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Significant Events in Jose Silva's Research

2012-01-15T13:12:00.000-08:00

In this article, Jose Silva recalls some of the significant events in his research, such as being the first person to ever demonstrate in a scientific laboratory that people could learn to actually control their brain waves.

At the time scientists thought it was impossible. They were so impressed that they published an article about it in a scientific journal.

by Jose Silva

After reading about Sigmund Freud and the work he had done, we began to search for ways to help our children get better grades in school, and be more successful in all of their activities.

We began to seek ways to improve their minds. As we had success with this, we began to search for the specific factors that were producing the positive results.

In order to help us determine exactly what was going on that was leading to success, we set up projects in the following manner:

Problems were presented to subjects while they were connected to an EEG with a digital counter in the output.

We were training them with various mental exercises, including hypnosis in the beginning. Later we abandoned that for superior methods.

Some subjects, while trying to analyze and answer the problem question, would cause the digital counter on the EEG to indicate 10 cycles per second frequency.

However, the majority would indicate 20 cps while doing the same thing - attempting to analyze and answer the problem question.

This attracted our attention since the average brain frequency range of humans is between 1 and 20 cps.

We observed that when people enter normal, natural, deep sleep, the sleep-and-dream, cycles indicate a movement between 1 and 20 cps on the average.

However, when people are awake, the average brain frequency is 20 cps.

So it seemed unusual to us to observe that approximately 10 percent of our subjects would cause a 10 cps output when analyzing and solving problems.

Since 10 cps is the center of the normal brain frequency range, we began to call those people who did
their thinking at 10 cps "centered thinkers" and those who did their thinking at 20 cps "eccentric thinkers."

We then realized that our mental training exercises were teaching our subjects to learn to control their brain
waves consciously.

At the time, university scientists were saying that it was impossible for people to consciously control their brain wave activity. They challenged us to prove it at the University of Texas Medical School and also at Trinity
University, both in San Antonio, Texas.

We were successful in showing them that our trained subjects could enter the alpha level at will and could even activate their minds while at the alpha level, so as to analyze and solve problems. These results were published in a scientific journal in England in 1972.

Since then, it has become accepted knowledge that people can learn to consciously activate their minds at the 10 cps alpha frequency as well as at 20 cps beta.

People receive many benefits when they function consciously at 10 cps alpha.

*We have observed that they are healthier because they rarely get sick with psychosomatic health problems.

*They are safer because their intuition functions at this level and they rarely get into accidents

*One of the most outstanding benefits of being a 10 cycle thinker is that you can use your intuition at that
level, and can be more times right than wrong when making decisions, which leads to greater success in life.

All of these factors contribute to people being more successful in life.

We always believed that the 10 cycle alpha level would be the ideal level to solve any kind of problems, especially since the alpha level is the strongest, the level with the least impedance to neuron discharge, and the most synchronous. Thinking should be faster, thoughts and ideas should be more clear, and insight should be better.

Despite all of the benefits that were being received by people who used our method, some people were concerned that borderline psychotic patients could be thrown into psychosis when entering the 10 cycle alpha level.

In order to demonstrate that even borderline psychotic patients would not be harmed in any way, we set up a test project with a team of psychiatrists, Dr. Clancy McKenzie, and his associate Dr. Lance Wright.

At first they proceeded very cautiously, sending only one patient at a time and monitoring that patient very
closely.

Eventually they began to send groups of patients.

Finally Dr. McKenzie decided that they should recommend that all of their patients use our method to
learn to enter the 10 cycle alpha level, and use our techniques for problem solving.

Dr. McKenzie reported that none of their patients became psychotic or was harmed in any way, and virtually
all improved. He has provided us with many reports of patients using the alpha level to gain insight and, as a
result of this insight, having tremendous breakthrough and dramatically shortening their recovery time.

He has written of many patients who programmed themselves at the alpha level to have a dream that contains
information to help them correct their problems. When they gain insight on their own in this manner, they readily accept it and act on it, according to Dr. McKenzie. He said that he has found this to be one of the best ways for them to hasten their recovery.

Since that project was conducted, we have gone on to verify through many research projects that the Silva Method can help everyone who wants help and will use the techniques. We have conducted research and verified the many beneficial results with groups such as:

*High school students (Effects with Three High Schools).

*Alcoholics (The Alcoholic Study)
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*Executives at a major corporation (RCA Records)

*Single mothers on welfare (The Ottawa County Project).

*Adolescent girls in a Catholic high school (Hallahan High).

*Average people (The Albuquerque Report).

*And of course mental patients (The Consciousness Movement and the Mental Patient).

The research confirmed that regardless of how much or how little success a person has had, they can achieve even more success by learning to activate their mind at 10 cycles alpha.

Now we no longer need to settle for only 10 percent of people being centered, and able to think at 10 cycles alpha, while 90 percent are eccentric, and think only at 20 cycles beta.

Now everyone can learn to center themselves at alpha, activate their mind and analyze and solve problems, and be more successful in life.

What we have accomplished is to convert the sub-conscious into what we call the inner-conscious level.

Now everyone can learn to use the sub-conscious, consciously.

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What is Your Legacy?

2011-12-15T14:13:00.001-08:00

By Jose Silva

During my 82 years on this planet, I've learned that the only thing that's permanent in life is the legacy that you leave.

The radios that I learned to repair as a teenager are now antiques that are nice to look at but have no practical value today. When is the last time you saw a vacuum tube?

I've traveled all over the world presenting the Silva Method. I've seen the ancient ruins in Rome, that were once part of the greatest empire the world has ever known. They remind me of a story I once heard about a ruler who presided over a great city.

Archaeologists found the ruins of this city that had once been so great, and among the ruins they found a portion of the base of a statue.

The statue had been of the great ruler. All that was left was part of the inscription, which read: Here lies Ozymandeus, King of Kings. Look on these works, ye mighty, and despair.

The irony was that he had intended that they could never create anything so great as he had, but in reality, he demonstrated that nothing is so great that it will last forever.

Except the legacy that you leave.

YOUR LEGACY

Everybody leaves a legacy:

*World leaders who must carefully watch every word that they utter have an obvious impact on the world.

*Every child that is born produces a powerful effect on the parents and grandparents and perhaps many others. If you've ever had a child, or a grandchild, or even a great grandchild as I have, then you know that this changes you.

*You never know what small action of yours might bring about a big change. The psychiatrist in the Army induction center probably never even remembered that he suggested that I read The History of Psychiatry, but that one bit of guidance started me on the path that led to the Silva Method, which has now helped millions of people throughout the world.

WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE?

Sometimes a tiny kindness has a ripple effect that grows as it goes forward, until it makes a huge difference.

Sometimes a mean gesture also has a ripple effect that winds up hurting many people.

You never know, at the time, what the effect will be.

Think about some of the people in your life: people who gave you a word of encouragement that you still remember; people who were indifferent, or even cruel. They might not even remember it.

But you remember it. And perhaps it influences your life:

*You pass on the kind gesture to others, who in turn pass on that gesture.

*Your hurt and resentment cause you to say or do things you don't really mean, and people learn from your example.

Long after we are all gone, long after the great cities of today have crumbled, long after our modern technology is rendered obsolete, long after our greatest leaders are just names that students read in history books, your legacy will still live.

It will live in the lives of people who follow us. The things that you do spread out, and give you a type of immortality.

SUPERIOR HUMAN BEING

Here is a formula that I included in the Silva Method, that will help insure that you leave a positive legacy:

You will continue to strive to take part in constructive and creative activities to make this a better world to live in, so that when we move on, we shall have left behind a better world for those who follow.

You will consider the whole of humanity, depending on their ages, as fathers or mothers, brothers or sisters, sons or daughters.

You are a superior human being; you have greater understanding, compassion, and patience with others.

What kind of legacy do you want to leave?

Someone once suggested that you do every act as if it would be your last. How do you want to be remembered?

Go to level. Think about your life at the alpha level, the ideal level to think on. Plan what you are going to do with your life, so as to leave a legacy that you can be proud of.

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How To Get Better Results With Your Programming

2011-10-16T16:30:00.000-07:00

In this article, Jose Silva explains some terminology and gives some advice on how to get better results with your programming.

by Jose Silva

One of the biggest problems in our new science is terminology. This is true of any new science: There are no words to explain what we have found.

Freud surely found this when he invented psychology, and he invented terms like the subconscious to help him explain what he found. He re-defined other words, and created new words, like ego, superego, and id, to help him explain his system.

Those words don't mean anything unless you understand his system.

If you accept his ideas, then those terms make sense.

Other pioneers in psychology and related fields created their own words and terms to represent what they were doing. That's why we have peak experiences, the collective unconscious, akashic records, nirvana, heaven,
and all sorts of other terms. They define what somebody felt was important.

Even a simple word like meditation has many different meanings.

WHAT IS MEDITATION?

One person's meditation is another person's concentration. Some people say that Silva Method graduates are not meditating when we go to level to work on a project, but if we calm our mind, perhaps we'll go into meditation.

What's that again?

Well, that's alright, because we call what we do "dynamic meditation."

If somebody starts talking to you about meditation, you might want to ask them to define the term for you. Then you will have a better idea of what they are talking about.

You can meditate on anything.

*When you meditate on a picture, or on symbols. Calm your mind by concentrating on a picture and you are
meditating.

*When you meditate on music. Calm your mind while listening to great classical music and you are meditating.

*If you concentrate on a project at your level, you are meditating on that project.

WHAT DOES "CONCENTRATE" MEAN?

Of course concentration can be tricky too. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy said you may be a "redneck" - a term
embraced by working people who are more comfortable in overalls than a tuxedo - he said you may be a redneck if you sit and stare at a can of frozen orange juice because the label says "concentrate."

"Concentrate" is defined differently when you are speaking of orange juice: it means to reduce the volume by
removing water.

What we mean by concentrate is to direct your thoughts and attention towards one thing only. This will calm your mind and help you achieve an altered state of consciousness and a lower brain frequency.

And there are many different kinds of meditation, determined by the process used, the goals sought, and what
happens when you do it.

For instance, concentrating on a picture, or concentrating on your breath, or concentrating on a word or
phrase and repeating it over and over either mentally or verbally is something that is taught in yoga.

MEDITATING TO CORRECT PROBLEMS

That's different from what we do in the Silva Method, and while it can bring about an altered state of
consciousness, it is not necessarily the same state of consciousness as you achieve when you use the 3 to 1, 10 to 1 method to enter your level.

We use physical and mental relaxation, and countdowns, to enter a state of dynamic meditation. Then you learn how to maintain a light level of meditation even after you activate your mind so that you can go to work to correct problems. This is active meditation, because you can take action to correct problems.

If you prefer, of course, you can use the deepening exercises - countdowns, physical and mental relaxation,
visualizing tranquil and passive scenes - to achieve a deep state of passive meditation. Do this for 15 minutes a day and it will strengthen your immune mechanism and help you in many other ways.

WHAT IS PRAYER?

There are other terms that are not always clearly defined, such as prayer.

There are many different definitions - and methods - for prayer.

Here's how I see the process of prayer:

It is the process of making your needs known to higher intelligence, on the "other side," as I like to say. It is
also giving thanks when you receive guidance and help from higher intelligence.

We pray by concentrating on our needs and on making higher intelligence aware of our needs.

SOLVING PROBLEMS

The first thing you want to do when working on a project is to concentrate on the project yourself, to meditate on it so that you can solve your own problems.

When you have concentrated and meditated on your project, then it is important to go out and take action.

It is important to use your body as well as your mind.

We want to use both dimensions to correct problems.

When you reach a sticking point and do not know what to do next, then you concentrate on making your needs known to higher intelligence. By doing that, at the correct level, you will receive guidance from the other side to help you continue on with your project.

That guidance might come in the form of an idea, so that you will know what to do next. Again, you must act on that idea to determine if it was actually information from the other side, or only a fantasy that you created with
your imagination.

VERIFYING INFORMATION

How do you determine whether the idea came from higher intelligence, or from your own imagination?

Simple:
By the results that you get.

If the information helps you to correct the problem, then you can take it for granted that it came from higher
intelligence. If it doesn't help you to correct the problem, then it was probably your own idea.

In that case, try again:

Do some more deepening, work some health cases, check with your Silva Method lecturer for guidance - do whatever is necessary for you to learn to get to the correct level where you can communicate successfully with the other side.

On the other hand, the guidance from higher intelligence might come in the form of a "coincidence" in the physical world. This is a sign to guide you as to which way to proceed.

Perhaps someone comes and offers you some help. Maybe you read an article that helps you determine what to do next. Maybe your way is suddenly blocked, and you cannot proceed as you had hoped to. As the lyrics to an old song say, sometimes you ask if you can have something or do something and the answer is No.

HOW TO PROCEED

Keep in mind that we first attempt to correct problems ourselves. That's what we were sent here to do. Concentrate on correcting the problem yourself first. And when you successfully correct a problem yourself, remember to express your gratitude to higher intelligence for having the ability to correct problems.

When you get stuck, pray for guidance and help in solving the problem. You don't tell higher intelligence to
solve it for you; you concentrate on asking for guidance so that you can go ahead and finish the job yourself.

When you have completed the project, pray again to give thanks for the help that you received. Concentrate on the completed project, and concentrate on conveying your appreciation to higher intelligence for the help that you received.

OUR OBLIGATION

We have been assigned to do a job here on planet earth, and those who assigned us are there to back us up
and help us when we need help.

They are willing to help us when we need it. That's their assignment. They are not there to do our work for us.
They are not there to give us things just for the sake of having things.

They give us help based on our performance, on what we have done in the past. If you have a solid record of
correcting problems - not just for yourself and your family, but any problems that are given to you - then the
other side will provide you with a lot of help.

Promises to help out in the future don't mean much to our helpers on the other side. Anybody can promise
anything. They go by your record of what you've been doing with what you already have.

If you have demonstrated by your actions that you meet your obligation to help correct problems whenever you
encounter them - even if you do not receive any kind of compensation for doing so - then the other side is eager to help you so that you can continue to fulfill your mission on earth.

PEOPLE WHO PROSPER

During my 82 years on this planet, I have observed that the people who prosper the most are the people who
correct the most problems. But they don't correct problems in order to prosper, they correct problems because that's what human beings were sent here to do.

They are not foolish about it - they have enough common sense to know that they need resources to work with if they are going to correct a lot of problems, so they make their needs known to the other side and get what they need. Then they use what they get to continue to correct problems.

If you mediate on that, at a deep enough level, you will understand. When you understand, you will take action
and become a better problem solver.

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Why Meditation?

2011-10-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

Would you like to have more peace, health, happinessand abundance in your life?

Have you identified the things that provide or create them?

Are you doing these things yet?

Interesting questions, aren't they.

One of the things that I KNOW brings more peace, health, happiness and abundance is meditation. If you're a Silva Method Graduate, you've heard me (or another instructor) talking about this. You may sort of know that meditation does this but still not spend time regularly experiencing that quiet time...meditation.

Ask yourself "Why?" or "Why not?" What's so hard about taking 10 or 15 minutes a day to sit still, eyes closed, and experience the quiet?

Part of the answer may be that you think you have to DO something to be of value, to be of worth, to be effective and productive. Yet the 'busyness' of doing may actually repel the very things we're desiring and expecting!

But now ask yourself "If I don’t think I'm worthy of taking this time, would Source believe I truly value the things (peace, health, happiness and abundance) that I say I desire? ...things that come through meditation?"

"Does Source believe I desire lowered stress?" "...more income?" "...solutions to problems?" "...a better life?" etc.

"By my actions, what am I showing Source I desire?"

Some people feel that spending time in meditation is selfish yet taking care of yourself assures that you have the ability to share more with others. Remember: the more abundancewe have, the more we can share with others...the more time we have to be with family and friends...and the more adventures we may experience.

So let's think about what meditation really is. It's a quiet time, usually with eyes closed.

Seems simple to me. How about you?

But is there more to it? Well, there may be. It depends on what form of meditation you're using as well as what your intentions and expectations are.

Many people meditate to enhance spiritual growth and deepen inner peace.

They listen for the 'still, soft voice' of their Guidance/Source. Ask a question...receive an answer.

By the way, 'voice' may suggest you could be 'hearing voices' like a mentally ill person. Not so. Some people may seem to hear something but it's almost always 'inside their head' not in their ears. Most often, it's a thought or series of thoughts on the same or similar theme.

Some people use this quiet time to 'program' for specific manifestations such as improved health, a life partner, a new job...in other words, a specific outcome.

Other benefits would be managing stress, energize, center and balance the physical, emotional and mental bodies. No matter why you take this quiet time - meditation - you benefit.

I'd like to remind you of the saying “energy flows where attention goes.”

Every time you have a thought - no matter what the topic - you've turned on a magnet that draws it to you. Certainly if you have few thoughts on one topic, it's a very weak magnet. Lots of thoughts means a strong magnetic attraction.

Lots of thoughts on your desired outcome or goal, makes a strong attraction. If your thoughts are fearful, then you're attracting situations which cause you to feel more fear!

Whenever you repeatedly think of the same thing, you're drawing it to you.

Whether you're a Silva Graduate or not, you can take a few minutes, a few times a day, to just sit with your eyes closed. Follow your breath and let your mind grow quieter. Know that on the in-breath you're experiencing healthy energy. On the out-breath, you send out worry,stress, tension and limiting beliefs. Doing this slows the mind-chatter.

Sitting quietly for 15 minutes, three times a day improves health - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

This can make a powerfuldifference in your life...even if all you do is take time to breathe.

Have questions? Email me at Barbara.SilvaStars@gmail.com

Better & Better,

Barbara Hawkins

2011-10-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

Many of you receive email blasts from MindValley, an email marketing company which handles Silva International. (Thanks to them, more and more people know about The Silva Method.)

Vishen Lakhiani is the founder of that company.

This is his personal story of what Silva did for him!

How To Get Guidance From Spirit and Use It

2011-10-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

The following is an article by Jose Silva found in a recent edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine.

....So, based on my own personal experience, and of my observations of thousands of other people, I believe that when we are centered, then we are guided by high intelligence on the other side.

...They send us ideas, when we are at level.

