One of the issues that every spiritual seeker eventually faces is what to do about the vital nature. The vital being is an essential element of life on earth. Normally however it is distracted with its needs and desires, the seeking for pleasure and enjoyment, the avoidance of pain and suffering. The difficulty of dealing with the drives of the vital being have led many spiritual seekers to attempt to suppress it, or overpower it through an action of the mental will.
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Eat Pumpkin and Be Healthy Pumpkin Superfood for Great Health. Eat pumpkin if you want to be healthy… it’s a year round treat now. Want to Keep Away Cancer? Want to Lose Weight? Want to Lower Cholesterol? Want to Lower Blood Sugar? Want to Lower Blood Pressure? Want to Heal Your Liver?, Want to Boost Up Your Mood? Want to Boost Up Your Immunity? And So Much More! 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
For most people, purity is connected with a moral precept, and for most, this has eventually been related to the question of sexual relations. The question of chastity, and withholding of sexual activity until the socially sanctioned relationship of marriage has been put in place, holds a central place in most cultural ideas of ‘purity’. The requirement of chastity, outside of the context of membership in a religious order, has mostly been placed on women, and it has been a force of social domination of women by men, who are not bound to the same rule in normal society.
If we observe how we tend to respond to provocations from outside, things, events or people who impact our lives, either mentally, emotionally, vitally or physically, we see that the first tendency is to internalize the provocation with a pattern of vibration at one or another level of our being. We respond with thoughts, emotions, nervous reactions, or physical symptoms. As long as we live primarily in the exte al being, we participate in this constant action-reaction pattern and do not find any solution.
As we take up the next chapter in the Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo cites, in the headnotes, some revealing passages from the Rig Veda and the Upanishads to indicate the 7 types of Ignorance that needs to be overcome, and to point out the 7 forms of Knowledge required to achieve realisation. Before we begin the actual review of the chapter, therefore, it is useful to look at what the seers and sages of the Vedic scriptures had to say on this subject.
What I Eat for Dinner for Great Health Here is what I eat for dinner for great health, vitality, a powerful immune system, and longevity. You can eat this way too and feel great. 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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSQ6OzAenOt-Pj-r0n45Pg See Link to Video https://youtu.be/Dh-fCi4gys4 #What_I_Eat_for_Dinner_for_Great_Health rn#Food
Which Dairy Free Frozen Dessert Is The Healthiest? I Will Compare a Few Brands. Everyone Loves Something Sweet and Creamy. Which Ones are Low in Fat, Low in Sugar, No Chemicals, and Really Taste Great! Watch And Find Out Everything! Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and 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
Layers of Spiritual DevelopmentrnSpiritual development of every human being is at a different level. This results in different standards coming into being; and for each standard there is a God and its relevant scriptures. These standards are that of the worldly relative religions. And everyone finds an appropriate standard, depending upon his or her spiritual development. However for the real religion, religion of the Self (the Pure Soul), one will have to go âout of standa
If we observe what happens to our inner psychology when we experience physical pain, we will see that we mostly tighten ourselves up, tensing the body, focusing intently on the experience of the bodily pain. By doing so, we actually intensify the pain experience through this focus and it takes over our consciousness.
When we get up in the morning it’s easy to feel tired and allow the day to drag. But here are a few things we can do to empower our day and jumpstart the whole process of waking up… and thus feel great about life all day long. Mirror Work First thing in the morning it’s important that we look ourselves in the mirror and tell ourselves a little process that empowers our day. Say the following phrases three times each, while looking into your eyes in the mirror. Feel free to personalize and make your own mantras for starting the day. I love you God, I love you God,
“The True Story of Two Potters Becoming Famous” Once there was a potter who lived in the UK who had some interesting theories about making pottery. He lived a simple life but he was very serious about his craft and worked hard. Then he decided to write a book about the art of making pottery.
