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TUESDAY:
Be content with whatever God has given to you. trust everyone, and

 never tire in your efforts to reach the Supreme!

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THE LARGEST SPIRITUAL CONGREGATION OF THE WORLD

THE LARGEST SPIRITUAL CONGREGATION OF THE WORLD 
72 speakers for hall 1 and 150 for halls 2,3 & 4
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Dr Yugandhar GR MS(Gen.Surgery)
Convener & Secretary General
1st World Parliament on Spirituality   

www.wpsconnect.org                                          My Workshops & Talks

Ph :  +91 99086 52789 : : Skype : dr.yugandhar1  
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Vegetarians and green initiatives – Veggie Iftar Cairo

Vegetarians and green initiatives – Veggie Iftar Cairo

At the beginning of the 1979 cult classic film “The Warriors”, the gangs of New York City are brought together to consider the joint creation of a new and better future. That is sort of what it was like at VeggieIftar Cairo this weekend, where green-focused NGOs collaborated to put on a vegetarian, consciousness-raising, rooftop, potluck iftar.

If Saturday night was like the gang meeting at the beginning of ‘The Warriors’, then Mai ElZeiny is sort of like Cyrus, the prophetic figure who plans and gathers the various groups.

ElZeiny organized a similar event called Veggie Fest Cairo last January, just before the revolution. She put on Veggie Iftar Cairo this week because she wants to “promote a conscious and healthy lifestyle. We want people to question what they eat and how they live.”

The potluck was co-hosted by the Green Arm Initiative and Marshrou3 Al Mareekh.  Both of these organisations were “incubated” by Nahdet El Mahrousa, an NGO that works with youth-led social enterprises. They offer resources and guidance to get well-intentioned projects off the ground. Green Arm and Marshrou3 are two of their success stories.

Ahmed El-Dorghamy, the head of Green Arm, said that they were created to promote “greener and more socially aware lifestyles.” He said they do not limit themselves to changing only the environmental aspects of the streets. He pointed to their teaming up with HarrasMap as evidence of their broader goal of making the streets of Cairo a better place.

Marshrou3 Al Mareekh was started by Mariam El-Quessny who felt “we need a space where we can express ourselves, without needing to be funny or talented in some way.” El-Quessny hosts a unique brand of free-form open-mic nights where people can sing or dance, or simply speak their minds. “Like Facebook,” she says, “but we need a place where everyone is physically present.”

The event was held at the District in Maadi, which was one last ingredient of collaboration. The District is an innovative place that offers office space to people who want to work or meet in an environment that promises to be inspirational, productive, and dynamic. The idea is that if creative, clever people all over Cairo are working on new projects, they should probably be doing so in the same place.

The potluck was a huge success. Around 70 guests brought dish after dish, until organisers had to rearrange the tables to make room for over three dozen plates and tupperware filled exclusively with vegetarian cuisine. There was an eggplant, chickpea, and spinach subji steamed in a cream garam masala sauce. There was also vegan sushi, Indian biryani rice, and pasta with broccoli and white wine and soy sauce. Then there were Egyptian dishes like grape leaves and koshary that need no alteration to vegify.

To a meat-centric palate, the choices might have seemed more like a variation on a single taste.  But that didn’t stop me from eating my fill, and sneaking seconds of the amazing homemade carrot cake.

After the food had been lustily picked over, representatives from various green initiatives took turns addressing the crowd.

The first were members of an NGO called Nawaya. Their name can be translated as “intentions” or the plural of “seed,” a solid title for a group encouraging people to be more intentional with their seed use. The Nawaya representatives talked about their plan to bomb Cairo. (The speaker paused after delivering this line.) They are planning a campaign to bike around the city hurling specially made pods of mud with seeds inside. A video that showed how to make the pods and explaining how the bombing would lead to plants and food sprouting up throughout the concrete jungle was then screened.

Next, volunteers from Green Arm spoke. They addressed topics ranging from our global surpassing of the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide, to outreach methods aimed at promoting carpooling and bike-riding to work.

