Let Me Know When You See the Iguana BY MELISSA MYOZEN BLACKER Melissa Myozen Blacker proposes that awakening isn’t that complicated. It’s when we encounter something just as it is, without preconception. You know the feeling: you’ve lost something and suddenly you realize it’s been there right in front of […]
Spirituality
5 Alternative Ways of Meditation Meditation is a practice to allow your mind to settle and stay present, relax, and alert. Let’s face it, the practice of silent, seated meditation is not for everyone. Some people may find the practice misaligned with their personalities, resulting in physical and mental pain […]
Catherine Ulbricht, Pharm.D., co-founder of Natural Standard Research Collaboration, and the Senior Attending Pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital shared about Music Therapy as one of the modalities for healing: Being a pharmacist, you may think I would always suggest a bottle of something for what ails you. However, first and […]
How to Do Mahamudra Meditation By Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche In Buddhism, wisdom is not something we acquire or develop — it is who we really are, the true nature of mind. Through Mahamudra meditation, says Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, we relax into the emptiness, clarity, and awareness of ever-present buddha wisdom. […]
10 Steps to Mindfulness Meditation Mindfulness is the practice of bringing our attention to whatever is happening at the present moment, so that we are aware of where we are and what we are doing. The ability to be fully present is a basic human ability. We already have the […]
5 Levels of Healing by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt (MD) Dr Dietrich Klinghardt MD, PhD, is Founder of the Klinghardt Academy (USA), the American Academy of Neural Therapy, Medical Director of the Institute of Neurobiology, and lead clinician at the Sophia Health Institute, located in Woodinville, Washington. He is also Founder […]
Real-life Experiences of Accidental Time Travellers by Stephen Wagner Time machines might only be available in the movies, yet many people have experienced unexplained events that seem to be temporary but very real slips into the past and the future. What date would you go if you could travel through time? […]
Spirit Attachment and the Buddha’s Solutions Documented in the Great Cundi Sutra Spirit attachment means a spirit has attached itself to an individual’s energy field, hindering his natural ability to heal his physical and mental health. The spirit is like an opportunistic parasite who saps the energy away from an […]
What One Woman Learned from Past-Life Regression By Amy Weiss During a past-life regression, Miracles Happen co-author Amy Weiss was taken back to a previous existence as an elderly Japanese man. Here, she describes her experience. Find out what spiritual lesson it taught her—and why we can all learn […]
Discourse on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness (Satipatthana Sutta) i I heard these words of the Buddha one time when he was living at Kammassadhamma, a market town of the Kuru people. The Buddha addressed the bhikkhus, “O bhikkhus.” And the bhikkhus replied, “Venerable Lord.” The Buddha said, “Bhikkhus, there is […]