Butterfly Pea Flowers grow all over the world and make a great tea that is beautiful looking and super healing. And this tea is full of antioxidants that keep you healthy and prevents disease and heals many disease processes. And this plant will grow in many different areas… even where you live. It grows in the US, Europe, Asia, and even the Caribbean and Puerto Rico… Watch My Video and Find Out 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
Scientific Studies Have Confirmed That Cilantro is a Good Anticonvulsant. Herbal Medicine Has Known This for a Long Time. And Cilantro Consumption Goes Back 8,000 Years. Cilantro Was Even Used By the Egyptians for Many Things….And It Tastes Great! Watch Video and Find Out More Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and 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
Destiny Changes Based On Our MeditationrnThe Lord says that our current actions are a result of our past lifeâs karma, and hence they are bound to happen as is; we donât have much control over it. But what is important is our meditation at that time i.e. the type of contemplation we are engaged in. For example, one may be seated in meditation, but rather than focusing on meditation, his entire focus is on the hourglass as to how many more minutes to go to complete his med
All human beings, regardless of whether they are born in the West, the East, or elsewhere, find the challenges of taking up yoga to be daunting and requiring of them unstinting efforts to understand the obstacles, and identify and implement ways to overcome them. With its long history of support for spiritual practices, India has clearly at least some advantage in terms of preparing the ground for systematic spiritual effort.
“And Be Happy Now” It’s important to live our life as though we were God, the Universe and Great Spirit. To emulate that which lives in our heart… thus we find our life having wonderful turns of fate that no one could ever predicted.
Right now lots of people are feeling overwhelmed, depressed, and feel that no one is listening…and they feel powerless. But true power comes from within not from outside and we have been conditioned to feel powerless.
When will a Great Avatar, Saint, or Guru arrive to help? Take for instance if there is a small disturbance in a tiny town the local constable takes care of the problem— thus it’s put to an end. When a large crowd grows the police send a special investigator with helpers to work with the crowd to creates peace. If thousands of people start rioting and cause challenges for a community even the chief of police might be brought into speak and calm the crowd.
Yellow dock root has been used for hundreds of years by Native Americans for healing lots of different health challenges including anemia, psoriasis, digestive problems, infections, and more. Where it Grows - Yellow dock also known as Rumex crispus and curly dock grows in the US, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and in Europe in moderate climates. Yellow dock enjoys rich loamy soil but will tolerate poor soil and loves partial shade. Yellow dock is a common weed that grows along roadsides and in vacant lots.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato described the method of teaching utilized by Socrates, known today as the “Socratic method”. Socrates understood that education was not the process of stuffing knowledge into an individual, but rather, as the root of the word ‘education’ implies, a drawing out of the knowledge already held within. He propounded a series of questions intended to provoke the person to express that knowledge and formalize it thereby in their exte al being.
In life, you see a lot of people who are successful because of money, fame, career, and family but still they say that they are not happy. Even if all the checkboxes are marked, why does one feel unhappy or lost in life? One often defines success or happiness with the amount of money in our banks. But that success is not coherent with our happiness; more money is not proportional to more happiness in life. Till a certain point, you will enjoy the materialistic luxuries of lif
There is a strong human potential movement that counsels ‘mindfulness’ by living in the present, and not worrying about or identifying with the past, and not imaging or creating images about the future in one’s mind. This movement has an underlying truth associated with it, as dwelling on either the past or the future, without focus on the present, can indeed be both unhealthy and unproductive.
There are so many health benefits to drinking loquat leaf tea. In fact, in China, this is one of the major healing teas that’s approved for diabetes. Do you need loquat leaf tea? 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/iJd0cfH6MiI
When we delve into the yoga of works, the Bhagavad Gita immediately comes to mind as a primary text. The Gita explores the questions of what constitutes a yogic attitude in action and compares it to the normal standpoint about work. The major difference lies in the inner standpoint and attitude taken by the person undertaking the action. Many people try to judge things by the type of work undertaken. Charity, philanthropy, altruistic work appear to be ‘yogic’ in their minds. Feed the hungry, care for the sick, these are examples of things that ordinarily fall under the rubric ‘karma yoga’.
