In the movie Sixth Sense, a psychiatrist meets up with a young boy who claims to see dead people and interact with them. The psychiatrist spends the better part of the film trying to understand the boy and bring him out of his delusion. In the end, it turns out that the psychiatrist gains the realization that he was shot by one of his earlier patients, and he is himself a dead person! The child’s experience was true, the perception of it from the side of psychiatry was mis-diagnosed.
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An individual reported an experience which, at the time, was unique to him. He was suddenly attacked by a virulent disease and collapsed on the floor. He was carried off to another room in the facility where various individuals tried to figure out what happened to him and what to do about it. After he revived, he reported that he had been outside his body, up at ceiling level, looking down on it lying on the floor with the individuals around him trying to revive him.
When most people are asked about the nature of prayer, they respond that it is a formulation in words of a specific request to God, for some result or benefit they desire to see come to fruition. Prayer is much more than that, and need not be formulated in words. Each level of the being actually can formulate prayer. In some cases, prayer and aspiration become indistinguishable.
The ego-consciousness lives within the illusion of having free will and making its own independent decisions.
A devotee reported the following incident: He had visited a researcher at Jipmer Hospital in Pondicherry, India who was using Kirlian photography in his research. The researcher showed him several stones. One of them was an ordinary stone. The other one had been in an active temple for a considerable period of time. He showed the Kirlian (aura) photographs of the two and it was clear that the temple stone had a strong radiation coming off it. The researcher then suggested that this devotee become himself part of the experiment. First he took a photograph of his extended hand.
Reverse Liver Disease With This Wonderful Tea Osbeckia octandra Works Great for Live Fibrosis and Cirrhosis. It’s Been Used for Safely and Successfully for Reversing Liver Disease For Thousands of Years. Also Fatty Liver Disease, Anemia, Diabetes, and Other Conditions. No Side-Effects. See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science References Below:
We are habitually conditioned to try to solve problems with our mental capacity. We are taught to observe, organize, classify, compare and contrast, and examine similar past circumstances in order to determine a solution to whatever we are facing. This is the normal pattern for a mentally developed individual. Those who function primarily on the vital level do not necessarily go through this detailed process, but respond through what may be called instinct, feeling or emotional reaction. In either case, we oftentimes find that the result is less than satisfactory.
Brand New Study With Over 200,000 People Showed That Eating Heme Iron in Animal Products is Directly Connected to Type 2 Diabetes. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. References: MD Linx - 2024 - Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk NIH - 2021 - Perspective: Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations
Taking Antioxidants Helps Irritable Bowel Disease - Brand New Studies Ground Breaking New Studies Show Taking Large Doses of Antioxidants Helps Bowel Disease. Such as IBD, Crohn’s Disease, IBS, Colitis and More. I Will Go Over Which Antioxidants and Dosage. See New Science References Below. Watch Short Video. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 33 Years. References: Lots of Studies - These are Just a Few in 2024 NIH - 2024 - Nutritional Support: The Use of Antioxidants in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
By now most people have heard of the ‘placebo effect’. Yet, they have not gone into the significance of what this implies. Studies have shown that as much as 30% of a group given an ‘inert’ treatment have similar healing outcomes to those given an actual targeted treatment. The individual given the placebo does not know he has received an inert treatment. The mind of the individual adopted the sense of being aided and undertook to create a will to heal.
This Devastating Disease is Back From The 1700’s A Terrible Disease is Running Rampant in the USA. What Can We Do? With Simple Changes We Can Prevent and Reverse This Disease Completely! See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below: - There are Lots and Lots of New Studies NIH - 2024 - Scurvy in an Adolescent: A Case Report
One of the key elements of Raja Yoga, based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the practice of samyama, which is a one-pointed concentration that is so complete that it merges subject, object and the process of knowing into one unified whole. By this practice, one knows everything about the object of the concentration, from “inside” as it were.
The Mother describes two conditions for preventing illness from invading the physical being. The first condition is basically ‘not to want it’. When we reflect on this, the first reaction is that we don’t want it! This is however not the complete picture. We have to recognise that the human being is an amalgam of multiple different parts of the being, each with its own characteristic mode of action and response, and that these different parts are not always in agreement with each other.
Most people have very little idea about how to utilize will-power effectively, because they don’t fully understand what will-power actually is and how it needs to be focused and concentrated. Essentially will-power is the function that concentrates the ‘signal’ while reducing the ‘noise’ in a transmission of energy. It is like the difference between a laser beam and a light bulb. Using this image, we find that most people fail to fully focus the energy they are putting out and thus, it is diffused and the energy is dispersed without a strong functional effect.
