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The above diagram will help us to understand more clearly the following discussion concerning choosing and working with an object of concentration for our meditation. Continue reading “A08 Choosing Object of Meditation: All schools of meditation teach basically the same technique. What differs is the “object” them meditate on. You can choose your own”

Since probably over 90 percent of those who will read this book are souls who have incarnated into a Christian tradition, it will be useful to see how Jesus Christ, his life and his teachings fit into the universal philosophy which we have been discussing throughout this book. We celebrate and mourn His birth, death and resurrection every year. Have, however, we understood His message? Why did He come? Why did He choose to be crucified? What was He trying to teach us? No one could ever understand the mysteries of Christ and His Divine Mission. Nor can we comprehend the totality of His message, for it can only be experienced upon the transcendence of the ego and the mind, and not with the rational mind itself. But I would like to share with you here some of my humble thoughts concerning these important parts of His life, His birth, His death and resurrection, which we celebrate yearly. Continue reading “A09 Christ’s Birth, Crucifixion & Resurrection: We have much that we can learn about our selves and our relationship to Christ by contemplating His Birth, Crucifixion. & Resurrection”

Recently two new words have become very popular in Psychology of Relationships. They are co-dependence and co-commitment. They describe two totally different types of relationships. Continue reading “A10 Co-commitment / Co-dependency : We need to understand the difference between these types of relationships. One creates suffering and stifles our growth. The other nurtures and enhances our evolution”

Today there is an ever growing communication gap between parents, teachers and the children whom they are responsible for. This chapter will be useful to those who want to communicate more effectively and harmoniously with their children. Some of the basic concepts of communication expressed in earlier chapters are repeated here with emphasis on communication with children. Continue reading “A11 Communication with Children: We need to be especially careful about the way we communicate with our children. We can learn to be more effective and yet more loving”