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"Your involvement with thinking takes you out of this moment. A thought arises, you grab hold of itrnand you are involved with that thought, you have no experience of this present moment. So if you surrender every thought that arises back into this moment then you will begin tornfeel this moment directly. You will feel the subtle sensations, of existing in this moment. You will begin to fall back into what is here unconditionally, what is here prior to all thought. Blessings, Kip"

Looking back to the past as a reference point only, not a situation to be relived can be an enlightening and freeing experience. From the standpoint of reality, consciousness is reality. Belief Systems are concepts, ideas, beliefs of the current time, but they are not reality. Belief Systems ...

Ask any human being if they could have more in their life, and they would most often answer “yes.” The real question then becomes, what does “more” mean? To many, it means having more money, and more freedom with their time. In short, most everyone desires to have a life of more possibility in terms of “success.” The ways in which that time, money, and energy would be spent reflect the “true passions” of the individuals living that life.

THE FIVE POINTS OF THE SELF {Soul} Here are five essential facts everyone should know about their own soul. Once called The Laws of The Jungle, these five factors still prove useful in today's world. 1.r

Many of us have read books by Eckhart Tolle, Byron Katie and others and have been inspired to try and live in the Now. We hope that by doing so we will experience the bliss and serenity that these writers appear to experience on a permanent basis. It all goes great for a while, we go about our days mindfully and in the Now – but then suddenly there’s a crisis, and in a flash those old feelings of anger and sadness and disappointment are with us again. What happened to the bliss of being in the Now?

PRINCIPLES OF A 12 STEP PROGRAM AND HOW THIS FITS IN WITH SPIRITUAL MARKETING One of the foundations of any 12 step program is that we live and practice a set of principles for a more peaceful and successful life. FIRST THINGS FIRST: we need to always do what is important first, that means I need to learn how to prioritize and do things in order of what is important first. That means I that if I get a lead I need to follow up with the lead and not downloading another produc

8.30 am, March 23, 2011 True Meaning of “Here and Now” Most of us though keep talking that true spiritual path is to be “Here and Now”; we all suggest to others that we should neither remain stuck to our past, nor we should float in future. We should always be in the present. Though this is absolutely right, but, a very few people understand the true essence of this verbal jargon. Before I deliberate further, I would like to share one excerpt from one of my books titl

It doesn’t matter who you are, what you dream of and where you go; the final goal of every person is to be happy. However, there is always something that stands on our way of being happy and, in most cases, this “something” is we ourselves with our boundaries and superstitions. rnAccidently or intentionally, we limit ourselves in something every day and hide from life. If those limits are broken one day, imagine how great your life can become. Actually, you may sit and

You have heard it before. Do the work you love and the money will follow. Did you believe it? For people like Paula Dean, whose passion for cooking and culinary artistry runs the Food Network, her love; her work and her contribution to humanity are integrally intertwined. There is no ...

We all know the saying, “What goes around comes around”, right? We all know about Karma and about the Law of Cause and Effect, right? We get back what we give out. We all know that it’s sometimes very hard to stay quiet and not give back what has been dished out when it comes to others being heartless or just plain unkind to us.

Our hearts melted into one another’s in instant recognition during that first hug. Two bodies reunited after 36 years...two spirits connected by the mother-daughter bond which can never be broken. Only shame, guilt and remorse fed the fire of apparent separation. Only forgiveness would dowse the flames and complete the circle of love. nnThirty-six years before, I had given birth to my first daughter. With a breaking heart I honored my parents’ wishes that I not ma

But how do I know? This is the questio I have received repeatedly since my last post on how we make a difference in the world and in the lives of others. It seems that many of you don’t like or resonate with the simple answer of, “because you are here.” Which in truth is the answer. You wouldn’t be here if there wasn’t a reason for your being here and if you couldn’t make a difference. However, because the question has been raised once again I will suggest 3 specific ways to know you are making a difference in the world.

As you may already know, meditation has been proven to be one of the most effective ways to experience inner peace and happiness and dramatically improve every aspect of your life. So it can truly be a life changing event to learn how to meditate. But let's face it, there is such an overload ...

