Again, Living For (and In) The Moment

Do you ever get tired of the rhetoric for ‘living in the moment’ and seizing the day, a la carpe diem? Whether we like it or not, the cliche reflects truth–we constantly face a barrage of reasons to live for the moment. So, where do we look now? Let’s skip back a few centuries.

Having Faith is Essential For Success – 3 Practical Methods to Develop Faith and Succeed

Having faith is a prerequisite if you want to get what you set your mind on. You cannot get anything you desire if you do not believe it. That is just impossible.

What Silent Prayer Is, and Isn’t

When we think about prayer, what comes to mind is some kind of request or solicitation of God. Maybe we are ill and ask to get better, or ask forgiveness, or maybe a little help with the lottery. These are the kinds of prayers that we mostly engage in. We might also repeat a mantra, for example, the “Our Father,” or Hail Mary” as an act of devotion or contrition. Then there are the holy thoughts about God, heaven, the saints and Jesus as we sit quietly.

Six People’s Personal Prayers That God Answered

Is God real? Does He answer personal prayers? Yes, is the resounding answer!

Discovering Your Purpose For Living

The purpose of something is the reason for which it was created. A car was created to transport people and things from a place to another. A toothbrush is made for brushing teeth. Everything we see was created for a purpose. The inventor (creator) had a purpose in mind inventing. In the same vein you find that you were in the mind of someone (that is to say a creator had a purpose in mind when he created you. Now what is that purpose? How do you discover that purpose?

The Way of Regret

Regret. Most of us live with it-some in small measure. Others in large measure. It can, however, be unfortunately powerful and crippling. But most don’t talk about it much. Instead, it is hidden from sight, tucked deeply away in the souls of discontented people-those who love God, and those who don’t…

Karma and Self Responsibility

Does Jesus’ dying on the cross absolve everyone from taking personal responsibility for their actions? If one listens to the TV ministers, and born again Christians the answer is yes.

Why Worry About Life?

In the midst of life challenges you can still live a stress free life, because to worry or not to worry is a decision. Choose not to worry friend.

What is Faith and How Can I Apply it in My Life?

Faith means many things to different people. At first, many people may consider others that have faith to be highly evolved, deeply religious, or perhaps, people who have spent many years meditating on a lonely mountain. I hope to put your mind at ease, in as much as explain that faith is something that we can all develop, and nurture as a character trait of ourselves.

The Way of Enlightenment

Is enlightenment a goal which we should reach? How to live a spiritual and enlightened life in this materialistic world? Is it possible?

On Meditation, the Ego and the Soul – an Interview

Those interested in meditation and a spiritual life must also understand the nature of the ego and its relationship to the soul. Otherwise the ego can masquerade as the soul and pull us off the spiritual path. Q Could you please comment on your words : “In this brief life, we are trying to line up our small ego with the soul and its vision so that they work together as one.” Can you talk to us about the basic difference between the ego and the soul?

Watch and Welcome

Life’s challenges and uncertainties have the tendency to overwhelm as we all have experienced from time to time. When this occurs, a common response is to begin to claim a sort of victim hood, responding to our situations with blaming something outside of us for what got us in this mess in the first place. Yes, it does appear that sometimes the universe is actively conspiring against all that we want to be and accomplish.