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- Were you Cleopatra? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Adele McDowellOr, maybe, Julius Caesar or William Shakespeare or Marie Antoinette? Discussions of past lives are often met with a bit of a smirk. Do you really believe? And the answer is, “Yes, I do.” I look at past life information in a number of different ways. It serves as a teacher; it explains ...
Views: 3939(2 votes) - What About Your Sexual Intelligence Quotient? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2012 from Dr. Elsbeth Meuth, EdD & Freddy Zental WeaverWe all know about IQ, emotional intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, and so forth. But what do we know about sexual intelligence? The term isn't well-known, nor is it something that has been developed traditionally. Sexual intelligence can be distinguished by two dimensions: The first ...
Views: 2493(1 vote) - What are "we" waiting for? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Suzanne ToroMany of ''US" have been traversing through expansion, contraction, purging, refining and feel at times that we are jumping from cliffs or being pushed off them...This has been a period where we are being asked to realign with "self". Many of ''US'' are traversing through old stories, beliefs and ...
Views: 2135(1 vote) - What Are Dreams? Messages From Spirit? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2011 from Janelle AlexYou are happily in slumber as images begin to flit across your mind’s eye. A woman is sitting with you at a kitchen table with sun glinting through the windows. Suddenly, you realize that the person you are talking to in your dream is your deceased aunt or you notice that the windows are near ...
Views: 2342(1 vote) - What are some good tips to balance your mind when you are angry and alone? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2023 from Dada BhagwanWhen You Are Angry and Alone, Try To Balance Your Mind through Right Understanding For instance, think through the following examples: If a car comes at you from the wrong side of the road, would you get angry and collide with the car and smash it? No. Why? You understand that, ‘I may die.’ ...
Views: 351(1 vote) - What are the tips you like to suggest to maintain Brahmacharya in the present day? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2022 from Dada BhagwanBrahmacharya or celibacy is one of the important aspects of spiritual journey. It may not necessarily be a pre-condition for beginning the journey, but after a point, it becomes inevitable. The most simple and widespread understanding of the term celibacy is abstinence from sexual activity at ...
Views: 377(1 vote) - What Do You Deserve? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanWhat you deserve and what you think you deserve sometimes have completely different answers. It all comes down to our thoughts, our beliefs about ourselves, and our self worth. To give an example - imagine you are looking for a life partner. All you have ever wanted in life is to find ...
Views: 1384(1 vote) - What does it mean to work out your own salvation? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2022 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, explains, “Rituals give peace in the worldly life, chanting that pacifies the mind gives worldly peace, but there is no liberation (moksha) without Self-knowledge (Gnan).” The path of salvation or liberation does not require any rituals. By ...
Views: 581(1 vote) - What Does Personal Growth Mean to You? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2013 from Elisa IemmolaEveryone defines Personal Growth in his or her own terms. It is amazing how many people refer to it as a journey, while others look at it as an evolution. A group of individuals and industry leaders have generously shared what personal growth means to them. There is so much wisdom in each and ...
Views: 5960(1 vote) - What Does The Bible Say About Love? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2011 from Josh WileyThe Bible has so many awesome passages and quotes on the topic of love. God’s love for us is one of the first things that we should understand about what the Bible says on love. There are so many more great quotes and lessons to be learned from the Bible on the topic of love. Here are five ...
Views: 3816(1 vote) - What Goes Around Comes Around - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Lisa TunneyHave you ever walked by a homeless person and scoffed at them? They are dirty. They smell. They live on the streets. They are far below you on the scale of grace and etiquette. Why bother paying attention to them at all? They don’t deserve even a second look from you. Au contraire, mon ami. That ...
Views: 1397(1 vote) - What Happens When We Die – Before and Three Weeks After (Part 2 of 2) - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2010 from Tiffany Snow(cont. from Part 1) In a life review, what we experience is the direct cause and effect of what we have done to others. Where you have showed unkindness, you will feel how it felt to the people you were unkind to, and from them how your interaction rippled out to others – all of it you will feel ...