Finally, Masrou3 El Mareekh took the stage and we were treated to the open-mic project in action. Two women had the crowd laughing at their skit impersonating a food advertisement; someone else told a story about how gleeful it is to scooter across Cairo to work; a spoken-word artist humbly offered up a long-form rhyme about the benefits of solar energy.

On the roof of the District on Saturday there were boys with long hair and girls with shaved heads, paisley parachute pants, and wrap-around skirts. Lots and lots of wrap-around skirts. The crowd felt different on the roof of the District than it felt on the train ride to the District, or on the streets outside the District.

Midway through our food, an Egyptian friend I brought along leaned over to me and whispered, “These are the first Egyptian vegetarians I have ever seen.”

It is also worth noting that in that opening scene of “The Warriors”, Cyrus is shot dead, and his dream of a new and better future dies with him.

All of this is a hyperbolic way of saying that greening Cairo seems like an exceptionally steep slope to climb, especially when you are not allowed to drive a car.

But ElZeiny dismisses this cynicism with a closed-mouth smile she uses a lot, “We are not trying to change the whole population. We are trying to build a community here, one based on conscious eating. Conscious eating with respect to the environment, conscious eating with respect to health, and conscious eating with respect to spirituality.”

As Cyrus would say, “Can you dig it?”

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The World United:: WPS-2012

• Around 300 speakers from more than 50 countries ( till date delegations from 30 countries confirmed )
• 30 workshops
• plenaries, round tables, panel discussions on several spiritual issues
• brilliant wisdom sharing in just 5 days ...17-21 Dec 2012@hyderabad

Some speakers till date finalised

Padmasri Dr DR Kaarthikeyan
Former CBI Director
Grandmother Pa'Ris'Ha
President of American Indian AssociationBrahmarshi Patriji
Founder of Pyramid Spiritual SocietiesSwami Chidanand Saraswati
Head of Paramarth Niketan
Jennifer Hough
Founder of Canada's biggest holistic & natural practices
Mooji
Advaita Spiritual Master, PortugalLeonardo Orr
Founder of Re-Birthing MovementSunyogi Umasankar
Adept in Sun Yoga
Janet AttwoodAuthor of Passion Test
Dr Zhi Gang Sha
Founder of Love,Peace & Harmony Movement
Harrison KlienFounder of The Masters Gathering

Jacquline Maria Longstaff

Spiritual Master of Singing Heart Ashram
Brandon Bays
Founder of Journey
Ma Dharamdiksha
Healer and Yantra & Mudra expertDr Yugandhar GR
Spiritual Master & Pioneer in Transformational Medicine
Dr Hans TendamPast Life Regression Therapist

Jose Miguel RuizAuthor of Fifth Agreement from Toltec Path

Swami BrahmadevHead of Auro Valley
Macaco TamericePresident Damanhur ItalyDr AK ChatterjeeHead of Yogiraj Shyamacharan Lahiri Samsthan
Andre Reihl
Adept in Nidra Yoga, France

Sadhvi Bhagavati
Spiritual Teacher, Paramarth NiketanAmadio BianchiPresident of European Yoga FederationPadmabhushan Dr BM HegdeEminent Medical Expert
Padmabhushan Dr Vijay Bhatkar
Eminent Scientist & Founder of ETHYogiraj Siddhanath Gurunath
Spiritual Master
SooryajiEminent Soorya Yog Trainer
Dr Sue MorterEminent Scientist
Dr HR Nagendra
VC  of S-VYASA
Marci Shimoff
Author of Happy For No ReasonDebra Ponemann
Eminent Transformational Leader
Avatar AtmaguruSpiritual Teacher
Hasyayogi Jiten Kohi
President of Hasya Yoga
Mahayogi Pilot Baba
Eminent Saint of Himalayas
Prof Viswanath KaradFounder World Peace Centre, UNESCO Chair

