The word is Sanskrit and translates literally as "enlightenment" (bodhi) and "being" or "existence" (sattva). Buddhists believe that a bodhisattva is a particular kind of enlightened being – one whose compassion runs so deep that he or she resists a final dissolution of the soul into Eternity until all sentient beings have themselves attained liberation from suffering. The bodhisattva will continue to reincarnate in unenlightened worlds, at great personal risk and at times with considerable agony, in order to serve as a beacon of light, guiding seekers to higher consciousness and, hopefully, Ultimate Freedom.
In this remarkable collection of interviews with seven people who've died, Irene Kendig, with the help of a gifted medium, explores what happens when we transition from physical to non-physical reality. Each of the seven dialogues begins with the same question: What did you experience when you released your last breath on earth?
This book is for anyone has ever wondered whether there is a Heaven or a Hell, a Judgment Day, or a reunion with loved ones. It will illuminate and inspire your heart and mind whether you believe in an afterlife or not. These dialogues explore life from a spiritual perspective, which elevates consciousness and empowers you to make choices in alignment with your soul’s purpose.
The responses offered by Ms. Kendig's loved ones not only diminish fear of dying, they provide solace and strength for those who grieve, and inspire all to live courageously, joyfully, and respectfully . . . now.
This meaningful and rare collection of over 400 illuminating insights from award winning author J.M.Harrison is a breath of fresh air for all seekers of the inner Self. A beautiful fusion of mainstream spirituality, esoteric oneness and non-duality, NAKED BEING provides a powerful foundation for positive and lasting life changes. In clear, precise and thought provoking terms the author gently guides the reader towards pure consciousness, and points to the Wholeness beyond. The powerful effects from implementing this insightful teaching are profoundly beneficial to our lives, health and relationships, for by reading and contemplating NAKED BEING we can recognize what it really means to come home. If you're looking for the purpose of being and the way to the Heart of your True Nature then you will find this book of limitless benefit. As Linda Panell reveals in her foreword "NAKED BEING is true freedom - a breathtaking ride."
The quest for lasting love is one of life’s essential pursuits, in some ways the most essential. But it’s also a quest that’s impossible to separate from spiritual and sexual needs. In Eros Ascending, author John Maxwell Taylor offers a wide-ranging study of sexual dysfunction in society and explains how healthy sexuality can be an entryway to universal love and higher consciousness.
Based on Taylor’s twenty-three-year experience with Taoist practices, the book presents an engaging analysis of love, relationships, and sexuality from spiritual, romantic, and sexual perspectives. Taylor melds essential ideas by Jung, Gurdjieff, and Taoist Master Mantak Chia with science, biology, spiritual tradition, and current popular culture to shed new light on this eternal yet misunderstood subject.
Not just for couples, the book is equally useful for single people who want to understand the methods for “learning to love yourself ” in preparation for a fulfilling, long-term relationship. Taylor draws on his eclectic background as a successful playwright, composer, actor, and musician in this persuasive plan for converting ordinary sexual energy into food for the soul.
It’s All Thought! The Science, Psychology, and Spirituality of Happiness by Terry L. Neal explores how cutting-edge scientific discoveries confirm that anyone can find their true path to happiness and well-being. Using a system developed and taught by Neal while in Federal prison on IRS charges, It’s All Thought! The Science, Psychology, and Spirituality of Happiness can help guide you to a fuller, richer, better way of life. Neal first introduces basic concepts of astronomy, quantum physics, biology, the brain, mind, and free will. Next, he shows you how to chart a new course by dipping into psychology, philosophy, and spiritual thinking. Designed to be both a teaching tool and a road map, It’s All Thought! The Science, Psychology, and Spirituality of Happiness proves that your subconscious belief patterns ultimately produce the results you experience in life.
Just below the surface of our modern world lurks a hidden energy structure created purposely, during the 5,000-year Patriarchy, to limit the consciousness of each and every human being. When three women trained in the mystical arts unite to take this structure apart, they are catapulted into the corridors of power, the recesses of their own minds, and the expanding consciousness of a new age. Unplugging the Patriarchy reveals an x-ray view of the world in which we live. It is a testament to feminine power, service, and love - an unforgettable novel that will inspire you to unplug the Patriarchy within yourself.
In the wake of life-changing events -- whether as global in reach as the terrorist attacks on September 11 or as personal as the death of a child -- the first question that springs to mind is "Why?" Why do good people suffer pain and loss? Why does God allow these things to happen?