Lose Weight, Lower Cholesterol, and HBP With This Food Gossypium hirsutum or Cotton Seed Capsules Help With Lowering Cholesterol, Lowering Blood Sugar, Lowers Blood Pressure and Strengthens the Immune System, Prevent Heart Disease, Great for the GI Tract, Edible and Good Food, and So Much More. Used Safely for Thousands of Years. See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below:
New Studies Show an Epidemic of Millions of People in the USA Having Psychiatric Problems Directly Connected to Lead Exposure. What Can We Do? This is Super Important to Watch! Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science References Below. See Science Studies Below: MDLinx - 2024 - Research estimates 151 million psychiatric cases from lead exposure in the US journal of Childhood Psychology and Psychiatry - 2024 - Contribution of Childhood Lead Exposure to Psychopathology in the US Population of the Last 75 Years.
When we consider the ‘awakening of the Kundalini Shakti at the base of the spine, we frequently imagine some kind of dramatic experience, some palpable energy, some noticeable force operating and moving up through the experiential body. And in some cases, this actually does occur this way. For the most part, however, the awakening of the Yoga-Force is more subtle. As a chakra ‘opens’ it becomes receptive to energies that vibrate at the frequency that it is able to receive, similar to a radio receiver tuned to a specific channel.
Many people have had the experience of a feeling that something is happening in the body, such as a feeling of a “cold coming on”. In some cases the feeling is very strong and the pressure is great. There may be some sneezing, some tickle in the throat, some coughing, some amount of congestion. In other cases there is a very faint sense of pressure. This pressure is felt in the vital envelope that surrounds the body and then in the subtle physical level, before they manifest into a full-blown illness in the physical body itself.
If you looks deeply at one’s attempts to utilize will-power to accomplish any task, to bring about some change in one’s being, or to develop in some direction, it quickly becomes apparent that there are elements within our own being that are not supporting the focus, intensity and direction that one is trying to bring about. The will is in the mind, but the vital nature or the physical being are resistant or simply not interested. They want to continue along their habitual lines of activity, and do not see the necessity or urgency in accomplishing the change that is desired by the mind.
Ban Lan Gen Tea or Isatis tinctoria Root Has Been Used for Thousands of Years in Chinese Medicine for Getting Rid of Flu and Respiratory Challenges. Also Great for Colds, Fevers, and Anti-inflammatory. Very Safe Taken as Recommended. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Reference Below: NIH - 2015 - Efficacy and safety of Ban-Lan-Gen granules in the treatment of seasonal influenza: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Brand New Study With Over 200,000 People Showed That Eating Heme Iron in Animal Products is Directly Connected to Type 2 Diabetes. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. References: MD Linx - 2024 - Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk NIH - 2021 - Perspective: Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations
For a spiritual seeker, there is a major difference with regard to prayer and aspiration. Prayer is, generally, and in many cases, a more formalized, exte al activity, primarily based in the outer nature. Aspiration is centered in the soul, or psychic being, and represents the spiritual flame that motivates the seeker to practice his spiritual path. The Mother provides clarity on the differences between the two, as well as between different types of prayer that the seeker may utilize.
While there is a real difference between prayer, as an exte al action and aspiration as an inner status of being, there is also connection between the two which can be extremely potent in terms of bringing forth the aspiration into the exte al world and making it a living and real thing. When prayer is done purely by the exte al being, it can take on a mechanical or rote feature.
We tend to associate the process we call ‘thinking’ with the linear sequence of words that organize our understanding in our mind. We thus associate thinking with language and indicate that our thinking is limited by the language. A language that is rich in words and nuances will yield more advanced and complex thinking than a language that is simpler and more directly expressive of our outer experience in the world, according to this understanding.
Cat’s Claw Herb or Uncaria tomentosa Has Been Used for Many Different Ailments and Especially “Big C” for Thousands of Years. Used as Recommended it is Very Safe. Also Helps with Arthritis, it’s a Good Anti-Fungal, Antiviral, Antibacterial, and Lowers Blood Pressure. Plus a Very Good Anti-inflammatory Agent. See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below— Lots and Lots of Studies on This, More Than 8 Million Articles
Many people formulate their prayers in the form of thoughts, and they are repeated according to a strict formula and ritual. In that case, if the mind is actively engaged in the prayer, it carries the power of the mental focus to tune the being to the frequency of the being who is the object of the prayer. Mental prayer generally requires an active linking to the will to become more than just mechanically repeated words with no energy behind them.
