No U in Love...

by: John Ptacek  Love is where you are not.   It would bomb as a pick up line, but it’s a concept of love worth pondering. They are the words of Jiddu Krishnamurti, a renowned spiritual teacher who traveled the world in the twentieth century extolling the merits of self-inquiry.   At first the statement comes across like one of those if-a-tree-falls-in-the-woods Zen mind benders, but spend a few moments with it...

Suffering as Initiation...

by: Alice Muscat Why is there pain and suffering in the world? This age-old question has been knocking at my door these past six months, begging for an answer. Last November I was present during a friend’s labor and delivery. As the labor continued, I placed my hands upon her to help with the contractions and pain on and on through the night, getting more and more intense.  I wondered why (Genesis aside) a woman must...

Raising Our Vibration...

by: Jay Joseph As the planet is going through it’s own shifting of consciousness and raising her vibration, so are all of us who inhabit her. The Harmonic Convergence in 1987 opened a door to higher consciousness on this planet. This was not the first, nor will it be the last door opening to help us raise our vibration or consciousness. September 9, 2009 (9-9-9) brought a major shift of energy and since then we have been...

Cleansing Your Aura...

by: Lauren Hennis In parapsychology and many forms of spiritual practice, an aura is a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding a person.  Some believe that an aura can connote a persons well being and how they interact with the rest of the universe. It is told that an aura is like a magnet.  Picking up vibrational energy that floats around everywhere.  So it is truly believed that having a clean aura can help fight...

Energy For Physical Healing: Pranic, Tantric, And ...

by: Tomer You have probably come across exotic-sounding terms such as “chakra”, “prana”, “aura”, and “tantra” in your course of reading books on spirituality, sex, and healing in the New Age literature section of the bookstore. But what’s the real scoop behind these exotic vocabularies? Are All Energy Healings the Same? Chakra or energy center is a term used in Pranic healing, an ancient Hindu system of...

The Rainbow Dharma...

By: Tan Swie Hian “In the wilderness, the voyager told the great white light, `I cannot look into you.’ The light immediately turned itself into eight rainbows.” Or are the above mentioned phenomena just another way of describing how the various regions of the brain communicate better as a result of meditation – which they do when you see the results of the scientific measurements and listen to...

What is Yoga?...

A lot of people believe that Yoga is only stretching.  To be truthful, stretching is a major involvement, but yoga is more about creating balance with the body developing strength and flexibility.  This is accomplished by the performing diffrent poses and postures. Each pose, posture has its own physical benefit.  The different poses can be done quickly, with breathing being a major part between the poses (i.e....

Yoga Nidra...

Yoga Nidra, may be rendered in English as “yogic sleep” or “sleep of the yogis”. There are numerous traditions of Yoga Nidra sadhana that have been transmitted through parampara within the Indian religions. These aspects may include disciplines and traditions of dream, sleep and yoga. Fundamentally, Yoga Nidra is engaged to prepare and refine a sadhaka spiritually, emotionally, mentally and physically...

Meditative Deep Relaxation – Yoga Nidra and ...

Yoga is probably best known as a comfortable form of relaxation, both on a physical and mental level, but it involves a lot more than that. Relaxation is only the first step. It is easy to practice Yoga Nidra. You lie completely motionless on your back, and listen to the instructions given. The technique is used by people who need an effective relaxation. Many use the Yoga Nidra tape or CD without having any other knowledge...

Attitude or Insight...

“Can you still feel frustrated and inadequate even though you may have meditated for many years?” a journalist asked me recently, “or do you go around with a permanent smile on your face?” That question made me think of a peticular woman in one of my meditation courses. When she would come home after her meditation, her children would rush boisterously up to her and hug her. She wanted to remain in the...