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Dealing with New Spiritual Experiences

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Having new experiences is a regular part of the spiritual path. Quite simply, all of life is always new. It is how our ego practices seeing the same things that makes life appear to be exactly the same. The reality is that things are breaking down, dying, and being born; it’s all in a state of change, different from one day to the next, new.On the path to understanding that reality, we realize that we are having new spiritual experiences of all kinds. The following three blog posts are meant to help you navigate that newness without backsliding into old

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A Man’s Guide to Choosing the Best Gold Chain

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Gold chains are among the most popular jewellery for men. With so many types and styles to choose from, what is best approach to take when choosing a gold chain? What does the terminology mean and how to do you choose a gold chain that matches your style and budget? Most Common Gold Chain Types Let’s first start with the most common …

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How To Start Feeling Happy About Yourself.

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This is one subject that we all think about once in awhile, and I have found that altho’ difficult, we can achieve a state of happiness so long as we direct our thinking to that state of mind. Sometimes I’ll watch these talk shows that are targeted towards helping people with concerns of being overweight, being self critical, not knowing how to solve their problems, feelings of depression etc. and the one thing I find about these people with these problems is that they don’t seem to know that it’s their own thoughts, their own ways of seeing themselves, their own ways of focusing on more …

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Kindness and Mental Health – Do You Need to Be Nice?

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by Andrea Blundell “Kindness is a gift everyone can affordâ€?. “Love and kindness are never wastedâ€?. We hear kindness quotes so often, we might not take them seriously.  But have we underrated the power of kindness? Psychology seems to think so. A growing body of research now recognises a connection between kindness and mental health. …

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Are you an angry hippo?

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The hot days of summer are about to transform you. To find out how, let’s take a stroll down to the Luangwa River and commune with our friend, the hippopotamus. Ahh… the hot and lazy days of summer. Time to relax. Time to take it easy. Just like the hippos in Africa’s Luangwa River. What do hippos in Africa have to do with you? Very little – until the hot weather turns dry. During the dry season, an amazing thing happens to the Luangwa River. It shrivels up. Bit by bit it recedes until nothing is left but a few pools of water. Most of the animals leave for higher ground, seeking water and food. Not the hippos. They stay …

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Al-Qur’an: The Miracle Of Miracles – Ahmed Deedat (6/12)

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Part (7/12): www.youtube.com Al-Qur’an: The Miracle Of Miracles – A lecture at Walton Forest, London, UK Sheikh Ahmed Deedat In 1986, the King Faisal Foundation awarded the King Faisal International Prize for SERVICE TO ISLAM, to a South African who is more or better known than many dignitaries in their own countries. This was the …

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Only consequences and outcomes

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“If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.” – Clint Eastwood There are no guarantees, only consequences and outcomes. There are no sure bets, only risks and rewards. Resist delusion. Every day you bet the future.  Are you betting on you?  If not, then who? Who’s in charge of your future? – We’ve been working on a new website! Whenever we read these posts, we’re inspired to write our own private thoughts. Now you can

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Discovering the Depths of Your Human Potential

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Human beings have immense potential. Specifically, they have immense potential for kindness, wisdom, and true power.I don't know how often people ever really engage with the depths of these potentials. Too often, selfishness of all kinds gets in the way.In the following 3 videos I offer some thoughts on what it means to claim these innate potentials that all of you possess.The Human Potential for Kindness

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7 Easy Ways to Avoid a DUI Without Breaking Any Laws

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Drinking more than you can handle is never a good decision. Not only it can give you a terrible hangover stomach pain in the morning, but it can lead to other most important problems, like getting a DUI. A DUI is the acronym for Driving Under Influence and for most people is one of the worse things that can happen. When you are pulled over and you realize that you had a drink …

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Healthy Dating Rules in a Pandemic – 10 Things to NOT to Let Slide

