Consciousness and Awareness Articles

Awareness--- self/spiritual/social is a hot topic and on many a folks mind, especially these days when the economy has forced us all to go back to basics in one form or another. We are learning more and more that we need to pay attention to our - planet's resources, our relationships and choices in order to preserve our way of life. We all know that we should "know" what and how to do this, but for most, this “knowing" is unknown...

PART 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 going to make to your world… your life… your family… your loved ones… and you? Have you been noticing that…? Time seems to be speeding up… rn rnYour memories aren't

Many 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, act in a particular manner and perceive events through certain colored lenses, be it "bad" or "good." I often describe emotions to my client’s as, water seeping through your hands . O

More and more people have heard of the Law of Attraction, often called The Secret. The law of attraction is one of the universal laws. Universal laws are spiritual laws that work much like physical laws work in our physical world. Take for example the law of gravity. The law of gravity applies to every one of us, everywhere in the world. If you drop something it falls, whether you are in the US or China, at the top of a hill or inside a cave. There are many physical laws t

Energy follows the direction of the mind and emotions. Creative mental images and positive feelings encourage success. As new images replace the old view of the past, limiting beliefs give way, and life changes as experience begins to reflect inner images All of these intuitive tips are useful for anyone, so use your imagination in application. Begin by connecting with your True Self, the part of you that knows the feeling of being in the flow of life. Imagine it as a marvelous, energizing day. Meditation and exercise are also helpful when a change is courted.

Education should not only include academics but also social skills. This would improve society by starting with the individual; This in turn influences the community, the nation and then the world. The teaching system builds the foundation of the economy. It develops the base of human character. This type of education can change the way we see the world and how we act in it.

Many people today argue for their limitations. They do this because their reality is limited in the way they perceive things. You may often hear them say, “This is the way it is done”, “This is the correct way”, “This is the way I have always done it.” The behavior comes from limited thinking and a restriction in how they view things. A person in their brilliance, looks for answers beyond what has happened in the past. Unlimited possibilities becomes the norm, as they are ope

SACRED CEREMONY Why Bother? In the 21st century, you might be tempted to say sacred ceremony- why bother? What is so important about sacred ceremony, ancient traditions and the religious traditions of indigenous peoples in a time of space travel, quantum physics, super computers and "streaming" of information. In our modern world, Ceremony exists on lots of different levels. You have graduation ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, religious ceremonies, religious holidays, the ini

Walt Whitman explained empathy this way: “I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” Empathy is the ability to imagine “What is it like to BE them”? Many people are confused about the difference between sympathy and empathy. Here's a comparison of each: Sympathyr

Do you need to use meditation methods to come to yourself, to dive inwards? Can you find yourself only through practicing meditation techniques studied before? Absolutely not necessary! In your ordinary life you can have the glimpses of no-mind, mindfulness, totality, silence or whatever you can call this divine phenomenon. What is important in these moments is that you don’t prepare or calm your mind with different meditation techniques. You don’t even plan any meditatio

Visualization is the most powerful tool for transformation and I believe it is the activation of the law of attraction and also the activation of your own subconscious mind to come up with creative answers to your problems. The fact that you are exactly where you are today is the result of the decisions you made before; and that is to continually keep thinking the wrong thoughts. Therefore, thinking the right thoughts – can change everything. This book is all about how to “Become What You Think”.r

How would your life change if you knew (without a doubt) you are being guided by a Sacred Contract that your soul made before you were born? Would you feel more trusting of your "life lessons", more at ease, and peaceful (even in the midst of your most challenging relationships and circumstances)? I believe we are being guided by a Sacred Contract that our soul made before we were born. This Contract isn't a literal document. It's a spiritual document consisting of fundament

There are two questions hiding within this articles title. The first: does the law of universal attraction exist? And the second; can you learn to attract deliberately. In both of the questions cases, the answer is – yes! To understand if the concept of law of attraction is actually true, you must first learn what it actually is. What is the law of universal attraction? The essence of everything is vibration. Every particle in the universe is simply energy vibrating at diff

Do you enjoy taking a look at what is coming your way? Have you used astrology or other tools for seeing the flow of your year? Do you take the time to see how the energy is flowing before you are in the middle of it?

