8/17/2006
- The Terrorist Granny….
60-year old in-flight granny panics with claustrophobia!
Next thing.. she’s handcuffed! Suspicious “notes” are found, two F-16 fight jets are scrambled (just in case the plane needs to be shot down), flight gets diverted, delayed on tarmac for hours, sniffer dogs checking everyone’s baggage. And the whole thing makes it onto worldwide TV.
Didn’t do much for her claustrophobia, I guess.
7/31/2006
- Friendship
Friendship was an important aspect of my life this past week, from helping a neighbor assemble a planter/garden arch and plant flowers to surprise his wife, to connecting with former coworkers at a corporate function to which I was invited. To tell the truth, I was a bit surprised by an “Ah-ha!” moment about the strength and duration of friendships, past and present, and these are the thoughts I share with you.
7/29/2006
- How To Develop Absolute Courage
Courage is the backbone of man. The man with courage has persistence. He states what he believes and puts it into execution. The courageous man has confidence. He draws to himself all the moral qualities and mental forces which go to make up a strong man. Whereas, the man without courage draws to himself all the qualities of a weak man, vacillation, doubt, hesitancy, and unsteadiness of purpose. You can therefore see the value of concentration on courage. It is a most vital element of success.
7/20/2006
- A Study In Mystic Concentration
Concentration signifies the state of being at a centre (”con” and “centrum”). Applied to thought, it is the act of bringing the mind to a single point. Each human being must practise concentration subjectively and objectively. In other words, each human being aims with more or less precision at concentration on a point within and a point without his own world. Concentration “without” is illustrated when you devote all your attention upon Nature, such as learning a trade, a profession, a science, an art or some form of business.
7/9/2006
- Affirmations Software Review
Hello,
I have done a video review of a very good software program designed to help you work with affirmations. You can see it here:
Affirmations Software Review
Asoka Selvarajah
- A Visionary Artist & His Thoughts…
I wanted to tell you about an Art and Spirituality blog, “The Portrait Of The Silence”. It’s by a gentleman called Tomas Karkalas, an Aspire To Wisdom ezine subscriber…
7/4/2006
- A Self Help Reality Check
In a world of burgeoning personal growth products, “quantum physics” methods of getting rich, and instant enlightenment intensives, it is time to strike a cautionary note, and seek a healthy dose of reality.
Important: You can download an MP3 AUDIO of this article!
5/31/2006
- The Secret Agenda
Beware the secret agenda that exists in virtually any human interaction, business or social!
It may almost be stating the obvious, but the secret agenda is a fact of life that simply goes unheeded for most people, precisely because it is secret. Also, it frequently takes such extremely subtle and devious forms that it is almost invisible to anyone who is not alert for its presence.
So what is this secret agenda?….
5/17/2006
- Seeking The Inner Silence
As you study the spiritual traditions of the world, you become increasingly aware of the fact that they all emphasize finding that point of still silence within yourself. They may express this in different ways, but it seems to be a very powerful and consistent theme throughout the world’s mystical systems.
4/28/2006
- Breath Is Life
Life is absolutely dependent upon the act of breathing. “Breath is Life.”
Differ as they may upon details of theory and terminology, the Oriental and the Occidental agree upon these fundamental principles.
To breathe is to live, and without breath there is no life. Not only are the higher animals dependent upon breath for life and health, but even the lower forms of animal life must breathe to live, and plant life is likewise dependent upon the air for continued existence.
4/20/2006
- You Cannot Have It All
Article by Stuart Goldsmith
Despite what those slick-suited seminar-gurus tell you, every decision you take in life has a shadow partner - the life you cannot now lead because you took that decision.
A few simple examples will prove the point.
You take a career decision to become a surgeon; but doing this precludes you [...]
4/11/2006
- Audio Hello From Asoka!
Hi there,
Hopefully, if you’re visiting this page, you’ve already heard my very first audio message! (If not, it’s at Asoka’s Audio Postcard
I’d love your feedback… on the audio, on what you’d like to hear about in the ezine, on anything you feel like saying that can help me make my messages better for you. Either [...]
3/28/2006
- Psychics, Skeptics & Scientists
Much skepticism exists around the subject of psychic phenomena, and this is probably not a bad thing, given its very checkered past. Fake mediums, bogus mind readers, magic tricks passed off as the real thing. The list goes on.
Hence, the use of science should be welcomed in helping to verify some of the psychic community’s claims.
However, this can also become unhealthy for several reasons, and it is equally important to stand guard against these flaws. They too are all too common…..
3/17/2006
- Achieving Live Psychic Intuiti0n
I gradually realized that what is called the Occult is only an extension and wider perception of the powers we know, and that everything is attainable if we leave off talking and get down to business. Do not let your mind spread and splash over. Concentrate on one resolve and exclude others. Take time to be solitary daily. Avoid people who disturb you.
3/15/2006
- Announcing New Psychic Powers Blog!
I’ve started a new blog about psychic reading, and psychic power etc. It’s going to have a combination of posts about the subject, fascinating book excerpts, as well as links to articles about psychic powers on other sites.
3/11/2006
- Because You Asked (2)
These are my answers to questions sent in by Aspire To Wisdom subscribers. I hope you benefit from them too.
Lavon asks:
My question is simple. I have found that I have the ability to manifest people in my life. On various occasions, if I in fact focus on someone that I have not seen in a [...]
2/27/2006
- Love Your Heart
Sometime back, I told you about how my father suffered a heart attack while on a vacation cruise of the Mediterranean. The ship was docked at Libya (of all places)and hence he was taken ashore there. The doctors decided he had to remain there for a week For monitoring. Meanwhile, the ship sailed without him, and he was stranded in a hospital in Libya, with a serious heart condition.
2/23/2006
- Thoughts On Destiny
Everyone has a purpose and everyone is called by Destiny. Although you may not think you have a purpose and certainly might not understand it, you have a purpose. You can know it and understand it.
Some people hear Destiny’s call when they’re small children. You’ve noticed them. They know what they’re going to do when they grow up. As teenagers, they chart their course and begin studying. Then, never wavering, regardless of stormy weather or sunny sailing, they singlemindedly pursue the goal.
2/20/2006
- Because You Asked (1)
These are my answers to questions sent in by Aspire To Wisdom subscribers. I hope you benefit from them too.
There is something that has been bothering me for quite some time now and that is the role of self-sacrifice and spirituality. Is it more spiritual to do something for the sake of others happiness even if it forsakes [...]
1/30/2006
- Thought & Purpose, by James Allen
UNTIL thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. With the majority, the bark of thought is allowed to “drift” upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for the person who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.
