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- Wise Reminders From Galileo - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2022 from Scott & Stephen PetulloGalileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (February 15th, 1564 – January 8th 1642), known as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, engineer, and physicist. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, modern science modern physics, and the scientific. Galileo's championing of ...
Views: 717 - Wise Words for Current Times From Martin Luther King, Jr. - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2021 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMartin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929, died April 4, 1968, was the most visible American civil rights leader from 1955 until his assassination. He furthered civil rights through nonviolence, motivated by his Christian beliefs and the peaceful activism of Mahatma Gandhi. We suspect this ...
Views: 683 - Wise Words for Current Times From Martin Luther King, Jr. - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2021 from Scott & Stephen PetulloMartin Luther King, Jr., born January 15, 1929, died April 4, 1968, was the most visible American civil rights leader from 1955 until his assassination. He furthered civil rights through nonviolence, motivated by his Christian beliefs and the peaceful activism of Mahatma Gandhi. We suspect this ...
Views: 654 - Wise words from Baron de Montesquieu - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloBaron de Montesquieu (January 18, 1689 – February 10 1755), was a French historian, judge, and political philosopher. He originated the theory of separation of powers, fought against despotism, and greatly influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was the most ...
Views: 443 - Wise Words of Socrates - by Submitted on May 25, 2022 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSocrates (469-399 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher and one of the originators of Western philosophy. He is most known for the Socratic method, which involves repeatedly asking questions instead of relaying information. Due to his unconventional style and outspoken pursuit of the truth, he was ...
Views: 555 - Without the Soul We Wouldn’t Exist! - by Submitted on May 04, 2026 from santosh krinskyThe great mysteries that have occupied humanity since the dawn of human existence include the questions: where do we come from, where do we go when we die, how has this vast universal creation manifested and what is its purpose and significance, do we have a soul, and what, if anything survives ...
Views: 8 - Withstanding Attacks by Hostile Forces in the Practice of Yoga - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2021 from santosh krinskyIt is a common occurrence for practitioners of yoga to adopt a position on one extreme or the other. Either they get fixated on dealing with weaknesses, failures, and attacks by forces inimical to their yogic progress; or else, they take the position that there is no reality to these forces and ...
Views: 562 - Words of Wisdom— Abigail Adams - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2023 from Scott & Stephen PetulloAbigail Adams (November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the spouse and close advisor of John Adams. She was the first second lady of the United States, second first lady of the United States, and the mother of the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams. She was a ...
Views: 477 - Work and Spiritual Development - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2021 from santosh krinskyThe goal of integral yoga is both a shift of standpoint from the individual egoistic view to the divine standpoint, and the transformation of human nature to express the divine force as it manifests new phases of the evolution of consciousness in the world. This involves thus not only a ...
Views: 609 - Work That Aids the Aspiration and Work That Dulls the Aspiration of the Seeker - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2023 from santosh krinskyIt is a constant complaint that we have to take on boring, distasteful, mechanical or otherwise unpleasant jobs in order to survive. Then we create a bifurcation in our minds between “work time” and “personal time” or “sadhana” (if we happen to be practicing any form of yoga). We thus spend a ...
Views: 409 - Work, Devotion, Meditation and the Practice of the Integral Yoga - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2023 from santosh krinskyWhatever the predominant aspect of the individual nature, the spiritual aspiration seizes upon that as the leading power to carry the sadhana forward. Nevertheless, at some point, it is important to recognize both the value and the necessity of the other aspects for what is after all an integral ...
Views: 444 - Work, Meditation and Devotion are Three Pillars of Yogic Development - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2021 from santosh krinskyEvery individual has a unique set of current capacities, difficulties and predilections in the nature. Spiritual growth therefore is not “one size fits all”. Some have a strongly developed mental power, others a vibrant emotional being, and still others have an active vital nature and / or ...
