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- The End of Suffering - A New Year’s Resolution to Keep. - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2005 from Mick QuinnThe New Year is always brim-full of promises and ideas. Most of us make our “New Year’s resolutions” with great gusto and conviction, but may find that within a few days or weeks that enthusiasm (root: God within) to change has almost completely dissipated. Why is this so? How can we make change ...
Views: 1010 - Mysticism, Dogma and Truth - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaAt a recent lecture on Belief Systems, a student asked, "Is mysticism a religion?" Mysticism is a spiritual discipline aiming at direct communion with God or the ultimate truth. It is not a religion and, in fact, all religions have mystics. There are Christian mystics, Jewish mystics ...At a ...
Views: 1380(1 vote) - The Seventh Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2005 from Eric GarnerIt’s tempting when you’re struggling with money issues to think that this really is a cruel unfriendly world. There you are, working your socks off, and it’s all money out, out, out, leaving you constantly on the bread line while others around you seem to have anything and everything they ...
Views: 1190(2 votes) - Your Yearly Numerology Organizer for 2006! - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2005 from Vitae BergmanYour Yearly Numerology Organizer for 2006!© 2005 Vitae Bergman YOUR YEARLY NUMEROLOGY ORGANIZER FOR 2006! Every year offers you a new vibration for your work or play. According to the numerology system of rhythms, we humans journey through cycles that are nine years in duration. Each year ...
Views: 1123 - The Spirit of Giving - Thanksgiving Day - by "The more gratitude I feel for my life, the better my life becomes."
On November 24, people in the USA will be celebrating Thanksgiving Day.Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving Day on October 10. Though you maylive in another country, the concept of "giving thanks" is universal.
But how do we ...
Views: 1242(2 votes) - Teaching the Body Health - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2005 from Amy BiddleQuantum physics continues to make believers out of scientists and informs spirituality. Most of us grew up believing what scientists believed. We “knew” that a cell’s nucleus contained its DNA, that DNA contains genetic material, and that the nucleus of a cell therefore functioned as its brain. ...
Views: 965 - Mastery of Awareness - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2005 from Sheri RosenthalLife is filled with all kinds of adventures and experiences, gifts and magic. Of all the gifts I have ever received in this life time, the gift of the mastery of awareness is the one I treasure the most. You might ask why that gift would exceed all others. After all, wasn’t that diamond ring ...
Views: 1173 - Consciousness heals - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2005 from Dr. Ulla SebastianConsciousness heals. We know that since Freud's time. Consciousness allows those parts that got repressed, denied and 'forgotten' to be recovered so that you can become more whole.Consciousness is like a light that you shine on the dark areas of your subconscious. As you bring the events that ...
Views: 1130 - Manifesting abundance Though be careful What You Wish For - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2005 from Michaela ScherrWhat does it take to manifest abundance into someone’s life? For me manifesting joy takes no effort, there are so many simple things I get joy out of. As a matter of fact I lead quite an abundant simple life. I’m talking more about big material things here like manifesting money - lots of it, ...
Views: 1269 - Balance: A Mystic Ideal - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaLast week, a friend of mine gave me a best-selling business book that forecast the rise of the right brain thinker and the demise of the left-brain thinker. Scientists have identified the right brain as the emotional, empathic, artistic side and the left-brain as the side of logic, intellect and ...
Views: 1544(1 vote) - Spirituality in Marriage & Family Therapy - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2012 from Carole CullenThe great malady of the twentieth century, implicated in all of our troubles and affecting us individually and socially, is “loss of soul.” When soul is neglected, it doesn’t just go away; it appears symptomatically in obsessions, addictions, violence, and loss of meaning. - Thomas Moore ...The ...
Views: 1992 - Your Personal Power: Cultivating and Sustaining It - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2005 from Idara BasseyKeeping up with the Joneses. A seemingly "harmless" remark from a loved one. The workday that makes us wonder if we are still gainfully employed- all aspects of our daily lives that can send our personal power haywire- assuming it has already been sufficiently developed and nurtured. A solid ...