Views: 1518(2 votes) - What If The World Was Filled With Even-Tempered People? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Jim FargianoWouldn't it be nice if the world was full of even-tempered people throughout all lands? While that may seem like something reasonable, part of the "fun" in living your physical life is to experience the numerous differences. If you think about that, would you be happy if day after day, all you ...
Views: 1479(1 vote) - What impact does donating to others have on our ego? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2023 from Dada BhagwanParam Pujya Dada Bhagwan, the Enlightened being, explains what exactly is ego: “If you were to ask a social worker, “Who are you?” he would say, “I am a social worker.” That is precisely what he would say, isn’t it? Or would he say something else? So to say, “I am a social worker” is ...
Views: 369(1 vote) - What Is an Empath? - by Submitted on May 03, 2015 from Paige BartholomewWalt Whitman explained empathy this way: “I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” Empathy is the ability to imagine “What is it like to BE them”? Many people are confused about the ...
Views: 1070(1 vote) - What is Femininity and How to Connect with Your Feminine Essence - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Vanessa HalloumFemininity is freedom and any woman who truly understands the fundamental importance of maintaining their feminine core, if their core is more feminine, will understand exactly what that means. It means that being rigid and structured to such a high level can degrade a woman’s personal ...
Views: 7498(2 votes) - What is self in understanding the self? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2022 from Dada BhagwanUntil Self-Realization, one does not have the understanding of the Self i.e. ‘Who am I?’ He knows he exists (astitva) but he does not have the awareness of who he is (vastutva). If he were to attain the awareness of who he really is even for a second, he can reach completion i.e. liberation ...
Views: 429(1 vote) - What Is Spiritual Addiction? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleSpiritual addiction is an addiction that is not well recognized and yet it is quite prevalent in our society. A person will become addicted to spirituality, and from the outside, appear to be leading an exemplary life. However, the addiction here is chasing the high of spiritual connection in ...
Views: 2483(1 vote) - WHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Cari MurphyWHAT IS SPIRITUALITY? What is Spirituality? http://www.CariMurphy.com Defining spirituality seems to be a significant endeavor in this modern, ever-changing world of ours. Spiritual living is increasing being recognized as an essential component for our fulfillment. Over the years, it ...
Views: 1286(1 vote) - What is stopping you from connecting with your inner happiness? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2022 from Dada BhagwanEvery single person is in constant search of happiness However, one generally relies on material things such as food, money or the company of others to give us happiness. It has become the norm to depend on transitory, worldly things to give us happiness. Therefore, all too often, when we go on ...
Views: 384(1 vote) - What Is the Best that You Can Do When Wanting to Help Your Friend? - by Submitted on May 22, 2013 from Doron GilIntroduction There are those who, when confronted with a crisis situation or with a need to change something, get into a “helpless” state of mind. They feel they don’t have control over their lives, that they can’t make decisions and move forward. They might feel stuck in whichever situation ...
Views: 1704(1 vote) - What Is The Christ Consciousness? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettleIn Sacred Geometry, the shape of Christ Consciousness (or sometimes it is called Christ Grid) is made from a combination of several geometric shapes, the dodecahedron and the icosahedrons. These two shapes are from the group of five shapes known as the Platonic Solids, or the perfect bodies. The ...
Views: 5834(1 vote) - What is the core of Spirituality? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe core aspect of spirituality is to realise that, ‘I am really a pure Soul.’ It is called Self-Realisation. The Soul is made up of infinite knowledge and infinite vision, but it is currently covered with veils of ignorance. Owing to ignorance, we mistakenly believe the body or the name given ...
Views: 333(1 vote) - What is the Purpose of Suffering and How to Deal with It? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Nebo LukovichWe live in a material world whose main trait is inertia, which is also one of our main traits. Our physical bodies, as well as our personalities, are naturally submissive to the law of inertia; we’re lazy, more or less. When there is nothing to push us forward, as pain does, we can sink deep ...
Views: 1304(1 vote) - What is the relation between energy, God, soul, light, sound, consciousness, causal body and desire? Also, what is moksha/liberation? - by Submitted on May 19, 2023 from Dada BhagwanLet’s first understand the meaning of the terms, which in turn shall automatically help us establish the relation between them. Energy Energy signifies the power or strength. Soul is the life-energy (chetan)! It is due to this energy that growth happens. If you tie grains, they sprout. ...
