We live in troubled times where our peace and safety are often in danger. Most feel helpless and unable to affect the unfolding events in our present world. And yet many are uniting their minds, energy and actions in order to create a peaceful and safe world with dignity for all.
Some groups ... Views:1109
CLEANLINESS AND ORDER vs. FREEDOM AND RELAXATION
Anna and George have been married for a number of years. They have each settled into their own stances concerning various matters on which they do not agree. One of those is just how clean and in order the house must be. Anna’s standards ... Views:751
The role of Victim (poor me) is a favorite for many of us. There are so many benefits we can ascertain by playing the role of the victim.
1. We automatically gain self-worth. Follow this reasoning closely. As a victim, we are the one to whom injustice is being done, thus the others are ... Views:20160
1. We are totally responsible for the reality we experience.
2. We are immortal, inherently divine beings in a process of evolution.
3. This evolution and our emotional and spiritual maturation occur through a learning process stimulated and sometimes forced upon us by life's events and ... Views:877
HOW WE COMMUNICATE NOW
Let us briefly mention how most people communicate now. There are two basic categories; those who suppress themselves and do not communicate; and those who suppress the others by raising their voices, blaming and criticizing the others, ordering them around in various ... Views:1027
From the book "Contemporary Parables"
by Robert Elias Najemy
There is a spiritual truth which claims that everything which has occurred and which is occurring at this moment was and is perfect. The future we do not know. But once the future has become the present, then that too is ... Views:916
Today we are experiencing an ever-growing communication gap between parents, teachers and the children whom they are responsible for. Only through honest and sincere communication can we help our children to become honest, healthy and happy individuals. Some of the basic concepts of ... Views:857
From the book "Contemporary Parables"
by Robert Elias Najemy
It is important to begin to realize that our personality is just like our body. It is not our true self, but rather a vehicle, or "mental body", through which our true self, the soul, is expressing itself. We tend to be more ... Views:1343
From the book "Contemporary Parables"
by Robert Elias Najemy
There is an interesting phenomenon in the physics of a magnet and its effect on a piece of iron. In order to understand this phenomenon, we must first realize that a magnet is simply a piece of ordinary iron with one simple ... Views:1065
From the book "Contemporary Parables"
by Robert Elias Najemy
Some of us prefer to hide our problems from ourselves and others. Because it is too painful to deal with them, we lock them up in our subconscious mind and pretend that these problems or feelings do not exist and that all is ... Views:825
MEDITATION & SOCIETY
All indications and logical deductions point to the belief that meditation on the part of large numbers of people in our society will have a very positive effect. Let us consider in the light of what we have already learned about the benefits of meditation, how meditation ... Views:692
Although we want to love and be loved, we also fear both. Our past experiences have programmed us to associate loving and being loved with unpleasant experiences and especially with feelings of vulnerability.
For these and other reasons, we have developed fears and subconscious resistance ... Views:24427
Models, examples and parables are often more effective than word descriptions in enabling us to understand new concepts. You have heard the saying that a picture is worth a 1000 words. Well, the same holds true for a mental picture. It facilitates our comprehension of a new subject by using a ... Views:756
THE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND MESSAGES
THAT LEAD TO THIS CONFUSION
These differences and resulting confusion and conflicts are created by our childhood programming about men, women and the relationships between them. Some of those messages were received through statements we had heard but ... Views:913
When employing EFT with clients, feel that, with each round, we are peeling off layers of emotions and beliefs based on incorrect childhood (or from the past in general) programming and conclusions about ourselves, life and others.
With the effective removal of the disturbed or distorted ... Views:683
Some of the Causes of High Blood Pressure
Before analyzing some of the effective solutions for high blood pressure, we must first look at some of the possible causes of this problem. According to modern medicine some of the basic causes of high blood pressure are:
1. MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ... Views:873
Two new words have become very popular in studying the Psychology of Relationships. They are codependence and co-commitment, which describe two totally different types of relationships.
CODEPENDENCE
Codependence describes a situation in which two people are dependent or addicted to each other. ... Views:1319
Marina’s perfectionism annoys her husband, Dan.
Marina cannot relax if whatever she does is not perfect. Of course, nothing is ever perfect and thus Marina is usually in a very tense state. This attachment creates for her anxiety, fear, and a continual sense of danger.
This tension is ... Views:1039
A human being is pretty much formed and programmed in his or her concepts about himself or herself and the surrounding world by the age of eight. Most of the work, which is done today by psychologists and psychiatrists, is to solve the problems and fill the gaps left by the experiences of those ... Views:789
We lack giving and receiving love.
Our feelings of isolation and loneliness breed mistrust, misunderstandings, competition, antagonism and the whole series of health destroying emotions such as fear, anger, hatred, jealousy, bitterness, resentment etc. These negative emotions build up a ... Views:1270
You are sitting by a quietly flowing stream in the countryside. It is spring and life is green and moist? Sitting on a rock, the sights and sounds of the flowing water begin to work their mysterious way into your nervous system.
Gradually, with the simple repetition of the water’s song and the ... Views:802
We present you with a brief outline of some basic points necessary to tend to in order to create a harmonious and loving relationship.
