Spirituality

426. Spirituality: Blues for Buddha By Jed McKenna
     Being critical of Buddhism isn't easy.Buddhism is the most likable of the major religions, and Buddhists are the perennial good guys of modern spirituality. Beautiful traditions, lovely architecture, inspiring statuary, ancient history, the Dalai Lama — what's not to like?Everything about Buddhsim is just so... nice. No fatwahs or jihads, no inquisitions or crusades, no terrorists or pederasts, just nice people being nice. In fact, Buddhism means niceness. Nice-ism.At least, it should.Buddha m…



427. God's Name... Creation and Undoing! By Edward B. Toupin
     Over the past number of years, while going through my studies and research, information and answers come to the surface that are most astounding. I have come to understand things differently than I was taught in years of Catholic schooling. Although, I still believe in the "bigger picture" and "something greater", it has taken on a different tone and context. It has turned from a fearful system of faith to a confident system of knowledge and thought.One of the many things I've thought about…



428. Understanding the Gospel of Matthew and Why it Matters - Part 2 By Justin Nale
     Matthew 1:1-17The Genealogy of Jesus Christ1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.2A braham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Raha…



429. The Who Am I Koan By Edward Traversa
     When we ask ourselves the question who am I in earnest, we have this expectation that we can answer the question.In reality though it is a trick question which is designed to push you further and further into self, until you surrender completely and find no self exists and the question of who am I is totally irrelevant.However this is not a conceptual exercise. It isn’t like saying ok I give up now and then you awaken. It isn’t even like saying well since I can’t define who I am, I just give u…



430. The Reflection of an Image
     I am sure if the Father's Son were passing through this time and place, he would say to each and every one, take a thorough introspection of the reflection of your image before casting out at another. I am sure the Father's Son would tell each and every one, to be a true Christian, you do not try to find faults with others. If you do, then your own reflection of your image is shining through and the other person will see your true image. As if the Father's Son would say, it is so easy to go to …



431. Dare to Achieve and Discover a Daring New You
     Forget Christmas, the New Year is fast approaching and with it comes another 12 months of doing what you've always done. Now I'm not sure about you but I know that next year will be different for me. For a start, I'm not going to undertake a million and one things with deadlines impossible to keep (though I suspect my interest in new projects will get the better of me). Many amazing and interesting things in this world grab my attention, making it easy for me to get sidetracked. My intention for…



432. 7 Ways to Stay Spiritually Balanced By Catherine Franz
     When we find spirituality, or it finds us, the experience feels surreal. We begin to feel like we're walking on a tightrope between two different worlds. We become ungrounded and loose touch with the physical side of life. When our spiritual mission becomes clear, it is even truer. Learning to breathe and to walk between these two experiences until they merge can be a tough balancing act. It’s easy to choose and get lost in the new experience because it feels so good and so right. Regular a…



433. How To Be A Spiritual Atheist
     A spiritual atheist? Perhaps it's a strange concept if you only think spirituality has to mean a belief in a god. Do the two have to be related? Many people think of the historical Buddha as a spiritual person, but most don't know that he never expressed a belief in a god. He even discouraged his followers from such 'speculation,' preferring that they work on their salvation in this world. Computer Spirituality Imagine a computer that has begun to get so complex and powerful that it starts to as…



434. Practical Stress Management -- 7 Spiritual Solutions By Tom Russell
     Stress is amazingly persistent, even seductive. We get used to feeling tight and tense. Though positive thinking has its place, unless it is backed up by practical spiritual wisdom it tends to get overwhelmed and fade away.Here are seven proven ways you can get a new handle on stress.1. Control your REACTION with these 7 simple words.The first step is to remain alert when people try to weigh you down with their nervous comments and attitudes.The next step is to reply to the attempted attack:…



435. The Black and White of the Unpardonable Sin By G Williams
     Having heard several different ideas of the unpardonable sin I decided to write on an obvious and extreme end of this subject. I rather felt that by working from this direction that any difficulties might become clear.Some may wonder and worry if they have just gone too far and committed the unpardonable sin. Jesus said, "but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come."(Mt 12:32) A statement like that should send immedia…



436. What Is The Universal Subconscious? By Sonia Devine
     There are many different and interchangeable terms that are used to describe the Universal Subconscious mind. But whatever term you use, metaphysicians and scientists agree that our Universe is a field of vibrating energy. Things that are denser operate at a lower frequency, and then there are also finer forms, such as thoughts and emotions, which operate at a much higher frequency. All of these things make up a collective Universal consciousness that we all share.So, everything is energy; thi…



437. Becoming Enlightened By Reginald G. Johnson
     Enlightenment, which is as varied as each individual’s fingerprint, is an experience of regaining our perfection in God or Christ consciousness, and words alone cannot express the joyfulness and peace in that discovery. God energy is perfect energy, and because we are God’s offspring, so are we perfect. Standard religious beliefs try to convince us that this perfection is achieved somewhere in the “by and by.”However, there is a Bible passage, which says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heaven…



438. Reincarnation-Are we Born Again?
     What does reincarnation mean? This is an age old question often discussed, and often considered by the world's greatest minds, and most of the world's religions. The meaning of Reincarnation Simply put, reincarnation means the rebirth of the soul in another (new) body. Reincarnation (from the Latin meaning the taking on of flesh again) is the occupation by the immortal soul of a new body after the death of the former body. Reincarnation & Hinduism Hinduism has reincarnation as a basic tenet of t…



