Releasing the Divine Feminine-James Tyman

James Twyman is an internationally renowned, best-selling author, filmmaker and musician who has a reputation for travelling to some of the world's greatest areas of conflict, sharing his message of peace. James has performed at the United Nations, and the Pentagon and war zones such as Bosnia, Iraq, Northern Ireland and Russia. James has written ten books including Emissary of Light and The Moses Code. He has also produced or directed four films including the award winning Indigo, and the film version of The Moses Code. Known as the Peace Troubladour his work has inspired hundreds of thousands of people.


This recording lasts 22 minutes. Enjoy.

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I am, I am, I am.......video worth peeking at.

Great video to remind you of how wonderful, special and unique we all are. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqUAv5Bbv8

Confidence in the spiritual path-by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy

Commitment means that we know, in our heart of hearts, that we shall persevere in a course of action, come what may. Good parents are defined by their utter commitment to the welfare of their children, regardless of whatever challenges may arise. On the ground, when we meet the unforeseen events brought by time, creativity and compromise may be necessary; we may need to bend without breaking our commitment.


What causes us to commit ourselves to a course of action? In the case of parenting, it is love and conscience, knowing intuitively what’s right, what matters. In the case of the spiritual path, it is the same. Love and intuiting the truth about our world bring us toward a stronger, more all-encompassing commitment to the spiritual journey. The circumstances precipitating commitment vary as widely as people. The “how I got started on the path” stories always fascinate, with their coincidences and unexpected episodes.

The spiritual quest begins with the excitement of a new discovery, a new love, a new world. We eagerly learn the methods and practice them with zest. Our teachers inspire confidence in the possibility of transformation and arouse our hope that our own sincere efforts will carry us far along the path. Early results of our practice surprise and delight us, confirming the rightness of the approach and establishing our confidence in the path.

Then a dry spell enters. With no noticeable progress or evident movement, we seem to be treading water. Seeing how we are inwardly, always identifying with thoughts, emotions, and body, gradually builds a weariness of this ordinary way of living. We cannot stop our quest, but we also cannot see our way forward. The weariness, however, leaves us nowhere else to turn. Faith and commitment enable us to persevere through such spiritual deserts. Then somehow we bridge the abyss. For example, we realize that we practice because we must. And furthermore, that the source of this “must” lies beyond our consciousness, in the unseen realm that gives faith. This realization leads to confidence that we shall not stop, shall never give up. Our inner work reaches a new tempo and depth, allowing confidence in our own eventual transformation to take root, further bolstering our practice. We reach unexpected experiences of higher states and intimations of possibilities of deeper forms of service. This reinvigorates our commitment to the path toward greater being.

A new difficulty arises, however, where despite our continuing best efforts, we reach another plateau of no further progress. Our confidence in our practice and in our own future transformation evaporates for a time. At a loss, we turn toward the higher and ask for help. Then our confidence shifts from ourselves to the Divine. We discover the faith that eventually the door to love and the higher worlds will open even to us.

And so we continue. Sometimes our movement is passionate, even desperate. Commitment and desperation form two wings of the same force, the flame of longing for the Real. Desperation combines this intense longing with the dissatisfaction of separation and the fear of failure in the quest. Desperation burns urgently and transports us to new peaks, but soon flickers. Commitment, however, remains to warm and sustain us through the inevitable droughts. The basic longing behind both commitment and desperation moves us, offers us tastes of new worlds, and brings confidence in ourselves, in the path, and in the Higher.

Continue your wonderful work my friends

Light as always
Benjamin ♥
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Understanding Lightbody.

What is Lightbody? (Free MP3 Interview-curtisy of Steve Nobel)

This recording explores the Ascension process and how working with the Lightbody facilitates that. Ahlmeirah Ariel Hallaire was born in France and raised in Ireland. She qualified as a Medical Doctor in 1994 and practised in Dublin covering the specialities of casualty, paediatrics, psychiatry, and general practice until 1998. She moved to England in 2000. There she established the Center for Conscious Ascension with Nicolas David Ngan in 2002 as a vehicle for accelerating the Ascension process.

On this podcast you will learn:

*To understand the ascension process happening right now;
*How to work with spiritual detox;
*To recognise when the lightbody is being activated;
*To bring online your divine expression and purpose.

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Thoughts to ponder about disease-by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy

Here is a yet another article written by my friend, Benjamin. He is always thinking and voicing thoughts-sharing wisdom and helping others in their own well being. Love and light to all.


Why Disease Happens by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy

There are several contributing factors as to why disease happens. First and foremost, falsehood, which is simply a lack or absence of truth, love, health, etc. As was mentioned in the EFT paragraph above, a blockage in the body's acupuncture energy meridian system happens before the symptoms of disease show up, and these blockages are due to our lifestyle choices and way of being. As well as an energy blockage, our way of being also leads to an imbalance in the body's pH levels, as well as cell dysfunction, both of which happen before the symptoms of disease come about. Pretty much every disease share these 4 common things: Cell dysfunction, a nutrient deficiency, an energy blockage in the acupuncture meridian system, and a pH imbalance. And all four of these are the result of unawareness and the absence of truth, love, and health.

