Spiritual Growth Articles

Last night I happen to watching the season opening episode of HawthoRNE, on TNT. The events that unfolded serve as reminder of what NOT to do if you do not want to be the next crime victim. In the scene that I am talking about, the recently married and pregnant Christina Hawthorne, was walking to her car at night while talking on the cell phone, and digging through her purse . When out of nowhere a hooded figure violently assaults her, and begins to beat and kick her.

Ove ight my daughter and I had plunged into poverty. When my ex- husband moved out, it was a struggle to survive nand keep my daughter in our home. I wanted to provide nher with as stable a life as I could give her, considering all the upheaval. Literally ove ight, we had to live on less ...

What is Spiritual Enquiry? What motivates a person's drive for Spiritual Growth? Alicia Power explores these vital questions so many are asking as our world is on the brink of economic and environmental uncertainty. You may possibly have had a scary moment when you were a small child. Did you ever wonder about ghosts, or spirit beings? Strangely this may have been the first time you thought about the world of spirit... and your first moment of spiritual enquiry!

Open your eyes and start looking around your surroundings. All appears to be in the same situation as you left it a while ago or is it? For example you are meditating and you have just finished stretching your arms and legs; you are feeling relaxed and calm. You are feeling rested, invigorated, well, and happy. The meditation session was good. Nonetheless, sometimes you query yourself what is an actual spiritual awakening and if I have already reached such an understanding. M

Salvia Root or Dan Shen in Chinese Medicine and also known as Salvia miltiorrhiza can open up coronary arteries, lower blood pressure, ease inflammation, prevent atherosclerosis, lower cholesterol, prevent strokes, promote the regeneration of liver and kidney cells, and even helps with diabetes, and it’s been used for thousands of years. Where it Grows - Salvia root and also known as Chinese red sage grows in Asia and is common in Mongolia. Salvia root has been extensively used in China, Japan, and in the US.

Have you ever contemplated the reasons for which you eat? Is it for survival? Is it for pleasure? Is it to achieve a certain look? Is it to fill up an emotional void? Or is it just plan routine? No matter the reason, you can always choose to look at your food from a life-generating perspective, which will in turn, bring you the gift of wholeness, health and delight.r

I am who I am, who I have always been and shall always be. I am Jesus Christ, God's Son. And I bring you the messages through Sangitar as Jesus Christ.

There are many paths to happiness; and if you have found one that works, you have most likely found your own "right" path. But, if you are still seeking happiness, there are certain elements of thought, word, and action, anyone can cultivate, nurture, or develop in order to create a life of ...

What’s Missing? Scientific Discoveries for Tappingnthe Soul and Being Happier!nnby Pete A. Sanders Jr. M.I.T. Honors Graduate and Founder of Free Soulnnn Throughout time people of all faiths, races, and nationalities have struggled to be happier, to feel better, and to experience that there is more to life than merely fighting for survival. Two breakthroughs in science now make those wishes more attainable. First, we now know that a part of the brain, called the Limbic Syste

Success nowadays requires that you take positive steps every single day to make your dreams a reality, and in this regard, contagious leaders are the experts. Here are the 6 actions that will make you succeed in tough times, following the example of the best contagious leaders: 1. Love the ones around yournIn the struggle to survive tough times, too many people neglect their employees and current customers, making them feel abandoned, confused, and afraid about their future,

When a friend hurts you emotionally, you feel great disappointment. But you can also feel a resentment and anger against this friend. And depending on how much you suffer, you can never forgive your friend for this incident. You will feel comfortable with this attitude at first. But at some point there is doubt as to whether it is really that good to keep these negative energies to yourself. Because that is exactly what it means when you do not forgive. You keep resentment and anger with you because you don't let go of it. It makes sense to let go of these feelings.

Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Moha, Mada, Matsarya, Dambha, Darpa, Asuya, Irshya, Ahankara, Raga and Dvesha are the different types of faults that exist inside us in the form of tubers. These tubers are the root cause of our sufferings. However, unaware of this fact, we keep dancing to its tunes all day. Your question suggests your willingness to come out of these faults. This is a very encouraging sign for our willingness is one of the important pre-requisites on the path of removing

I have been pondering on the questions and conce s that many clients ask me during sessions. Spirit guided me toward sharing information about Foundations. At one point I created a diagram that depicting the different levels in relationships. By using the analogy of the foundation of a building or a house as a comparison to the spiritual aspect of relationships, we know that without a foundation the house has nothing to stand on. Without a Spiritual foundation a relationship

To become enlightened is to view yourself and others as one. It is taking responsibility for whatever happens to you no matter how terrible. When you are enlightened you do not have time to hate, and you realize there are no justified resentments. Enlightenment does not mean you become perfect and are given saintly status. It does not mean you stop having fun in life, and become an outsider. It does mean you know and accept the laws of enlightenment. These laws all encompass

Lent has begun. When last we saw Jesus he was in the wilde ess fending off temptation. So, what are the disciples doing? What are they up to? For that matter, what are we up to? The Bible doesn’t really go into the personal lives of the twelve we’ve come to know as Jesus’ disciples. We do know that they were Jewish, members of their community, family men with wives and children at home depending on them. Some made their living as fishermen; Matthew collected taxes, which made him about as popular as an Internal Revenue Service agent is today.

The Christ child is born in Bethlehem, in a sparse stable in the straw. The three wise men come to honor Him – following a star prophesizing the coming of a great teacher. As one bows down to enter the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, the invisible choir still sings the praises of that ...

A common definition of failure would be: The condition or fact of not achieving ones desired end or ends. I think most of us would agree that one of the most potent fears that we possess in our minds is fear of failure. There is so much judgment instilled in our programming regarding this simple ...

There are new revelations showing that our gut probiotic bacteria are very important for healing many diseases that were once thought to be incurable such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, and even preventing cancer. The amount of probiotic bacteria in our gut should be about 4 pounds. But most people only have 1/2 pound of good bacteria, and multiple pounds of bad bacteria, or very little bacteria in their gut at all. This plays havoc with out immune system, our mental health, and our general health and vitality.

“A Stress and Pain Relieving Agent that Also Works for Nagging Coughs” Wild lettuce or Bitter lettuce is also known as Lactuca virosa is a great relaxing and sedating herb that has been used for thousands of years. In fact, Roman emperor Augustus erected a statue to a herbalist who recommended wild lettuce for his health problems. And in ancient Egypt, there was a wild lettuce harvest because this herb was well known for its healing qualities.

What is on Your Agenda? “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” – John Lennon We attract into our lives that which we think about all day. Are our thoughts working for us or against us? I have given many talks and classes on "Designing a Life" with a focus on healing by energy and consciousness. (Energy might be considered the unseen part of what comprises who we really are, e.g. Einstein’s “Unified Field.”)

In our busy modern culture, to become Masters of our Energy requires one thing: we must SLOW DOWN. When we are buzzing around getting things done, there is little time, space, and energy for awareness. Slowing down enables us to pay attention and become more aware. Then we can make better ...

If Muslims Believed Muhammad, They Could Transform the World Through the Koran, Muhammad tells Muslims to "Say: We believe in God and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael, to Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and what was given to Moses and Jesus and the prophets. We discriminate against none of them" (The Family of Imran 3:84). Another time, Muhammad warns Muslims against drawing “…a line betwee God and His apostles, saying: 'We believe in some but deny others....’" (Wome

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” - Harriet Beecher Stowe Think like a Billionaire I am fascinated by billionaires. There I said it. Please don’t hold me in contempt as I endeavour to explain myself.

The mystique of bicycle travel fascinates most people. Why would anyone “endure” the pains of providing their own locomotion via pedaling rather than the comfort and speed of a car, boat, plane or train? The answer lies in the antiquity of “pedaling bliss.” It thrives in the meshing of your energy with the vivacity of the universe. It rushes into the secret corners of your mind to explore the world on your own terms. Too much comfort leads to tedium or the indolence of life.

Rachel’s awakening came when her world had been turned upside down. Rachel came from a Jewish family that had strong spiritual beliefs. She had left all that behind when she was in her late teens. Then, when she was forty-six, she began to have experiences that she believed were divinely orchestrated. “They seem to come at times of despair or confusion,” she said. “Some of my first experiences and awareness had a connection with numbers, maybe because I needed something tangible that had meaning to me. “The event that had the greatest effect on me involved the number 313.

