In Bali, everything is sacred. It is especially important to honor important events and stages in life – from birth to death – with ceremony. Each stage is recognized by the family and community. From the time of conception, a person’s progress is encouraged, blessed, and celebrated in the temple with priests and offerings, including conception, birth, maturity, marriage, and death. A newborn baby will go through eight ceremonies in order to be integrated into the Hindu community.  Important ceremonies happen in the family temple. This is the place to invite and to thank the gods with the support of…

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To live a long and healthy life, one of the most important steps is to keep your intestines clean. Certain foods clog up our body and lead to weight gain. Certain foods clog up our body and lead to weight gain. An expanded belly can be caused by visceral fat that accumulates in and around the internal organs. We also know that most adults hold from 5 to 20 pounds of indigestible waste (POOP) in the belly. Yikes! I’m betting this will NOT be my most popular post – ha ha! But please read on – – it’s vitally important.  Our food…

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The New Year has exploded in life. It all started with the destruction of evil in the Ogoh-Ogoh parade, followed by Nyepi, the silent day. These events kicked off a series of happy surprises in our community: Weddings, the arrival of twins, a new house, baby goats, a new calf, and freeing so many animals into safety! Here’s a brief video of the high points. It all started March 2nd with the demon parade of the scary Ogoh-Ogoh through the streets. This is the last hurrah for evil and all the wrongs in the world. Then the demons are burned to…

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Pure 100% chocolate is my favorite food in the world. And for good reason. Pure unsweetened cacao is higher in antioxidants than grapes, blueberries, or green tea. Maybe that’s why ancient cultures used it as a medicine, and called it “Food of the Gods.” Follow my links below to the BEST chocolate bars! But if it has sugar added, I won’t eat it. Why ruin the healthiest food by mixing it with the most unhealthy toxin? It turns out that raw, unsweetened chocolate is the #1 highest antioxidant food on Earth, when measured by ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) by the…

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We live in a century of enormous stress and change. But it’s nothing like the violent times in which Jesus Christ lived. I wonder, how are these two millennia inextricably linked? What’s the true origin of Christ Consciousness (as some call it)? Maybe the Roman Empire unintentionally kindled a fire in our hearts, an unstoppable force of truth and love to inspire freedom and awaken the entire world. But it has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with spirit.  What really happened in 1st century Judaea? Who is the real Messiah? Is the DNA bloodline still alive? I’m…

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Why do creation stories somehow match across the globe? How can distant cultures share the same myth of dragons, snakes, giant Gods, virgins, and the tree of life? NOTHING is clear about our history, and I’m ready to revise everything I learned in school. How should we interpret these strangely parallel tales? Are the stories real? Or myths? What’s your take on them? Every culture has its sacred historical texts. These are important roots of our ancestry. Perhaps just now we are learning how to read them. Our mythical stories cannot be read literally – that’s far too pedantic. However,…

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Constantine’s Dilemma:  In 4th century Rome, Emperor Constantine faced uncountable challenges. As he continued to enlarge Rome’s wealth and expansion on all sides, his main struggle was religious and cultural squabbles among the many cultures annexed into the vast Empire. Constantine’s overriding problem was chaos among religious leaders who worshipped diverse gods. Even worse, he suffered brutal disputes that threatened his legal title to the throne. Emperor Constantine wanted a worldwide belief system that would encourage peace and willingness to pay taxes imposed by Rome. As a political strategy,  he sought to pacify his empire by creating a religious –…

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Can you feel the new vibration on the planet? Our available frequencies are expanding every day. How can we increase our perceptive range and utilize them? We live in times of increasing truth and huge disinformation. Yet what we see, hear, smell, taste, and feel are largely determined by training and our expectations. When we can’t believe what’s outside us, it’s a HINT to go inside and find answers within. Perhaps now is the time for humanity to cultivate our true inner knowing, our 6th sense.  How attuned are you to nature? Do your physical eyes see everything that’s there…

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By Lama D. Many people ask me how to raise spiritual awareness. Others ask me if “Ascension” is the same as “Enlightenment”. Well, it all depends on your goal. In this article I will explain the Structure of the Universe and the Laws of Nature. When you understand the rules of the game you will know how to achieve your goal.  “Enlightenment” is a very great achievement for a soul. It means your soul moves out of the physical realm forever. To do this requires a great deal of luck, accumulated virtue, and effort. As you ascend to higher levels…

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