Foundational meditation

1. Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down on a comfortable spot and relax.

2. Imagine and will, with each inhale, not only your lungs are breathing, inhaling air, but also your whole body is breathing in energy. You inhale with your entire body. The breath acts as a focus for absorbing energy.

3. Know that along with your lungs, each single inch of your body simultaneously absorbs energy. Like a dry sponge when dipped into water absorbs, your body should absorb energy with each inhalation.

Since everyone is individual, how each of us feels the energy will be different in some respects.

To reverse this, exhale energy out. This can make you tired and shouldn’t be done regularly other than to get a grip on how to do it.

* Exhaling energy is for empowering talismans, healing, and just about everything when you want to put energy into something or to direct it.

Energy can also be inhaled and absorbed and then directed to a specific area of your body for healing.

In a very short time, you should be able to feel the energy when you breathe it in. As you advance, you will be able to see it without trying to visualize it.

Feeling in this exercise is most important, especially when you are new. Do not try to see the energy as this can be a distraction. Just get a feel for it.

This exercise is the most important for working with your mind and manipulating energy.

As you advance, you can use this technique of energy absorption to absorb energy from the Sun and from just about anything you choose.

Chakra Breathing

To perform this meditation, you should already be experienced with the Foundation Meditation which is posted.

Relax and enter into a trance state, then, instead of breathing in energy into your entire body as with the energy meditation, breath in energy into each one of your chakras, for seven breaths each. Seven breaths is only a guideline, you can do more or less, but it is important to keep your chakra’s in balance. It is important to not only breathe in the energy, but also to visualize it.

You can breathe in colour of the sun energy (the most powerful) or the color energy of the chakra.

When you are finished breathing each of the chakras, breathe in energy through all of your seven chakras, front and back to meet in the middle.

After this, perform the Foundation Meditation.

This meditation can also be done on just one chakra that is lacking in energy or that is blocked. Just apply the breathing one or more times a day. The rest of the meditation is unnecessary if you are working on a specific weak chakra.

Some may be familiar with drawing down energy from the moon and other planets. The sun is hundreds of times more powerful. The energy of the sun contains all of the colors of the spectrum in their purest forms. Performing this full meditation out of doors under the sun can give you incredible energy and is also very healing. Just affirm “I am breathing in powerful whitey-gold (or whatever color) energy from the sun, into my ______ chakra.” Repeat this several times and then visualize yourself absorbing the energy and brightening your chakras with it.

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ACQUIRE POWER THROUGH SELF DEVELOPMENT.

It is the natural right of every human being to be happy to escape all the miseries of life. Happiness is the normal condition, as natural as the landscapes and the seasons. It is unnatural to suffer and it is only because of our ignorance that we do suffer. Happiness is the product of wisdom. To attain perfect wisdom, to comprehend fully the purpose of life, to realize completely the relationship of human beings to each other, is to put an end to all suffering, to escape every ill and evil that afflicts us. Perfect wisdom is unshadowed joy.

Why do we suffer in life? Because in the scheme of nature we are being forced forward in evolution and we lack the spiritual illumination that alone can light the way and enable us to move safely among the obstacles that lie before us. Usually we do not even see or suspect the presence of trouble until it suddenly leaps upon us like a concealed tiger. One day our family circle is complete and happy.

Today we have a friend. Tomorrow he will be an enemy and we do not know why. A little while ago we had wealth and all material luxuries. There was a sudden change and now we have only poverty and misery and yet we seek in vain for a reason why this should be. There was a time when we had health and strength; but they have both departed and no trace of a reason appears. Aside from these greater tragedies of life innumerable things of lesser consequence continually bring to us little miseries and minor heartaches.

We most earnestly desire to avoid them but we never see them until they strike us, until in the darkness of our ignorance we blunder upon them. The thing we lack is the spiritual illumination that will enable us to look far and wide, finding the hidden causes of human suffering and revealing the method by which they may be avoided; and if we can but reach illumination the evolutionary journey can be made both comfortably and swiftly.

It is as though we must pass through a long, dark room filled with furniture promiscuously scattered about. In the darkness our progress would be slow and painful and our bruises many. But if we could press a button that would turn on the electric light we could then make the same journey quickly and with perfect safety and comfort.

