in the entire garden very few people would pass by this r

We all know exactly what it is like to be certain we have let go of something sorrowful or worrisome, only to find ourselves in a similar sad situation moments later. nnDropping this person and picking up that person doesn't end the loneliness that drives us into dead-end relationships. This isn't letting go. We have only managed to put the emptiness on hold. nnChanging jobs to get away from someone or something that sets us off doesn't cancel our conflict. This just delays t

Ants move in groups.. Ants never get tired. They are always on the move. I have never seen an ant take rest.... Is the ant really making any progress? God alone knows perhaps it could be moving in the wrong direction who knows...nnnMany of my friends are successful,wealthy and happy. They have made significant progress in their respective fields. They are always on the move.. They are miles ahead of other people. Have they really made any progress? God alone knows perhaps the

Living an Unreasonable Life vs. the Reasonable Life nnSwami Muktananda could not have described the mystical path better when he wrote in his spiritual autobiography Play of Consciousness, “The mystical path is best not taken. But once begun, there is no turning back.” Like discovering a truth one would rather not know, once the cat is out of the bag, you can’t get it back in. And yet, inevitably, the alert individual will also say, “And it feels good to be released f

Practical Suggestions for Developing the “Habit” of MeditationnnGandhi said, “Peace, to be real, must be unaffected by outer circumstances.” What if you could truly experience inner peace regardless of what’s going on externally? How would it FEEL to…nnn* be non-reactive, n* be non-judgmental,n* be non-attached to outcomen* be free from incessant mind chatter,n* live fully in the moment?nnnMost of us would like to experience true inner peace and the joy that comes

"You are sweet but very stubborn" my close friend told me ten years back. I was not ready to accept the fact that i was stubborn.Over the years many other people pointed that out to me. They told me "Vish, you say the right things but you hurt people. You have to change your attitude..." I experimented with various ways of changing my attitude but all of them failed. It seemed as if stubbornness was deep rooted in me....After a while i stopped thinking about it as It did not

This magic tip is so simple you're going to say, "Duh!" after you've read it. In fact, it's so simple that you might even be tempted to think it won't work. But don't be fooled … most magic follows the principle of Occam's Razor, where the simplest solution often turns out to be the best solution.nnSo what's this eeezy-peezy magical technique? Hold your breath … here it comes … it's the Art of Remembering. And here's how it works. Whenever you find yourself

One of our favorite spiritual teachers, Abraham-Hicks, is fond of saying that genius is nothing more than continued attention to the same topic. In other words, anyone can be a genius at anything given the right focused attention over a long enough period of time.nnNow, at the beginning of the year, it is the perfect time to ask yourself the question, "What kind of genius do I want to be?" Do you look at works of art by Van Gogh and wish you could put paint to canvas like he

Have you ever wondered why you seem to have the worst trouble with those you care for the most? You find yourself thinking, “Why won’t they change? Why don’t they see what they are doing? Why won’t they listen to me?” Sometimes you have so much energy invested in those relationships that they seem to affect your whole life. This investment of caring can be with a life partner, a significant other, a daughter or son, parents, brothers and sisters,

I am sitting in my bedroom, pondering on the past month’s events and the loving messages I have received. Where do I begin?nnAs I take a moment to just gaze at the clouds as they drift across the winters skies – I see in my mind’s eye, a beautiful butterfly fly into a shaft of light – and I know, what it is I am meant to share today.nnA couple of weeks ago, I lay down to relax into my evening meditation and I was gently taken on one of the most magnificent and life ch

God loves ordinary beings. That is His strength. He does special things for good people. He will help you meet with an accident, he will take away everything from you, he will ensure that you get into deep trouble.... If you think i am insane here you probably are right but God is not... He knows how to play His Game and take care of his beloved ones here on earth.... Bad things will Always Happen to Good people. Here is reason why.....nnnGood people carry out their day to da

I always watch the Olympics on television. I don't mean that I don't want to be at the real goings-on, but generally, that's not possible. Now, mind you, I am not obsessed by it. I just like to watch. I just like to see the champions, the aspiring gold, silver and bronze medal winners. I like the pomp and ceremony, the excitement of a world-class event.nnAs I watched the games of the XXVII Olympiad, I found myself holding my breath as the participants won or lost by mere frac

Yesterday was a fine day, a really great day, at least, the start of it. As is my usual routine, I started the morning writing, then making phone calls. Next, I checked email. There were many-- several from readers of my books. Some took the time to express thanks and wanted to know what other books I had written. They spoke of life-changing insights; they thanked me for providing them the opportunity to read my works. They wanted more. I felt good, really good. nnnIt got bet

When my son, Jonathan, was much younger,I would try to help him with some of his tasks, whether it was his homework, chores or even just plain, simple advice. Many a time he would look at me in exasperation and say, "I know that, dad." Even when he did solicit my help directly, he would listen, but not "hear" what I had to say.nnnNow,mind you, I do not claim to be a paragon of excellent advice or wisdom, but many of the things I told him would have saved him tremendous amount

The momentum towards a new planetary consciousness has clearly begun in 2007. The many events that have transpired both for individuals, and for humanity as a whole this year, have left a mark of truth imprinted upon the collective consciousness. It is now clear to all who have eyes to see, that our individual actions as well as our collective actions are needed in order to avert the current planetary crises.nnHumanity's consciousness is beginning to transform, and you may be

Guided imagery and guided meditation with relaxing music programs by a best-selling master of this format. Includes The Healing Waterfall, and (New!) The Healing Well, among others.