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ARTArticleDoes Everything That Happens, Happen for the Best?Many people believe that once they become adherents of a particular religion or spiritual tradition, they need no longer make an effort. The idea that someone else is “taking charge” and taking on the burden of one’s life is particularly enticing for people. They frequently then accept that whatever happens is ‘for the best’ and nothing they do, or could have done, would change that.ARTArticleDoes the Universal Manifestation and Our lives Have Any Meaning?Rene Descartes famously proclaimed the fact the he existed by stating ‘I think, therefore I am.’ In today’s world, however, that method of proving existence is under pressure as we grapple with more subtle possible answers to how we exist, why we exist and what this entire existence means, if anything. There are scientists who hold that all life has come about purely through various chemical interactions and that these combinations of elements are simply, through the magnitude of time and chances to create our universe and all of our developments of awareness.ARTArticleDreams and Their SignificanceWestern psychology has taken a very narrow, and therefore quite inadequate, view of the nature of dreams. There are several primary ways dreams are analyzed in the West. The first is the purely mechanical structuring of dreams as a chaotic processing of ‘undigested’ residues of the observations, mental and emotional activity of the daily life that are simply a type of ‘chu ing’ of the brain as it winds down after a day of action.ARTArticleEmbracing the Quietude and the Silence of the MindIn Western society, people are inculcated, from early childhood,in the idea that they need to be active in order to succeed in the world. The outlook is extremely focused on an outward perspective. The body, life-force and mind have to be trained and harnessed into action. Time not spent in active efforts at development and putting the powers of being to work is considered to be time ‘wasted’. People who do not focus on putting the powers of mind, life and body to work in the world in a noticeable way are considered to be ‘dreamers’ and are not taken seriously.ARTArticleEstablishing the Psychic Being as the Central Organizing Principle and Overcoming the Dominion of the Vital Nature and the Exte al BeingAs long as we identify ourselves with our exte al personality, the body-life-mind complex we inhabit and project into the world, we are subject to the responses, reactions and motivations that they express, based on the developments of the entire past evolutionary history of consciousness on the planet and specifically closely associated with the socialization we receive through family, friends, school, and the society at large. We internalize these things to such a degree that we believe we ARE these things!ARTArticleEverything Changes With Time.The longer I live the more I realize that things are always changing around us; whether or not we want to admit it. We don’t like change. It must be in our genetic makeup to want to keep things like they are. Even my five year old grandson hates change. It’s just normal.rARTArticleEvolutionary Beings and Static Typal Beings in the Universal ManifestationAs with many words in the English language, the word soul has various nuanced meanings as Sri Aurobindo explains. English as a very fluid language can at times be very imprecise in this way. This, however, is just one of the issues Sri Aurobindo takes up here in the citation below.ARTArticleExceeding the Limits Set By Our Minds to Harness Powers of Health and FitnessWe generally remain locked within the framework of our past training and experience. We create walls around ourselves that circumscribe what we believe we can accomplish, what we can do, what is ‘real’ and what is possible. As long as we remain primarily fixated on the past, we limit our opportunity for growth and development in the future. We deny possibilities based on never having experienced them previously.ARTArticleExte al Interactions Provide the Seeker a Mirror to His Inner Characteristics and TraitsWhat we see in others in many cases is a mirror to what we contain within ourselves. We understand what is taking place because we are able to receive the vibration and internalize it and translate it into something that resonates in our being. In Western psychology there is a concept called ‘projection’ whereby someone ‘projects’ onto another person those traits, qualities, motives or actions which one has within oneself, whether openly visible or latent.ARTArticleEyeTarot.com Announces Free Tarot Reading Facebook AppEyeTarot.com-- the world’s most powerful, free tarot reading website-- today announced the beta launch of a free tarot reading application for Facebook. EyeTarot.com provides tarot enthusiasts around the world--both beginner and advanced--with free tools that promote greater self-knowledge and awareness through use of the ancient divination system of tarot. EyeTarot.com's new Facebook App is a fully functional version of EyeTarot's free online tarot card reading application and