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- Know why kids love reading books - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from edwin disosaKids are known for their friendships with many people as well as lot many things. We can’t ignore the patterns on how they arrive at their friends. Kids’ psychology is one of the purest forms of studies as the external influences are few in comparison with the grown-ups. As they grow up, many ...
Views: 946 - Knowing Into Experience - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2016 from Michael RobeyKnowing Into Experience Life is a process by which the soul turns Knowing into Experiencing, and when what you have known and experienced becomes a felt reality, that process is complete. Awareness is achieved by Knowing and Experiencing which produces Feeling. whereupon you reach a place ...
Views: 1137 - Knowledge … and Wisdom - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs we go through school and acquire knowledge, knowledge of facts, knowledge of ideas, knowledge of principles, knowledge of methodologies, knowledge of trained skills, we gain in our ability to act in the world and succeed in our external life. We learn how to employ the faculty of reasoning ...
Views: 405 - Latent Occult Powers Are Being Recognized and Acknowledged - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2024 from santosh krinskyOur attitude to the development of what many call “psychic powers” is ambivalent, at best. Our popular culture is awash with movies, books, television programs and any number of healers, psychics, and occult practitioners plying their trade in our society. At the same time, while these themes ...
Views: 311 - Learning Unconditional Acceptance - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2014 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Accept me as I am; whatever my faults may be, my weaknesses and my strengths. Like me and love me unconditionally. The old is the old, change has taken place, and time has put a divider in between friends. Learn to look through new eyes, a new perspective, and with new hope. Look through ...
Views: 1238 - Let Endurance Be Your Watchword in the Yogic Endeavour - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2025 from santosh krinskySuccessful people, in whatever field, tend to highlight their ability to keep going. They indicate that no matter how many times one falls, one must get up, or in the local vernacular, ‘keep on keeping on’. Reactiveness, an inability to hold one’s peace under provocation, is considered to be a ...
Views: 172 - Liberating the Consciousness from Imprisonment in the Physical Body - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen we reflect on our normal state of conscious awareness, we recognise a primary seat of awareness in the mind, while also finding that we respond to impulses that originate in the other chakras, subtle energy centres, from the base of the spine to the crown of the head. Yogic science has long ...
Views: 96 - Liberation and Self-Perfection: Adherence to the Divine Intention in the Universal Manifestation - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2025 from santosh krinskyMuch of the historical context of spirituality has been centered around the idea of individual realisation and liberation. The disciplines, practices and methods have been geared towards the individual achieving some form of release from what is recognised to be the ‘illusion’ of the external ...
Views: 122 - Liberation From and Mastery of the External Nature of Man - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2025 from santosh krinskyMany religious and spiritual traditions focus on the idea of ‘liberation’ from bondage to the illusion of the external world and its enticements and attractions. In some cases, this takes the form of a vow of austerity and a focus on achieving redemption and access to heaven after one dies. In ...
Views: 147 - Liberation from Illusion and the Transformation of Life - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2026 from santosh krinskyThere is a long history of spiritual aspirants seeking liberation from what they come to perceive as the illusion of life in the world. It is a signal experience when the individual awakens to the apparent unreality, the transitory nature of the external life, and the seemingly meaningless ...
Views: 45 - Liberation From The Saboteur! - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2016 from Moreen DuFermontThe consensus among most Psycho-Spiritual philosophies is that we all have a cluster of primary character archetypes encoded in us that help us live in the world! One of the four universal archetypes (crosscultural) is known as the ‘Saboteur’. Yes!! in fact we do all have one! It’s function is ...
Views: 1422 - Life Coaching Offers People a Better Experience - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2012 from Bill RuslingA life coach excels in training people in the field of personal development, organizational development and confidence building. The life coach practices helps people attain the best performance changes to get rid of restrictive beliefs and improving their personal and professional ...
Views: 755 - Light and Shadow - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyYin and Yang, dualities that are inextricably intertwined with one another, that continue to play into one another and which contain an element of the opposite quality within themselves. We live in a world characterized by duality and when we examine closely we find that we cannot have light ...