The old method of education was to store the mind with as many facts, or supposed facts, as could be accumulated and to give a certain exterior polish to the personality. The theory was that when a man was born he was a completed human being and that all that could be done for him was to load him up with information that would be used with more or less skill, according to the native ability he happened to be born with.

The theosophical idea is that the physical man, and all that constitutes his life in the physical world, is but a very partial expression of the self; that in the ego of each there is practically unlimited power and wisdom; that these may be brought through into expression in the physical world as the physical body and its invisible counterparts, which together constitute the complex vehicle of the ego’s manifestation, are evolved and adapted to the purpose; and that in exact proportion that conscious effort is given to such self-development will spiritual illumination be achieved and wisdom attained. Thus the light that leads to happiness is kindled from within and the evolutionary journey that all are making may be robbed of its suffering.

Why does death bring misery? Chiefly because it separates us from those we love. The only other reason why death brings grief or fear is because we do not understand it and comprehend the part it plays in human evolution. But the moment our ignorance gives way to comprehension such fear vanishes and a serene happiness takes its place.

Why do we have enemies from whose words or acts we suffer? Because in our limited physical consciousness we do not perceive the unity of all life and realize that our wrong thinking and doing must react upon us through other people a situation from which there is no possible escape except through ceasing to think evil and then patiently awaiting the time when the causes we have already generated are fully exhausted. When spiritual illumination comes, and we no longer stumble in the night of ignorance, the last enemy will disappear and we shall make no more forever.

Why do people suffer from poverty and disease? Only because of our blundering ignorance that makes their existence possible for us, and because we do not comprehend their meaning and their lessons, nor know the attitude to assume toward them. Had we but the wisdom to understand why they come to people, why they are necessary factors in their evolution, they would trouble us no longer. When nature’s lesson is fully learned these mute teachers will vanish.

And so it is with all forms of suffering we experience. They are at once reactions from our ignorant blunderings and instructors that point out the better way. When we have comprehended the lessons they teach they are no longer necessary and disappear. It is not by the outward acquirement of facts that men become wise and great. It is by developing the soul from within until it illuminates the brain with that flood of light called genius.

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You can live better! The guide to successful living includes Plan For Personal Development, Praying For Healing and Words Of Gratitude.

Successful living is about enjoying what life offers - not just stockpiling things. Yes, money is can help you attain freedom from worry and unneeded poverty. Things like cars and houses, experiences like travel, art and music can help us appreciate the beauty of life.

Without a Plan for personal development, your chance to make real, positive change and lasting success become like zero. You can increase your odds by using tried and proven personal development tips to get you started in the right direction.

Think about this. Have you ever used an online map or a GPS system to get directions? With the use of Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Mapquest and even GPS devices in your car, you can get a step-by-step approach to reach your destination.

Personal development plans are very much the same, a tool that people use to help them improve themselves as they go from one state or condition in life to a better one. You can use a plan to to get a promotion, build a new business, attract new friends, lose weight, to break a bad habit, quit smoking or for anything else that you may want to change.

Spiritual healing prayer really can add more powerful, dynamic energy to your daily living. Many doctors and scientists are realizing that a wholesome, healthy body is impacted by the spiritual health of humans.

The noted cellular biologist and teaching physician, Dr. Bruce Lipton wrote The Biology of Belief, based on his experiments with human cells. Dr. Lipton discovered that living cells grow toward positive energy sources, and shrank or died when negative energy was nearby.

Spiritual healing happened regularly in the the New Testament accounts of Jesus the Christ. Jesus even continued this ministry of Christian spiritual healing by sending his followers to heal the sick. Today, modern prayer techniques like the Healing Codes release the stress from destructive cellular memories.

Appreciation is a very powerful way to shrug off the slings and arrows that life can throw at you. Gratitude can help irritating people, conditions or circumstances take a better turn. You can choose to cultivate and grow your sense of thankfulness. Think of a pearl. A grain of sand invades an oyster and starts irritating its sensitive lining. Now that oyster doesn’t have a vacuum cleaner to “clean house” and remove the grain of sand. No, the oyster invests part of itself, layer upon layer of mother of pearl from its own sensitive lining to wraps up the irritating grain of sand.