Views: 682 - Worlds and Beings Exist Beyond What We Can Perceive With Our Physical Senses - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2024 from santosh krinskyWorlds and Beings Exist Beyond What We Can Perceive With Our Physical Senses Posted on June 4, 2024 Explorers of the world came across situations and beings with whom they had no prior contact and found some of them to be extremely dangerous while others seemed to be neutral or even positive. ...
Views: 314 - Worldview and Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2017 from Smith Publicity“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.” ― Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) The Optimum ...
Views: 2010 - Y0ur Spiritual Growth and Knowledge of Self Reading for August 2019 - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonThis is the time for spiritual restoration and deep soul healing through the art of soul retrieval, reclaiming pieces of you lost through trauma, old and new. Soon you will enjoy greater wellness, energy and power, so be willing to go through the healing process, knowing that any emotional ...
Views: 1028 - Yoga as Applied Psychology to Understand and Address the Complexity Inherent in the Evolution of Consciousness - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe evolution of consciousness involves an increasing level of complexity as successive levels of consciousness are layered and then interact with each other, with each layer attempting to not only express its own native way of seeing and acting, but also needing to accommodate the demands and ...
Views: 410 - Yoga: The Science of Consciousness - by Submitted on May 29, 2023 from santosh krinskyIn our modern world, we see the wide dissemination of yoga, primarily as a means of gaining some measure of control over the body, through the postures developed and taught under the rubric of ‘hatha yoga’. In many instances, teachers of hatha yoga have taken the step of teaching their students ...
Views: 616 - Yoga: Then and Now - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe ancient sages developed a basic ‘life plan’ for people to be able to pursue in their lives a balanced agenda consisting of Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. Dharma essentially was following the individual life purpose and being true to one’s own life and destiny. Artha was the pursuit of ...
Views: 287 - Yogic Concentration - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe power of concentration is well-known. It is a power that we utilize daily to accomplish the various tasks set before us, or to achieve some goal that we have set for ourselves. In yoga, also, the power of concentration is required. The focus and intention behind the concentration is the ...
Views: 688 - Yogic Equality Does Not Imply Fatalistic Acceptance - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2022 from santosh krinskyAttaining the proper poise of equality is an essential step for the yogic practitioner. It is quite easy to fall into a fatalistic view that basically says “what happened was what had to happen”, without further consideration about the process through time and the direction, momentum and ...
Views: 595 - Yogic Psychology - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2025 from santosh krinskyWestern psychology is still a relatively young science, and it necessarily does not have the complete picture of all the complex interactions that take place within our being. By starting to look inwards, and starting to deal with the powers of mind, will, emotion, nervous impulses and ...
Views: 188 - Yogic Sadhana and Depression - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2022 from santosh krinskyPractitioners of yoga are not exempt from the play of the gunas, the qualities of Nature, and thus, are from time to time, subject to bouts of discouragement and depression when tamas is in the ascendent. It may happen when a particular goal or ambition is thwarted or delayed, as the frustration ...
Views: 625 - Yogic View of Beauty - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2022 from santosh krinskyWe are trained to appreciate external beauty of form, whether in life or in art. This training internalizes cultural preferences. Thus, the ideal of beauty changes depending on which culture is providing the cultural background and which time-frame encompasses the judgment term. Based on ...
Views: 611 - You Are Enough! - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2021 from Charles HeinekeFor most of my life I sought to earn my sense of self-worth from others. That seemed to be the way the world worked. I sought approval from those "over me," those whose approval seemed necessary, or at least helpful, to moving my life forward. But there were so many different, often conflicting, ...
Views: 1369 - You Are Good Enough to Receive Life’s Many Blessings - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2013 from Karen NoeYou are a beautiful, radiant being. You might not always feel like it, but you are! Each of us is a unique creation, full of beauty, strength, creativity, and goodness. One of the many miracles of life is that we each have amazing qualities that set us apart from everyone else. But sadly, ...