divination tools available at http://eyetarot.comARTArticleFace and Conquer the Difficulties in This Life and in This BodyA human birth is prized as it is the gateway to evoution and development. In the Indian tradition, even the gods need to take a human birth if they want to achieve any new form of development or progress. The gods reside normally in a static world which does not have the impetus for change.ARTArticleFacing and Overcoming the Dangers of an Opening to Forces of the Vital Plane Without Sufficient Foundation in Peace and Calm in the BeingThere are sound reasons to establish calm, peace and equality in the being as the foundation for the spiritual practice. When an individual takes up some form of concentrated practice, tapasya, it can lead to the uprising of powerful energies, as well as an influx of thoughts, emotions, feelings and sensations to which the normal human experience is not acclimated. There is a long history in the yogic tradition that speaks about the dangers attendant on any attempt to awaken the kundalini energy at the base of the spine without adequate guidance and preparation.ARTArticleFacing Difficulties and Transforming Them at Their Source Is the Path of Integral YogaThere are implications for anyone accepting the mission to work toward the evolutionary change of human nature, speeded up by the yogic process. We think we should somehow have amazing spiritual experiences, and live in a world of peace, sunshine and joy. The reality is likely to be far different.ARTArticleFacing One’s DifficultiesIn the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna asked Sri Krishna to place him between the two armies ready to engage in a civil war, with massive numbers of troops on each side, so that he could view the scene before the actual fighting started. At that moment he was struck by the magnitude of what was about to take place and indicated that he would not participate, that it was morally unsupportable, and it would be better if he were killed than if he would engage in killing respected elders, teachers, and relatives.ARTArticleFaith and Courage Represent the True Attitude For Facing Life and for Spiritual ProgressOne of the qualities that Swami Vivekananda emphasized as ‘fearlessness’. We may wonder why courage and fearlessness are such important elements in living our lives, if we live a relatively ‘safe’ exte al life and don’t engage in extremely risky behaviour. We may also wonder why they are important elements for the spiritual seeker.ARTArticleFaithfulness to the Divine Light and the Divine CallSpiritual seekers face a long and difficult road trying to sort out what thoughts, emotions, feelings, movements, actions and responses are expressive of and related to their spiritual calling, and which ones are part of the old ways of the exte al nature and the vital ego. They frequently experience doubt, and during periods of difficulty when the old ways seem to overwhelm them, they may experience depression, despair or intense internal suffering. The ‘dark night of the soul’ is something that spiritual aspirants everywhere can relate to at some point along the way.ARTArticleFaithfulness to the Light and the Divine CallPeople have an inner ‘commentary’ and ‘sound track’ going on virtually constantly in their heads. The ‘sound track’ may be a piece of music they heard which keeps repeating in their minds, what is colloquially called an ‘ear worm’. It may also be something of far less enjoyment such as a constant ringing in the ears, tinnitus, that can drive people eventually to distraction, disrupt sleep and rest, and make the individual tired and irritable.ARTArticleFamily Lies; the Binding TiesDr. John Bradshaw has written many books about families and relationships but the best of those books was about family secrets. Family secrets can destroy you. It does not matter why they have been kept; they will eventually come back to smack you in the face.ARTArticleFasting in the Sadhana of the Integral Yoga: Impact on Vital Energy and Physical BodyFasting has often been utilized by spiritual and religious practitioners as a way of gaining some measure of control over the vital desires, cravings and urges, as well as a means for increasing the vital and mental energy available to them. In some cases, it has been used to induce altered states of awareness to help achieve vision and clarity of purpose by the seeker.ARTArticleFBI Evidence: Attempted Murder By Trying To Inject/Attack Me With A Lethal Deadly VirusMy open FBI case is unique and different from most. In order to gather My evidence, I AM able to go into the "Spirit Realm" to actually SEA what and who is doing what. My Divine family warned Me that the same individuals who attack Me on a daily basis, along with some others, were trying to do every thing that they could to keep Me away from Kendrick Lamar Duckworth.ARTArticleFBI Evidence: Cyberbullying, Sexual Assault, Gang-stalking, HarassmentMy name is Monica Mi'Chelle Burns. I have been stalked, gang-stalked, sexually assaulted online, harassed, cyber-bullied and hacked every single day for a few years now. I recently opened a FBI Complaint against