        Our job is to recognize the ideas that come from the other side. We must find a way to distinguish those ideas from our own ideas.

        A sure way to tell is by noticing the results that you get.

        When you are working on a project, you will probably encounter obstacles.

        The first time you encounter an obstacle, notice how long it takes you to deal with it.

         Then the next obstacle you encounter, how long does it take to deal with it? If it takes twice as long, this might be a sign from the other side that you are going in the wrong direction.

        If it takes half as long to solve the problem, then this could be a sign that you are moving in the right direction.

        Keep going. When you encounter another obstacle, does it take more time or less time to deal with it?

        If the obstacles continue to become more and more difficult, and take longer to remove, then you are probably going in the wrong direction. If you take two steps backward for every one step forward, you are losing ground.

        Enter your level. Analyze the project. Figure out what you must do so that you take two steps forward for every one step backward. That is the way most projects go: you encounter a problem, take a step back and then go forward again.

        Then do something different.

        When you are on the right track, your efforts will be rewarded. When you are going the wrong way, you will encounter more obstacles.

        Take the path of least resistance.

        During our research, I did not always know why I was doing certain things, or where it would lead. I just continued to meditate, to work hard, and to take the path of least resistance.

        I always like "lucky coincidences." What that means to me is that God is helping without showing His hand. Now, however, we can see it all. We know how to get help from high intelligence, and know that we are getting it.

        When good things happened during my research, I did more of what I had been doing. When things did not go well, I tried a different path. It paid off then, and that approach still pays off for me today.

        That is not to say that you should be quick to quit. Not at all. We have to prove that we are willing to put forth the effort, that we will accept the responsibility that is given to us.

        But we don't batter down doors. After you have made a good effort, over a period of time, to open a new door in your life, and the door still won't open, then back up, take a deep breath, enter your level, and look around to see if there is another door.

        When you take that one step backwards, you may find a way to take even more than two steps forward before you encounter another problem that you must solve.

        Eventually, when you continue to follow the guidance from the other side, you will find that you do not encounter any more obstacles but go straight to your goal.

        It does not take a great deal of wisdom to be successful when you follow this procedure. All that you really have to do is to do what you are guided to do.

        There was an old joke many years ago. A man went to his doctor with a complaint. The man raised his arm above his head and told the doctor, "Doctor, it hurts when I do that."

        The doctor's solution was very simple: "Then don't do that."

        If you are having problems in your life, then "don't do that." Enter your level and figure out what you can change. Then make the change, and evaluate the results.

When you find something that makes your life better, then do it.

        We all want to be happy.

        My experience has taught me that happiness comes from solving problems. That's what we were sent here to do.

When we do it, we will be well rewarded.

        So, enter your level, figure out what you should be doing. Then go do it, and notice the results. If you encounter too many obstacles, and they keep getting bigger and more difficult, then enter your level again and figure out something else to try.

        When things are going well, and you are receiving rewards and incentives, and you are happy, then you know that you are doing what you were sent here to do, and that is to make this planet a better place to live.

        Take it from me: In my 80 years on this planet, I have found that the people who watch out only for themselves might accumulate a lot of things; but the people who work to solve problems feel a lot better about themselves, and are much happier.

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Unique Ways that Human Beings Function

2011-10-06T12:25:00.000-07:00

In this article, Jose Silva delves into his research to help us understand the unique ways that human beings function.

by Jose Silva

     Here's a short quiz:

Why is your body like a radio?
     Because both are communications devices.

     Your body radiates energy, called an aura, just as a radio station radiates electromagnetic waves that carry a radio program.

     I spent much of my life repairing radios and other electronic equipment. When I began to learn about the human mind and the body's aura, my experience with electronics came in very handy.

     It helped me to understand some of the ways that we communicate, ways that most people don't yet fully understand.

     Your body is a much more sophisticated communications station than a radio transmitter. You can communicate with:
     *Words
     *The tone and inflection of your voice
     *Your eyes
     *Your body language
     *Your hands
     *Your aura
     *Your mind

     The first six kinds of communication that we've listed here are limited by time and space. People have to be able to hear you or see you, or be within range of your aura.

     The seventh kind of communication - your mind and your psychic ability - has no limits, as far as we know. You can communicate with anyone, anywhere, instantly, with your mind.

     There are plenty of books and courses to help you with the first five types of communication.

     Now, I want to talk about the other two.

YOUR AURA

     The human body radiates seven energy fields. The combined energy fields are called the human aura.

     The human aura is modulated by brain activity.
     To modulate means to change, to alter in some way.
     A radio transmitter transmits a "carrier signal."

     The information to be transmitted - the announcer's voice, for instance, or the music being played - is combined with the carrier signal and alters the carrier signal.

     The radio that receives this combined signal then strips away the carrier signal and is left with only the information that was added to it.

     Your aura is modulated by your brain activity. Your brain is modulated by thoughts. Every thought that you have alters - modulates - your aura.

YOUR AURA PENETRATES AND ALTERS MATTER

     The objective part of your aura radiates out about eight meters - about 25 feet - from your body. Anyone within that range can detect your aura.

     That's why, when a person who is very upset comes into a room, you can "feel" their presence even before you see them or hear them.

     You can influence people around you by your own thoughts. If you are happy and at peace, your aura will reflect this, and will tend to influence other people's auras to be happy and peaceful.

    The aura energy penetrates both inanimate and animate matter, causing an alteration in matter.
     *Inanimate matter retains the alteration.
     *Animate matter continues to evolve in an altered state.

THOUGHT MODULATION

     There are several different frequencies that the brain operate on:

     *Beta, the outer conscious level, which is ideal for taking action in the physical world.
     *Alpha, the inner conscious level (formerly the sub-conscious), the strongest, most rhythmic frequency, ideal for thinking.
     *Theta, a lower frequency.
     *Delta, associated with deep sleep.

     Thinking modulates the brain at various frequencies: the beta brain wave frequencies, and also at the lower alpha brain wave frequencies.

     *The energy transmitted when thought modulates the brain at the beta frequency is limited by distance. This energy, a physical energy, can be used either to help or to harm. It can attract animate matter back to normal, or force matter into an abnormal condition.

     This is what happens when a psychic bends a spoon: The normal is changed to the abnormal, through the use of the physical part of the body's aura radiation. That's why we don't teach or practice spoon bending in the Silva Method; we prefer to change the abnormal to the normal.

     *When thoughts modulate the brain at the alpha frequency, then distance is no barrier. When doing this, you can help, but you cannot harm. You can change the abnormal back to the normal, but you cannot change the normal to the abnormal with this subjective, spiritual (non-physical) energy.

It takes physical energy to cause physical harm, to change the normal to the abnormal. Physical energy works by repulsion.

     Spiritual energy cannot exert force against physics. Spiritual energy can only work through attraction. It attracts animate matter to return to a normal condition, to conform to the original spiritual blueprint for that particular object.

     The modulation is stronger when thought is accompanied by imagination.

     The most effective programming is done when thought, accompanied by imagination, modulates the brain at the alpha level, where there is the most energy, and where distance is no barrier.

EXAMINING THE AURA

     The human aura is made up of seven fields of energy:

     The first is spiritual, the genetic, which is controlled 99 percent by the "other side," from the
spiritual dimension. The next three: sub-atomic, atomic, and part of the molecular, are controlled from the right brain hemisphere. However, the molecular evolves into the physical, and is partially controlled by the left brain hemisphere.

     The final three: cells, organs, and organ systems, are controlled from the left brain hemisphere.

     In order to live a normal life, the way God intended, we must learn to control the energy fields correctly, that is, we must use the right brain hemisphere appropriately.

SOLVING PROBLEMS

     Most people, approximately 90 percent, cannot use their right brain hemisphere to think with.

     In the Silva Method, everyone learns, with just a few hours of training, how to think with their right brain hemisphere, at the alpha level, and then take action at the beta brain wave level, using the left brain hemisphere.

     Once you have access to both sides of your brain, and you have learned how to activate your mind while remaining at the alpha level, then you have tremendous programming capability.

     Your thoughts will modulate your aura, so that everyone around you is influenced in a positive direction. This will make your life much easier.

     And you are also able to project your thoughts great distances, through the use of the right brain hemisphere, so that you can influence people and events that are not in your physical presence.

BY CHANCE OR BY CHOICE?

     Your aura is automatically influencing people around you, whether you know it or not.

     The question is: What kind of influence is it?

     What kind of people do you attract into your life?

     This can give you an idea of what kind of message you are putting out through your aura.

     A big portion of the attraction between male and female comes through the aura.

        Have you ever met a person of the opposite sex and immediately felt attracted to them, even though at first glance they would not seem to be your type? This happens to most people. It is the influence of the aura.

     When you meet the right person, you know it immediately, because of the way you feel. This is the
influence of the two auras coming together in a certain way.

     Once the boy and girl start dating each other, their auras begin a process of trying to alter the other person's aura. Eventually, both are altered a certain amount, until they are equal and in harmony with each other.

     That's why it is important for couples to stay physically close to each other. They should sleep in the same bed.

     If one person starts seeing another person, then their aura changes, and it is no longer in complete harmony with their original partner's aura. Then the original partners grow apart.

When you learn to function at the alpha level with the Silva Method techniques, you become more sensitive both at detecting information that can affect your life, and in programming to correct problems.

     Unfortunately, 90 percent of the people on the planet live their lives more by chance than by choice. They hope that good things happen to them, but all too often they don't.

     People who use both brain hemispheres have the ability to take greater control over their own lives, and to be healthier, happier, and more successful.

     If you are not one of the fortunate ten percent who are "naturals," you need not despair. Simply take the Silva Method training and practice the techniques and you will be able to do all that the naturals can do...and probably even more.

     It is how God intended us to live - using all of the equipment that we were given, using both brain hemispheres, using both the beta and the alpha levels consciously, to detect information and to correct problems.

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     Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.

How to Keep Awake During Meditation

2011-10-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

It never fails to come up in classes: "How do I stay awake?"

Well, I have more than one answer .... this video addresses one of them.

What if this isn't enough?

Contact me at Barbara.SilvaStars@gmail.com for more information.

Jose Silva on Mind, Brain

2011-10-02T12:33:00.000-07:00

Human Intelligence is what some people call Soul or Spirit.

Mind - a faculty of Human Intelligence (Soul or Spirit)
   notice how he diferentiates between the two

Brain - a biological computer which can be programmed!
    vibration, frequency which can be measured
   This tells us the modulation of Mind/Brain.

You may choose to listen to this one more than once. Enjoy!

What is the Alpha State?

2011-09-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Alpha is the 'key' to the meditative state, effective meditation.

How can you get there?

How do you know you're there?

For more information contact me at Barbara.SilvaStars@gmail.com

Laura Silva - Take Responsibility For Your Living Experience

2011-09-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

Laura Silva speaks about children growing up strong in mind and spirit - with the tools learned through the Silva courses.

Very interesting discussion of learning to take responsibility for your life!

What a great world we could live in if all of us have this advantage and these tools!

Why am I here, and what am I supposed to be doing?

2011-09-26T09:50:00.000-07:00

A question that many people have: Why am I here, and what am I supposed to be doing? by Jose Silva

Life is often hard, and presents many challenges. Yet we must persist and do what we are supposed to do.

I've certainly had many challenges in my life:

*My father died when I was four years old, as the result of a terrorist act during the Mexican revolution.

*My mother remarried and moved away, while I stayed with my grandmother.

*I never went to school, because I was working to bring in money for the family.

*I grew up in a border town in the Southwest, where bullies like to pick on kids as small and as light as I
was.

*I've been through economic depressions - the Great Depression that affected the entire United States, and
numerous local depressions that result from such things as bad weather, fluctuating oil prices, peso devaluations, and air base closings.

*When I began researching ways to help my children develop more of the natural mental abilities - the research that lead to the development of the Silva Method - many of my friends shunned me and my family, they ridiculed us, and they even called the law on us.

*My church - which is supposed to offer spiritual support during hard times - threatened to excommunicate me
for trying to help people in ways that they didn't understand.

*When I completed my research and tried to show the world what I had done, I was rejected by scientists, by the government, and by the educational and religious establishments.

*When I set up a business, many of the people I had taught to teach the Silva Method turned on me, took the course that I had spent 22 years and half a million dollars to develop, and began teaching it as their own.

*When I told an author that he could write a book that included my copyrighted material and we would split the profits, he walked away and wrote his book with one of the people who had taken my material and was teaching it without my permission. His book was a big seller at the time, but now it is out of print and ours are still being sold worldwide.

*Today, I have many loyal people who have stuck with me for two decades or more. Yet I'm still disappointed sometimes when someone I thought was loyal says that I don't know what I'm doing, and goes out to teach on his or her own.

It doesn't make sense sometimes. All I've tried to do my entire life is to correct problems and help people, and
to earn enough money by doing so to take care of my own family, so that we don't have to depend on anyone else.

I'm not looking for sympathy. I know that there are people who have had a more difficult life than I have.
Everyone has challenges to face.

I was asked what gives me the courage to persist in the face of so many obstacles; how do I know I am doing the right thing; how do I know what I should be doing with my life.

PURPOSE OF LIFE

My first purpose, when I was six years old, was to take care of myself and my family. Somebody had to earn money, and being the oldest male, I decided I should do it. This is not difficult to figure out. Even animals take care of their own families. There is really nothing special about that.

I have never been able to understand people who don't try to take care of their own families, or divorced fathers
who fail to even support their own children. People like that are not acting like human beings; they are not even
acting in as ethical a manner as most animals.

GIVING SERVICE

In my efforts to support myself and my family, I learned very quickly that people were not willing to give you money simply because you needed it, but would gladly pay you if you gave them something of value, something that solved a problem for them or helped them to enjoy their life more.

I solved the problem of dirty shoes by shining their shoes. I sold them newspapers, cleaned their offices, took
them shopping, cooked in their restaurants, helped them build buildings.

I found that I could earn even more money by helping more than one person at a time.

For instance, when I sold household items like needles and thread door-to-door, people appreciated my service. When I recruited several more young people to help me take my merchandise door to door, I helped even more homeowners, and helped these young people earn some money for their families also. As a result, I earned much more money than before.

The more people you help, the more valuable your services are, and the more money you make.

Did I enjoy doing all that work?

Not particularly.

Was it satisfying?

It is always satisfying to fulfill your obligation to take care of your family. And It made me feel good to know
that I was helping people.

Some people always pick jobs that they enjoy. They seem to be compensated by the enjoyment; but if they are not correcting a lot of problems, if they are not helping a lot people, they will probably not receive a great deal of money.

Some people choose jobs that are very satisfying, because they are help people in need. Again, they may receive the bulk of their compensation in feelings of satisfaction rather than cash.

Different people have different needs.

My needs were to take care of myself and my family.

And I found that the best way to do that was to help as many people, as much as possible.

Eventually, in the 1960s I was employing crews of workers to install television antennas so that Laredo residents could get good television reception, even from the San Antonio stations 150 miles away.

This was hard work, but I was helping the workers that I employed, as well as helping the people who watched the television after we installed the antennas.

Then I found something that helped a lot more people, and helped them a lot more than any television set ever
could: I began teaching people how to use more of their minds to be healthier, luckier, and more successful in
life.

HELPING MILLIONS

The Silva Method has helped millions of people, in every way you can imagine.

Our files hear at the office are bulging with testimonials and thank you letters from people who have overcome terminal illnesses, who have learned how to earn all the money they need to support their families, who have overcome challenges and gotten the education that they need, and so much more.

It is interesting that during the 22 years when I was conducting my research, I always had plenty of money for my family and also enough left over to invest in research.

I was actually earning more money than other people in similar businesses, even though they were helping as many people with their business as I was with mine.

Why was this?

I attribute it to the fact that I was committed to helping people with research.

I don't mean involved; I mean committed. Do you know the difference?

The difference in being involved and being committed is like ham and eggs. The chicken was involved; the pig was committed.

I was doing much more than helping my own children.

*When other parents saw that my children had started getting better grades, they asked me to help their
children. I did so.

*When people learned that I could help them with holistic faith healing techniques, they came to me looking
for help. I attempted to help all who came. In fact, my brother Juan and I used to go out looking for people to
help.

*When other adults in Laredo saw what the children could do, they asked me to teach them my techniques also.

*Eventually I was teaching my method to groups of people. I did not do it for money, but to help them.
Eventually I began to accept a small amount from those who came to the meetings to help pay the cost of the room and refreshments.

HELP FROM HIGHER INTELLIGENCE

I believe that Higher Intelligence, on the "other side" as we like to say, guided me in the correct direction
because I demonstrated my commitment to use what I learned to help people, and to use it to correct problems.

Many people get involved and promise a lot of things. I was committed, and I was producing. From the very
beginning, I shared everything I was learning with anyone who wanted to know.

How did I know that I was doing the correct thing?

I didn't always know.

Did I ever have doubts?

You bet I did.

CALLING IT QUITS

One time I got so discouraged while reading psychology books late one night, after everyone else had gone to bed, that I threw the book across the room and it slid under the sofa. That was it, I had found the help I needed for my children, I was frustrated and ready to quit.

Why should I continue to take the abuse and criticism from people in the community?

Why should I, who had learned to read and write with the help of my sister and brother because I never attended school, try to understand books that college students found difficult?

Why should I continue to put my money into something for other people's benefit?

That's how I felt.

So what caused me to change my mind, to realize that part of my purpose in life was to continue my study and research?

A dream.

I had a very strange dream that same night, a dream that contained numbers, and I spent all of the next day trying to figure out what the dream and the numbers meant.

That evening, somebody suggested we look for a lottery ticket with those numbers. In Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, we found the ticket, and it won me $10,000.

Well, I found out what the numbers meant, but what did the dream itself signify?

I sat down by myself and thought about everything that had happened, both before and after the dream.

The one thing that stood out, that was different from my normal routine, was by little violent episode when I threw the psychology book across the room and vowed to end my research.

Could there be a connection? Could it be that that book slamming into the wall woke up somebody else besides by wife? Could it have gotten the attention of somebody on the other side, who realized that they needed to send me an sign to let me know I should keep going?

Was that there way of compensating me for the work I was doing?

That was the conclusion that I drew from the episode.

