No matter what the statistics say there is always a way.
BERNIE SIEGELIt is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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I believe consciousness is non-local and a big part of what we experience with near death and past lives.
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It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
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Consciousness is non-local and does not depend on words to communicate.
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If I told patients to raise their blood levels of immune globulins or killer T cells, no one would know how. But if I can teach them to love themselves and others fully, the same changes happen automatically. The truth is: love heals.
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Traditional doctors say I’m a mystic. I don’t deny it.
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By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.
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Sure, bad things can happen in the tonow. But when bad things happen to children, they show us the way again, because they know how to be in touch with their feelings and needs.
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I performed wound care or minor surgery, I would always apologize for any pain I was causing the animal and they would lick my hand and not bite me out of anger due to the pain. They are also far more forgiving than people are of human beings and other animals.
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If something controls you in a way that puzzles you, think of it as a mystery. Mysteries are best approached by closing your eyes and mouth to experience darkness and silence.
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An awareness of one’s mortality can lead you to wake up and live an authentic, meaningful life.
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I find new and healing images in that dark, silent place away from emotions that control me.
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When you embrace the mystery and open yourself to it, a new life is created, resistant to the old problems.
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It can be tempting to blame others for our loss of direction. We get lots of information about life but little education in life from parents, teachers, and other authority figures who should know better from their experience. Information is about facts.
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If you see what you do each day as your way of loving the world and helping it heal, then life gets to be a lot different. The difference between burning up and burning out is the difference between loving what you are doing and not loving it.
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Love and kindness are the basis of my religious beliefs. The rituals and outward signs are not as important as one’s actions and deeds. Religion should be a path to God, not something to fight about.
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