Self Realization Articles

By Carl Pantejo, Pantejo@ynvurcepublishing.comnn(Excerpt from: “My Friend Yu – The Prosperity Mentor,” copyright Carl Pantejo 2007 – Y.N. Vurce Publishing. http://www.ynvurcepublishing.com)nnNote: In this article The Original Substance is the name used for: GOD, The One, Gaya, Infinite Intelligence, The Universe, etc. Please substitute this name with whatever name/word you are comfortable with.nnA conversation between Juan Carlos “J.C.” and

Fear is an interesting obstacle in any person’s life. Many of us never write down our goals, we fear if anyone else sees them they may disprove or even make fun. By never writing down our goals we postpone ever accomplishing them. Because of fear we limit our ability to succeed. For those of you in a sales type industry you should be able to identify with this next example. Many sales people get into work and spend the first part of the day looking through emails, shuffling

"The mind is always looking to get caught up in something. Awareness is always free. It is simply a matter of where you place your attention. In meditation, if you let go of the need to latch on to something or take a position and feel this moment existing on its own without trying to control it or change it in any way, then you do not exist as a limitation, you do not exist as a solid separate thing, but rather as the essence of this moment, as the energy that makes this moment alive as vast, fluid, unlimited consciousness. Blessings, Kip"

"If you really look, you will see you are avoiding this moment, you are avoiding experiencingrnthis moment. It is not that you are somewhere else and you have to get back to here, it is that you are activelyrnavoiding this moment. If you can really be honest and see this reflex of avoiding this moment, then you can really begin to let it go and drop into this moment. You can begin to let go of thinking and experience what is here. Our problems make us important. Our knowledge makes us important. They keep usrnseparated from this moment.

Sometimes you just don’t feel like going within and centering yourself and slowing down. Sometimes you feel as though you truly don’t have time for it. Your life doesn’t allow for these seemingly frivolous breaks of jou aling, meditating, and soulfulness. What does this have to do with the real world anyway, you might ask yourself? How is this going to pay my bills or put food on the table? Rather than taking this time to slow down and nurture my spirit, you could instead use this time to catch up, run errands, and get ahead – right?

"Someone sent merna beautiful email recently. They said they were searching for something that they did not feel really had a name. Everyone is really looking for that same thing. That mystery which is fulfillment. But somewhere along the line most get caught up inrndefining it. In calling it enlightenment or kundalini or stillness or no mind. And in naming it, you lose what you were looking for, you create a 'something' on top of what you were seeking in the first place. A something that isrnimpossible to attain because it only exists in your idea of it.

In order to get what you want from life, you first have to know what you want. Amazingly enough, most people simply feel dissatisfied with their current lives, without being able to articulate exactly what they wish their lives looked like. General feelings of dissatisfaction will never be a ...

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, intelligence or consciousness though completely abstract, is absolutely real. Version 5: Consciousness is omnipresent. By and out of itself it creates the manifest universe. Version 6: Consciousness is that, which by religions is called God, Allah, Shiva, Brahman, etc. Version 7:r

How many times have you begun a program to lose weight and become healthier only to stop and lose the progress that you made? I think we all have done this and when trying to return to the program it gets harder and harder the longer you stay away. I know this because this has been a hard place for me. I have battled this one and should I say I have made some changes this time around and I am on my way back to feeling healthy again. I am losing weight and I most of all am feeling healthier.

There are several words that are synonymous with harmony: peace, balance, rapport, cooperation, and unity. So many happenings in the world today are the opposite of the descriptive words above. So much of the world longs for peace, unity, and balance. It seems to be elusive, yet, it so many ways, it’s so simple. It really is. The saying goes something like, “Peace begins at home.” In order for us to ever expect peace in society or peace between nations we must learn to find it within ourselves and exemplify it to those we love right in our own homes.