Dear Laina, You are in my thoughts and words almost daily and your guidance at POA is helping me change my life, present moment by present moment. Thank you! At the moment, I am taking steps to leave my current employer (albeit baby steps). I do appreciate the good things it provides such as money, experience and interaction with some positive people. But I am honestly struggling with the perceived "attacks" to my person, by the negativity and mental abuse, duplicity, from controlling individuals at work.

As you surrender your limiting beliefs you will begin to see things differently. When you are holding on to any passion, discrimination, like or dislike, you see all things through the lens of that particular bias, and will see only your own perceptions. When you are free from all discrimination, preferences, and preconceptions, free of your limiting beliefs, you see yourself as you are; see others as they are; and see all things through the eyes of Truth.nnHaving nothing to

Have you ever felt yourself stuck due to a fear of “what’s around the corner?” I did today. My hubby, Charlie, and I live on top of a mountain in northeast Georgia and we’ve been in a winter storm for the last two days. In fact, we lost all electricity in our home for about 14 hours due to ice-laden trees breaking and pulling down power lines. And when you lose power up here, you lose water because we are on a well. And when you lose water, you lose toilets, etc. But I can deal with all of that.

If I Am Wise ... As I speak words to help another, if I am wise, I will listen very closely to what I have to say.. for I am saying what I, myself, need to hear. As I tell another what to do, if I am wise, I will listen very closely to the actio I tell them to take ... for it is the action ...

Every once in a while a song comes on the radio that brings with it a flash from the past. Times you loved, times you hope you never have to repeat, and times that make you just smile. They induce a sense of nostalgia; they can lift you out of a dark place, and make you feel connected to the ...

You may commonly hear that the only two sure things are death and taxes. I think it is only death—as there are places on this earth where people don’t pay taxes...or is it that there are simply people who don’t pay taxes? Anyway, there are ways around just about everything...except death! As past life regression is a fundamental aspect of Awareness Engineering™, I was curious about how popular the idea was in the general public. I decided to do research on the number

I remember as a young child feeling such a strong sense of love for those around me. It's natural to feel that way about one's parents but I felt it for everyone, still feel a slight tinge of what it felt like at times. It was so strong, so yielding, trusting. Little by little aspects of it ebbed away as I was taught and learned to protect myself…..to be safe. Certainly I'm still capable of love. I feel enormous love for my children. This probably comes closest to the feelin

The Faith Attracter Factor Are you making yourself attractive to God? Would you like to make yourself irresistible to God? All you have to do to accomplish this is to become a believer – A Person of Faith. And just as God will be attracted to be by your side, your faith in him will attract ...

Psychic take on the job of communicating with their guides to help you get answers to problems that may not be found other ways. Many psychics allow themselves to be use for the greater good of humanity because of their desire to help other with psychic gifts they were given. Being prepared for change For many people who take the step to go to a psychic is aware that they may get answers to things that have been troubling them for a while. When you prepare yourself to get a reading you can most of the time know that it will help you change your life around? Asking for

We can have a huge outer change of our body and sometimes that triggers a huge inner change of the heart. And sometimes what we know deep down inside doesn’t matter because something life changing events come our way and thus everything changes and we have a breakthrough in consciousness. Dr. Paul Haider Watch and Find Out More Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel Copy and paste the following URL into your browser to watch video https://youtu.be/p3Q_wUW7cds

How do you attract the love of your life when all you are doing seems to fail? Is it you or is the universe has fail you? Where you came from? If you came from a difficult relationship in the pass, and you have not done much healing from that relationship you may carry around fears that may ...

Every one of us has some work out program or we hit the gym with some plan in mind – two days cardio, 2 days strength exercises, one day Yoga etc. we will do anything and everything to get our body in shape, tone those muscles, increase endurance and basically stay healthy. We read up a lot on how to eat right, how to lead a healthy lifestyle etc. But in the process, we forget the most important part of our body – our brains! rnWhat do nurses, doctors, lawyers, fashion de

I don’t like to exercise! I mean, the thought of intentionally moving my body is so unappealing that I’d rather just forget the whole thing. As a youngster, I was quite athletic. In fact, in high school, I made the varsity tennis team as an incoming freshman! I guess, now, left to my own devices, I’d just much rather write at my computer or read a book.

