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Withstanding Attacks by Hostile Forces in the Practice of Yoga

It is a common occurrence for practitioners of yoga to adopt a position on one extreme or the other. Either they get fixated on dealing with weaknesses, failures, and attacks by forces inimical to their yogic progress; or else, they take the position that there is no reality to these forces and they need not worry about them at all if they focus on their spiritual sadhana.

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“Healing a Powerful Dis-ease Afflicting Our Children”

There is a powerful dis-ease afflicting lots of children right now. We have the answer as to how to overcome this dis-ease. Watch and find out exactly what we have going on and what we can do to heal this dis-ease. Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist Watch My Video and Find Out More – See Link Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel My goal is to reach 100K subscribers this year. I also have the Number 1 Herbal Channel on Youtube https://youtu.be/r89kFABvBLY

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“Organic Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Soup”

This super simple dish is sure to please, and it only takes 20 minutes to make, and this soup stays fresh in the frig for a full week. This soup is sweet and nutritious, and full wonderful organic pumpkin and sweet potato, which both contain betacarotene which is a powerful antioxidant. This soup gives a boost to our immune system as the cool fall weather starts moving in. And right now pumpkins and sweet potatoes are inexpensive and easy to find at local markets. Ingredients: 6 - Cups of organic raw pumpkin cut into large pieces, even the skin can be left on if you like.

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“Organic Tarragon Potatoes and Chickpeas”

Here is a great recipe that’s sure to please and it’s quick and easy to make. And it’s full of the great healing attributes of organic potatoes. Plus this recipe will warm the hearts, hands, and even the tummies of all those who’ve been out in the cold all day long. Ingredients: 16 oz - Dried Organic Chickpeas 6 - Large Organic Potatoes - Cut into large cubes 4 - Organic Salt Free Bouillon Cubes 2 - Tablespoons of Organic Tarragon Spice 5 - Tablespoons of Creamy Organic Balsamic Salad Dressing - Newman’s makes a great salad dressing like this Salt and pepper to taste

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“Rise Up — Let Your Voice Be Heard”

There is a tension in the air and a sadness that’s pervading everything. And everyone knows about elections and of all the current events. But we cannot allow all of that to overcome us, we are to rise up and allow our voice to be heard. And send love and be peaceful for we are the essences of Great Spirit that resides in our heart. Dr. Paul Haider Watch Video and Find Out More Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Copy and paste the following URL into your browsers to watch video https://youtu.be/mzPL-ElUMIk

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“What Would Happen if the Words— I, Me, and My Disappeared”

It’s very interesting that in Native American societies there the words— “I, Me, and My” do not exist… there is only “WE”. And if all of a sudden those 3 little words just disappeared, what would happen? Perhaps the world would heal and great changes would take place… lets explore the possibilities. From a spiritual perspective in all the spiritual texts talk about “WE”.

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17 Health Benefits of Oatmeal - A Superfood

Oatmeal has so many great health benefits. Helps lower cholesterol and trigs, helps with heart disease, boost up your immune system and so much more. Watch My Video and Find Out More. Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Watch My Video and Find Out More - See Link I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/F7AZFqrmj6g #Oatmeal rn#Superfood rn#Healthy rn#Benefits rn#Healing

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Escaping the Conflict and Battle of Thoughts in the Mind

Through the process of affinity and filtration of thoughts, when we remain in the plane of the mind, we experience the struggle and resistance of competing thoughts that appear to be in many cases chaotic in nature. Fighting with these thoughts, struggling, suppressing, all turn out to be counter-productive strategies, as they only intensify the conflict in the mind. There are two basic methods proposed by the Mother to shift the attention away from these thoughts. One of these is to rise above to a higher plane of mental consciousness, or beyond that, to the spiritual consciousness.

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Friendship and Affection — Human and Divine

Human relationships are subject to eventual disappointment in almost all cases. Friendship and affection are generally based in the ego and its gratification and at some point, the needs and goals of the individuals may diverge, they may be separated due to distance, illness or death, or there may just be changing perceptions among the parties about their own interests and willingness to participate in fulfilling the expectations of the other party to the relationship. Wherever there is human attachment, these issues arise.

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The Exte al Being’s Need For Sleep

There are several different orders of activity that take place during sleep. Confusion about these separate things leads to mistaken attempts to simply limit sleep in order to ‘become conscious during sleep’. First, there is the activity that takes place with the exte al, surface being consisting of body, life and mind. While the surface awareness recedes, the body has a chance to reconstitute its energy and undertake various healing activities. Sleep is considered to be a great healer of the body.

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By DadaBhagwan
What is the importance of human values in professional life?

Human values are like jewels which help us do our work without causing any pain, hurt, discomfort, conflict, chaos or confusion to any living being. Values are nothing but the virtues we’ve developed over time. Human values not only help build a strong character; but they also make one an amicable and a successful being, socially and professionally. The more you carry good values, the more are the chances of you being picked for a job professionally; more are the chances of

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“How to Harmonize Our World Within”

There is always the Yin and Yang of life which brings about harmony. Even too much of a good things creates havoc in our life. Be it too much water, too much sun, too much food, or too much negative thinking, too much of anything taken to the extremes creates dis-harmony in the body-mind-and spirit. But there are ways to live in harmony with all things… and thus have peace within.

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Dr. Paul Haider at 66 and Feeling Like 20 - Really

Here is How You Can Also Feel Great! I just had my 66th birthday and I feel fantastic. Here is exactly what I do to feel great. And I don’t have any aches or pains or anything disease processes and I don’t take any medications. You Too Can Feel Great as You Age! Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Watch My Video and Find Out More - See Link I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/u0fvgzIMiwc

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Guide to IPA

Lager and IPA are two different brands of beer. The main difference between the two is the International Bitterness Unit (IBU). Hop levels are high between 40 to 60 IBU in IPM, while hop levels are low between 20 to 40 IBU in lagers. Go to any bar in the United States and you will almost certainly find the IPA draft on tap. These happy, bold and bitter drinks have experienced a huge increase in popularity and dominated the handicraft beverage industry in the 21st century. And

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Have Lots of Energy - I Promise!

You Really Can! Have Lots of Energy - I Promise! Have Endless Vitality! Wake Up Refreshed! Feel Alive! Have Endless Energy! Feel Great! Feel Good! Feel Excited! Watch My Video and Find Out How! You Might Be Surprised How Much Energy You Can Have Watch My Video to Find Out More… Dr. Paul Haider Dr. Paul Haider – Master Herbalist - Many Blessings to Everyone! I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on YouTube Please Subscribe See Link to Video https://youtu.be/Ntrsz59Vigg #Have_Lots_of_Energy_-_I_Promise_!rn#Refreshed

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Health Benefits of Cypress Oil - No Side-Effects

"Great for Anxiety, Lowering Cholesterol, Great for the Liver, Eliminates Respiratory Problems, Helps with Varicose Veins, Helps with Cellulite, Speeds Up Wound Healing, Great Natural Deodorant, Slows the Aging Process, Helps with Age Lines and Wrinkles, Wonderful for Good Looking Hair, Helps with Stress, Helps with Inflammation, Helps with Arthritis, Antibacterial, Anti-fungal, Kills Mosquito Larvae, Helps with Arthritis, Asthma, Bronchitis, Makes a Great Face Wash, and No Side-Effects”

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How to Overcome the Obstructions of the Vital Being

As has been shown time and again when individuals have attempted to change the vital nature, the attempt is doomed to only partial success, if not ultimate failure, if the struggle is carried out under the conditions of the vital being. Almost any method, process, technique, control mechanism or exertion of will-power can be turned by the vital nature into something that nevertheless fulfills its desires and aggrandises its sense of self and importance.

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Resting the Body with the Right Consciousness

The machinery of the physical body has its own basic requirements for rest in order to function optimally. When one goes beyond the body’s capacity for effort at any point in time, and thereby becomes fatigued, a state of tamas tends to arise. This is inimical to maintaining the continuity of the yogic focus. There are however states of rest whereby the body can be refreshed and energized without the fall into a tamasic torpor or indolent state.

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Waking and Sleep, Day and Night

During daytime, we see the sun, the atmosphere and the world around us, and our thoughts and activities, for the most part, are focused on the life of the world. At night, we see the vast ranges of space and the myriad of stars, and can thereby recognise that our world is a small part of a much larger and more complex universal creation. Similarly, our waking mind is preoccupied within the framework and limits of the life of the day, while our sleep state moves beyond these boundaries and can openly participate in the wider reality within which the human waking state is just a small element.