While it's great to spend most of our time in the present moment and truly be mindful of what's happening right now, it's also fun to have something to look forward to - something on the horizon that we are excited about - something we can think about and dream about and make plans to realize. Spend some time today thinking about what is on your horizon. Do you have a new project that you are excited to start? Do you have a much-needed vacation coming up? Do you have personal goals that you are about to reach?

Imagine for a moment that Earth is a schoolroom and that we are all pupils in it. And imagine that before you were born, your soul mapped out what your journey on Earth would look like. You mapped out what you would like to learn during your time here. You chose what your purpose here would be. I believe that we each have a unique purpose. We all have the ability to inspire others with our unique gifts and individual experiences. Some are amazing teachers who were born to inspire and lead through their actions.

Faith to me is believing in something that can’t be seen. It is believing that no matter what you are experiencing even if it seems like there is no resolve you know that there is and a solution will show up. I have experienced this so many times in my life that it is my life. I have seen the positive effects of having a strong faith over and over. I guess this is why my faith is so very strong. GOD (source, universal intelligence) is where my faith lies. I know that whatever the situation all I have to do is ask and a way is made.

Carrying around energy that is foreign and/or excessive is a common cause of imbalance in the Self. While there are methods to clear, center and calm yourself, grounding is the method for ridding yourself of this extraneous energy. There are various grounding techniques, but let’s start with one that rids you of basic energies, such as that you’d casually pick up at the supermarket or at a restaurant. A Basic Energy Grounding

Yes, I took liberty with the word wise and wrote why’s, however you will see that the wise always seek the why. We all know the scenario when a child, perhaps our own, asks why after why after why until we get to the point of just saying, because I said so or because that is just the way it is. It can be annoying for sure, however it does reveal a few aspects of our Self that if given the proper attention could serve us well.

Right now the world within you is ready for you to step out and become the butterfly you were meant to be. You are in the cocoon as the caterpillar struggling to stay in the old world/old paradigm but it simply does not serve you to remain there any longer. It is time for you to realize that you are feeling stuck because you are needing to move into the new yet your mental mind is running your old tapes to convince you that it is unknown, therefore unsafe to enter the new paradigm of your life.

Self-hypnosis is more about controlling the mind rather than mind control. Its purpose is to get in touch with the subconscious mind, to explore it and manipulate it by becoming familiar with the subconscious. With this ability, you will strengthen the subconscious and take full advantage of it. ...

Is it just me, or do you also sometimes feel like while time may be linear, your life definitely isn’t – you instead are spinning around and around, going in endless circles. I will be the first to admit that keeping up with it all and still managing to find time for myself is one of my greatest challenges – and I know that I’m not alone in this.

We all from time to time have conversations and talk about the fact that we have "walls" put up. These walls seem to be in place as protection from hurt and pain. I've spent a long time observing and talking to people who say they have walls. I have one question, why have walls. Most will say that it keeps their heart from breaking one more time, or that because they have learned not to trust in the past it protects them from someone that might hurt them. I have another way

A franchise is often described as a business in a box. Meaning that all a franchisee needs to be successful within a given industry is provided by the franchisor in the form of systems, tools and support. Admittedly, not every franchisee or franchisor is successful but the concept is a sound one that works well when structured and administered properly. The key to success for the franchisee lies in accepting and implementing the systems while applying their own personal brand or personality.

FOLLOWING OUR INDIVIDUAL ROAD MAP TO ASCENSION Nancy B. Detweiler, M.Ed., M.Div. Life is ete al for the Soul—no beginning, no ending. Many Souls choose to explore the various dimensions of life, rather than remain in the heavenly realms. Those of us presently residing on Earth made that choice. During our explorations, we made mistakes that require correction—karma that necessitates transmuting into positive energy. In order for us to achieve ascension into the higher dimens

The main emphasis of this book and videos that is lacking in other similar meditation and Qigong books is in activating and developing your energy bubble, also called merkaba (lightbody) or EMF (electromagnetic field) that, I believe, is the missing ancient divine key for healing, inner happiness and spiritual awakening. The basis of the techniques is the activation of the Hologram of Love Merkaba, a rotating lightfield awakening your spherical consciousness. This will actua

Living a life without self-confidence or good self-esteem is one common way that others allow fear to “rule the show” in their lives. Fear is a concept, which indeed means many different things to many different people. However, most often the individual gives little thought (if any) to whether or not fear may be at work distorting perceptions from within the psychological and emotional being.

