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- Healing Modalities, Faith and Our Societal Biases - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe prevailing wisdom in today’s world holds that science has understood enough about the etiology of disease to be able to intervene and take steps to mitigate or cure disease using drugs or even, at the cutting edge, various forms of genetic intervention. The practitioners of that science ...
Views: 108 - The Power of Auto-Suggestion for Health and Wellness - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2024 from santosh krinskyAuto-suggestion is constantly active, although we generally do this more or less unconsciously. For example, when we anticipate a meal at a favorite restaurant, our mind sends signals to the body that generates feelings of hunger, begins to develop saliva, and prepares the body for enjoyment of ...
Views: 109 - Do we create our own destiny through our choices and actions? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2024 from Dada BhagwanToday, we will try and understand this through the teachings of the Enlightened One. Do we create our destiny through our choices and actions? Yes, we do! Whatever happens in this world is a result of Nature’s law – the law of cause and effect! We have made the cause and we are getting ...
Views: 104 - Medicine, Faith and the Healing Process - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are a number of examples that lead to the conclusion that it is not medicine alone that cures the patient. A young man reported his own experience. He was visiting India in the early 1970’s and was afflicted by a severe case of amoebic dysentery while there, to the point that he was in ...
Views: 96 - Mindfulness, Conscious Attention and the Harmonious Development of the Body - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere is a discipline that asks an individual to focus on conscious attention to each thought, each emotion and each movement he makes, through a process called ‘mindfulness’. This is intended primarily to center the individual’s mind and attention and focus the person on the present moment ...
Views: 88 - The Mental Will and Its Influence on the Health and Well-Being of the Body - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2024 from santosh krinskyBy now most people have heard of the ‘placebo effect’. Yet, they have not gone into the significance of what this implies. Studies have shown that as much as 30% of a group given an ‘inert’ treatment have similar healing outcomes to those given an actual targeted treatment. The individual given ...
Views: 92 - Why do some people in positions of power and authority use that power to exploit and harm others and how can we prevent this behavior? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2024 from Dada BhagwanIn today's world, where stiff competition, rivalry, envy, and constant uncertainty are everywhere, one common occurrence is that people in positions of power and authority tend to use that power to exploit and harm others. How can we prevent such behavior from happening at our end? Let’s ...
Views: 101 - Will-Power Can Aid the Development of the Physical Body - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2024 from santosh krinskyA woman recounted her experience of living in a small intentional community during her 20’s. The community arranged to get broken bags of cement from a nearby production facility at no charge. She was tasked with driving a van, loading up the 40# bags, and bringing them back to the location ...
Views: 100 - Focusing the Will on the Physical Body and its Development - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe mind has a tremendous power to influence the physical body, for good or ill. In some cases, mental ideas can lead to extraordinary imbalances in the body, which can lead to weakness, illness and even the death of the body. Many times we will push the body beyond its limits without concern ...
Views: 105 - To Learn How To Will - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2024 from santosh krinskyIf you looks deeply at one’s attempts to utilize will-power to accomplish any task, to bring about some change in one’s being, or to develop in some direction, it quickly becomes apparent that there are elements within our own being that are not supporting the focus, intensity and direction that ...
Views: 95 - How to Utilize Will-Power Effectively - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost people have very little idea about how to utilize will-power effectively, because they don’t fully understand what will-power actually is and how it needs to be focused and concentrated. Essentially will-power is the function that concentrates the ‘signal’ while reducing the ‘noise’ in a ...
Views: 97 - How would you define the concept of 'soul'? Do you believe this definition accurately reflects our current reality? - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2024 from Dada BhagwanThe Soul (Aatma) is best defined as ‘the Self’, our real Self “Atma means the Self. You may say, “I am John (you may insert your name here).” However, John is the name of the body. Should you not know ‘who am I’ in this body? It is that Self which you need to recognize... ~ Param Pujya ...
Views: 84 - The Exercise of Will-Power and the Role of Sincerity in Implementation - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost people have had the experience. They decide to try a new diet or exercise regimen. They stick with it a few days or weeks and then it seems to get overlooked, forgotten or abandoned. Other things got in the way, or else, the impulses caused them to weaken their resolve. How many times ...
