Journal

Take Back Your Brain!

May 14, 2013

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Many people correctly understand what it means to master their brains. Some, on the other hand, wonder whether there was ever a time when they weren’t the master of their brain. How could it be possible not to be the master of their brain?

Ilchi Lee at Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona

Hearing the Call of the Earth

May 6, 2013

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The waters of Oak Creek ripple through the Verde Valley bringing the green blush of deciduous trees hinted at in the valley’s name. I sat on the bank of one part of the creek recently, dangling my feet in the chill water.

Magnets for Health and Peace

May 1, 2013

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When people fight, they think that they’re just fighting. When they put others down with caustic remarks, it may seem as if they are just bruising their psyche. But if you look deeper, you’ll see they are damaging more than that.

Choose and Act Right Now

April 5, 2013

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We are standing at a crossroads—a moment of destiny in which one of two options must be chosen. Is humankind to come to an end, or will there be a new and great beginning? One by one, each of us takes a step forward choosing the path that we wish for our world, every action another step.

Visions of Greatness

March 27, 2013

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A common trap of spiritual aspirations is that they provide us grandiose visions of becoming higher beings of grace and authority.

Do You Know Who You Are?

March 20, 2013

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Without knowing the answer to the question, “Who am I?”, how can you really know anything else? In the absence of an answer, life becomes a meaningless sequence of events and is often clouded by anxiety and worry, anguish and delusion.

The Rhythm of the Land

March 5, 2013

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People are influenced a lot by their environment. Have you noticed that many people who live in the same region have a similar texture to their energy? And that texture typically resonates with the texture of the land.

The Balance Between Feast and Famine

February 26, 2013

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The long term effects of overeating results in obesity, which is a major risk factor for many illnesses and diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. But even more fundamentally, what you eat affects your mental health, not only on a chemical level but on an emotional level as well. Everything is connected to eating. As some say, we are what we eat.

A Human-Centered Education System

February 20, 2013

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There needs to be a shift from the often stressful education system focused on academic competition to a system of education that respects the minds of the youth, an updated model that I refer to as a human-centered education.

Depression: The Starting Point

February 12, 2013

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The most serious mental health issue faced by today’s society is depression. To find the answer we must look inside of the brain. The responsibility to improve the quality of your life and cure depression lies with you.