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Have you ever worried terribly about something that never happened? Have you ever imagined with great certainty that something intensely bad was happening , but it all turned out to be utter nonsense? It’s been said that worry is negative expectation of future events i.e. actually creating negative fantasies about …

In the midst of our busy, frantic, high-tech lives, it is vital to keep hold of the real reasons why we are here; the things that really matter. It’s far too easy to get entrapped by high-tech society and its toys, or by career and its never-ending promises. Should we …

John Stuart Mill, who lived from 1806 to 1873, is credited with having the highest IQ of anyone who ever lived. So most of us might do well to ponder his words about Happiness: “Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own …

by Barbara Rose. I am sure it is safe to say that each of us has had times in our lives when we had hopes, anticipation, expectations and events where we desired a certain outcome. I am sure it is equally safe to say that when any of them did …

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.

The whole spiritual life, when honestly examined, boils down to Awareness. As you study spiritual traditions the world over, this is the one common factor that occurs over and over again. A famous dying Zen Master, was besought by her disciples for her final words of wise teaching to them. …