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Are You a Modern Master? Explore the Spiritual Science of Ancient India

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Ever wondered what it takes to truly master something? Let’s not just talk about honing a skill or learning a new hobby. We’re talking about the big stuff, like conquering your fears, developing a robust meditation practice, or refining your unique healing abilities to reach new heights of accomplishment.

Mastering these aspects of life means acquiring new knowledge, gaining control of your inner world, and exhibiting great skill in your actions and relationships. As we strive for these qualities, we’re blessed with the advancements in technology, science, medicine, and engineering that bring these goals closer than ever before.

So, now the question arises — What does it take to become a master of your spiritual life?

Seeking Spiritual Wisdom Across Ages

Over centuries, seekers have trekked to spiritual masters in pursuit of wisdom. It’s akin to the classic cartoon of a pilgrim climbing the tallest peaks to consult with the solitary Master about life’s purpose. This pursuit of spiritual wisdom is deeply ingrained in all cultures and times.

The spiritual science of ancient India, venerated in the East and rediscovered by Western icons (the Beatles in India, anyone?) in the 20th century, has witnessed a bloom in interest in yoga, meditation, and musical rituals like kirtan.

During this transformative era, I had the privilege of immersing myself in this ancient tradition in India, amplifying my abilities as a spiritual teacher and energy healer. It was an intense journey demanding time, energy, resources, and the right teachers to unravel this precious knowledge and insight.

But the payoff? Absolutely worth it.

Embrace the Spiritual Awakening

Here’s an oft-repeated truth — the frequency and pace of spiritual awakenings happening today are mind-boggling, but exhilarating! There’s never been a time in history where so many people are tapping into their innate healing abilities, embracing spiritual practices, and recognizing the immense value of this learning.

Wondering how you can join the ranks of these modern masters, faster and more effectively? Here’s how…

Master the Ancient Wisdom with Me

Join me for a deeper dive into the ancient knowledge through my course, Master the Secrets of the Sutras. Whether you’ve studied sutras previously with me, or are new to them, it’s a perfect opportunity to build, refresh, replenish, and rekindle your practice.

This wisdom tradition from India offers invaluable insights, whether you’re keen on learning how to heal yourself and others, advance on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual planes, discover your life purpose, or simply attract more peace, joy, and abundance into your life.

These traits embody the modern master, a path you can tread with the spiritual science of ancient India.

The Path to Modern Mastery: 3 Key Steps

  1. Master Your Mind: Ancient Indian spiritual science reveals the secrets of special secret words and phrases. Once enlivened in you, they are a tool to quieten your mind, detoxify and rejuvenate your body, and strengthen your connection to the divine. Our collective connection to the Source can bring about a profound transformation on Earth.
  1. Master Your Unique Gifts: Deepen your self-awareness and understand your connection to the divine and the world around you. Understanding the spiritual science of ancient India provides resources for contributing to world healing.
  1. Master Your Heart: Learn to swap a fear-based perspective for a massive energy shift that positively affects every aspect of your life. Embrace love, compassion, and joy, and journey to a place of peace and calm, where your dreams of health, abundance, and fulfillment can materialize.

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and visualize yourself as a master of all areas of life touched by spirituality. The growth of your spirit inevitably uplifts every aspect of your being and contributes to those around you as well. Envisage everything that you long to do, be, and give — and you’re envisioning the role of the modern master you have the potential to become.

Intrigued by this learning journey or curious about the path to modern mastery? Click here to discover more >>>

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What the Spiritual Science of Ancient India Can Teach Us Today

by Be a Modern MasterEnergy MedicineFeatured

“Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself.”
― Paramahansa Yogananda

Today, as miracles of technology are shrinking our world and bringing us closer together, the global village is growing before our eyes. Yet the challenges are growing, too, with climate change, conflict, and resource scarcity demanding more of the human heart, mind and soul than ever before.

What will it take to become worthy citizens of an enlightened future? How will people build the spiritual strength they need? Many have already discovered that the sacred wisdom of the past holds the key.

The spiritual science of ancient India has re-emerged in a modern setting with remarkable tools for navigating the path ahead!

When asked for advice by a fellow entrepreneur, tech giant Steve Jobs recommended a trip to India. As a teenager, Jobs had discovered the book Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, master teacher from India and founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles. Jobs made a trip to India during his years of developing his iconic computer company, Apple, and gained a new realization of his purpose and his future in the home of one of mankind’s earliest and richest spiritual traditions.

Jobs made a point of rereading Yogananda’s book of spiritual wisdom once every year. Those who attended the memorial service for Steve Jobs when he died in 2011 each received a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi in a plain brown box. It was a gift from the heart of the best advice for living that Jobs had ever found.

