By Tom Russell

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Life’s Most Vital Discovery

Several people were on a walk with author and spiritual teacher Vernon Howard. While crossing a large paved parking lot, he called everyone’s attention to a little flower that had broken through. He pointed out its perfect relevance to our inner task. The seed’s yearning to express itself was so strong that a thick layer of concrete could not stop it.

People possess many different fears, but perhaps the largest one is unseen. It’s the fear that we’ll not be able to handle or contain the tremendous power of the awakened Heart. Therefore, we hold ourselves back. We live a life of reluctance. In this reduced state of energy all our problems “miraculously” appear. Read More »

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Table of Contents:

1) Subtle Perception Shift for Quiet Contemplation
2) Recent Posts at the SuperWisdom Website
a. List of 36 fabulous movies.
b. Business executive speaks wisely on preoccupation.
c. New! SuperWisdom Presents: Sparks of Life Poetry and Parables
3) New and Improved Patrons’ Network

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Co-host of the Time Out for Truth Podcast, Fred Lacy compiled this helpful list of great movies through NetFlix. Fred writes, “Some of these movies convey positive spiritual messages, while others present just decent or instructive entertainment.” Save time with this list and please share with friends. Read More »

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Taoism & Lao-tse

Art by Ruth Rand

Especially valuable in today’s hectic world, learning to flow with life heals stress and tension. In Pathways to Perfect Living Vernon Howard writes:

“The contrasting lives of two famous teachers show the difference between Forced Living and Easy Flow. Read More »

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By Tom Russell

    Several years ago my wife and I were in Colorado for a speaking engagement. We had an afternoon free and visited the local zoo, sauntering back to the exotic bird section. There we saw a circular fence, probably 18 feet high and some 60 feet across. It was very odd to us that the fence had no top to it. Read More »

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By Tom Russell

The prsent moment flows with Awareness. We receive awareness more than we generate it. Awareness unites your spirit, mind, emotions, and body. It grows whenever you grant it the opportunity. Therefore, awareness constantly probes the edges. Read More »

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By Tom Russell

Stress is amazingly persistent, even seductive. We get used to feeling tight and tense. Though positive thinking has its place, unless it is backed up by practical wisdom it tends to get overwhelmed and fade away. Practical spirituality is for living stress free.

Here are seven proven ways you can get a new handle on stress. Read More »

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Here is a wonderful selection of quotes from the
wise on all dimensions of relationships.

“So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.” (J. Krishnamurti)

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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” (Carl Jung) Read More »

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Biography

(1803-1882) Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose original profession and calling was as a Unitarian minister, left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and public speaking. Emerson became one of America’s best known and best loved 19th century figures. This article is drawn from Vernon Howard’s book, The Mystic Masters Speak.

Q: We are always building something, always trying to create an existence which is higher and better and more tranquil. Yet with all this effort, everything remains the same, including our shaky state of happiness.

Emerson’s Answer: The difficulty is that we do not make a world of our own, but fall into institutions already made.

Q: Now that I understand how man preys upon man, I also understand something else, which at first is startling. Society publicly praises individuality and independence, but really fears those who stand on their own feet. Read More »

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By Tom Russell

When we walk the spiritual path, harmony yearns to unfold between all centers. The Alexander Technique facilitates this. The illusion of separation between mind and body disappears as you develop super sensitivity to tension the moment it appears. As an educational study the Alexander Technique reinforces and illuminates everything you learn in all the good spiritual books. It helps make a powerful shift from theory to application and can save you a great deal of time. Read More »

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