Marc Oromaner, Contributor
Waking Times

Enlightenment. The moment we consciously connect to eternal truth. It’s when we see through the veil of this illusionary world, rising above ego, time, materialism, and our own emotions to see the bigger picture—that we are all one. It’s what all gurus, spiritualists, yogis, Buddhists, monks, meditators, shamans, artists, writers, and religious leaders strive for. It’s the state Neo reached at the end of 

Soren Dreier, Guest
Waking Times

The other day I went to the veggie store and I was looking at the tomatoes. They have three kinds:

First kind is more or less the same. They look the same, have the same size, and same color. Industrialized, clone, replica like. Second kind they call plum tomatoes here. They were more or less the same also. No diversity in color or shape or size. Then the third kind, which they call beef tomatoes, were all very different. Different sizes, different colors, different individual weight and such.

I was going for the diverse ones. Then I thought, I´ll check their ‘field’, the etheric or their Prana – life force. Number one and two had a small grayish field ar...

HJ: The finest minds talking about some of the most important, powerful subjects in your personal evolution towards greater self-mastery, happiness and growth.  What more do we need to say?

- Truth

These Are Τhe 10 Amazing TED Talks You Need Τo Watch

By Adrian | Dumb Little Man

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When it comes to acquiring knowledge, there is only one place on the Internet nowadays, every successful person would suggest without hesitation – TED talks. TED talks are the epitome of knowledge. Their motto – ideas worth spreading – signifies the purpose of this movement and justifies its amazing ability to effectively spread high-quality ideas in today’s internet’s chaotic environment.

Despite the amazing value TED talks have to offer, there is a small problem about them.

There are more than 1600 TED talks out there and you could spend hours trying to identify the ones that are more beneficial to you and your reality.

For that reason, I decided to draft this art...

If you feel as if you are being punished, take a close look at the feeling.  Where is it based?  How did it begin and why are you choosing to carry it?  More often than not, another has perpetuated this feeling for themselves and you have picked it up to feel connected to them.  It is completely up to you to choose to continue carrying it or to release it.  Free will is yours. ~ Creator

Dear Ones, if you are feeling stuck in a situation and cannot see your way out, remember the universe has the ability to find a myriad of possible solutions, many of which you would never think of because you do not know they exist. The fastest way out of any situation that you wish to move beyond is to surrender. Ask the universe to assist. Know that the second you have asked, the universe sets into motion. That is how powerful you are. Stay in the flow and allow the solutions to come because they are on the way. You […]

Mel Schwartz, Guest
Waking Times

An Epidemic of Depression

Our society is in the throes of a virtual epidemic of depression. The numbers are quite staggering. More than twenty percent of the American population will experience at least one episode of what we refer to as clinical depression. We need to look deeper into this phenomenon to understand it and overcome it. My contention is, firstly, that our cultural values and memes induce us to live in ways that are, indeed, depressing. Secondly, much of what we refer to as clinical depression is inaccurate. Most depression is situational. The symptoms of depression are often due to depressing circumstances, not disease. In other...

Dr. Mercola
Waking Times

Food allergies affect an estimated 15 million Americans, including one in 13 children. Statistics indicate something strange is afoot, as food allergies in children rose by 50 percent between 1997 and 2011 alone.

Similarly, in Great Britain one in three people are allergic to something, be it pollen, dust mites, or food.1 Previous research has drawn parallels between the rise in allergies and increased antibiotic and antimicrobial use. One study

SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE   Like the eaglet, you must first be fed by your mama. This is like receiving information from other sources such as books, videos and conversations with those who feed you information to help you grow. Just as an eaglet sheds its baby feathers, so must humans shed their fears and out-dated belief codes in order to be able to fly. As negative belief codes are shed, allowing you to be in your integrity and to speak your truth, the freer you become. Like the eagle, you can soar higher and higher, playing with the thermals and keeping a sharp eye out for your next meal, simply living in the moment, flowing with life while taking care of your basic needs. As you mature, it is time to leave the nest. For humans, this is a time for introspection, going within and learning to rely on yourself. Each of you must make this solo flight if you want to reach your highest potential. It is your choice to create the path you wish to walk, taking responsibility for each step along the way. As you get better at making choices that lead you toward your desired destiny, life gets easier and more profound. This is like the eagle that has mastered his flight patterns and is adept at catching his prey in order to sustain himself. Then comes the day when the eagle chooses a mate. If you still tend to harbor anger and resentment towards your friends, you will surely do the same with the one you live with. For those of you who have completed your “homework” and have cleaned your nest of unnecessary habits and belief codes, you will draw unto yourself appropriate mates.

Beloveds, sometimes it is true that no one understands you. Even friends, even good friends, see only a fraction of you, or even mis-see. Everyone has a partial picture of you. No one knows you as well as I do.
 
People may think they know you and know you well, yet there is far more to you than the picture people see. People may even think they know you before they have laid eyes on you.
 
This seems like a pity, yet this is not a pity. This is how it is. You yourself don’t begin to know all the dimensions that lie within you. At the same time, you do know more of the layers that exist within you than others do. Pretty much, you do.
 
Not everyone surmises the same aspects of you. Some may even see opposite aspects.
 
Would that the world grasped your full content. Yet not even you do. There are sun’s rays you also have never noticed. You are a deep well.
 
Without full awareness of yourself, you nevertheless feel that others are to have a greater understanding of you than they do. If others really saw your light, it could be too much for them, yet it would be well worth their blazing through.
 
No question, odds are people undervalue you, including those who love you.
 
You are greater than the eye can see. There are ramifications of you that, so far, only I know. You may have a glimpse now and then, yet you don’t seem to know how to keep that glimpse in front of you. Something is missing from your perception. You also put yourself down simply by not seeing your full radiance.