Have you ever heard of the term karmic connection? Whether we think about friendships or love relationships, there are only a few people we connect with on a deeper level. While we can have many things and thoughts in common with our closest friends, there are only a few or only one person in our…
Month: September 2016
How to Totally Relax in Meditation
Stop Trying To Relax A lot of people start meditation because they are under the impression that it helps to relax and reduce stress, but meditation can be incredibly frustrating and becomes stressful and anything but relaxing. People can very easily quit meditation and say it doesn’t work; but the problem is taking our normal attitude of using…
The Top 20 All Time Greatest Meditation Quotes
Meditation Quotes Meditation quotes from masters can be powerful tools for contemplation. In meditation traditions of old, the masters would hand down the essential advice of their system as ‘pith’ instructions. These where easy to remember and contained the condensed instructions of the master. Sometimes the students would go away for years just meditating on…
15 Uncomfortable Feelings That Indicate You Are on the Right Track
Changing and evolving are difficult things to do. In fact, they are so difficult that doing so or even planning to do so can drum up all types of feelings that aren’t very pleasant at all. Unfortunately, many people interpret these uncomfortable feelings as signs that they shouldn’t proceed. So, they stop and so does the…
How to Positively Thrive in Times of Change… Including 3 Simple Strategies
In a universe of constant change, change is the only constant. And yet because of the density and inertia of the physical 3D World society has built, it’s easy to be lulled into the status quo: that we can expect everything to be more or less like it was yesterday. This just builds complacency,…
Awakening From The Dream Of Thought
Awakening From Thoughts Once I heard a meditation master describe awakening with a metaphor about watching TV. He said awakening is like when you are watching a movie and also being aware of the room around you and with the knowledge that the movie you’re watching is just a movie and not real. It’s like watching…
10 Life-Changing Quotes From The Hindu Bible, The Bhagavad Gita
An ancient Indian book dense with wisdom, the Bhagavad Gita is the most important and beloved spiritual text to billions of Hindus. Here some powerful quotes from the Gita that will give you a different perspective on life, and maybe even change the way you look at Hinduism.
Modern Day Zen Master Reveals The Truth About Meditation Without The BS
True Meditation True meditation has no direction or goal. It is pure wordless surrender, pure silent prayer. All methods aiming at achieving a certain state of mind are limited, impermanent, and conditioned. Fascination with states leads only to bondage and dependency. In the end it’s all very simple. Either we give ourselves to Silence or we…
25 Life Changing Lessons To Learn From Rumi
“Study me as much as you like, you will not know me, for I differ in a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see.” ~ Rumi Jal?l ad-D?n Muhammad…
Purusartha: The 4 Life Goals Of Hinduism
Purusartha Every major religion has a purpose or intent for its followers, and Hinduism is no different. Born from a desire to change ourselves (and perhaps the world, one person at a time), these goals, known as Puru??rtha, help the practitioner guide their life with wisdom. These are important concepts to know if we really want to understand…
10 Simple Tips For Life-Long Happiness
By Matt Caron Happiness is Your Right Happiness is a seemingly elusive thing sometimes. Between the rushing and racing in life, it’s easy to forget that happiness is really what we’re all after. After all, what’s the point of life if you’re not finding happiness and fulfillment? With that in mind, here are 10 simple…
10 Things You’ll Notice When You’re In The Presence of an Empath
By Raven Fon “As much as we notice, consciously or subconsciously, there are some things you’ll notice about us too.” I remember an instance when I rang the cable company to ask about upgrading my service. After an hour had passed, the man I was speaking to had basically shared his entire life story with me and poured his heart…
Parallel Universes and the Déjà Vu phenomenon: A mysterious mindboggling connection
Ivan It is possible that Parallel Universes and the Déjà Vu phenomenon are mysteriously connected Most of us have had, at least once in our lifetime a ‘déjà vu’ experience, that mysterious feeling where time seems to pass by in slow-motion, where you perceive information in such a way as if you had already experienced…
Embracing the God Within Us
Exploring the Idea of the God Presence Within Each of us has our own idea of God, and perhaps the greatest debate concerning the concept of ‘oneness with God within’ stems from a well-known a verse of the Holy Bible from Luke 17:21, which I’ve seen scholars, theologians, and everyday people heatedly discuss. When asked…
The Meaning Of The Tao
The Ancient Power of the Tao You’ve probably seen the Yin and Yang plastered all over the place during your lifetime. Books, TV, magazines, art, graffiti…actually just about anywhere. It’s a popular symbol to say the least! But what does it mean? This popular (if not, almost overused) symbol stands for something ancient and powerful to many…