Views: 101 - The Deeper Meaning of Will-Power - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2024 from santosh krinskyWe speak generally about exercising will-power, particularly when it relates to overcoming an impulsion or attempting to achieve some particular result. We may want to overcome an addiction, or follow a particular diet and we struggle to carry out our resolve. We make ‘new year’s resolutions’ to ...
Views: 93 - Wisdom of Denis Diderot - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloDenis Diderot (October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784) was a French philosopher and writer. He was a major figure in the Age of Enlightenment and best known as co-founder and contributor to the Encyclopédie, an encyclopedia of the arts and sciences. Below we list some words of wisdom from Denis ...
Views: 113 - Concentration and the Centres of Energy in the Subtle Body - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2024 from santosh krinskyPeople constantly ask whether they should concentrate focused in the heart, between the eyebrows or above the head. The short answer is “yes”. Each centre of concentration relies on a different power of action. In the end, what is more important is the action of concentration itself. An ...
Views: 107 - Who are Durga Devi and Ambe Maa? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2024 from Dada BhagwanGoddess Ambika, also known as Durga Maa and Ambe Maa, is one of the Goddesses, who is worshipped and accepted by many religions in India. In West Bengal, Amba Mata is known as Durga Maa. She is also known as Amba Maa, Bahuchara Maa, Kalika Maa, Bhadrakali Maa, Maa Bhavani and many more ...
Views: 97 - The Ultimate Focus of Concentration - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe genius of the Rishis of ancient India was their ability to focus on the essential core of knowledge, will and existence. They reminded us that we can obtain many forms and types of knowledge, but each of these is but a fragment, an isolated fact or event, if we have not identified that ...
Views: 109 - Mastering the Power of Concentration - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are any number of ways to develop concentration. Concentration is also developed progressively, such that the power to concentrate increases with practice and continued use. In their writings, both Sri Aurobindo and the Mother describe a number of ways to develop the power of ...
Views: 105 - Applying the Power of Concentration to Develop Efficiency of Time of Accomplishment of Any Task - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2024 from santosh krinskyOne of the key elements of Raja Yoga, based on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the practice of samyama, which is a one-pointed concentration that is so complete that it merges subject, object and the process of knowing into one unified whole. By this practice, one knows everything about the ...
Views: 96 - Concentration Helps the Individual Successfully Accomplish More Tasks in Less Time - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2024 from santosh krinskyIt is frequently noted that certain individuals seem to accomplish more, and despite enormous commitments, they seem ready to take on more and do even more than they are doing. On the other hand, there are individuals who seem to have a low threshold of action and they seem to never have the ...
Views: 84 - How to Spiritually Cleanse Yourself? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2024 from Dada BhagwanHow do you spiritually cleanse yourself from bad deeds before dying? Is there a way to become pure within? Yes of course, there is! The Enlightened One explains: “Prayashchit” implies repenting over one’s committed sins. By doing repentance, the sins can be washed off. To clear off any ...
Views: 102 - Concentration Aids Speed and Accuracy in Action - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe human propensity to set up ‘either/or’ scenarios leads us to believe that we either have to focus on ‘perfection’ or ‘speed’ in the things we do. This is actually a false choice because it leaves out the factor of concentration which can accomplish actions with speed while not sacrificing ...
Views: 104 - The Difference Between Scientific Focus and Artistic Focus - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2024 from santosh krinskyMany people hold the idea that science is ‘fact based’ and focused on the external world solely, while the artistic focus is based in the use of imagination and is not as tied to external facts. The difference, however, is not necessarily one of a lack of imagination by those with a scientific ...
Views: 103 - All Problems Can Be Solved Through the Power of Concentration - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2024 from santosh krinskyIn the yoga sutras of Patanjali, the power of concentration is extolled. In particular, the one-pointed concentration on any particular object unites the seeker with the object such that they become one. At that point, all of the secrets of the object are delivered up to the person undertaking ...
Views: 91 - The Need and Benefit of the Power of Concentration - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2024 from santosh krinsky“By askesis do thou seek to know the Eternal, for concentration in thought is the Eternal.” Thus spoke Varuna to Bhrigu in the Taittiriya Upanishad [Sri Aurobindo’s translation]. Swami Vivekananda’s lectures on Raja Yoga, expounding the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with an extensive commentary, ...