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by Andrea Blundell Covid-19 has changed the landscape for singles, and might keep dating different for some time. Throw in boredom and lockdown loneliness, and it’s an easy environment to let healthy dating rules slide. Dating Rules To Keep Dating is like math. A healthy start leads to a lasting, good relationship. An unhealthy start full …

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Gratitude Is Key To Being Happy.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Practice gratitude everyday and even tho’ its impossible to have 100{2879bc8f2cf0c7badc0ba0b91bc88170008fa0b1cee68ceb4afb7fd46d4bfeb9} of joy and happiness all of the time, due to life’s negative absurdities. It always comes down to choice in how we allow these things to effect us. I am not saying we should have the attitude of not giving a dam about things, because thats negative in itself. Its more than that. Everything is a lesson, meant to teach us more about ourselves and to help us develop our higher thinking and…

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True friends are not dream-slashers (friendship poem)

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What does friendship mean? Let’s take a clue from the Friendship Poem. The secret to choosing the right friendships for you, starts with a short friendship poem (perfect for International Friendship Day, July 30) Choose friends wisely, the portrait they paint Is who you are and who you ain’t. Friendship is life’s great support When friends are of the right sort. For all your dreams do they make room, Or bring you down with doom and gloom? You will know a friendship is true When it brings out the best in you. It’s true. You can tell a person by the company she keeps. Our friendships not only tell a lot about…

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5 Misunderstandings About Spiritual Freedom

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Spiritual freedom is often badly misunderstood, so I wanted to talk about some common misconceptions about it in today's blog post.A bonus misconception that I'll add is that many people think that one singular spiritual moment will immediately dissolve all their ego forever, but that's not typically how it is. Thus, spiritual awakening has been misunderstood as one of those singular moments, but it is only a starting point on the path to spiritual freedom.  It's best to look go of the search for

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Natalie Diamonds – Is it Legit and For Real? My Personal Purchase Experience

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My personal experience purchasing a ring from Natalie Diamonds online store, hoping that it will help other people too (Updated 2017). I rarely publish personal experiences on this blog but this time I decided to make an exception. The main reason being the unfairness of the Internet and how it can sometimes harm a business or person without a valid reason. Let me explain. I was looking to buy an engagement ring. I’m pretty confident of making online purchases so my only thought was to buy the ring online. I started like everyone by …

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What is Systemic Therapy? And Can it Help You?

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Many talk therapies help by looking at your past experiences, and how you personally think and feel. But systemic therapy takes a very different approach to helping your feel better about yourself and your life. What is systemic therapy? Systemic psychotherapy believes we are interconnected to those around us. So any problems we face are …

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How We Handle Anger Matters

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An old Japanese tale goes, a belligerent samurai once challenged a Zen master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. But the monk replied with scorn, “you’re nothing but a lout…I can’t waste my time with the likes of you!” His very honor attacked, the samurai flew into a rage and pulling his sword from it’s…

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Leadership secrets from foreign penguins

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Leadership by example helps forge a team. Let’s see how penguins can lead the way. A few years back, there was a brand new fitness program at the San Francisco Zoo – a program that sort of just took off on its own without any goals or leadership from the zookeeper. This fitness program is for the birds, but it carries a leadership lesson for all of us. The birds are penguins. Penguins are supposed to swim. In fact, 46 penguins at the San Francisco zoo had been taking regular dips in the pool to cool off and keep their feathers sleek. Ah, ain’t life grand. Lie around, eat, swim, rest, eat, swim, relax, eat, swim. Until six “bodybuilder” …

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How to Relate to Your Spiritual Teacher

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There are many types of spiritual teachers, and there are different levels of spiritual realization. The levels are created by ego attachments. The more realized someone is, the more they see these ego-created different levels. Even though we are all one after all, our ego attachments restrict us to different levels of spiritual realization, and this applies to spiritual teachers like everyone else.It’s like being in your home, but you believe you can’t leave your bedroom. A person who is more realized knows they can leave the bedroom, but they don’t realize …