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- Three Ways to Let Go of Self-Sabotaging Stories - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2014 from Debra PayneStories can create your reality. Which reality will you choose? What kinds of stories do you tell yourself? Here are a few common examples of stories: • I can’t lose weight! • I’ll never find love! • I’m too old, fat, thin, stupid, short, tall, etcetera! Stories are the collection ...
Views: 1750 - Time and Patient Persistence - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe shift from the standpoint of the desire-soul of the ego is not something that can occur completely and all at once. There are too many persistent threads of the instincts and habits of the mind-life-body complex to expect so radical a change to happen magically. There may be, and generally ...
Views: 499 - Time And The Search For Knowledge - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from David SamuelThe search for knowledge and self-improvement drives many people in the path of personal growth. Knowledge and information are not the same although our educated minds have confused the two and made them one from the intellectual point of view. Information is like any other item, it can be ...
Views: 1141 - Time Perspective on Achieving Spiritual Realisations and Change of Human Nature - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyLife is so short! When one wants to accomplish something extraordinary or difficult, it takes considerable time and focus. If we reflect however, that the first 16 years or more are formative years and are focused on physical growth, development of vital powers of action, and cultivating the ...
Views: 362 - Tips For How to Decorate A Vacation Home - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2018 from Sumit GudkaKeeping in mind the end goal to escape from the city's hurrying around, a getaway home loans genuinely necessary relief from an upsetting life. Wherever you have your home , whether in the mountains or close to the ocean side, the stylistic theme must be totally unique however in the meantime ...
Views: 998 - Tips to Empower Children to Grow into Lifelong Learners - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2020 from Saurabh Gupta"Be not scared of developing gradually; fear just stopping." _ Anonymous There exist ample methodologies and standpoints that decide and enable a youngster's impression of things to come. The mentality towards learning is one of those savvy and lithe methodologies which go about as the front ...
Views: 621 - TIPS TO IMPROVE VISUAL MEMORY IN CHILDREN | Top 10 schools in Noida - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2020 from Saurabh GuptaOur communications are always in terms of ‘words’ regardless of whether we interact with other people through speaking or writing. But, our thoughts are something completely different from that because then it becomes all about pictures and concepts rather than words. Top 10 schools ...
Views: 838 - To Be Conscious - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen we reflect upon what we really know about our existence, our lives, our purpose, the forces at work in the world and in us, the influences to which we are being subjected constantly, and the way we respond to these influences without conscious awareness, it becomes clear that we act out of ...
Views: 140 - To Be In a State of Attentive Observation - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2023 from santosh krinskySome years ago, a visitor residing temporarily at Sri Aurobindo Ashram in India attempted an experiment. He determined to undertake a period of ‘social’ silence, while remaining active in the community and undertaking various work assigned to him. The rules he set for himself included utilizing ...
Views: 367 - To Become a Conscious Instrument of the Divine Action - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2025 from santosh krinskyIn the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna explains to Arjuna, at some length, the process of the universal manifestation and how individuals are essentially driven by their nature in relation to the larger forces of the manifestation itself to act in certain ways. For most of these individuals, the ...
Views: 215 - To Become A Conscious Instrument of the Divine Force - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe Mother identifies a distinction between those of goodwill who are ‘unconscious’ instruments of the Divine, and those who can and do become ‘conscious’ instruments of the Divine. Those with good will and aspiration may be guided or impelled to undertake actions which support the divine ...
Views: 356 - To Become Conscious of the Source of Our Thoughts, Feelings, and Actions - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs we are primarily based in our ego-consciousness, we tend to accept that ideas we have, feelings we have, emotions we express, needs and desires we seek after, are all what make up ourselves, our personality, our persistent individuality. We identify with a specific religion, political ...
Views: 380 - To Learn How To Will - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf you looks deeply at one’s attempts to utilize will-power to accomplish any task, to bring about some change in one’s being, or to develop in some direction, it quickly becomes apparent that there are elements within our own being that are not supporting the focus, intensity and direction that ...
