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25 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Buddha

Luminita Saviuc, Purpose Fairy Waking Times “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~ Buddha There are so many beautiful, powerful and life changing lessons I have learned from studying Buddhism and from reading many of Buddha’s quotes. And today I want to share 25 of …

Are You Afraid of Death?

Caroline Nettle, Guest Waking Times With all the uncertainties that we are faced with in these turbulent times, there are very few things upon which we can rely. We are seeing the banking industry, politicians, social institutions and the old hierarchy undergoing profound changes, which is causing us to rethink our old ways. However, as …

Observations on Enlightenment

Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, Contributor Waking Times “Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm.” –Idries Shah In spiritual literature, have you ever wondered why there are so few straight forward discussions concerning outcomes of enlightenment; or said another way, once you have traveled a spiritual path, and become more enlightened, for you personally, what …

Imagination – Access to the Infinite

Zen Gardner, Guest Waking Times It’s amazing how our imagination has been minimized into an idea implying almost random superficial options when it contains the secrets of the Universe. What we appear to imagine is what makes our world the reality it is. It’s not “apart” from anything as they would have us to think. …

These Over-Prescribed Antibiotics are Causing Transgenerational DNA Damage

Lisa Bloomquist, Collective-Evolution Waking Times It’s Worse Than You Know In a May, 2014 letter to the U.S. Senate, Doctor Jay S. Cohen said of fluoroquinolones, “In my 40+ years in pharmacovigilance, FQs (fluoroquinolones) surpass Vioxx and Thalidomide in the degree of permanent harm done.”  Let that sink in for a bit. Fluoroquinolones – cipro/ciprofloxacin, …

The Root Cause of Addiction?

Heather Callaghan, Contributor Waking Times This is presented as alternative way of viewing addiction. One that does not wage war on the addict with shame and punishment from the so-called “War on Drugs.” Is addiction entirely due to genetic predisposition? That’s non-sense, according to Dr. Gabor Mate who wrote In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, …

7 Reasons To Stop Eating Bread

Natasha Longo, Prevent Disease Waking Times Bread is almost sacred in many cultures and society, but processed breads today are not what they were forty years ago. More than 70 percent of people who eliminate bread cold turkey experience an immediate weight loss within the first two weeks. It is wrongly placed at the bottom …

Tripping the Switch Fantastic

Julian Wash, Contributor Waking Times Dear Humans, Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that can toggle between the worlds of internal and external experience. This “switch” enables us to compare and contrast what we hold to be true against the perceptions and opinions of others. This handy …

10 Keys to Enlightenment Revealed in Cinema

Marc Oromaner, Contributor Waking Times When you’ve seen as many movies as I have, you begin to see that they all follow a certain pattern. This is true not just of movies, but of all great stories ranging from those found in classic mythology and literature to modern TV series and video games. Joseph Campbell …

25 Characteristics You May Find In Those Who Are Awakening

Josh Richardson, Prevent Disease Waking Times There is no doubt the Earth is evolving spiritually. People are experiencing intense changes within their life, work, behaviors and personal relationships. Many are awakening at a rate that can only be described as phenomenal. So how do we know if we are awakening? Here are 25 common characteristics …

10 Interesting Myths and Legends About The Moon

Kathryn Vercillo Waking Times The moon is a powerful force of nature. Just step outside in the middle of the night when the sky is clear and the moon is full and look it for a moment. You won’t be able to deny that it feels magical and intense and amazing. And people over time …

The Power of Intention

Brandon West, Contributor Waking Times What is the power of intention? Moreover, what does it mean to connect to the power of intention? In this article we will not explore what intention is exactly, because I don’t believe anybody can really know that. However, we can most definitely use intention and experience it directly for …

Protect Your Brain from the Perils of Polypharmacy

Deane Alban, Guest Waking Times Prescription drugs cause over 100,000 deaths per year and cause another 1.5 million people to experience side effects so severe they must be hospitalized. You may be shocked to learn that according to the FDA, adverse drug reactions are now the fourth leading cause of death in the US. (1) This is in …

The Many Health Benefits of Pranyama Yoga Breathing

Carolanne Wright, Guest Waking Times Forget the detox pills, fasts and other painful cleansing techniques – instead, take a cue from the yogis of India and look to the breath. Using yogic breathing techniques, we can effortlessly detoxify, burn fat and increase metabolism. With the basic act of bringing in more oxygen, vitamins and minerals …

The Anatomy of Cyborg Man

Julian Rose, Contributor Waking Times In ‘The Transhumanist Singularity – The Ultimate Escapism’, I attempted to address the supposedly imminent take-over of humanity by a computer controlled technology designed by people who have usurped their free will to that of a machine. It became evident in researching the background to the Transhumanist agenda, that not …

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Lucid Dreaming

Rebecca Turner, World Of Lucid Dreaming Waking Times Here are 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the wonderful phenomenon of lucid dreaming – the ability to have conscious awareness during your dreams. 1. The first lucid dreams were recorded by Ancient Egyptians The Egyptians were an advanced civilization which coalesced more than 5,000 years …

How to Stop Absorbing Other People’s Emotions

Judith Orloff, MD, Guest Waking Times Emotions such as fear, anger, frustration, and immobility are energies. And you can potentially ‘catch’ these energies from people without realizing it. If you tend to be an emotional sponge, it’s vital to know how to avoid taking on an individual’s negative emotions, or even how to deflect the …

Reality Cramps & Sensory Overload

Soren Dreier, Guest Waking Times Some of my good friends are having a sensory full impact overload these days. They feel that their nervous systems are about to crack and it could very well be so. It is no surprise. We have a full moon, we have a perfect storm of solar influx and the …

Why Did the Human Brain Stop Expanding?

Tony Wright and Graham Gynn, Guests Waking Times The following is excerpted from Return to the Brain of Eden: Restoring the Connection between Neurochemistry and Consciousness by Tony Wright and Graham Gynn, recently published by Inner Traditions.  In the forest the human brain was expanding and expanding at a phenomenal rate. Sometime at around 200,000 to 150,000 …

Time and Torsion in a Conscious, Holographic Universe

Brendan D. Murphy, Guest Waking Times Some 2,500 years ago the Buddhist Avatamsaka Sutra described the cosmos allegorically through the imagery of Indra’s net. In the heavenly abode of the deity Indra, there was cast an infinite net reaching in all directions, and at each node point in the net there was a jewel, each …


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