How important is religion or spirituality in a changing world? No matter whether we are talking about job, career, schooling, family, loved ones, friends, spouse, or what-have-you, how important is religion or spirituality in one’s life? Try it this way. Can you imagine being at the end of your own very long life on your deathbed; are you ready to walk your path alone to the other side? Do you have any “unfinished business or regrets?” Perhaps the answer to this may help put the opening question into a more clear perspective.

I saw this post online that said, "Attention is the root of all evil." I wondered how that could be. We are our Attention, after all. That's our real Self, Awareness. And our Awareness, Attention, or Focus, is our magic wand. We get more of whatever we point it at. So, is attention the root of all evil? Not literally, but yes, our attention absolutely has the potential to be perceived as negative, harmful, even evil. It would have to be that way, here, in this place we call life. This is a place of duality. What then is the duality of our Awareness?

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. It is awareness; a state of pure consciousness. Version 4:r

Many folks tell me they wish they could "hear" the Divine more easily. Lately, I've begun to think that it may not be as difficult to hear the Divine as we believe it is. Sometimes when we receive information from the Divine, I believe we move into fear, and not surprisingly, these are the messages we are most likely to resist or simply ignore. The mind gives us plenty of reasons to reject the information, so we don't even have to feel guilty about rejecting it!

Modern doctors are looking at the danger of addiction and overdose when they use drugs as a form of pain control and turning to other than mainstream methods. For many years, hypnosis was part of the birthing process for women that didn’t want to experience pain, wanted to remain alert and didn’t want the risk that a spinal block posed. They practiced hypnosis for several months during their pregnancy and when the time came for delivery, the hypnotherapist, often a nurse with a specialist degree, accompanied the women into the labor room.

I recently attended a business conference for a company with which I have been affiliated for just over a year. During the conference I was called onto the stage with several other folks to be recognized for the success we had created and enjoyed during the course of the year. The founder of the company in making a few comments about the group on stage said he would like to hear some inspiring thoughts from a few of us for the benefit of all in attendance.

“One’s real life is so often the life that one does not lead.” -Oscar Wilde My perception of “one’s real life” is that of the life that was intended before conception. We are all on this earth with an innate purpose. That purpose is what was meant to guide our path. The innate empowerment we were born with is the foundation of the “real life” we were intended to live.

Whether we do it consciously or not, how we choose to adorn ourselves communicates messages to others. While we are often encouraged to not judge a book by its cover, we nonetheless find ourselves using people’s outward appearance as a clue about the person underneath. On one hand, we could find ourselves reacting prejudicially, making judgments about that person’s character that are unfounded. On the other hand, a person’s appearance may inform you at a glance that you

Namaste beloved Reader! My warmest greetings to you on this wonderful day of our Lord! Today I have for you some vital information about one of the spiritual exercises of the soul -Meditation. Often, for lack of knowledge and insufficient experience we are not clear enough about this subject. So I thought to give you here some more definitive and distinct information about meditatio AND contemplation.

My appreciation for the gift of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is enormous. I've been using it in my practice for about 4 years mostly over the phone and on myself and I've yet to see a condition that it cannot relieve. While relief of pain and suffering and even major increases in peace and happiness are pretty much a give I notice that many clients including myself seem to have an almost bottomless number of issues and an infinite number of ways to make themselves misera

We all know the saying, “What goes around comes around”, right? We all know about Karma and about the Law of Cause and Effect, right? We get back what we give out. We all know that it’s sometimes very hard to stay quiet and not give back what has been dished out when it comes to others being heartless or just plain unkind to us.r

Who’s Running Who? “Whenever I climb I am followed by a Dog called ‘Ego’ -Friedrich Nietzche Learning how-to love and accept ourselves at any given time is a never ending course in self-mastery. With the ever looming super-ego spouting out more than 3000 adverts filled with subconscious messages of what our life ‘should’ look like each day, finding our authentic thoughts and expressing our unique voice can often be an overwhelming, chaotic and for many an arduous task.

