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As human beings, we are naturally drawn to nature. A beautiful vista evokes in us a sense of wonder and awe. Earth's splendor captivates us; its oceans, mountains, deserts, plains and forests bring a fresh understanding of how the world is interconnected. Its beauty provokes us to transcend our mundane concerns, shortcomings and conflicts and we find within its quiet places a guiding force, a unity and oneness with Creation.nnWhen we observe nature, we see that all living cre

Back in the Middle Ages, alchemists sought to transform base metal into gold. They searched for an elusive substance, the philosopher’s stone, which would bring about this conversion, known as alchemy. However, to initiates of the ancient mystery schools, alchemy was primarily an allegory for the real work of spiritual and mental alchemy.n nSpiritual alchemy is the process of transforming a less evolved soul personality into a more refined one. The founders of all major rel

An Interview with Corrado Rustici. The following interview was originally published in Issue 38 of EnlightenNext magazine. As any anthropologist will tell you, every stage of cultural development is accompanied by its own distinctive forms of art. In the concert halls, the dawning of modernity in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the ascendance of the great classical orchestras, led by composers such as Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. With the postmodern revolut

“Improves Physical Performance, Heals the Body in General, No Side-Effects”

When I was young I realized that I looked at the world from a different perspective. Early on this caused me trouble and for a period of time I kept quiet about what I saw and denied my own understanding. I kept my ideas to myself and wrote my observations in a private diary rather than speaking ...

As we explore the human experience and the flow of abundance in our lives, we discover that many people are living the life they truly desire to live. Furthermore, we discover the desire for prosperity is being fulfilled for so many. We also discover that many people are living the lives they want to live because they have invested time and energy in creativity. So, what about the rest of humanity? Why are there some people who are not experiencing the joy and miracles of lif

Miss Universe, what a perfect show to watch, relaxing with a friend while on vacation, lights out, lying in bed, just passing time. One beautiful woman after the next, or were they? Apparently not, my friend and I seemed to share similar views on what didn’t work - poor thing, that bathing suit is all wrong… why would you ever fix your hair like that… and, can you believe she said that?? or wore that dress?!

Give what you would want to receive - this is the principle of karma.rnKarma means action. And all reactions are like ‘echoes’ of our previous actions. The fruits are inevitable. The whole world is nothing but the principle of karma. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an enlightened being explains:rnPeople are charging karma and they will suffer according to their karma. People have charged karma in their past life. That is why they get favourable or unfavourable karmic results â€

The Bhagavad Gita rightly occupies an important spot in the spiritual tradition of India. The teaching of the Gita is expansive and detailed, exploring the paths of Knowledge, Devotion and Works and providing insight into the attitude of the seeker, the relation to the teacher, and the nature of the divine consciousness, transcendent, universal and individual. Sri Aurobindo translated in various places the verses of the Gita, which were brought together by Anilbaran Roy in the book Bhagavad Gita and Its Message.

“Low Glycemic Index, Great for Diabetics, Full of Vitamins and Minerals” Here is an amazing fudge brownie recipe that is guilt free. It’s easy to make and good for you… and Taro Root has a glycemic index of 20… very low. And full of the goodness of Taro Root which has a super low glycemic index and contains lots of vitamins and minerals. Plus these brownies have a luscious fudge brownie flavor and consistency that you will love. And I know what you are thinking - But they really do taste GREAT!