Field Bindweed or Convolvulus arvensis is Free and Lowers Blood Pressure and Helps with Depression, Insomnia, Stress, Anxiety and Contains Lots of Antioxidants, Antibacterial, and Anti-Fungal and More. It Has Lots of Health Benefits. Very Safe Taken as Directed. See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below:
The Surgeon General Said That Alcohol is Directly Connected to Cancer. And Governor Newson of Califo ia is Going After Ultra-Processed Food. Both of Them Cause Disease and Suffering. This is Important to Watch. See Lots of New Science Articles Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Scientific Articles Below:— Tons of New Science Articles About This. NIH - 2024 - Breast cancer, alcohol, and phosphate toxicity
Brand New Study With Over 200,000 People Showed That Eating Heme Iron in Animal Products is Directly Connected to Type 2 Diabetes. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. References: MD Linx - 2024 - Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk NIH - 2021 - Perspective: Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations
Brand New Study With Over 200,000 People Showed That Eating Heme Iron in Animal Products is Directly Connected to Type 2 Diabetes. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. References: MD Linx - 2024 - Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk NIH - 2021 - Perspective: Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations
Lose Weight, Lower Cholesterol, and HBP With This Food Gossypium hirsutum or Cotton Seed Capsules Help With Lowering Cholesterol, Lowering Blood Sugar, Lowers Blood Pressure and Strengthens the Immune System, Prevent Heart Disease, Great for the GI Tract, Edible and Good Food, and So Much More. Used Safely for Thousands of Years. See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below:
The Mother provides a practical example of the ‘power of immobility’, albeit as applied in the exte al world and society. There is an apocryphal story from the time of the Mahabharata. Drona, the preceptor of the sons of Dhritarashtra and the sons of Pandu, princes and future king of the Kaurava kingdom, was teaching the lesson of the day to them. All 100 of the Kaurava princes were asked, one by one, if they had learned the lesson of the day, which was ‘not to become angry’. They each replied affirmatively.
We frequently hear people say that they had a “gut feeling” that something was not right when they went to a certain place. In fact, most of us have had similar feelings from time to time. We don’t have any exte ally perceptible facts to base this feeling on. It just ‘is’. The same thing happens when we get into certain situations or interact with certain people. We just ‘know’ there is something there to take care about.
Drink This and End Pain and Prevent The Big “C” This Drink Will Make Your Pain Disappear and Prevent Lots of Diseases and Get Rid of Inflammation. Simple to Make This Juice is a Powerful! Safe and Effective! See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below: NIH - 2021 - Transepithelial Anti-Neuroblastoma Response to Kale among Four Vegetable Juices Using In Vitro Model Co-Culture System
We occasionally meet people who seem to be highly intuitive. With very few facts, and with a very fast response time, they seem to understand and decide things successfully that we are struggling to deal with, and for which we need considerably more time. In some cases, there may be the functioning of the higher power of intuition, but actually in many cases, there is simply a rapid correlation response going on in the brain. Sometimes this is a matter of experience and instantaneous pattern recognition.
The mind cannot comprehend experiences with which it has no familiarity. Sri Aurobindo describes a spiritual status that is experiential in nature. When there is such an experience, the mind tries to describe or transcribe that experience into its normal process of linear thought expressed in words. Usually this transcription process falls far short and the mind is left with a confused and vague sense that there is something beyond its realm.
We speak generally about exercising will-power, particularly when it relates to overcoming an impulsion or attempting to achieve some particular result. We may want to overcome an addiction, or follow a particular diet and we struggle to carry out our resolve. We make ‘new year’s resolutions’ to create a form of will for the upcoming year, to somehow improve ourselves in some way from our current status.
The idea that one can receive guidance in response to a question, or aspiration, one is holding within oneself, from a randomly chosen page of a book is not based on some idea of magic, but is grounded in an understanding of the unity of consciousness and the interactive nature of consciousness in action.
Beta Sitosterol is it Healthy? The Pros and Cons Beta Sitosterol Used for a Long Time for Lowering Cholesterol, Prostate Health, Preventing Heart Disease, and Extending Life. But Is it Healthy? Watch Very Short Video. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Lots of Science References Below. See Science Studies Below - There are Thousands of Scientific Studies on this. NIH- 2024 - β-Sitosterol suppresses hepatocellular carcino** growth and metastasis via FOXM1-regulated Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Those who wish to develop and utilize the power of intuition in their own lives have to address their active mental process, so as to open up the receptivity to the higher intuitive force, and allow it to modify the action of the mentality itself. There is a parable out of the teachings of Jesus that says essentially that one does not put new wine into old bottles. This is relevant here, as the intuition cannot be jumbled successfully into the normal mental process that is the standard known by most people.
