Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an effective treatment method formulated by John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Mark Williams for the patients suffering from repeated and extreme depressive states.
The system is designed by combining the methods of cognitive therapy with mindfulness practices to establish a deeper sense of relief from various mental noises experienced by the patients of chronic depression.
Mindfulness exercises used in this therapy is derived from the teachings of Buddhist meditation practices that help a person to become more aware of his thoughts, sensations, feelings, emotions etc.
MBCT is an improvised form of the famous mindfulness based stress reduction program that was created by John Kabat. Continue reading
12 Best Law of Attraction Books That Can Transform Your Life
I am going to make a list of some best law of attraction books here, which will help you to gain a deeper understanding of your creative ability.
Books have the power to affect you deeply, that’s why along with the knowledge it provides it also motivates and inspires you. If you will watch the interviews of people who have achieved a huge success you will often find them mentioning the books that have helped them in their journey.
The books that I am going to suggest you in this post won’t just teach you the principles and methods to accomplish your goals, but it will also gradually make the shift in your mindset that’s essential for your success.
After having some initial success with LOA methods many people turn skeptical, the reason behind this is their failure to achieve something big using what they have learned and that happens because their subconscious beliefs are working against their desires.
Books have the ability to make an impact on your psychology, it alters your inner mind programming because repeated exposure to similar ideas makes your subconscious mind to accept it.
I hope by now you might have understood how books can change your life. Let me now tell you about a few books that have helped me immensely in my personal development journey. Continue reading
8 Common Habits of Winners – The Key to Real Success
If you want to accomplish some big goals in your life, then you must cultivate the habits of winners, these are some common qualities that you will find in the lives of people who have reached where they always wanted to be.
Everyone wants to be successful in life, even those who are already successful, want more success.
I am not pointing towards the financial success only, desires vary from person to person.
However, there are a few things that separate a limited population from the rest and they are the individuals who have discovered the right formula to succeed.
I don’t know what your goals in life are, but I am sure that reading this post will touch the basic personality traits that you need in order to be victorious in any area of your life. Continue reading
Satori vs. Kensho – Different Forms of Awakening
Lately, I have found myself deeply fascinated by spiritual awakening experiences, especially within the context of Buddhism. Over the past few weeks, two terms have repeatedly captured my attention, Kensho and Satori. If you’ve ever wondered about the difference between Kensho vs Satori in Zen Buddhism, or how these powerful experiences of awakening can shape your spiritual journey, this post is for you.
My curiosity about these concepts was sparked unexpectedly. One ordinary morning last month, I was sipping my usual coffee, sitting in front of my laptop, when I stumbled across a video featuring the Michael Bernard Beckwith. Something in his message struck a deep chord with me—it felt as though my inner world was being nudged awake. That moment led me down a path of exploration, reading, and introspection that I have continued to walk since.
Interestingly, while reading Joe Vitale’s Zero Limits, the term Satori popped up again. It felt like the universe was trying to tell me something. That’s when I decided to dive deeper and write this blog post to help others better understand these two profound states of consciousness.
Along the way, I realized that I had experienced what could be described as Satori, a brief but impactful glimpse into the nature of reality that left a lasting impression on me. I’ll be sharing more about that personal experience later in the post, along with the traditional definitions, key differences, and deeper meaning of Kensho and Satori in the Buddhist tradition.
So, whether you’re on your own path to awakening or simply curious about these terms, read on to discover the essence of Kensho and Satori—and how they may already be showing up in your life, too.
6 Lucid Dreaming Facts Every Conscious Dreamer Must Know
In this post, I am going to bring to light a few lucid dreaming facts that are not only interesting, but it will also tell you why this skill is a great advantage for someone interested in personal development.
Some of the best lucid dreaming books I ever read emphasized personal development more than all the other lucid dreaming benefits.
A person who has gained a lot of experience in conscious dreaming know well that lucid dreams can become a great tool for one’s improvement in a myriad of ways.
The initial craze of fulfilling various desires in dreams gradually fades away with time and one begins to realize that they can use their conscious dreams for greater purposes. Continue reading
7 Reasons Why Lucid Dreaming Is Not a Sin
One of the stupidest things I ever heard was that lucid dreaming is a sin. No wonder some people will go on to say or do anything to stop others for trying something new, but it really disappoints me when they use fear of god for this purpose.
I know that many people have used their religion to oppose lucid dreaming and I really don’t have any intention to argue with those who are strongly religious.
What I am going to discuss here are few simple and straight points that will tell you why the notion that conscious dreaming is a sin, is totally irrelevant. Continue reading
5 Awesome Ways to Access the Infinite Intelligence
If you could access the infinite intelligence you will be able to receive solutions to all your problems and you will get the ideas that can make your dreams come true.
Take a look at the lives of most successful people and you will find that what changed the entire course of their journey is a particular idea or inspiration.
Some people think that these ideas are born within them, they fail to see the bigger purpose due to their egocentric approach and that’s why it doesn’t happen to them that frequently. Whereas some people know that there is a higher intelligence present everywhere which rewards people with the information that can bring forth something into the world to make a change and in the process their success is also ensured.
Creative people understand this well, there have been many writers and artists who have created their masterpiece from the inspiration they received in dreams which is one common way to tap into the higher intelligence. Continue reading
How to Dream What You Want – Enjoy Your Virtual Reality
If you are interested in dreams, then you might have often wondered if it is possible to dream what you want because this way you can live your fantasies in the dream world.
Dreams are very much similar to reality because there also we feel emotions and sensations like in the real world. For example, when you get hit by a car you will feel the pain, when you cuddle your lover you will feel love, when you touch the fire your hands will burn, all this happens in your dream world exactly as it would be in your waking life.
Most importantly, sometimes what happens in your dreams will cause your body to react. Like, if you see a ghost in your dreams, your pulse rate and breathing rate rises as if you actually experienced that.
Till you wake up, dreams are your reality and that’s why you can do many things in dreams that are impossible in your real life. Continue reading
7 Ways the Law of Attraction Changed My Life
Since the day I first saw the movie “the secret” I have been on a very interesting journey which has taken me through various different phases of life and caused frequent changes of mindset.
I have been a super enthusiastic believer of the law of attraction, I have been to the skeptic side and I have also reached the place where I got into the state of flow manifesting things quickly, but none of those states lasted for long. However, I learned so many lessons which have helped me to understand that to alter your current reality you need to do some serious inner work.
Today, I don’t see this concept as a magical or unearthly thing which wasn’t familiar to us earlier, we have always obeyed the universal laws it’s just that we were not aware of what we were doing exactly. Continue reading
9 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Exercises
I don’t think any other practice comes close to the effectiveness and simplicity of mindfulness when it is about achieving the serenity of mind, that’s why I keep talking about it in my posts.
That was not a speculative statement, mindfulness has helped me to become an emotionally healthy person by pulling me out of depression. So, I really want you to understand that it is far better than any other technique especially because it’s easy and you can use it anytime, anywhere.
Mindfulness meditation is all about present moment awareness, using some simple methods you bring your attention to the NOW moment.
That may sound something simple, but it is very difficult to make your monkey mind focus on the present, the more aware you will become of your mind activities, the better your emotional state will get. Continue reading