Everywhere in the world we find pastors and leaders by planting churches and most of them think of becoming a great leader known internationally . It is even possible , some succeeded . There are very few compared to the universe of pastors and leaders who have working behind the scenes to develop the faith and the salvation which is in Christ Jesus. Some have suffered needs. These great bigwigs of faith will never know what it is . I want to encourage you men and women of Go

Here is a fruit that grows in the US but most people have not heard about it. Granadilla is also called Passiflora quadrangularis and it’s part of the passion flower group of plants. This fruit has a slight pear or melon like flavor and it’s very soothing, relaxing, and helps with stress. Granadilla helps with insomnia, nervousness, asthma, bronchitis, diarrhea, lowers cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, helps with emotional upsets, headaches, stomachaches, GI tract pain, poor digestion, also prevents scurvy, and much more. Dr. Paul Haider - Master Herbalist

“Anti-inflammatory, Testosterone Boosting, Antibacterial, Great for Fat Loss, Activates Brown Fat for Fat Loss, Helps with ED, Prevents Diabetes, Lowers Cholesterol, Lowers Blood Pressure, and Much More”

“Eye Drops are Super Expensive… Here is a Great Alte ative” Here is a great herbal eye drop preparation that anyone can make to soothe away red itchy eyes. First Make Your Own Saline Solution - Make your own eye saline solution by taking one liter of distilled water adding one teaspoon of regular salt until the salt is dissolved.

Copper is a very important element for healing lots of ills of the mind and body. Copper prevents anemia, it’s important for neurological health, copper creates healthy skin, helps with thyroid function, copper helps with brain function, copper fights cancer, aids digestion, slows the aging process, speeds up wound healing and so much more. In many ancient traditions it’s recommended that people drink water 2 or 3 times a day from a copper vessel. And in India in Ayurvedic Medicine drinking copper water is very important for good health.

When I was about ten years old my mother started her health-food kick. No more Wonder bread for us. I was adamantly opposed to the whole wheat bread invasion in our home; not to mention all the vitamins and supplements we now had to take including my favorite, cod liver oil. If you want to ...When I was about ten years old my mother started her health-food kick. No more Wonder bread for us. I was adamantly opposed to the whole wheat bread invasion in our home; not to mention all the vitamins and supplements we now had to take including my favorite, cod liver oil.

If you feel bloated with gas that won’t go away, if you feel uncomfortable and nothing seems to work— then try one of these proven ways of getting rid of trapped gas. I guarantee you will feel better in no time at all. - Dr. Haider

A lack of forgiveness keeps us tied to stories about the past. These stories are manufactured by the ego and keep us involved with the egoic mind. They keep us stuck in the past and stuck in a certain image of ourselves (usually a negative one) that corresponds to that story. As long as we are holding onto a particular self image, another truer and more positive self image can’t take its place. To have a truer and more positive self image, it’s necessary to let go

There are many paths that lead to what we yearn for deep down inside. Just taking one path will not do, eventually all paths be walked by the mystic in this lifetime or another. Thus those who aspire to know the wisdom of the One and Only finally know all the secrets of the Universe. Here are some basics that all mystics aspire to understand and embrace.

Somehow, I always sensed that I, the real self, was more than just the physical body and that the ‘real’ me was Soul or Spirit inside. The question, “Who are you and what is your purpose in life?” has been on my lips from as long as I can remember. I remained in search of the answer and always sought to find my place and where I fit in life. nnMy personal spiritual journey has taken me from the Saint Luke’s Episcopal (Anglican Church), to Free Wi

Your sacred self. Your authentic self. Your supreme self. Your divine self. A lot of terms are used for it, but the point is that there is much more to us as people than our natural selves.rnAs humans, it’s only natural to rely on what we know with our five senses—taste, touch, site, smell and hearing. But these only make up a small fraction of the essence of our true greatness. Maybe that’s why scientists have said for centuries that we as people, even the brightest of

I do not know for everyone yet I know my life would never be the same after that one day I stop to talk to the man from next door. I remember that one day coming back from the store and I meet my next door neighbour who was in his late seventies also returning home, he congratulated me on my ...