INNER PREPARATION
Internal preparation is prerequisite for developing the maturity necessary to succeed in creating a conscious loving union with our love ... Views:2085
Meditation can be described in hundreds of ways. Here we will give some brief explanations about this so-extremely-important aspect of human harmony, health and spiritual evolution.
Three Aspects of Meditation
1. The first step is relaxation or surrendering of the body and mind so that the ... Views:625
Breathing difficulties can seriously handicap our ability to function and enjoy life. Air is our most vital source of energy and vitality. When we suffer from asthma, bronchitis, allergies, frequent colds or simply insufficient oxygen intake, we are prone to a lack of energy, vitality and /or ... Views:914
The mind is the molder of our personal and communal world.
Every event we perceive through our senses is analyzed, evaluated and registered in the mind as pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. Our belief systems seek to determine whether each perceived input is something, which will "protect" or ... Views:1125
Sprouts are rapidly becoming popular all over the world as people are seeking a healthy and economic source of food. A handful of seeds can sprout into enough "live food" to provide balanced nutrition for a number of meals.
Why eat sprouts?
1. Sprouts are an abundant source of predigested ... Views:762
Loving the Wave or the Ocean
Part 6 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Robert Elias Najemy
When we limit our love to a specific person (we do not mean sexually, but rather emotionally, mentally and spiritually), it is difficult to experience love in its highest expression. We love ... Views:809
Spiritual Universal Love
Part 5 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Robert Elias Najemy
A later stage in our spiritual maturation process is the development of spiritual universal love where wisdom or spiritual discrimination is now added to our love. We now perceive all forms as ... Views:1439
Selfless Love
Part 4 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Robert Elias Najemy
Selfless Love for a Specific Person
An essential stage in the evolution of love is being able to love others regardless of their behavior. Probably the closest most of us have come to experiencing such ... Views:896
Love, Pleasure or Affirmation ?
Part 3 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Robert Elias Najemy
Needing Others for Pleasure
Let us examine how our needs for pleasure and affirmation can limit and distort our experience of love.
We create relationships that give us pleasure and ... Views:788
Love or Need for Security ?
Part 2 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Our Love is Mixed With Need
Our love is still mixed with a considerable amount of need. Love wants to give. Need wants to take. Sometimes what we are seeking to take is very subtle and requires deep inner ... Views:870
Part 1 of a 6 part series on the "The Stages of Love"
Love is our greatest need.
Is it our highest most fulfilling state.
Do we really love or are we simply attached to, identified with or dependent upon the persons we "love"?
Is our love free and unconditional, or is it mixed with various ... Views:909
Margarita’s husband just left her for another woman.
Her world has collapsed. She feels rejected, betrayed, hurt, depressed, belittled, shamed, fearful, bitter, injustice and anger and even revenge at times.
She fears that she will not be able to cope with life alone. She fears that ... Views:766
It is not easy to be totally truthful with others and often even with ourselves.
The main reason for this is our fear or rejection. This fear is often greater even than the fear of death.
We identify our self-worth and consequently our feelings of security with how others perceive us and ... Views:941
Some truths which will help us forgive others are (some are based on various spiritual beliefs or Christian concepts which might not be acceptable to you or the subject):
1. All happens according to a divine plan which brings me exactly what I need at every stage of my evolutionary process in ... Views:733
For many centuries spiritual leaders have taught us that we are one family and that the solution to all of our problems is to live in unity, peace, love and cooperation. Christ gave special emphasis to these values and encouraged his followers to think of God as their mutual Father and all ... Views:691
QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP CLARIFY OUR GOALS
Robert Elias Najemy http://www.HolisticHarmony.com
1. What exactly is your goal or purpose here?
2. What is it that you would like to change, solve, manifest or create?
3. Why is this important to you?
4. If for some reason beyond your ... Views:1531
Eight Step Process for Manifesting Goals and Inner Potential
Robert Elias Najemy
http://www.HolisticHarmony.com
We all have an inherent need to grow, evolve and manifest ever greater realities. This is basic to our happiness and feelings of self-acceptance and self-contentment. Happiness can ... Views:961
At times, we are confronted by people who seek to intimidate us. This offensive behavior is most frequently a cover-up for their fear. Let us investigate why we play this role and how we can communicate with those who behave towards us in this way.
1. As intimidators we seek to control others ... Views:3087
Although each gender tends to express itself quite differently, most philosophical teachings agree that the soul is neither male nor female. As souls, we incarnate into a gender in order to learn through that experience. Through our experimentation with the various qualities of each sex, we are ... Views:951
We live in troubled times where our peace and safety are often in danger. Most feel helpless and unable to affect the unfolding events in our present world. And yet many are uniting their minds, energy and actions in order to create a peaceful and safe world with dignity for all.
Some groups ... Views:1683
Today we are experiencing an ever-growing communication gap between parents, teachers and the children whom they are responsible for. Only through honest and sincere communication can we help our children to become honest, healthy and happy individuals. Some of the basic concepts of ... Views:4238
Once there was a great lioness who went hunting with her new born cub. It happened that while attacking and chasing a flock of sheep, the she-lion made a wrong move, fell of a cliff and died.
The cub was left in the midst of the sheep and grew up with them. As the years passed, the cub became a ... Views:2117