We have already mentioned a number of possible conflicts which can evolve because we have different needs or different ways of satisfying our needs. We unfortunately seldom communicate very clearly and objectively in these cases and this lack of effective communication adds to the problem. Continue reading “A65 Working With Need Conflicts : A method of dealing with situations which our needs conflict with those of others”

TO DIE OR
NOT TO DIE
THAT IS THE QUESTION

My name is Petro and I want to share with you an experience which changed the foundation of my life, turned my value system upside down and opened my heart to love. I would like to relate the events to you in the present tense with the hope that in this way my description might resemble perhaps 20% of the actual experience, which is of course indescribable and beyond words, time and space. Continue reading “A81 Death Of The Ego – Birth of Love : A story about death and love”

We briefly mentioned in the previous chapters how health, happiness and clarity of mind are all basically a function of how abundantly and harmoniously our energy is flowing through the body and mind. Thus it would be useful for us to discuss briefly the seven centers from which this bioenergy radiates out to all the body, nourishing all the cells and organs of the body with this life creating and sustaining force. Continue reading “A17 Energy Centers & Meditation: How we need to work with our energy centers in order to facilitate our meditations”

Since most of us are still learning primarily through the Law of Karma, let us look in more detail at this subject. For every action there is a reaction. For every result there is a cause. Every impulse must return to its original sender. Nothing happens to us in our lives that is a matter of chance. Every experience, pleasant or unpleasant, is the perfect reflection of our past thoughts, words and actions. Thus there is no such reality as injustice, no excuse for bitterness, envy, jealousy, pride or bitterness, for we are getting exactly what we deserve at every moment. Continue reading “A34 Law of Karma: Every effect has a cause, Every event of our life has a causal factor which can be related in some way to the past”

QUESTIONS WHICH WILL HELP DISCOVER HOW WE ARE CREATING OUR REALITY.

Some may find some of the following questions rather difficult to answer at first or perhaps experience some inner resistance. Others may feel the mind goes blank, or may write down just a few superficial answers. After passing through these initial stages, we will learn to dig deeper and more honestly into the roots of our emotions and behaviours. If we have difficulty writing at first, we can simply begin writing about how we feel at the moment we are sitting there waiting for something to write. How we feel at that moment will be a key to one of our basic obstacles towards this process. We might fear honestly accepting the truth about our personality, or fear accepting responsibility for our lives, or fear change itself. As previously explained, these questions are expressed in the third person so and we can answer in the third person if we choose. They are expressed with the pronoun «she» or «he» simply for convenience and in attempt to be fair to both genders. When we are not satisfied with our initial answers, we can try again after a week or so and then after another week. In this way we will be able to dig deeper and deeper. It might be useful to read through the complete explanation of the questions and sample answers first and then come back to this point and begin to answer them for ourselves. Continue reading “A50 Questionnaire Concerning Attachments: A questionnaire with many sample answers which aid us in perceiving and freeing ourselves from our attachments”

Our present thoughts and feelings are largely determined by the multitude of impressions and messages which we received as children. We are programmed like computers, which then blindly repeat and recreate exactly what they have been programmed to. Just as our minds have been formed through repetition, they can be cleared, and then reformed, by the same power of repetition. Written positive affirmations are an excellent way to reprogram the mind. They serve a dual function. On the one hand they are a diagnostic tool and one other a therapeutic technique. Continue reading “A66 Written Affirmations: A technique for self-diagnosis and self-transformation”

Metamorphosis 2
by Robert Elias Najemy

Five blissful days have passed since my experience with death. When the truck demolished my car, I left my body and experienced my whole life time before me, only to return to it again after a few hours. Continue reading “A82 Life Again after Death: How life changes after a near death experience”

«By convention there is color,
by convention sweetness,
by convention bitterness,
but in reality there are atoms and space».

Dimocritos (c. 460 – c. 400 B.C.)

The reality which we perceive is subjectively influenced by our belief systems and subconscious programming. Thus each person experiences a different type of reality. We perceive the same events and the same people in different ways. Continue reading “A02 Analysis of Reality: A scientific and spiritual analysis of what our physical reality is comprised of”

The mind is the molder of our every experience. Every sense impulse is analyzed, evaluated and then recorded in the mind as pleasant (supporting our needs), unpleasant (endangering to our needs) or neutral. If our conditioning and beliefs have learned to interpret a particular perception or event as positive or as satisfying, then the mind creates a pleasant inner environment. When, however, the events of life are interpreted by the programmed mind as threatening, fearful or unpleasant, it then creates a state of anxiety and tension. Continue reading “A03 Attitude Therapy: Some basic beliefs and concepts which if we believe them, we will create increased peace and health”

WHAT HAPPENED?

We were so suited for each other, so in love, so happy together. We had so many dreams. Our every moment together was so full of joy, happiness and excitement of being close to someone who loved us and understood us. We were so sure that we would live happily together forever. We never thought that we would arrive to this state of not communicating, misunderstanding, distance, indifference and even competition, aggressiveness and, in some cases, verbal violence. What happened? How did this happen? What can we do so as to be loving again as we were? Continue reading “A04 Basic Relationship Problems: A discussion concerning why we encounter in our love relationships”