Views: 100 - Can spirituality reduce anxiety and improve life? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2024 from Dada BhagwanYes, spirituality can certainly reduce anxiety and improve your life Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness, worry or fear. It is natural to experience an element of anxiety now and then. But when it becomes the norm and begins to affect the smooth functioning of our day-to-day life and our ...
Views: 103 - The Power of Imagination and Visualisation Can Aid in Coming into Direct Contact with One’s Psychic Being - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2024 from santosh krinskyThe power of visualisation has been recognised as an aid in healing from illness, in excelling in sports, and in helping an individual achieve results in the external world. The spiritual seeker also can put this power to work to achieve results in the inner world. Practitioners of Tibetan ...
Views: 108 - The Dreams of Childhood Are the Realities of Mature Age - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost individuals wind up having to abandon their childhood dreams and aspirations. They follow the career path set before them by their society, their family, their teachers and their peers. Yet, in most cases, they never fully lose their deeper aspiration which surfaced in their childhood ...
Views: 123 - Imagination Can Help or Harm Depending on the Intention Behind Its Use - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2024 from santosh krinskyEvery great power that humanity discovers and wields in the world has both its negative and its positive side. It can either be utilized to destroy or to support, benefit and create. For example, humanity has harnessed the use of fire. Fire can burn down the house, or it can cook one’s food. ...
Views: 116 - A Russian woman detained in Australia on suspicion of espionage complains of terrible conditions of detention. - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2024 from James K MeyerKira and Igor Korolev were arrested in July of this year. The woman was accused of allegedly planning to transfer information about the Australian army to the Russian Federation, and her husband was accused of complicity. Here is what the Russian woman's sister Maria told us: ◾️ Kira and Igor ...
Views: 120 - How can we quit alcohol dependence? - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2024 from Dada BhagwanTo realize an addiction as one is the greatest thing ever! Addiction makes us dependent and poses a hindrance in achieving our goals. Hence, addiction is best when quit, especially if that is of alcohol. Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, an Enlightened being, tells us that ‘to realize that an ...
Views: 121 - Effectuating the Formations of Imagination Over Time and Circumstance - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2024 from santosh krinskyCreating a detailed imagination is the first step in a future realisation. The formation so devised will attempt to achieve its actualisation in the world. Yet, it must contend with the readiness of the ground upon which it alights, the preparation of the ‘soil’, the proper support along the ...
Views: 114 - Imagination and Science - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2024 from santosh krinskyJules Verne, a writer who was not himself a scientist, nevertheless inspired generations of scientists. He did not invent the idea of the submarine, but in his book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, he worked out a number of conceptual issues so that submarine use could become widespread, ...
Views: 115 - Wisdom of Desiderius Erasmus - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2024 from Scott & Stephen PetulloDesiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (October 28th, 1466 – July 12th 1536) was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher. He is regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of the Northern Renaissance and a major figure of Dutch and Western ...
Views: 115 - The Imagination: a Tool for Development - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2024 from santosh krinskyImagination is a window to the future. People who are stuck in their past, or the present, tend to close themselves off from development. They insist that things have always been done a certain way, and that is how they are going to be done. Change is anathema to them. They have little, if any, ...
Views: 120 - Controlling One’s Imagination - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2024 from santosh krinskyMore frequently than not, the spiritual aspirant has both a great upward aspiration and a corresponding ‘knot’ that he needs to work out which is the counter-part to the upward capacity. It is the dynamic tension between the two that forces him to persevere. He will either given in to the lower ...
Views: 121 - Navigating 2024 Umrah Packages: Who’s Offering What? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2024 from Clara jamesUmrah is no small blessing for pilgrims, as it cleanses their souls of past sins and renews faith in Allah. While it is not compulsory to perform, the holy cities of Mecca and Medina are full of pilgrims for most of the year. This is why different agencies and sometimes airlines offer special ...
Views: 126 - What are some of the issues and obstacles that can arise in the direction of spiritual realization? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2024 from Dada BhagwanThe biggest problem or obstacle on the path to spiritual realization is ignorance. When ignorance is removed, spiritual realization happens naturally! The root cause of all bondage is ignorance What is one bound by? One is bound by ignorance — Agnan and one becomes liberated through ...
