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When it comes to living in the moment and being more enlightened, you might have some questions that you’d like answered. For instance, you might be saying, “Dr. Puff, how do I reach that point? Is there anything I can do to speed up the process of waking up and of having a life filled with the present?”

Unless you've woken up recently, you've probably heard much about the so called "Law of Attraction". Motivational Gurus the world over seem to be advocating it's use to create the reality we might want, to generate abundance in life or that long sought after soulmate. From my perspective, indeed there is a Law of Attraction, but I observe how this natural science has been mis-informed or in some cases, maligned to promote or 'sell' a particular approach - namely that we can essentially manifest the reality we might want by using the law. So how might we unlock the real secret behind the Law of Attraction and harness it for maximum uplifting benefit?...

How can children's tales help us on our spiritual journey? Have you noticed that many children’s tales end with a victory of the heart? The hero, after following a tortuous path of struggles, dreams and hopes, always manages to fulfill their heart’s desire, while sometimes discovering it at the same time.

In uncovering the mysteries of her life Swami Stone has learned how to help others to uncover the mysteries of their lives. She helps them to determine and peel away what is holding them back so they may FIND out who they really are. This work is the fountain of youth everyone is searching for because "The fountain of youth is in the truth." Swami Ramaraaja Stone.

If you can stop your mind from thinking or change your mind or observe a thought...... you are not your mind. In order to “pop out” you must experience my words, not just read them. Observe your thought. Not what you are thinking but that you are thinking.

About ten years back, I happened to meet a subordinate at my new workplace, who was well known for some of his bad traits. Most of the people had a poor opinion of him. This was the reason they were afraid of him and used to avoid him. In reality, he was an awful person but I never tried to avoid him but instead I decided to make best use of him in spite of his bad traits.

Have you lost focus in your daily life? Incorporate 3 key ingredients embodied by spiritual masters and come back into alignment with your own soul’s reason for being.

Liberation is the Third Noble Truth in Buddhism. From my experience, I say that realizing the experience of being free in daily life is significant to the spiritual path and becoming a mature and well balanced person. But when we examine what Buddhism says on this theme, and quote scriptures, does Buddhism display real philosophy?

There are three important steps which are crucial aspects in moving in the direction of living an enlightened, awakened life. Any one of us can take these steps. The first step is earnestness, the second step involves helpful concepts, and the third step is to quiet the mind and just be. Realize that everything you see and experience, every memory you’ve ever had or ever will have, comes out of the pure empty silence of who we are.

In order for you to live your best life you must first believe in yourself and believe that you deserve it. There are no limits in this world, this is your world. You make up whatever you want to experience, you just have to reach out and grab it.

Reassurance angels
The view of the Kabbala on the heavenly brigades of angels: From the Kabbalistic point of view, angels and their role in our world is a serious business. What can we learn about angels, and how can we get in touch with them in our everyday life?

Although God may be the ultimate, our concepts of God are not. Though religion plays a beautiful role in this conceptual world of ours, it prevents us from God because it labels God. For instance, religion says, “God is good,” “God is benevolent,” etc. Labels cannot describe God or the ultimate. The ultimate is that which is before anything and everything else, including our concepts of God. In fact, God or the ultimate precedes any label or description.

You've been doing your chosen spiritual practice for a while now, and it's starting to get routine…maybe even a bit tedious. What should you do? Quit? Start over with a completely new daily practice? Here are some ideas for reinvigorating your daily spiritual practice when it gets stale.

Through acceptance at the level of feeling/sensation, you keep moving through all of the various layers of experience from the outer experiences to the inner and more subtle experiences.

There is a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger called Total Recall. A large part of the movie revolves around Arnold’s character discovering who he really is. We all want to know who we really are. Unless we settle into thinking, “Well, this is my life and I’m not going to think about it,” we keep searching until we find the answers.
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