Views: 253 - To Read, or Not to Read, That is the Question for the Spiritual Seeker - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyIntellectual development is not the same as spiritual realisation. The essence of spiritual development lies in the living experience of the truths of the spirit, not in the mental understanding of concepts. Thus, preeminence is placed on experience, not reading. The sages of the Vedic and ...
Views: 473 - To reduce stress - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2013 from Angela Schulz-HenkeOnly those who manage to bring structures into his/her everyday life, are thereby reducing negative stress, which is otherwise inevitable. No structures or chaos bring long term trouble with other family members and also attract disease by itself. Such missing structures lead to lack of ...
Views: 1373 - To Think Without Words - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe tend to associate the process we call ‘thinking’ with the linear sequence of words that organize our understanding in our mind. We thus associate thinking with language and indicate that our thinking is limited by the language. A language that is rich in words and nuances will yield more ...
Views: 256 - TONY ROBBINS-UNLEASH THE POWER WITHIN 2020 - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2019 from Muhammad ZubairTony Robbins personally coached more than fifty million people, he has done masters in the psychology of success, he is now considered as the business and life strategist around the globe! He studied coached and modeled most of the world’s famous experts and achievers. Personal development ...
Views: 669 - Too Capable to Surrender - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2013 from Shavasti .Too Capable to Surrender If you were asked to do too much too soon, take on too much responsibility at a young age – either physical responsibility such as household chores or emotional responsibility – caring for siblings, a sick parent or feeling responsible for an emotionally challenged ...
Views: 1704 - TOP 10 BENEFITS OF KNOWING YOUR PAST LIVES - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2017 from Dr. Lesley PhillipsWho were you before you were you? And why might you want to know? Whether you have received past life regression, had a past life reading or started to recall your incarnations, it can be a very empowering and healing experience. There are some pitfalls, especially if you find out you ...
Views: 3006 - Top 10 Spiritual Holiday Destinations in the World - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2019 from Om SinghWhat do you miss in life the most? Ask yourself and you will be disappointed to know the answer- Peace. This is why it is important to go on vacations and Spiritual Retreats. These holidays offer you space, time alone, and a lot of opportunities to connect with people, their stories, which ...
Views: 1034 - Top 10 tips to help with math homework - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2020 from Wajahat AliOne of the most difficult school subjects to overcome is mathematics. With few exceptions, there are people who can't figure out the numbers or the formulas, and that can be a difficult patch for academics. Children especially have a hard time mastering numbers and can end up feeling helpless ...
Views: 674 - Top 5 Essential Qualities of a Reliable Security Guard Services in Melbourne - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2024 from Stephen RobertIn a rapidly evolving world where security concerns are on the rise, the role of security guard services has become more crucial than ever. In Melbourne, a city known for its vibrant culture and diverse population, reliable security services play a pivotal role in safeguarding businesses, ...
Views: 285 - TOP 5 STRATEGIES FOR DATA RECOVERY FROM YOUR IPHONE - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2018 from Alvina JenniferCorporate mobile devices are an important area where corporate data is stored, and it is very important to back up everything i.e. your virtual systems, physical servers, cloud accounts, Mac, and Windows. Does the IT department of your company include mobile devices into business continuity and ...
Views: 1033 - Top 7 Tips To Get The Most of Your Android Smartphone - by Submitted on May 24, 2018 from Tanvir ZafarIf you have been using android for a while now then you must be knowing that android devices become sluggish after few months most of the times. Android is an open source and highly customisable, this is the reason most of the smartphone manufactures prefer selling their devices by powering them ...
Views: 1370 - Top 8 Driving Tips for Safe Trailer Towing - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2019 from Bryan OrionThe art and science of towing a heavy-duty trailer is something that’s perfected after regular practice. Carrying a fully-loaded auto could become dangerous and cause serious accidents if not done correctly. Apart from the driver’s safety, other precious lives are also on stake when the pulling ...
