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Your food cravings unlock the answers

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christopher

Many people try to use willpower to improve their diet and lose weight. Unfortunately, most people end up failing because it is very difficult to maintain a self-induced willpower over an extended period of time. Consider a different approach instead. Within your very cravings lie the keys to unlock true success for long-term health and weight loss. Trust and understand that the body is a brilliant machine that needs certain ingredients to run well. If you start to give your body what it … [Read more...]

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Truth Is What The Darkness Most Fears

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sedona

(An invitation to James Arthur Ray and those impacted by the events of October 8, 2009) First of a three-part series At the outset of this series of articles, offered in three parts, I feel compelled to acknowledge that although I have followed the events of and related to James Arthur Ray's Spiritual Warrior retreat in Sedona, AZ, on October 8 (which left three people dead and more than 20 ill), I do not know James Ray and have never attended any of his seminars or retreats. However, as a … [Read more...]

Category: Spirituality

The Jesus Clause: The Kingdom of God is Within

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Illustration on the classic texts, The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East (DeVorss & Co.)

More than 30 years ago, I cracked open volume one of a forbidden book about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. By the time I read through volume two, my entire relationship with Jesus, the man, was changed, and my relationship with Christ, the Consciousness, began. Those five little volumes, The Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East, by Baird T. Spalding, written around 1900, were forbidden by the Orthodox Christian church because their content was blasphemous. Was it … [Read more...]

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Oh My God? : An interview with Filmmaker Peter Rodger

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Maasai Dance, Shompole, Kenya

In every corner of the world, there's one question that can never be definitively answered, yet stirs up equal parts passion, curiosity, self-reflection and often wild imagination: "What is God?" Filmmaker Peter Rodger explores this profound, age-old query in the provocative non-fiction feature Oh My God? This visual odyssey travels the globe with a revealing lens examining the idea of God through the minds and eyes of various religions and cultures, everyday people, spiritual leaders and … [Read more...]

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Stories Worth Telling

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cohen

In the spirit of the holiday season, Dee and I went to a liquor store to purchase a gift of wine for a friend. There we asked the store owner, a congenial fellow named Ali, for some recommendations. We were pleasantly surprised to find that Ali is a world-class wine expert. He went into fascinating, poetic details about each wine, describing its subtlest nuances and mesmerizing us with stories about the history of each winery, some of which went back over a thousand years. I was rapt. Finally … [Read more...]

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Checking the Alignment

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lafontaine

It is now three years until December of 2012, and no matter your beliefs about that date you are probably feeling the acceleration of change. I would have written exhilaration, but that may not be how you see it, given the wild ride these past months. If you consider yourself a person who is moving into the new experience on earth, you're already familiar with the challenges of re-making your life during this transition. Unknown to most people is the extra thrust of attention we've been … [Read more...]

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It Makes Sense to Me Now

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At age 6, I became a spiritual seeker. One of my dearest friends lived down the street from me. Michelle was Jewish. I was the daughter of a Baptist minister. My religion taught me that the only way to eternal life was through believing in Jesus Christ as my lord and savior. It made no sense to me that my sweet, dear friend Michelle was doomed to hell. My father and minister had no answers that satisfied me. I continued in the church of my family until I went away to college. There I was … [Read more...]

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Holiday Events Schedule

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The following free Holiday Events are scheduled in churches and spiritual centers in the Twin Cities this season. Also see the Events Calendar for more holiday activities. SUNDAY, NOV. 29 10 a.m. - Unity East - "Sunday Advent Service" with theme: Reclaiming Christmas. Marcus Cinema, Oakdale, near Highway 36 and 694, 651.731.5330. SUNDAY, DEC. 13 4 p.m. - St Matthew's Episcopal Church - "In Memoriam: A Time of Remembrance" concert by cellist Kirsten Whitson, to give those who have lost … [Read more...]

Category: Life

Transforming Our Species Part 2

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krown

A radically different way of life and of being is calling us, with every breath. If you listen deep inside, you can sense its voice. As a flower blooms and a baby matures, as a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, so we as human beings are now metamorphosing into something new. Something radically different is beckoning us. It is the unknown. I invite you to realize that this opportunity is here now. It's time has come. Whether or not you individually embark upon this journey is not in itself … [Read more...]

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A New Dawn! A Source for A Source!

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schuster

Questions and answers, more questions and more answers! But where does it all begin? Where does it all flow from? The answers are numerous, the names are always changing, and the answers often conflict! Who is God? What is God? Why is God? Where is God? Why have there been so many Gods? Do we need one or multiple Gods? Have these Gods needed us and we were not aware of it? Whoa, that is a radical thought and question! Let us also ask, is God "Source"? Or, has "Source" existed long before the … [Read more...]

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