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“Healing Emotions is Important for Great Health”

Instead of taking a pill perhaps it’s time that we took a look at our emotions and what they are doing with our life. Yesterday I had a person who called me and said, “I am frustrated all the time and I need a herb or supplement to control that.” And I said, there are no herbs of supplements that can control our emotions. Emotions are something we have to learn work with. And here are a few good ways to deal with our emotions and feel great.

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“How a Little Angel Healed a Boys Heart”

Once there was a little boy who was very shy, and all the little boy wanted was for his mother to hold him and keep him safe. He wanted his mothers attention, his mothers love and connection, thus he would feel good about being alive. Yet his mother was abused when she was a child, and didn’t have the capacity to hold her child. Here is the little boy’s story— a story of love, a story of peace. And a story about a tiny little angel who came to visit and healed the little boys heart.

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30 Health Benefits of Star Anise - A Mirac

Star Anise also called Illicium Verum has No Side-Effects, and can help with lots of powerful antioxidants. Star Anise is full of vitamins and minerals, helps with inflammation, it’s antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal. Plus it helps with osteoporosis, cancer, and much more. Watch My Video and Find Out Everything! Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel See Link to Video I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/tKE46U8iL18 #Star rn#Anise rn#Health

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Addressing and Overcoming Boredom

As long as we remain bound to the ego-personality, we are caught in the play of the three gunas, or qualities of nature. Every individual is subject to all three, and their constant interchange. Thus, there will be times and circumstances where tamas, the quality of indolence and darkness comes to the forefront. With tamas in the ascendant, we can experience a sense of emptiness, a sense of being at “loose ends” and a lack of interest in doing anything or concentrating. The question then is how the spiritual seeker can, or even should, respond, when these tamasic states are in the forefront.

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Califo ia Poppy Seed - Sleep Well Without Pain - No Side-Effects

Eschscholzia califo ica or Califo ia Poppy helps with sleep, pain, mood, anxiety, depression, insomnia, much more with No Side-Effects. Watch My Video to Find Out Everything Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel See Link to Video I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/49sgqlhHOOU #Califo ia rn#Poppy rn#Sleep rn#Pain rn#Safe

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Dealing with Difficulties and Setbacks Along the Way

We tend to judge things, events, opportunities, setbacks, obstacles and directions from the standpoint of our individual ego-personality. When we take up a spiritual path, we expect that our efforts, and our devotion to the guide or master in whom we rely, will smooth the path in front of us and make for a straight, steady development in our yogic pursuits.

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External Forms of Worship and Spiritual Growth in the Integral Yoga

Practitioners of mainstream religions are very familiar with ritual worship. Much of the activity of religion is scripted around a set formula of exte al worship that has developed from perhaps an initial experience or, over time, as a result of habitual action. The intended purpose of this ritual is to bring together the believers in a common form of activity that will hopefully promote and develop the sense of oneness and devotion in the congregation.

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Spiritual Sadhana Varies by Individual Based on Temperament and Situation of the Sadhak

Not everyone can achieve spiritual progress using exactly the same methods or disciplines. The “one size fits all” approach tried by many religious or spiritual communities of the past only works if their members are all basically similar in temperament and their spiritual development. We have of course heard the stories of individuals who enter a monastery and who seem to be always “getting in trouble” because they cannot maintain silence all the time, or are not ‘serious’ enough in their demeanor for the rest of the community.

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Successful High-Dose Vitamin C Treatments of Patients with Serious and Critical COVID-19 Infection in China

From the Orthomolecular Medicine Website This information is being suppressed - Please share and tell others See Link - http://www.orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v16n18.shtml https://www.paulhaider.com/successful-high-dose-vitamin-c-treatments-of-patients-with-serious-and-critical-covid-19-infection-in-china/ Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel See Link to Video I Have the #1 Herbal Channel on Youtuber Many Blessings to Everyone! Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist https://youtu.be/TZTSUMuGtgw rn#Vitamin C rn#Antiviral

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The Necessity of Transformation of the Lower Vital Nature

If the goal of the spiritual seeker is to attain liberation or realisation, the vital nature can be, for the most part, disregarded. For an integral yoga that has transformation of life through the implementation of the next phase of the evolutionary cycle, such a direction cannot be accepted. At some point, the intractable human nature needs to be viewed, managed, controlled and eventually transformed to respond to the higher consciousness and force directly and devote itself in its entirety to the direction laid down by that higher consciousness.

