1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 28: What Is Living In The Moment?

Regardless of all the talk about being in the moment and fully living that way, it's essential to understand that this does not give us permission to live with no planning whatsoever. One can and should plan for the future, seeing as we all have free will in this world as well as the power … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 28: What Is Living In The Moment?

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”

Learn to feel the blessing of being able to inhale and exhale. Don't take a second for granted, instead take advantage of the health you have and the time that you have to experience life. It may be another hundred years, or it could be over in the next second. Civilization's attempt to create a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.

Courtesy is the key to compassion, to common understanding that we are all one, that we are all together in this life. I can’t stress enough how important it is that we each do the best we can at keeping calm even as we navigate through whatever storm we may be currently facing in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 7: Visionary Revelations of the Now.

Images flooding my mind, some familiar, some seemingly random. I close my eyes and patterns begin to form, geometric, kaleidoscopic, a tingling sensation running through my whole body, up my spine, into my cranium and brain. I recognize the truth of living in this moment, I feel it stronger than ever, the obvious truth. Different … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 7: Visionary Revelations of the Now.

1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 6: Being Aware of Being Aware.

I had a really powerful experience a few months ago on an acid trip on one mere blotter tab. I've had higher dose trips, but the point was not to get insanely psychedelic that night, but to examine a bit of what is lurking just beneath my mind’s surface as I enter this technically new … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 6: Being Aware of Being Aware.

The Inspiration that You Seek is Already Within.

The inspiration that you have so desperately sought for so long could be found within you all along. Upon realizing this, I urge you not to waste another minute on mere wishing, on hopeless daydreaming, or on blaming others because things aren't as good as you wish they were. Don't waste a single second on … Continue reading The Inspiration that You Seek is Already Within.

Life and Death are Two Sides of the Same Coin.

“Death is not the end, but the beginning of a new life. Yes, it is an end of something that is already dead. It is also a crescendo of what we call life, although very few know what life is. They live, but they live in such ignorance that they never encounter their own life. ~ Osho … Continue reading Life and Death are Two Sides of the Same Coin.

Beyond the Veil of Maya: Reuniting with the Source.

Life will never cease to present us with experiences which challenge our entire conception of being, with tests which we must accomplish, with goals which are to be achieved, and with challenges to overcome. Such is the nature of life, and the person who cannot accept this and make the best of it is doomed … Continue reading Beyond the Veil of Maya: Reuniting with the Source.

GOD IS WITHIN YOU AND WITHOUT YOU.

Everything in existence emanates from God, and his Power is present in all things. Manly P. Hall was a Canadian author and mystic who greatly influenced my early interest in spiritual matters, and who was very aware of the fact earlier stated. He ceaselessly researched pretty much everything that falls within the bounds of spirituality … Continue reading GOD IS WITHIN YOU AND WITHOUT YOU.

STRENGTHENING CHARACTER: FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION!

It is a fact that we all possess the power within ourselves to do what is right, to act with integrity in every situation we may find ourselves in. For those of us who believe this truth and are prepared to begin the work of consciously putting it into practice in our lives, it is … Continue reading STRENGTHENING CHARACTER: FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION!