The quality and direction of inner sight — concentration, self-observation, and why the mind does not stay where it is put.
When your mind is taken by anything from what you are doing, when it drifts off or your attention is distracted to something else, the first thing you need to understand in being able to master your mind is: what is your mind going to, and then, w...
They say you can’t, but of course you can. They say you can, but of course you can’t. They say you have no choice, but you always do. They say you have choice, but in reality you don’t. You can choose not to drink water, but you have no choice...
What If After releasing all desires and attachments and progressing to a state of emotional freedom, then the last thread holding us back is going to be the 'what if'. 'What if' I spoke to that person, 'what if' I did that investment, 'what if' ...
A Meditation On What You Really Are; A Means Of Developing True Connection Everything is in your mind, meaning, it's either an imagination or by using your mind, you can focus your thoughts to understand something. Everything begins in our mind w...
As Above, So Below. We can understand the mind which is spiritual in nature, by understanding the world in scientific nature. The mind is material, as water particles are in the air. Material, but so tiny we cannot see them. We learn to effect ...
Being able to accept criticism is an excellent way to improve yourself. Normally, we will not notice our shortcomings. We have become so accustomed to some character traits which are not the best of features, that we do not realize what we do. Due...
Reflect on your actions of the day without regret or self indulgence. Merely reflect about your actions objectively.. What did I do well today?. . What did I do that I should not have done?. . What didn’t I do that I should have done?. ...
This is not a good world where the just triumph or the good get what they deserve. Accept the reality that everything is by chance and not because you did something good that you should get rewarded. Be happy when you do, but do not get disappoint...
The truth is that everything just happens, good and bad, just happens. You can make something good out of everything that happens if you take control and find a way by seeing it objectively. The tree will fall, its up to you where you pitch your t...
Be objective and open minded. Although you think something is wrong, another person may see it very differently.. Allow them to have their opinion and only then do you have a right to have your own. Assume your opinion is wrong, and you may learn...
Allow for everyone to be human and scared. It's not always about you or against you personally. Sometimes you just happen to be in the way, the wrong place at the wrong time.. Let life flow and flow with it, the good and the bad. Just deal with w...
Acknowledge objectively what other people think of you; if they hate you or like you or whatever their thoughts are about you.. Find the true cause of their opinion and you will know what to change in yourself.. If you examine yourself objective...
The first step in correcting a defect is that you must know the cause of the defect, its reason for existence, why it was developed. Everything exists for a reason or purpose. It does not matter if it is a useful or productive purpose in your opin...
The saying; ‘every coin has two sides’, is used as a positive encouragement but in fact enforces a negative and limited view. It ignores the key to happiness, creativity, objectivity and finding the solution to all problems and conflicts, the thir...
If you want to change the way you think and live, you have to see the process of your thoughts, how you think, what makes you have certain thoughts, what is behind your thoughts and feelings, then when you find that, only then do you have the pote...
The mistake people make when going to workshops and courses is that they think they can learn something, but normally people find that they forget what they learnt very quickly. The problem is in the analogy of being a sponge to water. The water ...
There is a big difference between observation and absorption of events. The concept of self observation is quite old, we have talked about it often as Gurdjieff and Ouspensky have taught, and yet as much as I teach this method of awakening, peopl...
If you have constant remembrance and express thoughts of appreciation and gratitude for everything you received, there is very little room in your heart and mind for self-pity and negative emotions because it is always filled with love and gratitu...
It is very important to remove all negative emotions, and that means also remove all negative memories, if you want a peaceful life. People rarely consider how a negative memory from long ago can effect and destroy their energy for the rest of th...
Try this exercise. Notice how when someone tells you something or you see something, how quickly your mind thinks it understands it. That is the problem. We must catch that reaction, stop it and remember that we can never know the true depth of w...
Opposing Polarities May Cooperate With Each Other Or They Conflict To Varying Degrees Fluidity is the answer to all confusing statements. Fluidity is the key to wisdom. This article will discuss fluidity, its meaning and use. If to you, for exam...
Many people would like to be more present, awake, aware, as well as financially successful and equally importantly, have better relationships with someone who is actually ‘there’. In my years of trying to teach people how to attain these qualitie...
Not caring is an empty, dead feeling. Not being concerned is a very alive vibrant feeling that can come by keeping the awareness in the chest with no other thought, fully present. One is full and the other is empty. For this to be a full feeling,...
This article is about how to increase your awareness, learning how to hold your tongue, to not say the wrong thing and, not stick your foot in your mouth. All this is achieved by removing selfish desires. You may not realize how much of your life...
We listen with intellect, interpreting words and identifying their meaning in the dictionary of our personal vocabulary. Deeper emotions and hidden meanings in spiritual matters must be felt, sensed in your body. Knowledge cannot always be convey...
We want to be rich so we do not have to do anything that we do not want to do, like go to work at a job we do not like or deal with the hassles of life because we cannot afford to just pay the money and be done with it. We want to live in a peace...
The only difference between a baby and adult is the passage of time. What happens in the passage of time? The accumulation of experiences. Experiences are stored as memories. Memories keep our mind occupied with either pains, fears, regrets or, de...
