WATCH: The Great Death Andrew Harvey Sacred Activism Part One
October 18, 2011 by VividLife Editorial
Filed under •-Feature, Earth, Spirituality, Sustainability, Videos
Parts One-Seven: The term “sacred activism” is taking on new meaning as the crisis of our global situation intensifies. Between a massive population explosion all over the planet, and increasing water shortages, how do people sleep at night? Global warming, at this stage, is a reality and concern for millions of people. Mystical scholar, poet, and author of over 30 books, Andrew Harvey defines the various aspects of our current predicament and also a path towards planetary healing. Harvey, in this clip, introduces both his hope for humanity and also what he calls the “birth of the divine feminine” and the challenge it presents humanity to live in a totally new way.
For more information about Andrew Harvey’s work, go tohttp://www.andrewharvey.net
For more information about the Institute for Sacred Activism and/or to sign up for the Institute’s mailing list, go to http://www.sacredactivism.org
READ: ‘Financial Abundance’ by Tony Samara, Part #1
October 8, 2011 by Tony Samara
Filed under •-Feature, Abundance, Law of Attraction, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Sustainability, Wealth
Many of us feel that spirituality is renouncing the joys, the abundance, the freedom of being alive in a complete sense but by embracing an abundant, balanced life, good health and longevity (not just in relation to the body) we can create a complete philosophy that encompasses body, mind and emotions.
Financial abundance like spirituality is primarily about sharing and trusting, going beyond our personal limitations and fears, embracing and dealing with who we are in a practical and real sense – energetically as well as financially. If we are connected to an energy field that encompasses financial anxiety and limited belief systems then we connect our anxieties and limitations to all that we do including negating our financial wellbeing.
This is a very common experience, more common than you think and is very unpleasant and totally unnecessary as a healthy means of expressing our wonderful being. These limiting beliefs can only be useful if dealt with in a way that helps us to grow beyond these limitations.
This experience is not only personal but also encompasses our human history as it stems back to our cultural and genetic experiences. By observing history over thousands of years we can see that humanity’s mass fear, focused around survival, has impacted negatively around money. By focusing on the thought of having no or not enough money brings up real consequences that our ancestors and many people today struggle with.
In the most severe cases we can become prone to great lacks, corruptions, shame, failure, worthlessness and a sense of meaninglessness and are unable to partake in the abundance of life. So often we fill our energies with the fear of such consequences by bringing our thoughts and level of awareness to basic survival mode. Instead of freely sharing a sense of joyous celebration and living with a sense of gratitude for the many possibilities we are blind to the possibilities by the sense of lack and its many expressions.
When we personally experience and live with such anxiety we connect ourselves to the law of natural resonance whereby whatever we put out energetically, mentally, physically and emotionally attracts to itself experiences that resonate with itself rather than experiences that move us beyond such suffering.
When our experiences resonate with such personal limitations then we also attract the historical and present human collective anxiety around this issue. Rich or poor this experience of there not being enough is very unpleasant. What is the solution?
An important part of the solution would be to realise that a lot of what we are investing in whether it be feelings, thoughts or even real experiences stem from destructive thinking and that it is this thinking that is attracting the feelings and realities of lack – lack of all that creates a feeling of aliveness and rather reinforces the reality of lack and not enough.
So the first step would be to change such thinking by perhaps visualising or internally experiencing that this lack is simply a thought, an energy form, and can with practice be replaced with thoughts that better serve you, your family and your community.
This is perhaps done by relaxing, breathing and contemplating what it is like to be abundant in the things that create deep happiness for yourself and your community.
You can enjoy the dream of prosperity in this state, not simply in the mind but also in the body sensations and warm feelings that go with it. This creates confidence and a feeling of safety that the new thought that you are embracing can become your reality. As Tony Samara says, “Your inner world reflects the outside, as the outside reflects the inside.”
It is not simply the outer object of money that creates this safety and happiness, as when you meet many rich people they will tell you they are suffering from the same sense of lack as people who have nothing. So by facing the spiritual sense of prosperity you can separate the material from the psychological and hence empower your thoughts to correspond with the material level, creating real abundant happiness and safety. You can also in the same way empower your thoughts to correspond to the emotional and mental levels of your being creating freedom from the sense of lack that blinds you from all the joy of being alive in a complete sense.
It is very important to be honest about these belief systems and thereby be realistic rather than using this exercise to compensate for a sense of lack. Use this exercise for spiritual prosperity and psychological contentment so that you are free flowing with the spirit of the universe rather than swimming against the stream of life.
As you are open to receiving that which naturally comes with this flow you learn to surrender and give yourself to true love and compassion. This is of course easily achieved when we feel of service to others and it creates a sense of wisdom and freedom that flows into abundance on the material level. Such abundance also requires managing the material level with dignity and generosity and understanding that love is eternal and has no limitations.