A Couple were walking down the road. He had been a highly successful industrialist, who had tasted extraordinary success in life. He had grown stale with it all-the money, the popularity, the fast cars, mansions, planes, speed yachts, he had them all….His kids were grown up and settled in life. It was at this point that he began thinking: What next? nnHe could achieve anything he set his eyes on. There was the presidency of the country. Well, he was not interested in domina

UK Mediumsr Despite all the tragedy that seems to be going on around the world a great cleansing is taking place. We are living in the age of Aquarius and many more people are turning to UK Mediums looking for answers. UK Mediums are leading the way as they are helping to bridge the connection with the afterlife. UK Mediums are doing an important job, and they are even getting recognition in some Counties and working as Psychic Medium Detectives for the Police. Uk Mediums are

There are a few good questions that business owners, teachers and leaders ask when they are planning for growth in their classroom, their company or their life. Who are my students or clients or friends – really? What makes them tick? And what is unique about the people I serve and ...

We all have a little boy or girl that lives in our heart and that child can run our life if we don’t care for our inner child. Here are a few things that will help you love your inner child. And end up growing as a person to become who you really want to be. Dr. Paul Haider Watch My Video and Find Out More Please Subscribe to My Youtube Channel See Link to Watch Dr. Haider’s Video about this https://youtu.be/_AU86hU4-fM

If you are looking for enlightenment, you may ask yourself where do I begin?nnThere is only one place you can start your journey of enlightenment, and that is your life's journey.nnA place you could start is where you are right now.nnLet's start with the knowledge that you already know, the answers you are seeking, you are simply pretending that you do not know or that you have forgotten. nnFirstly, you must start to understand the apparent paradox that you are alone on your

The unraveling of this great charade called "me and my life" happened through grace when I met an American spiritual teacher named Gangaji. A truly radiant being, she is from the lineage of one of the most respected sages of this century, Sri Ramana Maharshi. When we met in 1994, she welcomed me into her heart so completely that I was never to be the same again. In an instant the grace she transmitted cut through aeons of conditioning, exposing the spiritual Heart within me.

So what’s the big deal about the Aquarian Age? You have to wonder if folks sat around over 2000 years ago and spoke with great anticipation of the Piscean Age. And at the same time, maybe people sat around and made fun of those weird new age advocates. More than a new age, we are in ...

ProloguennIn returning and rest you shall be saved; nin quietness and in trust shall be your strength. nGod, Isaiah 30:15 NRSV nnCome with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest. nJesus to His Disciples, Mark 6:31 nnFor everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that throughn endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. nPaul, Romans 15:4 nnThe first going-down into the desert is always something of a surprise. nW

Money that what I want, are the words that you hear from many people’s mouth all over the world yet it is not manifesting, why. Beliefs Is money any different from oranges and can you get an orange easily or do you have to fight, struggle, or work hard to get it. If the focus was on ...

Occupy Seattle is an extension of Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City and other cities across the country. It is happening right now in downtow Seattle at Westlake Park on Pine St. and 4 Ave. where We The People are expressing our voices of freedom. Occupy Seattle started late last month at the downtown federal building and Westlake and was hardly noticed. As the Westlake protest grew and the amount of tents increased last weekend Seattle city officials decided to enforce rules against having tents set up in parks.

Spikenard is a Biblical Plant which is a Powerful Memory Boosting Agent, Promotes Good Cognitive Function, Helps with Anxiety and Stress, Helps with Depression, Great for Insomnia, Helps Regulate Blood Sugar, Lowers Blood Pressure, and Spikenard has Been Used Successfully for Thousands of Years with No Side-Effects

As we experience relationships in the world, whether family, friend or significant others, we begin to appreciate how complex, demanding and ‘messy’ they are. To cultivate and support relationships takes time, effort and understanding. When we don’t agree 100% with someone, we find that even among the closest individuals, there are potentials for misunderstanding, disharmony and disturbance, even if these are temporary in nature.

Feel the inner joy when it arises from within you. It can be experienced as the result of an experience in the world that inspires happiness. It can also occur for no outer reason at all. Recently I have had many experiences where I feel the inner joy for no apparent reason. I paused in order to honor my emotions and I asked myself where it was coming from. There was no outer reason to feel joy at the time.