Views: 501 - Light, Sound and Science - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2012 from Zen BenefielJanna Levin presents some very interesting information about our universe, including black holes and the rhythm and sound of their nature. Her presentation of the potential sounds we might here, if we could, resemble the sounds heard by those who have explored deeper levels of consciousness ...
Views: 1659 - Like The Tree, Root Deeply In Yourself - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontLike The Tree, Root Deeply In Yourself To visualize a tree is an amazing image. It comes in so many distinctive forms and has a broad range of unique characteristics. The Cherry Blossoms, the Apple Blossoms and the Pine trees are all part of Mother Nature’s tapestry. You may simply see green ...
Views: 1206 - List of ip colleges in delhi for bba - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2020 from Saurabh GuptaLLDIMS is one of the List of ip colleges in Delhi for bba affiliated to the IP University and based in South Delhi, Learning will find its way into audits and analyst jobs. Data Science, AI, and other such technologies will invade into the commerce and finance sector and you will need to ...
Views: 623 - Listening and Heeding the Voice of the Soul - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe voice of reason, the urging of desire, the warning of what we call the conscience, all of these are aspects of the inner dialogue that takes place within the individual as he determines his direction and his response to life situations. None of these are, however, the voice of the soul. How ...
Views: 375 - Living in the Consciousness of the Eternal Provides an Answer to Our Hurried and Dissatisfied Existence - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2022 from santosh krinskyThere is a strong human potential movement that counsels ‘mindfulness’ by living in the present, and not worrying about or identifying with the past, and not imaging or creating images about the future in one’s mind. This movement has an underlying truth associated with it, as dwelling on either ...
Views: 499 - Living Within: Summary and Conclusions - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2022 from santosh krinskyLiving Within: The Yoga Approach to Psychological Health and Growth, compliled by Dr. A.S. Dalal, is an eminently practical handbook for understanding and addressing the complexity of our psychological makeup. Modern-day civilisation creates enormous pressures for individuals, while at the same ...
Views: 513 - Longing for Desire - by Submitted on May 13, 2016 from Sheryl PaulMost people are familiar with the heart-aching pain of grief. Most people can identify the empty thud of loneliness. Most people know when they've been pricked by the green-eyed monster of jealousy, or taken under the thick, gray blanket of shame. But how often do we talk about longing? In ...
Views: 1944 - Looking for Alaska By John Green Book Review: What Is The Way Out Of The Labyrinth? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2021 from Rochi ZalaniThis article was originally published at rochizalani.com The story in Looking for Alaska is set in a time when everyone is building their self-image, identity, dreams, and love lives – high school. John Green introduces us to Miles Halter, who is the unreliable narrator of this story (But, as ...
Views: 737 - Looking from Within — Summary and Conclusions - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2025 from santosh krinskyThere is a deeply embedded aspiration wtihin humanity to discover some purpoe or significance to our lives, and to the very existence of the creation within which we live and act. Our training and education, from our earliest childhood, is fixated on achieving our standing within the external ...
Views: 129 - Loss of A Loved One: The Journey of Grief - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2014 from Moreen DuFermontLoss of A Loved One: The Journey of Grief Since no two relationships are ever the same, the grief that follows from this particular loss is also never the same. How could we possibly express the magnitude of the true loss we feel inside? We each experience loss and pain in our own personal ...
Views: 1624 - Love Beyond Paradigms - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Mark KellyWe often look to traditional paradigms of Wholeness for insights into the nature of Love, but seldom look to Love for insights into the nature of traditional paradigms of Wholeness, i.e. look at Wholeness through the eyes of Love. Yet Love offers us a clear understanding of what it is to be ...
Views: 1424 - Love in a Cup - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2015 from Gordana StankovicLessons in love are hiding in almost every moment and situation of our life. The question is whether we are ready to take an opportunity to live that moment fully and whether we are going to stay open to receiving a lesson in love that this moment and situation have the potential to teach ...