Barack Obama Made Political History on the Campaign Trail in IowannBringing us together is a courageous thing to do nnMaking a Difference as an Advocate of Change... nnA Man Got To Do What a Man Got To Do nnPresidential hopeful Barack Obama is a paragon example; anyone given the right opportunity in America can aspire to greatness: nIncluding the commander-in chief of these United States of America. nnAfrican American and all minorities should take pride in knowing you are a

In ground-breaking research earlier this century, Nobel laureate Dr. Wilder Penfield, attempted to "map" the connections between specific parts of the body and particular areas of the brain. He wanted to see, for example, where the "wires" from the hand led to, and where the connections to the feet ended up. To produce his map, Penfield had to be able to talk to his subjects while working on them. A needle stuck in a particular part of the brain might make a patient feel hung

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 workman (Shir Hashirim 7:2).” As the thigh is covered so the discussions on the words of the Torah are also to be under cover. Rabbi Chiyah went out and taught the sons of his two brot

"In meditation, one of the greatest things you can dornis become aware of how thought identification happens. Become aware of the process of thoughts arising and the action ofrnbeing attached to identifying with those thoughts. There is a feeling of contraction behind it, a feeling of stress. A feeling of constantly holding on to something that is flying all over the place. And if you can recognize that attachmentrnthen you can begin to let go of it. You can begin tornrest in non attachment where thoughts are never even given the power to fully becomer

What’s preventing you from hearing your own Guidance? Turning down the unnecessary, unfounded, negative static of the thinking mind, allows us to better hear and feel our own Guidance. The first step in doing this is to notice thought. Catch thought in action, ranting on in its unexamined, relentless chatter. Now take your focus off of what the mind is saying, and put your mentally quiet focus on your body, your breathing, how you feel in your skin, or other stimuli of the present moment. Listen quietly. Perceive without mental evaluation.

The first step in creating your ideal life is knowing what you want. Unfortunately, there seems to be an “I’m not sure what I really want” epidemic going around. To quote the great 19th century American writer Mark Twain, “I can teach anybody to get what they want out ...

Losing someone you love is hard no matter what, but there are a few things you can do that will help ease your pain during the transition period. 1. Love yourself more Learn to love yourself unconditionally. Accept the fact that your not perfect. Your only human after all and we all make mistakes. That’s not a bad thing, that is how we learn. Success is found through failure.

If you're a practitioner of yoga, you know how important it is to breathe correctly when going through the poses. Traditionally you are told to inhale and exhale fully as you move deeper into a pose to enable your body to stretch further, bring more benefits to you. There are many other ways ...

The Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT for short, has gained massive popularity over the past few years. The technique was developed by Gary Craig, and was build upon the work of Dr Roger Callahan called Thought Field Therapy (TFT). TFT was formed by combining ideas of quantum theory, kinesiology and acupuncture to create a modern healing technology. Proof That the Emotional Freedom Technique Works For all the logical brains out there I've compiled a short list of peer review

"If you give your full attention to anything without wanting anything in retu there is love and bliss. The particular action does not matter, it is that giving yourself over fully to that action which brings love and bliss. When you give someone you truly love a hug, you give yourself over to that hug. For that moment, you give uprntrying to be someone or get something. You lose yourself in that hug. That is how you should approach meditation. You lovingly give yourself over to it. Then there is no thought of attaining somethingr

Many people may ask why I write of "new" women empowerment when, in reality, this is a subject which has already been spoken of a lot and it is even boring to some. Having been born and grown up in a Latin American country, machismo surrounded me like a natural entourage and during its early stages, my brain adapted itself to the values of a "machista" mother, like many other mothers that, so many women of my generation inherited as founders of principles in the beginnings of

To become enlightened is to know that no matter what your life has been like, each and every experience you have had taught you a valuable lesson that you were meant to learn. The universal energy has always provided assistance to us in one way or another. Life’s lessons are nothing more than a ...

People often ask, "What is energy healing"? It goes by many names, healing touch, Reiki, therapeutic touch and others. All these forms are working on a subtle level that addresses the energy body, sometimes referred to as the astral body or the aura. Some of these approaches have structure ...