We all have something about us, maybe not readily apparent to others (or even ourselves), that is nonetheless golden, some long hoped for achievement, some rich intrinsic value that makes us superstars in our own life. Sometimes we need something to wake us up and help us claim our unique significance. Every year I’m fortunate to go to an annual holiday party peopled by some of the most illustrious movers and shakers in the conscious evolution movement. These highly accompl

You're working on a project, totally concentrated and someone walks in and says, without provocation, "You need to relax". You look up from your feverish typing and wonder, "What are they talking about? I am relaxed." Or, you're making an impassioned comment about a news report or incident you are witnessing on the television and your spouse or partner or even teenager says, "Honey/Mom, you need to chill out. Breathe why don't you!" And you look perplexed, because last time you checked, you were relaxed, not tense at all, or were you really?

What keeps you moving - what motivates you? I believe that motivation is powered by two very different engines, and that each of us develops a unique collaboration between the two. The reliable standbys for personal motivation - passion, purpose, goals - have always worked well for many ...

"Separation is not your natural state. You are not separate from everything and trying to get to oneness. You are doing separation. You are actively separating yourself from this moment. And I am not saying not to have definitions, not to call a chair a chair. All of this happens. This duality happens in nonduality. It is not one or the other, it the same. But because you latch on to the definitions you do not see the essence of what is here. It is not wrong to do this, but if you want to be free of stress, of anxiety and conflict, it is important

What we have created individually and collectively is a world where we believe we are each a separate entity from one another and separate from the very planet that sustains us. Because we believe we are separate, we go by the philosophy of “I have to look out for myself,” therefore, I will do whatever it takes to ensure I have enough of whatever I desire. If my desires impinge on your needs, my desires take precedence, because I am better than you. That is how our world is r

There is one question that I get asked fairly often, and that is… so what does it FEEL like to have taken the jump AWAY from the 9-5 corporate world and into being your own boss and living the entrepreneurial lifestyle? I just LOVE this question, and today I’m going to tell you EXACTLY how that feels! It feels like I’m alive!

Quote: “When your mind is intruded with confusion, it becomes a victim to the Veils of Illusions.” The Veils of Illusions are distortions within the mind perceived from one’s own subjective thinking. When we judge the world based on personal experiences, we lose touch with universal harmony. Illusions are not real. Reality is being able to accept things for what it is. When we avoid reality, the mind splits from unity and manifest into a form of duality. Duality creates

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill, author of many books about the mind and success, wrote the quote many years ago after interviewing W. Clement Stone. It still holds true today. The mind is an incredible tool that has untapped and misused power. ...

A common belief among many people is that money is not spiritual. I have heard people say spiritual workers should work for free. Of course that statement comes from false belief and ego. You will hear that the Bible says that money is the root of all evil. That is not what the Bible says. It says that “the love of money is the root of all evil.” There is a big difference between the two statements. Love of money means an attachment to money is evil. The truth is that an attachment of any kind is the root of all evil.

Looking at the situations in the world today, I notice that compassion is alive only in a natural disaster. When a disaster hits, the American people start to rally their talents and resources. What I am not seeing is compassion for the average American, the American who has lost their job, business, home, and dignity to the changing economic climate. Rarely are these topics even covered on the nightly news. If we truly reported on the devastation these people find themselve

We are conditioned to believe something that has very little truth to it, so little truth that it’s more accurate to call it a myth: We believe that things could be better. We deeply believe that we can have a better experience or a better life or become a better person. And, of course, the flip side of this is that we believe that things could be worse. rn One clue that this belief is a myth is that not everyone agrees on what’s better or worse. There’s always someone

"The reason why you suffer is because you unconsciously avoid this moment. You are unconsciously but constantly resisting this moment; separating yourself from this moment. So the path of awareness in meditation is to get you back to this moment. And the first part of meditation is to sit still. Because the most physical way you avoid this moment is by being restless in the body. It does not mean that you cannot be present while moving. But for this meditation, the first part is to sit still and allow that resistance to sitting still be burned awayr