We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are. Each one of us will see something filtered through our own perceptions. Perception is fallible: that every person is or has been guilty at some point in one’s life of misunderstanding another, of misjudging a situation, of filtering an experience through one’s own history or one’s own issues and misinterpreting what was really occurring. Each person sees and judges with their own beliefs, preconceptions, interpretation, and attitude.
We believe in our reality, as we see it. Not only do we tend to see what we expect to see, we also tend to experience what we expect to experience. Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are—or, as we are conditioned to see it. When we open our mouths to describe what we see, we in effect describe ourselves, our perceptions.
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White sage, used in Smudging, is a flowering perennial that is native to the Southwest U.S. It has tall woods stems and tiny white flowers that grow in full sun and flourish in the rocky heights of the southwestern canyons. White sage, an herbal member of the mint family, has been a staple cleansing agent of Native Americans for hundreds of years. It is now used to cleanse a house of negative energies and spirits, and has been thought to cleanse your body of a wide variety of ailments.
Sage emits negative ions, just as a waterfall or running water emits the same thing. When people are near running water, they feel cleaner, cleaned off or just better for what they believe to be no apparent reason at all. There is a reason for this. Our aura holds positive ions, like a carpet, when you walk across it, creates static electricity. These positive ions are like dust in our aura and it simply makes us feel sluggish, tired, or just not our usual energetic self. The smoke from the sage meets the positive ions, clings to them, and neutralizes them out of our aura, and also from the room or house where you live or work.
Burning sage, particularly white sage, either in incense or smudging, is thought to bring us wisdom, create purification and enhance our clarity in everyday life. As a bonus, it is believed to relieve symptoms of colds and headaches.
White sage is believed to heal, protect, and cleanse the spirit, soul, emotional body, and mind through its sacred smoke. The spirit of Sage is said to be a very wise entity. Getting to know Sage over time on deeper levels may unlock its higher teachings and wisdom.
If you can at least burn sage in your living space on a weekly basis, then you are guaranteed to notice a lightness of energy and calmness descend into your home from this practice. It can be a way to cleanse the old energy from the previous week, and welcome in the newly beginning week and all the possibilities it holds.
The consequences of your life are sown in what you do and how you behave. ~ Tom Shadyac ~
The main rule we should live by is the Golden Rule. The rule of treating others as you would want to be treated, will ultimately lead to your own happiness. The Golden Rule teaches us that it is most important to live a life of compassion and not do anything hurtful or harmful to others. Making others feel better makes you feel better about yourself. Love and kindness are contagious.
Let’s practice the Golden Rule much more often. It’s easy to be selfish with our time, money, and resources as we live day to day. Try being generous and see how your life changes. Buy coffee for the person behind you in line at Starbucks, read to children at your local library, or simply stop and listen for the answer when you ask a friend how they’re doing. Chances are that your generosity will energize you, and you’ll feel less helpless about how to make the world a better place.
We all face sadness at one time or another. That’s normal and it’s usually temporary. It’s how we deal with it that is critical to our well being. When you feel sad, find something that you like to do and make yourself do it. Give yourself a positive attitude. Go outside. Appreciate nature. Call a friend, meet for lunch and talk. Play your favorite music and sing along, out loud, not just in your head. Take it one day at a time. Make time for fun. Understand that this, too, shall pass.
When you feel sad, it is just an unhealed part of you that needs to be healed. It is spiritually healthy to be sad for it forces us to look at our inner self and be aware of our emotional pain. Get rid of any resentment and harshness you might have and be thankful for all the good that is in your life. Accept what you cannot change and appreciate all the good family and friends that are there for you.
“Find meaning. Distinguish melancholy from sadness. Go out for a walk. It doesn’t have to be a romantic walk in the park, spring at its most spectacular moment, flowers and smells and outstanding poetical imagery smoothly transferring you into another world. It doesn’t have to be a walk during which you’ll have multiple life epiphanies and discover meanings no other brain ever managed to encounter. Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but ‘steal’ some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.” ~ Albert Camus, Notebooks 1951-1959 ~
“Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.” ~ Osho, Everyday Osho: 365 Daily Meditations for the Here and Now ~
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ~
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To abolish all valleys is to get rid of all mountains. ~ Alan W. Watts ~
The important thing to remember when you’re in a valley, is that you won’t stay there forever. Valley’s are temporary, even when they seem to last an eternity. Inevitably, you find yourself back on top again. Sometimes just remembering that can be the encouragement you need to endure. And not all valleys are huge. We all know that to appreciate the mountain highs, we have to experience the valley lows. You will have many trials and sorrows, there will be people who will misunderstand you; they will criticize you, talk evil about you, and judge you unfairly in the valley. The valleys are only temporary and we all will go through them, and then we will come out of it with a victory. And so it is.
