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ARTArticleLetting A Good Idea IncubateI was playing Pictionary the other night with my husband and picked the word, incubate. I drew test tubes, a beaker, and a thermometer to show the heat. While weren't able to guess it before the time ran out, it did get us thinking about the other meanings of the word. The meaning that stuck with me and is still here days later is, to develop, grow, take form. I love thinking about this definition in terms of a plan, goal, or idea. There is something very satisfying to me about sitting on it for awhile rather than immediately acting on it.ARTArticleMaking the Vital Into a Willing Collaborator in the Transformation of LifeAfter all the attempts to bring the vital being under some kind of control, it may seem like it is an impossible task! The vital has its fixed habits of fulfillment and satisfaction and tends generally to want to continue its normal modes of action. It is, however, not a thankless task and there are solutions. We can see the potential when we look at the methods used to obtain willing cooperation from others, as well as from the animal kingdom.ARTArticleGod’s Word Has Rhythm: Two Fun Bible Memory Verse Activities for Your PreschoolersI don’t know about you, but I love putting Bible verses to music and sometimes I like putting a Scripture to a catchy rhythm. I think Psalm 33:4 lends itself nicely to a good strong drumbeat. In fact, when I read this verse I pictured my little ones “drumming” on their knees with their hands while putting this verse to memory. Here is the rhythmic verse I came up with: For the <u>word</u> of the <u>Lord</u> is <u>right</u> and <u>true</u> He is <u>faith</u> ful in <u>all</u> He <u>does</u> Pa <u>rum</u> pum pumr Pa <u>rum</u> pum pumr Pa <u>rum</u> pum <U>pum</u> pum<U> pum</u>ARTArticleDon't Go Down That RoadWe can often let worry, stress and other negative thoughts consume us. If we don’t stop those thoughts, they can cause accidents in our lives. Here are a few steps to help drive you in the right direction so you don’t go down that road again. Inspect – It is important before you drive to inspect your car for damage and non-working parts. When you inspect your thought life, it helps you identify what creates your negative thoughts and increase your awareness of them so you can recognize them for the damaged parts they are and replace them before you take your jou eys in life.ARTArticleTake Charge of Your Spirit ARTArticleHow to Use Love to Transform Obstacles and SufferingAll beings have suffered. Sometimes in life, things go your way; sometimes, they go the opposite—be it physical, mental, or spiritual, be it loss of loved ones, loss of health, or loss of well-being in one form or another. These periods where something difficult happens can be very challenging, but the suffering comes not only from the experience itself but from the resistance to the experience, from the resistance to the flow of the cosmos.ARTArticleYour hearts desireYou ever wanted something so much you just didn't know to go about getting it? That new car; a new home a new job, how about a new city to live in. Your hearts desire how does one go about getting what you long for? Have you taken all the steps necessary to get what you desire? We often think we have done everything we humanly could, yet we still struggle with the same question why can't we seem to get what we want?ARTArticleLeave No Stone Untu ed In Your Desire for Success“To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: "Leave no stone untu ed." - Edward Bulwer Lytton ARTArticleThought Forms Originate and Are Based in the Mental Plane Creating the Noosphere Which Acts Upon the Biosphere and Geosphere of the Exte al WorldPhysical forces take physical forms. Vital forces take vital forms. Even though they may act upon the physical existence of the being, they are not physical forces. Similarly, mental forces take mental forms on the mental plane. Once again, they may act upon vital forces and physical forces, but they are based in the mental plane. The physical world operates within what we call the geosphere (comprising the land mass), the hydrosphere (comprising the water element on earth and the atmosphere (comprising the air element).ARTArticleSolar Eclipse May 20, 2012Solar Eclipse May 20, 2012 @ 4:47 PST. 7:47 EST in Gemini. Eclipses are about sudden change. The energy of a Solar Eclipse is powerful. It is the coming together of the Solar, masculine energy with the Lunar, feminine energy that builds to a peak. When the two power points are at the same longitude and declination in a Solar Eclipse, the light and energy from the masculine is interrupted. Thus a shadow is formed on Earth known as an eclipse path which affects our life in those areas affected by that shadow.ARTArticleUnderstanding Planes of Existence or