Views: 1198 - Love Takes Courage - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2013 from odette worrell“Love is patient, love is kind.” But love, the kind we share with another, requires courage. Courage to stand in the world of unknowns and harness the intimacy that comes with the practice of being authentic with one another. It requires something akin to standing in a room completely naked, ...
Views: 1461 - Loving Yourself - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2019 from Maetreyii Ma NolanLoving yourself is essential because it is by loving your own self that you become able to love others. When you learn to view your own faults and failings with understanding and compassion, you become able to accept and love others, even when you know their imperfections. When you see ...
Views: 2099 - Low collective consciousness. "Game of Thrones" - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2019 from Jacklyn LoThe world described in the TV- series "Game of Thrones" is on a dense planet with a very low collective consciousness. The lifestyle and mindset are close to the Dark Ages in European history on our Earth. These are several clear signs of low consciousness: 1. The system of values a. ...
Views: 1377 - Main advantages and additional services of MultiBank - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2021 from Sohag ChadMultiBank was founded in California in 2005 and has since become a major global financial institution that offers its clients direct access to banks and exchanges through advanced trading platforms. MultiBank Group is currently headquartered in Hong Kong. The MultiBank Group service is ...
Views: 712 - Major Subdivisions of the Primary Parts of the Being - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe more one examines the play of awareness and activity internally, the more one begins to recognise the subtle interactions that take place between the various parts of the being. There are not clear borderlines but rather influences and actions that are based primarily in one part of the ...
Views: 546 - Make It A Great Day - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2012 from Angela BrisbaneHow often do you tell someone ‘Have a great day’, or receive the sentiment yourself? It is a nice sentiment to offer, but it could be better. ‘Have a great day’ implies that you only hope the day goes well. You don’t anticipate having a bad day, but one never knows… You are only hoping the ...
Views: 941 - Make Your Images More Attractive by Using the Proper Color - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2012 from Kelvin KohAre you a renowned photographer? Are your images are extremely popular all over the world? Do you still crave for making better images? Then, why are you waiting for? Just go and get yourself the latest Photoshop CS6. Though with the release of every new version of Photoshop, everyone expects ...
Views: 1175 - Make Your Voice Felt!! - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from David AndrewsBranding a product is pretty much the key towards running a successful business. In this rapidly advancing IT world, there are umpteen options to advertise / market a product. Electronic media such as Radio Channels, Television Channels and not to mention the World Wide Web that has shrunk our ...
Views: 757 - Making Best Use of Our Limited Time - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we reflect on the time we have in our lifetime and how we utilize it, we find that after we calculate time spent in sleeping, eating, bathing, growth in childhood, earning a living, exercising, we have a very limited amount of what may be called “free time” available to us. In a culture and ...
Views: 521 - Making Progress Unconsciously - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2024 from santosh krinskySri Aurobindo describes in The Synthesis of Yoga, the long, slow process of evolution that occurs in nature, long before human beings become conscious of this process. He indicates that through the conscious participation of the spiritual aspirant, this process can be made conscious and speeded ...
Views: 372 - Making the Vital Being an Instrument of the Divine Shakti - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe idea of changing the basic way that human beings respond to circumstances is one that has been considered to be a virtually hopeless task. Long human experience has provided the impression that our vital nature is fixed and, while we can perhaps soften it around the edges, it is basically ...
Views: 538 - Making the Vital Into a Willing Collaborator in the Transformation of Life - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2023 from santosh krinskyAfter all the attempts to bring the vital being under some kind of control, it may seem like it is an impossible task! The vital has its fixed habits of fulfillment and satisfaction and tends generally to want to continue its normal modes of action. It is, however, not a thankless task and there ...
Views: 384 - Manmade Law vs. Spiritual Law - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2019 from Scott & Stephen PetulloCriminal law and spiritual law sometimes coincide, but oftentimes not. In a spiritual sense, you’re free to do what you want; the ultimate test of whether or not a given act or behavior violates spiritual law is if it hurts you or another person. “The only power any government has is the ...