In the twentieth century, the arrival in the West of teachers like Yogananda sparked interest in the spiritual traditions of Eastern philosophy and religion. Practices like yoga and meditation opened new avenues of self-discovery, healing, and spiritual awakening, just as quantum science began to open new vistas in the study of energy and matter.

Today the healing and empowering influence of the ancient wisdom of India is spreading like a breath of fresh air into classrooms, boardrooms, homes, and meeting houses. Technology is bringing the principles of yoga and meditation, mindfulness, positive thinking, and compassion into the everyday world of everyday people.

From celebrities attending yoga classes to school boards approving daily meditation sessions for young children, the practice of mindfulness is growing in popular culture, offering a new lease on spiritual life for millions. The opportunity to embrace this ancient wisdom has come at the perfect time.

It was my great privilege to live and study in India where I discovered the power of this ancient wisdom tradition. My personal quest for knowledge and spiritual training led me to India to explore what I knew was available there. The spiritual science of ancient India holds secrets about human life and the Divine that speak to a modern world overwhelmed by the increasing pace of life, the rapid change, the flood of information, and danger on a global scale.

The message of community, life purpose, and personal connection to nature and the Divine has never been more needed. In my work today, I see a huge blossoming of interest in the study of energy healing and amazing growth in the rate of initiations into higher and higher spiritual levels. Spirit is aware that our world is in a true state of crisis, so we need as many conscious people as possible who are willing to be of service.

What is it about the spiritual science of ancient India that offers inspiration to everyone who seeks it? What does this wisdom hold for anyone today looking for personal growth, fulfillment, happiness, and purpose?

I’ve got a free webinar coming up next week which offers an opportunity to discover the ways this wisdom of the ages can help you create a richer, fuller, and more meaningful life. The pursuit of wisdom involves taking an active role in study and learning and includes these important steps:

1.  Gain knowledge about the nature of life in the context of thousands of years of tradition. Learn how to think about your life in the most honest, productive, and compassionate way.

2.  Face your emotional ebb and flow and decide in what ways your emotions are hindering or healing you. Learn to make choices that center and calm you and move you in the direction of joy, harmony, and contribution to a loving world.

3.  Make peace with uncertainty and change in the world while recognizing the unchanging space within. Strengthen your connection to the Divine.

4.  Learn to create personal well-being through self-awareness and a positive outlook. By honoring the divine gift of life, you express gratitude and radiate love and kindness that all can share.

5.  Recognize the unity of all creation. Your compassionate service helps build the common good even on the smallest level.

If you’re attracted to this kind of learning, or you’re curious to learn more about mastering your spiritual life through the wisdom traditions of ancient India, join my free webinar on Thursday, December 14th 11am PST or register to receive the replay >>>

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Could You Become a Modern Master? Learn the Spiritual Science of Ancient India

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What does it take to become a master of something? What would it mean to finally release your fears, to develop a powerful meditation practice, or to sharpen your unique set of healing abilities and bring them to a higher level of accomplishment?

Mastery includes the process of becoming accomplished through knowledge and practice, gaining control of your inner world, and showing great skill in your actions and your relationships with others and the world around you.

These are all fantastic qualities to strive towards in your daily life, and fortunately, advancements in technology, science, medicine and engineering have brought many of these goals within reach.

But what would it take to become a master of your spiritual life?

People have sought the assistance of spiritual masters throughout the ages. You’ve seen the classic cartoon of the seeker climbing the tallest mountain to ask the Master living all alone on top about the meaning of life. It’s no joke, of course. Spiritual wisdom is real and it resides in all cultures and in all times.

The spiritual science of ancient India, ever-revered in the East, was re-discovered by icons of Western culture (remember when the Beatles went to India?) in the 20th century and interest in yoga, meditation, and musical ritual, like kirtan, blossomed.

During that new age of awakening, I was privileged to spend time studying this ancient tradition in India as part of my training as a spiritual teacher and energy healer… and it brought a level of mastery to my abilities that I would never have expected.

It took a significant period of time, energy, resources and training to become a spiritual master back then, and it could often take just as long to find the right teacher to bring forth this knowledge and insight.

I say this all the time, and it’s never been more true: The frequency and pace of the spiritual awakenings happening today is staggering… but also exciting!

Never before in the history of our civilization have so many people tapped into their own innate healing abilities, embraced spiritual practice and have recognized the immense value of this kind of learning.

So here’s how you can become a Spiritual Modern Master, faster and more effectively than ever before…

Join me for a deeper exploration of this ancient knowledge through my course, Master the Secrets of the Sutras.

(And if you’ve already been through the course, take this time to revisit it, to replenish and refresh your practice). 

This powerful wisdom tradition from India holds great value whether you are interested in learning how to heal yourself and others; to advance on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels; to find your purpose in the world; or to attract more peace, joy, and abundance into your life.

All of these are attributes of the Modern Master, and the path to this mastery is available to you in the spiritual science of ancient India.

