Of Interest ~ Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)

hildegard of BingenHildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) mystic and Prophet of her time, excelled in medicine and botany.  She was also a musician, painter, and writer.  During her time, she was recognized as a conscience in Europe thanks to its boards of health with these visions.  In the 12th century, she already explained the “subtle influence of thoughts on the health of the body, residence of the sensible.”  “In man are together heaven and Earth, and all that has been created is hidden in him.”

 

Daily Words of the Buddha ~ August 06, 2014

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Mātā yathā niyaṃ
puttamāyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe,
evampi sabbabhūtesu
mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.

Sutta Nipāta 1.149
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Psychic Insights and Spiritual Guidance for August 2014

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The August Sun speaks: “I am full of vim and vigor! Everything that hits me makes me stronger! Whether it’s positive support and a helpful insight, or a destructive attack, I bounce back higher, and charge the hardest tasks.”

What to expect in August 2014:   It’s a feel-good month of new partnerships and ventures, fruitful connections and opportunities, and it finishes strong. Things tend to fulfill their promise. Go for your highest target!

Dates of Change:  Before the Full Moon on August 10th, play catch-up and be done with past work. Around the 25th, there are many green lights flashing in peoples’ professional lives, and Fall-like busyness shows up on the 30th, signaling a time of re-direction and change.

Out in the world, there are lots of fires in the Southwest, and globally, alarming developments escalate, with more changed landscapes and confused people suffering frightening losses. Fearful angry citizens tend to act out.

In a nutshell, August’s planetary dynamics allows everything to grow in power. To take advantage, focus on what you want to build up within yourself and what you want to build for others. The world has never been more distracting and it requires discipline to be stick to a private and positive agenda. As the late Reverend James of New Orleans would say, remember that “The direction you look is the way you are going.”

Personal success and impulse control:  Before you put yourself out there, make sure you’ve done all the research and background organization and are prepared for the role you want to step into. Be “all in”, whatever you do this August. Be willing in September to devote time to what develops now.

Do not schedule yourself too much, as it is a full month of activities on every level.  Also, new truths surface that take time and energy to process.

Opportunity Everywhere! Be open to change and willing to act on desire… and be sure to act on that new something when you sense it might lead to something important!

Willingness:  Be willing to experience the best happening to you…a very good daily habit to practice in August is to wish yourself the best. Think something like:  “I allow the very best to happen to me today. I am open to receive what’s in my best interests.”

Psychic Horoscopes for

Fire, Water, Air and Earth Signs

Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Fire signs:

New goals that create much better balance might have you rearranging your life. You’re working with many ideas and communicating more than usual, widening your circles. Suddenly personal circumstances become clear and you’re able to do something about them! Birthday Leo: Be proactive about your own future and have faith in your convictions. Aries: Get the care and nurturing you need.

Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, Water signs:

Cancerians are happy when they dump the past, Scorpios are ambitious, and Pisces are determined this month, but what you all have in common is that you feel more supported and safe in your partnerships. Current plans and choices make you happy.

Gemini, Libra, Aquarius, Air signs:

Things can be kind of a blur in August until you get organized. You’re in the midst of change and it’s not the point to stay tidy! You will be more focused and discerning in September. Your plans require soul-searching and courage and you have enough experience now to choose what you’ll be happy with.

Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Earth signs:

Your focus is on creative and romantic satisfaction, and you are a hard person to please, even though there’s more opportunity for fulfillment this month. You learn to be more flexible with people and situations, and innovative at work. Support your particularly demanding creative self this month, and tolerate developing circumstances.

 

Recipe ~ Oreo-Banana Sponge Cake

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I hated the heat during hot summer days in August, really looked forward to autumn. Simply love awesome autumn in Kyoto, the weather, the food and the momiji (Japanese maple) of course. It is here! As the weather getting cooler, I feel comfortable working in the kitchen even when the oven is on. So, here come this oreo-banana sponge cake that was on my to-bake list for long.
I used a pack of 70g oreo cookies the I hid from my boys, personally I think it would be nicer with more cookies or chunks of brownie. Otherwise, it was moist and fluffy with right sweetness. Coffeeholic me had it with iced coffee, but I bet it will get along with tea too. Enjoy!