An amazing thing happens. Over time, with constant progress, that irritating piece of sand becomes a magnificent pearl. Appreciation can create a pearl out of the irritating things that happen in your life. Keep a gratitude journal and write down what you are thankful for every day. Your life will take on a whole new meaning and freshness.

So, start today to use Plan For Personal Development, Words Of Gratitude and Praying For Healing to improve the quality and beauty of your life. Over time, each and every day you will want to live better.

Simplifying your life means a simpler, clutter free way of living.

When your house overflows with objects, it tends to distract you. And we all know what happens when there is too much distraction. It prevents you from thinking and acting intelligently, hence you procrastinate.

Go around your house and make a list of all the things you don’t really need. For example, do you really need two toasters in the kitchen? One hasn’t been working for months. You either dispose of it or repair it.

Ask your husband and children to do an inventory of clutter. Your husband can do the garage and the basement. Your kids can do their bedrooms. Stipulate that you need their lists in three days, no later. Explain to them why junk has to be eliminated from the house.

If you explain your intentions clearly, they will understand and would be more willing to assist. Tell
them that the house needs a much needed airing, and when all the junk disappears, so will the distractions.

Encourage them not to replace old junk with new junk
It can be a vicious cycle. Just as we manage to rid the house of unwanted items, in come new ones. Explain to your family that there was a specific reason for clearing junk. Old clutter should not be replaced with new clutter. Encourage them to think twice before acquiring additional material possessions. Examples:

• Will I refer to this book more than once, or is it just for a particular school assignment? Maybe I can borrow it from the library instead?
• The hubby loves tools. He spends his weekly allowance on them. He just filled up an entire wall with all kinds of tools. Ask him which ones he hasn’t used for 6 months and ask him to consider giving them away.
• The clothes in your closet. Which of them have you not worn for six months? Call the Salvation Army or the recycling center.

When the closet is just half-full, and you can finally see the wall of your closet, you’ll be inspired to re-organize your whole bedroom: dressers, and night table drawers – shoe racks too!

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Budgeting for house expenses is a chore people put off indefinitely. They know something is wrong with the budget; bills mount up and remain unpaid for weeks, and the only time you jolt out of your complacency is when the utility company calls to advise you that power will be cut off in a week if you don’t settle your bill.

It’s not because you have to earn more; it’s because your budget needs attention. Nurse it back to health. Procrastinating only makes the problem worse. If it’s easy for governments to get into a deficit, it’s even easier for individuals to fall in the same trap.

It is important to give a good impression in any business situation. Dress codes and rules about proper attire are mandatory in the corporate world, but some employees may have problems reaching these standards. In places like Singapore where image counts a lot, a Singapore image consultant can assist in solving the problem to do an image makeover.

An image consultant will assist the company to groom the employees to project the right image. The employees will learn how to refine their image and turn them into a much better dressed employee. Whether you are already employed or are looking for a corporate position, an image consultant can help you get the promotion or land that job.

Definition of an image consultant

An image consultant helps a person cultivate their personal style and the way they look. An image consultant knows the business trends as well as the classic styles that will work for people. They can take a person who doesn’t understand about corporate attire and completely turn them into a corporate employee.

An image consultant knows all the ins and outs of dressing a person to look their best. They know the professional standards expected in a corporate world and they know how to fit the situation to a person’s personal style. They will help a person feel comfortable in their corporate attire so they find it something they can do everyday on their own.

Benefits

The benefits of an image consultant will not only help you in a professional way, but also a personal way. Learning how to dress your body to look the best and getting tips on how to conduct yourself will help you build confidence and self esteem, which will make you appear more professional and attractive.

An image consultant will also teach you how to dress for different of corporate situations. You will learn what is acceptable and what is not on casual office days or at business parties. You will get information about what colors work best for you, what cuts and styles look best on your body and even how to apply makeup and style your hair.

An image consultant will take your current look and change you into a professional in a very short time. It is a compete makeover of your image and your attitude will change, too.

Do you Need an Image Consultant?

I will not know if you need an image consultant. You may already feel as if you are doing everything right and your image needs no help. However, if you are new to an industry, looking to get a promotion or trying to get a job then perhaps hiring an image consultant may be a good idea.

