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7 Short-Cuts to Daily Bliss

Sure, the ancient yogis found inner bliss by stretching in their yoga poses and sitting on their cushions for hours on end. But we live in the real world -- frequently too busy treading water to spare that kind of time! Fortunately, after digesting tons of spiritual books and attending myriad workshops, then experimenting with what works for me, I've created my own Reader's Digest-ish short-cut to daily bliss. To connect to your elevated interior, try (as best as you can) to sprinkle these … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: bliss

Pleasure-producing relationships

By Terry Cole-Whittaker 1 Comment

All relationships can be pleasurable when we know how to generate happiness regardless of what others say and do. Love and prosperity are self-generated, because we are love and prosperity. Because we are love, we do not and cannot get love from anyone, but when we are around people who like us, it is easier to be ourselves (which is love). Once we are Self-realized, we are in a constant state of love. We are being ourselves under any and all circumstances, even when others dislike or … [Read more...]

Category: Life Tags: bliss, relationship

What’s so bad about getting high?

By Sarah McRae Leave a Comment

In current health care the growing use and interest in alternative methods of dealing with disease is still beset with one major stumbling block: the approach to illness, including addiction, after you are sick. Today, we wish to substitute natural and non-toxic methods for toxic, side-effect laden methods. This is indeed a noble cause and a step up from where we have been in medicine for the last 100 years. However, nearly all ancient methods of healing stressed prevention as the nobler … [Read more...]

Category: Health Tags: addiction, bliss, consciousness, illness, natural

Live Stress-free

By Norman Shealy Leave a Comment

As the "father" of the concept of stress, Hans Selye emphasized physical, chemical and emotional reactions to stress. In fact all illness, and ultimately death, is the result of total stress. For more than 50 years, the excess stress of smoking was reported as the number one preventable cause of premature death. Obesity has now passed smoking as the number one measurable cause of death. Two-thirds of Americans are now overweight (Body Mass Index above 24), with one-third officially … [Read more...]

Category: Health Tags: bliss, eating, stress

Inspiration and Motivation

By Alan Cohen Leave a Comment

I saw a video about a high school student named Jed who was failing his classes and getting into trouble. His parents, teachers and counselors tried hard to motivate him to stay in school and succeed, but their efforts were to no avail. Nothing they did could get Jed out of his rut.Then Jed discovered a bird sanctuary that rehabilitated injured hawks and birds of prey and released them back into the wild. Something about this work stirred Jed, and he began to visit the sanctuary every day after … [Read more...]

Category: Columns Tags: bliss, inspiration, joy, motivation