SpiritualBlog.com has been active for almost 6 months and this is the 100th article on the blog. Thanks to all who have been reading the blog and commenting so far! Don't forget to check out the personal YouTube page I have set up to also receive video-based content on living a more self-aware life.
Before the end of this month I wanted to link back to some of the previous posts on this blog that new readers might have missed. Here are three articles that might be difficult to locate from the main site that new readers might enjoy.
Often in life there is a perceived burden to keep our attention active in either our thoughts, feelings, or actions. If we are not doing something with our hands then often our attention goes to thinking or feeling processes.
There is an incessant burden of 'processing' to be occupied. On some level the social environment trains us to be forever 'processing' something, instead of just being.
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This is a 2-part video a friend of mine on YouTube created a while ago that I recommend watching. You can also find more of his videos on Buddhism and other topics at his YouTube page. He has done an outstanding job with this video and it is well worth spending 20 minutes watching.
Feel welcome to share thoughts and comments below.
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In our world the concept of value is often tied to how much something costs… but there is a great deal of essential value that we can offer to others without expecting something back from them. This article will discuss five things that we can offer to others right now from within ourselves without expecting something back in exchange.
The Happiness Trap (Russ Harris) is a book I read some time ago that talks about the limitations our own search for happiness can end up creating. In this article I would like to summarise a technique the book discusses in chapter 4: "The Great Storyteller", which introduces the idea that we tell ourselves stories about our own life that might not be accurate reflections of the truth.
How often have you noticed yourself thinking "I knew this would happen" after something negative happened? Your future is often the product of decisions on a conscious or subconscious level that were made long before their outcomes fell into place. It is not just true that you can predict the results of your present actions will have on the future but it is also true that by looking at which subconscious choices you are selecting you are able to dynamically change the course of the future.
The year 2012 is a significant date for a number of people around the world. For some it signifies a time of transformation, the end of time in the literal sense, the end of time in the linear sense, and perhaps for some it does not have significance at all and: nothing will change in 2012. But what is the motivation for perceiving this date to have one significance or another?
Several years ago I started off searching for an absolute truth to life, however the more I searched the less important this ultimate truth became. Instead I became more interested in experiencing the fullness of each unique part of existence rather than pinning it down within the exact boundaries of truth. Likewise, instead of looking for the right approach to life, I began seeking different approaches to look at life.
Often when we forget something it becomes frustrating to remember that thing — whether it is where the car keys are, someone's name, or an item on a list. This article will discuss how to use the mind to locate these memories. These techniques are effective for both long-term and short-term memories.
Compare what the memories were most like in properties to something similar. Often the mind categorises similar items and concepts close together. Take some time to listen to a conversation some of your friends have, be observant and you'll pick up on some interesting things: Person 1: "let's have pizza for lunch". Person 2: "good idea, the prices are good at Pizza Place". Person 3: "Guess how much I paid for this new watch? I got it at discount"…
Our mind processes are associative in nature and memories relating to something similar can often be triggered when we focus on the similar items instead.
Retrogression involves playing a movie clip in your mind's eye to backtrack to the events that occurred before the event that has been forgotten.
Retrogression can also be used when we go to a particular place that we have been before to trigger related memories. You can use each of the senses, such as particular feelings, sensations, sounds and smells to regress to a previous event that is anchored in those same sensations.
Meditation can often help to calm the mind and to allow memories and thought processes to flow in a natural sequence. Often when we strain the mind and focused too much on remembering or on thinking about a particular thing our natural thought processes become disrupted.