So I went back to work, studying, testing, trying out many different things to see what would work.

A few years later I got discouraged again.

That was when Christ - the symbol of my religion - came to me.

It was actually a picture of Christ that my son Ricardo put into my lap one morning shortly after I had
packed all of my books away in the attic. At least this time I wasn't throwing them around.

Ricardo came running in from the rain and tossed the rolled up papers to me.

When I picked them up, they were dry. How could that be?
When I unrolled them, the life-sized face of Christ was looking me straight in the eye.

It hit me as hard as any fist has ever hit me. I felt as if he was asking me, "Didn't I tell you to continue your
research? Why are you not obeying me?"

I went into the bathroom and locked the door. I didn't want my family to see me cry.
KNOWING WHAT'S RIGHT

Here are some of the conclusions that I draw from my life experiences:

*We have been sent here to help correct problems, in order to make this world a better place to live.

*Correcting problems means that we should be doing constructive and creative things. We should not destroy or do anything to make life more difficult for anyone, but should make life better whenever we can.

*The more problems we correct, and the more people we help, the more compensation we will receive.

*Our helpers on the "other side," the helpers that I refer to as Higher Intelligence, offer us guidance. It is up to us to listen and to heed the guidance.

*When you are centered, when you function at the alpha level, you will receive the guidance from the other side. It is not just ideas that count - they might be coming from your own imagination. Notice what happens in the physical world. When things are going well, you are on the right track. If you have too many problems in your life, you may be going in the wrong direction.

I believe that I was one of the fortunate ten percent of humanity that naturally functions at the 10 cycles alpha brain wave frequency. I was centered. I used those levels naturally, without even realizing it. I was at the correct level, and had the correct attitude - helping people - so I got the messages.

Now you can do the same. Enter level with the 3 to 1 method that you learned in the Silva Method. Ask for guidance. If you are sincere, and if you are demonstrating your sincerity by taking action - if you show that you are really committed - then you will be guided to know what is right.

And when that happens, it is easy to press on, to persist, to have faith, to trust, and to do what you know in your heart is right to do.

As it says in the Bible, "If God is with you, then who can be against you."

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Welcome to another edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine. Thanks for joining us, and please be sure to check out the resources at www.SIGA.org

Dare To Care By Laura Silva Quesada

2011-09-24T10:24:00.000-07:00

This is a great overview of The Silva Method, including a little about how Jose Silva came to 'accidentally create' the course.

As Laura points out, magic happens when you use the 'method'. Make it your own; improve your life.

As you control your thoughts, your words, your actions AND your outcomes, you improve life for everyone!

Silva Intuition Training

2011-09-22T11:33:00.004-07:00

While I thoroughly enjoy the remote viewing, many people are interested in The Silva Method primarily for the healing work we do in Intuition Training.

Here's a short video of one of Laura Silva's classes doing healing work. If you're a Graduate, this will look very familiar.

Make sure you catch the comments toward the end of the video.

BTW finding your life purpose is another great feature!

Scientific Proof At Last - Reiki Really Works

2011-09-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of Reiki practictioners among Silva Graduates - including me - as well as others who read this blog. It's a delight to find this article! Traditional medical facilities such as Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute and M.D.Anderson Cancer Center are now offering Reiki.

Reiki Really Works - A Groundbreaking Scientific Study by Hillary Miles.

This video by Pamela Miles, included with the article, is really good explanation of what Reiki is.

Barbara Hawkins
Barbara.SilvaStars@gmail.com

Bruce Lipton "The Power of Consciousness"

2011-09-15T13:42:00.001-07:00

Really listen to what he's saying .... particularly at about 9 minutes.

Anything sound familiar?

By 11 minutes (and again at 32 minutes) he's definitely talking about something you heard in the SLS!

Notice what he begins at 12.30 minutes through at least 15 minutes.

I love what he says at about 29 minutes: the way to fight the system is to not be a part of it. Interesting? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!

I'm sure you'll enjoy the whole recording...If you'd like to talk about it, email me at Barbara.SilvaStars@gmail.com.

Sean Stephenson - "Tick Tock: How not to screw up the rest of your life"

2011-09-07T11:20:00.000-07:00

I really think this is awesome...Wisdom, joy .... a zest for living!

What's on your bucket list? After listening to Sean, mine has definitely been expanded.

How to Be Your Own Psychic

2011-08-17T11:48:00.000-07:00

     In this article, Jose Silva urges us to stop paying commercial psychics when we are perfectly capable of doing it for ourselves.by Jose Silva

     You don't need to pay a commercial psychic to tell you about your past.

     You can learn to be your own psychic and make correct decisions for your future.

     "Psychic hotlines" have become very popular in the United States, with hundreds of thousands of people every week paying almost $5 per minute to talk to the telephone psychics.

     For a flat fee, you can probably find a local psychic that you can go see in person.

PSYCHIC AUTHORITY

     We know both kinds. They call us here at Silva International because they know that we have conducted more research on psychics than anybody else, and more importantly, we understand the process so well that we can train anyone to be a psychic.

     We've had telephone psychics admit to us that they often just listen and provide comfort to callers. Many times, the callers want an audience more than they want an answer.

     When you sit down in front of any good commercial psychic, they can tune in to you and tell you about many of the things that have happened to you in the past.

     The past has already been impressed on physics, so it is relatively easy to detect. In fact, in just one weekend of training, our Silva Method instructors teach large groups of people how to detect existing information.

     But what about the future? After a commercial psychic has impressed you by mentioning several things from your past, can they provide you with reliable predictions of the future? Can they give you information that will help you make better decisions? Can you correct more problems after paying to consult with a commercial psychic?

PSYCHIC ACCURACY

     If just one out of every five recommendations turns out to be helpful, that's just average. Anyone can do that - by luck alone.

     If they can give you two correct recommendations for the future out of every five, then you know that they have gone beyond mere chance, and are actually using their psychic ability.

     Good psychics can do even better than that. They will be correct three out of five times, or even four out of five times.

     Think about that for a minute: Anybody who can make more correct decisions than incorrect ones is going to be very successful.

     In fact, you can still be pretty successful if you just reach the first step and are correct two out of five times - twice the average of a non-psychic.
     How can this be?

PROBLEM SOLVING

     If you have the ability to determine quickly whether your decision was right or wrong, then you know how to proceed:

     *You can reinforce the correct decisions and keep going.

     *When the decision is wrong, you can stop whatever you are doing and try again.

     In order to do this, you would have to consult the commercial psychic daily - maybe several times a day - to insure that you get information quickly enough to make the necessary adjustments.
     This could get very expensive at $5 per minute, or $50 per sit-down session with a local psychic.
     So why not do it yourself?

     For a modest investment, anyone can take the Silva Method training and learn how to be a psychic. Guaranteed, or your money back.

     You even get to try out your psychic ability during the final portion of the course. You detect health information with your mind about people that you have never met, and verify that you are correct!

     Then, all you need to do is to practice in order to develop skill at detecting any kind of information that you need in order to correct problems.

     Will this help you win the lottery? Probably not. It seems as though the creator gave us these abilities to use to correct problems and make the world a better place to live.

     If winning some money is the best way to correct a specific problem, then you'll probably win some money. But something like this will come naturally - if it comes at all; we don't scheme and program for it to happen.

     We program to correct a problem.

HOW IT IS DONE

     We don't use our psychic ability for everything, of course. When your car is low on gasoline, that's a problem. The solution is to go to a gas station and put in some gasoline. Normally, you don't need anything extra to correct that problem.

     But supposed when you get there, the gas station is closed. And the gas gauge is on empty.

     Now you have a bigger problem.

     You did what you normally do to take care of the situation, and it didn't work. Now you need to call on your psychic ability for extra help:

     Which way should I go to find the nearest - open - gas station, so that I don't run out of gas and get stranded?
     In situations like this, if you are right more times than you are wrong, you will be much better off.
     If you are a parent and you encounter a problem with your child, you counsel them and solve the problem.

     If your counseling doesn't solve the problem, then you use your psychic ability to gain more information so that you can do a better job.

     Does this guarantee that you will correct the problem?
     No, it doesn't. Even the best psychics are sometimes wrong. They may be right four out of five times, but this still leaves some times that they are wrong.

THE MOST VALUABLE PSYCHIC

     If you are your own psychic, you will discover very quickly that your strategy is not working. Then, armed with this additional information, you will use your psychic ability again and you will probably come up with the correct answer.

     If you have to wait until you can contact your commercial psychic, then at the very least, it will take longer to correct the problem. And during that time, the situation may get worse.

     It is obvious that you will do better functioning as your own psychic than by going to a commercial psychic, even if the commercial psychic is more experienced than you are, and is correct more often then you are.

     Your ability to use your psychic ability at any time you need it, to incorporate new information, and to make changes "on the fly" so to speak, is far more valuable to you and to your loved ones than the "expert" guidance of a commercial psychic.

     That still doesn't guarantee that you'll solve that particular problem, of course. Everyone has free will. When you are dealing with other people, you cannot control what they do.

     If we could control other people, this could lead to huge problems, with everybody trying to control everybody else. No, that just wouldn't work. We need everybody's efforts, everyone's ideas and input in order to correct the problems that the world faces.

A SIMPLE SOLUTION

     If you want to improve your life, to be more in control of your own destiny, to be healthier, happier, and more successful, then there is a simple solution:

     Attend the Silva Method Basic Lecture Series, or the new Silva UltraMind ESP System, to develop your psychic ability.

     Then practice, practice, practice.

     Correct problems whenever you become aware of them.

Not just your own problems, but any problems that you become aware of.

     Use your psychic ability:

     *first to obtain additional information so that you can make correct decisions, and

     *second, to program - project your mind - and correct the problems that you detect.

     It is easy. For an investment that is just a fraction of what people are paying commercial psychics for the limited help they can provide, you can attend the Silva Method training.

     Then join with other Silva Method graduates to develop your ability by correcting problems, and make this a better world to live in.

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     Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there.

How You Can Visualize Better & Better

2011-07-30T15:18:00.001-07:00

Not everyone 'visualizes' ... at least not in the same way.

Generally there are 3 primary ways people process information: visually (visualization), auditorily (sound) and kinesthetically which is 'knowing'. The last is the most challenging because it's difficult for many people to trust themselves, their knowing ability.

This comes up often in Silva classes and we talk about methods for increasing our "creation sensing".

Most people focus their intention on being able to literally visualize. However it's great to practice enough that you understand how YOU perceive and process the world ... how you can use your personal processing methods to 'program' (another Silva term) your goals, your future.

In this video Burt Goldman gives good information and ways to improve your visualization ability. If you have questions, please EmailMe .

Enjoy!

Jose & Laura Silva video - Points of Reference

2011-07-18T11:40:00.000-07:00

A blessing to have this video of Jose and Laura discussing the value of points of reference.

As an instructor ... beginning in 1994 ... I've had many conversations about this topic. It used to be that people just didn't 'get it', just didn't see a purpose for the exercises which start your personal library of points of reference. In the last 10 years, that's changed.

If you'd like explanation or expansion on this topic, email or call me. I'll be happy to share explanation and personal experiences.

Enjoy the video!

The Science Of Belief' Interview

2011-07-15T13:43:00.000-07:00

Dr. David Hamilton interview by Renate McNay

An interesteing perspective from a scientist...I posted another of his videos on the FB Silva fanpage.

Let Go of Anxiety!

2011-07-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

Can you imagine!?!
Can it be true?
Yes, it can!

Release your anxiety, fear .... Listen to this video done by Hale Dwoskin and make your life better and better.

What Does Your Future with Silva Look Like?

2011-07-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

Congratulations! You're a Silva Grad!
Now the fun begins as you incorporate what you've learned into your everyday life...making your life better every day.

You've heard "practice makes perfect" and probably you expect that as you practice Silva techniques you'll experience steadily-increasing desirable results.

But that's just not the way it works.

Scientific research shows that, whether you’re looking to master Silva Method or any other discipline, your progress actually reflects some 'level' periods and other times of sharp rises.

The level periods are times where your progress stagnates. For instance, if you’re working to improve and increase your intuition, you may find yourself struggling. It may seems as though things have come to a screeching halt.

Stay with it because your experience will change!

At some point you'll begin to experience amazing improvement.

May the Force Be With You?

2011-06-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

Since I've been reading lately about quantum researcher's perspectives, I really enjoyed this article.

I trust you will too.

by Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler June 21, 2011

Have you been experiencing some radical shifts of consciousness and “higher self” experiences lately? Stories of “ordinary” people suddenly traveling out of their body, channelling, and having instant personal transformation are appearing all over the web.

Maybe we’re just coming “out of the closet” about such experiences. I have had many such experiences over the years, including one spontaneous collapse onto a cement floor, a brief trip out into the universe, and a return to what I still feel is an entirely different level of so-called reality.
Still, until recently my attempt to understand exactly where my “higher self” IS has often felt like a search for fairies and dragons lurking in a dark closet.

To backtrack a bit, I am both a metaphysician and a mind/brain researcher and transformational psychologist. So I want both my intuition and my logic to agree on the answer. Whew!
However something new is now peering out of the mysterious closet of the world of modern science, and it has profoundly clarified my personal understanding of the “higher self.”

Scientists exploring the nature of sub-atomic reality have found that what mystics claimed for thousands of years is absolutely true – we definitely ARE connected to a higher source of energy that goes beyond our individual normal selves.

We are now being told that ALL of life definitely exists as a single unified conscious field – an interwoven consciousness in which each part affects the whole at every moment. In more “popular” terms – we are each like a knot on a “fisherman’s net” extending out through endless dimensions of time and space.

This understanding developed as the scientists explored smaller and smaller portions of the atom. They found that at the most extremely small and immeasurable level of reality, there’s still some unknown force. And this force is present even at the temperature of absolute zero, where all other known forms of energy vanish into an unknown invisible force field.

Did you just hear Yoda from StarWars say, “May the force be with you?” I think all seekers of higher consciousness know this to be true on an intuitive level, but scientific confirmation can boost intuition to a new level of “belief.”

Interestingly, this mysterious force field is not exactly “energy,” nor is it a field of empty space. The physicists describe it as a field of information – a “Zero-Point Field.”

This undifferentiated space from which life arises is now seen as a sea of pure consciousness, with matter and energy just two of the forms it can take.

Physicist Ervin Laszlo calls this field the “A-field.” He is obviously referring to the ancient Vedic concept of the “Akashic record,” the nonphysical repository of all knowledge in the universe long been proposed by metaphysicians.

Laszlo says, “The ancients knew that space is not empty; it is the origin and memory of all things that exist and have ever existed. This insight is now being rediscovered at the cutting edge of the sciences [and is emerging] as a main pillar of the scientific world’s picture of the twenty-first century. This will profoundly change our concept of ourselves and of the world.”

The scientific evidence is IN! Our higher self is already totally directly connected to the One Great Source of consciousness, whatever we choose to call it.

You’ve heard of people who channel spirit guides, angels, extraterrestrials and ascended masters. Since this channelled information must also originate in the Zero-Point Field, we must all be potentially capable of channelling. In fact, perhaps our individual brains are sending and receiving stations connected to the one source of consciousness.

A conscious experience of feeling connected to this source is transformative. It taps into the same power the geniuses, mystics, gurus, prophets, holy men and women, and great teachers throughout history have accessed.

So … how can you tap into this yourself? Research proves that meditation physically changes the brain and lets dedicated meditators achieve remarkable higher levels of consciousness. Then there’s yoga, fire walking and brainwave training. Can these tools also enhance our connection to the Zero-Point Field?

What do YOU feel is the best way to grow our higher self by consciously tapping into the Zero-Point Field?

About Jill Ammon-Wexler
Metaphysician, renowned brain/mind researcher, and doctor of transformational psychology. A committed life adventurer and fun-loving artist and author with a passion for sharing her science-based insights with other higher states seekers.

Think With the Right Brain Hemisphere and Act With the Left

2011-06-18T13:05:00.000-07:00

      This article has some of Jose Silva’s reflections as one year came to an end and a new year began.
        He saw what he usually saw: That the 90 percent of humanity who only think with the left brain hemisphere, are causing more problems than the 10 percent who think with the right brain hemisphere and act with the left, can correct.

by JOSE SILVA

        Many people like to take time out at the beginning of the new year to pray for peace on earth.

        There are new age groups that meditate on peace on earth. A lot of Silva Method graduates pray for it.

        We certainly need it.
        Look wherever you like, and you will see problems:

        *People trying to destroy whole races in the name of the creator.

        *Governments treating their citizens like property to be used at their pleasure and then disposed of.

        *Politicians who fight any idea from the opposing party no matter how good the idea might be for the citizens.

        *Businesses taking advantage of every possible loophole - and even resorting to dishonesty and sabotage of their competitors - in order to improve the "bottom line."

        *Individuals hoping to "get rich quick" through any means possible, from lawsuits against corporations with "deep pockets" to gambling to fraud and theft whenever they think they can get away with it.

        It is not all bad, of course. There are still people out there - and businesses and governments - that care about other people, who care about the effect that their actions have on other people, and who try to do what they honestly believe is best for all concerned.

A NEW WAY

        These problems are taking their toll. This has been recognized by individuals, by businesses, and by governments.

        And this has spawned a whole new industry -an industry involved with "reinvention."

        There are business guru's who want to help us "reinvent" business. And others who want to help us "reinvent" government.

        They boast whenever they manage to get someone to do the right thing, the thing that is best for all concerned.

        *A politician goes on national television and boasts about how he got a government agency to stop paying 100 times more for some product than it is worth!

        *An officer of a corporation writes a best selling book about how his company has started to actually provide satisfactory service to its customers!

        *It is headline news nationwide when somebody returns a valuable item that they found to its owner!

DIFFERENT VALUES

        Thirty years ago in the United States a guru was a spiritual person who dedicated his or her life to helping people and uplifting the human spirit.

        Now when you mention "guru" people want to know the title of his latest book, and what method he uses to help businesses be more competitive in the '90s.

        And the new style of guru obliges. He comes up with new models for operating a business. You flatted out the organizational chart, or "empower" employees, or actually listen to your customers!

