Our happiness in life is dependent on our understanding of our mind. When we were growing up, we simply were not taught what we needed to understand how life really works. We go through years of education and yet we still did not learn the things that matter most. In fact, much of what we learn from our traditional education, locks us into a life full of suffering. By learning about our mind, … [Read more...]
You Cant Run Away from Yourself
It has been scientifically proven that human beings will go to great lengths to avoid suffering. When we is suffer, it is a natural instinct to seek immediate relief from the pain. However, if we continue a pattern avoiding or distracting ourselves, we prolong our pain and will suffer longer. Struggle and suffering are natural parts of the balance and contrast of life. We cannot have happiness … [Read more...]
Calming the Storms in Our Life
A mother on vacation with her family, took her 3 young children on an ocean ferry traveling from one port to another. It was storming that day and the waters were very rough. As waves crashed into the boat, the water came up over the rails and began to flood the decks. The other passengers on the boat quickly became very nervous talking about the waves. As the mother looked around, she could see … [Read more...]
Learning to Trust Life
Its always important to remember that our thoughts, words and actions have great "life" energy associated to them. This power can just as easily nourish us or poison us. Our brains are constantly and automatically evaluating the world around us. This can make it difficult to let go and simply trust in life. Without our awareness, our brains have built numerous associations to situations, … [Read more...]
Understanding the Mirror of Life
Life can be very frustrating if you don't understand how the "mirror of life" actually works. It is easier to place blame on others, get caught up in the drama or bad things that happen to us. We try to set expectations and to control things but it only leads to disappointment and unhappiness. Our minds don't want to accept that we are actually the ones that are making these bad things happen... … [Read more...]
The Power of the Mind over the Physical Body
It's an age-old question that humans have always wrestled with, can our mind influence our body? We are going to dive into the history of this question and learn the science behind physical matter and energy, the power of healing, how the sun plays a role in all life and the proven influence of the mind. Physical Matter Thinking What we know about our physical bodies really improved with … [Read more...]