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“We are going to the moon—that is not very far. Man has so much farther to go within himself.” ~ Anaïs Nin

In “Yellow Woman & A Beauty Of The Spirit”, L. Silko recalls her childhood on the Leguna Pueblo reservation. Native Americans teach their children in a...

8 Things Pueblo Native Americans Teach Their Children That We Could All Learn A Lot From

Spiritual ideas can be exciting to learn and talk about; so can fitness & learning Spanish. To get from thinking to becoming spiritual practice must happen.

Why We Call It Spiritual PRACTICE

Despite science's continuing inability to clearly define it, intuition remains a vital decision-making element that all humans either engage or resist. Here are 5 particular techniques I've personally found that will help you tap into your intuition...

5 Ways To Tap Into Your Intuition

In 1988, Grete Winton came across a scrapbook in her attic. Inside, she found startling evidence of a history her husband had told her nothing about...

He Kept His Story Quiet For Five Decades. Then His Wife Found His Scrapbook In The Attic.

There are many different types of confidence, and nearly as many ways they are displayed. When it comes to women, in my experience, there are two dominant types. One propels you into success and happiness; the other sabotages it. Here are...

Women Display 2 Types of Confidence. Learning To Tell Them Apart Will Make All The Difference.

Women constantly get contradictory messages in our society, thus, as parents, instilling true self confidence in your daughter as she grows is one of the most important things we can do. Here is a short, concise checklist.

How to Instil Self-Confidence in Your Daughter: A Quick Checklist.

Everyone has a dark side, but the quality of our lives depends not only on how aware we are of this dark side, but in our success (or not) in embracing it.

Embracing Your Dark Side: The Importance of Radical Self-Acceptance

Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to measure. We can’t quantify it, or even describe exactly what it is. But we know it when we see it...

Emotional Maturity Is Something Few People Have. Here Are 5 of the Most Common Signs.

'Waking up' means beginning to care less and less about what's going on inside of other people's heads. How do you know you're getting it? If you begin exhibiting this behavior, it's a sure sign.

If You Start Exhibiting This Behaviour, It’s A Sure Sign You’re “Waking Up”

We often hear about the concept of "letting go". But what does "letting go" really mean? Here, a professional therapist & energy worker shares his wisdom...

What it Means To Truly “Let Go”, As Explained By A Talk Therapist

7 Ways A Devoted Yoga Practice Can Benefit Your Life

Poetry can be anything you want it to be. That's the point. Here are 15 of the most beautiful lines of poetry ever written.

15 of the Most Beautiful Lines of Poetry

Psychic vampires are emotionally immature individuals who unknowingly suck the time & energy from people around them. Here are 5 ways to deal with them.

Psychic Vampires: 5 Different Types And How To Deal With Them

Meditation practice is, for so many people, like a new years resolution - you're excited about it at first, but soon the novelty wears off and you give up, the fruits it has to bear never coming to be enjoyed in your life. If this sounds familiar - if you find meditation not working for you - read on.

6 Reasons Your Meditation Practice Isn’t Working, and How To Take it to The Next Level

Most of us haven't quite realized that something extraordinary is happening. A few months ago, I freed myself from standard-procedure society. I broke the chains of fear that kept me locked up into the system. Since then...

Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, And Most People Haven’t Noticed

Elizabeth Gilbert says there's eleven things we don't understand about creativity and genius. One of them is that we all have both.

Elizabeth Gilbert on Creativity, Why Fear Is Boring, and Living a Satisfying Life

It's never too late. As long as you're alive, your potential to achieve is endless. Don't believe us? Take a look at this infographic of late bloomers.

Thinking of Giving Up? Take A Look At This Infographic of Late Bloomers.

In a world of constant 'busyness' there’s little time to make the changes we need to improve our lives. Here are 4 daily habits that can help.

5 Daily Habits That Will Lead To A Better Tomorrow

What matters most in education? It may surprise many to learn that it's not the curriculum, but the relationships -- between student, teacher & parent...

What Matters Most In Education: Human Relationships

A psychiatrist and a shaman are both healers, but with much different methodology. Here's the a comparison between them, written from personal experience.