Views: 723 - Top bba colleges in delhi - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2020 from Saurabh GuptaLLDIMS is one of the Top bba colleges in Delhi Offering faculties, provides placement opportunities and affiliated colleges, the solid ground that you can always trust to fall back upon. Whatever knowledge and skills you pick up during your BBA course will act as catalysts in increasing your ...
Views: 700 - Top CBSE Schools in Noida - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2020 from Saurabh GuptaLotus Valley is one of the Top CBSE Schools in Noida believe that it is a wrong notion that creativity only pertains to music and arts. In fact, creativity and technology are very much related. If you see, information technology, when at its best, is highly creative. Things like project-based ...
Views: 593 - Torture for Those Who Reject the Faith! - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2018 from saad sheikhIslam is the most practiced religion in the world. Muslims are present in almost every region of the world. It is the psychology of every Muslims to get to know about their religion, its aspects. It is the Interest of the People to get to know about the Hell and Heavens and torture of hell for ...
Views: 1086 - Total Dedication to Participate in the Birth of a New World - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen people become totally immersed in something, they concentrate, naturally, all their energies and focus in that direction, without seeming effort, and experience the joy of the process. We can observe this in children at play. They become the act of play and don’t concern themselves with ...
Views: 278 - Training the Subconscient to Respond to the Higher Spiritual Will - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2026 from santosh krinskyAs the seeker begins to observe the movements of the external nature closely, he can identify certain repetitive patterns of response, including impulses to stimuli of various sorts, cravings, desires, fears, frustrations, anger, and attraction. All of these are for the most part virtually ...
Views: 62 - Transcend the Phantom Ego - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Craig VillarrubiaThe ego appears to be a complex web of beliefs, ideas, concepts and images that we believe we are. In its dysfunction, the ego can be a negative voice in our head that would have us believe that we are separate from Love. The ego attempts to mask the truth of who we are by telling us that ...
Views: 1890 - Transcending the Fear of the Unlimited Spiritual Consciousness - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2025 from santosh krinskyA relatively frequent occurrence for the spiritual aspirant is to reach the boundary wall of consciousness and get a glimpse or experience of the spiritual consciousness without limits. This experience, when it comes, may raise up tremendous fear in the individual and he reacts, almost ...
Views: 180 - Transformation of Human Nature Requires a Shift of Standpoint Away From Absorption in the Actions and Reactions of the External Being - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2023 from santosh krinskyTransformation of human nature is not practical from a standpoint mired within that nature. Forces push the being in one direction or another, and the individual is under the power of the divergent drives put up by the physical, the vital and the mental being, compounded by the impact of the ...
Views: 454 - Transformation of Human Nature Requires the Action of the Psychic Being Connected to the Higher Consciousness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe external life and its conditions tend to fixate the attention for most people to such a degree, that they are overwhelmed by the needs of the body, the impositions of the life-energy and the force of desire, and the focus and attention of the mind. Just trying to keep up with all the ...
Views: 381 - Transformation of the Vital Nature of Man: Background and Introduction - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2021 from santosh krinskyA primary characteristic of human life on earth at this time is the power of the vital force in shaping not just our day-to-day responses to life situations, but to also impact our mental processes, such that for most people, the mind is under the control of the vital and its desires and ...
Views: 544 - Transformation of the Vital Requires the Action of a New Power of Consciousness - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2022 from santosh krinskyAlbert Einstein was famously quoted as saying: “We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them”. It is necessary to achieve a new frame of reference and standpoint in order to address the issues of the body-life-mind complex and the transformation of the vital ...
Views: 503 - Transformative Spiritual Experiences - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2023 from santosh krinskyAs consciousness develops in the seeker, it clearly brings with it changes in the way the seeker perceives and understands and reactions to events, situations, people, opportunities, etc. What is often forgotten is that it is not the extraordinary and massive experiences that effectuate ...
Views: 429 - Transforming Pain and Pleasure Into Spiritual Calm and Bliss - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2025 from santosh krinskyAll sensations carry signals through the nervous system to the brain, which then can interpret the signal. The signal may be more or less intense. It may be interpreted as pain or pleasure. Intensity of the sensation has something to do with the experience and its interpretation. There is a ...