Hummingbird Leaf Amazing for Inflammation, Strong Bones, Diabetes Hummingbird Leaf or Sesbania grandiflora is Amazing for Strong Bones, Soothing Away Inflammation, and Has a Good Amount of Iron. Also Boosts Up Immune System, Good for Diabetes, Helps With Stress and Relaxation. Plus it’s Great for Digestion, Lots of Antioxidants, and The Bean is Tasty in Salads and Free Food. No Side-Effects. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years.
We get an intimation of what we should do, how we should respond to a situation. Then all the excuses and justifications and ‘needs’ and temporizing begin, and we find that there are good reasons why we should not do exactly, in the precise way, that the inner guidance tells us something should be done. It is not the time, there are so many issues or obstacles, there may be negative consequences from feedback or pushback when we try to act. Whatever it may be, the guidance gets ‘watered down’.
New Studies Show Laughter Lowers Your Chances of Heart Attacks and Strokes, Lowers Blood Pressure, Boosts Your Immune System, Helps PMS, Lowers Stress, Prevents Tooth Loss, Prevents Anxiety, Creates Better Mental Health, Creates Better Quality of Life, and Prevent Disease in General. In Japan They Have Laughter Day on August 8th. And the Japanese Government Recommends Laughing Out Loud Daily. After All Laughter is the Best Medicine. See Brand New Science References Below. Watch Short Video. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 33 Years.
There is a discipline that asks an individual to focus on conscious attention to each thought, each emotion and each movement he makes, through a process called ‘mindfulness’. This is intended primarily to center the individual’s mind and attention and focus the person on the present moment rather than having the mind jumping in all different directions. The process however can also be utilized proactively as part of a development of physical culture, the use of conscious attention to strengthen the physical being and bring its activity into a harmonious and consistent movement.
Endurance can be trained and developed. There are entire philosophical programs that have developed to systematically help an individual face the pressures and circumstances of the world with a sense of equality and equanimity. Some of these disciplines rely on acclimating the body to handle increasing stress. One well-known escape artist from the 20th century used to immerse himself in a bathtub of ice in order to prepare his body for extremely cold water during his performances. Others do systematic training to harden their bodies and prepare them for various extreme conditions.
Plato in the famous dialogues recounting the teaching of his mentor, Socrates, recounts the understanding that Socrates held that education was simply a recognition by the individual of what he already knows. The process of education was one of drawing out, removing the obstacles to the expression of the knowledge and not a matter of “stuffing in” that we consider to be education in today’s world. The Latin language root of the term education literally means to draw out, or to lead out, thus emphasizing the Socratic view.
The vital nature is closely tied to the operation of desire. Whether it is a desire for recognition, for money, for sex, for achievement of some sort, for acceptance or comfort, the vital nature activates its energy to reach out and grab some result it believes will satisfy that desire. At the same time, this vital seeking is frequently frustrated. Obstacles come in the way. Something we are expecting or hoping for simply does not come our way.
Fantastic Oil for Infections, AntiAging, Diabetes, and More Calendula or Calendula Officinalis as an Oil is Fantastic for Speeding Up Wound Healing and Slowing the Aging Process. It’s Anti-inflammatory, Helps Prevent Liver Disease and Diabetes, and GI problems. Also great for Bacterial, Protozoal, Fungal, and Viral Infections, and Much More. And Very Safe! See Science References Below. Watch Very Short Video. See Science References Below. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science Studies Below:
5 Tasty Holiday Foods That Keep Away Viruses 5 Tasty Holiday Foods That Keep Away Viruses. Holiday Foods That Boost Up Your Immune System and Prevent a Flu or Cold. Watch Very Short Video. Dr. Paul Haider – Award Winning Master Herbalist and Health and Wellness Instructor for 34 Years. See Science References Below. See Science Studies Below— Lots of Studies NIH - 2022 - Cranberry: Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity and Impact on Human Health: Overview NIH - 2024 - A Frontier Review of Nutraceutical Chinese Yam
While most people are quite insulated from direct confrontation with extremes which the body is asked to endure, our modern media makes it possible to see and relate to some of these extreme situations. Far beyond the pressure of training for and running in a marathon race, there are circumstances, some of them voluntary, many of them involuntary, which expose us to the powers of the body to withstand what can only be called extreme suffering with a will to live and endure that beggars the imagination.
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