It is easy to see the failings of others, while overlooking the issues within oneself. Jesus in his famous Sermon on the Mount, recounted in the New Testament of the Bible, exhorted his followers to not judge others but to look within, and noted ‘And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?’
If we are to succeed in life it’s important that we have four very important aspects in place. And these four aspects ensure that we will leave a indelible mark on the planet and change the lives of millions of people. These four aspects are taken for granted by most people, but if a person lacks just one of these aspects… life can become more difficult. Thus it’s important to have all four aspects in place throughout every part our life, from the time we are born to the day we leave the planet.
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The seeds of karma which were sown in the past life, give their effects in this current life; and at that time, depending on oneâs inner intent, good or bad, new seeds of karma are sown in this life, which shall give its effects in the future life. Whatever actions we do or words we speak today, they are all a result of our past lifeâs karma. And while past karma works for our present life, our inner intent at the time when the past karma is unfolding creates our future l
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As we have noted, there are some who believe that intuition is simply a very fast reasoning process that moves directly to a determination. This is clearly not intuition as the Mother explains below. It is a separate mental process that still follows the laws of the mental plane in its operations. In order to distinguish true intuition from this mental function, the Mother provides insight into how intuition actually operates, and what the status of the individual and his receptivity needs to be to properly receive, assimilate and utilize the power of intuition.
Most people never think about good gut health and eating plantains and bananas. But plantains and bananas are good for your microbiome. Watch my video and find out why. 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/sSqWEJXyhqo #Plantains rn#Bananas rn#Healthy rn#Green rn#Probiotics
The vital nature is so deeply intertwined with the mental nature in the current state of human development, and has such a force of desire that it tries to satisfy, that, for most individuals, it is very hard to take an objective view about the thoughts, feelings, actions, reactions, emotions or even the perceptions that arise. Add to this the vital’s power to convince the mind to support and justify its desires, and we find that the mental capacity is, for the most part, at the service of the vital nature of what Sri Aurobindo calls the “desire soul”.
The Flavonoid Corylin from Psoralea Corylifolia a Chinese Herb May Extend Life. AntiAging Studies With Mice Show They Live Much Longer Taking Extracts of this Herb. We Are On the Cusp of Extending Human Life in a Great Way! Watch and Find Out More. Watch and Find Out More! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and 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
A young woman who was in her twenties had multiple operations on her left leg because of a fracture. But even after 10 operations her leg would not heal and thus doctors didn’t know what to do. So they put a cast on her leg and changed the cast every few weeks so she could walk with crutches, but she still had tremendous pain. This young woman also had a large tumor on her right side that was removed, and for some reason her wound would not heal. And the wound kept breaking open and need new stitches on a regular basis.
All Souls Are The Same!rnBy nature, all Souls are the same; just that the existence of each Soul is separate. Phases Change But The Soul Is The SamernSoul resides in every living being!rnA human or an animal, a tree or an insect, a deity or a demon â are mere phases of the Soul and which are temporary in nature; whereas the Soul residing within each of these is permanent. Regardless of the external changes that happen in the phases, there is no change that ever happens in t
A central key to attaining peace lies in achieving the poise of non-attachment. Non-attachment is sometimes confused with avoidance of action, or some kind of renunciation. But non-attachment can develop even among those who are active in the world. King Janaka was known as being non-attached while still ruling a kingdom and living amidst the luxuries that were part of his position. Buddha achieved non-attachment through overcoming the force of desire. Non-attachment is an underlying basis for refocusing the concentration of the being on the Ete al. Energy flows where it is directed.