A BETTER PLAN

        As we begin this new year, I'd like to suggest another way to go about correcting our problems and bringing peace to the planet.

        It is not the institutions that are at fault.
        *Not government.
        *Not business.
        *Not politicians.
        *Not lawyers.

        Institutions are run by people. Decisions are made by people. Actions are taken by people.

        If we make a better person, then the institutions will automatically be better.

        They will function more efficiently. They will serve people better. We will all be happier and better off.

        If we can somehow convince people to work for the common good, to do what is best for all concerned, then we will all be better off.

        I am not saying that you should not stand up for what you believe in. You should fight for what you believe is right.

        At the same time, you should realize that different people have different goals. They may have needs that are different from yours.

RESPECT EVERYONE
        Some people may want to worship in a different way than you do.

        Let them!

        Have you ever noticed that the people who start wars are the people with little minds who cannot conceive of anyone else being right except for themselves?

        The people who say, "I believe I have found the correct answer, but I respect your right to differ with me," do not start wars.

        It is the people who say, "My way is the only way." They are the ones who start wars.

        It amazes me that the people who claim to be the most religious, those who profess their strong belief in their religion, are usually the ones who show the most disrespect for the creator's greatest creation: other human beings.

        Rather than supporting people and respecting their ideas and helping them to live productive, happy lives - they condemn them because their ideas about the creator are different.

        Most wars are started by people who are so narrow-minded - who have such little minds - that they cannot accept the fact that might not know everything there is to know.

        These little-minded people act like they are some kind of god, with the right to tell everybody else how to live and how to believe and how to pray.

        In order to have peace on this planet, we must learn to respect everyone. We must respect each other's right to do as we choose, so long as we are not harming anyone else.

HOW TO PROGRAM

        We are not going to bring peace to the planet just by wishing for it.

        We are not going to correct the problems that face us by "reinventing" business and government.

        All of the cute slogans that the guru's write about in their books and say so eloquently on their tapes may feel good for a moment, but they are not going to change the basic problems facing humanity today.

        Those problems deal with humans...with people.
        To make a better world, we need to make a better person.

        Fortunately, there is a way to do that.

        The people who correct the most problems, who bring the greatest benefits to humanity, are the people who do their thinking at the alpha brain wave level, where they can use their intuitive and creative right brain hemisphere to think with.

        With your right brain hemisphere, you can get more information than you can from the left hemisphere alone. You can sense information intuitively that is not available to your physical senses. This will help you make better decisions.

        The alpha brain wave level is the ideal level to think at, the ideal level for decision making.

        When all people on the planet learn how to use the alpha level to think with, to get information and make decisions, then our institutions will work properly, nations will live in peace with each other, and we will actually have a paradise on earth.

        At the alpha level, it is easier to determine what our purpose is in life. It is easier to understand and respect other people.

        Those people who speak hateful words, who condemn others simply for being different, are not alpha thinkers. They are losers. They deserve our pity. We should try to help them, by showing them how to use both brain hemispheres to think with.

        Teaching all of the 5 billion people on the planet to learn how to center themselves at alpha is too big a job for one person. It will take all of us, working together, to get the job done.

        If you have children between the ages of seven and fourteen, then teach them to use visualization and imagination. Teach them to use their intuition. Just ask them to do it, and praise them every time they are correct.

        If you do that, they will grow up with the ability to function at alpha whenever they desire. If you have questions about it, contact your local Silva Method lecturer, or contact us here in Laredo. We have written a book, and are putting together a home study course, to help parents help their children.
        People older than fourteen need to take the Silva Method training to regain the ability to function at alpha.

        It can be done. It should be done. I believe that it must be done if we are to have peace on our planet.
        And I believe that when we do this, when everyone can - and does - function at alpha, then we will have a paradise one earth.

        Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.

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How to Build Your Visualization Skill

2011-06-03T15:40:00.000-07:00

So many people say that can't or don't "see" anything when they close their eyes and intend to use their visualization and imagination abilities. It comes up in virtually every class!

* Sometimes they say that it's "just dark or black in there". These people often benefit from 'turning on their interior light'. (Yes, it does work for some people!

* Other people improve their skill through memory recall: remember a recent important event ... like a birthday or anniversary ... then imagine something about it is different.

* This video highlights another method.

Which works best for you? Please leave your comment.

How to Change Your Frequency Using the Dial Method

2011-05-25T16:58:00.016-07:00

Ever have the experience of needing to go somewhere...school, work, running errands, etc...and you feel sort of 'punk'. Certainly not depressed but maybe just a little 'blue'. Feeling a little lazy.

You're obviously not ill. (Or maybe you are feeling ill. See the * below.)

Then you make yourself go and discover that you don't feel nearly as punk as you felt earlier. You may actually have a good time!

What you've done - unconsciously - is increase your frequency, your vibration and by doing that you feel lots better!

Or maybe you're in a really bad mood, irritated, angry... Just this week I used the Dial Method to get out of that kind of mood. (The clerk would be very grateful if he knew!) Driving to the store I realized I was ready to bite nails! I also realized how icky I was feeling and I do NOT like that nor did I desire to dump that kind of feeling onto someone else.

As I used the Dial Method, a subtle smile began to form. I felt better. And better. And better!

Again, raising frequency changes everything.

As a Silva Graduate you can easily do this, consciously, and make your life a lot more pleasant!

Here's a description of how I do it:

The Dial Method

1. Go to your Level (Silva Grads know how to get there and stay as long as they like.)

2. Imagine, visualize or 'know' that before you is a dial of some sort.
(I remember the dial on my Uncle Ray's antique console radio.)

3. Now begin to move that dial so that your frequency goes higher.
(I imagine turning that dial to my right so that it moves to a 'higher station'.)

Your intuition lets you know when you've gone far enough.

Note: instead of a dial you might choose to use a lever, a button and digital display or anything that your mind equates with giving you the ability to raise your frequency.

* Yes, this is useful in health situations. It's known that bacteria and viruses function within certain frequency ranges. If you're not in their range they cannot affect you!

There have been times that I've felt as though a cold was attempting to settle in. By raising my vibration I've often totally stopped it. Or at least shortened its duration to a day or two.

Big improvement!

Use the Dial Method to make YOUR life better better and better.

UPDATE: 2 points

First, if the topic you're addressing includes something such as adrenaline (in accident situations this is common) use a 'distinctly different' dial and turn it down.

There's no limit to the number of dials you can have!

Second, if you're having a series of unfortunate incidents...even accidents...use this technique to raise your frequency to be in an energetic stream where accidents are not included.

This may sound overly-simplistic or even overly-complicated to you. It's neither. Give it some thought and you'll see how easily you can use it to make your life better and better.

Have questions? Please email me or call 253-225-9731.
Blessings,
Barbara Hawkins

How Silva Techniques Can Make Lives Better

2011-05-18T16:51:00.000-07:00

A group of Silva enthusiasts, spent about an hour recording their views of how Silva is important to them. Take a listen and imagine how Silva can help you improve your life too. Enjoy!

Whats Your Silva Style?

2011-05-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

When and where do you 'practice' your Silva...go to your level?
In the morning? At night? At home or in the office?
Some practice it for 30 minutes a day. Others take only a few minutes. ...
What is your Silva style?

However you choose to practice Silva, it takes some experimentation to find your unique style. Everyone has their favorite Silva techniques that they use almost every day. We know that with practice, we improve our ability to manifest our desires.

In the video below Laura shares her own style of practice as she reveals how she's been using Silva for the past 30 years (check out the video)…

Go to http://silvamethodlife.com/whats-your-unique-silva-style to leave your comments.

Identifying Abundance Blocks With Energy Healer Christie Marie Sheldon

2011-05-14T11:13:00.002-07:00

It's so cool to 'meet' Silva Graduates who are using what they learned in the courses along with their inborn skills and abilities. As you watch this video notice where her Silva training shows through. Enjoy!

by FinerMinds Team

Awesome News Alert! We’re super excited to be bringing you an exclusive interview between Vishen and renowned Energy Healer, Christie Marie Sheldon.

Have you ever wondered why sometimes, it doesn’t seem to matter how hard you work or how much you count the pennies, things are always a bit tight at the end of the month? According to Christie, the key lies in overcoming the hidden Abundance Blocks that lurk within your energy field and subconscious mind.

Now, we’ve never seen Vishen at a loss for words before, but the (personal) things Christie’s been able to pick up about him have actually made him dumbstruck. She’s picked up on things that he’s never even shared with his closest friends – it’s pretty incredible. What Christie does (as she explains it) is communicate with someone’s energy to find out the source of the problem. Even right down to specific events and dates in a person’s life.

Check out this exclusive interview as Vishen finds out how she’s able to do this and how she got started on her path as an Energy Healer.

(psst, don’t miss him getting his energy read about half way through!)

May 10, 2011

A Message of Hope

2011-05-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

I keep coming back to this video...it's such an uplifting and joyous message. We can be a part of something the world has never seen before...a new way of living and loving. Let's create a better way!

Rules for Being Human

2011-05-06T09:42:00.000-07:00

A sweet vid with a deep message. Enjoy!

Use The ‘Reset’ Button – How To Improve Positive Thinking

2011-04-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

by FinerMinds Team March 18, 2011

Do you want to know how to improve positive thinking in your life? If you do, join the club. Now that we all understand the power of our thoughts to create our reality, we know this is key to a happy life. The trick is getting control of – and changing – those thoughts that aren’t giving you what you want. This is where the ‘reset’ button comes in real handy.

Your mind is like a computer. The operating system is your brain and it’s got all kinds of programs running. There are programs that run automatically – like breathing, digestion, and your heart beating. They run no matter what. You’ve also got ‘emergency’ programs that kick in during a threat, like when your immune system encounters a virus, or the ‘fight or flight’ instinct when sudden, immanent danger is at hand.

And then there’s that program called ‘Thinking’.

The thinking program has two levels: Conscious and Subconscious. The two are interconnected – informing and building upon each other as you go through life. So if you’ve got some negative subconscious thoughts from not-so-great (or even really bad) experiences from the past, they tend to bubble up and over into your conscious mind. And your conscious mind, when it repeatedly thinks these thoughts, strengthens the wiring (synaptically speaking) of your subconscious.

There are some great ways to work with the subconscious. Hypnosis being one of the best. But there’s still the rest of your day to think about (no pun intended). This is where the Reset Button can be your biggest boon. When your computer system has gone haywire and you just can’t seem to fix the problem, what do you do? Hit the reset button. Well, you can do the same thing with your brain. Here’s how it works …

Your Conscious Reset Button

The first thing you need to do in order to use the reset button is pay attention to your thoughts when you think you’re not thinking anything. When does this happen? You might be surprised to find out it’s most of the time. Here are some examples:

■when you’re driving your car

■when you’re cooking

■when you’re cleaning

■when you’re just ‘spacing out’

■when you’re taking a walk

In fact, whenever you’re doing things on ‘auto pilot’, your thoughts are usually active, even if you’re not paying attention. And what are these thoughts? Often they’re things bubbling up from the subconscious. And when they’re not, these thoughts are usually ‘shaded’ by the general attitudes (fears, worries, self-doubt; or self-confidence, trust and love) that are most predominant in your subconscious.

So when you start paying attention to what you’re thinking about, when you think you’re not thinking, you’ve take then biggest step toward change.

In fact, the next part is really easy.

As soon as you catch yourself thinking any thoughts that aren’t positive, you just say (out loud if you can) ‘Reset!’ And then shift your thoughts in a better direction.

Sound too simple? Well, the first few times you might not get very far past the reset button before you go back to thinking you’re not thinking and letting negitude rule. But with just a little bit of practice, you’ll be surprised at how well this works.

Give it a try and leave us a comment to let us know how the reset button is working for you.

Wake Up to Who You Are - Abraham Hicks

2011-04-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

An introduction to the current awakening of consciousness...
Enjoy!

What Jose Silva Did That Napolean Hill Did Not!

2011-04-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

Jose Silva did something that nobody else had done:

He used electronic equipment to see what was going on inside of the ultra successful people, and he found a way to teach all of us to do what they do. Here is an article he wrote several years ago.

Written by JOSE SILVA

Napoleon Hill spent 20 years observing the most successful people in the world and studying what they did and how they did it.

He wrote about what he observed, and taught courses on it.

He spoke of how they all had a definite chief aim in life, how they had great desire and enthusiasm, a strong work ethic, and much more.

All of these are mental traits, not physical. They all arise from within the person.

Yet Hill was only able to study them from an objective - outer - left brain - point of view.

He studied - and taught - the effect, not the cause.

He was not able to teach how to make changes within, so he taught people to imitate the actions of
successful people. This is very different from becoming like the successful people.

So instead of installing these characteristics from within, he tried to force them in from the outside, because that's all he knew how to do.

If you imitate the actions of successful people, eventually you might internalize some of it. If you do
enough, for long enough, it is sure to help you.

Some people are even able to internalize it, to make it their own, so that their actions spring from within, instead of merely being on the outside.

A few people - the ten percent or so who are natural alpha - right brain - thinkers, were able to internalize these ideals, and they went on to become huge successes in their lives.

Meanwhile, all the other people who tried to follow the teachings and failed to achieve much success, thought of themselves as failures, as somehow falling short because they were lazy or dumb or something.

But that's not true! They often worked just as hard, acted just as enthusiastic as the most successful
person, and imitated all of the other characteristics that Hill wrote about.

So why didn't they succeed?

Because they were trying to shove it in from the outside. They were dealing with effects, not causes.

Any success book or success course will work for some people. It will work for some of the ten percent or so who are natural alpha - right brain - thinkers. That's why you will always see some people who swear by a success book or success course. They are the lucky few who can get it to work for them. These books and courses are always authored by successful people who are successful because they are natural alpha - right brain - thinkers.

Some people who are not natural alpha - right brain - thinkers can follow the instructions in the success books and imitate the successful and become successful themselves. These are usually people who have great energy and drive. But even then, their success is limited.

Not because they are lazy or dumb, but because they have never learned how to enter the alpha level with conscious awareness, and remain at the alpha level when they become mentally active, so that they can use their right brain hemisphere to think with, so that they can get subjective information through the right brain hemisphere - that is, they can read minds.

It is much more difficult to achieve much success when you are not able to enter alpha and think with your right brain hemisphere and detect information mentally, information that is not available to your physical senses, and send information mentally, through subjective means.

It is much like a person who has never learned to read or write. They can still get by in the world, but it is more difficult, and their options are more limited. There are many fields that are not open to a person who cannot read or write.

Even a person who is a slow reader and a mediocre writer can usually go much farther than a person with high energy and great intelligence who is illiterate.

A person who is illiterate is not dumb, is not necessarily lazy. A person who does not know how to enter the alpha level with conscious awareness, and become mentally active while remaining at the alpha level, is not dumb, is not necessarily lazy.

These are skills that anybody can learn by using the Silva Method techniques. And everybody should learn, if we are to solve the problems of the world.

Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.

How to Be Successful

2011-03-29T17:06:00.000-07:00

I'm so thankful that someone kept Jose's articles. Enjoy!
Better & Better,
Barbara

by JOSE SILVA

If you want to be successful, then learn to do what successful people do.

Successful people have certain traits, they do certain things, and they function in certain ways. Learn those things and do them, and you will be successful too.

*Successful people want to be successful. They have a burning desire to succeed. They are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals. This powerful desire propels them towards their goals, through obstacles, etc.

*Successful people learn to believe in themselves. They turn away from thoughts of failure and focus their attention on success.

*Successful people accomplish things.

*First, they manage their own lives, so that they can direct their energy into activities that will help make them more successful.

*Second, successful people get into action. They have strategies to help them determine what to do, and then get into action and do it. They have goals, and they go after those goals.

*Successful people relate well to other people. You do not achieve great success in a vacuum. The better you are at dealing with other people, at knowing what other people want and need, and how to satisfy those needs, the more successful you will be.

*Successful people are able to get the information that they need to make correct decisions. This enables them to solve more problems. There is no such thing as a problem without a solution; only problems for which we do not yet have enough information to know what the solution is.

Now scientific research has finally learned how to teach all of these traits to anyone who is willing to put in the time and energy to learn them.

It is more than simply a matter of learning something - you have to take action. You learn a new way to function, to process information the way that the super successful people do.

And then you use your new abilities and apply them in the same manner that highly successful people do, so that you will be more successful also.

You have already learned the Silva Method.

Now practice what you have learned.

Practice the Long Relaxation Exercise once a week.

Work health cases regularly, and establish more points of reference so that you will be able to use your clairvoyant faculties more effectively.

Help to correct problems whenever possible.

Get involved in a Silva Graduate Support Group. Do not depend on your Silva Method lecturer to take care of your problems. Help each other.

If we all keep working to correct problems, then we can bring peace to the planet, and convert the planet into a paradise.

Earthquakes Within and Without – 7 Steps For Changing Beliefs

2011-03-21T14:54:00.000-07:00

Ever think about changing your beliefs? Think it's impossible? Or nearly?

It's not!

The Silva Method provides a great system to do this very effectively. If you're a Graduate of one or more of the Silva courses, probably you quickly

BTW the bold and italic fonts are mine.

by Dawn DelVecchio March 13, 2011

If you’ve been feeling on edge lately but can’t really put your finger on why – let me assure you: you’re not alone. A lot of us are starting to realise that something is going on. There’s some big changes happening here on planet Earth – both geologically and metaphysically – and it doesn’t always feel good.

As earthquakes literally rock our world, we humans are being rocked by an internal upheaval just as life-transforming. What is it?

Changing Beliefs

You see, we’re undergoing a shift in human consciousness. And that shift has got a lot of us feeling like the very ground beneath us is rocking and swaying – not unlike the earth quakes that are getting more intense and frequent all around our planet.

This is a time when our ‘higher selves’ are asking us to make some radical changes in our beliefs, because the beliefs we once thought stable and certain are now shifting like so much sand under our feet.

But how do we go about changing beliefs? How do we stay clear and strong even as all we once knew is in flux? First, let’s have a look at what beliefs are, (or more importantly, what’ they’re not), and then look at what to do to make this transformation as smooth as possible.