Views: 2240 - A Beginner's Guide to Healing Crystals - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2005 from Linda FoltynBeginner's Healing Crystal Set and Bracelet Have you wanted to get started down the path of crystal healing, but don’t know where to start or what to purchase, I suggest these three stones; Amethyst, Rose Quartz and Hematite. Amethyst helps balance and opens you up to spiritual light. It ...
Views: 2702 - Spiritual Surrender: The Link to Living a Peaceful Life - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2005 from Lisa SullivanAre you at a crossroad in your life where you want the after to be better than the before? Do you feel as though your life is not on “purpose”? Are you scared of what the future may hold for you or angry at what has happened in the past? If any of these themes ring true for you, than I would ask ...
Views: 1159 - How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 5 of 6) - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalAs you surrender your limiting beliefs you will begin to see things differently. When you are holding on to any passion, discrimination, like or dislike, you see all things through the lens of that particular bias, and will see only your own perceptions. When you are free from all ...
Views: 989 - Did You Inherit Your Religion - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2005 from John PenberthyOne Saturday morning I was sipping my coffee and reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang. This was an unusual occurrence as we lived in a somewhat isolated log cabin in the mountains outside Denver. At the door stood two attractive college-age girls who wanted to talk to me about becoming ...
Views: 922 - How to Capture Great Opportunity - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2005 from Neil FellowesHow do you treat opportunities? More often than not, most of us walk the pavement looking down, rather than up. We miss the opportunity to smile and connect with passers-by. And I’m sure that over the last year or two, people frown more and smile less. And if this is how we treat each other, I ...
Views: 883 - Excerpt: Let Your Goddess Grow! - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2005 from Yolanda CardenWhat Is Self-Worth? Self-worth has its entire foundation in self-love, which is really how you feel about being an individual spark of the Divine. If you cannot generate a love of your God-self, you’ll never be able to feel worthy, and no amount of blaming past circumstances, people, or policy ...
Views: 839 - Energetic Healing - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2005 from Dr. Ulla SebastianEnergetic Healing is based on quantum physics. From that point of view, any disease, emotional disturbance, conflict or mental problem can be defined as a disruption or distortion within the informational energy field. Energetic healing aims towards correcting dissonance within the information ...
Views: 1104 - How to Identify Unconscious Beliefs - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaKnow thyself. These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. For centuries, petitioners seeking advice from the oracle at Delphi would view the inscription. Philosophers throughout the ages offered this same advice to their students. These words are as ...
Views: 1595(1 vote) - Top Ten Puzzling “P” Of Vulnerability - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2005 from mahalene louisYou may know the tale of the Princess whose sleep was highly Perturbed by the Presence of a little Pea Purposely Placed under her many mattresses … I tell you, the things you have to do to be a Princess are just Phenomenal! This Top Ten Piece is another “P” story, designed to have a Practical ...
Views: 885 - How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 4) - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalTo grow in self-control, in patience, in calmness, is to grow in quiet strength and power; and you can only grow this way by focusing your consciousness upon a principle. Break away from the confines of tradition, conventionality, and the opinions of others, until you succeed in walking the path ...
Views: 836 - Fire On The Wind - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2005 from Elaine SonneFire on the wind, hear the predator roar,Cat’s eyes of hunger, an all-consuming war. Witness the hellish fury, smell the dragon’s breath,Beware the devil winds, they spew danger, they reap death. Fire on the wind, where everything is prey.Timbers fall, no place to hide, day becomes night, ...
Views: 1445 - The Connection Point Between the Physical and the Non-Physical Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2005 from George LockettAs we get ready to settle down to go to sleep at night, you may start to be aware of the connection between you physical body and your non-physical spiritual nature or aura surrounding and permeating through your body. The junction point between different states of consciousness; i.e. waking ...
Views: 1346 - The journey of a thousand miles - by The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
- Lao Tzu
As with everything in life, we learn by taking one step at a time. Baby steps. We fall down, we get back up and take another step. That is the only way to learn and to continue growing on our spiritual journey. What we forget, ...