What is YOUR culture? Did you grow up in a place where you held rituals and ceremonies also held in the countries from which your ancestors came? Did you grow up speaking Spanish, listening to a certain kind of music, eating certain foods, and believing certain myths and superstitions? Is YOUR culture an urban culture or a rural culture? Is it imbued with religious symbolism or none at all? Did you grow up in a neighborhood where everyone knew their neighbors? Were your immed

If the balance of vital force remains stable all classes and sub classes of life will work desirably. The body thus will experience good health, mind will be happy and the psyche will ooze with good intentions and contentment. Yet if in that arena distortions manifest the result is hardships and strife of all kinds. When blood turns bad skin diseases, boils etc manifest. In the same way when imbalance appears in vital force the functioning of bodily organs goes haywire. Many

I’ve been around the block a couple of times and I’ve heard all the talk about empathy and compassion. The Buddhists preach about how great it is to have compassion. Priests in Yoruba talk about sensitivity, and Christians talk about forgiveness. What does all this mean? It means absolutely nothing. Warning, the rest of this article contains explicit tell it like it is language about compassion, empathy, and forgiveness. So if you are the kind of person who places flowers in

"Happiness requires problems" ~ H. L. Hollingworth She must have thought I had gone a bit batty when I smiled like the Cheshire Cat and congratulated her for the painful relationship problem for which she had come to me for spiritual mentoring. I told her she could actually celebrate her ...

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rnAfter an important social event, a public talk, an interaction with a boss or presentation in front of work colleagues, have you noticed an inner voice popping up…..analyzing (i.e., critiquing)…. how you did? Well, you have met your inner critic. The inner critic is similar to a woodpecker drilling in the trunk of a tree, incessantly worrying, criticizing and ruminating about how you could have done it differently or better. Your inner critic voice can be so persistent

The teachings of the Tao come from the ancient teachings of dharma. When a being follows the Tao, they are in alignment with their inherent nature and they follow the laws that govern that inherent nature. These laws, the principles and operating forces of the universe, are the fabric of existence. Without them, the natural world would lose its integrity.

An anthropologist who had been studying the Xhosa people of Africa, was leaving to return home when he had a revealing experience, which he narrated. While waiting for his ride, he decided to play a game with the little children who milled around him. He placed some sweets in a basket, and tied the basket under a tree a small distance away. He asked the children to play a game and run a race. Upon his signal the children were to run to the tree and collect the sweets. Winne

What will you make of this year? What is the energy that you are willing to let go of? What successes are you opening the door for? Once again we come around the the Chinese New Year. One of the great things I love about this celebration, is how much they incorporate in it. It is not a mere day or two; but a couple of weeks that are based on the beautiful lunar and mother feminine influence of the universe.

Life as a gift from existence is intended to be a life lived rnnaturally, existentially, fully, joyfully, blissfully. In authentic rnlife nature flows through you without any repressions, rnwithout any artificial barriers and without any artificial splits. But does man live naturally? The mind’s conditionings do not rnallow man to be natural. There are so many ideas that man rnshould go above his nature to attain supernaturalness, that rnman has to be something more than na

After an important social event, a professional talk, an interaction with a boss or high stakes presentation in front of audience, have you noticed an inner voice popping up…..analyzing (i.e., critiquing)…. how you did? Well, you have met your inner critic. The inner critic, is analogous to a woodpecker drilling into the trunk of a tree, incessantly worrying and ruminating about how you could have done it differently or better. rn rnYour inner critic voice can be so persi

How do elections influence you personally? What difference does it make who is in office? What happens when a new world leader is elected? Now I am not here to debate the aspect that whether our vote makes a difference or not. We know here in America elections are more about entertainment, competition, and the illusion power. On one hand it makes a difference when we vote and on another it doesn’t.