 

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Happy Aloha Tuesday!

rainbow_plumeriaAloha Kakahiaka e hauʻoli aloha Poʻalua e ʻohoihoi..(Aloha good morning and happy aloha Tuesday and enjoy) … Plumeria is a flower that grows on the Hawaiian Islands as well as here.  There beautiful fragrance is breathtaking … They come in many colors and are beautiful to be seen along the islands … Me ke aloha pauʻole (Never ending aloha) … Wishing you all a blessed aloha day.

JUST FOR TODAY … It’s About Hope

Blue Trees Path, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Blue Trees Path, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by your circumstances, take a moment to invite the practice of hope into your day.

Hope is among the strongest human emotions. Research shows it’s good for our physical and emotional well being. And it’s often the ‘thread’ that pulls us through. Traditionally hope has been thought to be one of those things that you either have … or, you don’t. But, what if hope can be learned?  Psychology research reveals that yes, hope is a skill you can acquire. It is active—you can cultivate and nourish it. It is multifaceted—there are 14 distinct aspects, according to Researcher Anthony Scioli, a professor of psychology at Keene State College in New Hampshire and author of The Power of Hope. It is self-perpetuating—hopeful people tend to be more resilient, more trusting, more open, and more motivated than those less hopeful, so they are likely to receive more from the world, which in turn makes them more hopeful—which is why it’s so important.

“Hope is the thing with feathers. That perches in the soul.  And sings the tune without the words.  And never stops at all.”   – Emily Dickinson

 

NYC HALAU ~ Meet Reiki Grandmaster Jorge Enriquez

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“Sharing Reiki energy to bring healing to the community. Here I am (Central Park, NYC) representing the Mtheory101 and the Halau, creating awareness and filling the Earth with Aloha spirit.”  ~ Jorge Enriquez, Reiki Grandmaster, 18th Dan

Grandmaster Enriquez can be contacted via email at:  jenriquez@mtheory101.com

 

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EXCERPTS from The Essene Gospel of Peace, Book Three: Lost Scrolls of the Essene Brotherhood

sunbeamFor the earth shall be filled

with the Peace of the Heavenly Father,

as the waters cover the sea.

I will invoke the Angel of Peace,

Whose breath is friendly,

Whose hand is clothed in power.

In the reign of Peace, there is neither hunger nor thirst,

Neither cold wind nor hot wind,

Neither old age nor death.

In the reign of Peace,

Both animals and men shall be undying,

Waters and plants shall be undrying,

And the food of life shall be never-failing.

It is said that the mountains

Shall bring peace to the people,

And the little hills, righteousness.

There shall be peace

As long as the sun and moon endure,

Throughout all generations.

Peace shall come down like rain upon mown grass,

As showers that water the earth.

In the reign of Peace shall the Law grow strong,

And the Children of Light shall have dominion

From sea to sea, unto the ends of the earth.

T’he reign of Peace hath its source

In the Heavenly Father;

By his strength he setteth fast the mountains,

He maketh the outgoings of morning and evening

To rejoice in the Light,

He bringeth to earth the river of the Law,

To water and enrich it,

He maketh soft the earth with showers;

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness,

And the little hills rejoice on every side.

The pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys also are covered over with corn;

They shout for joy, they also sing.

O Heavenly Father!

Bring unto thy earth the reign of Peace!

Then shall we remember the words

Of him who taught of old the Children of Light:

I give the peace of thy Earthly Mother

To thy body,

And the peace of thy Heavenly Father To thy spirit.

And let the peace of both

Reign among the sons of men.

Come to me all that are weary,

And that suffer in strife and affliction!

For my peace will strengthen thee and comfort thee.

For my peace is exceeding full of joy.

Wherefore do I always greet thee after this manner:

Peace be with thee!

Do thou always, therefore, so greet one another,

That upon thy body may descend The Peace of thy Earthly Mother,

And upon thy spirit

The Peace of thy Heavenly Father.

And then wilt thou find peace also among thyselves,

For the Kingdom of the Law is within thee.

And return to thy Brothers

And give thy peace to them also,

For happy are they that strive for peace,

For they will find the peace of the Heavenly Father.

