If there is any book in the Bible that stands close to 21st century man, it is Ecclesiastes. It is a book for all times because it depicts man’s honest search for meaning and purpose in life. Ecclesiastes, both pragmatically as well as analytically, approaches the real issues of life; its doubts and its questions and its absurdities.

It was in the middle of the night and the boat was being tossed in the wind. The crew was stressed...

Myths are dramatizations of our inner journeys. While on the hero's path, we will confront good and evil, right and wrong, wonderments and dangers--and most of all, ourselves.

Did you know that you have inherited a gene that predisposes you to want to find faith in God?

Vanity - it’s easy to mask, easy to forget, and easy to justify. We hide it behind dignity and poise. The sins connected to this weakness aren't quite as severe as those associated with pride, gluttony, and lust. But it can eventually lead up to some serious problems. And it can keep us from becoming an instrument of Christ...

Why is it that selling drugs, sex, a big screen TVs, or any physical item is easier than selling someone on a new way of thinking? What is it that grounds us in our idealogy even if what we believe in doesn't demonstrate that it works for us? What is so compelling in our thoughts that we won't budge from our political or religions beliefs?

The human nature means the soul and the body. There can never be a balance and harmony between the soul and the body without Islam.

A brief exploration of the difference between the western view of our imperfection and a movement towards 'Wholeness' vs the eastern view of our always already perfection and movement away from 'Wholeness'.

There is a natural tendency to associate spirituality with religion, but they are very different. Religion is an organized system of beliefs and spirituality is finding your authentic self.

Spiritual growth is the process of inner awakening, and becoming conscious our inner being. It means the rising of the consciousness beyond the ordinary existence, and awakening to some Universal truths. It means going beyond the mind and the ego and realizing who you really are.

A Brief Study of Jesus' flight to Egypt in Matthew 2:13-15

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. --GALATIANS 3:27, RSV I was thanking the Father today for His mercy. I began listing the sins He’d forgiven. My motives were pure and my heart was thankful, but my understanding of God was wrong. It hit me when I used the word remember.

The Bible maakes it plain that we must become mature. We are not to be like the Hebrew Christians who remained at the same place they started. They were instructed to leave the first principles and go on to maturity. The formula for growth is laid out concisely in Second Peter 1:5-7. We must be careful to follow the exact order given. Skipping steps will give us in trouble in a hurry. Spiritual maturity requires all the faith and patience we can muster.

Before getting into a psychedelic experience, there are certain guiding points that can help the participant get the most out of the session. However, these very rules are also the same rules for living life at the highest level ever. Learn how to make your life the greatest psychedelic trip you have ever had!

We human beings are used to this concept of giving a form and naming everything that we come across in our life. How did God get his name?

Your Thoughts Create Your Life Experience

Enlightenment, are you really sure you want to have it? It is the natural course for all things to move back to that which created it. There is a good reason why you have come back to the physical world many times. Enlightenment will eventually take you away from the physical world and your five senses...

We humans are a funny, funny breed. We spend our entire lives working and working and working to acquire ‘stuff’. We buy and surround ourselves with the biggest, fanciest this or that when all the while what we really need and want is something you can’t buy anywhere. The thing we all spend our time doing is looking to experience a feeling of significance

Even the dull and ignorant: they too have their story. We all have our stories. Even the dull and the ignorant, they too have their stories. Are you, however, prepared to tell our story? Are you prepared to listen deeply to your heart’s story? We human beings are great storytellers. Story is how we first learn. It is how our ancestors first learned.

A blend of essential oils can be more effective for promoting relief and healing than any single essential oil. In this article I share the best oils to use in a blend to calm your nerves and relieve anxiety, worry or fear and why, along with my favorite methods of application!

Human evolution is conflict-driven to provide the crises from which each person can generate better beliefs and attitudes. If we never have crises there would be little change to challenge our existence and develop us gradually to realise our potential.

33 tragic deaths at Virginia Tech has triggered the writing of this article. How our society deals with the stress that contributed to this tragedy is the the focus of this presentation. Can we help to prevent the recurrence of these stories? Can we overcome our societal response of denial?

Aromatherapy is an ancient practice which harnesses the healing powers of aromatic plants. It is a purely natural and extremely effective treatment for stress, as there are many oils which have sedating, relaxing and uplifting properties. It is also a very pleasant and enjoyable therapy which is suitable for people of all ages.

We don't suddenly break down, grind to a halt, get seriously ill. We do it over time, day by day, but by bit, straw by straw, until *snap* we broke the proverbial camel's back. It seems sudden, shocking and out of the blue, but the truth is that all things manifest over time. They only appear sudden if we haven't noticed what was going on in the build up to the final crescendo that actually gets our attention.

In the highly competitive global market of today's business world there is increased pressure on employees at all levels for higher productivity and in many instances reduced pay as well. Many employees are under the gun to produce more, and with poor opportunities in the job market, job burnout is an unfortunate fact of business life for too many people. Burnout is a serious and common, yet avoidable ailment. When you learn how to recognize the potential causes of burnout you can effectively head it off.