Thinking in this way is not just a simple meditation or a type of schoolwork but rather an art like the graceful art of drinking tea in Japan. It is not simply the outcome or result that is important but rather the consciousness and act itself. If you act in a truly generous way then this thinking becomes your personal law over a period of time and with every such empowering thought you give more energy to thoughts that are similar in nature and thus reach a higher level within yourself and touch a perspective of understanding that is much more closely aligned to the natural abundance of life. As this art of thinking is repeated then the body and emotions begin to change to encompass this as your personal law and way of life.
The negative, fixed and rigid thoughts somehow disappear. Our unconscious thinking, which may say that I am poor, I am no good at this, I am too fat or too stupid or I will never achieve my goals changes and hence empowers an abundant form of consciousness rather than poverty consciousness.
Tony Samara – a living, spiritual master, discusses financial abundance through positive affirmations and selfless service as a method of personal transformation and self-realisation.
Read: Financial Abundance by Tony Samara, Part #2
WATCH: 1-2-3 Done – Growing Your Own Groceries
September 28, 2011 by VividLife Editorial
Filed under •-Headline, Food and Recipes, Gardening, Green Living, Nature, Sustainability, Videos
These days a large part of our grocery bills goes towards the produce we eat and with all of the health scares, wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly where it’s coming from? An easy solution for this problem is to grow your own groceries. It’s easy to do and the benefits far outweigh the effort. Here are some things to consider.
First, you should consider the amount of time you have to work in your garden and your available funds. Try starting small, you can always expand later, and you would be surprised how much you can produce in a small space.
Next, decide on what you and your family enjoy, you don’t want to plant something that could go to waste. Then check out what grows well in your area at certain times of the year.
Herbs are a great way to get started in gardening. They are easy to grow in containers in small spaces and you will always have them around when you need them. They can also be moved indoors if needed. You can even freeze or dry them to use at anytime during the year.
Another great container plant is lettuce and any time you want a salad all you have to do is go outside and clip off some leaves, no need to drive to the store.
If you are tight on space think about tomatoes, they grow very well in containers. If you decide to plant tomatoes, remember that there are two different types, determinate and indeterminate.
Determinate tomatoes grow to a certain height and stop; these plants don’t take up very much space. Indeterminate tomatoes can grow to any height and will need a staking system to keep them from touching the ground.
Other produce that is easy to grow if you have space is squash, cabbage and bell peppers.
Growing your own groceries is a fun and easy way to save money, plus there’s nothing like enjoying fresh herbs and vegetables straight from the garden.
Karma — Harmonious Coexistence With Our Environment
September 26, 2011 by VividLife Editorial
Filed under •-Headline, Hinduism, Karma, Peace, Spirituality, Sustainability
In the Hindu language the profoundly powerful word KARMA is used to identify this “Law of All Laws” – the “Cause and Effect Law of the Universe.” If we subscribe to the laws of karma, we are open to the possibility that there is no such a thing as a “coincidence.” In reality, coincidence is a predetermined course of synchronistic events.
Everything that happens to us is a result of our ancestors’ actions or the actions of our own souls in previous lives. Theologians and philosophers have been studying these karmic issues for thousands of years, many of which are documented in a host of treatises and monographs (see bibliography).
KARMA. What is it? What does it mean? What kind of information does it carry? It is the unknown, unseen energy and residue from relationships we have accumulated throughout all our previous lives.
Most of us have actually known many of the people in our present lives in past incarnations. It explains why we are immediately attracted to or comfortable with a complete stranger, why we make strong, unexplainable connections, or why we encounter someone and feel an immediate disturbance. These are allexamples of negative or positive past-life relationships.
These karmic relationships are hard to break, especially if they were established on powerful emotional ties. Enormous energy is spent in establishing links between human souls, and they move from one life to the next as well as from one generation to the other.
The search for harmonious coexistence with our environment brings us closer to accepting and understanding the laws of karma.
Read more: http://www.articlesbase.com/metaphysics-articles/karma-harmonious-coexistence-with-our-environment-821249.html#ixzz1Yy4pBGKO
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David Wolfe – Vision of Paradise
September 24, 2011 by VividLife Editorial
Filed under •-Feature, Earth, Green Living, Health & Well-being, Holistic Living, Nature, Purpose, Sustainability, Videos
David Wolfe — Health, Eco, Nutrition, and Natural Beauty Expert
CO-FOUNDER: TheBestDayEver.com Online Health Magazine
PRESIDENT: The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (www.ftpf.org)
You’d think he was a rock star with a fan base like his — America’s TOP CEOs, Global Ambassadors, Hollywood celebrities, busy professionals, and even the most powerful buying influence in the nation — Moms! But it’s not rock n’ roll that they flock to him for…it’s his nutrition mission and the natural-health and beauty eco-revolution that David Wolfe champions.
With a masters degree in nutrition, and a background in science and mechanical engineering, David Wolfe is considered one of the world’s top authorities on natural health, beauty nutrition, herbalism, chocolate, and organic superfoods. Leading the field with his vision, mission, education, and business, David has over 15 years of dedicated experience and understanding of the inner workings, the delicate chemistry, and hardcore mechanics of the human body and how the body is affected by the modern-day stressors of today’s fast-paced, over-worked, and unbalanced lifestyle, which is literally a “killer” to our beauty, health, and longevity.