1. You’re NOT your Beliefs

Here’s the dilemma: we think our beliefs define who we are. Then, when life offers us information that clearly challenges those beliefs, we tend to get angry, scared or shift into denial, feeling as if our very life is threatened. Sounds irrational, doesn’t it? But think about how many times you’ve experienced or observed hostility, resentment and even the loss of friendships (to say nothing of war and abuse) all because someone said you were wrong, or because you told someone they weren’t right.

But the thing is – you’re not your beliefs. Not at all. A belief, as Abraham-Hicks explains, is simply “a thought you keep thinking.” No matter how long you’ve held a belief, no matter how much you’ve invested your life, time and energy into a belief, you are much, much more than that. Let’s take an example to illustrate …

Let’s say you lived during the 15th century, and you grew up believing that the world was flat. Then this guy Columbus comes along and willy-nilly, the world becomes round and your beliefs are wiped aside like a silly bit of nonsense. Does this change change you? Does it reduce you, limit you or in any way diminish you? Of course not! In fact, if you lived during such an era of sweeping change (and believe me – you do!), the discoveries that demand an instantaneous change in your beliefs would have rocked your world – for the better.

2. Ask for Guidance

Whether you ascribe to a higher Self, higher power, deeper knowing, angelic forces or ultimate God/Source energy, during this time of change, calling upon that which is most sacred to you will help you find ease with this personal and planetary transition. This is because when we ask for guidance we reach beyond the ego-based personality, a structure founded on the very beliefs we may now be called to change.

3. Breath

Sounds simple – is mighty. Breath is Life, and bringing your attention to it during times of stress can actually assist your physiological functioning as well as calm your mind. So when changing beliefs is feeling so painful that it’s more like cutting off a limb, breath and breath and breath.

4. Face your Fears

Take some time to look with courage at the beliefs you cherish most, then ask yourself the scariest question of all: “What would happen if this belief were wrong?” Scary, eh? I understand. But the strange thing is, when you actually face your greatest fears surrounding your beliefs, you open the door to mental and emotional liberation. Don’t believe me? Try it and see.

5. Forgive

Forgive yourself, forgive others, forgive your fears, your doubts, your disbeliefs. Forgive anyone and anything – including those who taught you any beliefs that now seem false. The more your forgive, the freer you’ll feel. Promise.

6. Meditate

In order to really begin to feel that you are not your beliefs, you have to get some mental ‘space’ from them. And there’s no more powerful, efficient way to get some space between your self-beyond-your-beliefs and your thoughts is through meditation. Meditation creates spaciousness in the mind. Allowing you to recognize – as Eckhart Tolle would say – that your thoughts and beliefs are no more than “content in the NOW.”

7. Choose Love

I’m not just talking about romantic love. And I’m definitely not talking about conditional love of any kind. I’m talking about love as the opposite of fear. I’m talking about loving acceptance for self, for others and for the earth, no matter what changes come. I’m talking about dropping judgement, drama and fear and committing yourself to a higher, deeper presence – no matter how tumultuous life feels.

Are you feeling a tumult of changes in your life that are demanding you reevaluate your beliefs? If you are, please share your story with us in the comments section below. This way we can help to support each other during these changing times.

Dawn DelVecchio is the author of ...The Healers Way. The mission of the Healer’s Way is to be a resource for healers and all others. This healing community of over 25,000 healers engage in dialogues to explore the latest information on alternative healing, energy healing, and the healing of humanity.

The Revolution Has Begun

2011-03-15T09:30:00.000-07:00

With all that's happening in the world, it can be overwhelming. Remember one thing: we get to pick how we react. We get to decide if we live in and act from FEAR or LOVE.

This is a magnificent video. Please watch.

How Do You Expect to Age?

2011-03-11T09:10:00.000-08:00

Do you think you should start ‘slowing down’ at about 60? How about 70? 80? Meet Ida Keeling. At 95 years old, she’s the world’s oldest sprinter...starting her career at 66!

Listen to Ida and get inspired about aging with strength and speed in a much better way.

As Silva Grads we have an advantage: we can program for optimum health, great energy and vibrant life...and get it!

David Morelli

2011-03-02T10:09:00.002-08:00

This video just gets better and better and you listen and experience it. I encourage you to take the time...experience the meditation...think of his suggestions...and think about how this relates to what you've learned in Silva. You already have the tools - and more! - that he's talking about. Blessings...

taken from the FinerMinds blog...by FinerMinds Team February 23, 2011

As many of you might know, last December, we hosted a personal growth getaway on the pristine beaches of Costa Rica called AwesomenessFest. About 200 people passionate about self development and spirituality came together, connected, and shared their learnings.

So for those who couldn’t join us, I wanted to share one of the best rated speeches at AwesomenessFest. It’s by psychic, David Morelli. He’s incredibly successful, having hit 2 million-dollar businesses over the past couple years and his radio show podcast, Everything Is Energy (hosted by him and his wife, Kristin) is the #3 show on iTunes just behind Oprah Winfrey and Marianne Williamson.

And he achieved all this using his intuition. Check out this video and if you want to skip straight to the meditation at the end, fast forward to the minute 22:33.

7 Steps To Connect To Your Creative Spirit Using Music, Visualization and Meditation

2011-02-23T15:53:00.000-08:00

by FinerMinds Team April 26, 2010

Editor’s Note: Back by popular demand, Paul Hoffman is here to share an amazing article about creative guidance for success. Using meditation, music, and visualization, anyone can discover the power of their creative spirit.

Paul is also giving away 2 free amazing audio tracks that combine growth and fun (and some dancing) together for joyful and effortless personal creation. You’ll love these tracks so much, I bet you’ll listen to them on loop. They’re totally FREE. Just download them here >>
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Connect To Your Creative Spirit Through Music, Visualization and Meditation

By Paul Hoffman of Success Songs

The world is but a canvas to the imagination. — Henry David Thoreau

The great OM of life, that natural willingness for you to open your soul to what is seeking to be expressed comes from a committed consciousness that is developed by learning how to master your mind. It is in those moments of curious inflection that the call of your soul speaks loudest so that you hear the calling of your heart.

Each day you are on an adventure. The discoverer in you is seeking to cross the bridges of possibility so that the opportunity to live life from your higher purpose ignites a passion in you to step out of the shadows of uncertainty and into the light of flowness. Your Creative Flow!!!

So What Is Creativity?

Creativity is the messenger of imagination, the kindred spirit of inspiration, the guiding light of unlimited ideas and the energetic vibration that encourages you to flow and go.

There is an inherent presence in you, a dynamic uniqueness that is guided by an individuality that is awakened when you awaken to your Creative Spirit. Being in the flow of your creativity heightens your awareness so that Your Voice Of Action™ communicates in a way so you know all things are possible and you welcome the sense of surprise into your life.

The Power Of Autosuggestion

Your mind works in the ways you tell it to. You create your reality. The food of genius you put into it will harvest according to the mindset you operate from. When you are a witness to your inner dialogue you harness the power of your creative spirit. Therefore, it is important that you cultivate a process so you can listen to what you say to yourself.

Freeing himself of a drug and alcohol addiction, Paul Hoffman turned his life around because of his commitment to bringing himself back to the core of his being.

With the discovery of meditation, he was reconnected to the real source of his inspiration, which was his heart. He had rediscovered himself and re-ignited his passion for music.

He is now dedicated to helping others through meditation and music and works to shift people at a subconscious level, empowering and motivating the listener to wake-up to who they really are. He is also the co-author of the widely acclaimed Sonic Access Meditation program with Paul Scheele.

Napoleon Hill said: ”Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession.”

So when you align your inner mind with the magic of your soul and the calling of your heart your outer desires will be created from the realm of your greatness!

7 Steps To Create Harmony With Your Creative Spirit

I recommend creating a daily ritual to help guide you through the constant egoic chatter of the day so that what you create comes from your Action Voice.™ This is a process I do each day and always before I am ready to make a strategic decision so I am in harmony with my creative spirit.

1.Quiet The Mind

2.Connect To Your Heart

3.Listen To Your Intuition

4.Free Your Imagination

5.Visualize Your Outcomes

6.Capture Your Inspirations

7.Communicate In Your Action Voice™

You see the way you communicate to yourself will create the energy that you act from. Living in your genius is a practice that is accompanied by a focused discipline to connect to your higher purpose. You must be available to your inner core of brilliance in order to cultivate that practice.

Your Heart’s Invitation To You

There is a transparency in you that invites you to fulfill the calling of your heart. It is present in every moment of your day as a timeless extension of your beingness always looking for ways to seek out and to express the picture of your soul.

As Michelangelo said “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” That is the same as giving yourself permission to live unencumbered by any thoughts of lack and limitation and to step into the true power that resides within you so you create magic in every moment.

Just remember all great ideas came from a thought that someone thought up. And not everyone thought some of those ideas were worth anything but as Albert Camus said: “All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning.” Courage is infectious and creativity is contagious.

Connect To Your Creative Spirit Through Music, Meditation, & Visualization

There are many ways to connect to your Creative Spirit. Some of us experience the awakening of the Creative Spirit through intuitive journeys while others connect to it through the use of other creative pathways such as Music, Meditation and Visualization.

Music stirs the soul. Meditation quiets the mind freeing the heart to seek and express the passion within and Visualization allows you to see the end in mind so that you can create a plan to manifest your desires.

Music, Meditation and Visualization will open your success chakras, connect you to your passion, awaken your sense of purpose, strengthen your mind and offer you a pristine view of your soul. The greatest minds in the world used these disciplines to enhance their creativity.

Focused Intention

One of the pre-requisites to tapping into your creativity is to have a practice of focused intention. Mark Twain said “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Being certain of mind creates clarity and releases any barriers to your success.

Music frees the mind. How many times have you been stuck in a particular place in your thinking and when you put on a piece of music you all of a sudden seemed to think in ways that resulted in a renewed sense of enthusiasm. You begin to look for new ways to solve challenges.

Listening to a piece of music that stirs the imagination evokes an emotion of expansiveness, encourages the taking of positive actions and ignites feelings of joy. It will ready you for the most complex tasks you may have thought were impossible, creating a direct path to unleashing your creativity.

Music also evokes positive feelings in an instant giving you an emotional shift in consciousness. It is almost as if an internal switch is flipped and you all of a sudden feel a heightened sense of awareness for what you are doing.
As Plato said “Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.” Music opens the door to an infinite view of creativity that speaks passionately to the calling of your heart.

Meditation produces a state of calm that will ready you for a renewed sense of inspiration. Meditation invites your imagination to open your mind in ways that produce insights of opportunities and beliefs of possibility. Many great thinkers used meditation to produce extraordinary results.

Having a daily meditation practice readies you for your day. Knowing that the mind processes so much information having a practice to filter out the bits that distract you will keep you focused. When you master your mind you create a flow of thought that will be in alignment with your vision in the moment. Meditation helps you do that.

As John Maynard Keynes said: “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.” Meditation releases any difficulty of thought and ushers in a landscape of what is truly possible for you to create.

And finally learn to Visualize your outcomes. How you view your day, what mental picture you hold for it determines the outcomes you will create. The greatest inventions and discoveries were made by those who had a mental picture of what they wanted to do and then thought big and bold and took action. They welcomed being surprised.

Your mind is alive and always in search of the ideas that will bring into reality the results you are seeking. As you look out over the landscape of your day you begin to see an oasis of opportunity. The more vivid the picture, the more powerful the urge to make it your reality and the more you will listen to the rhythm of your soul.

Holding a clear vision brings into focus the seeds of creativity that are in the garden of your mind. You then begin to operate from a big thinking mentality and an abundant point of view. You see the unseen!

Einstein said: The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”

However your creativity shows up, know that you have the power to step into the magic of your life by bridging the awesomeness of your essence with the spirit of your authenticity.

You Are Already Being Guided To Fulfillment

All around you an energetic vibration of prosperity guides you towards the fulfillment of your dreams. Savor the abundance of your imagination and the unlimited creative spirit within you. One of my mantras is: “If what you dream wasn’t already inside of you how could you even dream it.” Think about that. You have it all right where you are. Right NOW!

Some of you may ask, am I creative? Some of you even proclaim to yourself that you are not creative. You may even fear the creativity in you. Your creativity is always present and always available to you. Remember everything you do is based on a creative expression that you think up. It is an idea in your mind, a blossoming of your spirit.

The creative spirit within you connects you to your greatness and your potential to spread your awesomeness in all you do. Creativity is the fuel that sparks your imagination. It is the wave of discovery that opens you up to stepping into the light of your genius. It is the all-knowing power that sets you apart from mediocrity. It is the calling card of your individuality.

Do not be held back by limiting beliefs. Free your mind so your soul opens up to the magnificence of each moment. Connect to the unlimited power in you to have it all. Einstein said “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. “

There is a vast reservoir of creativity within you. Listen to it so that you begin to create your life the way you want it to look like. Your thoughts are dripping with possibility. Follow your glow of brilliance. And begin to see that where you are has always been where you wanted to be.

A large part of my life has manifested through meditation, music, and visualization. That’s why I’m so excited to share with you two amazing audio tracks that takes these three mediums to give you the inspiration, boost, and creativity to turn your intentions into reality.

I love FinerMinds so I’m giving them to you for FREE. Just click here to download them

Download Your 2 Free Audio Tracks From Paul Hoffman To Enhance Creativity And Success Here

The Silva Method in the Land Where Meditation Began

2011-02-19T10:27:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine.

Here is an article that Jose Silva wrote several years ago, after he returned from a very successful trip to India, where people were very happy to see him.

By JOSE SILVA

The Silva Method is a big success in the land where meditation began.

We just returned from a three-week visit to India and Bangladesh where more than 1,000 people came to the advanced Silva Method training with me.

Yoga is the oldest meditation system known. It began in India at least 5,000 years ago.

Yogis typically meditate at theta levels. This is why some of them are able to perform amazing feats with their bodies - sleeping on a bed of nails, slowing their metabolism so that they can be buried alive for a month, withstanding great pain.

But they cannot become mentally active at the theta level.

They told us that yoga feels wonderful. It can bring a sense of oneness, a feeling of euphoria. They say that they often gain great insight.

Yet with all of this, India still has a great amount of poverty and suffering.

Yoga is too slow, they report. It takes too long to learn how to solve the problems that they have here and now, and even then they seem limited compared to the techniques of the Silva Method.

We took the Ultra Seminar to India, presenting the 2-day program in Bombay and New Delhi, and also to Bangladesh. In all, more than 1,000 Silva Method graduates attended.

They learned new techniques to use to heal themselves and others:

*We taught them the Silva Rapid Hand Vibration Healing Method. We asked for volunteers, as we always do.

Several people came up front who were in pain, or who had limited mobility. Several others came up who wanted to be healers. We showed the healers what to do, and, as always happens, the subjects showed substantial improvement.
*They learned the complete laying on of hands system that has proven so successful, even for people with so-called "terminal" illnesses. They watched us demonstrate it, and then they practiced it themselves.

*They learned how to read the Silva Standard Conditioning Cycle to their loved ones, and then practiced reading it to each other. Now they are able to help their family members by teaching them how to find their level and use the Silva Method formula-type techniques.

*We showed them several additional ways that they can get a person into a receptive programming state, through confusion, suspense, and so forth.

*We covered the use of reinforcing mechanisms so that their programming will continue to work even when they are not present. It is sort of like a "timed release" medicine.

*They saw demonstrations of biofeedback equipment and learned many ways that it can help them to improve their lives. We showed them how to use a small tape player as a healing instrument.

*They found out how to program for various business situations, such as learning how to use a reinforcing mechanism to program a person to have a desire to pay a debt.

*They learned even more, such as how to use their level to strengthen family ties and build better relationships, the best time to program, special techniques to improve visualization, psychometry, and more.

It was only a few years ago that we first introduced the Silva Method in India. Bob Stone, the co-author of several of our books, opened the door for us.

Bob reported that the first time he went to India to talk about the Silva Method and effective the techniques are, one member of the audience spoke up and said, "Dr. Stone, it seems like you are storming the gates of heaven."

Bob said that he took a deep breath, looked him in the eye and answered, "Well, maybe it's time that we did."

The audience applauded enthusiastically.

Bimolendu Rakshit is our director in India, and Mahee Quazi in Bangladesh. They are adding new scientific findings to an old tradition of meditation and introspection.

The result is that more problems are being solved, people's lives are improving, and the world is becoming a little better place to live.

Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.

Where Mind and Matter Meet with Bruce Lipton

2011-02-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

Dr. Bruce Lipton says that, when it comes to health and the human body, a lot of the things we think are proven fact “actually aren’t very true at all”.

He says disease isn’t pre-determined by your genes but by how you 'rewrite' them, based on your beliefs. In other words – your thoughts and beliefs determine your physical experience.

If you’ve been putting all your faith in western medicine these are probably pretty radical statements. You may be shocked to know that this isn't all new information!! Some of it is 50 years old!

This is actually a series of short videos wherein he explains the current research and knowledge. If you're interested in the power of the mind, energy medicine, you're going to love these.

Here's the first video to get you started. Enjoy!

Mindfulness Meditation Training Changes Brain Structure in Eight Weeks

2011-02-07T14:23:00.001-08:00

Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in eight weeks

ScienceDaily (2011-01-21) -- Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. A new study is the first to document meditation-produced changes over time in the brain's gray matter. ... > read full article

Spiritual Cleansing For Astral Success – Special Chakra Training

2011-02-07T09:09:00.001-08:00

Taken from a post on "The Art of Astral Projection" blog

by Astral Projection Team

Your car limps along on a dirty engine, and your physical body risks death when your arteries are clogged. These are two great ways to illustrate one very important thing to remember when it comes to 'operating' your astral body. If you want your astral body working at full capacity, then you want to be sure its engine (the chakra system) is working like a well-oiled machine.

Blocks in your chakras amount to a weak and unbalanced system. When this happens, you can't raise your kundalini. And if you can't raise your kundalini, you can't power your astral body.

Spiritual cleansing the chakra system is what we're talking about. In this audio, Steve G. Jones explains the energies related to each of the chakras and the importance of keeping them open and clear.

Go to http://www.theartofastralprojection.com/blog/special-chakra-training to hear the talk that accompanies this post. It's worth your time.

