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I start my day in silence. Enjoying the peace I feel in my heart, being one with God. I start my day acknowleging the magnificence of who I am and all of the blessings God has given me. I focus also on what He's left in my authority. I know that I have the power to create my world with my ... Views: 1342
Those of you who came to the sound healing and 8th chakra event last month in Salem experienced a way of healing in a category all it's own...sound healing. With us that night was cellist Clarence Dow and Didgeridoo player Dave Estes. Following an opening song by Martha Lovely, Judy, Clarence ... Views: 1166
Inspired living, the difference between right and wrong action
We all wish to be living and building a purpose filled and inspired life. Making the decision and taking the action to embark upon this journey can be one of the most exciting and most challenging times of your life. ... Views: 2228
The vision of “Living an Organic and Orgasmic Life” is about the transformative natural healing that happens when you live your life going with the flow (organically) and squeezing the juice (orgasmically) from every moment.
When we tap into our pleasure centers and experience the ... Views: 1198
Let the season of rebellion begin! Rebel against, tyranny and injustice; against anger and depression. Rebel against disingenuous attitudes and those thoughts that want to box you in by claiming more freedom for you if only you give up control of your personal life and cede it to others. Rebel ... Views: 1490
Before anything can be known, before anything can come into existence, there must be someone who is the background to all that exists. When we wake up in the morning, everything blooms in our awareness. But would it all be there if we weren’t around? Can there be anything without us first being ... Views: 931
Close to my house, and on my way to just about every place I drive, there is a five way intersection. If you’ve ever been through a five way intersection, you know that things can get a little dicey when there are more than a couple cars at any one time. As long as everyone can count, and ... Views: 1119
Having self-love and personal power are the two major keys to psychological wellbeing and health.
In truth, it is not even possible to be unconditionally loving if we do not first claim and own our personal power. Because if we don’t own our personal power, then we cannot keep the lower self ... Views: 3039
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What Peace Means - by Adam Benedetto and Zoe Young at Answers in Writing
Being at peace is the state of being where one is, fully immersed in life, living connected and completely accepting of all things. It is living without struggle, resisting change, or withholding oneself from life. Become connected by knowing yourself, tuning into who you are, how you are, and ... Views: 864
Do you feel confused about your life or lost? Does your life feel like it has no purpose or plan, that you are just using up time? Do you wonder about when it will get better and when will you start really living your life? When you feel this way there is a reason. All of these thoughts mean ... Views: 2669
Staying present in life seems harder than it is. It is not about controlling yourself or always reminding yourself to stay present. In fact, it is the release of all of that that makes it possible. When we release ourselves, we can be present. When we let go of our ideas of control over ... Views: 996
The bubble of fear and love reminds me of something my High School Chemistry/Physics teacher drew on the chalkboard. It was a diagram of the universe and the anti-universe. He said that black holes connected the two together. Here in our physical world, our universe, was us and what we see. The ... Views: 2643
Think about a normal day. Think for a moment about how many decisions we are faced with, small things like what to wear and what to have for dinner, through to larger questions about who we spend our lives with, where we work and live. How do we make the best decision for ourselves? How do we ... Views: 1040
I once read a poem in my doctor’s office that went something like this:
If a child is raised in anger, he will feel anger.
If a child is raised with guilt, he will feel guilty.
If a child is raised with shame, he will feel shame.
If a child is raised in love, he will feel love.
Of ... Views: 5930
This subject is very tricky to understand, it is simple, yet difficult to grasp because it is so simple. For this reason, there will be many discussions about it in different ways for you to have the variety of concepts that one may reach your understanding. Although there will be many lessons ... Views: 986
I am the D.I.V.A. of Life Design ~ Empowering Women to Live Life by Design not by Default
Daring, Inspiring, Vivacious, Accepting
What is a DIVA of Life Design? Simply put it means I consciously design my life from the inside out using practical spirituality. My intention is to show up in ... Views: 1277
From material nature standpoint man is a weak animal. Just like other creatures feed their tummies, procreate and enjoy good bad consequences of various situations man too is born, becomes young and ultimately dies in old age. Such level of people can be called human beasts. They have no goal in ... Views: 1709
“HU is woven into the language of life. It is the Sound of all sounds. It is the wind in the leaves, falling rain, thunder of jets, singing of birds, the awful rumble of a tornado… . Its sound is heard in laughter, weeping, the din of city traffic, ocean waves, and the quiet rippling of a ... Views: 1518
The fifth initiation is esoterically called the Monadic merger.