In this simple, straightforward book, Bruce Henderson tackles some of the most difficult questions that people of faith face in their lives. He describes a universe in which God allows us free will and choice, subtly guiding the course of our lives with an insight no mortal can comprehend. Pain and suffering ultimately lead to good, and as we walk the path, we draw ever closer to heaven.
What began as an honest desire to support a healing ministry around diabetes turned into a treacherous journey full of paradox, irony and tension over keeping the diabetes healing solely among a select group within the community versus sharing it with other; the medical community and the people cultures of the world. A potential union of friends including Avery, Akiere and Pitman turned into a polarized set of extremes with so much to gain or lose. Avery, on one side stood for sharing the blessing with the world, but consumed with selfishness and rage, Pitman on the other side wanted to keep the gift within the isolated community and remove Avery from the team.
Eventually Crystal, Avery’s wife, took this feud as an opportunity to align with Pitman who could settle some old wounds for her. Her plans with Pitman to make Avery their target were full of mis-steps and lingering investigations which ended with them leaving the country. Amidst all the intrigue, the healing went on for all who came. The option to beat diabetes lay squarely within the range of faith and belief in God’s power and the support of the medical community. God’s will and purpose to share the healing of diabetes were kept alive for all around the world.
"I came into this body with no-thing : without my name, my mind, my ego and without any material thing. It is assured that I will leave this body with no-thing. What is the nature of this "I" which existed before all these things were attached to it........? What is the nature of this Consciousness, this Awareness, that existed as "I" before entering this body? Who is this "I" that I am? Who amongst us will dare to ask.....?" If you would reflect on "Who am I?" in your search for Self Realisation this small volume may be the invitation you seek and the map you require on your personal journey. The travelling may not be easy as you are invited to drop all the masks and kick away the crutches. But as the fog lifts and the clouds clear away you will become aware that the Realisation of True Self is the essential factor rendering as decoration and side show all other activities pursued in life. You have within you all that is required and membership of this club is guaranteed with endless benefits......
With these words, Diana Archer embarks on a fateful quest for the answers that elude us all. Guided by a mysterious teacher and her own knowing heart, she awakens to the preciousness of life and soon discovers that the secrets of the universe really aren't secret. Adventure, danger, and even romance are drawn to Diana as she searches for the tools she needs to change her fortune and her life. Everything hangs in the balance when she faces the ultimate challenge: can she alter her destiny and can she do it in time? ReBecoming is a hopeful and humorous spiritual odyssey, merging fiction with ageless wisdom. Find out why it's the only relationship guide you will ever need and how a tale of today can improve your future forever.
From the Author: "I am often told I wear my heart on my sleeve. In this book of poetry, I wear my heart and soul on paper, warts and all as they say. Throughout my life's greatest loves and losses poetry has been my voice and comfort. They are my testament of faith, struggles, and life lessons."
Do you want to be happy? Of course! We all want to be peaceful, purposeful, and experience authentic, lasting joy. The Sky is Green and the Grass is Blue, offers fresh, fun, and surprising ways to live in lasting happiness. All ages will enjoy learning how to transform ANYTHING bad into a diamond you LOVE. Ready to receive a powerful, and effective mind vitamin to be happy? These pages were written for you!
A blend of spiritual and practical material, Spiritual Clearings offers a comprehensive checklist of situations that may require a personal, home, property, or business clearing, from confronting illness or feeling “stuck” in life, to having trouble selling a home, to high employee turnover. In addition to describing energetic blockages, such as negative thought forms, author Diana Burney also discusses different categories of energy, its presence in the invisible world, and the unseen influences or beings that may be drawn to discordant energy. Through spiritual clearings, Burney proposes, we can release our own negativity as well as guide unseen negative forces toward the light. The book’s clearing rituals include prayers that invoke the assistance of higher beings such as archangels and Ascended Masters, incantations and chants from different spiritual traditions, the visualization of divine light and the violet flame, and the expression of gratitude. Additional meditation and visualization exercises, descriptions of divine beings, and a summary of the universal laws provide readers with a clear path to fulfilling their potential and creating a personal environment of confidence, creativity, love, and acceptance.
We live in a world of many wars. Not only pitting brother against brother in a blood battle, we also are living amidst a war on drugs, a war on global warming, a war on Internet crimes, a war on inflating costs and a war within ourselves. But truth tells us that a bullet never trumps a principle, be it a nuclear warhead or pulling a Judas. Socrates said, "Know thyself. The only life worth living is a principled one." He was right then and his philosophy holds steadfast today. The only way to discover the authentic being Socrates referred to is to die to self. Until the soul stands naked and free, we can only see the world in shades of gray. When we rid ourselves of the garbage that has accumulated around our hearts, crushing our life force, glory shines in Technicolor.
