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Every moment of the day you are thinking, having a conversation with yourself. The power you give to your thoughts, whether you realize it or not, affects who you are and how your life eventually is. If you want to have a better life, you must change your attitude. With meditation, prayer, or just focused [...]

Do you ever notice how religious types are so unmotivated? All of that “restriction” takes its toll on you. We have been so scared for so long that once we try to be good, we are scared that we are going to go the wrong way. I’m here to say we have to trust [...]

The majority of thinking people surely agree that we need a profound transformation to liberate us from chaos, immorality, violence,  and corruption. But, with few exceptions, the general tendency until now has been to look first at the problems we see outside of ourselves; we want to “see the straw in the other’s eye” (Matthew [...]

Many Americans have felt in their conscience a desire to change this country and this world. Sure, we can say we know many good people; we have good friends and family. What we need to ask ourselves is how we can achieve true love to challenge ourselves, our inner core, to expand our love for [...]

Education today is focused on creating a winner-take-all society where those who finish first are rewarded with a monopoly on happiness. That is not the right way to educate children. Education must be a means for creating a world where all humanity can live well together. The philosophies and methods of education that have dominated [...]

What is the quality of life, to you? What is your quality of life? We take clean air and water for granted every day. Even the fundamental, vital things that keep our bodies working, are giving us our life quality. Even if you’re in a jail cell, at least if you get in a work [...]

During the thirty years of his life, because Jesus displayed patience centering on God’s will even when he was in an unbearable environment, because he could abide by the will of God and persist even when Satan could endure no longer, Jesus was lifted up as the symbol of patience and became the hero who [...]

When we are young, we don’t think much about death. But we become increasingly serious about death as we grow older. This is because death is a gate through which we are inevitably destined to pass.
Why do people fear death? It is because they do not know the purpose for which we are born. Those [...]

We have five physical senses, but what about our spiritual senses like intuition or psychic ability? Discovering more about your spiritual essense doesn’t have to be mysterious anymore.

When does freedom get to be an oppressor? When does the unquenchable desire to do anything and everything we desire become a hindrance? Can it be that the freedom that we’re all longing for is not to be found in doing everything we want at all times just exactly how only we want to do it [...]

The humanities – which includes subjects such as literature, history, and philosophy – is vital to our self-understanding.  The cultural education provided by the fields of literature and history enables us to reflect on our past and live fully in the present, providing us with the insight to judge between good and bad and preparing [...]

When you go to bed, lie down with a beautiful mind. Remove all ugliness from it. In the morning when you wake, come before the deep bosom of God, and then, when you go out to work, you will embark from the throne of God. The spirit world is always around you, listening and attentive. [...]

Who knows how long he or she will live? Maybe tomorrow you will die, at a mere 25 or 30 years of age. Do you have some guarantee from God as to how long you will live? No one has such a guarantee.
A wise person thinks like this: “I have only a short time to [...]

Recently, in Maine, voters voted on proposition 1. The proposition stated: “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couples marry and allows individuals and religious groups to refuse to perform these marriages?” The majority of the voters voted yes, and with that Maine repealed their law which would have allowed same-sex [...]

Today I want to share my thoughts about selfless giving. It’s good to be a giver in life- it beats the heck of being a taker!
The old saying goes, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” A simple act of selfless giving… a giving that has no strings attached.
Now doesn’t that [...]

When you work, you must love that business, love the products you work with, and, of course, love the people. Always give honor to the other people. God created us, but we are also shaping ourselves and restoring our original value. Return a portion of what you earn to God as a tithe.
When you [...]

The keyword for life is respect:
Respect all things as holy things.
Respect all men as holy men.
Respect yourself as a holy person.
Respect your mind as holy.
Respect your body as holy.
Pay deep respect to all people, no matter what kind of person they may be. As a child, be respectful towards an elderly person. Think over your [...]

“The distinction between the general abstract formula of moral law, and the living, personal, concrete manifestation of God’s Will in our own lives is one of the most fundamental truths of Christianity, for it is the distinction of the letter, which kills, and the spirit which gives life. Jesus who came not to destroy the [...]

In life most people have goals, things they would like to accomplish or see made real. During the process of realizing these goals, people have to face reality. They have to face all the variables and unexpected turns that life gives, ideally, overcoming all obstacles accomplishing their aim. So what does confidence or faith have [...]

We each have concepts we’ve formed over some situation, memory, or experience on an individual level which influence our behavior and views about others. On top of that we have our family history, culture, and national concepts that are collectively embedded in us. These shape our personalities, decisions, and opinions on life in general. We [...]

I have suffered from many ailments, physical and spiritual for most of my life. Since I was a child I was tormented by headaches that would leave me dizzy and crouching in a corner avoiding all light and sound. After college I started reading up on anything having to do with nutrition and health, with [...]

Richard Wiseman, professor of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, tracked 5,000 people who made goals and New Year’s Resolutions. 9 out of 10 failed to meet their goals! Are you one of them? To make success more likely:
Break your resolution into a series of small steps; tell your family and friends about your resolution, [...]

Let’s celebrate this special day as God’s Day by making goals to deepen our relationship with our Heavenly Parent, extend His love unto others, & also deepen our relationships by practicing to take God’s viewpoint and love others as He does <3 !! Happy New Year 2010!! Let’s create unity beyond barriers of race & [...]

True Spirituality must emphasize living for the sake others-selfless service and the denial of fleshly desires. Anything other than this is false. This is the basis for spiritual maturity.

We’re finding volcanoes erupting under the ocean, taking vacations to the moon, and discovering new dinosaur species every day. Scientists have even found a way to turn deadly, toxic waste into oil and glass. But are our priorities in line? Is it imperative to spend our energy on energy? It seems that we are so concerned with [...]

Freedoms of speech, religion, to assemble… But are we using our life to make a difference in creating a better world? How about in America? America has declined. Unless this nation, unless the leadership of this nation, lives up to the mission ordained by God, many troubles will plague you. God is beginning to leave [...]