Faith n Prayer

In their letters, both Mark and Matthew gives the foundation of successful praying as ‘Ask Believe Receive’. Ask with absolute clarity in your desire; With absolute faith, believing with all your heart that your desire will manifest and prepare for what you ask for. There is a story of Moses …

Healing With Mundras

Mudras are symbolic or ritual arm, hand and body positions used in the traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. The great Buddha knew the use of mudras and is often depicted using these ritual gestures. Mudra (Sanskrit) is ‘spiritual gesture’ and energetic ‘seal of authenticity’ employed in the iconography and spiritual …

The Goddess of Mercy

Always in white (colour of purity) Nan Hai Ku Fo – merciful, tender, compassionate, loving, protecting, caring, healing, kind, pure, and wise – is often depicted holding a vase and willow leaves. The willow leaves (a symbol of being able to bend or being flexible) represents our eyebrows, the vase …

The Tap In The Tree

The Company Gardens in Cape Town is an oddly serene place. In these gardens no one seems to be concerned with the next persons business in the garden … all are in their own space and time. Street people sleep on the benches in the shade of the trees, or …

The Laughing Buddha

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Maitreya Bodhisattva – The Bodhisattva of Great Benevolence and the Next Buddha The monk called Maitreya (in Sanskrit) or Mi Le Fo ( 弥勒佛 ) – known as The Happy Buddha, The Lucky Buddha or The Laughing Buddha – is in fact not a Buddha at all, but a Bodhisattva. …

Eating Rituals

This website brings to mind the following, from the chapter on health and beauty in Shakti Gawain’s book Creative Visualization. “… many people are very unconscious while they eat. We are so busy talking and thinking of other things, we fail to tune in to the delicious, satisfying taste and …

Be The Person

You can improve your community just by starting with yourself. Show everyone kindness and respect. Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you – not because they are nice, but because you are. There are no boundaries or classes that define a group of people …

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