And give to every one thy peace,

Even as I have given my peace unto thee.

For my peace is of God.

Peace be with thee!

Recipe ~ Chocolate Haupia Pie

Ingredients:
1 frozen pie crust (small)
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1 can coconut milk
1 cup water
½ cup cornstarch
7oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1½ cups heavy whipping cream
¼ cup sugar

Instructions:
Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
If using a frozen pie crust. Prepare pie crust according to directions.
Whisk the following ingredients: sugar, milk and 1 can coconut milk.
Next, stir water into cornstarch and set aside.
Pour coconut milk mixture into sauce pan and bring to a boil, then turn heat lower to a simmer and whisk in cornstarch continually until thickened.
Melt chocolate pieces in a microwave for just a minute.
Separate the haupia mixture equally. Pour half the mixture into the melted chocolate and stir together and fill bottom of pie crust. The other half pour on the top of mixed chocolate.
Refrigerate the haupia pie for at least 1 hour.
Whip heavy cream with remaining sugar until peaks are formed and add to pie.
Refrigerate for another hour and enjoy!

Finding The Key To Body Health and Mental Brightness

pohaku towerWithin every human being is a fire.

That fire is responsible for your digestion, your metabolim and your intelligence. When the fire is disturbed, it causes inflammatory responses in the body and anger in the mind. 

We could say that all of human health is dependent on the health of this fire within your organism. It can either burn you, or it can make you as bright as the sun. 

Just as the sun emits a radiance, when the human being is filled with life-force, illumination and love, the magnetic field emits a radiance. This radiance gives supreme clarity, luster of the eyes and skin, warmth of the heart, and a powerful healing presence.

It is Time to activate your radiance … to be experiential and thoroughly transformed.

 

Meditation ~ Kundalini Yoga/Reiki Relaxation Session

REIKI RELAXATION MEDITATION — (1:20 hr.)

“Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation.”  –The Dalai Lama

Fortify your spirit with a daily “dose” of healthy affirmation, and you can learn to release negative emotions. By replacing them with positive ones, you can help strengthen your emotional reserves, and become more resilient and less susceptible to the effects of stress, anger and resentment.

Spending just a few minutes a day acknowledging the positive forces at work in your life can help weaken the grip of your fears or insecurities and help you sustain your greater plans and intentions for the day and in your larger life goals.

Please take a few minutes now to reflect on showing yourself some loving attention and relax to the beautiful visuals you can experience with this Relaxation Meditation.

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PLAYLIST:

1. Ong Namo by Mirabai Ceiba
2. Ra Ma Da Sa by Mirabai Ceiba
3. Ajai Alai by Mata Mandir Singh
4. Chattr Chakkr Vartee by Nirinjan Kaur
5. Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam by Snatam Kaur
6. Sat Siri, Siri Akal by Mirabai Ceiba
7. Guru Ram Das by Amrit Kirtan Kaur
8. Guru Ram Das Raakho Saranaee by Snatam Kaur
9. Mul Mantra by Amrit Kirtan
10. Waah Yantee, Kar Yantee by Mirabai Ceiba
11. Ra Ma Da Sa
12. Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru by Guru Amrit Kaur
13. Narayan Shabd by Ajeet Kaur
14. Ganpati Mantra by Siri Sadhana Kaur
15. Mera Baid by Nirinjan Kaur
16. Mere Raam by Snatam Kaur
17. Long Time Sun (children’s version) by Snatam Kaur
18. Sat Narayan by Ajeet Kaur
19. Earth Prayer by Snatam Kaur
20. Guru Ram Das Chant by Mirabai Ceiba
21. Tithai Too Samarath by Snatam Kaur
22. Ra Ma Da Sa by GuruGanesha Singh
23. Aad Guray Nameh by Nirinjan Kaur
24. Long Time Sun by Mata Mandir Singh

 

Daily Words of the Buddha ~ August 04, 2014

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Abhittharetha kalyāṇe;

pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye.

Dandhañhi karoto puññaṃ,

pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano.

 

Hasten to do good;
restrain your mind from evil.
One who is slow in doing good,
one’s mind delights in evil.

