Self Improvement Site
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
Enlightenment Articles
Michele Blood is The Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to "Enlightenment". You can find complete information on Michele Blood and her products by visiting Musivation Success.
SelfGrowth.com Recommended Articles:
BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- How to Experience of Pure Contentment - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2010 from David SamuelHow to Experience of Pure Contentment I shall here describe what I have attained and how I attained it. I hope to continue my progress as I know there is still so much further to go. It is my sincere wish that you will attain what I have, and surpass this level as well. Many paragraphs ...
Views: 1485(1 vote) - FREE Stuff worth MILLIONS? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Deb ScottFree Book Stuff is Worth Millions to ME? OK - who doesn't love free stuff? The big question is: could free stuff really be of value to me? Just because the gift giving season is over - doesn't mean your most favorite gifts have to stop coming to YOU! Consider these three ...
Views: 1861(4 votes) - How "Awake" are You? Seven Reliable Tests of Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Carol McMahonIf you feel “awake,” try these self-tests. They may open your eyes to something surprising. Enlightenment (or “awakening”) is a state of full awareness. While most people feel they are aware, everyday awareness is very low. Measure yours here and gauge your enlightenment. (1) Can You ...
Views: 1643(1 vote) - ***Awakening Diamond Consciousness, Individually and Globally - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyOne thing I have learned on my journey of transformation is that Awakening to our own Divinity, or to what I call our Diamond Consciousness (conscious partnership with the Divine) is a process – not just a one-time event. In these accelerated times, moving through the vibrational shifts and ...
Views: 4048(6 votes) - The Meaning of the Sound of AUM - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Michael CasteelAUM. You've heard it, chanted it or meditated to it. Yet, do you know what the sound really means? The oldest known spiritual text, the Upanishads from ancient India, says that AUM is the sound of God. That's a pretty bold statement, isn't it? The ancient text goes on to explain that it ...
Views: 2742(1 vote) - A Spiritual Garden to Grow an Everlasting Fruit: How Can You Cultivate It? - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2010 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionAre you a gardener? If you are, you know that growing colorful flowers and crunchy veggies require your love, care, time, and effort. You need to work the soil to make it just right for the seeds, water them regularly, and patiently wait for nature to do its work. When I was around eleven, I ...
Views: 7833(3 votes) - Bill Maher, Religious Fundamentalist? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelBill Maher may be a gifted comedian, talk show host and the creator of the recent movie “Religulous” yet most would agree that he is about as far from being a fundamentalist you can get. Or Is he? Maher and I agree that it is ridiculous to steadfastly hold on to the belief that the ...
Views: 1517(3 votes) - Let It Begin from Within in 2010! - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelLet It Begin from Within in 2010. It's a cute jingle but what does it really mean anyway? How can this be helpful to you in your real life? The intention of this article is to provide you with something that is both inspirational to feel and practical to do to begin from within in ...
Views: 1115(4 votes) - Awakening to Wholeness-Michael's Personal StarySubmitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelAwakening to Wholeness: My Personal Story The Limits of Positive Thinking and the Four Principles of Awakening to, and Living in Wholeness. I recently received an email inquiry from my SOULutions website that stated; “Can you help me think more positively about myself and feel more ...
Views: 1397(2 votes) - ***Opening to the Infinite Flow through Diamond Energy Activation - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyIn these times of financial crisis and confusion, it is more important than ever to stay clear, relaxed, and connected to the Flow of Divine Energy from Source that helps you ride the waves of any transition with Grace and Ease! This flow of Source Energy is always available … it is pure life ...
Views: 3348(4 votes) - What is Enlightenment and How Do You Achieve It? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya)Ever since I had known about Paramhansa Yogananda, I have always longed to be "enlightened." By "enlightenment" I do not mean in the usual intellectual sense, but as a state of "yoga" or union with one's higher Self, which is very much in tune with the truth and with the manifested creation we ...
Views: 1789(2 votes) - The Grand Conspiracy of Nature - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2010 from Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya)Would one trade in his or her vitality for a temporary thrill? Would one lose one's spirit over some frivolous romance that did not even last the night? Hopefully not, but most likely nearly everyone is doing something quite similar to the above on a regular basis. If one is really serious about ...
