Seeing through exterior things, and seeing God in them Thomas Merton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A blind feeling of one’s own being, stretching unto God The Cloud of Unknowing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The pure, loving gaze that finds God everywhere Brother Lawrence ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mind’s loving, unmixed, permanent attention to the things of God Francis de Sales ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Finding God...
Quotes and Parables from Sri Ramakrishna
“Do you know what I see? I see Him as all. Men and other creatures appear to me only as hollow forms, moving their heads and hands and feet, but within is the Lord Himself.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “There are pearls in the deep sea, but one must hazard all to find them. If diving once does...
Inspirational Quotes and Poems by Rumi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I’ve been knocking from the inside!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, But don’t move the way fear...
Spirituality REALLY Is For All Of Us: Everyday People, Living Unbound
West Virginia is a beautiful, mountainous state in the Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States. To say that West Virginia is not internationally-known as a hotbed of leading Living Unbound-related wisdom would be a bit of an understatement. This may be changing soon. Living Unbound is ultimately as simple as Awareness Watching Awareness. Living...
Mahatma Gandhi: Inner Voice of the Prophet
The following post was contributed by Nandhi, a yogi from the South Indian Siddhar tradition. These are inspirational words he is sharing with us, to help us all in enjoying Living Unbound, in reality. Thank you, Nandhi for sharing your beautiful wisdom with us. ***Photos were taken from Mahatma Gandhi’s Sabarmati Ashram by Nandhi. The Inner Voice of the Prophet:...
Choosing Our Thoughts to Create a Positive Life Experience
The following article is written by Andrew Thompson, the founder of Inspirational Works, an organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, providing “Events that Inspire, Motivate and Transform Lives”. Inspirational Works has hosted Byron Katie, and is thrilled to be hosting Don Miguel Ruiz (author of The Four Agreements and other books), April 9th-11th, 2010. Andrew has been...
Living Unbound Q&A: Meditation and Depression
A Living Unbound Visitor Asks: “Here is a question: It is suggested in many traditions that if one is experiencing true depression (not just a blue mood, but an actual disorder, where one can’t feel any pleasure), since the meditation will amplify the inward ruminations of the depressed person. I have through personal experience verified...
Essential Oils
Massage and related healing methods have been very helpful to me, with respect to my overall health. My massage therapist, Cindy Vagner, is an amazing healer who works with a variety of healing methods above and beyond traditional massage. She uses various methods such as Reiki, Physio-Spiritual Etheric Body Healing, CranioSacral Therapy, Raindrop Treatment, Etc.,...
Quotes By Nandhi
The following quotes are from Nandhi, a yogi from the South Indian Siddhar tradition. These are inspirational words he is sharing with us, to help us all in enjoying Living Unbound, in reality. Thank you, Nandhi for sharing your beautiful wisdom with us. Climbing above the mind is yoga; to be the multiple reality as...
Living Unbound: Spirituality Is For All Of Us
Living Unbound, the Freedom Beyond Imagination of our inherently fulfilled consciousness, aka spirituality, is for all of us, regardless of our religion or spiritual tradition, or our lack of one, or even lack of any previous inclination toward spirituality. Spiritual practices (prayer, meditation, devotional chanting and singing, directed breathing, contemplation, etc.) are universal practices, with...