“Judge me, Lord, and plead my cause against a nation without passion. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked. You are my Lord, my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; let them bring me to the mountain of Your holy sanctuary, to the places where You dwell. Then I will go to the altar of the Lord, to the Power, my joy and my delight. I will praise You with the l

Do you have hopes and dreams? Do you believe they are truly possible for you?rnThe Never Ending Story is a movie about a place called Fantasia – where hopes and dreams live. Where fairy tales come to life. In the movie a young boy is reading the book by the same name… he becomes the main character, the hero, who must save Fantasia. All other humans have forgotten their hopes and dreams (the things that created Fantasia). If the boy cannot save it… all hopes and dreams w

Writers always wonder where they should start a story, and inevitably they arrive at the conclusion to start at the beginning. I will start exactly where I am- a practice I would suggest to anyone on their own path of self realization. Today I am on the cusp of another major life change- possibility peaking its head over the horizon. Having spent years learning how to cope with my anxiety in the face of a future that I cannot control, I am making an effort to focus on my brea

"It's very easy to carry the past around with you. To think about what happened yesterdayrnor a year ago or 20 years ago. To think you could have done something different that would have made things better. Or link all of the memories together into a story and calling it 'me.' But it's all nonsense. What happened even 20 seconds ago has nothing to dornwith what you are now. From the perspective of the mind you are this person that stretches back in time. You are the sum of all of your memories. But this is only mental chatter. It has nothing to do withr

This expression caught my attention the other day, reading an interview in the newspaper. That is a good suggestion, I thought. But then, the question came…’what is reality?’ One thing about reality that we all know, is that it is pretty darn complex! And it’s also ...

Spiritual counseling? "What is that?" a recent newsletter reader remarked. "I did not know you even did that." Well, indeed I do. The complete answer is fully explained in my LA Times Bestselling book, "Sacred Healing." However, here is a shorter version. Spiritual Counseling is based upon ...

Do you value your life, your health and your happiness? How much is it worth to you to feel alive, vibrant and fulfilled or on purpose? Many say there is no price that can be placed on these things since they are so incredibly valuable and life is not really worth much without them. Here is what I have noticed: Just about everyone is making everything else MORE IMPORTANT than what they say really matters to them. Why do people choose priorities that are not in alignment with

Did you know that having hope power will carry you through another day? Do you have problems? Are there challenges you are facing that you wish were not there? Like most people you would've most likely answered yes, and I suspect you did. Well I have some good news, today I'm going to help you solve your problems! Your problems today can be the source of your power tomorrow!

Whether you fear failure or whether you acknowledge that it’s simply part of the process of succeeding will be one of the major determinants of how far you’ll get in life. Those who have a “wealth mindset” know that failure is not the opposite of success, but, instead, ...

Mindfulness meditation is about opening yourself up to what is here in this moment. You become aware of what is here without trying to change it in any way. It is best to try mindfulness meditation first with your eyes closed so that you do not get distracted by anything outwardly happening.

“Ashram” is a sanskrit word which means a place where a realized Spiritual Master resides along with his disciples and seekers of truth. Hence it can be called as a place where the spiritual vibrations are so positive that they serve as a catalyst for the spiritual growth of the meditator. India is an ancient land and its sages have been on the quest of self realization since many thousands of years, using meditation as a tool to raise their self consciousness. India thus

Now, to return to the root of the matter, since the radiance in them derives from the stimulus of the King and the stimulus of the King from Israel’s actions, Israel is the essence of the entire creation. “How glorious is Your Name throughout the earth,” relates to the power received by the Holy Name on earth through the mystery of, “Grant strength to the Lord,” which I have mentioned. “Bestow Your splendor above the heavens,” relates to the splendor involved in

Happiness To be Or Not To be Happy ~ That Is The Question! rnHave you even decided that you do want to be happy? Have you noticed when you are most happy? What are you doing? Is it long lasting or fleeting? How do you explain it? Let’s take a few moments to allow these questions to elicit the valuable information we need to know, to settle in and think about its significance with what it does for us. Much of the recent literature underscores the mind/body/spirit blueprint a