The third initiation is called the Soul merge, for it is this initiation that marks the moment when the incarnated Soul begins to identify itself with the Oversoul.
Now, the fifth initiation is called the Monadic merger, for ... Views: 3966
The fourth initiation is esoterically called the crucifixion because it is at this initiation that one is crucified in the sense of outer supports being stripped away. All that is left then to hold on to is one’s inner relationship to self, God and the Masters.
So this initiation has to do ... Views: 4117
The second initiation deals with learning to control and master the emotional or astral body. This involves mastering uncontrolled lower-self desires and replacing them with the higher desires of the Soul.
Selfish desires are transcended, to a basic degree, by a desire to serve. Selfish love ... Views: 2685
The probationary path is a path of preparation to prepare the incarnated Soul for the first initiation.
The Soul upon the probationary path very slowly begins to tune in to the Higher Self, and in turn, the Higher Self vaguely begins to turn its attention to the incarnated Soul. At this ... Views: 2268
If you’re seriously interested in discovering and experiencing the power of meditation for yourself and live in or plan on visiting the Phoenix area then you might want to consider the Unity of Phoenix Wednesday Evening Chapel Meditation.
In this Unity of Phoenix Wednesday Evening Chapel ... Views: 980
Writing one of the fundamental means of communication. We use it to connect with family, friends, co-workers near and far. Communication is paramount to understanding, growth, peace, etc. We acknowledge that without communication the flow of life simple couldn’t exist. But what about ... Views: 936
Is there a difference between the Me and the I? Are they one and the same? Are they both just you? There is much written and discussed, in philosophical, enlightenment and spiritual circles, of the I (of I am fame). Much has been devoted to discovering the I. Whole philosophies have been centred ... Views: 1021
Who would you blame for your shortcomings? The answer is, "No one," because you would know that it is okay to fail without feeling penalized by being too hard on yourself. For that matter, when we live life in a state of purity, there would be nobody ridiculing you for not living up to some ... Views: 1149
Stress Relief Expert Lauren E. Miller Offers Three Grab-and-Go Stress Solutions for Busy People
Published: Tuesday, 9 Aug 2011 | 8:30 AM ET
The American Psychological Association says stress costs corporations $300 billion a year in absences, medical costs, lost productivity and ... Views: 1507
THE WAY OF TEA
The Japanese Tea Ceremony As A Template For Efective Human Interaction
The Japanese have a penchant for turning the seemingly ordinary into the sacred. The tea culture, more appropriately called The Way of Tea, is one of Japan’s richest traditional ... Views: 1899
How do we truly apply our spirituality on a daily basis? How many of us have been practicing spirituality for years, having intuitions of a higher possibility for ourselves and the planet, and then come out of meditation or the course we happen to be doing and have a dozen bills land on us at ... Views: 1266
No problems no prospects, o yes, that is an unchangeable fact of life since the dawn of creation and so it will be till nothing exists on earth again. In one word, there is no way we can run away from the altruism that problems and prospects are both part and parcel of our existence. Whichever ... Views: 1941
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Why Cry? - by Rabbi Yaakov Rosenstein; Director of Judaism1on1.com
Why Cry?
Who wants to cry? Why should we try to feel bad if we want to feel happy? The answer lies in the true meaning of Tisha B'Av, a solemn day that reminds us of what we are missing and expresses our yearning to attain something more.
Allow me to explain. Tisha B'Av, which falls out on ... Views: 1150
Friday, August 5, 2011
Yoga? What is it REALLY? By: Sheri Lewis
What is Yoga really?
Yoga (Sanskrit): To yolk, union to join.
Hi Sheri Lewis here...