Views: 1922(1 vote) - First Principle for Awakening to Wholeness -JUST FEEL IT! - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Michael CasteelThe first principle to Awakening to Wholeness is JUST FEEL IT! Feel it all, as fully and as deeply as you are able. WHAT? Does this sound off to you, counter-intuitive, maybe even a little scary? In the past, it most certainly would have seemed so to me. My strategy was more like "If it's ...
Views: 1307(2 votes) - The Virgin Birth: Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelThe Christmas season that we are on the other side of holds a special place in my heart because my father was a part time Baptist preacher. I have fond memories of his moving sermons at this time of year about the beauty and purity of God's gift to us in Jesus through the virgin birth. ...
Views: 1966(1 vote) - True or False Belief Systems - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “We learned to follow many belief systems programmed from youth. It is time to embrace change and re-create a new system based upon your own truth." Each one of us can identify with a certain set of beliefs passed down from generations. Beliefs can hold us back from creating ...
Views: 2557(5 votes) - ***Awakening your Divine Potential and Aligning with the Diamond Self Within - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyWE ARE DIAMONDS! We are Diamonds! Each of us, as an indestructible, brilliant spark of the Divine, arrives on this Earth with a Divine Diamond Blueprint, or Divine Plan, that is imprinted with our Soul’s Divine Purpose and Highest Diamond Potential, ready and waiting to be awakened and ...
Views: 2336(7 votes) - How to Experience Divinity and Realize the Enlightened State - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Kip Mazuy"I have nothing against self improvement. But meditation is not about self improvement. Self improvement means there is something here that needs to be changed. Something about yourself that is wrong but can be fixed. And if you work hard enough if you try ...
Views: 832(2 votes) - Wine and Spirits; Mindful Consumption through the Ages. - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2012 from Aryana HudsonIn observing the drinking habits of the common person there is evidence in many about the loss of connectedness of the consciousness to the knowledge of the potency and origins of the beverage. A body does not process the beverage in the same manner as a person who knows what the symbol of the ...
Views: 2037(3 votes) - The Perfect Pace - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Johnna ShryackIt started as an idea, then it was shared, this idea resonated within the soul hardening it like an icicle hanging from the overhang above my bedroom window. The warm sun touching it at midday glistened and magnified the color and texture of the frozen water. Just as the sun radiates upon the ...
Views: 794(1 vote) - Spiritual Energy: Your Renewable Resource - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2010 from Rena ReeseWhat are you? Ask that question of a thousand people and the vast majority will likely respond with their occupation or job. I am a parent, teacher, lawyer or a whatever-I-do-to-earn-money-and-fill-my-day. Yet this is not who we are. We are not what we do. Think about that for a moment; ...
Views: 2568(12 votes) - True Spiritual Awakenings to Enlighten and Inspire Your True Being - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Reginald HollieMy life has been one of spiritual awakening. As I look back on my life I see the struggle in being led by the things that made the body feel good, against the leadings that were telling me the right thing to do. Oh what a battle, and it still goes on. I'm choosing to do the things that make me ...
Views: 1914(4 votes) - Release the Ego - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayQuote: “If you really want to lose weight, deflate the Ego and inflate your True Self”. We must learn to be who we are if we seek to find our shining Star. The light beams from within your soul but you must do it without living from the Ego. Learn to plant a seed of reaping and sowing. ...
Views: 2037(3 votes) - Defensive Walls - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayDefensive Walls Quote: "Let down your guard and release the walls of safety. Defense mechanisms will weigh you down. They are too heavy to carry around." We learned how to defend ourselves from the offenses of the world through our caregivers, environment, and societies troubles. We never ...
Views: 2156(6 votes) - The Problem Child Within Us - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Valencia ClayThe Problem Child Within Us Quote: "Who's that child that won’t go away? That’s the child you've left astray. We were born to experience happiness, fun and joy on earth until our minds became programmed after birth." As adults we sometimes hold back from expressing our childlike ...
Views: 1496(6 votes) - To Be On the Wire is Life: A Holiday Offering - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2009 from Glenn BergerOn September 15, 2005 David and I went to see the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden. It was our way of celebrating our 50th birthdays, which came three weeks apart. David had been my best friend in high school. We only see each other once a year now. He is on the road 300 days a year ...