The Difference Between My Psychiatrist and My Shaman

How Contemplating Your Death, Everyday, Can Lead to an Amazing Life

Can meditation serve as a type of pandora's box? According to one clinical cognitive and behavioural psychologist and mediation expert, it can.

Meditation Can Release Demons: Bouts of Anxiety and Depression Connected to Meditation

So many people have everything the world has to offer, yet truly have nothing. Others have nothing, yet possess everything. The paradox of letting go...

The Art of Letting Go: How Giving Up Everything Can Get You Everything

Crying. It's one of the most repressed and stigmatized displays of emotion humans are capable of expressing, particularly for men, most of whom have been trained their entire lives, spoken or unspoken, that 'boys don't cry'. Yet crying is nature's way of...

Crying: An Essential Gateway to Emotional Healing

While Gandhi was undoubtedly a public figure, he also had struggles the public knew little about. Gandhi's secret fight...

Gandhi’s Secret Fight The Public Knew Little About

The Angle of Incidence: A Recovering Widower’s Reflections on Love, Life and Loss

Centuries of forced relocation, disease & genocide hid the history of the Tribal Nations from us—until now. These Tribal Nations maps, by Aaron Carapella...

Native American Tribes By Region:A Breathtakingly Expansive History

4 Life Lessons I Learned as a Jewish Teacher at an Islamic School

Overcoming The “Single Story”: 3 Inspiring Ted Talks From 3 Inspiring Women

From The Oracle of Delphi to The Sleeping Prophet: A Brief Primer on Channeling

In “Yellow Woman & A Beauty Of The Spirit”, L. Silko recalls her childhood on the Leguna Pueblo reservation. Native Americans teach their children in a...

8 Things Pueblo Native Americans Teach Their Children That We Could All Learn A Lot From

Spiritual ideas can be exciting to learn and talk about; so can fitness & learning Spanish. To get from thinking to becoming spiritual practice must happen.

Why We Call It Spiritual PRACTICE

Despite science's continuing inability to clearly define it, intuition remains a vital decision-making element that all humans either engage or resist. Here are 5 particular techniques I've personally found that will help you tap into your intuition...

5 Ways To Tap Into Your Intuition

In 1988, Grete Winton came across a scrapbook in her attic. Inside, she found startling evidence of a history her husband had told her nothing about...

He Kept His Story Quiet For Five Decades. Then His Wife Found His Scrapbook In The Attic.

There are many different types of confidence, and nearly as many ways they are displayed. When it comes to women, in my experience, there are two dominant types. One propels you into success and happiness; the other sabotages it. Here are...

Women Display 2 Types of Confidence. Learning To Tell Them Apart Will Make All The Difference.

Women constantly get contradictory messages in our society, thus, as parents, instilling true self confidence in your daughter as she grows is one of the most important things we can do. Here is a short, concise checklist.

How to Instil Self-Confidence in Your Daughter: A Quick Checklist.

Everyone has a dark side, but the quality of our lives depends not only on how aware we are of this dark side, but in our success (or not) in embracing it.

Embracing Your Dark Side: The Importance of Radical Self-Acceptance

Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to measure. We can’t quantify it, or even describe exactly what it is. But we know it when we see it...

Emotional Maturity Is Something Few People Have. Here Are 5 of the Most Common Signs.

'Waking up' means beginning to care less and less about what's going on inside of other people's heads. How do you know you're getting it? If you begin exhibiting this behavior, it's a sure sign.

If You Start Exhibiting This Behaviour, It’s A Sure Sign You’re “Waking Up”

We often hear about the concept of "letting go". But what does "letting go" really mean? Here, a professional therapist & energy worker shares his wisdom...

What it Means To Truly “Let Go”, As Explained By A Talk Therapist

7 Ways A Devoted Yoga Practice Can Benefit Your Life

Poetry can be anything you want it to be. That's the point. Here are 15 of the most beautiful lines of poetry ever written.

15 of the Most Beautiful Lines of Poetry

Psychic vampires are emotionally immature individuals who unknowingly suck the time & energy from people around them. Here are 5 ways to deal with them.

