Why do we have an Ego? If we are supposed to subdue our ego to attain enlightenment, we do we need one in the first place?

An out-of-wedlock pregnancy causes this woman to turn to God in desperation -- and she finds only unconditional love.

It is no doubt that so many of you are going through deep challenges on many levels of your life.

Spirituality has been a subject of debate for thousands of years. Science, though, has been reluctant to tread this field with any enthusiasm. In the future, will science reach closer to God than any religion ever has?

Even Pandora and her box come in two versions. In one, the hideous woes of the world are let loose while locking hope inside. In another, life’s joys are allowed to overflow their container, leaving the dark behind. In both versions, the light and dark of all metaphor clearly exists in perpetuity.

Giving has its own reward. What you give you get back many times over. It is an opportunity to express your truth, who you are. Give not from guilt, obligation or fear because it is not your truth. Giving is a physical manifestation of who you believe yourself to be it is show and tell.

The reasons for keeping a journal. Excerpts from other's ideas about journal keeping.Be in tune with yourself.

The energy center Chakra is discussed in the ancient Hindu system of energy healing known as Pranic healing. The word Prana means life energy, and the word Aura, its roots in Pranic healing as well, refers to the non-physical body (that exists with the physical body) made up of energy.

People find they have more stamina, better posture and circulation and generally feel better all over. Regular shiatsu helps the body heal itself and many find it relieves daily symptoms of our hectic lifestyle such as fatigue, headache, indigestion, general aches and pains and PMS.

Feeling run down? Energy sapped? You need to spend some time at one of the many Augusta spas to get recharged.

Get rid of your stress and neck tension with one simple move that is like getting a massage!

With one third of sickness absence due to stress, it's estimated that stress, depression and anxiety are now the biggest cause of sickness in the UK. Stress also has a significant effect on productivity of businesses. It can cause not only sickness absence, but also high labour turnover, lost productivity and increased costs for recruitment. Most people confess that they feel stress on the job and many of those say that they need help in learning how to manage stress.

In said state of skillful yielding an overwhelming joy comes upon you. If one trait above all others presents, (and it will) it is constant laughter. During times of stress freedom I have noticed that every thing becomes funny. The constant bombardment of thought becomes - funny; spilled milk funny; the sleepy egocentric unconscious reactions of others-riotous.

In modern society there are so many pressures on our time and lives that it can seem difficult to be able to find time for relaxation. Even if we do find time we may have so many thought and anxieties going through our mind that it seems difficult to be able to switch off and enter into a more relaxed frame of mind. Many people consciously want to be able to relax and these are a few strategies that will help the process of relaxation.