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Feral's don't cry

I may walk with a limp or have just one eye but you will never hear me cry. You know I've got nothing, nothing to lose all that I have is the feral cat blues. Yes, I got nothing, nothing to lose but don't ever judge me till you've been in my shoes. Till you've had your heart broken till you 've been abused, till your self-respect has been beaten and bruised. I once was wanted, desired on sight, never had to go hungry or fight for my life. Imagine my shock when I got the boot, what…

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Added by Sugar Bouche on July 14, 2017 at 4:07pm — 1 Comment

Be water-wise - learn how now

My dear friends,

I thought you might be interested in this Abundance of Water Garden & Home eco webinar, created by my friend Alosha, which is starting online next week - for free: …

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on July 1, 2017 at 3:05am — No Comments

Connected Living with Dr. Regina Jensen

My dear friends,

I hope this is a good moment to introduce you a new blog by my dearest friend Dr. Regina Jensen!

Regina's video-introduction:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iQUc0KE9Ts

At a time like this it is essential that we have a forum to support each other and exchange information and call it Connected Living because that best describes what we most…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on June 24, 2017 at 9:00pm — 4 Comments

Broken into Enlightenment

"If you live consciously,

there is tremendous grace in hardship.

We like to imagine that

enlightenment is just another gift we get.

But for enlightenment to happen, you must be torn apart.

The idea of who you are, what you know to be real,

it all gets torn…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on June 6, 2017 at 11:27pm — No Comments

Freedom to Be Yourself

"A lot of spiritual teachings thrown around are ‘shoulds.’

‘You should be kind.’ ‘You should be selfless.’

‘You should be positive.’

But we have been abused by these ‘shoulds’ our whole life.…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on May 18, 2017 at 2:59am — No Comments

We Realize Peace & Oneness through Allowing our Own Human-ness

"I spoke with my Dad today. He has Alzheimer's

and has to go into full time care

and he is upset.

Knowing my Dad is upset makes me upset.

I don’t want him to suffer.

In allowing my unhappiness and his unhappiness

the force of oneness takes…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on February 14, 2017 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Be ready for Spring! )))

There is a Russian saying: "The early bird catches the worm" ))) Be ready for Spring! - please check more than 250 varieties of Heirloom organic seeds from Russian family homesteads (Kins domains): http://ecominded.net/heirloom-seeds.html…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on February 1, 2017 at 9:45pm — No Comments

To Come Back to Silence & Peace, Do This

"This moment is radiating out of silence;

out of peace.

No matter what is arising in this moment,

it is radiating out of silence.

When you are quiet enough

within yourself, you become aware of this silence.

You become drawn into it,

absorbed into it.

And eventually you will…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on January 17, 2017 at 5:42pm — No Comments

Russia - a hope for the World...

My dear friends!

January is a good time to make up your plans for the year. )

We invite you to Vedic Russia Ethno & Eco spiritual Tour/Retreat. Come and see the wonders of Vedic Russia, mysterious dolmens and unique Tekos school, join Vedic Russia festivals and gatherings and explore eco life-style of Russian off-the-grid family homesteads (Kin's domains) that have rightly been called the national idea of Russia !

A…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on January 3, 2017 at 11:24pm — No Comments

Alt-Left Universe News: President-Elect Sanders Proposes US Musical Ambassador to the United Nations

In Honor of the Current Trend Towards Fact-Check-Free News, Ancient Future Presents

Future Ancient News from an Alt-Left Universe

President-Elect Sanders Proposes US Musical Ambassador to the United Nations

WASHINGTON (Ancient Future Press). President-elect Bernie Sanders today announced his intention to create a new cabinet-level position: United States Musical…

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Added by Matthew Montfort on December 19, 2016 at 10:54pm — No Comments

Discovering the Radiance of Being in Meditation

"One of the greatest things that can happen

to you on the spiritual journey

is you lose the will to keep going forward.

Because the mind is always going forward.

It is always seeking the next task,

the next accomplishment, the next attainment,

the next object of desire.

This is how we maintain our sense of self.

Like a…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on November 29, 2016 at 11:17pm — No Comments

Mediative walk

https://astrogoodwin.wordpress.com/2016/10/04/meditative-walking-developing-a-stronger-spiritual-connection-with-the-physical/

Added by astrogoodwin on November 27, 2016 at 5:40pm — 1 Comment

Former Tekos school teacher presents holistic education seminars

Dear friends, If you like holistic education and admire famous Tekos school (Krasnodar region of Russia) you would probably like to know what do the graduates and teachers do when they left Tekos school.

Meet Anna Pavlova! - till the recent time - one of the school's top persons and also former Tekos school educator, teacher, educattion courses developer, administrator and head of the International department.

Recently Anna has started a project called "Plenitude of the…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on October 25, 2016 at 5:30am — No Comments

Heirloom seeds of the new harvest!

Good news for organic gardeners! )

Heirloom seeds from Russian organic gardeners has just been sorted out and is now available for sale.

Please check the updated list of organic seeds here: http://ecominded.net/news/the-complete-list-of-seeds.html

Also please feel free to browse more than 210 heirloom seed variaties from our…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on October 10, 2016 at 6:26am — No Comments

SHIFTING TO SUPPORTING JILL STEIN GREEN PARTY THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION CONTINUES ON!

Bernie Sanders got us so far and awakened so many.

No one knows what pressures they put on him, so let's thank him and continue the political revolution with Jill Stein of the Green Party! Visit her site please http://www.jill2016.com/

Read more at my project/blog…

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Added by Steve H on July 28, 2016 at 10:42pm — No Comments

Go organic!

Dear friends,…

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Added by Yuri Smirnov on July 23, 2016 at 7:59am — No Comments

The Inner Bowing That is Meditation

“There is a certain attitude

that develops over time

for real meditation to happen.

Most of us start meditating

with a certain level of arrogance and egotism

that we may be completely unaware of.

We come from the perspective that we know things,

we can accomplish things

and…

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Added by Shakti Meditation on July 19, 2016 at 11:19pm — No Comments

Recent pictures from vedic Russia retreat, july 2016

My dear friends!

Sharing the recent pictures from Vedic Russia retreat, July 2016:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/spaceoflove/albums/72157670056574610

Added by Yuri Smirnov on July 16, 2016 at 1:22am — No Comments

How to Find Fulfillment in Meditation

“Everyone has a feeling of void inside them.

And we constantly try to fill this void

with food, with sex, with drugs,

with conflict and distractions,

with beliefs and knowledge.

Our entire modern culture

with all of its gadgets and social media

thrives on keeping us distracted from this void;

keeping us looking for the next…