Yesterday, I paid a visit to personaldevelopmentbooks.net. This is a wonderful site and resource that I subscribe to, and I recommend you do as well. Here’s why — subscribers of the site receive a free e-book each week pertaining to personal development. This week they are making available to their subscribers a small booklet [...]
Forget about the symptom. Focus instead on the deeper issue. It makes no difference whether the issue is an addiction, an inferiority complex, an anger problem, financial predicament, or even procrastination, it cannot be resolved until you understand and tackle the deeper issue — unconsciousness, a disconnection from the source of being.
When the [...]
Intuition is a product of consciousness. As such, it is a way of perception that is beyond the mind. It is closely allayed with feelings. And yet it goes beyond feelings. It is a way of seeing that is activated when we are attuned to our inner essence.
The mind, with its rational thought, lives through [...]
The balance of life is crucial to holistic personal development. I learned of its importance sitting on a hill in India late at night, many January’s ago, listening to a very special soul reflect on the purpose and meaning of life. He was asked, “How do we balance the material and spiritual aspects of life?”
And [...]
The conscious connection to the source of being – God, the Divine Beloved, Infinite Intelligence — is the pathway to passion, conviction, and inspiration. This all-pervading energy is the source of intuition, insight and illumination. To the degree that we are conscious of this energy determines our depth of perception and expression of it. The [...]
The lessons of life are awaiting us all. To the impatient come opportunities for patience. To the cowardly, opportunities for bravery. To the distracted, opportunities for focus. Whatever the defect, life steers us in the requirerd direction so that we may transcend it. We need but pay attention to what the lessons are.
Why else would [...]
One of my favorite quotations in regards to making money comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The gain is apparent; the tax is certain.” In the modern society this truth is more applicable than ever. I don’t think there has ever been a time when so much of mankind is hyper-focused on acquiring money. Look [...]
I don’t know of anybody who is entirely free of addictions. Sure, not everyone drinks or smokes or does drugs. Those are just the obvious ones. But there are also more subtle addictions that fly under the radar. They were first given a name by Ken Keyes, Jr. He called them addictive demands.
Let me describe [...]
Words have power, and by giving shape to thoughts, can determine the tenor of a person’s life. Whatever the purpose and whatever the form — written, spoken, or silent – thoughts, as words, leave their impressions on the mind. And in so doing, they become the primary force in the shaping of our lives. Consider [...]
Journeys inspired by ideals are assured of success. But so many journeys are nothing but aimless wanderings. Some of us have a map. Some of us don’t. Some of us make progress towards our destination everyday. Some us seem to forever be diverged from where it is we want to go.
What creates this difference? It’s [...]
I woke up this morning in a state of negativity. Knowing this was not conducive to anything but unhappiness, I wanted to transcend it, quickly. But how?
A man who focuses on his weaknesses is prone to stay weak. A man who focuses on his negative mental attitude, even if he wishes to rid himself of [...]
The subconscious is the source of all great works of art – paintings, writings, music, architecture and scientific breakthroughs. What would have been ordinary becomes extraordinary when thought is transcended, when a connection is made with the infinite intelligence that pervades all of creation.
Works of genius always stem from this inner realm, as does all [...]
To explore how we can increase the power within I want to revisit a quote from Rumi: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” These few words hold one of the greatest keys to unlocking the [...]
“Can strontium prevent osteoporosis?” That was a question I was asked yesterday. And the answer is a resounding yes. Not only can it prevent it, it can reverse it. This abundant mineral builds bone density. It doesn’t just slow down the loss of bone density, it creates it. It’s safe, its natural. There are no [...]