Dr Deepak Ranade
Neuro Surgeon and Spiritual ColumnistDr NK SharmaFounder of Reiki Healing FoundationSadguru Mangeshda
Eminent Spiritual Teacher

BK Mruthyunjay

Executive Secretary, Brahma Kumaris

Swamini Paramananda Saraswati

Founder, Purna Vidya

Swami Parthasarathy

Founder, Vedanta Academy

Mata Karunamayi

Founder, SMVA Trust

Prem Nirmal

Founder, Enlightenment Education Societies

Dr Paula Fellingham

Founder, The Women’s Information Network

Prof Samdhong Rinpoche

Prime Minister of Tibet in exileOsho Siddhartha

Spiritual Personality

Maya Tiwari

Spiritual Leader

Judy Satori

Author of ‘Sunshine Before The Dawn’

Swami Chidanand

Head of Krishnamurthy Foundation

Karthik Vyas

Yoga Teacher

Mahatria
The Diviner of the Path Infinitheism

Bikshamaiah Guruji

Spiritual Leader

Swami Shanmuga & Amma Adi Shakti

Founders of Ekatvam

Sadhu Vaswani

Spiritual Leader

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Warm Regards

Dr Yugandhar GR MS(Gen.Surgery)
Convener & Secretary General
1st World Parliament on Spirituality   

 www.wpsconnect.org                                          
My Workshops & Talks

Ph :  +91 99086 52789 : : Skype : dr.yugandhar1   
G-7, Dev Manor, Vittalrao Nagar, Madhapur, Hyderabad-82
AP, INDIA

SthriyeVelugu: 10 Methods to Purify Your HEART

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An Invitation to be a part of Golden Age Enlightenment

 As the Great Shift in the Ages progresses, you may be hoping that all will magically turn out for the best.  You may not know that you can assist yourself and humanity in ascending into the loving harmony and abundance of Unity Consciousness. You may not realize that you have an important contribution to bring into the new Golden Age of Enlightenment. It takes living as your True Self to fully awaken and live as your own Divine Presence. Yet is there anything more important? In the last few years your Presence has been in council with the purpose of the DIVINE PLAN, so we could support you in making your full ascension in this lifetime. We are here to provide that support at this auspicious time in your great awakening -   The Ascended Masters of the Councils of Shamballa 

Therefore, be at the 1^st WORLD PARLIAMENT ON SPIRITUALITY to witness the great “SHIFT” in your physical embodiment. You can invite all those of your family and friends to be with you during these 5 days event.

It is indeed AWE INSPIRING for the whole of humanity. It just needs you to say  YES and confirm your participation. The last date to register yourself for the early bird offer is 30^th August 2012 

Pl visit www.wpsconnect.org or write to us at theworldunitedteam@gmail.com

Pl FIND ATTACHED THE DELEGATE BROCHURE FOR MORE INFO  

Dr.Yugandhar GR MS
Convener & Secretary General
1st World Parliament on Spirituality

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The Purpose of Ramadan

 

The month of Ramadhan is not like any other month; its purpose is to rid man of those habits which he has accumulated throughout the rest of the year. It is a month that prepares man for the remaining eleven months by teaching him discipline and self control. Thus, Allah has made some acts which are beloved to man, like eating, drinking and fulfilling one’s desires, Haraam. If man can control these desires in this month, which are usually permissible for him, then he can surely control himself from other desires which are not permissible throughout the remaining months.

This blessed month has been sent by Allah to His bondsmen so that can create a connection and draw closer to Allah by reaping the many rewards that lie in this month. A person who has been given the opportunity to be present in this month can take this as a sign that Allah Ta’ala has given him another opportunity to draw closer to Him and earn His paradise through worship in this month.