439. What The Bleep is All This Quantum Physics Stuff About? By James Ray
     “Quantum Physics is the science of gods… Newtonian Physics is the science of the small minds of men.”CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA: Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not suggesting that you should forget the Newtonian world of three dimensions (3D) and just operate in the quantum soup--not if you want to get any results, that is.To be effective, you must develop understanding and mastery of both quantum and Newtonian realms.I recently had lunch with a unique individual who was telling me he was going to lo…



440. A Response Paper on Esther: A Book in the Old Testament By Sharisse Bowen
     In Isaiah 54:17 (KJV), The Word of God speaks, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”All throughout history and even today the Jewish people are attacked because of hatred. The story of Esther is one of so many great lessons for us all that I am proud to create a response commentary on the Book of Esthe…



441. Surviving Separation: A Cinderella Story By Bernice Lupo
     I want to tell you a love story. It’s actually about a girl named Cinderella. I’m sure you’re familiar with the fairy tale but I’m going to tell you the TRUE story.I know it’s true because I am Cinderella. And my story is found in Ezekiel 16 in the Bible. It starts like this:“On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any …



442. White Sun - The Third Eye By Teow Aun Chew
     The Third Eye is a point on the face unseen to the naked eyes. One may not see it, but it can be felt by the heart. Man will know where it lies if they search for it with sincerity. A person who is in the search begins with the first step. Cultivate in the proper progress, one will learn this point.The above explained The Third Eye as follows:"There is a subtle gate on our face where one's soul comes in when one is born and closed after that. Jesus called it the narrow gate. It is the origin o…



443. All About Ouija Boards By Teresa Edwards
     Ouija is a fusion of the French word "oui" and the German "ja" for yes. A ouija board has the letters of the alphabet inscribed on it, along with words such as 'yes,' and 'no. To use the board you ask a question and allow the spirit to move the pointer until a letter is selected. The selections spell out an answer to the question.Ouija boards are a form of channelling, enabling the user to converse with spirits. The modern ouija board began as a combination of tools used for scrying: a wheel m…



444. The Star of Bethlehem By Lauretta Lueck
     It was said that Caesar Augustus one night consulted his personal sibyl (fortuneteller) and asked her if a prince greater than he would ever be born. As she searched for an answer in her sacred books, the place was lit up by a meteor that flared in the dark sky. She put down her book and told him that he had just received his answer."It is a sign of the future which is revealed to you," she said. "One world is ending and another is beginning." What it meant was that the age of Aries the ram ha…



445. Emotions, in What Aspect of our Body Do They Operate By George Lockett
     A look at our emotions and how they interact with our consciousness.Our emotions are something that is very fluid and changeable, but have you ever thought what is the difference between our emotions and our consciousness. Our emotions operate in the liquids within the body. They body is made of 70% liquid and this exists in most parts of the physical body.The emotions are based on the Solar Plexus Chakra and are usually experienced as subtle sensations of pleasure or pain. They are based arou…



446. Your Guardian Angel By Richard Webster
     Your guardian angel is your link to the divine. The word “angel” comes from the Greek and means “a messenger.” The concept of guardian angels goes back thousands of years to the Assyrian and Babylonian civilisations where they were believed to protect palaces and temples. However, this gradually changed. Many people in the Christian tradition believe that every baby gets assigned a guardian angel at birth. Jesus referred to this when he said that the angels who look after children always …



447. The Power of our Thoughts
     Spiritual currents, from the oldest to the newest, all agree that affirmations or mantras are, perhaps, the best ways for a person to keep the mind busy doing something that is good and positive. We have thoughts that come and go at the speed of light. Each day we have thousands of them speeding by, in and out, around and around, like a car race. When we pay attention to them we realize that, sometimes, we have great arguments with people; sometimes we criticize ourselves. Most of the times, t…



448. Those Wild and Lonely Places
     Those Wild and Lonely Places John Cali I've really loved my time here in New York with my family and old friends from the distant past. I am richly blessed to have such loving, caring folks in my life. But I've sorely missed my home in Wyoming. I've missed its vast, wide-open spaces and big blue skies. I've missed its endless, rolling plains and its mystical mountains soaring into the heavens. I've missed the silent nights when I can look up and see all the bright, twinkling stars in the velvety…



449. Faith and Repentance Basics By M. Christopher Wilson, Sr
     As I listen with pastors and preachers in the body of Christ, I have become to see that we minister to people many times on a level they have not yet reached. This is a very critical point when we start to look at the Sunday morning service. When we come to bible study or mid-week service we have a totally different group of people that we do on a Sunday morning. In the average Sunday morning worship service, if we can be real for just a moment, much of the terminology and Christian jargon is …



450. Creating A Tithe Account By Soni Pitts
     Almost every spiritual and religious teaching exhorts its followers to donate a portion of their income to the support of the community and the common good, both as a way of ensuring (and insuring) the community's ability to care for its own and as a way to allow the tither to realize the extent of and to express gratitude for their own success. Although each religion and sect has its own idea of what constitutes a proper tithe (usually around 10% of the participant's earnings), the concept of…



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