Views: 830 - How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 3) - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalAs you grow in wisdom, you will release, more and more, self-limiting beliefs, which are transient, and become aware of the powerful role you play in bringing change to the whole. Through your meditations knowledge of eternal principles is realized, and the power, which results from meditation, ...
Views: 826 - Kundalini Awakening - definition and the path - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Vijay KumarKundalini Awakening - the sure shot method for awakening of the kundalini. Before we discuss about kundalini awakening... we need to understand the meaning of kundalini! The kundalini Shakti is that hidden positive energy stored in every human being by awakening which every human being can ...
Views: 1868 - Thoughts Are Things - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Jim DonovanThoughts are Things You've probably heard this idea at one time or another. You've probably nodded your head in agreement understanding that thoughts are in fact, things. You probably believe this and accept that your thoughts, being things, do in fact have power. Have you really thought about ...
Views: 1405 - How To Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 1) - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalIf you are praying daily for wisdom, for peace, a fuller realization of Truth, for happiness and that which you are praying for is still far from you, then you are praying for one thing while living out in thought and action something else. Begin to think and act in the spirit of that which you ...
Views: 946 - Past Life: Wanting to know who I was in my past life? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Vijay KumarPast Life: Wanting to know who I was in my Past Life? Before we tread into the domain of Past Life... we need to understand the present and the future carefully. Before indulging in our Past Life we also need to know the purpose of life journey as a whole. Starting from the beginning... ...
Views: 1742 - How to Walk On The Path Of Peace (Part 1) - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2005 from Jin DhaliwalCan we really leave it up to the "powers that be" to sort out peace on earth? I think not. We have to realize that we are the "powers that be" that make the difference. Article 1 of a 6 part series. As there are silent depths in the ocean, which the fiercest storm cannot reach, so there are ...
Views: 938(1 vote) - Avatar - the concept of avaatar in Hinduism (manifest God)... does it hold good? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Vijay KumarAvatar - the concept of Avaatar in Hinduism (manifest God)... does it hold good? From times immemorial it has been a standard practice in Hinduism to accept the existence of Avatar. But who is an Avatar... is Avatar manifest God himself or a human being who assumes significant spiritual ...
Views: 1760(1 vote) - TranceDance: Entering Our Body/Mind Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2005 from Wilbert Alix"Imagine darkness so intense and so complete covering you like a velvet blanket. A blackness that cuts you off from the everyday world, forcing you to draw deep into yourself, a blackness that makes you see with your heart instead of your eyes. You can't see, but your eyes seem open. You are ...
Views: 828(1 vote) - Testing the Spirits the Shaman’s Way, a “How To” For Everyone. - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2005 from Shaman Elder Maggie WahlsSometimes in our dreams we are visited by a stranger, some ominous personality that we do not recognize and we do not know if this is a good stranger or a not so good stranger. Sometimes we feel a negative energy around us and do not like this feeling. Some of us are able to astral travel and ...
Views: 1022 - Role Attachment Bondage or Moha plays in gaining Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Vijay KumarRole Attachment Bondage or Moha plays in gaining Enlightenment Attachment... bondage... Moha... state as we may but the meaning of all three words remains the same. Christians call it water, Hindus Jala and the followers of Islamic dharma as Paani... the intent and meaning of all the three ...
Views: 1242 - The Power You Possess - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2005 from Maren CruickshankWhat you need to understand is that there are no barriers to what is possible. It doesn't matter what it looks like. Everything that you desire is possible. Everything! The force of creation that you possess allows you to create anything you desire even though it doesn't exist as yet. You ...
Views: 838(1 vote) - Empowering Ourselves with the New Energy Dynamic - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2005 from Eli GallaThe chakras are an important part of our energy anatomy. Ideally we would like to feel that all of the chakras in our body are fully functioning. This is not the case. The un-empowering beliefs & excess electromagnetic energy within our energy anatomy, which we hold onto, create blocks. ...
