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Contributed by A. Turner
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 Lucid Dreaming Lucid Dreaming: The Skill of Dreaming on Demand by A Turner. Could your dreams make you more successful? Those who have mastered the art of lucid dreaming emphatically say yes! What is lucid dreaming? Is it a random event that you can only wish and hope for, or is it something you can accomplish on demand? And how could dreams have any real impact on your daily life?
Lucid dreaming may sound like some mystical practice reserved for shamans, but all it really means is you become consciously aware that you are dreaming, while you are dreaming. You might remember this happening when you were a child. Some people seem to be able to easily recognize when they are dreaming, others don't even think they dream at all. No one seems to know precisely why there's a difference. But the good news is that lucid dreaming is a skill. You can learn to do it whenever you choose. You don't have to count on luck any longer. |
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Contributed by Robert Scheer
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 Ayahuasca Brew Ayahuasca: Spirit of the Sacred Vine by Robert Scheer. Ayahuasca is not a recreational drug for the native cultures that have been using it for as long as anyone can remember. It is as much a sacred spiritual element in their lives as are Holy Communion wafers and sacramental wine within the Christian religion. Except that the spirit with which drinkers of this herbal tea commune is an elemental being that is the essence of this magical plant. Instead of a priest, the shaman who leads an ayahuasca ceremony is known as an ayahuascero.
If it seems strange to think of spiritual beings residing in plants, consider the amazing story of the Findhorn community in the north of Scotland. Residents of Findhorn were able to grow lush gardens of huge vegetables and even tropical plants under impossible conditions: poor, sandy soil, cold temperatures and a shortage of sunlight. They attributed their horticultural success on their contact with plant divas: elemental beings that were the spirits of the plants. < |
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Contributed by sunil1477
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 Computer Viruses? Do The Media Spread Computer Viruses? by sunil1477. Could the mass media hype about computer viruses actually make the problem worse?
If you believe what you hear in the media, there are an awful lot of viruses going around. No, I'm not talking about the make-you-sick kind of virus, though they get plenty of airtime, too. I'm talking about the kind of virus that enters via your internet connection rather than your nasal passages.
What the mainstream media often don't tell you--at least, in most radio and television newscasts and in the crucial headlines and opening paragraphs of newspaper articles-- is that many of these "viruses" are not viruses at all. |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Swami Rama My Master Casts Off His Body by Swami Rama. One day in July 1945 my
master said that he wished to cast off his body. I argued with him: “It
is written in the scriptures that the master who leaves a foolish
disciple in the world is committing a sin and goes to perdition.” So he
said, “Okay, then I will not cast off my body, because you are still a
fool and ignorant.”
Then in the year 1954, shortly before I was to leave for Germany, I was
taking a bath in the Ganges and thought, “That was not right for me to
do. I should not have forced him to stay bound to his body, as he has
already given me so much.”
When I went to my master I didn’t tell him of my thought, but he said,
“Ask the other swamis to come at five-thirty this evening for the last
teachings I want to impart.” We were at a height of 11,600
feet near a shrine in the Himalayas. This place is situated between
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Contributed by Jeffrey Miller
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 Martial Artist vs Warrior A Martial Artist Wears Out Early But A Warrior Gets Better With Age By Jeffrey Miller. Anyone who has spent any time observing the conventional world of martial arts, especially those involved in tournaments and competitive events, should have noticed a very unique phenomena...
...the seniors - the "old guys'" - division starts at about age 30!
Now, I don't know about you, but at forty-four, I don't feel much like a senior. But, I have to ask myself, how can it be in Today's world that modern martial artists are considered to be too old to compete against a younger opponent when in ancient Japan, China, and Korea...
...that was the norm?!
Even from a self-defense perspective, who is more likely to be the victim of a criminal attacker; someone middle-aged, in their thirties or fourties, who's slower and less fit, with money and credit cards in their wallet... |
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