People come to the spiritual quest for a number of different reasons. Some of these are due to disappointment or trouble in the outer life, with work, with relationships, with failures or setbacks or with disease, illness, remorse or grief. Others come seeking for the powers, mental, vital or physical that one will acquire through the spiritual quest. Still others come seeking for knowledge and wisdom. All of these motives, however, are trying to respond to stated needs of some aspect of the ego-personality.

In today’s world where we are so aware of what is happening with people all over the planet, it is hard to be blissfully happy in our own little world, unless we want to shut out all news from those around the globe. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to travel around the world, or even to less fortunate neighborhoods in our own country, know that serious poverty exists. When we see pictures of starving children on television, we know that those children are real an

We need to detach from our body in order to know enlightenment. Thus we rid ourselves of negative karma and merge into the light of unconditional love forever. We come to this plane over and over again through many lifetimes. It takes eons of learning and understanding to break free from negative karma. Thus we finally understand that if we love being in this body and love being attached to our lives in this world… we will never really attain freedom and enlightenment. Freedom is Detachment

Down through the ages there have been those who have taught the masses how to quiet their mind. Stopping the chatter has been part of spiritual practice for many spiritual groups. And now science has shown that the practice of quieting the mind has great potential healing… and thus also uplifting mankind. Quieting the Mind has bee Practiced for Hundreds of Years: In Buddhism quieting the mind allows people to hear their “true nature”… thus meditating for hours is very important to find the essence of creation within.

If you are like most people you do not want to miss a thing. You sense there is much joy to be had in life and you want it. Of course you do! And yet there seems to be a shortage of hours in the day. It is not that we are incapable of fitting it all in. In fact, many of us run around crazily ...

Nettle leaf herbal infusions is my first article on how to make herbal infusions. I have always been interested in herbs to improve my health and well being. My resources for herbal information have been articles, my friends and Susun Weed, a world renouned herbalist. Our Saugerties, NY house happens to be down the road from Susun where we pass her and her goats grazing in the field.

“Sorghum is High in Protein and Full of Antioxidants—Even More tha Blueberries”

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of people healing on my diet and lifestyle. 1 - Take for instance Dave who is in his 50’s and had epilepsy and who ate a typical American diet. He ended up having a fit which caused a car accident but he was not hurt. At that point, Dave decided to change his life and went on a Whole-Foods Plant-Based Diet and lost 65 pounds and he never had another epilepsy attack, plus he weaned himself off of all medications. - Wow!

Our mind and senses are generally turned outwards and we constantly are prodded to pay attention to events, people and circumstances in the outer world. We build up careers, we start families, we entertain ourselves, we satisfy the desires that arise as a result of our interaction with the outer world. This focus is punctuated by major life changes, birth, school, puberty, adult life and its various forms of responsibilities, and then disease, old age and eventually death, for ourselves and our loved ones.

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, said, “Above all, do no harm.” How is it possible to do no harm? How can one be so sensitive to oneself and others as to be able to see/ know when one is doing harm? And how does one know if what other people tell us hurts them is really hurting their True Self or their ego? Many years ago, near the beginning of my journey, I had the perhaps the most powerful event of my life – a “religious experience” where “the sky opened up” and

Introduction According to contactees with Supreme Consciousness, we live in a transition period from the fifth to the sixth race. That is an extremely challenging time since the previous era's results are summed up, and humans' destinies are decided. A tiny group of the very best people will receive liberation from the physical world and enter the Upper realm. The best of the population (roughly a third part of the planet) will upgrade and shift to the 6th race on the Earth.

Heart has been powerless for so long. It is hard to imagine that Heart is reclaiming power now. We have been deeply imprinted with hopelessness for the return of Heart, that there would ever be love for us, that love would ever have any real creative power in Creation. But it is happening. Heart is rebirthing. Heart is growing strong. Heart is coming through the gap. Heart is claiming Its’ right place in Creation.nnUnlovingness is being reclaimed. As we learn to love oursel