In this month we will be given many opportunities, as mentioned above to reform ourselves and seek forgiveness for our bad sins. This is a month of reformation and self reflection, where a believer can ponder of over spirituality and piety and bring a change for the better. The Prophet of Allah صلي الله عليه و سلم has clearly stated:

مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ قَوْلَ الزُّورِ وَالْعَمَلَ بِهِ فَلَيْسَ لِلَّهِ حَاجَةٌ فِي أَنْ يَدَعَ طَعَامَهُ وَشَرَابَهُ 
“Whoever does not give up lying and evil actions, then Allah is not in need of his leaving his food and drink” [Saheeh al-Bukhari]

It is clear from this Hadeeth which has been narrated on the authority of Hadrhat Abu Huraira رضي الله عنه that Allah is not in need of any person to leave his food or drink. Allah is far from needs and desires. However, it is the mercy of Allah that He wants each and every person to leave those things which will lead him to thehellfire and by controlling one’s desires throughout this month it is hoped that one will be able to control himself throughout the following months also.

For those who can relate, we can look at the month of Ramadhan like an MOT test. It is vital to be on form during this test. Once the test is over then we should be at a standard where we can continue through the following months. Indeed, there will be repairs and faults in between, but these will be minor and can be dealt with on the spot.

May Allah Ta’ala make us successful in this test, for the one who is unsuccessful in this test may not be given an opportunity for a re-test.

ان جبرئيل عرض لي فقال بعد من ادرك رمضان فلم يغفر له قلت آمين 
“Jibreel came to me and said, ‘Whoever reaches the month of Ramadan and does not have his sins forgiven and so enters the Fire, then may Allah distance him, say ameen.” So I said “Ameen” [Mustadrak al-Haakim]

In summary, the month of Ramadhan has been made so that mankind can take benefit of the merits and blessings contained within to change themselves for the better and by doing so create a bond with Allah that will continue throughout the eleven remaining months.

It is a month within which Allah has instructed us to place more emphasis on actions regarding our Deen (religion) as opposed to our daily routine and emphasis on worldly matters.

I pray that this information comes in use and aids the readers in preparing for the month of Ramadhan.

As a reminder, please commit the following Du’a to memory and make a habit of reciting it daily until the day of Ramdhan.

اللهم بارك لنا في رجب وشعبان وبلغنا رمضان 
“O Allah, make the months of Rajab and Sha’ban blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadhan.” [Musnad-e-Ahmed]

Source: Collection of Treasures
by Maulana Zain

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Don’t waste the Human form

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Speaking about how a human being is capable of existing as something far more than just a biological entity, Sadhguru explains that this possibility will open up for each of us, if we strive to go beyond the instinct of self-preservation and procreation. Related Posts: The Easiest thing in Existence is Self Realization Never Divide
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Chamundi Yatra: An Expression of Joy

Chamundi Yatra: An Expression of Joy:
An Isha volunteer shares her experience of the recent Chamundi Yatra, which happened from 18th to 22nd June. Apart from visiting several places of interest in and around Mysore, the participants had the rare experience of visiting Chamundi Hills, the place of Sadhguru’s Enlightenment, which culminated in a sathsang with Sadhguru.
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Hata Yoga Teacher Training Program

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We are excited to announce that for the first time, a 21-week Isha Hata Yoga Teacher Training program devised by Sadhguru, is to be held at the Adiyogi Alayam. Open to meditators and non-meditators, it is an unparalleled possibility to experience and acquire a complete understanding of the yogic system.
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Experience Guru Pournami at Isha Yoga Center

Experience Guru Pournami at Isha Yoga Center:
The full moon day in the month of Ashadha (July-August) is known as Guru Pournami. This sacred day honors the ancient lineage of the Enlightened. This year, Guru Pournami will be celebrated at the Isha Yoga Center on Tuesday, July 3rd. The entire event will be streamed live over the web, concluding with a sathsang with Sadhguru. We invite you to come and experience this day of offering and gratitude to the Guru.
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Apollo Isha Vidhya School Inaugurated