Views: 1499(1 vote) - Why would you want to be enlightened? - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2013 from Edwin SpinaYesterday, a marketing guru asked me a question that left me speechless. I had retained Bob to review the copy on my Mystic Warrior website from a sales perspective. He asked about reader reactions. As we talked, I told him how some readers felt compelled, while in the midst of my book, to ...
Views: 1600(1 vote) - KABBALAH OF LOVE II: The Secret Power of Ego - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2005 from Shifra HendrieTHE KEY TO TRUE LOVE Do you long for love? Most of us do. The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is. So why do we spend so much of our time and energy ...
Views: 940 - The Kabbalah of Love: Part One - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2005 from Shifra HendrieIntimate Love. What feelings do these words stir up in you? Longing? Excitement? Pleasure? Fear? Whatever the feeling, if thinking about intimate love makes your heart beat faster, I’m not surprised. This feeling is more powerful than almost any we can experience. That’s because it’s nothing ...
Views: 1037 - CAN PEOPLE REALLY CHANGE? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2005 from Shifra HendrieMOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGE Sad, but true. Some people never even try. But those of us who do – and I assume that you are in that group – often experience great frustration and disappointment as we encounter the same limitations over and over again. Life can start to seem downright ...
Views: 1132 - The Wonderful Spirit in That Guy Giving You The Finger. - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2005 from Larry HochmanI found a wonderful little trick to change the way I see other people. Along the way, I found the person it had changed the most was myself. Here's how it started: My wife and I were talking about how everyone has a spark of the Divine in them, no matter what path they may have chosen in ...
Views: 1446 - The Empowering Souls of Words - by When the United States and the USSR engaged in the START II negotiations, how many of us had any idea how important and significant each and every word used would be in the dialogue between the two superpowers?
During those talks I served as a legal advisor to the negotiating team representing ...
Views: 1165 - Animal Medicine - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2005 from Cate CavanaghAnimal Medicine is most commonly identified with totems. In Alaska, for example, there are huge poles with carvings on animals upon them. Wrongly called "animism" by sociologists who considered this animal worship of primitive cultures, Animal Medicine is no more primitive than Asian societies ...
Views: 1566 - Mindfulness and Education: Teachers, Make It Fun - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2005 from Maya FrostAs a mindfulness trainer, I’m a big fan of promoting greater mindfulness in the classroom. However, it’s interesting to me that those who seem to be the most thoughtful and passionate proponents of mindfulness in education are the ones most likely to be trapped by their limited thinking. Now, ...
Views: 1334 - Are You Homeless? - By Joseph Ghabi - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2005 from Joseph GhabiHow do you feel when you see homeless people on the street? Many of us feel disgusted when we look at them and others do not even acknowledge their existence as if they’re worthless and irrelevant. Some of us even consider them as being nothing but drunks and junkies. We all have different ways ...
Views: 1563 - 10 things you can do to experience Peace - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2005 from Lisa HepnerThere are ten simple things that each of us can “do” on a daily basis to experience peace in our lives, our relationships and the world. #10 PLAY As adults, many of us have lost the capacity to play. Think of ways to play: dancing, playing games, building a sandcastle, having a ...
Views: 1989 - One Humanity - by Submitted on May 18, 2005 from Judith PenningtonThere's a wonderful story about Milarepa, the Tibetan Buddhist saint who as a young man went out into the world to experience life and returned home to find his house filled with demons. He was angry and afraid at first and wanted to fight them or flee. Instead, he did the unexpected. First he ...
Views: 1159 - 10 Tips For Spiritual Growth - by Submitted on May 18, 2005 from Remez SassonSpiritual growth is the process of inner awakening, and becoming conscious our inner being. It means the rising of the consciousness beyond the ordinary existence, and awakening to some Universal truths. It means going beyond the mind and the ego and realizing who you really are. Spiritual ...
Views: 1833 - KABBALAH OF LOVE: The Secret Power of Ego - by Submitted on May 13, 2005 from Shifra HendrieThe Key to True Love Do you long for love? Most of us do. The intimate touch of another soul is the most powerful antidote for the all-too-human experience of aloneness. It may be the most compelling and pleasurable experience there is. So why do we spend so much of our time and energy ...
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