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The Subconscious Basis of Our Individual Being, Part 1

We tend to not only identify with the values of our family, our country, our religion, but we also internalize the standpoint taken by them, so that we view situations, actions and reactions, and history through the lens of this standpoint. This of course can create a highly biased viewpoint of affairs, such as when the Europeans brutally enslaved, colonized and sucked out the wealth of developing countries and justified it by the idea that they were “bringing civilisation” to these backwards parts of the world!

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Why Are We Afraid of Things from Space?

News - An Object Moving Though Space Makes an Abrupt Tu Scientists have been tracking a cigar-shaped object traveling through space at tremendous speeds for a very long time. And this object made an abrupt turn and moved in another direction. This is not how normal asteroids and comets move. Why are We Afraid? And How Should We React? 1 - First of all we would have to be a very egotistical species to think we are the only ones alive in the Universe.

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“Answers to 8 Spiritual Questions”

What is Divinity? - The True Expression of Divinity is Silence - All that which is divine is silent. Even our in space there is nothing but silence, it is man who has created so much noise to the extent that he cannot hear himself think. Silence brings about the connect of the reality of who we are deep down inside. In silence man finds God, thus all that which is important is found in silence. More can be accomplished in silence than with tons of noise.

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“Case Study - The Past Keeps a Man Awake at Night”

I was contacted by a person on the east coast who has not been able to sleep at because he had fear and full of anxiety. Here is what happened. The Challenge Gerry would go to bed at about 10 or 11 PM and his mind would start racing and he would become very fearful and full of anxiety. He didn’t know what to do… none of this made sense… and this had been going on for 2 years. Where Did This Come From

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“Proven Health Benefits of Green Coffee”

“A Powerful Antioxidant Healing Agent” Green Coffee has many great healing abilities including being wonderful for the skin, lowers blood pressure, it’s full of antioxidants, it’s anti-inflammatory, it lowers cholesterol, helps with migraines, helps with pain, and lowers your chances of coming down with diabetes. Also, green coffee is great for wound healing, gets rid of pain, redness, swelling, reduces cellulite, getting rid of dark circles under your eyes. Also, helps with blemishes and wrinkles, and helps with skin cancer… and so much more. Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist

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“Two Amazing Types of Meditation”

Here are two wonderful Tibetan Meditations that have been proven in scientific studies to make a person happier, less emotional, feel more centered, full of contentment, have more compassion, and healthier at the same time. These two types of meditations have been used for over 2,500 years so they have stood the test of time that they really do work. And these meditations have nothing to do with religion, dogma, or anything else, they are just about healing the mind. Watch My Video and Find Out More. Dr. Paul Haider Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel

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By Dada Bhagwan
How do you Define a Spiritual Experience?

Spiritual experience means experience of the Soul. rnIt is an experience through which one realizes that ‘I am a Pure Soul indeed!’ The Soul is the real Self, our very own Self! However, unaware of this fact, we have always lived in ignorance, believing that ‘I am John (the reader may insert his own name here)’ Spiritually, the wrong belief of ‘I am John’ is called ego.Ego means to believe our self to be something that we are really not. And since intellect is the

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Impatience

While at its root impatience has as a primary source the frustration associated with either lack of ability to fulfill a desire, or a delayed gratification of that desire, in the modern world, these root causes are accentuated and provoked through acculturation and the systemic operation of the modern world. Prior to the industrial revolution, and still in certain parts of the world that are predominantly based in rural or subsistence hunter-gatherer existence, life moves at a slower pace and the rhythms of Nature prevail.

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By Pamela Aloia, Sol Angel
Now Power

Quite often we can find ourselves rushing through a certain task. Whether it’s preparing food, driving to work, getting dressed or brushing our teeth, our thoughts tend to wander to a potential future deadline or event or we may ponder and evaluate past occurrences. We can get lost reliving the past or imagining what the future holds. Similar to when we read a book and find ourselves glancing over a paragraph without any focus on the words we’re reading - we allow our min

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Overcoming Doubt, Fear and Depression Which May Arise During the Practice of Yoga

The changes sought in the integral Yoga are of such magnitude and detail that they will naturally take a considerable time to work themselves out in all the levels and aspects of our being. Along the way, there come periods of difficulty which may challenge one’s faith or determination, what is known in some spiritual traditions as the “dark night of the soul” when the higher and deeper experiences recede and one is left with the struggle in the physical and vital areas that are so resistant to change. This can bring about feelings of hopelessness, depression, and doubt.