Psychic Vampires: 5 Different Types And How To Deal With Them

Meditation practice is, for so many people, like a new years resolution - you're excited about it at first, but soon the novelty wears off and you give up, the fruits it has to bear never coming to be enjoyed in your life. If this sounds familiar - if you find meditation not working for you - read on.

6 Reasons Your Meditation Practice Isn’t Working, and How To Take it to The Next Level

Most of us haven't quite realized that something extraordinary is happening. A few months ago, I freed myself from standard-procedure society. I broke the chains of fear that kept me locked up into the system. Since then...

Something Extraordinary Is Happening in the World, And Most People Haven’t Noticed

Elizabeth Gilbert says there's eleven things we don't understand about creativity and genius. One of them is that we all have both.

Elizabeth Gilbert on Creativity, Why Fear Is Boring, and Living a Satisfying Life

It's never too late. As long as you're alive, your potential to achieve is endless. Don't believe us? Take a look at this infographic of late bloomers.

Thinking of Giving Up? Take A Look At This Infographic of Late Bloomers.

In a world of constant 'busyness' there’s little time to make the changes we need to improve our lives. Here are 4 daily habits that can help.

5 Daily Habits That Will Lead To A Better Tomorrow

What matters most in education? It may surprise many to learn that it's not the curriculum, but the relationships -- between student, teacher & parent...

What Matters Most In Education: Human Relationships

A psychiatrist and a shaman are both healers, but with much different methodology. Here's the a comparison between them, written from personal experience.

The Difference Between My Psychiatrist and My Shaman

How Contemplating Your Death, Everyday, Can Lead to an Amazing Life

Can meditation serve as a type of pandora's box? According to one clinical cognitive and behavioural psychologist and mediation expert, it can.

Meditation Can Release Demons: Bouts of Anxiety and Depression Connected to Meditation

So many people have everything the world has to offer, yet truly have nothing. Others have nothing, yet possess everything. The paradox of letting go...

The Art of Letting Go: How Giving Up Everything Can Get You Everything

Crying. It's one of the most repressed and stigmatized displays of emotion humans are capable of expressing, particularly for men, most of whom have been trained their entire lives, spoken or unspoken, that 'boys don't cry'. Yet crying is nature's way of...

Crying: An Essential Gateway to Emotional Healing

While Gandhi was undoubtedly a public figure, he also had struggles the public knew little about. Gandhi's secret fight...

Gandhi’s Secret Fight The Public Knew Little About

The Angle of Incidence: A Recovering Widower’s Reflections on Love, Life and Loss

Centuries of forced relocation, disease & genocide hid the history of the Tribal Nations from us—until now. These Tribal Nations maps, by Aaron Carapella...

Native American Tribes By Region:A Breathtakingly Expansive History

4 Life Lessons I Learned as a Jewish Teacher at an Islamic School

Overcoming The “Single Story”: 3 Inspiring Ted Talks From 3 Inspiring Women

From The Oracle of Delphi to The Sleeping Prophet: A Brief Primer on Channeling

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Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi experienced an involuntary awakening at the age of 16, travelling to the holy mountain of Arunachala, Tiruvannamalai to remain there until his death in 1950. Universally recognized as one of the greatest masters of modern times, here are 20 Ramana Maharshi quotes on...

20 Ramana Maharshi Quotes on the Nature of Reality

7 Keys to Higher Consciousness Based on the Teachings of Hawaiian Shamen

7 Keys to Higher Consciousness From Hawaiian Shamans

Have you ever wanted something so bad it felt like you might die if you didn't get it? Well, one of the many secrets of zen actually has an answer to this.

How to Get What You Really, Really Want: One of the Deepest Secrets of Zen

There are a number of things in this world many consider unforgivable. Yet the inability to forgive is burden that weighs us down, sometimes long after the transgression has been committed. Here are 8 reasons to forgive even the unforgivable.

8 Reasons to Forgive Even the Unforgivable

When it rains, it pours. What did this writer do when a major life disaster struck? She survived. But not after learning some hard lessons.

5 Lessons You Learn After Surviving A Major Life Disaster

Could it be that there are few cultural myths more destructive to us as individuals than... romance? Gasp! And what about the very epitome of romance -- the ever-prevalent idea of 'soul mates'? Here we examine an idea rarely looked (because it's so un-romantic): The difference between soul mates and life partners...

