De-Weed your mind

I recently wrote a post about the health producing effects of weeding your garden . I came up with the idea that we could also remove the weeds from our minds.
So what are some of the weeds which grow in and ruin our minds:

Bad habits.
Negative attitude.
Negative emotions.
Resentments.

I’m sure I may have left out quite a [...]

Learn something new every day

In today’s fast paced, rapidly changing world we need to learn new things just keep up. At the same time, the Internet and computers have made learning extremely easy. Just search for free tutorials and you’ll find free tutorials in just about any topic you may be interested in.
There is also so much information available [...]

The journey

I was driving North on PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) in Laguna Beach. I typically change lanes at appropriate places in Laguna Beach where thanks to tourists the traffic is slow in season. Today, the lane I changed into because it is always the fast lane at that place was extremely slow.
I started getting a bit [...]

Who is in charge

Have you ever wondered who is causing your actions. Who is making your choices for you?
Most people imagine that they are in charge of themselves. They think, "I’m not an addict or possessed. I must be in control."
Now, this is not a philosophical article about free will but about the psychological aspects of our behavior.
We [...]

You really are not the target

I was driving to one of my favorite places the library and had to turn right. The light was green and this guy was crossing the road. So I waited for him to get to my side. He was texting while crossing and even though he saw and was aware of the fact that I [...]

Get up extra early now and then

This morning I woke up at four a.m. and decided to get up rather than go back yo sleep. I meditated using “Japa meditation,” by listening to Wane Dyre’s “Meditation for manifestation” CD. In the “Japa meditation” you repeat the sound “Ah” which is similar to “Hah” breathing of the Hawaii esoteric tradition of Huna.
I’ll [...]

Oh, but it tastes so delicious

A man is minding his own business, not harming anyone when he hears an angry roar from behind. He starts running away from the terrifying scream. Soon in the distance he sees a hungry tiger chasing him.
He continues to sprint away as fast as he can and gets to a precipice. The tiger leaps toward [...]

Twelve Ways of Realizing Me by Meher Baba

Meher Baba (Merwan Sheriar Irani) was an Indian mystic who from July 10th, 1925, to the end of his life, stopped talking and kept total silence. He communicated by means of an alphabet board or by unique hand gestures. The following appears at the back of some of his books and is quoted by Wayne [...]

Accept setbacks and move on

There are times when you do your best and even so things do not go your way. There are times that you do your duty to your company and after thirty six years you are laid off because you have seniority and the company wants to retain the cheapest employees.
As the Buddha said life is [...]

Start each day by reading an inspiring piece

Earlier I wrote a post about starting each day on a positive note. Here I suggest that one great way of starting your day (especially if it’s your Sabbath – remember that the different Abrahamic religions celebrate the Sabbath on Friday, Saturday and Sunday – I don’t know about the other religions and spiritual traditions) [...]

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