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Patience and Perseverance Are Need for the Practice of the Integral Yoga

We live in an age that expects instant success, immediate gratification and results that occur with a minimum of effort. It is difficult, therefore, to appreciate that the spiritual path, whether the integral yoga, or any other path that assumes a change to human nature or a redirection of the focus and energies that so naturally keep our attention from the physical-vital-mental complex that we inhabit, is not something that can be achieved in a day. The greater and more far-reaching the goal, the less likely it is to occur “ove ight”.

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The Guru and the Disciple in the Integral Yoga

If one looks at traditional paths of yogic practice in India, or similar practices around the world, regardless of the religious or spiritual background, one finds that the relationship betwee Guru and disciple is of supreme importance and consideration, and there is a specific lineage that develops from Master to Disciple, from generation to generation. Thus, there is always a head of the order or lineage who directs, guides and manages the processes within that line, and from there, individual Guru / disciple relations develop under that framework.

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The Silent Mind Prepares the Receptivity for the Advent of the Higher Consciousness in the Being

An important principle for the practitioner of yoga is to recognise that the old habits and ways of acting and reacting need to be removed in order to open up the capacity to receive the new powers of consciousness that are in the process of manifesting. Yoga is more or less a process of applied psychology with the secret leverage of refocusing the being away from the normal actions of body-life-mind toward a new higher level of awareness and force. As long as the original mind-life-body complex holds sway, the old ways will continue to dominate and control the time and attention.

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By Drinkerrs Liquor Store Delivery
The Time for the Rose Wine Delivery

A glass of rose wine is a type of wine that incorporates some of the colors from the grape skins, but not of enough quality as red wine. Usually, wine is labeled in English-speaking countries, Rosado in Spanish. It is the oldest type of wine. As it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact method. It can be the pink color in the range from pale onion skin, orange to a vivid near purple, depending on the grape varieties liquor store used and winemaking techniqu

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Understanding and Bridging the Gap Between the Outer Surface Existence and the Inner Being

The Upanishads describe an aspect of reality that is generally blocked from the exte al awareness of the body-life-mind complex. The Isha Upanishad states: “The face of Truth is covered with a brilliant golden lid; that do thou remove, O Fosterer, for the law of the Truth, for sight.” (Isha Upanishad, verse 15, translation by Sri Aurobindo in The Upanishads).

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“Organic Gluten Free Banana Pineapple Tart”

Here is a great dessert recipe that’s simple to make plus delicious and healthy. It only takes minutes to make and will delight the whole family. This dessert is full of the great healing goodness of pineapple, bananas, and apricots. This wonderful recipe is sure to put a smile on everyones face at the end of a great meal or for one of those little snacks during the day. Ingredients: Crust 2 - Cups of Organic Gluten Free Baking Mix 1 - Teaspoon of Organic Ground Cinnamon 2 - Tablespoons of Organic Oil of Choice - Could Light Olive Oil, Canola, or Some Other Oil.r

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“The Best Way to Heal”

We all have a lot of growth yet to come, and today I want to share with you one of the best ways to heal, get rid of excess baggage, and feel at peace. Dr. Paul Haider Watch Video and Find Our More Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Copy and paste the following URL into your browser and watch video https://youtu.be/6LuqMyfK8zQFeel Free to Share this Article - Dr. Paul Haider - Spiritual Teacher and Master Herbalist for over 30 years, You can find Dr. Haider on FB under Dr. Paul Haider, Healing Herbs, Wordpress Blog “Relax Into Success”r

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Comparing Current General State of Human Consciousness With More Evolved States, Part 1 Unconsciousness Versus Increasing Consciousness

What does the evolution of a new power of consciousness imply? When we observe the impact that the Life-Force has had on Matter, we can see that it brings in a radical transformation of Matter itself to allow the Life-Force to act. Matter has to become more responsive, more flexible, less dense, in order to carry out the demands of the Life-Energy.

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