"If you observe your experience in this moment, then you are not controlling this moment in any way, you are not involved with itrnin any way. From witnessing, there is the flow of energy that is happening, that is arising by itself, that is creating the movement of all phenomena in this moment. The thoughts arise in this flow of energy, the sensations arise and change in this flow of energy, it is all the flow of one energy, arising out of consciousness and dissolving back into consciousness. The energy takes the shape of certain thoughtsr

Everyone seems to be searching for happiness. We seem to search for it in the things we do, the people we spend time with, the things that we accumulate, how we decide to live our lives, and I can go on from there. What is happiness? The Webster’s dictionary says that Happiness is: happiness noun hap·pi·ness | \ Ëha-pÄ-nÉs \ Definition of happiness 1a: a state of well-being and contentment : JOY b: a pleasurable or satisfying experienceI wish you every happiness in life.I had the happiness of seeing you— W. S. Gilbert

Meditation is not just good for the body and for the soul; it can also help you create wealth and success in your life. The practice of meditation has been used for thousands of years to connect with something larger than ourselves. In addition, western medicine has embraced for many years ...

The four F's that helps us move forward when there seem to be obstacles on the path we have chosen. But before I mention them; the most important thing anyone can do, is to see the obstacles as stepping stones, and always remember that many, if not most, of every successful person has gone through tough times, so do your best to see them as signs of your own upcoming success.

While trying to grow and develop yourself, it is also advisable to look in your best form. One such way of doing so is by having a clean cut shave. Learn more about shaving and shaving kits below. Despite decades of innovation in men's shavers, most modern men are still looking for ways to get the perfect shave. Buying a razor has become a labyrinth, and many of us get lost in the final choice. But the time for change has come. The traditional method of shaving with a doubl

Transforming yourself to be confident and in touch with your subconscious is not that difficult, but it does take practice. Manifesting your desire can be as natural as breathing. When you focus on your intent you are creating a vibration through your thoughts that is sent throughout the ...

Yes, belief is a prison because it cripples you and therefore deprives you of your individuality. It is only when you doubt, enquire, explore and experience that you can be free, thus be an individual. The same applies to disbelief. Before you disbelieve, ask yourself whether you have enquired or explored adequately or whether it is just by listening to others or out of fear that you have closed yourself. Children are taught to believe, especially in matters of religion. Some

WHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL LIFE? Part Two. In part one we learnt that the beginning of SPIRITUAL LIFE is knowing that you are not your body. If you are not your body what are you? Well, most of you know you are a Spiritual Being, but what exactly is that? A Spiritual Being is a Dynamic Unit of Energy with the capacity to make considerations and postulates that can be felt as emotions and understood as thoughts or ideas. It can materialize 'thoughts and ideas' into a concrete reality in the physical world.

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 in private only. We should not imitate those who say that our love of God should be demonstrated only in the synagogue were at home, but should not be shown on the street or in public places.

We all set goals for ourselves and work really hard to complete them. We do all of the necessary steps - we plan, we take action, and we complete them. And it feels great! And what do we usually do next? We move onto the next goal or the next project. And do all of the necessary steps - we plan, we take action, and we complete it. And this continues throughout each day - throughout our lives. And then something eventually happens where we start to feel resentful of what seems like a neverending pile of goals, and tasks, and "to dos."r

The way of the master - Being in, of and for lover Let’s discuss self-love. It’s the simple things we trip on, and skim over, in our dash for enlightenment. It’as a neglected part of our being and often the last place we look when we want a love “fix”. It certainly wasn’t trendy when I was at school to show any self-love. The, “I love me, who do you love?” and “she loves herself” attitude was pervasive and has to go.

Have you ever noticed how spiritual leaders really live their lives? Oftentimes, we place these people above ourselves and put them on a pedestal. I feel that when we so this, we are setting them up (and ourselves) for a great fall. My own sister used to tell me how much better than her she thought I was because of my spiritual practice.

Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and wondered how they managed to do everything so smoothly and seamlessly? Their Lifer