Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Can Anyone Learn Chakra Balancing?

By Idi Bejen

The seven chakras in a human body need to be opened and the energy flow balanced and aligned within itself as well as with the infinite energy source of the cosmos for the wholesome development of a human being.

A red lotus with four petals is the image of the base or root chakra of Muladhar. Located at the base of the spine, this chakra can be balanced by breathing in the red colour till the base of your spine and visualizing the red energy ball at that place. Constantly affirm yourself that you have safety and security in this world and your monetary matters are well taken care of. Everyday exercises that target the lower back region like those of squats or using gem stones like red garnet, smoky quartz, and black obsidian are helpful in balancing the energy of this chakra.

Learn chakra balancing for the Swadhisthana chakra by visualizing an orange lotus with six petals at the sacral region. Visualize energy flowing in a clockwise direction in the area above your belly button and mentally affirm the fact that things like creativity, emotions, sexuality are gifts which needs to be expressed. You can also perform everyday exercises like pelvic thrusts, circling or even gem stones like those of carnelian orange or calcite tiger's eye to balance this chakra.

Coming to the third chakra of Manipura, symbolized by a yellow lotus with ten petals, practice yoga which targets the area around the solar plexus. You can also use gems such as citrine topaz or golden calcite for balancing this energy. Visualize warm and bright sunshine yellow on top of the belly button moving to and fro in a clockwise direction and constantly affirm yourself that nobody or nothing else has power over you and you are the sole master of your own actions and boundaries.

Learn chakra balancing for the Heart chakra or the green lotus with 12 petals by breathing in the green colour to the center of your heart and visualizing the energy flow in a clockwise direction, back and forth. Regular little things like hugging yourself or activities like swimming, push up exercises will open and balance this chakra. One might also use gems such as rose quartz, kunzite, watermelon tourmaline and jade for the same purpose.

The Vishuddha Chakra of a blue lotus with 16 petals located at the base of one's throat requires one to breathe in the colour blue in his throat and visualize it moving in a clockwise direction. Activities like Singing or affirming yourself that you are able to communicate and express yourself clearly are important. Gems that can be used in this case are aquamarine, sodalite, etc.

Learn chakra balancing for the Ajna or the third eye chakra by advanced meditation concentrating on the indigo lotus with two petals between your eyebrows. Activities like remote viewing or lucid dreaming are possible by the opening up of this chakra and for that, constantly affirm yourself that your intuition is what guides you and not the ego. Use of gem stones like lapis, blue fluorite or clear quartz may also come to use in balancing this chakra.

The final chakra located at the crown of the head is the Sahasrara Chakra which is symbolized by a vivid violet lotus with a thousand petals reflecting the ultimate spiritual enlightenment of man. You can balance this chakra by advanced meditation and visualizing this symbol at the crown of your head. Prayer and devotion along with a feeling of gratitude towards the universe for everything that you've got and what you will be getting in the future will lead to the opening up of this chakra. Gems like amethyst, Oregon opal or clear quartz facilitate balancing of this energy.

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A Little Bit About Past Life Reincarnation

By Alistair Macdonald

Many people thing that with the New Age religions that are coming out past life reincarnation is something new. This is nothing of the sorts. Just the opposite is true. This idea that you were once something else and are now this human form has been around for quite some time. It started with the idea of Buddha.

For some people, they were just taught to believe. Their religious convictions tell them that when they leave this world, their soul goes beyond this life and becomes something else. These religions are those who are Buddhist as well as some Hindus. Their ancestors have been practicing this for years to come.

In most cases, their societies believe that once a soul leaves this earth, it transforms into a new life. The person that you were before you left was once something else. They do not put measures as to what you were before this life either. For some they were a shrub while others were an animal.

Many people of these cultures find this to be a very good thing. It sort of brings them a peace of mind. Many of them feel that this is the chance at life. They find it to be sort of a new beginning of sorts. That is, they have been dealt this bad hand, but is given the chance to live a new life. How many of us have always said we have wanted that? We would like to try life over and in a different body? Many have admitted to thinking that.

For those who do believe, they take great comfort in knowing that this life is just the journey to another life. They look for ancestors everywhere they walk. The simplest tree could be a cousin who has passed. It's something like the Lion King. We all become something else.

The way they say that you know if you have this trait is that one feels it. They say that you can feel this inside yourself. They will tell you that most of the time you will know because you will have the ability to do something. They say that you might not have known you can do this before it will just jump out at you just like that. That's how you will know.

For those who do believe, they commonly find that those who meditate can often remember as to who they were in a previous life. This is just a tip for those who feel that they do believe in this concept, but who might not necessarily remember what it was they were or the previous life in which they lived. For some people, their religion will help with this, if not there are tutorials out there that cna help you with such a task of remembering.

That is why some practice meditation. This is to relax you and prepare you to tune solely into those gifts. While many think that this is something new which is being mentioned in tons of books and such, it's nothing new. They have been practicing this for years. Now, it is just your turn to see if you too believe in it.

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