What I believe yoga really means is the definition, union to yolk-join. If this is the meaning that leads into a PHILOSOPHY, of ... Views: 1453
I was reading a verse the other day written by Walt Whitman
"Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and ... Views: 776
Have you ever strolled along the beach and spied a treasure hunter with his metal detector? It is kind of funny when you think of it. After all, what are the chances that someone will actually find a huge hidden treasure? In fact, more often than not, the treasure seeker may just be lucky enough ... Views: 1407
As emotional humans, our life’s journey is directly (or indirectly) focused on finding connection, community and acceptance – love. As emotional beings, we are constantly trolling for that feeling we get when we connect and truly make an impression; whether it be through our performance at work, ... Views: 1072
What do you think causes you to feel empty inside? Is it the lack of other people in your life and what they're not doing, or that we have not fulfilled a dream we've long had? When I was younger, I had no clue about what was important to me or how I was feeling. I had been taught to care for ... Views: 5223
A topic which is very critical to this time and place is that of “Forgiveness”. In fact, there are a lot of spiritual teachers talking about this concept. We all understand that it is important; but why so much emphasis on it right now?
There are a couple of answers to this question. The ... Views: 1517
What’s happening in your life? – Become an ‘Observer Self’
Most of us live busy active lives and we go through our daily routine without really thinking about what’s really going on in our lives until something happens to make us be more aware. It could be a very happy event or a sad event that ... Views: 2776
Did you know that guided meditations are one of the greatest ways to get into the habit of meditating? That is because they are straightforward to use, which is great if you're in need of constant relaxation after a hard day.
The funny thing is most people find it hard to find the time to ... Views: 928
Sitting on the fence is a situation whereby you do not want to get involved in a matter no matter the urgency or importance owing to a baseless imagination that you might get yourself harmed morally, physically and mentally. This can, particularly be, when you are faced or challenged by two ... Views: 5016
You have no idea that when it comes to the variety of different meditation techniques and methods that are currently available that Yoga Nidra is one of the oldest and most effective guided meditation techniques that you can experience. As you can imagine, Yoga Nidra is literally translated into ... Views: 1358
As you can imagine if you are anything like most people, then there is a certain part of you that in a variety of different ways would like to learn how to become more peaceful and at ease with life and all of its experiences.
That's why as you continue to read this article you will be glad to ... Views: 3282
You may find it interesting to notice that while just about everyone would agree that world peace may seem like an impossible dream the truth of the matter is that if you are reading this world peace is within you.
In fact, whether you realize it now or later, world peace is indeed the ... Views: 1871
It's no secret that many of us strive towards finding that sense of Peace that we know is within us. Yet, far too often life situations and circumstances that are beyond control have a tendency to move us away from recognizing that Peace within ourselves.
How would your situation change if you ... Views: 2358
If you are anything like most people your daily tasks at home may range from picking up toys or caring for the ones you love. Your work duties may be anything from the mundane, trivial or essential.
And no matter what your day's activities may bring you if you are seriously interested in ... Views: 1105
What would happen if when you suddenly found yourself feeling burdened by life's circumstances, in that moment you chose to become still?
All you need is to let yourself think that when you turn inward, you are affirming God's presence in and all around you.
As you already have probably ... Views: 1160
As each day brings more and more experiences into our lives it becomes clearer that if you are like most people, during a busy day, your thoughts may seem scattered.
And the more scattered your thoughts become the more tempted you find yourself to put your faith in what you perceive around ... Views: 988
Notice the comfortable warmth of your body and as you do so begin to become aware of the fact that comfort means so much more than the simple ease that a recliner has to offer or your pair of favorite slippers on a cool morning.
It might be good to remember that comfort is the ease of Spirit ... Views: 887
What if it suddenly became clear that Love, Joy, and Peace was within you even though at times outside circumstances attempted to draw you away from that Love, Joy, and Peace?
Just begin to imagine feeling challenged by life’s circumstances or being overwhelmed by your responsibility in order ... Views: 1064
Happy elderly people feel settled into who they truly are on the inside. This is one key characteristic of happy elderly people that allows them to enjoy the present moment, eradicate self doubt, and live authentically.
Happy elderly people are confident in how they choose to live. They know ... Views: 1998