Here are 3 ways that becoming a Modern Master could help you advance on the path to higher spiritual consciousness and your best life:

  1. Become a master of your mind. The spiritual science of ancient India offers the secrets of mantra meditation. The purpose of meditation is to still the mind; calm, cleanse, and refresh the body; and increase your connection to Spirit. If enough of us connect to Source and to each other, we will bring about a profound transformation of life on Earth.
  2. Become a master of your unique gifts. Learn to look more clearly at your inner self, your experience, and your beliefs. Who are you and what is your connection to Source and to the world around you? What are you here to do and to give? Expanding your self-awareness with knowledge of the spiritual science of ancient India will give you greater resources for contributing to the healing of the world.
  3. Become a master of your heart. Learn to step back from a fear-based outlook and embrace a massive shift in your energy that will affect every aspect of your life in a positive, heart-opening way. By focusing on the positive, healing qualities of love, compassion, and joy as directed by the spiritual science of ancient India, you will journey to a place of peace and calm where your dreams of good health, abundance, and fulfillment can be realized.

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and imagine yourself a master of all the areas of your life that spirituality touches… but that includes everything, doesn’t it?

The growth of your spirit inevitably lifts up every aspect of your being—and contributes to those around you as well. Imagine all that you long to do and be and give—and you are imagining the role of the Modern Master you have the potential to become.

If you’re attracted to this kind of learning, or you’re curious to know more about the path to modern mastery click here to discover more>>>>

Ancient Indian Sutra Wisdom for Modern Times

Unlock the Secrets of the Sutras: Discover Ancient Wisdom from India

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Ancient Indian Sutra Wisdom for Modern Times

“For those who have an intense urge for spirit and wisdom, it sits near them, waiting.”
~Patanjali

How did people thousands of years ago preserve the spiritual wisdom they received? Long before they had the means to record their words on stone, cloth, or papyrus, they spoke, remembered, and shared. Just as the written texts of the Abrahamic traditions began as shared stories passed down by word-of-mouth, so also did the philosophies of the East also begin as oral traditions.

In ancient India and many Asian cultures, the spiritual wisdom of the ages took the form of sutras, brief words and phrases that carried all the beauty and meaning that masters had received from Source. With time, sutras containing spiritual wisdom as well as wisdom from other areas of human knowledge were collected and recorded for study by future generations.

Sutra Definition

Sutra comes from the Sanskrit word meaning “thread.” A thread can be both a line of thought to be followed and something to be woven together to form a whole. These threads of wisdom have been collected and preserved over the ages, and when properly instilled, they convey powerful spiritual messages.

In a sense, the sutras are a secret code. Their significance and meaning have been condensed and compressed over time so that the simplest single word contains worlds of wisdom and experience. The sutras are passed on from teacher to student as part of a meditation practice. For the student, the receiving of the sutras results in a profound opportunity to grow in spirit and ultimately connect to Source.

Ancient Indian Sutras in Modern Times

What can the sutras mean for the modern student of ancient spiritual wisdom? They can provide access to higher realms of consciousness and unleash the magnificent gifts and powers that are uniquely yours. The sutras can help release and heal past trauma, empower creativity, deepen meditation practice, and enable the student to initiate to higher realms of Spirit.

The Sutras and Meditation

One vital component of being open to the wisdom of the sutras is a strong meditation practice. Although there are many different ways to meditate, I have found that the best method for spiritual advancement is through the practice of mantra meditation.

The Sutras and Mantras

A mantra is a syllable or word that is repeated internally in order to focus your mind. It is a powerful, ancient, “seed” sound that can carry you into a deep state of meditation. In the midst of your deep meditation, the wisdom of the sutras can be “seeded” into the fertile soil of your consciousness.

Within this process, you raise not only your own energy vibration, but the vibrations of those in your environment—your family, friends, and co-workers—as well as sending out positive pulsations to the world at large. As you raise your own consciousness, you help to heal the world.

The Sutras and Patanjali Yoga

If are one of the people Patanjali describes with “an intense urge for spirit and wisdom,” discovering the secrets of the sutras may be the path you are looking for. Of course, Patanjali is playfully referring to all of humanity, for who is not seeking the joy of growing in spirit and wisdom?

Patanjali, who lived in India most likely in the first to third centuries BCE, was author of the Yoga Sutras and is considered the founder of the tradition of meditation.  As this beloved master of ancient India assures you, spirit and wisdom are not hiding—they sit near you, waiting for your respectful attention.

The sutras provide the fastest and most sure-footed path to making a massive shift in your energy that will affect every aspect of your life in a positive, heart-opening way. I invite you to join me for a new course in sutra wisdom—Master the Secrets of the Sutras.

At the heart of the course is the unlocking of the ancient secrets of the sutras, leading you on the spiritual adventure of a lifetime.