All posts by Manu

How To Approach Self-Transformation…

The questioning of presently-held viewpoints is an absolute necessity for self-transformation. It means that you must go against your old and familiar ways of thinking. It means you must think, act, and feel the exact opposite of other people.Vernon Howard

question everything

Why do we feel the way we feel when someone does something we don’t like? Why do we react a certain way when things go our way or they don’t? What keeps us happy and engaged? What is it that worries us? These are the kinds of questions to explore deeply about self if we’re serious about self-transformation.

think for self

We don’t have to feel exactly the opposite of others all the time, but it’s a great good clue to how to think! Most folks think based on habitual thinking patterns or how society would like them to think. So thinking against the grain is not a bad idea as long we don’t make it a habit. We must think flexibly and not robotically, that’s the idea. We must not behave hypnotically which we tend to do most times!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM alive to each moment!

Recommendation: The Mystic Path to Cosmic Power by Vernon Howard

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How The Truth Can Set Us Free!

9.6 Even as the mighty winds rest in the vastness of the ethereal space, all beings have their rest in me. Know thou this truth.

9.13 But there are some great souls who know me: their refuge is my own divine nature. They love me with a oneness of love: they know that I am the source of all.The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 9)

the truth

As is often said, ‘we move and have our being’ in God. It is a Truth that can set us free. We play in God’s lap, we’re ultimately safe, nothing of eternal import can harm us. We ought to be worry free. We ought be full of joy and celebrate!!

through love

When we can daily experience God’s partnership in life, when we feel his love and can be conduits for it, when we serve others in love without seeking reward, then we know God and know that he is Source.

Daily Affirmation: Today I serve and trust the Source.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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Our Finest Gift To The Universe…

It’s the way you think. That’s your purpose…. Think as only you can think, which will lead to feelings that only you can feel, from which connections will be made, lives will be changed…The Universe

our unique gift

Our biggest gift and therefore our gift to the Universe is that we’re uniquely endowed creatures! We also live forever. Comprehend that….

the way we think

If we treasure our uniqueness we would never be guided by peer pressure! We would be our own people, confident in our interpretation of life and giving our best self and ideas for everyone’s long-term benefit.

Daily Affirmation: Today I gift my uniqueness to the world!

Recommendation: Notes from the Universe by Mike Dooley

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What Question Will We Ask Today?

The question! … Always live within the question! It is when you think you have all the answers that expansion ends, growth stops, and your arrogance begins. What question do you wish to humbly ask today?Neale Donald Walsch

arrogance

We live arrogantly. We think we know and have answers. In this arrogance we lose because this very attitude keeps us from learning, from looking, from observing, from listening and from growing as personalities.

ask

What would happen if we were ever curious, much like children? Think of a child who’s always asking her parent about anything and everything. That kind of child-like curiosity and humility is what guarantees our growth and therefore our happiness. It’s the same attitude that will help us uncover our Life Purpose and raison d’être!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM curious like a child!

Recommendation: Meditations from Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch

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Why Fear Must be Banished!!

The key to change … is to let go of fear.Roseanne Cash

the grand scheme

Because of our animal origin (evolution) and uncertain place in the Universe we live in fear. Maybe not the ‘grand’ scheme but part of the purpose of Life and of this Universe is to give us opportunities to banish fear. Look at anything happening in our lives. We have relationship issues because of what we fear the other might do, say or think. We have fear about our jobs, our health, our well being etc. Why should we get rid of this fear? Love cannot exist where fear does. Love feels a lot better than fear Smile!God wants his children to live in peace and in love. In love we can be truly connected to each other and build wholesome relationships. That, is an end in itself; which is why fear must be erased!

love not fear

To understand why we fear, to increase our self-knowledge of why we act and think the way we do, is important. Even more important is to allow love to flourish in our beings. We must become gentle, loving and kind beings. That is the sure way to transform self and eventually the planet. Let’s pledge to love self and others whole-heartedly!

Daily Affirmation: Today I banish fear through love.

Recommendation: The Essential Laws of Fearless Living by Guy Finley

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Why We Must Keep Dreaming…

Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away. – Unknown

don’t lose it

Let’s not murder our dreams. By accepting the norm, by being too complacent, by adopting the humdrum and through procrastination we become lazy about our dreams. While there’s a lot to be said about being fulfilled, about what we have and about enjoying the moment, we must not stop dreaming! A friend shared this amazing blog by Paulo Coelho, this is what got me thinking about dreams!

the stuff

Creation emerged from God’s dream, his visualization of what ought to be and then it happened. We must not let go of our own dreams, it’s our duty to be co-creators with the Universe. Let’s create via our dreams, let’s be life artists!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I dream beautiful dreams.

Recommendation: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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The Goal Of Ages…

8.7 Think of me therefore at all times; remember thou me and fight. And with mind and reason on me, thou shalt in truth come to me.

8.14 Those who in the devotion of Yoga rest all their soul ever on me, very soon come unto me..The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 8)

think of me

We move and have our being in God, everything is God. Another way of stating this is that God is Truth, God is the essence, God is the goal… In this verse ‘God’ exhorts the human to set his mind on the eternal goal, fight the inner fight and achieve the goal of the ages…

the spiritual dimension

Beyond what we see, underneath it all, there’s a whole lot more. When we can still our mind, achieve a certain equanimity, allow our brain to function at lower frequencies than beta, then we can and do have access to what’s beyond. Here we’re connected to a global, non-local consciousness. This is the path to higher guidance from universal intelligence…

Daily Affirmation: Today I seek God by becoming still.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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