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12/12/12: The Twin Flame In Day-to-Day Life

Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times So the very special and significant numerological date 12/12/12 comes upon us. To me, as someone who reads synchronicity as a way of life, numerology is very important. It symbolises the interconnectivity of life: apparently random acts happening in concert. I read numbers but feel the impact in my

Meditation is Simple

Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer Waking Times Many thought leaders of our time inspire us to meditate regularly in order to reach great depths of inner peace and grow our understanding of the nature of our mind and humanity. More and more ordinary people are beginning to meditate these days, exploring how meditation impacts their lives. With

The Power Within

Chris Renzo, Contributing Writer Waking Times As self-reflective beings we are gifted with tremendous creative power. Our self-reflections become known and felt on the inside through experience. And by honing in on these inner thoughts and feelings we enhance our ability to effectively live with purpose. We are always creating, but to the degree to

Death and the After Life

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Waking Times  Everyday in your sleep, nature provides you a tiny glimpse of death. Death is akin to sleep. Sleep provides you deep rest. Sleep heals you, comforts you, and makes you fresh for the next day. Similarly, death provides rest to your soul. What is death? It means dropping the past. You

The Tao and The Nature of Confusion

Daikan Basho, Contributing Writer Waking Times  We live in a complex world and simplicity is often difficult to come by. This is especially so in the world of intangible ideas about things such as the future. What the world should look like tomorrow. In seeking to manifest tomorrow, we participate in politics, religion, civics, activism, evangelism

We Are Part of the Earth – A Story by Oren Lyons

Waking Times Oren Lyons, a Native American Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan, and a member of the Onondoga Nation Council of Chiefs of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (the Haudenosaunee), recites the poignant story of how after graduating college he was reminded of the importance of his connection to the Earth by his uncle

A Meditation on Gratitude

Waking Times The following meditation is a powerful tool for resetting your day to day priorities and is best done on a regular basis.  It is an opportunity to dig deeply into all the areas of life where gratitude can be found, acknowledging and savoring each one in order to bring your heart and your

Protecting Your Home With Subtle Energy

Beth Quist, Guest Writer Waking Times  You can use subtle energy (Qi/Life Force Energy) to help protect your home. You can also direct subtle energy to help create an atmosphere of love, peace, and stability in your home. To purge your home of negative energy, you will need some sage, mugwort, or some other dried

Thoughts On Detaching From Ego And Walking In Peace

Dr. Ben Kim, Prevent Disease Waking Times As I approach the last few years of my fourth decade on planet earth, I find myself feeling grateful for some of the conclusions that I’ve been able to draw from various life experiences. One in particular that I try to hold close to my heart, especially in

Meditating Measurably Changes The Brain Even When Not Actively Meditating

April McCarthy, Prevent Disease Waking Times  A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. Published research has demonstrated that the practice of regular meditation can increase brain density, boost connections between neurons, decrease symptoms

In Honor of Armistice Day – Throwing Veteran’s Day Over Our Shoulders

Waking Times The following excerpt is from Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Breakfast of Champions: I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, and when Dwayne Hoover was a boy, all the people of all the nations which

Why We Need to Develop True Compassion in Our Lives

Barbara-Lynn Freed, Contributing Writer Waking Times True Compassion develops after we have mastered the art of Forgiveness and learned to Love others unconditionally, for Compassion is an action of the transpersonal self. In this state of Beingness, we do not get entangled in the drama and emotions of the present challenge. Rather, we open our

The Benefits of Meditation

Jamila Gorman, Guest Writer Waking Times The benefits of meditation are many, and we are learning new ones everyday. In general, meditation lowers stress levels, anxiety, and risk of depression. It improves our ability to concentrate and helps stabilize our moods. It even helps us sleep better. Meditation helps us have better lives and sharper

Psychic Protection: Immunise Yourself Against Negative Energy

John Fitzsimons, New Dawn Waking Times  Have you ever entered an empty room, or office, and felt “uncomfortable”? Feeling perhaps quite happy to get out of that room, or office, as soon as possible? Maybe you have found somewhere that feels “bad” at one time yet feels “okay” at another time? This could be where we

The Endorphin Effect… Our Saving Grace

Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times What brings you joy in life? The world is moving through challenging times. Sometimes events and circumstances can get heavy. Whilst processing our stuff is positive, dwelling too heavily in it is counterproductive. It can drag us down. So how might we keep our heads above water? How can we

Unleashing the Soul – How Free Are You?

Trinity Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times “We, who lived in concentration camps, can remember the men who walked through the huts of others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the

Rescripting Our Thoughts

Marianne Wells, Guest Writer Waking Times  Much of our irritations and anger arise not so much from interruptive events that happen, but the scenarios we imagine to bring about these events. The simple truth is that there will always be things that arise in our lives that are unpleasant and disruptive. Yoga teaches us that

Yoga and Non-violence

Colette Barry, Contributing Writer Waking Times “Yoga is a part of everyone’s life.” – Anonymous Although this quote might raise a few question marks and force the reader to ponder over its authenticity, I can still confidently repeat it again: “Yoga is a part of everyone’s life.” To understand this further, we shall look at

No Need To Dread Death

Waking Times Being aware of dying does not mean fearing it but realising that it’s a part of the renewal process of the universe. Death is not a subject we often think about or are even comfortable talking about. In fact, a number of contemporary sociologists believe that despite widespread liberalization of thought in modern

Personal Revolution: One Breath at a Time

Jennifer Fugo, Guest Writer Waking Times “We must begin to understand that a revolution entails not only the willingness to lay our lives on the firing line and get killed. In some ways, this is an easy commitment to make. To die for the revolution is a one-shot deal; to live for the revolution means


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