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The End of Struggle

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"Many people think that enlightenment is an altered state of consciousness. Actually, what we perceive every day through the distorted lens of ego is the truly altered state - we see things that don't exist, we believe things that aren't happening, and we live in a false world of our own creation." - Adyashanti, The End of Your World (2008) Previous articles in this series have addressed the key myths that stand in the way of awakening. For the opportunity to awaken is very real and ever … [Read more...]

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

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lafontaine

"Strange fascination, fascinating me Ah changes are taking the pace I'm going through" So I turned myself to face me... Just gonna have to be a different man" - David Bowie, excerpts from "Changes" Oh, man are we going through some stuff as deep, rapid, fundamental changes demand our attention. Did I mention relentless? You're probably not so surprised because we've been talking about these things for years, but your experience might be different than imagined. I'll bet you didn't know … [Read more...]

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The Awakening

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laval

I guess it was my time or, rather, God’s time. I was 29 years old. I had a good husband and I was a successful model and dancer. By conventional standards, I had an enviable life and yet I felt somehow empty. Something was haunting me. Then, during a routine check-up, my doctor told me that my uterus had completely dissolved and I would never menstruate again. I would never have any children. I was devastated by the news and was telling a friend about it when she told me about an upcoming … [Read more...]

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Talking Books & Ideas

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The following events will feature book discussions and authors who will speak on their work in the Twin Cities: Monday, April 20, 7:30 p.m. – Katrina Uhly, Darlyne Bailey, and Kelly Mcnall Koney discuss their book, Sustaining Our Spirits: Women Leaders Thriving for Today or Tomorrow, at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Minneapolis. “Women who lead are not unlike the many animals and plants around the world that face real peril when they lack a consistent, nurturing … [Read more...]

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Midwest Creativity Exchange Retreat offers New Ideas

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The public is invited to renew creative spirit at the 2009 Midwest Creativity Exchange, a three-day weekend retreat that will expose you to new ideas to apply to your work life and the life of your work. The retreat will be June 5-7 at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, MN. The Midwest Creativity Exchange is a sister retreat to the Creativity Institute’s Next Idea Creativity Conference, held annually in New Lebanon, NY. The Midwest Creativity Exchange’s program is based on the Next … [Read more...]

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Nature Walk

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I walk the path of nature      Birds and butterflies          in their freedom flight Flowers in bloom      In a kaleidoscope of colors      Fragrance in the air         brings memories of love The sound of the wind      and the swishing of the river          stirs my soul              like a melody of a love song Silence becomes me      Peace, Joy, Happiness         shouting in me            till it reaches the … [Read more...]

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Watch and Be Cured

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orna_musicalchairs

As a visitor at the Tel Aviv art festival, I was standing in one of the pavilions among dozens of people, staring with wonder at their responses to the exhibit. Their integration with the marvelous paintings was almost instantaneous – something positive had flown forth from the artwork and improved their feelings. An atmosphere of joy, revival and encouragement was clearly visible in the audience which had already absorbed a lot that evening. It was obvious that these paintings of Orna … [Read more...]

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Open Your Heart

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reiter

Our society operates from the head, carefully thinking, weighing the pros and cons and making decisions that make sense based on the current situation. We may have a choice on Sunday night to prepare for a Monday morning presentation or to watch a movie. Our heart may beg us for the relaxing, enjoyable entertainment, but our mind tells us to run through that presentation one more time.... Seems like a fairly logical choice, even though you spent the past two weeks working on the presentation … [Read more...]

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Invest in Joy

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harwig1

Lately, it seems that all we are talking, reading and hearing about on the news is the economy and, more specifically, when it will “recover.” We are in the midst of amazing times, and the politician and pundits are working on all sorts of plans to “stimulate” the economy for a full recovery. Well, I am not at all certain the economy will recover. I am actually not that convinced it is even sick. And I am rather certain that no amount of stimulation will change what is … [Read more...]

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Reclaiming Jesus from the Christians

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“All great truths begin as blasphemy” – George Bernard Shaw In 325 AD, a band of power-hungry Christians wrote into law one of the biggest lies in history: that Jesus died for our sins. Twisted into that lie was the “holy order” that all Christians must be absolved from the shame of being responsible for his gruesome and painful crucifixion or perish in the “eternal flames of hell.” An army of Christian soldiers was dispatched to destroy the sacred teachings of the mystical … [Read more...]

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