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On 16th June, the first “Apollo Isha Vidhya Rural School” at Aragonda village, Chittoor District was inaugurated by Padma Vibhushan Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group. Aragonda is the birthplace of Dr. Reddy and with a desire to mark a new dawn in educational models, he provided his personal land and funded the construction of the school building as his contribution to society and for the people of Aragonda and Chittoor district.
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Leave the Dead to the Dead

Leave the Dead to the Dead:
In this week's Spot, Sadhguru writes about the memory of the body, which far outweighs that of the mind: "Whatever kind of memory the mind carries, I see a lot of people in the world are pretty low GB in their mind, but their bodies are phenomenal GB. Your body still remembers just about anything."
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A Rare Experience

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Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan recently interacted with Sadhguru in a scintillating dialogue that lasted over two hours, examining various issues confronting India today – the rot of corruption in our political system, the need for a united India and the way ahead. Following is Dr. Narayan’s personal sharing of the event: “In Conversation with the Mystic – on June 16 was a rare experience. Two normally autonomous streams – the spiritual and the temporal – collided. The result was a happy synthesis.”
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Om Shri SaiNathaya Namaha,

Last post was about Sai Baba taking the sufferings upon Himself. In layman terms this becomes little difficult to understand. Although numerous incidents happened, people actually experienced that their suffering ended and there were many witness to those incidents. If we read the leelas of Shirdi Sai Baba, these sort of incident happened almost daily. They have not stopped after the Compassionate One left His physical body, which is called MahaSamadhi.

Blissful Joy is my Nature

In the Sacred text Shri Sai SatCharitra chapter number 19. Sai Baba have explained "Know that which is knowledge incarnate, or Supreme pure Consciousness or Blissful joy -- that is my true nature. So meditate on it regularly."




Those chapters (18 and 19) of Shri Sai SatCharitra has excellent guidance for meditation from Master Guide Baba himself.  But here the topic we are about to see is different and the above quote is relevant with it.



Since Sai Baba is one with the almighty, He is also the ocean of bliss. The topic of this particular was knocking on the door of mind and i stumbled upon an article signs of spiritual perfection by Meher Baba as a help to this post. I consider it a little miracle :). The quote below fits perfectly well.

The second sign is the atmosphere of bliss that Perfection radiates in its immediate vicinity, an atmosphere that a stranger in search of it cannot help feeling. A Perfect Master not only enjoys infinite bliss but also experiences universal suffering. The acuteness of suffering however is nullified or subdued by the overwhelming feeling of bliss. Hence Perfection can outwardly appear blissfully calm in the face of every kind of suffering and persecution.

The acuteness of sufferings subdues 

Now what was going on in my mind to understand this in layman's term. Lets suppose we individuals are glass of water holding some amount of that spiritual infinite bliss. More an individual is spiritual more bliss he or she experiences and also radiates the same.



Nobody is free from suffering. It's a fact that sufferings visits each and everyone.  Lets imagine suffering as ink. Now suppose a drop of ink is dropped in a small glass of water. The color of water (consciousness or chitta) will change. It will all be the color of ink (suffering). So individual with very less spiritual advancement will experience that more intensely. If the same drop of ink is dropped in a lake or river (more spiritually advanced beings), the same drop of ink will have negligible effect for a short time.

While Sadguru's are infinite oceans of bliss. They can consume rivers of inks with and diffuse it's effects. This explains that when Sai Baba took upon the pain and sufferings of devotees, not a trace of pain was seen on his glowing benign face. Not only this the Sadgurus or spiritual Gurus are the ones capable of awakening the source of infinite bliss in each one of us.

What should we learn from this?

We can also understand from this that more the person gets spiritually advanced, he or she experiences more and more bliss. The smile and experience of bliss and happiness is not easily disturbed with challenges and trials of life. Happiness and bliss becomes a the nature of those people. They carry it with them along with the other good qualities like compassion. As Sai Baba has taught us to seek His blissful nature, we should seek His blissful nature and love and grace. Then there would be no need to ask for mundane things which our mind feels would bring happiness and harmony.