Now, if you're ready for a powerful spiritual cleanse of your chakras, it's time to meet Carol Tuttle. Carol is a Master Energy Healer who specialises in cleaning up the chakras. She'll be doing an online training this Tuesday, giving you simple, hands-on tools to cleanse and activate your own chakra system.

For more information on this free training with Carol, go here.

Here's a few highlights of the training:

1. Get to know your Chakras
What would your Chakras say if they were sufficiently opened and energized? Here you’ll learn how to understand the nature of your Chakras, so you can recognize when they’re in an optimal state and work on them accordingly.

2. Connect your Chakras
Your Chakras work best when they’re energetically communicating with each other. Here you’ll learn a few simple steps to connect them so they can start working efficiently together.

3. Activate your Psychic Compass
Your Third Eye Chakra holds the key to your inherent intuition, creativity and psychic ability. Here you’ll learn a potent exercise to open it, so you can start enjoying a life enriched by powerful and reliable psychic guidance.

4. The energy of Money Shift
Learn why your current perception and energy of money may be unsuitable for today’s economic climate, and what you must do to shift it so you and your family can prosper and contribute.

5. The energy of Money Meditation
Join Carol on a guided meditation to open your 4th Chakra, and shift your energy of money into one suitable for the world’s current economic situation. You’ll shake off any feeling of financial helplessness, and find yourself empowered to make more and contribute more for your society.

6. The Tools of the Trade
Chakra Healing is practiced using a vast variety of healing modalities. Here you’ll learn about some of the most widely used ones, including meditation, yoga, gemstone therapy, visualization and breathing techniques, and how they can fit into your personal practice.

If you're ready to cleanse and power your astral body, just sign up right here for Carol's Chakra Healing Online Training this Tuesday and get ready to purr along in the astral.

What Do You Know About the Silva Life System?

2011-01-21T11:07:00.000-08:00

Clear a Path to Higher Mind with The Silva Life System!

This powerful, life-changing training is a step-by-step process that allows you to develop the untapped potential of your mind.

Through this course you

• establish an easy-to-use 'path' to the meditative state - associated with intuition and creativity

• this process allows you to contact your guidance for deeper understanding and better decision-making

• reduce stress, leading to better health and well-being

• develop a more positive attitude

• develop greater control of your mind -- greater concentration, clarity and focus

• develop a better memory
• establish methods for manifesting your life desires by using the ‘tools of the mind' - visualization and imagination
• learn techniques to solve problems, regardless of whether they are rooted in the past, exist in the present or may exist in the future

Within you lies the secret that unlocks life's possibilities. Learn how to develop the natural mental power of attraction we all possess.

Originally posted on Facebook by Barbara Hawkins on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 2:09pm

Meditation Found To Increase Brain Size

2011-01-18T15:02:00.004-08:00

by FinerMinds Team April 13, 2009

Because of the overwhelming response we’ve had to our post on Super Brain Yoga, we’d like to introduce you to an amazing study conducted in the field of meditation. For the first time there is scientific evidence that meditation does indeed affect the physical structure of the brain.

For decades the benefits of meditation have been known, studied, and advertised. But it wasn’t until recently that science has come around and acknowledged the physical and cognitive advantages of meditation. Researchers at Yale, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that meditation can indeed change the physical structure of the brain.

The article below summarizes the research that has been conducted thus far and what this means in terms of slowing down aging, improving cognitive thinking, and enhancing health and well-being. The type of meditation and quality of meditation used in the studies are also discussed.

Have a look at the article and let us know whether you think the change in brain structure is significant and if it represents a physical embodiment of the benefits of meditation

Source: Harvard University (By William J. Cromie)

Link:http://www.sciencenewsden.com
By ajayniranjan

People who meditate grow bigger brains than those who don’t. Researchers at Harvard, Yale, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found the first evidence that meditation can alter the physical structure of our brains. Brain scans they conducted reveal that experienced meditators boasted increased thickness in parts of the brain that deal with attention and processing sensory input.

In one area of gray matter, the thickening turns out to be more pronounced in older than in younger people. That’s intriguing because those sections of the human cortex, or thinking cap, normally get thinner as we age.

Our data suggest that meditation practice can promote cortical plasticity in adults in areas important for cognitive and emotional processing and well-being,” says Sara Lazar, leader of the study and a psychologist at Harvard Medical School. “These findings are consistent with other studies that demonstrated increased thickness of music areas in the brains of musicians, and visual and motor areas in the brains of jugglers. In other words, the structure of an adult brain can change in response to repeated practice.”

The researchers compared brain scans of 20 experienced meditators with those of 15 nonmeditators. Four of the former taught meditation or yoga, but they were not monks living in seclusion. The rest worked in careers such as law, health care, and journalism. All the participants were white. During scanning, the meditators meditated; the others just relaxed and thought about whatever they wanted.

Meditators did Buddhist “insight meditation,” which focuses on whatever is there, like noise or body sensations. It doesn’t involve “om,” other mantras, or chanting.

“The goal is to pay attention to sensory experience, rather than to your thoughts about the sensory experience,” Lazar explains. “For example, if you suddenly hear a noise, you just listen to it rather than thinking about it. If your leg falls asleep, you just notice the physical sensations. If nothing is there, you pay attention to your breathing.” Successful meditators get used to not thinking or elaborating things in their mind.

Study participants meditated an average of about 40 minutes a day. Some had been doing it for only a year, others for decades. Depth of the meditation was measured by the slowing of breathing rates. Those most deeply involved in the meditation showed the greatest changes in brain structure. “This strongly suggests,” Lazar concludes, “that the differences in brain structure were caused by the meditation, rather than that differences in brain thickness got them into meditation in the first place.”

Lazar took up meditation about 10 years ago and now practices insight meditation about three times a week. At first she was not sure it would work. But “I have definitely experienced beneficial changes,” she says. “It reduces stress [and] increases my clarity of thought and my tolerance for staying focused in difficult situations.”

Controlling random thoughts

Insight meditation can be practiced anytime, anywhere. “People who do it quickly realize that much of what goes on in their heads involves random thoughts that often have little substance,” Lazar comments. “The goal is not so much to ‘empty’ your head, but to not get caught up in random thoughts that pop into consciousness.”

She uses this example: Facing an important deadline, people tend to worry about what will happen if they miss it, or if the end product will be good enough to suit the boss. You can drive yourself crazy with unproductive “what if” worry. “If, instead, you focus on the present moment, on what needs to be done and what is happening right now, then much of the feeling of stress goes away,” Lazar says. “Feelings become less obstructive and more motivational.”

The increased thickness of gray matter is not very much, 4 to 8 thousandths of an inch. “These increases are proportional to the time a person has been meditating during their lives,” Lazar notes. “This suggests that the thickness differences are acquired through extensive practice and not simply due to differences between meditators and nonmeditators.”

As small as they are, you can bet those differences are going to lead to lots more studies to find out just what is going on and how meditation might better be used to improve health and well-being, and even slow aging

More basic questions need to be answered. What causes the increased thickness? Does meditation produce more connections between brain cells, or more blood vessels? How does increased brain thickness influence daily behavior? Does it promote increased communication between intellectual and emotional areas of the brain?

To get answers, larger studies are planned at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Harvard-affiliated facility where Lazar is a research scientist and where these first studies were done. That work included only 20 meditators and their brains were scanned only once.

“The results were very encouraging,” Lazar remarks. “But further research needs to be done using a larger number of people and testing them multiple times. We also need to examine their brains both before and after learning to meditate. Our group is currently planning to do this. Eventually, such research should reveal more about the function of the thickening; that is, how it affects emotions and knowing in terms of both awareness and judgment.”

Slowing aging?

Since this type of meditation counteracts the natural thinning of the thinking surface of the brain, could it play a role in slowing – even reversing – aging? That could really be mind-boggling in the most positive sense.

Lazar is cautious in her answer. “Our data suggest that one small bit of brain appears to have a slower rate of cortical thinning, so meditation may help slow some aspects of cognitive aging,” she agrees. “But it’s important to remember that monks and yogis suffer from the same ailments as the rest of us. They get old and die, too. However, they do claim to enjoy an increased capacity for attention and memory.”

"The Awakening of the Cosmic Heart"

2011-01-16T13:12:00.000-08:00

A beautiful video I'm sure you'll enjoy!
Better & Better,
Barbara

Habits of Thought

2011-01-15T12:19:00.001-08:00

An article taken from "Napoleon Hill Yesterday and Today Issue 208"

Written by Napoleon Hill

The drifter makes no attempt to discipline or control his thoughts, and he never learns the difference between positive thinking and negative thinking. He allows his mind to drift with any stray thought which may float into it. People who drift in connection with their thought habits are sure to drift on other subjects as well.

In an allegorical account of an interview with the devil it was stated that the devil said he feared nothing except that the world might sometime produce a thinker who would use his own mind, adding significantly that he controlled all drifters who neglected to use their own minds. The devil is not the only individual who exploits the drifter. And the drifter is the victim not only of all those who wish to exploit him, but he is also the victim of all the stray, negative thoughts which park themselves in his mind.

The non-drifter takes full possession of his own mind through self-discipline, and organizes definite plans and purposes. He directs his mind to whatever ends he desires, and he keeps his mind occupied with the things he wants and off the things he does not want.

A positive mental attitude is the first and the most important of the twelve riches of life, and it cannot be attained by the drifter. It can be attained only by a scrupulous regard for time, through habits of self-discipline. No amount of time devoted to one’s occupation can compensate for the benefits of a positive mental attitude, for this is the power which makes the use of time effective and productive.

A positive mental attitude does not grow voluntarily, like the weeds of the fields. It requires cultivation, through carefully disciplined habits of thought. And the greatest of all training grounds for the cultivation of a positive mental attitude is provided by one’s chosen occupation, where he spends the greatest part of his life. Here you may combine your efforts to make them financially productive and to develop a positive mental attitude.

When you get your own thought habits under control, you will have yourself under control, but you cannot do it by drifting. Organize your thoughts. Decide what you want, to what position in life you aspire. Then plan ways and means to express your thoughts in terms of organized action. Follow through with applied faith and unremitting persistence. This is the means by which you can become the master of your fate, the captain of your soul.

Waste no time worrying about what others may think. The important thing is what you think and do.

Source: PMA Science of Success Course. Published 1983. Pgs. 463-464.

How to Realize Your Goals

2011-01-14T13:28:00.001-08:00

We all have goals whether we admit them to ourselves or anyone else, or not.. The question is, what are you doing about them? Have you written them down? Do you look at them often? Do you talk about them? Do you take action to achieve them?

Setting specific measurable goals is the way to go!

In Jack Canfield’s book "How to Get From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be" there's a funny / not funny comic: a drawing of a man lying in the road and under it is written, “Encumbered by a low self-image, Bob takes a job as a speed bump.”

Is this you...with a low self-image? If so, you’re probably not putting much effort into setting goals because you probably believe you can't have them. You may have a case of speed-bump-itis!

NOTICE: It’s time to make a commitment with and to yourself. Most every successful person has set specific goals and then taken action - one step at a time - to achieve them. If they can do it, so can you.

1. Have a Goal Journal

Expensive or inexpensive, pretty or just aplain pad of paper, the important thing is that it's dedicated to only one thing: your goals.

2. Create your 'bucket list'

Write at least five, must-do-before-I-die goals, one per page.

3. Take the plunge

Be daring! Be bold! Write down what you really want to be, do and have for your life.

4. Be Specific

Goals are specific. “I want a good car” isn’t a goal. “I will have (a specific make/model) by XYZ date,” is. The more specific you are, the more clearly you program for success.

5. Say them!

Repeat your goals out loud to yourself three times a day, every day.

6. Find a 'buddy'

Find someone you trust to share your goals - an accountability partner. When you actually share your goals with someone else, you make a deeper level of commitment.

7. Take Action

For each goal, write down 5 or more, small, action-steps to take each week reach your goals.

How to Live a Looong and Happy Life!

2011-01-09T13:39:00.000-08:00

In the last few months I've listened to a lot people discuss how long they think they'll live. Inevitably someone says something like 'I don't want to live too long though'.

Right now most authorities say that the ultimate upper range of human life is somewhere between 125 and 150 years. Not sure how they get that number but I'll just go with it. Women in my family routinely have lived to be at or near 100 so I have a really positive attitude about my longevity.

So...what is too long to live and how do you know when you've reached it?

Most people say that they don't want to live any longer than their good health and physical body last. Living just for the sake of breathing is no great thing for most of us.

But is this the only determining factor?

One of the most important things I've learned is that people can outlive their time, their relevance. All or most of their family has transitioned, childhood friends have too. There are so many new types of technology that it seems like living in a Star Trek movie! The intense work to shift mindset and learn the skills necessary to use the 'new gadgets' is off-putting to most. Anything new becomes something to avoid. Relevance in the world lessons and lessons...

How do you stay relevant in life, vibrantly alive and eager to live that longer life?

First the standard response: get healthy and keep healthy - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Pay attention to

what you eat
how much you eat
what kind of movement you get
is it enough
what are you thinking about
how are you thinking
maintain good relationships - family and friends
quality rest
relaxation
cutlivating and maintaining quality relationships
spiritual practice of the sort that suits you - meditation, prayer, retreat, etc.

Stay relevant! How? By learning new things. Yes it may be intimidating, it may be difficult. Do it anyway!

take a class learning something new such as a language
arrange to learn how to use a new technology such as a Smartphone, iPod, iPad or whatever
deliberately do some activity that takes you into a completely new circle of people
make new friends with people in all age groups
take time to maintain healthy current relationships
push your boundaries by doing somthing you've never done and probably thought you couldn't

What does this do for you? These activities and others keep you interested and interesting! You'll look at a birthday with delight because you know there will be cards, calls and maybe even presents...like when you were 6 years old. What fun! Who wouldn't like that?!

Ask yourself:

What can I do this week or month that pushes my boundaries and keeps me relevant?

Even more importantly:

What can I do that makes my life richer, more fun and more rewarding?

Go do it!

Better & Better...

The Power of Thought

2011-01-06T09:26:00.000-08:00

This comes to light the morning after our teleconference call with John Felitto - Apply the Power of Intent The timing seems perfect!
Silva Grads, particularly Grads of the Life System and Intuition Training, will recognize their own experiences of the quantum field in the video.
Enjoy it and please leave your comments.
Blessings...

Lifelines- 7 Tips To Uplift When Holiday Funk Drags Your A** Down!

2010-12-23T12:33:00.000-08:00

by FinerMinds Team December 22, 2010

The Holidays are a time of celebration, family and joy – right? Well, for some folks that's true, but we all know the holidays can be a point-blank bullet for others. From big things like a loss in the family, health problems or divorce, to smaller things like money constraints or stressful family gatherings can all give the blues too big a boost right about now.

So let's not make ‘denial‘ just a river in Egypt. We don't live in the painted-smile la-la land of TV commercials and shopping mall Christmas musak. Here in the real world, the holidays aren't bright for everyone, but anyone can throw a lifeline to someone in need.

Whether you've got holiday sadness creeping into your mood, or you've noticed a Grinch creeping around the office, here are 7 Lifelines that ring with the true spirit of Christmas.

1. A kind word

Reaching out to another in ‘soft' and simple way can uplift you and the other person. A cup of coffee, a compliment on their dress, or a friendly word are all tiny gestures that can go a long way toward the shores of holiday cheer.

2. Exercise

When you exercise two things happen – you get your mind onto other things and you get your ‘feel good' chemicals (endorphins) kicked into action. This is even more important if you're way of coping with the blues is with too much sleep.

3. Curiosity may have killed the cat but …

When you stop believing the unhappy thoughts running circles through your mind and just start watching them – like a curious scientist watching an experiment – they quickly lose their power. Don't believe me? Get curious and try it, you'll be pleasantly surprised!

4. Keep it simple, smarty (K.I.S.S.)

The decorations, the baking, the cooking, the too-much spending, the last-minute, gotta-get-one-more-thing will drive anyone nuts. So why do we think it's okay during the time of year when we're supposed to relax and take a break? The social pressure to give is blown out of proportion by marketers who want you to buy, not by the peeps you want to gift. So get some perspective, tone down the spending and go for simple, thoughtful gifts. Overextending your credit is sure-fire formula for a very unhappy new year.

5. Give, give, give

No, not stuff. Give your time, your love, your intention. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, offer food to a food drive, donate a toy, write a letter of thanks to 5 people you appreciate, help out at a nursing home, or read a book to kids at the local library. There are tons of ways to give that cost pennies but are worth millions – to you and to those whom you gift. BTW: statistics have shown that there are way too many old folks forgotten during the holidays. Your visit WILL be appreciated.

6. Picky, picky, picky …

is okay, okay, okay when it comes to who you spend your time with. You have every right – in fact, an obligation to yourself – to be with those you can feel good around.

7. "Attitude of Gratitude"

When all else fails – and even if it doesn't, and even if it isn't the holidays – you can never go wrong with gratitude. Make a list of 30 things you appreciate in your life. If you do, not only will you feel a whole lot better, you'll probably find another 30!

Are You a Maximized Thinker?

2010-12-19T15:11:00.000-08:00

By Mandy Bass

Ten Powerful Questions to Shape Up Your RAS + Maximize Your Thinking

As you know, your subconscious mind can be a powerful ally or an overpowering foe. Because 90% of human behavior is unconscious, the difference is almost always how we filter and access information.

It is fascinating to consider that every second, approximately 2 million bits of information flood your nervous system, even when you sleep.

At the same time you have your own internal dialogue and other people's "programming" running through your mind... that is a lot of activity to manage -- so your unconscious has to be effiicient!

You process incoming information through your internal senses: pictures you create in your head, sounds you hear inside, feelings, smells and tastes.

As a master in information management, it quickly deletes what appears to be unimportant, distorts things to fit into nice, neat paradigms that already exist, and generalizes to avoid perceptual overload. The physical processor in your brain that decides what information to let in and what to filter out is called the reticular activating system (RAS).

Programming your "RAS," will give you control of a powerful subconscious ally that can help you find solutions to problems and expose you to the people, situations and information that can help you achieve your goals.

