Loreena

Oh god !

@Annie I have never heard of this before. couldn't figure out how it works. But it's definitely worth studying. Very interesting. Love this. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Hope it would lead to some genuine conclusions about human energy.

Wow...that was one big mouse.

Whaddya mean ?

@Lai yup ..that one...beautiful

@Lai You are one brave girl. ...But I don't know why I get this strange feeling that this pic is very familiar. Like I saw it somewhere, maybe one of your profile pics was similar to this. If it is, then the similarity is striking.

hehe.....

I stole your pic okay. I am a thief, .....buzzzzzz

There is no real love in this world. Or is there

Haha Dodo

So when did you become "who am I ?"

Hahaha ... don't come back after attaining enlightenment... be there.

Well... a nice suggestion...adopt some stray dogs.

@Shane597 hehe (:

@Huz this post is awesome..Thanks for posting

I would like to add 1. Self-inquiry 2. Detachment from materialism 3. Detachment from outcome 4 Detachment from thoughts, emotions and paradigms conditioned by society. 5. Prayer.....(for religious folks) 6. Spending more time in nature and connecting to it. 7. Relaxation exercises to reduce stress 8. Journaling and communication with Self 9 connecting to the your inner reserve of intuition - your subconscious mind. 10. Exercise 11. Yoga 12. Metta meditation 13. Engaging in acts of kindness (depending on your capacity) 14. Spending time with animals and children to learn unconditional love. 15. Living a child-like existence in love and happiness. Connecting to our original roots of innocence that was wiped out by social conditioning. 16' setting specific achievable goals for everyday to develop good habits. 17' gaining information on spirituality practices by reading books....videos etc 18 Staying away unhealthy things like drugs, alcohol, smoking, porn, violence, 19. Less attention to politics 20 keeping away from toxic people/persons and negativity 21. Reducing people pleasing behaviour 22.. Developing a sense of humor and engaging in laughter therapy. And.. Not spending much time on And enjoying simple pleasures .... playing... just 2 mins okay

Self-actualization is important for everyone. In fact those who suffer need it more than others. If not then, it's like saying people need better health care but not the patients. That would be so ironic. Prisoners need self-development in addition to extensive therapy. Because they suffer from an entire spectrum of mental illnesses caused by the unpleasant jail conditions and lack of family support. Most folks in prison actually come from economically backward sections of society and have had been raised in dysfunctional family/social conditions. And therefore they need support, therapy and different ways of engaging their time productively. In fact they've lot of time on their hands that can be used for mental recuperation and rehabilitation. And self-actualization techniques would work wonders for rehab patients.

Isn't the Conscious mind the source of all misery. And the Subconscious mind is the source of intuition and knowledge. The subconscious mind helps in self actualization. Then drop the Conscious mind and start listening to the voice of the Subconscious mind. Although not that easy but give a try. Our conscious mind is fooling us and we're allowing it to fool us. Let your subconscious talk to you and you try to listen to it. How abt that.

You're right. Thank You so much. I always took meditation for granted. Now I need to take it seriously. Thank you so much. Your wisdom is so powerful. It helps a lot. Thank you.

They say, "In Weakness there is Strength." I have always wondered what it actually meant. A little confused. What is the exact meaning of this famous line/verse from the bible.

Well thank you for your kind words. I feel good. I have neglected myself for very long, not because of lack of gratitude though, but because of an extreme lack of self-love which led me to search for love in others. And in that process, I was always abused, used, cheated on and mistreated and taken for granted. I am completely blind to the attention I get even if a lot of people tell me so because I was always told at a very young age that I was not good enough and that I would always be a problem to everyone. I guess it got stuck into my subconscious so bad that I never believe if someone says I am good. In fact I had many instances in my life where I was praised by my teachers and people for my performance and I remained completely unaffected by people showering me with praise. I remember one such incident where I had done my hair in a different way and I was sitting with my friends and people were looking at me and I was getting a lot of attention and my friends told me that I need to be so happy about it, but I felt nothing because I guess in my mind I don't value myself as much as people do. I guess I am just not capable of loving myself anymore although I always advice others to do it. Maybe there is a deep void in me filled with extreme self-pity and that could be because of negligence by parents in childhood. I never received the love of my parents. I was raised like an orphan. I don't have a memory of family gatherings or a moment I spent with my parents loving me or hugging me. I never knew affection. And that probably left me scarred and craving for too much affection outside my family. This is also the reason I always have trouble opening up. I just swallowed my emotions because I could never trust anyone. I learned to swallow my emotions at an early age because that was the only way to deal when something bad happened.. I know I should have gratitude for whatever I have but the lack of self love beats it down. I don't even know how to begin with self-love and sometimes I write "I love myself," on a piece of paper but saying those things doesn't make any difference at all. I feel funny when I do it. I guess in my case, the self-pity (due to feeling worthless as a child, I was raised by my aunt for some years and she used to constantly hammer me with words like - "I shouldn't have been born" almost everyday for years. Maybe I was left broken and abandoned by it) is so strong that I find it impossible to see any good in me. And this self-pity has turned into a subconscious conflict manifestating itself as self-sabotage that never allows me to take care of myself. I always see people taking good care of themselves and I never find myself doing it and I have always wondered why I don't behave like other normal people. Why I never drink enough water. I never take care of my body like others do. I abandon myself. The self-pity has turned into self-destructive behavior. And I have begun to recognize this only recently. I am glad that I have begun to face the inner shadows in me, those that are holding me back. I have realized that I neglect myself because I don't like myself even if others like me. I don't take myself for granted though, or maybe I do, it's so psychologically complex, it's hard to figure out. But at least I have realized that I am messed up in my head and my emotions are messed up. That itself is the first stage in solving problems. I need to start from this awareness that my thinking is wrong. I need to undo those unconscious patterns. Thank You for helping me

Oh, you mean something like GOD CONSCIOUSNESS.

Ok..

Which ocean ? What does it represent ?