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The Destination of Personal Happiness

It has been said that thinking is what separates you and me from all the other people in the world.  Thinking is unique to each of us, somewhat like a fingerprint. 

The question is, how do we embrace all the wonderful opportunities that the world has to offer and at the same time be a unique individual?

Your passion is what drives you and moves you to your finest moments.  This personal movement creates success and fame, and the resulting output is wealth in all of its forms. 

It is vital to respect our thoughts as a creative force for our future.  Everything ever made in the world came from a thought.  We can take control of our natural gifts and power to make our hopes and dreams come true.  Your thinking is what will guide you to your destiny.

The ability of the individual to think is his ability to act upon the Universal Mind.

Super consciousness is the consciousness of a higher self, transcendental reality, or God.  It is "the part of the human being that is capable of transcending animal instincts."  Super consciousness is a pervading nonphysical consciousness that willingly and eagerly chooses to flow in when invited into our personal consciousness.

The creation equation: first came the desire (passion), then came the thought (imagination) and then came the physical expression (manifestation).

The unlimited creative power of the Universal Mind is within control of the conscious mind of the individual.  You must recognize your higher nature and regularly turn your attention directly toward this inner source of infinite creation if you want to access creative vision and manifest your higher desires.

When the individual mind touches the Universal Mind it receives all the power it requires.  This happens in the world within.

Source: William Gladstone: The Complete Master Key System: Using the Classic Work to Discover Prosperity, Joy, and Fulfillment

How do I discover my true self?

"First, analyze yourself. Know yourself and your purposes.  Know what you believe, physically, mentally, spiritually.  Know the sources of your beliefs.  For in such an analysis you may find your true self."   Edgar Cayce reading 2583-1

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Does Religion Dictate Your Education and Income?

 

 

My grandparents were Presbyterians, my mother was Presbyterian, I joined the Presbyterian church when I was 12-years-old and two of my three children were brought up in the Presbyterian church.  Perhaps, we are all "born" into our religion and few evolve to different spirituality beliefs as they mature.

The economic differences among this country’s various religions are strikingly large, much larger than the differences among states and even larger than those among racial groups.

The most affluent of the major religions — including secularism — is Reform Judaism.  Sixty-seven percent of Reform Jewish households made more than $75,000 a year at the time the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life collected the data, compared with only 31 percent of the population as a whole.  Hindus were second, at 65 percent, and Conservative Jews were third, at 57 percent.

On the other end are Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Baptists.  In each case, 20 percent or fewer of followers made at least $75,000.  Remarkably, the share of Baptist households making $40,000 or less is roughly the same as the share of Reform Jews making $100,000 or more.  Overall, Protestants, who together are the country’s largest religious group, are poorer than average and poorer than Catholics. That stands in contrast to the long history, made famous by Max Weber, of Protestant nations generally being richer than Catholic nations.

Many factors are behind the discrepancies among religions, but one stands out. The relationship between education and income is so strong that you can almost draw a line through the points on a religion graph.  Social science rarely produces results this clean.

Some of the income differences probably stem from culture. Some faiths place great importance on formal education. But the differences are also self-reinforcing. People who make more money can send their children to better schools, exacerbating the many advantages they have over poorer children.

Source: The New York Times Magazine, May 15, 2011

What is a near-death experience?

At least 15 million American adults say they have had a near-death experience, according to a 1997 survey—and the number is thought to be rising with increasingly sophisticated resuscitation techniques.

The once-taboo topic has gotten a lot of talk these days. In the movie "Hereafter," directed by Clint Eastwood, a French journalist is haunted by what she experienced while nearly drowning in a tsunami. A spate of books details other cases and variations on the theme.

Yet the fundamental debate rages on: Are these glimpses of an afterlife, are they hallucinations or are they the random firings of an oxygen-starved brain?

"There are always skeptics, but there are millions of 'experiencers' who know what happened to them, and they don't care what anybody else says," says Diane Corcoran, president of the International Association for Near-Death Studies, a nonprofit group in Durham, N.C. The organization publishes the Journal of Near-Death Studies.

Some investigators say the most remarkable thing about near-death reports is that the core elements are the same, among people of all cultures, races, religions and age groups, including children as young as 3 years old.  In near-death experiences, people report vivid memories, feelings and thought processes even when there is no measurable brain activity.

Some scientists have speculated that the "life review" some patients experience could be due to random activation of the dying brain's memory circuits. The sensation of moving down a tunnel could be due to long-buried birth memories suddenly retrieved. The feeling of peace could be endorphins released during extreme stress.  Other researchers say they have produced similar experiences by stimulating neurons in parts of the brain—or by giving patients ketamine, a tranquilizer.

As a 17-year-old college student, I had a near-death experience (before it was categorized as such) during an automobile accident.  During this intense positive experience, I said to myself, "If this is what it is like to die, it's not all bad."   For I was at peace; calmly watching my "life review" play out while time seemed to stand still.  That experience forever changed how I lived the rest of my life; for I no longer feared death nor failure as I led a passionate life.

Perhaps, the greatest emotional fear of most people is "the fear of death" and this causes them to make choices that might protect them from dying.  With this fear in mind, emotional decisions in life govern why we vote for the politician who promises to protect us from the fear of terrorism...or...we choose to practice a religion that promises us life after death...or...buy the big SUV with the front and side airbags that could save us from death in an accidental crash.

Reading near-death experience reports, recognizing that the "hereafter" is spiritual (not a mirror image of this physical life) and talking to people who have experienced near-death encounters can help us all understand that death is a peaceful and pleasant ending to this physical life experience. 

Source: The Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2010 

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The Power of Unconditional Love

  

Power Of Unconditional Love 

- Joy Of Living - No More Stress Just Happiness -

  Step One - Declare the day a joyful day when you wake up!

  Step Two - Speak the truth with love!

  Step Three - Ask questions. Listen with understanding. Think in silence. Love One Another.

  Step Four - Do not give permission for anger, fear, sadness, and hurt to take away your joy.

  Step Five - Resolve conflicts by thinking this thought - Thank You. There is a lesson to be learned. What are you trying to teach me?

  Step Six - Restore and rebuild relationships by asking the person what you can do to make the relationship better.

  Step Seven - ASK FOR FORGIVENESS AND FORGIVE OTHERS.

  Step Eight - Know that distress is caused by having to be right, by finding fault, by trying to control and manipulate, and by being selfish.

  Step Nine - Stop doing things that cause stress. Give up bad habits.

Say I want to stop. With humility say I can’t stop. Ask for the desire to do certain things  be taken away. Go and do random acts of kindness.

  Step Ten - Practice the Seven Super Powers that  you have the power to control. You have the power to control your attitude, communications, truth, love, encouragement, forgiveness, and humility.

  Step Eleven - Use these 21 wonderful words as often as possible:

I’m wrong. I’m sorry. Forgive me. Thank you. You’re welcome. Please. What is your opinion? I love you. I am. Forgive.

  Step Twelve - Know the power of love lives inside you. Know  you were created for relationships and to love one another no matter what.

 

ÓPositive Peaceful Partners - April 1, 2006 - Robert Moyers

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