This book is a spiritual voyage through the intricate workings of the heart and mind. You will be immersed in a transformation. Delight in the international excursion with Christel the Butterfly. Let Christel guide you on a 171-day journey of strengthening character, enhancing friendships, experiencing wisdom, facing reality and embracing the love of God.
An exceptionally original riff on Alice in Wonderland, Daniel Silberberg’s Wonderland uses Lewis Carroll’s classic story as a jumping-off point to convey the Zen concept of “One Mind”. Using a lively mix of tone, quotation, and levels of discourse, he references everything from Timeless Spring and the Diamond Sutra to Kill Bill and ketchup, creating a unique contribution to contemporary American Zen that honors its historic roots while striking out into fresh areas. With stories from his own life as well as from the larger cultural swirl around him, Silberberg reflects on the differences between how we perceive the world and the way it actually is. His take on a variety of Buddhist ideas and concepts is immediately useful and relevant, enabling readers to address many of the issues they deal with in their own practices.
Globally our universe is undergoing dynamic change. How will this change affect us? How will we embrace our diversity? As we reside within a living environment experienced through an expression of free will, our creative designer extends an invitation to us to choose which dimension we will reside within. Will we choose to live in harmony and balance with all who inhabit our world, or will we choose to become imbedded in perpetual chaos and our ultimate destruction? Discover your spiritual heritage and learn to embrace your individual mastery. Know why extending a personal invitation to God to become part of your life is so essential. Discover what awaits our future as we move closer to creating a world of peace and abundance.
The Angels and Me is a collection of illuminating and moving true stories seen through the eyes of Elaine M. Grohman, angel reader and energy healer, and her clients. This book allows the reader to view the transformations that she has witnessed, shining a light on this experience called Life. Elaine M. Grohman is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner, an Associate Polarity Practitioner and an Angel Therapy Practitioner. Her experiences of working as both an energy healer and angel therapy practitioner help us to understand that we are never truly alone, and that Life supports us and offers us the opportunity to wonder and experience its great mysteries.
Sister Annalisa Basanjo heals the lame and the blind. She foretells events. She may even bring the dead back to life. Annalisa rises against a background of murder, betrayal, and assassination to become the pope and the world plunges into war, the Church teeters on ruin, and terrorism runs rampant as she introduces her new way. Is Annalisa a savior or the long-predicted false prophet who will cause the downfall of the Church and lead the world order to ruin? Four special people are destined to answer this question, for the female pope indeed carries a secret within her that will transform the world-one way or the other.
Caduceus identifies the initial, common and unifying element of our religious and spiritual movements. It is a unique spiritual text for a new era. Unique in character as Hamilton bases this text on fact and best evidence from a variety of sources which transcends the globe and its religions. After posing difficult questions to the ‘scientific fraternity’ Caduceus opens the mind with anomalies in ancient histories and thereafter reveals details of a specific and profound subjective experience. This ‘illuminating’ experience is evidenced in many ancient spiritual and religious texts and several philosophical works. Indeed it has been experienced, spoken or written of by some of the greatest minds in history such as Plato, Nietzsche, Jung and by many others but moreover by the initiators of our religious and spiritual movements. With this preponderance of evidence, how has this experience remained unacknowledged by so many and for as long? Hamilton cites this very specific experience as being at the emergence of our religions, at the very foundations of our spiritual thought and therefore the codes by which we live today. It has pervaded our lives and our existence yet we know little of this experience and of the global unifying potential it affords. Furthermore evidence is provided pertaining to the remarkable and perplexing parallels of this experience to that of the ‘near-death experience.’ What does this all mean? ... You let the evidence decide.
War exposes the divide between who we think we are and how we behave in extreme situations. Commander Sheri Snively has crafted a vivid, unsettling, and ultimately hopeful personal account of the effects of the Iraq war on soldiers and civilians alike who find themselves astride that dilemma.
From her unique perspective as a Navy Quaker chaplain serving with the Marines working amid the boredom, tension, and seemingly meaningless carnage at a trauma hospital and morgue between Ramadi and Fallujah, Commander Snively negotiates a compassionate path to healing marked not by formulaic answers, but by an open and questioning spirit.
Lavishly adorned with the author's own evocative photographs, Heaven in the Midst of Hell is a compelling and unforgettable journey into the human soul.