Views: 929 - You Are the Driver - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonJust watched a commercial saying that a golf ball doesn’t have control over where it lays, nor does it know where to go without our guidance. This reminds me of our spiritual path. We pull out our best moves hoping that we accomplish what we desire, but it’s our actions that dictate our landing ...
Views: 1515 - You can heal your Life - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from victoria .......DO YOU KNOW….. ‘What IS’ is ONLY ever in that very moment, unless you prolong it! Do you know that every single feeling you have is first created by a thought you think? Every state of mind you have, whether happy, sad, depressed, angry or content begins on a thought level Thought ...
Views: 982 - You have the power to shift your attitude and behavior for the better. - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2016 from Joan Marie WhelanI believe we are in a crisis in the world today and many people feel caught up in worry, fear and anxiety so they act out foolishly to numb their discomfort. There are more people drinking too much today, taking drugs and smoking pot than ever before in our history. There are a lot of mixed ...
Views: 1351 - You have three levels of creativity; or, What’s down there in my unconscious? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2012 from Bruce DicksonDepth of Issue ~ article 1 of 5 from Healing Toolbox You have three levels of creativity, Or, What’s down there in my unconscious? Have an issue you're working on, trying to get at? How deep is that issue? Did you know we have different issues at different depths in our ...
Views: 2608 - Your Defining Moment: What Opened Your Eyes To Spirit? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonWas there one defining moment in your spiritual growth? Did you have an accident, a near death experience, or a revelation? For many people the awakening to spirit comes directly after a traumatic event or life-altering experience. Like many children, I remember seeing “imaginary” faces in ...
Views: 1039 - Your Divine Feminine Reading for July 2020 - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonWelcome Beloved and thank you for joining me in your Divine Feminine reading for July 2020. This message is from the Divine Goddess within to give you a better spiritual outlook on your life and a message from your spirit guides and with that being said, let’s get into the reading. The ...
Views: 1148 - Your General Love Reading for April 2020 - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonIndecision is extremely frustrating and will lead to anxiety, loss, and confusion. At this juncture, you can’t remain in place without losing your way altogether. Avoid the tendency to let others choose for you, which is a way to subtly refuse to take responsibility for your choices. By not ...
Views: 1063 - Your General Reading for July 2020 - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonWelcome Beloved and thank you for joining me in your general reading for July 2020. This message is from Spirit to give you a better outlook on your life and help you put some things into perspective and with that being said, let’s get into the reading. You may feel like life is in a period ...
Views: 1115 - Your General Reading For June 2020 - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonAre you back where you started, or in a situation that reminds you of past failures? Financial insecurities scaring you? You must learn to love yourself through missteps and sabotaging moments. Use criticism constructively right now. Acknowledge what you may need to change in your life. Make up ...
Views: 1050 - Your Greatest Weakness Identifies Your Greatest Strength - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2023 from santosh krinskyA particular propensity arises through affinity with an energetic flow through a particular energy center, or chakra. If the individual is receptive on that level, he is able to manifest the powers that are at play through that chakra centre. At the same time, it must be recognised that a ...
Views: 467 - Your Gut Instinct - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2015 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertI'd like to share a simple truth I have learned from years of psychic work and giving readings. Each and every one of us on this planet have a natural born intuition. The greatest difference between psychics and most people is that Psychics trust their gut! ...
Views: 873 - Your Inner Child : Understanding Your Most Important Relationship (Part 1) - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Tania ManczarekWhat is the inner child? “Inner child” is a psychological term used to describe the part of our adult psyche or personality that remains from our childhood self. It represents the child we once were and it remains with us throughout our lives regardless of our age. Consequently, every adult ...
Views: 2339 - Your Inner Child : Understanding Your Most Important Relationship (Part 2) - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Tania ManczarekIn my previous article, I spoke about what an inner child is and why it is the most critical relationship in our life. In this article, I offer some simple exercises to now connect with your inner child and to begin to work with him/her. While I say these exercises are ‘’simple,’’ that doesn’t ...