Views: 1618(1 vote) - Escaping the Matrix - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaThe Matrix was one of the most popular and thought-provoking movies of all time. Viewers all over the world were captivated by the film's primary message: People get into deep trouble when they mistake what they perceive for reality. What most viewers do not realize is that prior to the ...
Views: 1438(4 votes) - Are Your Prayers Being Answered by God? If Not, Do You Know Why Not? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionPrayer is communication with Jehovah God Almighty; it is a two-way conversation. So when you pray to your Father in heaven, He will answer you according to His will. However, there are hindrances to prayers--things and behaviors that will prevent an answered prayer. Here, let us briefly go ...
Views: 5456(6 votes) - The Gift in Adversity - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Pam Hauser, RNI am writing a book named The Gift in Adversity. The first chapter is based on my life's experiences and I hope to interview others like me who have been through tough times and come out the other side in a positive fashion. I hope to have an article published early in 2010 in a local ...
Views: 1308(2 votes) - The Power of Doubt - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2009 from Michelle Lee, CHWe read and hear in the New Thought circles that we are creating our experiences every day and that to master our experience we must take responsibility for every experience we have. This statement alone can bring on a wide array of emotions and the first one is usually not empowerment, however ...
Views: 1522(4 votes) - Humans Made in the "Image of God"--What Does That Mean? - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionThe very first two humans were made in the image of God. But what does that really mean? Made in the "image of God" simply means that people are spiritually like Jehovah God Almighty to some extent. He has given humans some of the spiritual aspects He has: the ability to think and reason, an ...
Views: 5987(3 votes) - A B Cs of Feeling – Heightening Awareness of Who I AM in Truth - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2009 from Miles MoodyI was a very sensitive child who chose to internalize the message heard from the adults around me. “You’re so easily upset,” they would tell me. “You’re just too sensitive,” and so I was encouraged to resent that I could feel….deeply. I became convinced that suppression of feeling experience ...
Views: 1027(3 votes) - WALKING A METAPHYSICAL PATH - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from Lyn AsmarWalking a metaphysical path will raise many conflicts of principle, morality and purpose within you and in the process of awakening to your higher purpose, and subsequently function, both the good as well as the bad are brought into consciousness. Deeply buried garbage in the form of mental ...
Views: 3000(2 votes) - ~ The History of Manifestation Before "The Secret" ~ - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2009 from Larry AgrestoIf you’re like me and thousands of others on this planet, you’ve either read The Secret, watched the DVD or know what it’s about. Those of us who are familiar with the Law of Attraction (LOA), know that it has been around since Jesus and other prophets walked the earth. All we need to do is read ...
Views: 2206(4 votes) - Synopsis of Four Beatitudes - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2019 from Curtis Doll JrBrokenness is the theme of the first Beatitude. The significance of being poor in spirit is simply that, as long as I was living my life under the fallacious notion that I was self-sufficient, I thought that I didn't need God in my life. I now realize that our need to love and know that we are ...
Views: 3783(3 votes) - The Search For Truth And The Main Illusion That Prevents It - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from David SamuelToday I would like to discuss a significant obstacle in our search for truth and personal development that is so effectively ignored and simultaneously encouraged that we have virtually lost any significant chance of success. As we already know, in the search for the reality of our Being and ...
Views: 1440(7 votes) - Psychic Predictions - - When You Just Should Not Know the Future - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2009 from Cherry SageI know it is only Monday and Thanksgiving is in a few days, so there has not quite been a theme of the week established yet. But today, during one of my readings I was reminded of when some psychic predictions should not be known and why. This is a perfect example because my client has really ...
Views: 4710(5 votes) - "Did you get MY message?" - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from David ThompsonMessages are being sent all the time. By emails, cell phone texts, faxes,letters and postcards from people who care about us. When we do not reply, we receive a second message. Each of us wants to be acknowleged. We receive messages everyday. Anyone that has visited Manhatten knows, one of ...
Views: 1899(3 votes) - Death is Your Guru: Let It Teach You - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Dr. Steve McSwain,So said the Buddha. In the months that followed his death and burial, I felt confused, afraid, and lost. I tried to help my mother manage her grief even as I struggled to handle my own. To say that my life unraveled would be an understatement. Within twenty-four months of his death, I left the ...