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Contibuted by Mr. Parag Khandekar 100 Benefits of Meditation

Physiological benefits:

1. It lowers oxygen consumption.

2. It decreases respiratory rate.

3. It increases blood flow and slows the heart rate.

4. Increases exercise tolerance.

5. Leads to a deeper level of physical relaxation.

6. Good for people with high blood pressure.

7. Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.

8. Decreases muscle tension

9. Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.

10. Reduces Pre-menstrual Syndrome symptoms.

11. Helps in post-operative healing.

12. Enhances the immune system.

13. Reduces activity of viruses and emotional distress

14. Enhances energy, strength and vigor.

15. Helps with weight loss

16. Reduction of free radicals, less tissue damage

17. Higher skin resistance

18. Drop in cholesterol levels, lowers risk of cardiovascular disease.

19. Improved flow of air to the lungs resulting in easier breathing.

20. Decreases the aging process.

21. Higher levels of DHEAS (Dehydroepiandrosterone)

22. Prevented, slowed or controlled pain of chronic diseases

23. Makes you sweat less

24. Cure headaches & migraines

25. Greater Orderliness of Brain Functioning

26. Reduced Need for Medical Care

27. Less energy wasted

28. More inclined to sports, activities

29. Significant relief from asthma

30. Improved performance in athletic events

31. Normalizes to your ideal weight

32. Harmonizes our endocrine system

33. Relaxes our nervous system

34. Produce lasting beneficial changes in brain electrical activity

35. Helps cure infertility (the stresses of infertility can interfere with the release of hormones that regulate ovulation).

Psychological benefits:

36. Builds self-confidence.

37. Increases serotonin level, influences mood and behaviour.

38. Resolve phobias & fears

39. Helps control own thoughts

40. Helps with focus & concentration

41. Increase creativity

42. Increased brain wave coherence.

43. Improved learning ability and memory.

44. Increased feelings of vitality and rejuvenation.

45. Increased emotional stability.

46. Improved relationships

47. Mind ages at slower rate

48. Easier to remove bad habits

49. Develops intuition

50. Increased Productivity

51. Improved relations at home & at work

52. Able to see the larger picture in a given situation

53. Helps ignore petty issues

54. Increased ability to solve complex problems

55. Purifies your character

56. Develop will power

57. Greater communication between the two brain hemispheres

58. Respond more quickly and more effectively to a stressful event.

59. Increases ones perceptual ability and motor performance

60. Higher intelligence growth rate

61. Increased job satisfaction

62. Increase in the capacity for intimate contact with loved ones

63. Decrease in potential mental illness

64. Better, more sociable behaviour

65. Less aggressiveness

66. Helps in quitting smoking, alcohol addiction

67. Reduces need and dependency on drugs, pills & pharmaceuticals

68. Need less sleep to recover from sleep deprivation

69. Require less time to fall asleep, helps cure insomnia

70. Increases sense of responsibility

71. Reduces road rage

72. Decrease in restless thinking

73. Decreased tendency to worry

74. Increases listening skills and empathy

75. Helps make more accurate judgments

76. Greater tolerance

77. Gives composure to act in considered & constructive ways

78. Grows a stable, more balanced personality

79. Develops emotional maturity

Spiritual benefits:

80. Helps keep things in perspective

81. Provides peace of mind, happiness

82. Helps you discover your purpose in life

83. Increased self-actualization.

84. Increased compassion

85. Growing wisdom

86. Deeper understanding of yourself and others

87. Brings body, mind, and spirit in harmony

88. Deeper Level of spiritual relaxation

89. Increased acceptance of one self

90. Helps learn forgiveness

91. Changes attitude toward life

92. Creates a deeper relationship with your God

93. Increases the synchronicity in your life

94. Greater inner-directedness

95. Helps living in the present moment

96. Creates a widening, deepening capacity for love

97. Discovery of the power and consciousness beyond the ego

98. Experience an inner sense of Assurance or Knowingness

99. Experience a sense of Oneness

100. Leads to enlightenment