You can change your image or simply tweak the one you already have. Whatever you need an image consultant will help make you the best you can be. An image consultant has the knowledge and the ability to make you look like you fit right in the corporate world.

Potential employers will see you in a different light because you look like you belong. If you are seeking a promotion your employer will notice the change and this tells them you are willing to do anything to make it in the company, which is a big selling point.

An image consultant can help you in so many ways. Even if you may think you have it all together, a consultation may show you that there is so much more you can do to make yourself better and give yourself an edge in the corporate world.

Strategies that Help Improve your Personal Life

Setting up strategies to improve your personal life is only one step to achieve your goals. You have to create plans, goals and take the steps to follow through. Once you have your details gathered, you can start to set up strategies.

How to plan long-term strategies:
Strategies are approaches we take to reach our plans. Our line of attack determines what comes of these plans and goals. When you create long-term goals, you have to provide descriptions, which leads up to using strategies to achieve.

You also have to state what goals you intend to achieve when you create your plans and set the strategies to achieve them. Keep in mind that goals are changes you are willing to make to accomplish something. The goals should be translated so that it develops into a real action. When you take action, you are working toward the next step to recall your measurements, values, and the difference between each. This helps you to stay in accord with your goals and plans.

Sometimes you have to work backwards to accomplish your goals. Sometimes you have to step back to view your goals, making sure that your strategies are working in accord with your actions. When you see that your actions are not working in accord, this is when you want to step back and say, I need to make changes. You will change your strategies to work in harmony with your goals.

You should already have your plans written down on paper. If you haven’t started now is the time to write your plans. Once you have your plans down you can boost your energies so that you have the willingness to act out on your plans. If your plan is lacking in some areas, do not worry. Take it one step at a time and act on the plans you have written down. You can add to your plans later.

How to start planning:
If you haven’t started the process of planning, speak. Just start talking about what you want to accomplish in your life. Once you begin, speaking you will develop new ideas, which you can write down on paper.

During your self-talk arrangement, be sure to take notes. Remembering specific details is a way to recall what you want to do. Some of us fail to take notes, which information drifts away. Instead of adding fire to fire, throw some water on the flames and register your plans with paper.

How to write long-term goals:
You want to write you long-term goals focusing on your short-term goals first. Your short-term goals should work in harmony with your long-term goals. You can write a daily schedule that builds up to our plans and goals. For instances, this week on Monday through Sunday I intend to do: Write down each day what you intend to accomplish on your calendar or schedule.

In your plan or calendar not the things, you intend to make essential first. Then work toward taking down your tasks. For instance, on Tuesday start working through the large jobs first and break down to the simple tasks as you move along. On the third day, write yourself an intention declaration. Use 3×5 note cards to tell you what you intend to do. Once you finish, your duties offer yourself a reward each time you accomplish your intentions.

Next tell your friends and family what you intend to do for your future. Ask your friends and family if they can give you a hand from time to time when they see you failing. Tell your friends and family to offer you a pat on the back, or some reward for each time you accomplish your plans and goals.

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A great way of learning time management and improving your personal life is to follow several basic activities.

One of them is to review your goals whether it be immediate or long-term goals often.

A way to do this is to keep a list that is always accessible to you.

Always determine which task is necessary or not necessary in achieving your goals and which activities are helping you maintain a balanced life style.

Each and everyone of us has a peek time and a time when we slow down, these are our natural cycles. We should be able to tell when to do the difficult tasks when we are the sharpest.

Learning to say “No”. You actually see this advice often. Heed it even if it involves saying the word to family or friends.

Pat yourself at the back or just reward yourself in any manner for an effective time management result.

Try and get the cooperation from people around you who are actually benefiting from your efforts of time management.

Don’t procrastinate. Attend to necessary things immediately.

Have a positive attitude and set yourself up for success. But be realistic in your approach in achieving your goals.

Have a record or journal of all your activities. This will help you get things in their proper perspective.

These are the few steps you initially take in becoming a well rounded individual.

As the say personal time management is the art and science of building a better life.

From the moment you integrate into your life time management skills, you have opened several options that can provide a broad spectrum of solutions to your personal growth. It also creates more doors for opportunities to knock on.

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