The Difference Between Soul Mates and Life Partners

5 Behaviours That Show You Are Reaching a Higher Level of Consciousness

Sometimes we overthink everything. It's not good for us. Here are 14 simple reminders that will help you stop the habit and increase your happiness...

14 Simple Reminders to Keep You in Health and Happiness

People with high levels of emotional intelligence are able to recognize and regulate their own emotions, along with the emotions of those around them...

12 Tips For Improving Your Emotional Intelligence

A Back Door to Zen: The “Buddhist Cheat Sheet”

The Metta Sutta, buddha's words on kindness.

The Sublime Abiding: The Buddha’s Words on Kindness

Societies throughout history have never made progress by keeping the established norms in place. Rather, it's often been the radical free thinker who...

7 Things You Must Know to Be a Free Thinker

"Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don’t believe them." Anthony de Mello on the pain of "waking up".

Anthony de Mello Speaks About The Pain of “Waking Up”

The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe

Our cultural programming is so strong we can barely see one another. How to break free? This article begins the conversation...

Unplugging From the Matrix: How to Dissolve Cultural Boundaries and Re-uinte With Yourself and Others

It is said that the common worker accomplishes 3 hours of actual work in the average 8 hour day. So why the 40hr workweek...?

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The 40hr Workweek)

Rudolf Steiner was a 19th century Austrian mystic who created the foundations for organic agriculture, alternative education and even spoke out openly against the National Socialist Movement...

Rudolf Steiner: The Austrian Mystic Who Took on Hitler, Created Organic Agriculture and Alternative Education

Published for years as "Just for Today", discredited and turning up in numerous places, here is the original "10 Resolutions For Today".

“Just For Today”: 10 Resolutions to Make Today The Best Day

A series of selected excerpts from "Intuition - It Stands to Reason", by Paul Naras, explaining how to recognize and utilize your intuition.

Are You Intuitive? Some Insights on Intuition.

Enlightenment is a relative term - always has been, always will be. But there are aspects of it that weather the ages. From '37 Practices of a...

An Ancient Take On What It Means To Be “Woke”: 12 Practices Of A Modern Bodhisattva

There are some things in life not worth keeping. Letting go of these 19 negative qualities will aid mightily in your gaining of a lasting peace of mind.

19 Things You Need to Let Go of to Find Lasting Peace of Mind

The Law of Love: MLK, Jr. on Rediscovering Lost Values

Walt Whitman ~ This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy...

Walt Whitman: “This is What You Shall Do”

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You...

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You…

The Wise Man's 10 Rules for Life. Follow them, and find peace.

The Wise Man’s 10 Rules For Life

Buddhism is unlike many of the other religions. Why? Because it doesn't GIVE you the answers. It suggests instead, that you inquire in a different manner...

What Did the Buddha Have to Say About “Belief”? The Answer May Surprise You.

I am a Zen Master & like many before me I have written words of wisdom to encourage others to follow a similar path. Here are 12 Zen Tips to help you...

An Anonymous Monk Provides 12 Zen Tips For Finding Inner Peace

9 life lessons based on a nameless monk's studies with a Taoist for 9 ½ years, & his travels to Asia & Australia in search of other meditation teachers...

9 Powerful Life Lessons Learned from Studying With a Monk

Silence is a virtue. One that is far too overlooked in western culture. Help bring it back by simply quitting the conversations that don't matter.

In Defense of Silence: 3 Reasons to Quit Having Conversations that Don’t Matter

6 Signs You Are Actually Maturing, Not Just Aging

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There are a number of things in this world many consider unforgivable. Yet the inability to forgive is burden that weighs us down, sometimes long after the transgression has been committed. Here are 8 reasons to forgive even the unforgivable.

8 Reasons to Forgive Even the Unforgivable

When it rains, it pours. What did this writer do when a major life disaster struck? She survived. But not after learning some hard lessons.

5 Lessons You Learn After Surviving A Major Life Disaster

Could it be that there are few cultural myths more destructive to us as individuals than... romance? Gasp! And what about the very epitome of romance -- the ever-prevalent idea of 'soul mates'? Here we examine an idea rarely looked (because it's so un-romantic): The difference between soul mates and life partners...