Views: 118 - 스포츠 베팅: 흥미와 방법의 스릴 넘치는 혼합 - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2024 from hassam kh스포츠 활동 베팅은 명성 속에서 크게 성장하여 전문적인 틈새 활동에서 국제적인 감각으로 바뀌었습니다. 대부분의 경우, 그것은 도박의 즐거움으로 스포츠 활동을 보는 것에 대한 특별한 즐거움을 포함하며, 결혼에 대한 또 다른 수준을 제공합니다. 스포츠, 야구, 축구 또는 무스 경주이든, 베팅은 먹튀검증 추종자가 자신의 정보와 순수한 직감을 분석에 넣어 자신의 추정에 따라 획득하고자 합니다. 스포츠 활동 베팅의 기본 원칙 중앙에서 스포츠 활동 베팅은 모든 과시 기능의 결과에 대한 모든 보장을 삽입해야 합니다. 이것은 ...
Views: 110 - A Course in Miracles: A good Path to Religious Awakening - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2024 from hassam khA course during Delights (ACIM) may be a different religious copy having captivated the interest for seekers together with religious trainees across the world. Penned during the 1970s, the profound job gives the transformative approach to life, emphasizing inborn peace of mind, forgiveness, and ...
Views: 126 - A Course in Miracles: An important Road to Non secular Arising - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2024 from hassam khA plan on Changes (ACIM) is known as a distinct non secular words with rapt the eye in hunters and even non secular young people around the globe. Drafted with the 1970s, it powerful get the job done creates a transformative lifestyle, putting an emphasis on middle silence, forgiveness, ...
Views: 121 - The Action of Imagination in the Manifestation of Thought into External Circumstances - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2024 from santosh krinskyThere are several points worth considering with respect to utilizing imagination and some of the unanticipated issues that are based primarily in the lag between formulation and accomplishment of the imagined form. Visualization and use of the imagination can act to turn a vague idea or sense ...
Views: 130 - The General Action of Thoughts and Our Need to Observe and Manage Them - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2024 from santosh krinskyEvery thought, every idea, every imagination, every focus, represents electrical impulses that are formed and projected into the general mental atmosphere, whether expressed verbally or in writing, or simply formulated in one’s mind. Each such formation is either weaker or stronger depending on ...
Views: 122 - Does God really have a plan for everyone? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2024 from Dada BhagwanNo, that’s not true! Whatever karma one binds in this life creates ‘causes’, the results of which one experiences in the next life as ‘effects’. The whole world thus functions on the foundation of this karmic effect. And it is Nature that keeps everything and everyone organized; God does ...
Views: 119 - Sources of the Higher Forms of Imagination - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2024 from santosh krinskyHow does imagination work? Why do some people seem to have a large amount of active imagination and others very little? All kinds of formations are active in the vital and the mental domains. For those who have the receptivity and the aware connection to either of these realms, there is an ...
Views: 131 - Imagination is a Power of Formation - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2024 from santosh krinskyMost people tend to respond to life circumstances and opportunities based on past experience, training, education and any guidelines or rules they have imbibed from their past, all combined with their basic outlook on their lives, their desires, their needs and their circumstances. We can say ...
Views: 117 - The Spiritual Split - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2024 from William CottringerThe Spiritual Split By Bill Cottringer “Three things cannot be long hidden: The sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~Buddha. One such truth is the awesome power of threes. Just consider the influence of the threes in pyramids, the Christian trinity, colors of traffic lights, a tri-fold ...
Views: 134 - How to Stop Living in the Past? - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2024 from Dada BhagwanInstead of living in the present, we live for the most part in our minds, cluttered with thoughts. These thoughts are related to our memories from the past. These memories are pleasant or unpleasant depending on whether we have an attachment or a hatred towards the subject. For example, instead ...
Views: 127 - The Power of Thought to Shape Our External Existence and Its Significance - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2024 from santosh krinskyWhen we begin to reflect on the role of thought in the creation of forms in the world, it becomes clear that it is an important part of the process of converting pure conscious awareness into the world of vital action and physical substance. Thought is a tool of consciousness. When properly ...
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