How to evolve to God ? How to evolve to God to realize the state of “Ahm Brahmasmi (I am God)”? But before this you must know what your present reality is. You have the limited ability of cognition, perception, distinction or discrimination, thinking and emoting. But when you cognize, perceive, distinct or discriminate, think or emote, your whole consciousness being limited gets absorbed totally in outside realities. You are not aware of yourself in the moment of cognitio

Anger is your intrinsic quality. You are born with this quality,just as you are born with love, compassion, happiness, hate, wonder, fear… Instead of controlling your anger, instead of managing your anger, instead of suppressing your anger, try to deeply understand the roots of your anger. You have been experiencing anger for many years, for many lives, for many thousands of lives. Is it not the time to jump from the ignorance of anger to the wisdom of awareness? How many l

Last weekend I finally saw the movie Eat, Pray, Love based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert, and illuminated on screen by a glowing Julia Roberts. There’s been huge buzz around the book, and the movie, billed as one woman’s (Elizabeth Gilbert) spiritual journey as she travels to Rome, India and Bali, in a year of self-discovery (and recovery) after her divorce. The critics, and many of my women friends, have given both the book and the film mixed reviews – the majority deem

Today in meditation, I received amazing guidance. My whole being was inspired and tons of energy rushed through my body when I realized this so I will share it with you... In order to listen to the voice of my intuition, I find it absolutely necessary to sit in silence to meditate, pray and tune in. To experience happy relationships, I enjoy feedback and insights from people I care about and respect but the two certainly have very different roles to play in my life and probably in yours as well .

May 22, 201 Forget God, S/He is Unipolar Forget God, S/He is unipolar,rnMay be S/he is the height of bliss,rnBut, you are better,rnMulti-polar.rnThough, your one polarity may be sorrow,rnBut, you can turn it into celebration.rnYour one polarity may be haplessness,rnBut, when you accept it , it turns to be ultimate aristocracy. rnYour one polarity may be ego,rnBut, you can turn it into surrender.rnYour one polarity may be brutality,rnBut, you can turn it into kindness.rnYour o

As the holidays approach the hustle and bustle magnifies and life situations bring with them a lot of stress for most people. You may be overcome by the crowds of people rushing to get there shopping done, or wondering how your going to come up with the money to get the things you want to buy, or how your going to pay for everything once the holidays are over.

Eastern Teachers say we need to kill the ego, get rid of it and subdue it energetically. Not all Eastern teachers express it this way, but most speak of the ego as being a great distraction and obstacle to true spiritual development. The term ego refers to the small self with all of its conce s, attitudes, opinions and desires. The ego is the part of our conscious mind that preserves a sense of ourselves as a material body existing in time and space. We have colloquial words

“If I had the chance to live my life over, I’d do things a little different...I’d have more friends.” ~ Ty Cobb Like many others who spend more than a little time on the computer, I’ve also been pulled into the vortex of the Facebook phenomena. Facebook, as an online social networking website, ...

When you know, you know. When something permanent has shifted within you and you have let go of some deeply limiting belief, everything becomes very calm around that former belief. The movement away from a way of thinking that no longer serves you, can be a complex process. There may be many layers and complexities to traverse, as you release yourself from this limiting belief. It may even seem that when you've freed yourself from one aspect of this belief, that you then discover another that is just as impacting.

I just finished a very powerful healing session with one of my teachers, Michael Tamura, in which we offered the planet a special healing. There were so many things that we looked at: the energy of the world, the specific places that have been physically impacted, the impacts on the entire planet energetically, and the chaos and flux that everyone is in as a result, because the impact isn't limited in any way to the specific areas of the world that are in chaos. The energetic

Today we’re going to look at the things that make us the person we are, the essence of what we really are. Is it possible to get in touch with with our essence, and if so, how can we do it? How can we tap into the quiet place between our thoughts, which is where the connection lies? According to Deepak Chopra, the answer is to be found by doing three specific things: • First you should meditate. Meditation takes you to that quiet place within and is the path to getting in

The following excerpts were taken from the book "Sabbatical: Resting in the miraculous Power of Isness" by Liz Mitten Ryan Visit www.lizmittenryan.com for more information. Introduction: I have read many spiritual, metaphysical and new age booksnand understood and believed in the principles. ...