The Difference Between Soul Mates and Life Partners

5 Behaviours That Show You Are Reaching a Higher Level of Consciousness

Sometimes we overthink everything. It's not good for us. Here are 14 simple reminders that will help you stop the habit and increase your happiness...

14 Simple Reminders to Keep You in Health and Happiness

People with high levels of emotional intelligence are able to recognize and regulate their own emotions, along with the emotions of those around them...

12 Tips For Improving Your Emotional Intelligence

A Back Door to Zen: The “Buddhist Cheat Sheet”

The Metta Sutta, buddha's words on kindness.

The Sublime Abiding: The Buddha’s Words on Kindness

Societies throughout history have never made progress by keeping the established norms in place. Rather, it's often been the radical free thinker who...

7 Things You Must Know to Be a Free Thinker

"Most people tell you they want to get out of kindergarten, but don’t believe them." Anthony de Mello on the pain of "waking up".

Anthony de Mello Speaks About The Pain of “Waking Up”

The Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe

Our cultural programming is so strong we can barely see one another. How to break free? This article begins the conversation...

Unplugging From the Matrix: How to Dissolve Cultural Boundaries and Re-uinte With Yourself and Others

It is said that the common worker accomplishes 3 hours of actual work in the average 8 hour day. So why the 40hr workweek...?

Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The 40hr Workweek)

Rudolf Steiner was a 19th century Austrian mystic who created the foundations for organic agriculture, alternative education and even spoke out openly against the National Socialist Movement...

Rudolf Steiner: The Austrian Mystic Who Took on Hitler, Created Organic Agriculture and Alternative Education

Published for years as "Just for Today", discredited and turning up in numerous places, here is the original "10 Resolutions For Today".

“Just For Today”: 10 Resolutions to Make Today The Best Day

A series of selected excerpts from "Intuition - It Stands to Reason", by Paul Naras, explaining how to recognize and utilize your intuition.

Are You Intuitive? Some Insights on Intuition.

Enlightenment is a relative term - always has been, always will be. But there are aspects of it that weather the ages. From '37 Practices of a...

An Ancient Take On What It Means To Be “Woke”: 12 Practices Of A Modern Bodhisattva

There are some things in life not worth keeping. Letting go of these 19 negative qualities will aid mightily in your gaining of a lasting peace of mind.

19 Things You Need to Let Go of to Find Lasting Peace of Mind

The Law of Love: MLK, Jr. on Rediscovering Lost Values

Walt Whitman ~ This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy...

Walt Whitman: “This is What You Shall Do”

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You...

4 Questions The Medicine Man Would Ask You…

The Wise Man's 10 Rules for Life. Follow them, and find peace.

The Wise Man’s 10 Rules For Life

Buddhism is unlike many of the other religions. Why? Because it doesn't GIVE you the answers. It suggests instead, that you inquire in a different manner...

What Did the Buddha Have to Say About “Belief”? The Answer May Surprise You.

I am a Zen Master & like many before me I have written words of wisdom to encourage others to follow a similar path. Here are 12 Zen Tips to help you...

An Anonymous Monk Provides 12 Zen Tips For Finding Inner Peace

9 life lessons based on a nameless monk's studies with a Taoist for 9 ½ years, & his travels to Asia & Australia in search of other meditation teachers...

9 Powerful Life Lessons Learned from Studying With a Monk

Silence is a virtue. One that is far too overlooked in western culture. Help bring it back by simply quitting the conversations that don't matter.

In Defense of Silence: 3 Reasons to Quit Having Conversations that Don’t Matter

6 Signs You Are Actually Maturing, Not Just Aging

One of the most ancient secrets regarding the true path to happiness, put both eloquently and simply. Read this fantastic breakdown of an immutable truth.

Want to be happy? Give up on Happiness.

The following list describes ten signs of spiritual awakening found in people who have chosen to conquer human limitations to reach the innate truth within.

10 Unmistakable Signs You Are Experiencing a Spiritual Awakening

What is Tao? This short, precise article is not a scholarly run-down of the ancient metaphysical practice, but rather a direct engagement with it.

What is Tao and How Does One Live It? 10 Pointers to ‘The Way’