Tag: Spirituality

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2014: One Buddha Teaching That Will Tell You More About Yourself Than Anything Else

No-Self
In Buddhism one of the ‘Three Characteristics’ is No-Self (the other two are impermanence and suffering which are closely associated with this). This refers to the illusion of reality having a permanent and separate self.
There is this notion that there is a permanent “I” or “me,” which is a separate entity that can be found. The obvious assumption of we are our body sounds good until we look at it and say “this is my body,” which implies at that moment that whatever owns the body wasn’t the body.

Death Posted on

2014: Accepting Death When The Time Has Come

Question: What happens to the jnani after death?
Nisargadatta Maharaj: The jnani is already dead.

“Die Before You Die” – Eckhart Tolle
This past Sunday, I almost did not watch the 60 Minutes piece on 90 year olds because I turn 65 on May 19, and the prospect of my deteriorating physical form had caused me a great deal of anxiety at one time.
This abated when I sought therapy for a variety of phobias, and when I joined Michael Jeffreys’ Eckhart Tolle group I became more acquainted with the concept of “die before you die.” To me this means

Healing Posted on

2014: Your Mind & Body Are Not Separate. This Chart Explains It All

How often do we go about our days feeling things within our body and trying to figure them out yet never really find the answers? We might go to a doctor and explain what’s going on. We might say we have tightness in our shoulders, pain in our knees, constant stomach or abdomen issues or maybe pains in our feet.

Kundalini Posted on

Shared Transformation

Introduction

This is the online adjunct to our international, nonprofit Kundalini support newsletter, SHARED TRANSFORMATION. This bimonthly newsletter offers Kundalini information and provides a forum where individuals involved in the tremendous journey of awakening can exchange insights, explore the many dimensions of transformation, and share their personal Kundalini experiences.

Kundalini is the Hindu word for the sacred transformative element that awakens consciousness. When it becomes active, it is usually felt as a high vibrational, electromagnetic energy or powerful force in the body, and/or a strong sense of the inner presence of the Spirit.

Emotions Posted on

2000: How to Release

By Jennifer Hoffmann

One of the lessons of the Shift is that we are to willingly release those things which no longer serve us and move forward on our path. Like most aspects of our lessons, it sounds easier than it is. Releasing is not simply letting go of a situation, it is also letting go of every attachment that we have to it, including our emotions, thoughts and feelings. Now the situation gets more complicated, especially if what we are releasing is particularly difficult or painful.

Spiritual Principles & Laws Posted on

2010: Ten Ways to Nurture Your Spiritual Life

‘by Deepak Chopra

Intention is the starting point of any spiritual path. Intention includes will and purpose, aspiration and highest vision. If you set your intention toward material existence, that will grow instead. Once you plant the seed of an intention, your souls journey will unfold automatically. Here are several basic intentions that mark a spiritual life.’, ‘I want to feel gods presence. This intention is rooted in the discomfort of being isolated and separate. You can mask it by developing friendships and family ties.

Spiritual Paths Posted on

1936: Continue to develop your Spiritual imagination

As the cultivation of your spiritual imagination will deepen your consciousness and attune your mind to the illumination and inspiration of your soul, it would be well for you to continue to devote some time daily to this means of soul expression.   By this time no doubt you have gained the ability to imagine the flowers, the children and their pets, and your loved ones as self-luminous forms.   Each time you sit down for a quiet meditation withdraw your mind from your immediate surroundings, or from the thoughts you want to escape for a while, by beginning to imagine the