Views: 178 - Transforming Sleep, Not Suppressing It - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2026 from santosh krinskyIn the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna explains to Arjuna: “Verily this Yoga is not for him who eats too much or sleeps too much, even as it is not for him who gives up sleep and food, O Arjuna.” (Bhagavad Gita and Its Message, tr. by Sri Aurobindo, Ch. 6, V. 16) It is interesting to note that one of ...
Views: 51 - Transforming the Character Of Sleep - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2026 from santosh krinskyGiving the body the rest and recuperative time it needs, the spiritual aspirant still has to deal with the effects of what is normally a descent into a more tamasic status that can have its impacts on the waking consciousness. If we wake up tired, groggy or cloudy, we have not only not fully ...
Views: 50 - Transforming the Vital Nature, Part 2: Overcoming Difficulties and Obstacles on the Path - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe primary initial difficulties faced by the sadhak in overcoming the vital nature are related to the Gunas of Rajas and Tamas. Rajas is naturally energetic and somewhat aggressive and thus, it tackles issues with vehemence. When it becomes frustrated or suffers a setback, it tends to recoil ...
Views: 517 - Transitioning From Mental Consciousness to Spiritual Consciousness While Controlling the Vital Nature - by Submitted on May 23, 2025 from santosh krinskyThe mind provides a filter to manage and control the vital forces to a certain degree. While it is not perfect, without it, an individual can become subject to whatever vital energy is active and rising up within him. At the same time, the mind acts as a limitation on the ability of the ...
Views: 148 - Transitioning from the View of a Body With a Soul, to a Soul With a Body - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe primary standpoint for most people is that they are a physical body endowed with Life, Mind and (potentially in their minds) a Soul. Everything starts from the primacy of the body and its centrality in their view of their lives. This makes the purpose of life one of survival and procreation, ...
Views: 318 - Transitioning the Human Consciousness from Ego-Centric to Soul-Centric Basis - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn one of his aphorisms, Sri Aurobindo points out “the ego was the helper; the ego is the bar.” We frequently get the feeling that somehow the ego is truly an obstacle to our spiritual development, without looking at it through the lens of the evolutionary arc of the development of ...
Views: 358 - Transitioning to the Silent Mind - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2022 from santosh krinskyAssume that we succeed, through various methods of meditation or concentration, to bring the mind into a status of relative quiet. At that moment we begin to notice that there is this other running commentary going on in the background, reacting to every sense impression, bodily sensation, ...
Views: 564 - Transmission of Vibrational Patterns in the Physical World - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe transmission from one individual to another, or from an atmosphere created by a number of individuals together upon others entering that environment, is both a matter for vibration and a matter for actual physical carriers of those vibrations. The body exudes these particles as it vibrates ...
Views: 333 - Trapped by the Social and Moral Code, or Beyond Good and Evil? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2023 from santosh krinskyFriedrich Nietzsche wrote that certain individuals, by virtue of their innate status as superior beings, could not be bound by social rules or morality or ethics. While the implication may be understood to apply to those who have evolved beyond the ‘need’ for such contextual social rules, the ...
Views: 532 - Treating All Work As Karma Yoga - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2025 from santosh krinskyWhen the spiritual aspiration awakens in an individual, he often feels like he has to leave his employment and take up some work that is more ‘spiritual’. He tends to equate the type of work with some ill-defined spiritual nature. Thus, we frequently see spiritual people, and organizations, take ...
Views: 195 - True Freedom and Free Will Resides in the Divine, Not in the Individual Ego-Personality - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe individual drops of water that make up the ocean do not determine the movement or action of the ocean. They are carried along and partake of the larger forces that act upon and through the ocean. The are a small pinpoint ‘nexus’ of the ocean action but not the motive or driving ...
Views: 343 - True Strength Resides in Quietude - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe tend to equate strength with outward expressions whether it be through physical power, emotional pressure, bullying, or the use of mental will force to achieve one’s intended results. We talk about “strong man” dictators who, in particular, use threats, bullying and police power to pressure ...
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