Here are 2 true stories about healing allergic reactions to stings and bites and what I did to overt terrible reactions. And my recommendations for things to have on hand just in case you need to take something. This is important information that everyone needs to know. 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/MipWjIf8nYw
Most people are deficient in magnesium and magnesium plays a role in all kinds of bodily process. Magnesium helps to keep away diabetes, anxiety, gives you more energy, helps you sleep better, helps with digestion, helps with all kinds of aches and pains, calms your nerves, fights depression, prevents heart disease and strokes, prevents osteoporosis, lowers blood pressure, it’s anti-inflammatory, helps to prevent congestive heart failure, helps with PMS, helps with stress, and much more. Take some magnesium today and start feeling better right away.
Parting is always painful!rnBut love demands that we hold the person we love very gently such that we allow things to flow. Our Love for the Person Who We Love Far Exceeds Our Need for That PersonrnAgree?! When we love someone very dearly, we are always bothered about that person and not about ourselves. We are not worried about our peace; our only wish is to see the person we love to be in peace; we want exactly that what gives the other person peace. So, although it may see
Changing human nature is a process of time and effort and is therefore subject to periods of waxing and waning of effort. Human beings tend to relax and enjoy their lives when all things are going well. Thus, it is primarily in times of difficulty and stress when we remember to focus on the need to aspire and concentrate. There are also periods of dullness, with nothing actively engaging the attention, periods of boredom, periods of ennui, periods of lassitude. Perhaps even to a greater extent than during periods of enjoyment, the focus is absent during these dull times.
ILLUSION â Illusion or Maya signifies something perceived to be real and permanent when in reality, itâs unreal and temporary! Itâs a misinterpreted perception of claiming oneâs existence in something, when actually it was never his place! Generally, our life is guided by an array of activities, like performing oneâs duties, enjoying the materialism, nurturing children and even waiting for death to engulf us! If our life would have been contented, then what was the
It’s said that nothing that’s not a reality can cause a lack of peace, and that everything is real in it’s own way. What does that mean?
Once there was a middle aged man who lost the love of his life because of alcohol. Not that he was a alcoholic or anything but things got out of control and thus he lost the one person that meant so much to him. He was down in the dumps, feeling bad, he did not eat for days, he couldn’t sleep, and he was feeling terrible because blamed himself for everything. But as it turns out, he was starting a positive program of renewal that would change his life forever.
Here are Great Foods to Prevent Brain Disease. Thus Making Sure You Have a Healthy Brain All Your Life. This is Very Simple… Eat The Right Foods and Your Brain Will Stay Healthy! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and 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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSQ6OzAenOt-Pj-r0n45Pg See Link to Video https://youtu.be/fDoVb4-SVwc
Here are 2 simple natural ways to stop pain without taking pills… not even herbs or supplements. I use this myself once in a while if I over exerted myself and need to get rid of pain. Watch and Learn! No Side-Effects of Any Kind! Live a Long Healthy Life! It’s Time to Get Healthy! Let’s Work With Nature and Feel Great! Watch My Video and 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 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSQ6OzAenOt-Pj-r0n45Pg
We very easily fall into the mistaken idea that the path we follow is the best way to approach the Divine or achieve spiritual realisation and that other paths are either less effective or do not provide the complete liberation from the ego-personality. We also tend to accept the idea that whichever form our lead capabilities take represents the best way to approach the Divine.
In any technical field, there are both a general statement of goals and principles, as well as specific steps that should be applied to achieve those results. In many endeavours, particularly those involved in dealing with the physical world and the science that operates in that world, the process is relatively straightforward and consistent and anyone applying those steps would expect to achieve the stated end result. Thus, we rely on airplanes, using principles enunciated by mechanical physicals and aerodynamics, to be able to take off and fly around the world.
Astrology vs the law of karmarnAn astrologer may predict oneâs nature and may also suggest some useful practices to help the person live life with some ease, amidst such nature. But while these things being suggested astrologically can help ward off the negative energy so that oneâs disturbed body and mind experiences some calm and peace; it cannot however change oneâs nature altogether. Our nature is an effect of our past karma. rnThe principle of karma is: The seed of
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