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SATSANG

2 THE SECRET OF RELAXATION
by Swami Amar Jyoti
Most of us believe in the benefits of relaxation, but how many achieve it in our daily lives? Relaxation is not an end in itself. Its purpose and benefits are higher and vaster. How to transcend our self-created limitations.

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10 VEDIC INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE
by David Frawley
We embody the cosmic Being and can reflect the universe itself through awareness that is hidden within us.

16 A ZEN APPROACH TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION
by Diane Musho Hamilton
Conflict is an opportunity for transformation: a personal account of how challenging and amazing this can be.

20 SPIRITUAL CAUSE OF DEPRESSION—AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
by Eknath Easwaran
Depression—at least the ordinary variety—is an energy crisis. The solution is simpler than you think!

24 EXISTENCE IS A FIELD OF POSSIBILITIES
by Deepak Chopra
If you want to really live, you have to be fully alive to this moment, which means being dead to the past and the future.

30 POWER UP YOUR BRAIN WITH MEDITATION
by David Perlmutter, M.D., F.A.C.N. &
Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
Two pioneers explore the link between ancient shamanic practices, modern neuroscience and meditation.

34 YOGIS AND THE MILLION-DOLLAR QUESTION
by Prem Prakash
Everyone wants to be happy. We believe that
objects and relationships support or diminish our happiness. What
is the real answer?

  36 MINDFULNESS PRACTICES FOR CHILDREN
(AND THEIR PARENTS)
by Eline Snel
How mindfulness can help children, teaching and sharing it with them, and a fun exercise.40 PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
by Swami Amar Jyoti
What is the true purpose of relaxation? The relationship of ego and soul. Why detachment and selflessness are needed in relationships.

42 BEFRIENDING YOUR SHADOW WITH MINDFULNESS
by David Richo
The deeper meaning of the shadow and how befriending it frees us from fear.

50 NEVER TO BE DREAMT AGAIN
by Monika John
Our being longs to dwell wholly where it came from…

64 OUR ODYSSEY
by Eben Alexander, M.D.
We are one of God’s greatest experiments.

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SATSANG

2 COMING TO STILLNESS
by Swami Amar Jyoti
Everyone is seeking the same thing: peace and happiness, but only by stilling the mind do we actually achieve it. Three stages of awakening, according to Vedic science, lead from mental disturbance to Cosmic Consciousness.

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10 KIND AWARENESS MEDITATION
by Noah Levine
Kindness and compassion allow us to respond wisely to the pain that is part of being.

14 FREEDOM FROM FIXED MIND:
RELEASING BIAS AND PREJUDICE
by Pema Chödrön
Returning to a natural, unbiased state before our views, opinions and prejudices click in.

18 PROTECTING OUR SACRED SEEDS
by Dena Merriam & Others
There are profound spiritual implications in what we are doing to Mother Earth’s seeds.

24 MINDFULNESS: GATEWAY TO BALANCE
by Joel Levey And Michelle Levey
Global interest in mindfulness is a key indicator of the awakening of global consciousness.

30 FLOWER ESSENCES FOR PERFECT WELL-BEING
by Lila Devi
A simple form of energy medicine can help bring all parts of our being into harmonious alignment.

33 A MONK IN THE BEE HIVE
by Skye Ann Louise Taylor
We must listen to our bees—they are messengers from the Divine.

36 PROOF OF GOD IN THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
by P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D.
It’s time to listen to near-death experiencers and the compelling message they have to give about life.

40 PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
by Swami Amar Jyoti
What is the difference between calmness and complacency? Purification leads us beyond karmas to meditation and spiritual ecstasy.

42 MENTAL MAKEUP
by Teresa L. Decicco, Ph.D.
The next step in spiritual evolution is to understand how our thoughts and feelings create physical reality.

50 LOVE
by Chris Roe
The spirit alive / In all that is…

64 THE TEXTURE OF SOUL
by J. Ivy
To see without eyes is a gift / Our hearts become braille….

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46 Books, Books for Children, Audio, Spiritual Cinema

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