***“...From very young, we are taught to ask questions,*** ***so we keep asking until we find answers…”*** This is a quote from Nobel prize winner, Dan Shechtman, in response to being asked why there are such a high percentage of Jewish nobel pr...
Being alone can be the best or the worst, it depends on if you are empty or full. To be alone and have nothing to do can be a wonderful feeling without any obligations or stresses. But if that space is empty, it soon becomes painful, so we seek a...
Intuition is basically information about what is going to happen, which has nothing to do with what you want to happen in your life or at the moment. What blocks you from hearing the voice of perfect intuition is your ego and your desires. If you ...
Everyone knows that a coin only has two sides. But what defines a ‘side’? If the coin can stand or sit on it, then it must be a side. Heads, tails and the edge. Yes, a coin can sit on its edge, so that must be a side. To be on one of the two side...
This is an excellent exercise to attain an objective detachment to events and retain a freedom from being negatively emotionally effected. The exercise is; ***Do not say anything that will not serve a useful purpose.*** Most often, when someone...
All religious and spiritual practices ultimately serve one purpose; to reflect on who you are as a human being by discovering the true nature of your personality. The method I present to you here allows us to discover who we truly are rather than ...
The cause of many mistakes and arguments is due to a lack of attention to instructions, or the conversation. This is a frustrating problem because most people are reasonably intelligent and can focus or appear to focus on a conversation well enoug...
I can tell you your block of finding happiness, but you will not understand. This is normal, and why it is the greatest stumbling block for a seeker of truth. Truth of the Universe and truth of oneself. It is that you do not understand what there...
The search for knowledge and self-improvement drives many people in the path of personal growth. Knowledge and information are not the same although our educated minds have confused the two and made them one from the intellectual point of view. I...
Asking for the truth is the ultimate question but first we have to know how to know it. The way is through direct experience by our objective observation of our self. Can you see how subjective you are in your view of everything you encounter. ...
Many people think they have a bad memory or simply cannot think straight. There are too many events which turn out that we forget something or neglect to prepare for the obvious, and this is attributed to a bad memory. What if it has nothing to do...
The difference of reality and illusion of life is what keeps us present or not present. If you live with reality you will be present, if you deny reality you live in illusion and cannot be present. The reality is; from the instant you are conceiv...
This is a follow up to the article entitled ‘The Eleventh Hour’, in which we discussed the value and need of a deadline. Now we shall discuss where the power of having a deadline comes from. The reason desires do not make things happen is because...
Being present and feeling bliss is the moment in which you are not thinking of anything else, hence the concept that we are already enlightened, is because what prevents enlightenment is living in thoughts of past or future, i.e., memories. By be...
Everything we are, meaning our reactions to situations, thoughts and emotions, is all based on our memories. Many of our pains and pleasures are felt when we think about, or associate the current moment, to an event that happened in the past, thus...
The definition of a school is a place in which people who can and wish to learn meet with one or more people who can and wish to teach. It is not a building or a place, the entire planet is a school, or is not, depending on the minds of the peopl...
Where did you learn how to see. How did you acquire vision. What is vision. Let us look at the actual process of seeing. Before we can see anything, there must be something to look at. So the first step is that something exists. Then that obj...
In our search for knowledge which we hope will make our life better, we take any opportunity that we are convinced will benefit us. The problem is that we trust others who appear to be in an authoritative position and are presented as trustworth...
Many spiritual schools or paths have their own particular mantras, a word or short phrase that one repeats constantly to keep ones mind focused on God. The Law of Attraction for money shown in The Secret and other goals have their own mantras. I ...
This is an exercise which I suggest doing for one month or longer. I would really appreciate hearing your results since it is a matter of great interest and a worthy study. Finding the true root cause of anything is the method to eliminate even s...
Law of Attraction - Mind Series Here is a little exercise that you can do in just a few minutes which can yield some interesting experiences about your mind and its multiplicity. You can do this with any reading material, a book, magazine it doe...
Law of Attraction - Mind Series Knowledge of how something functions is vital to being able to use it, be it a nuclear power plant or a can opener. If we do not know what it is and how it works and how to use it properly, it is of little or no u...
Law of Attraction - Books Series When we read something inspirational or poetic for example, our ability to understand is limited to what we have previously experienced. Everything is taken with identification in the literal sense, we try to ide...
As long as there is more than one thing involved in any situation, and there always is, they have a point at which they meet. This meeting point is often overlooked or simply not recognized that it exists, and so problems are difficult to solve a...
Everything has a prerequisite. If you want to bake a cake, you need a hot oven aside from all the ingredients. To have a hot oven, you need electricity or gas to heat the oven. To have that, you need the delivery system to bring the power to the h...
The ability to think creatively is developed with exercise, otherwise it dies off. Our world makes all things far to simple and so this ability is rapidly atrophying. All we do is push a button and it is done. I am sure we have all had experience...
Get an eye pillow. You can get one in a new age book shop or pharmacy or health nutrition store. It is a small silk pillow about 7 cm by 15 cm long with some scented stuff inside. When you are sitting somewhere for a while, and you will not need ...
To succeed in life, both in the world of business, relationships and other things, as well as succeed in the inner world, the spiritual world, you must learn to accept reality and your actions as they are without trying to make things fit your ima...
