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To Thine Own Self Be True

Shakespeare is known for the quote, “To thine own self be true,” from his play Hamlet. People throughout history have yearned for the knowledge of how to be true to the Real Self. When children are young, they seem very free in their expression. A child’s laughter is one of the most beautiful sounds: full, joyous, and resonant. Unfortunately, many of us learn to squelch that natural laughter, to subdue our energy, or to be “seen and not heard,” so that by the time we are adults we have difficulty knowing who we are.

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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Incubating Dreams for Inspiration, Insight, and Guidance

Some years ago I wrote a book on visualization, including practical knowledge of how to understand and harmonize with Universal Law. When the book was complete, there was a final and crucial missing element: a title. I did not have a title I was satisfied with. I had lots of ideas jotted down in notebooks, on the backs of envelopes and scraps of paper, but nothing really struck me as being the right title.

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The Simple Truth About Dreams

When I first became a student in the School of Metaphysics my teacher used to say, “If it’s simple and it works, it’s metaphysics.” I have always remembered that. Metaphysics is simple because it is Universal Truth. Truth is profound, clear, and direct. I think sometimes people forget that. They think that something has to be complicated to be meaningful. The School of Metaphysics sponsors the National Dream Hotline® each year (the last weekend in April) to educate people around the world about dreams. Freud became known for the truth that every dream is about the dreamer.

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Positive Thinking and Universal Law

Why is it that some people seem to live a charmed life, receiving exactly what they want? Why do other people never seem to fulfill their desires? How can the same universe be benevolent in one case and seemingly indifferent in the other? The truth is, it is the same universe. The difference is in the thoughts of the person who expects to have what they want or the one who expects disaster at every turn. Listen to your own thoughts … are you a positive thinker? Do you expect the best or worry about the worst?

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Spiritual Growth

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Dreams: Our Night Counselors

There is a world that everyone visits every night that, to most people, is invisible and intangible. It is a world of relationships, reconnecting with old friends, meeting strangers who seem familiar, sometimes falling in love. In this place, we can experience things we’ve never seen or touched in our physical life. It can seem supe atural, mystical or otherworldly. It’s a place where blind people can see, people who are paralyzed can walk, people can fly without an airplane. This is the world of dreams.

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Healing is Spiritual

Recently, there have been news stories about scientists who are cloning pigs. The great benefit of this research, say the newscasters, is that pigs are anatomically similar to humans so they hope to clone organs that can be used for human transplants. Science fiction? No. Bizarre? Yes. Well, maybe not so bizarre. Medical science has been using animal products to treat human disease for years. Diabetics take insulin derived from pigs. Some vaccines are derived from animal diseases. Pigskin has been used for grafts on human skin.

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New Year's Resoluions

At the beginning of the year, many people get inspired … to lose weight, start a business, write a book, or fulfill some other desire. By the end of January, the desire may have faded, and by March it’s only a wish. How can desires become goals? The secret lies in creating a clear thought-image. A goal is an image of the completed end result. I heard recently that Wayne Dyer, a prolific published author, makes a “mock book” before writing. He decides what he wants to title the book, makes a mock cover, and puts it around a blank book. This helps him to visualize the completed book.r

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Dreaming of Those Who Have "Crossed Over"

"I have absolutely no fear of death. From my near-death research and my personal experiences, death is, in my judgment, simply a transition into another kind of reality." - Dr. Raymond Moody Most people fear death. Although we know that death is inevitable, there is often a difference between what we believe intellectually and what we experience emotionally. Why is this so? It would seem that such a universal experience could be met with acceptance. Instead, at least in American culture, we often think of death as a failure. Some people don’t even want to talk about it.

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A World of Love and Divine Friendship

Every great thing that exists in our world was once a thought in someone’s mind. Even the chair in which you sit as you read this article was designed in the mind of its creator. The imagination is one of the most powerful tools we possess. When everyone on the planet engages their imagination, we will have a much brighter world! Any time someone sees a problem, it is a stimulus for the imagination. As a teacher, I sometimes hear students complain. They don’t like the way they are tested, they think the questions are too tricky orrnhard or not specific.

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A Formula for Success

We hear a lot of people talking about manifestation. Henry Ford said, "Think you can, you can. Think you can't, you can't. Either way you're right!" The mind is a powerful mechanism for producing what we want or don't want. How, then, can we insure that we produce what we want? First of all, it helps to use some reasoning. What is most important to me? What do I want out of life? Is it money? Fame? Recognition? Comfort? Many people don't give deep consideration to the quality of life they want to live.

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Being a Peacemaker

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -- Marcel Proust Are there people you’ve known who have made a great impact on your life? A teacher who inspired you, a coach who encouraged you, a friend who was always there when you needed a listening ear? It is remarkable how one person can plant a seed of faith or courage or support that can change you forever. There are people whose dedication and commitment to their beliefs have changed the world.

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An Inner Compass

“Be still and know that I AM God,” counsels the Bible. Whether we are religious or not, this is wise counsel most needed in our age of ADD and multi-tasking. Many people do not cause their minds to be still until they experience some shocking event that arrests their attention. This is why sometimes it requires a crisis to bring to the forefront of our consciousness what is truly essential. We have all experienced it during times of catastrophe – September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, or the recent collapse of financial security in the United States.

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The Power of Love

“We have learned to fly in the air like birds and swim the sea like fish, but we have not mastered the simple art of living together as brothers.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Modern technology is supposed to simply our lives. Automobiles, cellular telephones, computers and so many more laborsaving devices can free us from having our energy tied up in physical survival. But too often we become engrossed in these synthetic creations and lose sight of our life’s purpose.

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Bring Forth the Genius Within You

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Marie Curie, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa … there are many people throughout history who have changed the world through responding to inner inspiration. We call these people geniuses.

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