Dhammapada 9.116

The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom,
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita

 

 

Lee Holden ~ Modern Qi Gong Cheat Sheet

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This has been a massive week with a Himalayan-like range of high points, and because we shared so much information with you over the past few days, we thought you would appreciate having all of it together in one handy email.

If you noticed we took the liberty of calling it ‘The Qi Cheat Sheet’, so you can search for it in your inbox and any time to revisit any part of Qi 101.

We will be leaving the lessons up for you, so feel free to go over any of them again in the future whenever you wish. Maybe you want to review something you’ve seen before, or just want to see how you can get better results – now you can. Anytime.

But before we recap, we’d like you to think back to just a few days ago, when Qi Gong was perhaps a new and distant concept to you …

Something you had maybe heard of, or read about, but were more likely to find on an episode of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not than in your morning routine.

But now you know!

You’ve seen for yourself that there’s definitely something to it – after all – there’s a reason why it’s been around for over 4,000 years.

We started off Qi 101 with a very simple concept – getting you used to FEELING your Qi …

Here is your recap:

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>>> Lesson 1 – Feeling your Qi

Consider this as your introduction to what Qi is all about. Lee has explained his story, how he discovered Qi, what Qi Gong did for him, and most importantly – what it can do for YOU.

You have learned:

* That your ‘Life Force Energy’ is called Qi and when it flows smoothly within your body, it revitalizes your immune system, nourishes your cells and activates your natural healing abilities.

* You can train your body to fight disease faster, and if you learn to work with your Qi you can even eliminate problems before they arise.

Qi Gong is an easy to follow practice, which at its core, cultivates Life Force Energy to help achieve healing and longevity.

* Apart of healing, Qi Gong has also other benefits – it gives you better sense of presence, sharpers your focus or greeters creativity.

* Lee’s way of teaching Qi Gong to new students involves taking them though 3 simple steps:

step 1 – FEELING your Qi; step 2 – ACTIVATING your Qi flow within your body and step 3 – LIVING your Qi though simple and fun daily routines to create long lasting results.

* You learned a simple exercise for FEELING your Qi within you (comes at 8 minutes of the video).

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Then we took it up a notch in the second lesson – ACTIVATING your Qi

>>> Lesson 2 – Activating your Qi

This was perhaps Lee’s most popular lessons as it featured one of our favorite techniques! Filmed in the Santa Cruz Qi Center, Lee has shared with you the ‘Knocking on the door of life’ technique – one of Qi Gong’s most famous and beneficial exercises.

This is where you really start working with all that energy you discovered you had in lesson 1, and is a video we would recommend you revisit as often as possible.

You have learned:

* What are some of the meridian points on your body.

* You got to know your lower back energy points known also as Doors of Life points responsible for improving your blood flow, activation of your energy and vitality.

* The second set of energy points were the Lung Points, responsible not only for your lungs but also for your immune system.

* You got a map of these meridian points for you to download and keep.

Here is the direct link to it >>>

* You experienced the ‘Knocking on the door of life’ exercise (it comes at 1:20).

This lesson generated a HUGE number of comments. Take a look through them, see if you agree or disagree, and if you’re yet to do it – leave your own!

One of our favorite comments about this lesson came from Dorothy Bonenberger:

before I started exercise 2, I felt like I had pockets of energy stored in my body. To my surprise, after doing the exercise I felt the flow of energy throughout my body.

We can’t tell you enough how much it warms our hearts to see comments like this, and we sincerely hope that you had the same experience as dear Dorothy did.

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The third and final lesson looked to serve as an almanac for all things energetic – LIVING your Qi

>>> Lesson 3 – Living your Qi 

Lee answers in numerous videos some of the most common questions we get on Qi, including how fast you can expect to see results, how to get started on a routine, how often you should practice and a lot more – including sharing some secrets like:

* That you can start getting results almost immediately! You should have felt something as early as lesson 1 that would have felt like a sense of calm and relaxation. That’s exactly what you’re looking for.

* When you get that feeling, the trick is to build on it and push it as far as you can. I share with you some stories of people who have done this to great effect, and reported benefits such as better general health and more positive energy.