It can be excruciating to love so deeply. My daughter came into our room last night shaking from a scary and painful dream… She and I are living alone in a very happy place, and she is taken away and put into a prison cell of a room. Each day someone brings her food without talking to her, closes the door, and she is left alone again. I am able to visit her once every three years. On this latest visit, friends come with me and she pleads to take her with me. They tell her they can't, and she frantically begins stapling herself to me.

If you notice, you will see that happiness is already here. Still, no matter how good life may be, the ego says no to it: “It would be better if….” “I will be happy when….” As long as we don’t follow those thoughts, we will be happy. But usually we give our attention to the ego’s rejection of what is instead of to what is. We give that no the power to steer our actions: We jump from one idea to the next, trying to make life and ourselves better.

One of the ego’s strongest desires is to know the future. It wants to know the future very badly, so badly that it often resorts to making it up, if not in a full-blown fantasy, at least in thoughts and beliefs about the future that constantly change. Sometimes such fantasies are negative and depict the ego’s fears about the future. The likelihood of events actually occurring in the often dramatic way the mind imagines is miniscule; and yet our thoughts about the future grab our attention, stir up our emotions, and can even cause us to act in certain ways.

Your authentic self I wish to present you with an uncommon view of reality. For the next five minutes, the time it takes you to read and integrate this information, I intend to put forward an alte ative view of life which you may not have previously considered. Indulge me as I outline a case for the benefits of merging mind, body and spirit.

Reflections from John Henry: A Once Human Angel As I watch the human condition and remember my time on Earth, I am struck by the ways in which we unintentionally perpetrate duality within the systems of our body and the experiences of our life. An example, recently observed is this. One is at ...

Environment is not limited to the place we exist. It also includes the company we keep. Who we affiliate with and the energy we attract from others is more of an environment than that of any other place. I for one would rather live in a cold climate where there are warm hearts, then at the ...

I listened to an online discussion on evolutionary spirituality and evolving beyond the ego presented by Craig Hamilton earlier this month. Craig is a wonderful, highly perceptive speaker (and seeker) who had many interesting insights to share on the topic of evolutionary spirituality and evolving beyond the ego. This article is the first of a series of three on his talk.

Have you ever had the awareness of how truly amazing you are? There probably have been those moments where you did. Yet if you are like the majority of individuals on this planet, you probably spend a whole lot of time defining yourself by the things you think are wrong about you.

Periodically, I do radio-interviews for my book, The Woodstock Bridge and they want a high-speed answer regarding what it's about. It's about listening. This has been a theme in last month with many clients and even in my own life. All shifts in our life come from two places: insights and ...

A new year is dawning and everyone’s making New Year Resolutions. But what about spiritual resolutions? It’s important to take the time to renew our spirit and uplift our soul thus having another glorious 365 days yet to come. Here are a few examples of spiritual resolutions, but make your own resolutions and or change these resolutions to fit your needs. I Will Blossom - This year my life will blossom and take off in new ways that I never dreamt could happen. The Universe will open doors for me and thus life will take on new facets that empower my life… life is amazing!

Co-Dependence to Co-Creationr Co-dependence has gotten a bad rap! The core of co-dependence is caring more about another person than yourself - and that has been considered heroic in legend and religion for eons! We are told that Christ gave his life for us; we honor those who sacrifice their lives for their country; suicide bombers are honored (within their society) for sacrificing their lives to a cause. Selfless actions are applauded throughout most of human society. Yet over-involvement, entanglement in another’s life and affairs can be unhealthy and unproductive.

The only thing standing between you-as-amateur and you-as-expert is dedication. All that talk about prodigies? We could all be prodigies (or nearly so) if we just put in the time and focused. At least that's what the brain guys are saying. Best of all--it's almost never too late.nnI know I'd wanted to have an inn a long time ago, but geez, that wasnt my avocation by trade; I got my degree in teaching and subsequently went into the corporate world. So how does one go from bein