Views: 345(1 vote) - What Is The Spiritual Life? Part One. - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2016 from B. L. PetersonWHAT IS THE SPIRITUAL LIFE? PART ONE. Today you hear the statement, "I'm not religious, I am spiritual." And I seriously doubt that few people have any idea what they mean by 'spiritual' other than they are not into the conventional religious orders of today. Most people believe in some ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - What Represents Truth to You? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockTruth is not what we believe truth to be. Whatever we see, whatever we hear, whatever we think, whatever we believe is not truth. Truth manifests beyond that. We might say that our religion is truth, but our religions are no more than a set of beliefs, and beliefs can never be truth, only ...
Views: 2700(2 votes) - WHAT YOU PUT OUT, YOU GET BACK - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2011 from Lisa TunneyI walked in on my roommate the other day and she was using another roommate’s laptop. Hers wasn’t working and she needed to get online to answer her emails. She is accustomed to her PC and this was a Mac and it was frustrating her. “I hate this computer! I hate this computer!” became her mantra. ...
Views: 5508(1 vote) - what you see, others may not - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Mike OmoasegunWHAT YOU SEE, OTHERS MAY NOT As your two eyes are not the same with my own two eyes, so also what you see is not the same with what I see. Your spiritual understanding with the things around you may not be the same with my own. The way you perceive things may be different from the way your ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - What's Your Dharma? What's Your Purpose? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Lissa CoffeyThe Mayan Calendar comes to a close, and many predict the end of times. But I see that 2012 is a year that promises change, new beginnings, a shift in thinking. We are moving away from the information age, and moving towards an inspiration age. And as we are transitioning our behaviors from ...
Views: 2601(2 votes) - When One Door Closes... - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Lisa TunneyAfter a function last evening, I sat in my friend’s car venting my anger. I was in the midst of playing the blame game towards the facilitator of the event we had just attended. After about a minute or so, it occurred to me to take a different stance. I raised my hands in the air and ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - Where Are You Going? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Michelle MorovatyMind, Body, Soul by Intuitive Spiritual Healer, Guide and Teacher Michelle Morovaty Dear Loved Ones, Where are you going? Destination known or unknown? Upon ...
Views: 1242(1 vote) - Where can one human being find real happiness in this world of society? - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2023 from Dada BhagwanEvery society in the world undergoes changes. These changes are influenced by the environment, technology, climate, people, interaction, the way we live, and many more factors. And amidst so many changes taking place all around, to find real happiness that remains constant is impossible! ...
Views: 345(1 vote) - Where Do YOU Fit In? - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanLife is busy - that's just the way it is. We all have so many things to do - so much to keep track of on a daily basis. Many of us tend to be overscheduled, overworked, and overexhausted. We're just trying to make it all work - make sure we keep up with everything - make sure things don't ...
Views: 1247(1 vote) - Where Does Poverty Consciousness Come From? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Caroline NettlePoverty consciousness is the belief that there will not be enough for you. This could be food, money, attention, or any number of things, but it manifests as a fear of lack. There can be many reasons that you suffer from these beliefs. Many of the people alive today were raised by a ...
Views: 2316(1 vote) - Where’s the Humanity: Celebration of bin Laden's death? - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Rev. Lou Kavar, Ph.D.While shopping in the local grocery store, I heard a father explain to his young daughter, “We don’t buy those eggs. We buy this kind.” “What’s the difference?” the little girl asked. Her father patiently explained, “These eggs are from chickens that weren’t raised in cages. They could move ...
Views: 1597(1 vote) - Who Are the Ancestors and the Divine Ones? Part One (Your Spiritual Lesson) - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2019 from Tanisha Snipes-DixonWhenever I discuss my practice I always mention the Divine Ones which consist of the Creator, Ancestors, Angels, Deities, and the Orishas. They all hold a special power and responsibility in my life and in your life as well, but in order to receive their knowledge, you must communicate with ...