Saying Goodbye to Disease, So to fix all of these problems that were just listed, we first need the truth. Now that we have an understanding of what MIGHT be the truth, we can put it to practice to see if it actually is or not. After all, nobody really KNOWS the truth unless something has been experienced FIRSTHAND, and even then only under certain circumstances. Nobody KNOWS the truth unless they ARE that which is to be known. Second and thirdly, we need motivation and at least a little self-discipline. Motivation usually comes when an individual has grown "sick and tired of being sick and tired", and this is all the motivation they need! For those who haven't reached those extreme lows of the depths of hell, it might help to question whether we really want to reach that point before we learn the lesson. It's a matter of learning the easy way or the hard way. It's generally far easier to prevent disease than trying to regain it. For those interested in preventing disease, their motivation is usually the joy and benefits of an enjoyable healthy life that lets them live life fully, quite often for the benefit of others. We experience the love, joy and happiness that we ARE by simply BEING it and sharing it with others, and if it's not shared with others, it won't be experienced. Denying love, joy and happiness in others, is actually denying yourself of it. Similarily, denying yourself of love also denies others of it. If a light bulb just appeared above your head, you're on your way to a much more enjoyable life!

Hope this makes sense
Benjamin ♥

Do you have a spiritual mission? If so, what is it and how do you find out?

My friend, Steve, has been doing his share of creative work also. I have not listened to this yet, but in the past, I have listened to many and do enjoy the wealth of info contained in these podcasts. Hopefully, you may have listened to a few also that I have posted.
In this 55 minute talk, you will find out about the nuts and bolts of your spiritual mission. What are you here to do? How can you know your mission with all the distractions and responsibilities of the world? Well here is your chance to find out how.

http://www.stevenobel-audio.com/DownloadMP3Squeeze.aspx?ID=154

Enjoy
Steve

Being Movement Conscious.

Boy oh boy has my friend, Benjamin, been on a roll with his writing and thoughts. His creativity and deep thought is certainly on the rise. He makes good points so I am passing on some of his wisdom and what has been on his mind lately, just in case you've been thinking about the same kind of stuff. Enjoy.

Written by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy
Reveling in the joy of movement comes naturally to life. We can see it in animals, in infants, and in ourselves. Whether in the fine motor control of the seamstress and the musician, or in the supple whole body movements of the athlete and the dancer, or in the everyday movement of walking, life is in motion. As with every other aspect of life, we can infuse our experience of movement with our spiritual pursuit.

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In the practice of conscious movement we establish awareness in bodily sensations. As a starting point, we bring consciousness to simple, repetitious movements. Examples include walking, running, and exercising. Because we walk so often, walking can serve as an excellent basis for our inner work with movement. The same technique we shall describe for conscious walking applies to any type of movement, from gardening and sawing to typing, cooking, and brushing our teeth.
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In walking, we begin with awareness of our feet, of the sensations of our feet touching the ground, lifting, moving forward, and touching the ground again. The practice of walking meditation, in which we typically move very slowly with full awareness of the sensations in our feet, trains us in conscious movement. Gradually, we expand the field of awareness beyond the feet, to include the sensations of the legs in movement, the arms, and the entire body. Finally, we transfer this training into awareness of sensations in walking at our ordinary pace, walking through life with full mindfulness, whether for a few steps or a thousand. Rather than mentally arriving at our destination before we get there, we continuously arrive where we are, in our body. Instead of moving from the outside, as if our body were merely an object, we move from the inside, from sensation.
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Intention constitutes a crucial element of conscious movement. The complete practice of conscious movement calls for more than sensing our bodies in movement, more even than being conscious of those sensations. We need a third element: the full intention to move, to do exactly what we’re doing. Half-hearted, divided intentions lead to half-hearted presence. Whether sewing, cooking, shaving, brushing teeth, bathing, walking, running, driving a car, typing, chewing, combing hair, tying shoes, buckling a belt, buttoning buttons, or carrying out the trash, full engagement arises from the full intention to perform the action. This does not mean simply forming an intention once at the beginning, but also keeping that intention active throughout the action. We participate with intention in every moment of it. Any movement performed consciously and with whole intention has the potential to transform our life, shining awareness into the dark recesses, enlightening and enlivening us.
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Finally, we may enter into sacred movement, which, to have real meaning, must at least be conscious. Sacred movement includes all rituals, gestures, and dances performed as acts of worship. Sacred movement engages the whole of our being. In it we pray, not just with our minds and hearts, but also with our bodies. In those forms of prayer that include movement, we move with particular care, with soft-heartedness filling our bodies, in an all-inclusive offering of ourselves to the Divine.
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Hope this helps in some way

Light and Energy to all
Benjamin

Fasting - and it's benefits.