Here is how RAS works:

Ever shopped for a car? Gotten the brochures, checked out the dealers, kept copies of the flyers in your home and office so you could look at them again and again?

Suddenly, you see that car everywhere - in commercials, on the road, in the parking lot where you work. Now that car was always there - but your intense interest in it activated your RAS which then began to "see" that car.

Now here's the amazing yet ever so simple secret:
You can program the RAS and activate the subconscious mind through the power of asking the right questions -- repeatedly.

Yes, it is that simple. By learning HOW to ask the right questions, your unconscious mind automatically searches for the answer.

This can work for you by helping you find ways to get to your goals and solve problems. Or it can work against you to reinforce limiting beliefs and negative thinking. When you develop the ability to "think as a maximized thinker," and ask the right questions, you immediately upgrade your ability to create what YOU desire -- the BEST of what you desire.

Not second best ... not almost what you desire... the BEST of what you desire.

This works because you upgrade your own perception filter which in turn changes your reality.

In other words you awaken the genius within to give you the answers you need.

One of the greatest tools in the Silva Life Systems is also the simplest: The Glass of Water Technique.

It activates your RAS to find solutions to specific problems. You can also use this technique to expand your horizons by asking "maximized questions."

TEN Powerful Maximized Questions to Shape up Your RAS

What three things can I enjoy doing today to get me to my goal of ____________? (Be very specific with your questions! The answers for earning $5,000 per month are different to those of making $30,000 per month. The answers for improving your relationship with your lover are different than improving your relationship with your children.)

In what powerful and interesting way can this (specific) situation make my life better/ more fulfilling?

In what joyful and creative ways can I make more money/ find a better job/ enjoy better health/ improve my relationship etc.?

What baby step can I do right now to get this project off the ground?

Given the circumstances, what specifically do I want as a result this situation?

In what delightful ways can other people benefit?

What would my ideal life/business look like?

What three things am I really good at?

How can I make the most of this?

Out of all the wonderful things in my life, what am I most grateful for?

Can You Turn One Red Paper Clip Into a House? YES

2010-12-14T10:02:00.001-08:00

Can you turn a paper clip into a house?
Yes, this is a 'trick question' similar to: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!

Take a few minutes to watch this video and you'll see that this young man did exactly turn a paper clip into a house...not by 'magic' but my desire, intention, focus, belief and expectancy. Let's don't forget action too!

I'd love to have a conversation with you about HOW his situation mirrors using Silva techniques and follow through.

What are you going to manifest in 2011?

Put the Glass Down

2010-12-13T14:12:00.001-08:00

by Ken Coscia

How much does a 6 oz glass of water REALLY weigh? If you hold it for a few seconds or even a minute, it weighs hardly anything at all.

Hold it for an hour or more and it is a completely different experience. In fact, it is just a matter of time before you injure yourself or lose your capacity to hold onto the glass at all. The longer we hold onto things - objects, burdens, negative emotions-- the heavier they become and the harder they are to carry.

But if you put what you are holding down and allow yourself to rest periodically, you can regenerate, rejuvenate and increase your capacity to cope with the burdens of life. Before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Leave it there. You can pick it up tomorrow - or not.

If there is something worrying you now, let it go for a few moments by taking an Alpha break. Allow yourself access to the flow of creative solutions that are always available to you.

We live in a time of extraordinary opportunities and significant challenges. We know that whatever we focus on, we give energy to and whatever we give energy to, grows.

What are you giving your energy to? Are you creating the life of your own design by staying focused on what you truly want?

All great Achievers acknowledge a gap between where they are and where they want to be. Actually it is the first step to growth, the starting point of achievement. Perhaps your business or career is strong, but your intimate relationships are lacking. Or maybe your relationships are flourishing, but your personal Finances or physical vitality are suffering.

We all have areas of our lives that demand more focus. Participating in a Silva Method Program is like peeling layers of an onion. There is a continuous unfolding and integration of your unique potential.

Each time you practice, you deepen your awareness and the tools get progressively easier to use.

Your positive Focus is enhanced and you bring into your life more of what your heart desires. You review the course... for the transformation (physically, mentally, & spiritually) that the training affords you. Put your burdens to rest, improve your focus, tap into your heart's desire and put the power of Silva back into your life by participating in the next Silva Method Seminar in your area.

Book Recommendations from Burt Goldman

2010-12-10T09:01:00.000-08:00

Dear But (Goldman) Vol. 62

Book Recommendations

Take The Gratitude Challenge

2010-12-07T10:34:00.000-08:00

The Brighter Side – Take The Gratitude Challenge

by FinerMinds Team December 1, 2010

30 bloggers + 21 Days = delight, beauty, love and a whole bunch of other cools stuff. Check out what happened when the company Tiny Prints challenged bloggers to take up three weeks of gratitude.

Is Your Programming Focused on the "Right Things"?

2010-12-06T15:01:00.003-08:00

Many thanks to Ed Bernd for the following:

Much of the information that you see on the internet about programming focuses on the wrong things. If you are doing things for selfish reasons, why should anybody want to help you?

Graduates often called or wrote to us asking for guidance and help. We consulted with Jose and Juan Silva on these questions, and often asked them to review what we wrote before we sent it.

Here is a question from a Silva graduate, and the type of response that Jose Silva would typically tell us to:

Q: I am a Silva graduate from Bombay, India. Jose Silva's success story is something unique and truly inspiring.

I suppose successes vary between individuals. I feel that some people are able to go far with the techniques while others do average. I firmly believe that everyone benefits, though.

Some of my projects have been going on for quite some time. I suppose if one does not achieve some things, the method teaches you to accept the situation and go far in other areas.

On the other hand, it is difficult for me to believe that one cannot achieve almost anything with the method. Probably, we require more work at the objective level if we don't achieve things that we programmed for. Also, repeating the seminar whenever one gets a chance, helps to keep one's belief system firm.

I felt like sharing my views with you and would be happy to hear from you.

A: You have good insight and understanding. Congratulations on your successes.

In every field of endeavor, some people do better than others. This is natural. And it applies to the Silva Method as well.

Remember the standard things:

Establish your level

1. Practice the Long Relaxation Exercise at least once a week.

Really get involved in it; don't just "go through the motions," but really relax, both physically and mentally.

It is easiest to do this when you do it on your own. You can use an audio cassette tape to guide you until you memorize it. Or someone who has completed the Silva Ultra Seminar can read it to you. But once you learn how to do it, then do it on your own,

You do not want to become automated, you want to get totally involved and actually do everything you are instructed to do.

Nobody else knows how much you need to relax, or what body parts you needs to relax. You know better than anyone else. Nobody else knows how badly you are hurting, or what you need to work on, the way that you do.

Fulfill your responsibility

2. Use your newfound abilities to help correct problems.

That is, work health cases, and help people who need help whenever you come across them.

Mr. Silva believes that this is why we were sent to earth: to correct problems. If you are not using your mind and your mental abilities to correct problems, then you may lose the ability that you have developed.

If you only use these abilities to help yourself, you probably won't get help from the "other side," from whoever has been assigned by higher intelligence to help us.

If you are only out to help yourself, then you may find that nobody else is going to have much interest in helping you.

The more people you help, the more help you will receive from high intelligence on the other side, when you need it.

Mr. Silva advises that any programming you do should benefit at least two other people, or more.

Follow the feedback

3. Let your results guide you as to how to proceed. This will keep you on the right course.

Don't give up too quickly, of course, but do not continue to fight a project when all the signs indicate that this is not the correct thing for you to be working on.

Jose Silva says that we don't batter down doors. Give the door a big push, and try it a couple more times, but if it just won't open, then back off and look around for another door. And sometimes, we find that we should be going into a different room anyway (change your methods, or even change your goals).

When you program, look for feedback, to let you know how you are doing.

It is the same as when you work health cases: You report everything that you experience while working the case, and the orientologist then tells you which information can be confirmed. You then use this information to establish points

of reference so that you will be more accurate in the future.

When you program, you are not certain whether you are really communicating in the subjective dimension, or just fantasizing. A fantasy won't produce results. Programming at level will.

Your results will let you know whether you were fantasizing, or actually communicating. Just like working health cases, when the feedback lets you separate the guesses from the information that you actually detect.
If you program for something and you don't see something happen within the next few days, then go to your level and analyze the situation and figure out what else you can do.

On the other hand, if something happens - the situation improves in some way, some opportunity presents itself, etc., then do more of what you were doing.

If the situation gets worse, then you know you are heading in the wrong direction, and you make a change.

You might change how you program, or how long you spend on the project, or which technique you use. You might even change your goal.

The feedback you get will let you know what to do, and how to proceed.

Participate in a support system

4. Work with other Silva Method graduates.

Organize a support system. You can meet, or phone one another, or email each other - do whatever you need to do to form a support system.

When you help other people, and they help you, then several things happen:

*You will get to know each other so well that you will be able to make very good suggestions to each other.
*Other people will notice things about you that you do not notice about yourself - if you knew all the answers, you wouldn't have the problems, so they can often see answers that we don't see in yourselves.

*And when you have helped one another, you will all build up so much desire to help each other, that you will all achieve your goals much faster.

Desire is the force that propels us towards our goals, and the stronger it is, the quicker we will reach those goals. With enough desire, anything is possible.

Be realistic

Jose Silva also advises us to work on projects that are within the "possibility area."
For instance, we do not really believe that we are suddenly going to sprout wings and fly, just because we imagine it at level. That is not within the possibility area.
Somebody with little experience cannot reasonably expect to become president of a big company next week. That is not within the possibility area.

You can take things one step at a time until that big goal is within the possibility area.

That doesn't mean to make your goals too small - once again, let your results guide you. If you are not getting any results, analyze the situation at your level; you may decide to program for a smaller goal. If you get it, that success provides the confirmation that you were correct in your analysis.

Attracting Wealth

2010-12-03T17:26:00.000-08:00

Laura Silva on attracting wealth.

How To Get In The State of Flow - 3 Hot Tips

2010-12-01T17:36:00.008-08:00

With the New Year rapidly approaching, I think this is very appropriate. I know my choice is to stay in the flow!

Another one by Vishen Lakhiani where you'll find paper and pencil handy.
Blessings...

Watch This Series of Videos to Find the Flow

2010-12-01T11:03:00.018-08:00

Today I'm posting a series of videos done by Vishen Lakhiaini. If you're interested in changing your life, making it better, you'll get good information and tips here.

When you listen, you'll easily see that Vishen is a Silva student and a former Lecturer.

While some may have been posted on this blog previously, there's a flow to them.

Make sure you have your pen and paper at the ready...and enjoy!

The Art of Bounce Back

Bending Reality

12 Areas of Balance

3 Hot Tips on How To Be In Flow

Minutes to Awesomify Your Life

Not Just For Humans Anymore – Animals Have Spiritual Experiences Too

2010-12-01T10:27:00.006-08:00

Not Just For Humans Anymore – Animals Have Spiritual Experiences Too
from the FinerMinds blog

Does your cat contemplate the cosmos? Does your dog desire the divine? Apparently some brain researchers think so. Like us, they may experience awe, wonder, and other mystical moments.

For all you animal lovers out there, this story is sure to inspire an even deeper appreciation for your beloved pets.
What evidence have you seen with Rover or Spot that confirms for you their spiritual natures? Drop us a comment and let us know. (BTW: did you know chimps sometimes trance-dance? See what Primatologist Jane Goodall has to say about it!)

Animals said to have spiritual experiences: Ever have an out-of-body experience? Your dog may have too by Jennifer Viegas of Discovery News

Animals (not just people) likely have spiritual experiences, according to a prominent neurologist who has analyzed the processes of spiritual sensation for over three decades.

Research suggests that spiritual experiences originate deep within primitive areas of the human brain — areas shared by other animals with brain structures like our own.

The trick, of course, lies in proving animals’ experiences.
Read more »

How "Thank You X 5" – Giving Thanks - Feels Good

2010-11-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

So let’s begin …

Grab a paper and pen or a new document on your desktop, then list these five things:

1. Health

2. Relationships and Family

3. Work/Career

4. Fun-Time

5. Stuff

Now, for each of these five parts of your life, list at least five things you’re grateful for. If you want to go totally wild and list more, go for it! The more things you find to feel grateful for, we promise you, the better you’re going to feel.

Once you’ve got your list, send us your five favorite “Woohoo, hallelujah, thank you, thank you, thank you!” favs.

Here’s our top five:

1. Health

As one FinerMinds reader likes to remind himself when life seems less than ideal: We’re all still “walkin’ talkin’ seein’ and peein”.

2. Relationship and family

Between the FinerMinds team, we’ve got 8 healthy parents, two happy, healthy kids, four loving partners/spouses, a good handful of wise elders and too many inspiring friends to count. We also have all of you – the FinerMinds community – and for that, on this and every day, the FinerMinds team is truly thankful!

3. Work/career

Well let’s face it, a career focused on mind-blowing awesomeness is nothing to sneeze at. We know how fortunate we are to have careers we enjoy. But none of us here started with the ideal, so we’re thankful, too, for all of the jobs that supported us and gave us the skills we needed to do what we’re doing now.

4. Fun-time

Let’s see … birthday parties and beaches, good jokes and kind gestures, awesome comments and bad jokes that make us laugh anyway. Oh! and we can’t forget roller coasters and ice cream!

5. Stuff

The internet and iPods, reliable cars and cozy slippers, safe drinking water, sunshine, walkin’ shoes and of course, turkey dinners.

Your turn!

We know sometimes the holidays can bring people down. We also know that down can turn to UP with a thanks-giving rampage!

The 3 A's of Awesome

2010-11-29T10:11:00.000-08:00

TEDxToronto - Neil Pasricha "The 3 A's of Awesome"

Forum for Silva Grads

2010-11-22T09:19:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday everyone!

I just learned about a 'forum' for Silva Grads!

You can go to http://thesilvamethodofficialcommunity.yuku.com/login/loginnow to check it out.
It appears that most posts are somewhat old...however some of them are quite interesting.

I'd love your feedback!

Better & Better,
Barbara

Abraham-Hicks Emotional Guidance Scale

2010-11-20T17:30:00.001-08:00

Do you know if you're "on the right track"? Here's a great way to assess your "state of flow".

(The list from the video is below.)

The Emotional Guidance Scale from the book "Ask and It is Given" by Abraham-Hicks.

1. Joy/Knowledge/Empowered/Freedom/Love/Appreciation

2. Passion

3. Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness

4. Positive Expectation/Belief

5. Optimism

6. Hopefulness

7. Contentment

8. Boredom

9. Pessimism

10. Frustration/Irritation/Impatience

11. Overwhelment

12. Disappointment

13. Doubt

14. Worry

15. Blame

16. Discouragement

17. Anger

18. Revenge

19. Hatred/Rage

20. Jealousy

21. Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness

22. Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness

Matter & Beyond

2010-11-19T16:43:00.000-08:00

Science, belief and the Universe.
Please share your thoughts in the Comments. I'm looking forward to them!

Words of Wisdom from Kevin Spacey

2010-11-17T10:27:00.000-08:00

Kevin Spacey speaks about life, career, desire, ambition, success...you define it.
It's about devoting "every breath in your body" to achieve ...

The Power of Intention - Jim Carey on Eckhart Tolle

2010-11-09T15:10:00.000-08:00

Jim Carey on Eckhart Tolle's teachings

Heart-Connected Communication and Inner-Ease

2010-11-08T16:28:00.000-08:00

With the increasing energetic modulations of the planetary shift, communications with others can be more challenging at times. Many people report that they are becoming more susceptible to irritation, frustration and impatience within themselves and in communications with others. Much of this stems from us adjusting to the speed-up of incoming universal energy, which is replacing the old paradigm of separation with heart-based connection.

As we embrace each other as aspects of ourselves through heart-connected communication, this helps to balance and integrate the new energy — while creating a higher frequency field environment that helps others also integrate the new energy more easily.

Now through the New Year, let's spend a few minutes each day breathing love into the global field environment. While breathing love, visualize humanity increasingly connecting with each other from the genuine heart, with non-judgment and compassion. See yourself practicing inner-ease through the day, which creates more flow in your interactions and choices.
Practicing inner-ease also helps keep the heart open, which facilitates the needed balance between the mind and emotions, especially as everything seems to be speeding up. When our mind and emotions are aligned with the heart, it increases our intuitive discernment resulting in higher choices as we navigate and create through life’s experiences and communications.

Including our heart's intelligence in all things especially helps balance and strengthen our personal energy field, and is a proactive contribution to the global energetic environment.
These practices can help reduce much collective and personal stress along with helping to raise our individual coherence baseline.

You can join with others around the world in the Global Care Room as you breathe love into the global field environment to facilitate heart-connected communication and inner-ease. To access the room, just log in www.glcoherence.org and click on the enter button on your My Member page. Thank you for providing energetic care and support.

The GCI Staff

P.S. Click on link to download an article on StateofEase
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How To Stay Healthy And Energized Throughout The Day

2010-11-04T13:19:00.004-07:00

Some people wonder how they'll incorporate Silva into daily living. In this video Laura Silva gives us a glimpse of her life and how she uses what her father taught her...what we today call The Silva Method (Silva Life System and Silva Intuition Training).

"How do you usually start your day? What's your routine like, and does it work for you?

Many people find it difficult to believe that I would run a marathon every three weeks. Add this on top of running Silva International and being a loving wife and mother, its no secret that I need to have an endless supply of energy.

For me, it is important to stick to a certain routine to maintain my health, and to always have energy to be able to give more.

I thought I would share how my day looks like. I hope you will enjoy the video and maybe it will help you in some ways too." Laura Silva, from the SilvaLifeSystem blog

Maybe you'll get some ideas like I did. Enjoy! A Day in the Life of Laura Silva

Chocolate, Purple And Making Peace With The Past – 50 Lessons To Live By

2010-11-02T10:07:00.002-07:00

In case you missed this on the FinerMinds blog....

Chocolate, Purple And Making Peace With The Past – 50 Lessons To Live By

by FinerMinds Team

Rumors of her being 90 years old just aren't true, but that doesn't make her sound bytes of wisdom any less potent. You've probably seen some of Regina Brett's "Life Lessons" before, like "When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile," or "Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger". They're from her book God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours. Advice like this never grows old – or unwelcomed – so enjoy these mighty morsels of insight and happy Monday!