Views: 1568(4 votes) - The Day I Woke Up, Became Enlightened, Awakened…I’m Not Real Sure What to Call It - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from Dr. Steve McSwain,“The hour I have long wished for has now come.” -- Saint Teresa of Avila (1515 – 1582) I had reclined on the living room couch, picked up the remote, and began surfing the plethora of television programs, most of which are repetitive and useless. I paused from channel-surfing just long ...
Views: 4354(5 votes) - Hallowed Be Thy Name: How Do You Glorify Jehovah God Almighty? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionTeaching his disciples how to pray to God, God's beloved Son, Jesus Christ, began the model prayer with, "Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." (Matthew 6:9, American Standard Version) When we pray "Hallowed be thy name," we are seeking sanctification and glory for God's ...
Views: 6668(3 votes) - What is Truth? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Zen BenefielWhat is truth? Is it objective, subjective, all inclusive or mutually exclusive? Does it apply even when we deny it? Do we have the capacity to know it with our senses? Are we greater beings under limitations of modern science and spirituality? How about cosmic truth? Are we alone or ...
Views: 1833(5 votes) - Realizing We Are One - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Pat BenageThe third step on the path to becoming all that you are in this life, is realizing we are all one! I don’t just mean this in the way you might think. Realizing something is the act of making it real or manifesting it in your life. So, not only is this about understanding that we are all one, but ...
Views: 3455(4 votes) - A Social Network That Makes You Happy? - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2009 from Deb ScottSocial networks appear to be all the rage today. But, is there a social network that can help you to be happy? YES! By accident I discovered Jason's Network, a social networking site developed by Jason McElhone. This site is a hidden jewel where people are committed to sharing their ...
Views: 1899(5 votes) - A Dawning New - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2009 from Miles MoodyA Dawning New I was sitting on the edge of Black Balsam Mountain not far from the Blue Ridge Parkway and looking down on Looking Glass Rock in the distance. My heart was full to near bursting with what I had just witnessed of the glory of a new day dawning. Clouds parted and the warmth of ...
Views: 1394(11 votes) - The Importance of the Quality of Your Character; How to Achieve the Balance Required for Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from David SamuelSpiritual growth relies, in my opinion after decades of self work and study along with meeting many remarkable and unremarkable people, on the cultivation of your morals, personality and character. A strong character with correct standards and morals is the first prerequisite step a normal ...
Views: 1556(4 votes) - Libra - 7th Holy Day of Christmas - January 1 - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Merry BattlesLibra is the 7th holy day of the 12 holy days of Christmas. The 12 holy days start on December 26-January 6th. Each day is assigned to a Disciple, sign of the Zodiac, spiritual attainment, spiritual part of the physical body, and a thought meditation from the Bible. My book "Christmas ...
Views: 2773(4 votes) - Reality is in the Eye of the Beholder - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerI don’t like my job. It’s a struggle to pay my bills. I’ve been having health issues. Concern for my child keeps me up at night. I’m at the center of some really malicious gossip. We all, at times, find ourselves living in situations which test our faith in the goodness of life. We don’t ...
Views: 3462(7 votes) - Fear of Maybe - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerHaving a fear of maybe will get in the way of your living the certainty of Now. You may have heard this sentiment expressed before – All that Is, is Now. The past is nothing more than a fleeting memory; the future but a vision of possibilities. The only moment which is truly real is Now. So ...
Views: 1062(7 votes) - Live Life Like You Know Who You Are - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerWe all do it at one time or another. When you’re feeling bored, when you’re feeling insecure and need to experience a little assurance, when you’re looking for an escape, or want to try out what it would feel like to make a wish come true – you daydream. You’ll place yourself in and through all ...
Views: 1062(5 votes) - Eternally Conditioned vs. Eternally Liberated, viewed from Timelessness - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Sankarshan Das AdhikariA very important topic, presented in Q&A form: Have the category of souls known as nitya-baddha always been in the material hemisphere, hence the term "eternally conditioned"? According to the philosophy of some Gaudiya Vaisnava groups this is the case. They say that the nitya-baddhas ...
Views: 2246(3 votes)