personal transformation
all will dawn upon you….
You need not get at it, for you are it. It will get at you, if you give it a chance. Let go your attachment to the unreal and the real will swiftly and smoothly step into its own. Continue reading
What kind of stories are you telling yourself and telling about yourself?
Language is the paintbrush by which you paint what is real for you. People mistakenly think that they are reporting on the way things are with their language when what they are really doing is creating. Continue reading
path to transformation is specific to each person…
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother did not codify a set of techniques in their teachings. Maintaining that the path to transformation is specific to each person, they instead emphasized an ecumenical approach comprising skillful aspiration, rejection, and surrender as means to progress. Continue reading
making your life a worthy expression
How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence . . . when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? Continue reading
Book Recommendation : The Law of Attraction Made Simple by Jonathan Manske
I knew about this book for a couple of years, but didn’t buy it, figuring “What else can be said about the law of attraction that hasn’t already been said 10,00 times?” Finally I did, and it was a revelation! I would have to say it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. His explanation that the law of attraction is like gravity at last made the concept concrete to me, and I have used several of his techniques over and over. I especially like the “wonder” concept, the difference between being “committed” to an outcome versus “attached”, and the Grand Canyon technique. The situation I’ve been visualizing has become stronger and stronger, not only in the exercise, but also in real life! Thanks, Jonathan, for this rich source of simple, intriguing methods…
– Feedback from Connie Ellefson
Meditation is a lot like cultivating a new land
Meditation is called the Great Teacher. It is the cleansing crucible fire that works slowly but surely, through understanding. The greater your understanding, the more flexible and tolerant, the more compassionate you can be. You become like a perfect parent or an ideal teacher. You are ready to forgive and forget. You feel love toward others because you understand them, and you understand others because you have understood yourself. You have looked deeply inside and seen self-illusion and your own human failings, seen your own humanity and learned to forgive and to love. When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic. An accomplished meditator has achieved a profound understanding of life, and he or she inevitably relates to the world with a deep and uncritical love. Continue reading
So, what do you want to be when you grow up?
| HABIT 2 – BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND |
Habit 2 is based on imagination–the ability to envision in your mind what you cannot at present see with your eyes. It is based on the principle that all things are created twice. There is a mental (first) creation, and a physical (second) creation. The physical creation follows the mental, just as a building follows a blueprint. If you don’t make a conscious effort to visualize who you are and what you want in life, then you empower other people and circumstances to shape you and your life by default. It’s about connecting again with your own uniqueness and then defining the personal, moral, and ethical guidelines within which you can most happily express and fulfill yourself. Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and destination, and then continue by flexing your proactive muscles to make things happen. -Stephen Covey from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People |
The Law of Attraction and the Law of Action are like your two legs
Somewhere in your life you have probably been told that hard work is the key to success. If this were in fact true, the people who are working two or three jobs to keep their head above water would be tremendously successful. Continue reading
How many trees have you hit by focusing on what you do not want?
I used to teach a mountain biking class. One of the things I would teach people is how to ride between two trees that are close together. Continue reading
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