In this article, I am going to share with you a simple, yet powerful method of releasing blocked negative emotions from your system. This method was first taught by Lester Levenson. Lester was an American engineer, businessman, and spiritual teacher. At the age of 42, after a series of severe health issues including a heart…
In this article, we’re going to talk about mindfulness practice, and how to use it for our own personal transformation. The word “mindfulness” is often used in association with meditation, and in particular with Buddhist meditation. Mindfulness in this sense is not simply awareness. It refers to a particular quality of awareness. We already have…
In this article, we’re going to take a look at beliefs – what they are, why they are not necessary true, and how they can hurt us. So, what are beliefs? A belief is something we hold to be true, even though it may not necessary be so. It is merely a perception of reality…
The first step to managing our emotions is to understand what emotions are. Emotions are mental feelings. They are not physical feelings or sensations detected by our body. That is not to say that emotions cannot affect our body. They can and they do affect our body, but here we are separating emotions from physical…
In spiritual terms, healing your heart means addressing and resolving past traumas, emotional wounds, and negative patterns and habits of thinking that hinder your personal well-being and growth. It is a process of emotional, mental and spiritual transformation that walks you through your fears to the other side of peace and love. Before you can…
More than 2,000 years ago, there lived in India a sage who examined his own thoughts, and realized that all his thoughts can be grouped into wholesome, beneficial thoughts and unwholesome harmful thoughts. Wholesome, beneficial thoughts are those thoughts that lead to his mental and emotional well-being, as well as his physical well-being. These thoughts…
In this article, we are going to talk about fear, and why it is important to understand our own fears. We will take a look at what fear is, and how it manifests itself. We’ll also look at the costs of fear – the negative impact it has on our life. Finally, we’ll look at…
James was someone who worked himself into my circle of friends. He did it in a very subtle and nice way, making himself very useful, especially since we were new to his town. He was helpful and approachable, and always seemed to be there when you needed him. He introduced us to people we needed…
For a long time, talking about death and funerals has been seen as a taboo – a topic to be avoided and shunned. However, attitude towards death is slowly changing. Young people nowadays are more open to talking about death and dying, perhaps partly due to the Covid pandemic. Here is a simple article about…
WHAT IS A BELIEF? A belief is merely a perception of reality. It is not reality itself. It is merely a perception of truth, but not truth itself. A belief is an unverified assumption, and may not necessarily be based on facts. A belief is powerful. A belief that is accompanied by strong conviction of…
This week alone, two friends were admitted into a hospital. Both were about 60 years old. One fell from the stairs, fractured his skull and a couple of vertebra on his neck, and is still unconscious in ICU. The other, unfortunately, succumbed to his lung infection. Both still have a lot to live for, and…
All of us have fears. That is almost a given. I have yet to meet someone who has lived his or her life without any fear. The question is not whether fear exists within us. The question is what types of fear, and in what degree. One way to live our life is to live…