Views: 791(2 votes) - Who Cares About Reincarnation? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaLast week, a reader wrote to say, "Why would I want to waste time wondering if I lived as an Incan, or as anyone else? I have enough to do in this lifetime." While the tone of my "Incan comment" was meant to be light-hearted, the reader had a point. The purpose of looking at past lives is ...
Views: 1575(1 vote) - Who is right in the battle of the heart vs the mind? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2022 from Dada BhagwanObviously, it’s the heart! Generally, one’s mind is in control of the intellect. So, actually it’s a battle between the heart and the intellect. The Enlightened One beautifully highlights how to distinguish whether it’s the heart or the intellect ruling at the moment. He explains: In order ...
Views: 347(1 vote) - Who Needs to Manifest Something? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2010 from Gina LakeWhen we are identified with the ego, we feel lacking, life feels lacking, and others feel lacking. The state of ego-identification is a state of never having enough, of discontentment, judgment, fear, doubt, and other negative emotions. When we are identified with the ego, the world revolves ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - Why Are We Here? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Paula JonesExactly? Why are we here? I ask myself that question frequently. And yet, when I take the time to be quiet and go within myself, the answer is obvious. We are here to love, to be loved, to feel joy, to laugh, to forgive, to be compassionate, to be. To love one another as ourselves. To ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - Why Do People Cheat? – Dealing with Infidelity - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbLately, a number of people in my life have discovered that the person they thought was totally devoted to them has been unfaithful. It has caused great pain for them. Each of us looks for love and when we think we have found it, we can often be later disappointed when we learn that our ...
Views: 3763(2 votes) - Why Don't We Ask Questions We Desire to Have Answered? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2016 from Jim PhillipsThis idea of “Why Don’t We Ask Questions” came as a result of conversations with several colleagues who write and speak on topics similar to mine. Most of us who write blogs are always looking for topics that are relevant to the audience for whom we write but also thought provoking and life ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - Why Financial Freedom Is Key to Spiritual Enlightenment - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2009 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenIf you have been a subscriber to my newsletter for awhile you will know that I place great importance on the subject of financial freedom. My personal tool of choice to accomplish this is trading, since in my reality it is the fastest and most fascinating way to create the financial independence ...
Views: 3661(1 vote) - Why giving away 10% of your income will make you richer - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Susann JarvisTithing is not a new concept. Nearly every religion in the world practices it. Yet it can be a controversial subject for some people. It can feel as though some preacher or religious organization just wants your money. Even if that is true, give it anyway if you receive spiritual inspiration ...
Views: 2923(2 votes) - Why Is Mindfulness Meditation Gaining So Much Popularity in the West? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Charles FrancisIf you're new to meditation, you know how hard it is to learn how to meditate properly. With all the different forms of meditation and books on the market, it's almost impossible for the beginner to figure out where to start. In this article, we're going to look at why mindfulness meditation has ...
Views: 8185(1 vote) - Why is spiritual development the key to a healthy happy and successful life? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2023 from Dada BhagwanSpirituality begins with discovering one’s true self. This is the ultimate purpose of human life. Without spirituality in our life, we perceive things through our worldly perception. We try to solve the problems related to relationships, work issues, family life and much more from our past ...
Views: 311(1 vote) - Why is the happiness of the Soul considered the greatest happiness? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2022 from Dada BhagwanThe happiness of the Soul is considered the greatest happiness of all because: It is never followed by unhappiness The bliss of the Soul is not reliant on anything or anyone external. The Soul, by its inherent nature, is a source of abundant bliss. This bliss continues to flow naturally ...
Views: 373(1 vote) - Why Jerry Maguire Pisses Me Off - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2012 from Carisa HolmesThere is a lie lurking in the collective human consciousness in regards to romantic love. Many people hold the belief that once they find the right person, they will finally be happy. They assume that the deep, nagging feeling that something is wrong that has underpinned every past relationship ...
Views: 1981(1 vote) - Why Jesus’ Life is Important Beyond Religion - Karmic Redemption and Ancestral Bondage - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Tiffany SnowNo matter what religion you are or in what culture or part of the world you live in, the life of Jesus has changed your life. This also includes all who never heard about him and who have ever lived or died upon the planet. And it has nothing to do with man’s concept of religion. How so? How ...
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