“Where is the one born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east …”
Is it possible to see the star of Bethlehem today? To this day, there is no definite explanation for the star of Bethlehem. According to mainstream Christianity, this star was God’s way of identifying the birth of His son. Jehovah’s Witnesses might tell you that it was Satan’s attempt to kill the child Jesus.
Yogis and mystics spend years meditating and performing rituals and exercises in order to gain spiritual insights and achieve enlightenment. People have seen the effects of these practices, causing scientific researchers to try to explain spiritual phenomena through experiments and measurements. One interesting concept is the understanding of binaural beats and its effect on the human brain. Some even think that binaural beats can train the brain to automatically enter a state that’s identical to that achieved by experienced meditators. Is there anything to it? Read the rest of this entry »
Start with a classical guitar set to an up beat with a European Spanish feel, then add words of the spiritual ideals from the Sikh faith sung by the angelic voice of Snatam Kaur, and you have her rendition of the Mul Mantra .
This is sung at a faster pace than other favorites of mine, and it always seems to bring me back to the performance I saw two years ago. Not that she sang it then, but in that performance she took a break from singing and engaged the audience in some kundalini yoga exercises. This song reminds me of the pace of the exercises, and I can imagine taking complete in-and-out breaths with each beat of the song.
I mentioned that these were words of the Sikh faith, but they really reflect basic truths underlying all spirituality.
The Creator is One Truth, Name Doer of Everything Fearless Revengeless Undying Unborn Self-Illumined Guru’s Grace In the beginning: Truth Throughout the ages: Truth Even now: Truth Nanak says Truth shall exist forever.
Here’s a Youtube video of corresponding inspirational images set to Snatam Kaur’s Mul Mantra.
The world witnessed Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals at the Summer Olympics 2008; beating Mark Spitz’s gold medal count and establishing a new world’s record. Most people consider winning an Olympic event to be the ultimate achievement of athletic ability. While it can’t be denied that natural ability as well as dedication and hard work were involved here, I believe that what happened was much more than that. I believe that we just saw the universe smiling on Michael Phelps to grant him his dream. To me, there is no other explanation. Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine being transported from your everyday life to another world filled with magic and mystery. There are places in the world that offer that type of experience - Machu Picchu in Peru, Jerusalem, the pyramids of Eqypt, places loaded with spiritual and religious history. While I have yet to visit those places, I consider myself fortunate because I don’t have to go far to get a similar experience. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s night time, and your young child is in bed, asleep. Suddenly you hear crying, or maybe even a scream. You rush to the room to see your child sitting up in bed crying as if she awoke from a frightening dream. You ask what’s wrong, but she doesn’t seem to be aware of your presence and continues crying despite your efforts to console her.
Once again, California shows itself to be among the progressive states as the Supreme Court takes a stand for social change. Read the rest of this entry »
News about the “new drug threat” continues to increase as politicians and the media waste no time pursuing a misguided agenda to demonize salvia divinorum.
Without really understanding much about the plant, both are making ridiculously false statements. And recently, overzealous law enforcement officials in Kansas have targeted an innocent grocery store in the drive to rid the area of this new drug threat. Read the rest of this entry »
The world witnessed Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals at the Summer Olympics 2008; beating Mark Spitz’s gold medal count and establishing a new world’s record. Most people consider winning an Olympic event to be the ultimate achievement of athletic ability. While it can’t be denied that natural ability as well as dedication and hard work were involved here, I believe that what happened was much more than that. I believe that we just saw the universe smiling on Michael Phelps to grant him his dream. To me, there is no other explanation. 
Imagine being transported from your everyday life to another world filled with magic and mystery. There are places in the world that offer that type of experience - Machu Picchu in Peru, Jerusalem, the pyramids of Eqypt, places loaded with spiritual and religious history. While I have yet to visit those places, I consider myself fortunate because I don’t have to go far to get a similar experience.
It’s night time, and your young child is in bed, asleep. Suddenly you hear crying, or maybe even a scream. You rush to the room to see your child sitting up in bed crying as if she awoke from a frightening dream. You ask what’s wrong, but she doesn’t seem to be aware of your presence and continues crying despite your efforts to console her. 
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