by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | Announcements, Spirituality |
I’m excited to report that Elephant Journal just published my article, "What it Really Means to Live in Harmony with Nature".
Elephant Journal is an online magazine with articles about yoga, organics, sustainability, conscious consumerism, enlightened education, the contemplative arts, and more.
My article is currently featured on the home page of the Elephant Journal website as a Staff Pick, so we hope to get a lot of views. Your comments on the article will greatly help engagement.
Note: You can also help by liking, sharing and commenting on my Facebook post and Twitter Tweet about the article.
Thank you!
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, January 17, 2016 | Spirituality |
Everyone has their own fixed idea: Christians, Jews, Hindus, New Agers, agnostics, and atheists including denominations within each group. So has the term “God” lost its meaning? Does it make sense for each little caucus to uniquely use the term “God” in their own way? Or could it be that by deepening our understanding, we can free humanity from years of bias, indoctrination, and superstition? Or has humanity not yet embraced the nature of life and existence adequately to take on such a task? Can unity in the midst of diversity exists among religions? Through deeper understanding, can apparently contradictory perspectives on religion be understood as different angles of approach to the same one thing? The same one “God”?
Hopefully there are at least some people who are willing to refine and evolve their understanding of the word “God”. You would think people would need a better reason to believe what they believe than that they happen to be born into one religious perspective or another. However, that is rarely the case. Generally most everyone on the planet considers themselves to be one of the very fortunate few born into the right perspective on religion and God.
So what can we do about this? How do we go about attaining a deeper understanding of life and existence? Firstly, I would suggest taking a deeper look. Take time to think. Time to ponder. Time to reflect. Time to sort things out in a manner that makes sense.
The rational, the spiritual, the diverse religions, the diverse cultures need not be at odds. Nor does the world need one religion with one universal perspective. What is needed is an understanding that does not bury our heads in the sand, but rather integrates all aspects of life, all religions, all fields of study, all cultures, all people, all perspectives, all that is. Such an understanding that puts all the pieces of the puzzle of life together does indeed exist, but we need to look deeper than our indoctrinations.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, January 14, 2016 | Announcements, Social Media |
I’m pleased to share that Entrepreneur.com just published another of my articles: “How to Say ‘No’ the Right Way and, Yes, There Is a Right Way”.
You are encouraged to help spread the word by sharing my social media posts about the article. The links below take you directly to my posts. It is best to use the below links rather than sharing from the article itself.
Enjoy!
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, January 12, 2016 | Spirituality |
Every drop of rain eventually finds its way back to the ocean. Some drops rush down the mountain stream and quickly return. Some drops get stuck in a spinning whirlpool for a long time. Some go fast for a while and then get stuck in a whirlpool… back and forth from one situation to the other. If you watch water tumble down a mountain stream, you will see it all.
Everyone eventually gets enlightened. Everything gravitates back to Oneness. Progress is measured not in years but in lifetimes. The longer the delay, the more the suffering.
The closer you get the sweeter your life.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, January 7, 2016 | World View |
Venus and Moon are very close together now and can be seen in the early morning sky with Saturn between them. Moon moves quickly so if you want to take a look, do so tomorrow morning. Of course, Saturn and Venus move more slowly so you can see them close to one and other for a while. Saturn moves more slowly than Venus so right now though Venus is higher than Saturn in the morning sky, next week Venus will be lower than Saturn.
Also, Jupiter will start moving retrograde around 11 p.m eastern time tonight, Thursday (Jan 7). A planet is very powerful around the time it is making that shift.
You can see Jupiter tomorrow morning if/when you go outside to see Venus, Saturn, and the Moon. Jupiter will be a bit to the west of straight up over your head. Jupiter is bright (though not as bright as Venus) so it should be easy to see.
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