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February 16, 2025
Energy Field Communication: 5 Ways Nature’s Networks Connect & Influence Us
Have you ever noticed how one person’s mood can shift the atmosphere of an entire room? Or experienced the calming effect of ocean waves? Or felt energized by the rustling of leaves in a forest? These everyday experiences hint at something scientists are beginning to understand—we’re all part of an interconnected web of energy fields that constantly communicate and influence each other. Like tuning forks that naturally sync up when placed near each other or the way your phone automatically … Read More
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February 12, 2025
The Value of a Prolonged Spiritual Practice
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February 10, 2025
How Is It Possible to See Through the Illusion of the Separate Self?
Q: We’ve talked about oneness at different times. How is it possible to see through the illusion of the separate self when the illusion is so persistent and so convincing?
As long as you are looking outward, you cannot find the true self. You can only watch the movie of life playing on the screen. So, the focus needs to shift from “it is happening out there” to this present moment of being. Only in this present moment of being … Read More
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How Is It Possible to See Through the Illusion of the Separate Self When the Illusion Is So Persistent and Convincing?
Q: We’ve talked at different times about oneness. How is it possible to see through the illusion of the separate self when the illusion is so persistent and so convincing?
As long as you arelooking outward, you cannot find the true self. You can only watch the movie of life playing on the screen. So, the focus needs to shift from “it is happening out there” to this present moment of being. Only in this present moment of being is … Read More
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February 4, 2025
Talking With Your Dog Using Button Boards
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m betting you’ve seen these button boards. Even mainstream media is on the bandwagon.
This new communication technique, developed by speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger, has opened new ways of understanding our dogs using structured, intentional communication methods.
How Do Button Boards Work: The FundamentalsButton boards consist of programmable sound devices that, when pressed, play pre-recorded words or phrases. These “buttons” give dogs a concrete way to express their needs, desires, and observations. … Read More
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February 3, 2025
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Tug of War – The Great Divide in Dog Training
There’s been a bit of a war going on in the dog training world.
Have you chosen your side? The side between the alpha wanna-be’s group (the old-fashioned punitive types) and the your dog is never bad, you are just a bad trainer group (the violently positive types)?
The Great Divide in Dog Training: Finding Balance in a World of Extremes
In the world of dog training, a heated debate has been raging for years, known as the “Training … Read More
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Does the Path of Awakening Require Us to Become Silent?
Q: I was reading today that one of the stages along the way to awakening is becoming silent. As someone who has a pretty powerful need to share what I’m thinking, am I in particular need of working on becoming a quieter person, listening more, and keeping to myself?
It’s true that once a regular sustained practice of meditation is established, silence is a natural outgrowth. That’s because once we are able to quiet our minds, the constant chatter and … Read More
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January 27, 2025
January 25, 2025
A Name is the First Spell
We are born in a state of oneness—still aware of our pure connection with a greater knowing, a greater beingness and the all-that-is. But as soon as we are taught language, we begin being taught how to forget.
How is that possible? Let’s use the word “tree,” which is a language symbol for the image symbol for the thing itself. We’ve instantly been twice removed from pure reality. Much gets lost in the translation.
Each time we are indoctrinated into …
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