Each of us manifests every day. We continually emit energy about what we expect and want from life, whether we are aware of it or not. To manifest what you want in life, you need to do so consciously. “Like attracts like” is the basic principle of manifestation. To attract what you want, you need to increase the vibration level of your personal energy to a high enough vibration that what you want comes to you effortlessly.
Continue reading... →Being grateful goes beyond the obligatory “thank you.” It is an attitude and mindset that permeates your entire being. When you are grateful for what you have, your heart sings. The world looks brighter and happier. Want to cultivate more gratitude in your life? Start a gratitude practice today.
Continue reading... →Walking the spiritual path can be a tricky adventure. Sometimes we make progress and become more free and loving and wise; sometimes we may think our meditation or prayer or ritual is leading toward enlightenment, but really we’re just treading water or even going backwards. The great Tibetan meditation teacher, Chogyam Trunpa, wrote that we are often “deceiving ourselves into thinking we are developing spiritually when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.” He called this kind of self-deception spiritual materialism. We all deal with spiritual materialism; here’s a list from my book of common traps you may encounter on your spiritual journey.
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