Views: 1502 - Your Inner Self - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Womens Recreation, Inc.I have always admired those who always knew what they wanted to do with their life. Some people knew the exact career they wanted to pursue, while others knew the kind of man they wanted to marry, and how many children they wanted to have. Life changes you and sometimes it changes the ...
Views: 1592 - Your Last Chance - Do You Take The Blue Pill Or The Red Pill? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2016 from Michael RobeyYour Last Chance - Do You Take The Blue Pill Or The Red Pill? These are the prophetic end times, as per The Revelations, which has all come to a head this year, and a lot more turmoil to come in the next few months, beyond most peoples comprehension. Despite having been forewarned of these ...
Views: 1172 - Your Monthly Inspirational Reading for August - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonYou’re working had towards your future and the universe is taking notice. You’ve put in the work, you’ve managed your time and remained dedicated in getting this vision off the ground. Carefully evaluating situations and being mindful of the events going on around you. Trust is not easily ...
Views: 1018 - Your One on One Love Reading for November - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonHey My Divine Spirit, I am coming to you today with some love advice from the Divine Ones to see where we are in this circle of love for November. I see a lot of you are manifesting the outcomes you desire and things are coming together. Just breathe and take your time and know you are heading ...
Views: 980 - Your Sparkling Soul Glows In Its Highest Truth - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontYour Sparkling Soul Glows In Its Highest Truth As you begin, you know that your soul is your source of guidance as you live in the moment now! It is really the only time you’ll ever have to sparkle! Your beautiful soul glows with its own brilliance as it emanates from the inside out. This is ...
Views: 1888 - Your Sparkling Soul: The Heart of God - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2013 from Moreen DuFermontYour Sparkling Soul: The Heart of God Did you really think that you can plan your life out? You may certainly go ahead and try to. It makes sense to me to make every effort to do so, though sooner or later you’ll need to surrender to a much bigger plan at play. The higher power/ God ...
Views: 1237 - Your Spiritual Guidance and Personal Growth Reading for November..Level Up! - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonPoverty consciousness and a sense of “this is not enough” will cast a shadow on your path. Your thoughts and beliefs come with a high cost so you don’t want to label yourself as a victim of disappointment. You are challenged to change the way you see the world and move from a perception of ...
Views: 973 - Your Spiritual Inspiration for February 2020 - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2020 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonYou are improving your skills in an area of your life that will improve your finances. This is something that you are passionate about and may require you to join a team to make this dream come to pass. Some of you are juggling your resources and trying to invent different paths of income and ...
Views: 906 - Your Spiritual Love Reading for October - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonThere’s no sense of you wasting time arguing or being involved with petty squabbling because this will get you nowhere. Adding fuel to the fire will just make things worse. The initial stages of your relationship is progressing. You need to focus on future plans and put in the required amount of ...
Views: 1057 - Your True Lasting State of Happiness - by Submitted on May 16, 2023 from Maetreyii Ma NolanWhat do people want, really want? They want to be happy. Everyone loves their life. They want to find happiness, find expression, find love, find joy. This desire for happiness is universal. The desire to live and the fear of death are shared by all human beings and most living beings. This ...
Views: 541 - Your Truth Nature Is High - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Guy FinleyThere is nothing wrong with being a successful human being. In fact, the purpose of your life is to win. But what if, in your quest for this victory, you were accidentally drawn into a compelling game in which, unknown to you, it was impossible to win no matter how well you performed or ...
Views: 1462 - Your Unlimited Unchanging Essence - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2021 from Maetreyii Ma NolanEvery living being loves their life. Everyone wants to be happy. The deer in the field wants to be happy. The wolf, the coyote wants to be happy. The plants, the trees want to be happy. And human beings want to be happy, want to feel that life is sweet. And it is a burden that even the wise ...
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