              Serious Chocolate Steps

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

        Peace without Comparison and God Never Blinks

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying.

17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.

18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

           Candles, Purple and Sex on the Brain

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

        Change, Miracles and Second Childhoods

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

36. Growing old beats the alternative – dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.

38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

           Is it Useful, Beautiful or Joyful?

41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

45. The best is yet to come.

46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

48. If you don't ask, you don't get.

49. Yield.

50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

How to Achieve Balance in Your Life

2010-10-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

12 Areas of Balance
by Vishen Lakhiani

You'll probably use several sheets of paper as you watch this one. I find it very valuable and trust you will as well.

Blessings....

20 Words to Change Your Life!

2010-10-12T09:51:00.000-07:00

I really enjoy watching this and probably you will too!

The Emotional Vampire Survival Guide: Emotional Freedom in Action

2010-10-03T14:02:00.000-07:00

The Emotional Vampire Survival Guide — Discover How To Deal With The 4 Types Of Vampires

by Editorial Team (FinerMinds) Published in: Energy

ShareEditor’s Note: This isn’t quite like Twilight. But have you ever met someone and felt as if you’re energy has been sucked out of you? You might’ve felt on top of the world one minute, and bam! Right after you meet this person, you’re feeling down and out. Chances are you just met an emotional vampire.

Dr. Judith Orloff below gives an interesting account of the 4 types of emotional vampires and what you can do to protect yourself from them. She uses a technique called Emotional Freedom. It’s an awesome read, so I recommend checking it out.

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The Emotional Vampire Survival Guide: Emotional Freedom in Action

Adapted from Dr. Judith Orloff’s new book Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life

To be emotionally free you can’t remain naïve about relationships. Some people are positive and mood elevating. Others can suck optimism and serenity right out of you. Vampires do more than drain your physical energy.

The super-malignant ones can make you believe you’re an unworthy, unlovable wretch who doesn’t deserve better. The subtler species inflict damage by making smaller digs, which can make you feel bad about yourself—for instance, “Dear, I see you’ve put on a few pounds” or “You’re overly sensitive!”

Suddenly they’ve thrown you emotionally off-center you by prodding areas of shaky self-worth. To protect your sensitivity, it’s important to name and combat these vampires. The concept struck such a collective chord in my book Positive Energy that in Emotional Freedom, my latest book, I illustrate how it applies to protecting your emotions and not absorbing other people’s negativity.

SIGNS THAT YOU’VE ENCOUNTERD AN EMOTIONAL VAMPIRE

•Your eyelids are heavy—you’re ready for a nap

•Your mood takes a nosedive

•You want to binge on carbs or comfort foods

•You feel anxious, depressed, or negative

•You feel put down, sniped at, or slimedTYPES OF EMOTIONAL VAMPIRES

Vampire #1: The Narcissist

Their motto is “Me first.” Everything is all about them. They have a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement, hog attention, and crave admiration. They’re dangerous because they lack empathy and have a limited capacity for unconditional love. If you don’t do things their way, they become punishing, withholding, or cold.

How to Protect Your Emotions: Keep your expectations realistic. These are emotionally limited people. Try not to fall in love with one or expect them to be selfless or love without strings attached. Never make your self-worth dependent on them or confide your deepest feelings to someone who won’t cherish them. To successfully communicate, the hard truth is that you must show how something will be to their benefit. Though it’s better not to have to contend with this tedious ego stroking, if the relationship is unavoidable use the above strategies to achieved desired results.

Vampire #2: The Victim

These vampires grate on you with their “poor-me’ attitude and are allergic to taking responsibility for their actions. The world is always against them, the reason for their unhappiness. When you offer a solution to their problems they always say, “Yes, but.” You might end up screening your calls or purposely avoid them. As a friend, you may want to help but their tales of woe overwhelm you.

How to Protect Your Emotions: Set kind but firm limits. Listen briefly and tell a friend or relative, “I love you but I can only listen for a few minutes unless you want to discuss solutions. Then I’d be thrilled to brainstorm with you.” With a coworker, listen briefly, sympathize by saying, “I’ll keep good thought for things to work out. Then say, I hope you understand, but I’m on deadline and must go back to work. Then use “this isn’t a good time” body language such as crossing your arms and breaking eye contact to help set these healthy limits.

Vampire #3: The Controller

These people obsessively try to control you and dictate what you’re supposed to be and feel. They have an opinion about everything. They’ll control you by invalidating your emotions if they don’t fit into their rulebook. They often start sentences with “You know what you need?” and then proceed to tell you. You end up feeling dominated, demeaned, or put down.

How to Protect Your Emotions: The secret to success is never try and control a controller. Be healthily assertive, but don’t tell them what to do. You can say, “I value your advice but really need to work through this myself.” Be confident but don’t play the victim or sweat the small stuff. Focus on high priority issues rather than on putting the cap on the toothpaste.

Vampire #4: The Splitter or Borderline Personality

Splitters see things as either good or bad and have love/hate relationships. One minute they idealize you, the next you’re the enemy if you upset them. They have a sixth sense for knowing how to pit people against each another and will retaliate if they feel you have wronged them. They are people who are fundamentally damaged—inwardly they feel as if they don’t exist and become alive when they get angry. They’ll keep you on an emotional rollercoaster and you may walk on eggshells to avoid their anger.

How to Protect Your Emotions: Stay calm. Don’t react when your buttons get pushed. Splitters feed off of anger. They respond best to structure and limit setting. If one goes into a rage, tell the person, “I’m leaving until you get calmer. Then we can talk.” Refuse to take sides when he or she tries to turn you against someone else. With family members, it’s best to show a united front and not let a splitter’s venomous opinions poison your relationships.

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This article is based on Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life, where Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition and energy medicine. As Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, she passionately believes that the future of medicine involves integrating all this wisdom to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness.

Is The Right Side Of Your Brain Taking Over?

2010-10-03T11:09:00.001-07:00

The New Era Of Creativity

by Editorial Team (MindValley)

Published in: Creativity

Editor’s note: Do you consider yourself a creative person? Have your found being creative a help or a hassle in your personal, professional or financial life? Check out what author Laura Silva has to say about the positive future for creatives.

Are The Right Brains Taking Over? The New Era Of Creativity

Peek into any history book and you can see the progression of society. From the stone age to the agriculture age, then with the invention of machines came the industrial revolution. As recently as the early 90’s with the birth of the internet, we entered the stage we have come to know now — the information age.

But some are saying that a new era is dawning upon us. In Daniel Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind — Why Right Brainers Will Rule The Future” — Pink suggests we are moving into a Conceptual Age — characterized by creators and empathizers. According to him “Artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, counselors, big-picture thinkers – will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys.”

The Conceptual Age

Pink goes on to state that, like in the industrial revolution whern many human jobs were replaced by machines, these days any job that requires logical, analytical left brain thinking is now being replaced by a computer program. Many new professions are changing to right brain professions — and if you’re not creative it could be harder for you keep a job in this new era. The new job market no longer belongs to knowledge workers, but the creative — those who can take the abundance of information and knowledge and create something with intrinsic value. As he puts it

“A funny thing happened while we were pressing our noses to the grindstone: The world changed. The future no longer belongs to people who can reason with computer-like logic, speed, and precision. It belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind. Today — amid the uncertainties of an economy that has gone from boom to bust to blah — there’s a metaphor that explains what’s going on. And it’s right inside our heads.”

Not only “right inside our heads”, but the right hemisphere of our brain — the side responsible for creativity.

For more on the conceptual age, check out Dan’s great article “Revenge Of The Right Brain”.

The Value Of Creativity In The Workplace

This can be exemplified if you take a peak at FastCompany’s top 100 creative people in business in 2010. The top 10 not surprisingly contains a international pop star, film maker and TV producer — but the other 7? Shockingly the top ten rounds out with a Harvard law professor, the CEO of Safeway and top executives from Apple, Nike, Microsoft and Nissan. Proving that the perceived value of creativity has spread to sectors not previously thought of as “creative”.
Improved creativity is not only limited to the job spectrum. Expressing your creativity leads to a more energetic and greater quality of life. This is because when we create things and make things we are expressing ourselves in our truest form.

Creativity Adds Value To Your Life

You can improve your relationships with loved ones through a little creative thinking. Ever find yourself in a rut? Or maybe going through the same arguments over and over again? Simply by flexing your creative muscles you can approach old problems with a fresh outlook. Maybe even surprise your loved ones with a unique surprise that expresses your true feelings and appreciation for them? You can also attract new, exciting people into your life through a little creative efforts.

The definition of creativity is “whereby something new is created that has some kind of value.” The truth is the more creativity you deploy, the more things you CREATE and the more you HAVE! You can create more love, happiness, joy, health or time in your life.

Discovering Your True Self

When you express yourself you journey down the path of self discovery and authenticity. When we create something, we take it from the essence of what we truly believe, feel and think. Creativity is also a spiritual expression, so naturally people who often express themselves creatively feel more self-confident and connected to a higher source.

So maybe creativity isn’t just for art class anymore?

Abraham Hicks ~ What Would It Feel Like ~

2010-10-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

Enjoy this beautiful video!

Left Brain, Right Brain or Switch Hitter? Take The Test

2010-10-01T16:36:00.000-07:00

by Laura Silva in Enhancing Creativity

Ever wondered if you right brained or left brained? If you want to know, just take the test below.

TakeTheTest
Just look at the spinning girl, if she is spinning clockwise, you are more partial to right brain functioning. Whereas if she is spinning counterclockwise, your a left brain operator.

Left Brain Characteristics

Left brained people are characterized by sequential, logical and analytical. They can easily see the path from a to b. Left brainers also communicate directly, via speech or writing and respond very well to verbal directions. They also can focus very easily and pay attention to details.

As learners, left brains tend to understand through lectures, discussion and rationalization. Typcial left brain professions are accountants, lawyers and careers in the area of science.

Right Brain Characteristics

Right brained people are very creative and intuitive. They spend alot of time imagining and dreaming, which helps them create many ideas. Right brainers tend to follow their intuition and be very spontaneous.

People strong in right brain activity tend to shine in careers as artists, entrepreneurs, craftsmen and sales. Right brained people tend to understand new information by stories, diagrams, allegories and metaphors. When communicating, right brained people tend to communicate indirectly by gestures, voice tone. As in its not what they say, but HOW they say it.

Switch Hitters

While there is a good chance you already knew which way you tend to lean, creative or analytical. But here's the real question - can you change the way you see the girl spin? On command?

In baseball, some of the most valuable players are "Switch Hitters", as in they can hit the ball with their right hand or left hand, depending on the pitcher or where they need to hit the ball.

If you are one of the lucky few who knows how to control which hemisphere of the brain to use for specific tasks, consider yourself a switch hitter. People with this skill know that when they need to focus and rationalize, they need to operate from their left brain space, then can switch into a creative state of mind when needed.

The truth is, we all tend to lean towards one dominate side, but we CAN train ourselves to be switch hitters. For more on how to develop creativity check out this Finer Minds blog post.

So I'm just wondering about our Silva community:

Are you left dominated or right? Did the results of the test above surprise you?

Can you 'switch hit'?

The Law of Cause and Effect in Daily Living

2010-09-29T16:20:00.000-07:00

by Laura Silva in Laura Silva, Personal Growth, Silva Method

The Law of Cause and Effect is so obvious but we seem to ignore it all the time. What I mean is: Are you living at Cause or Are you Living at Effect?

I would like to share some ways in which you can make the law of cause and effect work for you in your every-day life.

You can learn how to gain and then maintain control over your thoughts and your mind, which will then create some incredible positive effects for your daily life that will be noticeable almost right away.

This report on cause and effect will explain why, if you begin taking responsibility for your thoughts and actions right now, you will be given back what you desire. Essentially creating many positive outcomes and experiences in your day-to day life.

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Live Consciously and Take Responsibility for Your Outcomes

The Law of Cause and Effect basically states that for every movement of energy such as in a natural happening, or a human thought that takes the form of an image, feeling, desire, belief, expectation or action there is a corresponding effect. For this reason the Law of Cause and Effect influences every aspect of your living experience. To determine why your living experience is of a certain quality or why something has come into your life, you simply need to discover what causes preceded the effects. If and when you like the effects you are living with then you keep the causes. If not, then you change the causes so as to create a different effect.

In order to make the most of the Law of Cause and Effect, you must live consciously and recognize that you are the creator of your own reality. This concept is not fully accepted by those who insist on pointing the finger of blame at everything and everyone but themselves for their less than desirable circumstances. "Victims" of circumstance, while living unconsciously, will do their best to disprove the Law of Cause and Effect with their own personal experience by angrily saying such things as "I work hard every day and look where it's gotten me," not realizing that their anger and negative attitude has kept them from getting the long desired promotion. The fact that negative attitudes never lead to positive outcomes no matter how hard you work hopefully leads to the following realization:

The causes that lead to your personal living experience must be holistic in nature.
Causes that lead to positive effects must contain elements of a healthy Spirit, Mind, Body and Emotions.

Those in need of emotional health, healing maturation and/or expression may find themselves achieving it only to realize the necessary work ahead of them in mending and amending the many effects that were caused by the thoughts, beliefs and behaviors of yesterday, last year, or what may seem to be of another lifetime. The good news is that it is worth the work. Having a sincere desire to mend and heal the effects caused by the "Past," and doing so, will lead to future positive effects and a more positive living experience.

The first place to start in becoming more conscious of the role the Law of Cause and Effect plays in our lives is in becoming more conscious of your thoughts. Your thoughts are the one thing that affects every thing else in your life. Thoughts take many forms and have an attractive mechanism that attracts energy to it. The energy then manifests according to the thought be it in the form of a fear, fantasy, choice, desire, belief, behavior, outcome, etc. This is why it is said that if you dwell on something long enough, and put enough passionate energy into it, then the effect is that it can, and will become your next reality.

Many of your thoughts lead to immediate effects. Being more conscious of the quality of your thoughts, and their effects, enables you to quickly alter undesirable outcomes. In many instances, by simply thinking of a more appropriate thought you can immediately create a more desirable outcome.

Think before you speak. In other words, pause for the cause by thinking of the outcome you desire instead of blurting out words based on unprocessed fears, anger, or emotions. When you feel compelled to speak out without thinking it through, PAUSE, take a deep breath, and simply tell yourself, "Relax – What's my outcome," then picture the outcome you desire and begin to move in that direction. There is no rush. You don't have to speak out immediately nor do you have to act out immediately. It is often best to remain quiet in order to think of the best, most resourceful response, behavior or plan of action.

The Law of Cause and Effect incorporates other subjective laws such as the Law of Attention that basically states where your attention goes energy flows, or what ever you focus on will expand in that direction, good or bad. The Law of Karma is similar to the Law of Cause and Effect in that it basically states that what we send forth to the Universe comes back to you. In other words what goes around comes back around, or you reap what you sow. Think wisely.

What to Do

1. Pause

2. Take a deep breath

3. Say to yourself mentally "Relax – What's my outcome"

4. Picture the desired outcome

5. Create an Action Plan

6. Begin to move in that direction

What Happens After Death

2010-09-28T16:47:00.000-07:00

Dannion Brinkley, hit by lightening, experienced an NDE (near death experience). He's interviewed on CBS.

Make sure to leave your Comment. I'm interested in your opinion of this!

Alpha All The Time?

2010-09-20T12:59:00.001-07:00

Often when talking to students of The Silva Method as well as other pursuits, I'm asked how to stay in alpha all the time. My answer is always "It's not necessary or appropriate to be in alpha all the time." The following article from SIGA is on this very topic. Let's listen to Jose's thoughts on the subject:

Sometimes people ask us how they can remain at the alpha level all day.

We explain that they can learn to have alpha functioning at any time in order to detect information, make decisions, and correct problems.

Once we have obtained the information and made our decisions and correct problems mentally, then we need to use the 20 cycles per second beta frequency and get into action in order to manifest the solution in the physical dimension.

Here is the way that Jose Silva saw it:

by Jose Silva

Success is not for the timid. It is for those who seek guidance, make decisions, and take decisive action.

Many people learn how to program very effectively, and often they are able to get those things that they program for. Yet they still find their lives limited and unfulfilled.

Other people are very creative, and come up with many excellent ideas, yet never seem to achieve very much, or make money from their ideas, or help anybody with those ideas.

You find all kinds of people. There are those who are excellent at research, at digging out the facts, yet they never determine what to do with those things that they learn.

Some people are so paralyzed by indecision that they literally become nervous wrecks.

To achieve success - and by success I mean whatever you determine success to be for you - you must take appropriate action, for wishing does not make it so. Proper programming, coupled with appropriate action, makes things happen.

HOW TO PROCEED

Let's take it step by step.

First, seek guidance. You do this by entering your level, functioning in the subjective dimension where prayers are effective, where you can make contact with High Intelligence. Consider your qualifications, what you like, the things you are good at. Then ask what you should do to serve, how you can help the Creator. Be aware of your strong points, but do not limit yourself; expect creative guidance.

Then clear your mind; expect an answer. Some people spend all their time asking and talking. You must be a good listener. If necessary, use your Glass of Water Technique to obtain guidance. The guidance will come. Then you are ready for the second step.

Second, you decide how to fulfill your purpose in life. This involves both time at level, and action in the physical world. You must program for success, and you must also start doing something.

Some people want to wait until they are perfect before they are ready to fulfill their missions. This is a mistake. If you were perfect, you would not be here in this classroom called Earth. This is our training ground - on-the-job training.

It is very important to learn all you can while you are here. And it is important to love, and to express your love, to other humans on this planet. Learning how to interact better in relationships with other humans is something very important while we are here.

We have a choice about our relationships with others. We can compete, or we can cooperate. Throughout the world, many people are competing -- often with guns and bombs. It is important that we change this, and help bring peace to our planet.

(This column originally appeared in the Silva Method Newsletter in 1984.)

The Great Awakening (from Abraham)

2010-09-15T16:21:00.000-07:00

Abraham/Hicks video that is so uplifting. This could be the best 2 1/2 minutes at the beginning and end of each day!