all of My attackers, and ever since, the attacks have become even more blatant. Just now, today November 27, 2025 on Thanksgiving Day, I AM trying to submit articles to free article submission websites, and the attackers are following every thing that I AM doing online trying to prevent Me from publishing the FBI Evidence by erasing My article posts.ARTArticleFBI Evidence: Internet Terrorism By Black AmericansInternet TerrorismARTArticleFBI Evidence: Messages of Admission of Guilt For The Attempted Murder of Monica Mi'Chelle Burns By Attempted Lethal InjectionIf you have read My previous post regarding the group who attack Me each and every day, you are up-to-date on how they have tried to infect Me with a deadly virus by attempting to inject Me with this virus or disease by drone. In retaliation of that post and also a clear admission of guilt with taunting posts, messages and thumbnails screenshotted from YouTube after writing and publishing My post this morning, Laurent Bourgeois of les twins, has admitted to being the main one who was trying to inject Me with this deadly virus.ARTArticleFinding Dreams Meanings For YourselfUnderstanding the meanings of dreams is simple if you know a few underlying points. Most of these points are found in the ancient study of Huna. A book by Serge Kahili King, entitled, "Mastering Your Hidden Self" is the reference we can use for this. In that book, he has a chapter all about dreams. While he gets into how these can be interpreted as to their meaning and so on, you don’t really get to the meat of it until you learn what analysis is itself – and what huna means.ARTArticleFinding the Balance Between Activity and RestWith the advent of modern society, the instantaneous technological experience, and an exte al life that puts a value on being active, being productive, we see the increased pressure for people to stay in motion without taking into account the factor of fatigue and the need for rest. People tend to brag about how many hours they work, how little sleep they get, and how active they are at every moment. It is almost as if any time spent in quiet reflection, simply breathing, daydreaming, sleeping or otherwise engaging in ‘quiet time’ is considered to be time ‘wasted’.ARTArticleFinding the Inner Balance of Non-Attachment While Living in the WorldIn his epic poem, Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, Sri Aurobindo writes: “He who would save himself lives bare and calm; He who would save the race must share its pain: Renunciation of the world, avoidance of interacting with the objects, actions, events and needs of the exte al life, is frequently a chosen route for those who seek personal salvation. For those who wish to participate in the development of the divine manifestation, the idea of total immersion in the exte al life, is not a solution either.ARTArticleFinding the Poise of the Consciousness Needed for the Practice of the Integral YogaThe spiritual seeker, starting from the ego-consciousness, wants to identify progress and success in the sadhana. The operation of the 3 Gunas, the qualities of Nature, impact the seeker’s view and orientation towards the process. There is a distinct difference between a psychic aspiration and the consequent receptivity and acceptance of what the Divine Grace brings to the seeker, and the working of any form of vital desire or ambition. Desire and ambition arise primarily through the operation of Rajas.ARTArticleFinding the Right Balance and Spirit in ManagementThere is an art to management of people within a company, department or section. Those who are tasked with undertaking this responsibility frequently find it challenging to get the exact right balance to both motivate their team members and keep things moving smoothly forward. If they are too severe or demanding, they breed a sullen and obstinate form of either active or passive resistance, a layer of negativity that permeates the workplace, makes people unhappy and thereby reduces both attentiveness and efficiency in the use of time.ARTArticleFocusing One’s Attention on the Forces One Wants to ManifestThe human being receives vibrations from the universe. They are either accepted and allowed to act upon the individual, or rejected at some level of the being, with minimal impact other than the pressure on the sheath or aura that feels the vibration. If the vibration is accepted, it can not only effectuate changes in patterns of thoughts, emotions, feelings or physical sense of well-being, but it can be weakened or enhanced by the way the individual responds.ARTArticleFood, Fasting and Spiritual DevelopmentIt is tempting for a spiritual seeker to undertake some form of extreme fasting. The practice of fasting has been used since time immemorial all around the world to increase the vital force by reducing the ‘drag’ of the physical body and its operations around acquiring, preparing, eating and digesting food. Additionally, extreme fasting has been reported to help the seeker achieve various altered states of awareness, in what has been called a ‘vision quest’ in certain traditions.

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