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The use of Brahma

December 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Most visitors to Bangkok will likely notice the Brahma shrine at the Erawan hotel. If you’re on the skytrain as it passes by on it’s way to Siam station, there are always a few near the window who raise their hands into a prayer and tilt their chins downwards in respect.

I remember my first trip […]

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Feelings can reveal the truth

November 1st, 2007 · 1 Comment

 In the Upanishads , the body is described as having 5 layers: individual spirit, emotions, mind, energy, and physical body, moving from subtle to gross respectively.  Many systems have different models for this, Kundalini yoga employs  a model using ten.  In either case, it’s helpful to just acknowledge that our anatomy is more than just […]

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Why bother with discipline?

October 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Mew left me a comment on the last post… asking why should we have to go through all these steps, don’t we just have to know what we want to use the law of attraction?
Yes, if you are in total harmony with yourself consciously, subconsciously, unconsciously; or if you like: body, energy, mind, emotions, and […]

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Energetic currency

October 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

A lot of talk about the Law of Attraction these days. In case you have NOT seen the movie the secret, make it a point to do so. It’s based upon the teachings of Ester Hicks, a channeler of a group of entities called Abraham. (listen to these mp3’s of one session) Ester herself got […]

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