* That it is not only about healing, there are other powerful side effects of Gi Gong too,  just as sharper focus and mental clarity.

* The difference between Tai Chi and Qi Gong. It is explained well in the Question 10.

* Finally, that there’s not much difference between you and a Qi Gong master, just that one is a little further along the journey than you are 🙂

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Enjoy!

 

Seeds For Meditation ~ Words From A Wise Woman

green streamI knew a Wise Woman

And she said to me

That the river would mold me

And the wild wind would cool me

That the trickster the coyote

He would fool me

That father sun would warm me

Mother earth would clothe me

Grandmother moon would greet me

And of the old ways she would teach me

Wise woman, she told me

To always walk lightly

Tread the earth ever gently

Lovingly so preciously

And take from her sparingly

She said, to share with others

What you have learned from me

Be still and breathe, ever patiently

For the web of life

Has woven what is to be

But you must still chose

Your own path, you will see

And lastly, the wise woman said to me

To listen to the wise one

That dwells within me

To walk my path in balance

Is to be free

More than just words

So mote it be

Daily Words of the Buddha ~ August 02, 2014

lake portalGataddhino visokassa
vippamuttassa sabbadhi,
sabbaganthappahīnassa,
pariḷāho na vijjati.

 

The fever of passion exists not for one
who has completed the journey,
who is sorrowless and wholly set free,
and has broken all ties.

Dhammapada 7.90

The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom,
translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita

 

Ayurveda ~ A Spiritual Quest

Dear Friends,

 

The supreme levels of vitality and happiness cannot be achieved by common pursuits of health and healing.

 

Extraordinary experiences are rarely born out of ordinary activity. The deepest layers of vitality, energy and beauty must be generated in an exalted and unconventional fashion.

 

Thousands of years ago, the great sages of Ayurveda and Yoga unlocked this profound science. They codified the secrets of radiance and taught the highly sophisticated spiritual technology that tune the body and mind to the frequencies of prosperity, clarity and happiness.

 

Like a marvelous musical instrument, the body and mind can be tuned to the harmonic frequencies of joy, health and love.

 

Unfortunately, too many of us unconsciously attune ourselves to the disharmonic wavelengths of anxiety, depression and insecurity.

 

The Radiant Body Course will thoroughly transform you from the inside out. It is more than a course, it is an experiential quest for the hidden powers of awakening and profound bliss. Enjoy the video.

 

 

Sat Nam,

 

Jai Dev Singh

 

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Note:
 

Thank you for participating in the video series so far.

 

I’m very grateful for all of the generous and insightful comments you’ve left on the video pages. There have been hundreds of them and I read each one. Thank you. We have one more video to go. It will be coming your way very soon.

 

These videos will be up for a short amount of time, so if you haven’t had a chance to digest the first three yet, you can still do so.

 
 

Igniting The Peace Tower ~ August 7, 2014

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Dear Friends

As all of us are devastated by the loss of so many lives of innocent children in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I will be lighting IMAGINE PEACE TOWER on Thursday 7th August, hoping that such violence will stop immediately.

With deep sadness and love,

Yoko Ono Lennon
1 August 2014

http://imaginepeacetower.com/

Light Forever

sehkmetAt the threshold of liberation, darkness filled the land of Egypt. Yet in the homes of those to be liberated, there was only light.

Light is our true place and light is our destiny. As dawn approaches, darkness shakes heaven and earth in the final throes of its demise. But those who belong to light and cleave to it with all their hearts have nothing to fear.

For darkness is created to die, but light is forever.

 

DAILY CHABAD … Cosmic Marriage

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From the moment that they were sundered apart, the earth has craved to reunite with heaven; physical with spiritual, body with soul, the life that breathes within us with the transcendental that lies beyond life, beyond being.

And yet more so does the Infinite Light yearn to find itself within that world, that pulse of life, within finite, earthly existence. There, more than any spiritual world, is the place of G‑d’s delight.

Towards this ultimate union, all of history flows, all living things crave, all of human activities are subliminally directed. When it will finally occur, it will be the quintessence of every marriage that has ever occurred.

May it be soon in our times, sooner than we can imagine.