Planes of ConsciousnessWe reflect on the evolution of consciousness, how Life evolves out of Matter and Mind evolves out of Life in Matter. Nothing can evolve that has not been previously involved, just as a tree can develop out of an acorn, because the genetic coding is 'involved' in that seed and under the proper conditions, it carries out the involved instruction set. This leads to the idea that in order for these levels of consciousness to 'involve' into Matter, they must exist somewhere independently.ARTArticleTaking 100% Responsibility - Peace Begins With YouWe are always waiting for things to resolve, for things to change "outside" of ourselves. In reality, when we are at Peace, everything and everybody does change. Everything and everybody are just our memories. As we experience turmoil, fear and anxiety, we can clean with those memories. We can let them go, knowing they are just memories playing. As you erase memories, they are erased from everyone else. So, again, you find peace of mind when you take 100% responsibility. You know that as you let go of whatever is not you, you can find that peace of being yourself, of knowing better.ARTArticleThe Witness ConsciousnessWhen the seeker first becomes aware of the practice of separating the witness consciousness from the active exte al nature, he may naturally take his stance in the mental awareness and begin to observe his actions and reactions from the mental standpoint. This generally yields some kind of analytical process and inner dialogue, similar to what an individual may do in watching a motion picture and commenting on the actions of the characters and the story line that is unfolding.ARTArticleThe Key (A Fairytale) Blue Shadows — Chapter 8: (Part 2)"Surface happiness comes and goes," A John continued, "no different than breathing in and breathing out. We cannot breathe in always, we must eventually breathe out. The deeper happiness, however, is constant. If we are continuously lost in the surface happiness, and the temporary pleasure it ...ARTArticleThe First Aim of the Yoga: Receptivity to a Higher Spiritual ConsciousnessHistorically, much of the spiritual focus has been directed towards seeing through the illusory nature of the exte al reality and shifting the awareness to a pure spiritual consciousness that is not involved in that exte al reality.ARTArticle5 Steps On How To Make Your Affirmations A RealityThere's no doubt about it, using positive affirmations is probably one of the most effective ways to manifest happiness, success, wealth, and the dream life you've always wanted. But how can you make this happen? Below are five simple steps that can help make your affirmations much more effective and help put you on the right path to creating your new reality.ARTArticleThe Nature and Power of PeaceIn the context of yogic psychology, peace is not the absence of disturbance, just as in the exte al world, peace is not the absence of war. We generally define peace as a negative attribute. As the seeker gains depth of experience, however, it becomes clear that peace is ultimately a very positive attribute. The seeker can palpably experience peace as it reaches various parts of his being. Peace in the mind can be experienced as a serene, tranquil receptivity, like a lake without any ripples in it, readfy to accept the divine wisdom and power that illuminates the mind.ARTArticlePeace Is the True RemedyAs long as we are getting upset or disturbed, the exte al personality is still reacting to things and we have not attained the true standpoint of the witness consciousness. Thus, we experience difficulties and respond based on the Guna that is predominant at the moment. We may react with happiness if things seem to be working according to our expectation, frustration or anger if we feel like we are not getting what we want, or despondency or depression if we lose hope or feel like our efforts are being rebuffed.ARTArticleTwo Introductory Methods to Develop Remembrance in WorkDevelopment of the inner attitude of dedication, and remembrance of the Divine in work is a progressive process. Initially, most people are unable to actively keep the focus and remembrance while concurrently concentrating on the work at hand. Sri Aurobindo introduces two methods to begin to integrate the aspiration and focus on the Divine into the daily work that one undertakes. These initial steps prepare for the deeper integration of work and consecration that come thereafter.ARTArticleUnderstanding InjusticeThen Peter opened his mouth and said of a truth, I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. ( Acts 10: 34-35). THE APOSTLE PETER STRUGGLED FOR YEARS TO OVERCOME HIS: deeply rooted prejudice against Gentiles ( Galatians 2). Martin Luther King lived and died promoting a dream that all men are equal. Nelson Mandela suffered to see apartheid abolished.ARTArticleUnderstanding the Concept of Wideness in the Integral YogaThe Vedic Rishis spoke of Satyam, Ritam, Brihat, ‘the truth, the right, the vast’. These represent psychological states into which the yogic practitioner can enter in order to embody the truth of the Brahman. The vast consciousness takes us out of the human egoistic standpoint into an awareness, which is a palpable experience in consciousness, of the divine standpoint. The mind tends to discount these as some kind of philosophical orientation, but they are in fact descriptions of actual states of consciousness.ARTArticleThe Need for Preparation of the Being Before Exploring Occult Worlds and DomainsWhen an individual leaves the relative safety of the physical being and traverses other domains and interacts with other beings, including vital beings both beneficent and maleficent, he is faced with the reality that the vibrations which he carries with him, or that resonate with him, draw to him beings and forces that are themselves able to respond on those levels. Thus, if an individual goes into a vital domain with all kinds of desire, passions or fears, he is bound to interact with beings who either feed upon such vibrations or who act to stimulate such vibrations.ARTArticleTreat Money Well to Attract MoreYour ability to attract money has a lot to do with how you behave toward it. The Law of Attraction works to send you more of what you think, feel and do. So the way you deal with money has a direct relation to how easily and abundantly it comes to you. Imagine that money is a guest in your ...ARTArticleP7 Learning SystemBefore we go into the depth of P7 Learning System let us first of all understand what is learning. While surfing web I discovered various meaning of learning as follows: - The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; “the child’s acquisition of language” - Learning is acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, preferences or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different types of information. The ability to learn is possessed by humans, animals and some machines. Progress over time tends to follow learning curves.ARTArticleAttacking Baby Jesus & 3 Christmas Myths: Bad Timing, Cultural Baggage and Wrong Name!There may be more wrong about Christmas than we realize. Here’s a candid look at timing, ID and how we celebrate. If we wanted a mystical flight to Bethlehem, here are three reasons we won’t make the flight.ARTArticleSelf-Surrender in Principle and Self-Surrender in DetailWhen the seeker takes up the path of yoga and surrender of the ego-consciousness to the Divine, he identifies himself with the psychic being, the soul entity, in his being and makes the offering from that part of his being. What is frequently not recognised however is that the human being is made up of numerous different parts or planes of action that represent the various evolved forces that have developed this complex interaction which we identify as ourselves.ARTArticleThe Path to the Attainment of Integral Self-KnowledgeIn The Life Divine, Sri Aurobindo describes at some length what he calls ‘the refusal of the ascetic’. This refusal is caused by the focus on the attainment of the Supreme by disregarding or even eliminating the relationship of the seeker to the life of the exte al world and society. He eschews all objectives or goals that do not lead directly to the Supreme. In so doing, he necessarily treats the material world, the vital powers and the mind as a form of distraction, an illusion, or at best, of being of lesser importance.ARTArticleDigging DeeperInside all of us is a wealth of untapped potential far beyond our own imaginations and belief. There are hidden gems just waiting to be discovered, explored and excavated. God put us on this planet to not just breathe, but to serve Him by serving others. It is difficult to help others if we ourselves have not developed or expanded into the magnanimous, dynamic beings that we were created to be.ARTArticleA Tool of TransformationThe Warrior's Wheel-A Tool of Transformation Working the Warrior Wheel The definition of a warrior is an awakened human, fighting for peace, harmony, and individual, autonomous freedom to bring the Gold Horse to victory. The Goal of the enlightened warrior is to use their tools to fight ignorance, slavery, bigotry, to bring about a world of individual freedom and autonomy. Wheels are ways of learning bodies of information in the medicine path.ARTArticleTired of suffering? Joy is a choiceIf you had the choice between joy and suffering in your life, which would you choose? You would probably say joy. But think about it. Would you really be willing to give up your drama for the sake of joy? Or do you think that joy and suffering can exist side by side? They cannot. Suffering and ...

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