Views: 1077 - Marriage and Spiritual Life in the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2022 from santosh krinskyIn many religious traditions it is customary to expect the dedicated aspirant to forego not only sexual relations, but also worldly entanglements. In the Catholic religious tradition, nuns are considered to be ‘brides of Christ’ and as such, do not enter into the state of marriage. In the Hindu ...
Views: 548 - Marriage Counselor Confesses Own Foibles - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2016 from Marcia Naomi BergerHero worship makes me uncomfortable. I am an extremely minor public figure, except among certain family members and friends who inflate my fame as author of Marriage Meetings for Lasting Love. As a marriage expert, I sense that many people who have heard of me think I must be a perfect marriage ...
Views: 1681 - Married or Dating, Be Who You Are - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2015 from Marcia Naomi Berger"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken, quipped Oscar Wilde. You've probably heard it's best to be yourself. Sounds easy, doesn't it? Yet many of us, wanting to please someone with whom we are in a close relationship--or with whom we may hope to be--forget to follow this advice and end ...
Views: 1453 - Mastering the Power of Concentration - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are any number of ways to develop concentration. Concentration is also developed progressively, such that the power to concentrate increases with practice and continued use. In their writings, both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother describe a number of ways to develop the power of ...
Views: 291 - Mastery Beyond Asceticism and Indulgence - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2025 from santosh krinskyHuman beings have a tendency to move from one extreme to the other, like a pendulum swing. When we are faced with a particular concern we want to resolve, we apply this tendency. When it comes therefore to the force of desire and the attraction of material objects, we either become attached to ...
Views: 90 - Mastery of Vital Impulses Requires Change of Focus and Management of the Energy Flow - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2026 from santosh krinskyIt is obvious. If a system is set up to carry out vital demands, desires and wants, and it is provided more energy, it will simply expand its ability to achieve those desires. That is the reason that undertaking practices that increase the vital force, without first ensuring that the focus and ...
Views: 79 - Matter, Subtle Matter, the Causative Level and the Ability of Mind-Power or Vital Power to Create, Modify, Influence and Dissolve Material Forms - by Submitted on May 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyMatter, Subtle Matter, the Causative Level and the Ability of Mind-Power or Vital Power to Create, Modify, Influence and Dissolve Material Forms Posted on May 30, 2024 We tend to look at things from the standpoint of the material formation it has taken. If we look deeper however, we see that ...
Views: 338 - Meaning, Purpose and the Great Perhaps - My Story - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2019 from Carol KnoxI am sharing my story, about how I discovered my own meaning and began to unfold my life purpose. I give an overview of how this began to unfold in my life, which has brought me to the possibility of fulfilling my meaning, through reaching out to others. I have come to this late in life, after ...
Views: 1445 - Media-Ocrity: Why impartiality is not their concern - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe late Terence McKenna, the American ethnobotanist and mystic, once exclaimed, “We have to create culture, don't watch TV, don't read magazines, don't even listen to NPR. Create your own roadshow. The nexus of space and time where you are now is the most immediate sector of your universe, and ...
Views: 2743 - Medicine, Faith and the Healing Process - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are a number of examples that lead to the conclusion that it is not medicine alone that cures the patient. A young man reported his own experience. He was visiting India in the early 1970’s and was afflicted by a severe case of amoebic dysentery while there, to the point that he was in ...
Views: 313 - Meditation for Self-knowledge - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been exploring way to "inner knowing the self"... I have done significant recovery around childhood trauma and am still recovering from a Dissociative Disorder. The greatest challenge for me is to truly know my self, as this is often clouded. I am considering meditation. ...
Views: 972 - Meditation To Awaken Psychic Ability - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2015 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertMeditation is a dependable way in developing Psychic abilities. Many practicing Psychics meditate. Meditation creates a state of mind that easily detects Psychic imagery and messages by using the right side of the brain where our Psychic abilities are housed. To open ...
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