Here is something a little different. Many people are starting to become 'awakened' in their spirituality. I see it all the time and am questioned now by my customers on this subject. We have pondered idea's, beliefs and have opened the mind to try different things. Fasting is old practice that has been around for millenium. Just like Christians may give up something during the Lent season - perhaps a habit, perhaps a favorite food or drink or they may even give up meat on Fridays and eat only fish or vegitarian dishes for the length of time. Fasting is practiced by many religions/faiths. It's not something I would recommend for diabetics or children, but it gives you something to think about on your quest to knowing thyself and the spiritual aspect that you may be seeking.

Written by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy

From time immemorial, serious seekers across the spectrum of religious and spiritual traditions have engaged in ascetic practices. One of the most ancient and effective of these is fasting, still practiced in many religions and paths up to the present day. During the holy month of Ramadan, for example, Muslims take no food or drink from sunrise to sunset each day for the entire month. Similarly, on the day of Yom Kippur, Jews forgo food and drink from sunset to sunset. In fasting, we sacrifice our own personal desires for the Divine. However, the true depth of the action of that sacrifice lies beyond our consciousness.


It is, in fact, unfailingly surprising how well fasting invigorates one’s spiritual practices, such as being present. With so many aspects of life, wherein we face choices of how to live, how to act, and what to do, those choices do not always involve moral issues, e.g., how much to eat. We need a criterion, a compass to point us along our way, and that criterion can simply be our ability to be present. If certain activities and ways of living increase that, then we recognize them as appropriate for us on our path. If other activities decrease our ability to be present, we work to eliminate or diminish them.

With our ability to be present as a measure of our being, what a remarkable effect a single day’s fast can have! Not only does it serve as a personal, small scale sacrifice to our Lord, and not only does it serve to make our body feel more healthy, alert, and energetic in the days following the fast, but it clearly also provides a major boost to our ability to be present. During a fast, the energies normally used in digesting food become available to be transformed into the energies of awareness. Fasting also diverts some of the energy that typically flows into associative thinking and daydreaming, leaving our minds better able to settle into a quieter, more spacious mode. Thus, fasting brings us back to ourselves more often. When we do come back to ourselves during and after a fast, we more readily recognize the importance of presence and abide longer in presence. The sacrifice of fasting increases our commitment to the path. And almost magically, fasting brings us toward that deeper place in us, toward joy, stillness, and love, toward that place where God truly can see through our eyes.

In practice, we see different, effective forms of fasting. Here is one. Choose a period of either 24 or 36 hours for the fast. On the day prior and the day after the fast, eat slightly less than normal. During the fast eat nothing, and drink only water. Drinking water makes the fast easier on the body while not significantly diminishing the beneficial spiritual effects of the fast. Fast no more than once a week. As with any spiritual practice, we must follow our common sense not to harm our bodies, our jobs, our relationships. Medical problems also may prevent us from fasting. If in doubt about this, ask your doctor.

The powerful practice of fasting should be undertaken in a serious manner, not to achieve some high, but as an act of service to the spiritual reality. Consequently, during and after a fast, we make an extra effort to be present as much as possible. If prayer forms part of our path, then a fast day can also be a good day for prayer. Finally, when we fast we can empathize with the hundreds of millions of people who experience chronic undernourishment due to lack of adequate food supplies. Our compassion can grow for the suffering of those who, unlike ourselves, do not have a choice about abstaining from food.
Light and Blessings to all
Benjamin ♥

Vulnerability by Benjamin Ka-han McAvoy

Here is a little exerpt from my friend Benjamin. He asked me to pass it on so I am. Enjoy the wisdom being passed on and try to incorporate it into your life.

Loneliness, neediness, and vulnerability all have their roots in our fundamental yearning for spiritual completion. These emotions emanate from the deficit at our core and present us with an uncomfortable glimpse of, and misplaced response to, our central problem: we live our lives cut off from other people, from the higher worlds, and from the Divine. We dwell in a world of separateness and incompleteness, looking outside ourselves to fill our hidden inner emptiness, to assuage our half-formed spirit. We look for relationships and outer security in the false belief that these will solve the problem. Though we always misinterpret and displace it to the outside, our true need is a sacred longing, drawing us into the depths of our being, toward the Divine. Only through spiritual completion can we satisfy this central hunger of human life, by coming into oneness with other people and with God.


Our practice then is to reinterpret into truth our feelings of loneliness, neediness, and vulnerability. When we notice such emotions arising in us, instead of pushing them away or desperately looking for someone to marry, we open to these feelings, look into them, and recognize their source in our spiritual need. We allow our loneliness, neediness, and vulnerability to feed our spiritual practice, by turning their outward orientation and their energy toward our inner work.Working diligently at spiritual practice fills that inner void, brings lasting satisfaction, and opens us to the higher. We let our need become a source of strength that helps drive our spiritual inner work.

We can grow closer to other people and more complete by recognizing our inner emptiness and letting the higher fill it. Then instead of others feeling our grasping for relationship and being repulsed thereby, they can feel our growing wholeness and love, and be drawn by those qualities. In this way we develop our relationships both with people and with the Divine.

With much love to all
Light as always
Benjamin ♥