“Human beings are innately kind, when their minds are not distorted and their vision impaired by the false teaching of any selfish interest, political propaganda, and racial or religious difficulties.” ~ Alice A. Bailey, 1880-1949, Theosophist and Author on Esoteric Spirituality
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What Is Mindfulness? The most common version of Mindfulness Practice is Stillness Mindfulness, which is sitting still and releasing awareness of all that is going on in one’s life, surroundings, thoughts, emotions, and body. To sit still and hold one’s attention on a singular point of focus like a candle flame or the breath moving
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Without Conscious Questions, Information is Just Noise! There is little point or value in continuously exposing your mind to more and more thoughts and information, for without prepared space within you, it will either simply pass through you, not sticking at all, or it will lead to overwhelm and confusion. We need somewhere for the
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Emotional Intelligence is not the same as Feeling Literacy We’ve possibly all heard of the concept of Emotional Intelligence, which refers to how aware and considerate we are of our own and other’s emotions, and sometimes includes our degree of emotional control. However, our emotions are but one of seven different and distinct levels or
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Motion Does Not Have to be Mindless Motion It is said quite often these days, that emotion can be seen as “e-motion,” or energy in motion. Along with this sharing usually comes the implication that we must keep this energy in motion, else it stagnates, and sickness will follow. There is some truth to these
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“Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Political Figure, Diplomat, and Activist Please see my Gem Post: Focus Determines Vibration and Energy – for a dive into what these different levels of focus do to our vibrations!
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Our Focus Determines the Quality of Our Awareness Our Focus will determine not just the size of our Minds, but also the quality of our Awareness and Level of Vibration and Energy! We have all heard the expression: “Small minds speak about People, Average minds speak about Events, Great minds speak about Ideas.” But did
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Thoughts can limit us or ease the way to liberation! As we think, so we create. And it is both the Nature and Content of our thoughts that either opens or closes the way to our Higher Selves. That we think is a given, but the quality of those thoughts is imperative to consider. For
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This Mantra is possibly more of a simple song, or poem even. Its intention is to align a “new beginning” to some of the qualities of the lower four elements – air, fire, water, and earth. Starting with Clear Sight, and ending with deep Silent Bliss. The elements are referenced in reverse order –
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Some Reflections on “Advanced” Consciousness What is the goal of mindfulness? What is it you hope to achieve? Let’s say you’ve gotten there… then what? You’ve sat for 25 minutes, and no thoughts, feelings or sensations have pulled your attention away. You now feel centred and at peace. You open your eyes… Now what? What’s
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