Do you realize that freedom is a four-dimensional phenomenon? Physical, intellectual, spiritual and Ultimate freedoms are the interwoven parts of the rainbow of reality. You are here in this world to explore all the colors of the rainbow of reality. Move into a deep in-search of freedom right now. rnPhysical Freedom is the First Dimension Start the journey from the physical body. Explore the inner life of your physical body to know its cycles and rhythms. Realize its tense an

If your goal is to become more conscious, expand your consciousness, or raise the level of your reality experience all together – one of the best places to start is with your resistances. By becoming progressively aware of the areas in which you can become/can be made defensive, we reveal the fertile soil for personal progress and growth. The more severe your reaction toward that which displeases or upsets you, the greater your opportunity and potential are for growing your

"I need to be okay." This is the conditioned mantra of the human mind, so the ego pursues a need to justify itself and always make itself okay. It will find many ways to make it so, even if it has to ignore the painful or imbalanced issues in one's life. These are called ego defenses and they are not to be confused with defending the truth. While this may seem obvious to those who are aware, clarifying the differences with yourself may make all the difference in the world rig

Essayist A Taylor Fleming once shared her means of coping with the present planetary crisis. Instead of focusing on the turmoil, she visits museums of art. She feasts upon the beauty humankind has created. Surrounded by the extraordinary, Ann finds hope. Humanity is capable of creating a world of splendor! We are all artists. We all sculpt our world. Our paint brushes and chisel are the thoughts upon which we dwell. Our emotions are the paint and fervor with which we create

Have you ever loved doing something so much, that nothing would keep you from having it in your life? Have you ever enjoyed something to the point that you didn’t conce yourself if you ever got well known for it; or even made a dime for doing it? Have you ever enjoyed something so much that you wanted to share with others to allow them the opportunity to enjoy it too?

Who are you inside? What is your name inside? How old are you inside? Are you male or female inside? When you start deeply looking inside, is anybody there that can be defined and identified? Do you think you are going to meet yourself as somebody you used to be in the outer world? In going inwards will you find someone there waiting for you? Realize in deep witnessing that the feeling of “I am somebody in the outer world” starts disappearing on its own. “I am somebodyâ

Looking for appreciation within a field of fear is often hard to do. The reason for this is that focus on fear takes prevalence within one’s attention and the outcome of that is forgetting to place any attention on appreciation.Appreciation is of utmost importance as it is in truth, one’s utmost preference.

JOURNEY TO AWAKEN Throughout my entire life, I have experienced every doubt, every torment, every inner struggle with all the difficult decision that one has to make to enjoy the wisdom that I presently have. It was a journey of self discovery. In a way, I choose to experience in my soul all the difficulties occurring on the path of knowledge of the ordinary and extraordinary consciousness. When one struggles to obtain truth, the next part is to know what to do with that trut

I like the term Christian Enlightenment as a movement to bridge the gap that exists betwee Christians and Fundamentalist. Enlightenment is a concept, which means being illuminated by acquiring new wisdom or understanding. While Fundamentalist go on the path of Inquisition, Christian Enlightenment will take the road of silent contemplation. I see it as a spiritual journey through the mountains, valleys, jungles and deserts of our minds.

How could words ever express the full scope of what I mean when I speak of Love? Beyond definition, the energy of Love is everywhere and nowhere, all the time for infinity. It is your breath. It is your blood, the beating of your heart when you feel nervous or delighted, sad or enraged. Love is the horizon, a storm, the changing Earth, the night sky. Love is beaming from your own heart, illuminating everything and everyone around. It is in the glance or hug or smile or tear of every living being. Expressions of Love are wherever you are, and everywhere you are not.

I am not a psychologist nor am I a psychiatrist, I am however an Astrologer that understands and inherently appreciates the human condition. Many of my colleagues are however psychologists, and that they somehow feel the need to try and mold their psychological strictures into Astrological ones baffles me. This is of course a game that has been played by mankind throughout history. It is a matter of the ego, not the one that is so loosely used in both professional and layman

Divine Sacred Breath Andrea Infante Conscious: aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. Subconscious: existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness.