How To Appreciate That You Will Die
Unfortunately most people don’t live their life in accordance with these two principles. They tend to think that they have 100% control over situations and that things never change. To illustrate this point you only have to look at this life. You don’t stay young forever, friendships, relationships change over time as well. And we are certainly not on this earth forever. Eighty or ninety years if your lucky, sometimes less. Yet people live their life as if they are going to be here forever and that things will never change. And worse still, you don’t even know when you are going to die. It could be tomorrow, it could be in 40 years time. And that is impermanence in action. Through appreciating the principles of impermanence and interdependence and realising that you will eventually die one day makes you look at the world in a slightly different way. It definitely impacts on how we respond to the ups and downs of this world, learning not to take them to heart as much. Instead to look at the bigger picture.
God’s Holy City the New JerusalemIn the biblical book of Revelation we read that God’s holy city, the “New Jerusalem”, descends from heaven. How does this relate to Israel?
He Came Down and The Real Meaning of ChristmasI love Christmas, and I am especially looking forward to it this year because, as some readers of my articles may have deduced, I have been seriously ill and in hospital for three months. At one point it looked as if I wouldn’t make Christmas at all; and then as if I’d still be in hospital over Christmas. So to be out of hospital and at home with the prospect of Christmas before me seems truly wonderful. Of course, for some, Christmas is fundamentally flawed – it has been spoilt, commercialised, and all its true values have been destroyed. These people have a point; but what is the real meaning of Christmas?
Tips for Balancing Bible Study And PrayerLeading a Bible study has a number of challenging dynamics for the leader, one of which is finding the best place and time for prayer. There is a delicate balance that occurs between providing a time of prayer while also gently guiding the group back to the study.
Sing Yourself HomeOne way indigenous cultures identified soul loss in a person was that they had stopped singing. The joy they usually showed in their natural state of wholeness was no longer emanating from them. A part or parts of them had fragmented and the result was a lack of joyfulness. Something was immediately done to bring that energy back to the person when another noticed this lack of joy.
The Mystery and Magic of Power AnimalsBuilding a relationship with your power animal is a necessity; it takes time and energy. The journey is one of the most effective ways to make contact with the spirits. The altered state of consciousness in a non-ordinary reality achieved in a journey allows you to transcend the limitations of the rational world with which we are so familiar.
Ego IDedWe all have an ego and yet this ego is holding us back from finding the oneness that we should be seeking. It is the bane of our existence and should be eliminated from our thoughts. It is this ego that separates us from the spirituality that will lead us to peace and serenity.
Chikrar Reiki DoWith reiki’s growing popularity and acceptance among western cultures, there are a variety of training styles and techniques available to learn it. Chikara Reiki Do is a method of reiki training that teaches students how to attune themselves to reiki for the healing and balance of themselves, others.
Be Careful, Lest the Light in You Be DarknessWhat does it mean to shine ones light on another, or to send light to another, or increase the light within oneself? What did Jesus mean when he said, “You are the light of the world”? Can you see the light, feel the light, sense the light? This article may help you understand what this all means and how to access the power of your light within you.
Jesus the NazareneThis article is about the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. For me he is an example to follow.
Attraction and Manifestation: Moving Beyond Our Current UnderstandingTill now, you may have not have even realized how your wants and dreams have been conditioned by dysfunction within the world. Ask yourself what have you manifested in your world? Why have you manifested it? Become aware of the place where your wants and desires originate. Do they originate in Truth and Spirit; or do they originate through what the world tells you to need and want?
My Spiritual GrowthMy Spiritual Growth requires the Holy Communion of my Emotional Power, my Mental Authority & my Physical Ability. The personal development of my Self requires me to bring into balance my emotional power, my mental authority and my physical ability to allow the Spiritual Growth of my Soul.