Remember that no matter how much rain falls, how loud the thunder crashes, or how close the lightening strikes, believing in your personal spirituality will get you through any situation you may experience in life. Get out and do things. If you wait until you feel like doing something, you often won’t do it, but if you decide to take action no matter what your feelings, stay focused, then good feelings will follow.
Long life is indeed a blessing, but maybe we overdo our concern for the length of our lives and give insufficient attention to the passion we bring to whatever time we have. The meaning and purpose of life are great mysteries, and in that light a very brief life, of only minutes, can be full and rounded. The soul has appeared in the flesh; then it returns to its home of origin. A life has been lived. ~ Thomas Moore (Original Self) ~
Life is too short to do nothing. Get up and get out and do things. No one else has your unique blend of talents, wisdom, strengths, skills, and creativity. We all have something great to offer, and learning to accept and own what makes you unique is crucial to sharing your gifts with the world. Don’t just do nothing, share your passions with friends and family. Get them involved. Life is a blessing to be shared. It’s time we all did our part in making our passions reality.
There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind. ~ Deepak Chopra ~
“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much; who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction” . ~Bessie Stanley, 1905, commonly misattributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
“Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment.” ~Ross Perot ~
“That man is successful who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much, who has gained the respect of the intelligent men and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson ~
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“According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world – and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.” ~ Deepak Chopra ~
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.” ~ Henry Ford ~
Wealth can be expressed in meaningful relationships and loyal friendships. If money is a goal, act as if you were wealthy, you will send positive signals to the Universe, which will respond to you positively. Instead of feeling that you do not have the money you desire, say out loud, “It is so good that I am rich.” Then act as if your money is coming. Rich people think about serving others and giving back to the community.
The currency of real networking is not greed, but generosity. Shift your focus from spending money to making money. Follow a budget. Improve your relationship with money, and you will soon start to attract it in your life.
The way you treat yourself is the way the Universe will treat you. The better you are to yourself, the better the Universe will be to you. Learn from your mistakes and be good to yourself. There is plenty of wealth, prestige, and happiness to go around. Financial freedom depends on casting aside a scarcity mentality and embracing an abundance mindset. Don’t compare yourself to other people. Enjoy the life you already have, with appreciation and gratitude, work towards getting more of what you really want, and in time, you will have a balance between getting what you want and enjoying what you have.
Do the best you can with the talents you have received. Put family first. Things will come your way if you try. Embrace abundance thinking today and watch the sun rise on your tomorrow.
One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else–closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this person carries within them an angel–one sent to you for some higher purpose; to teach you an important lesson or to keep you safe during a perilous time. What you must do is trust in them–even if they come hand in hand with pain or suffering–the reason for their presence will become clear in due time.
Though here is a word of warning–you may grow to love this person but remember they are not yours to keep. Their purpose isn’t to save you but to show you how to save yourself. And once this is fulfilled; the halo lifts and the angel leaves their body as the person exits your life. They will be a stranger to you once more.
It’s so dark right now, I can’t see any light around me. That’s because the light is coming from you. You can’t see it but everyone else can.” ~ Lang Leav, Love & Misadventure ~
“Maybe, if you can’t get someone out of your head they were never meant to leave. Perhaps, they were meant to help change you into the person you have been waiting to become.” ~ Shannon L. Alder ~
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It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it. ~~ Sophocles ~
It is a known fact that we create our own reality. Through our choices, the words we use, the decisions we make and the actions we take, we are all responsible for whatever circumstances we find ourselves in. It is time to recognize that we as individuals are part of a much greater whole. We are part of our families, our cities, our work environment, our country and the world. If we made our choices with the thought that we are a part of a much bigger picture, we would act much more responsibly and the world would be a better place. We have created our own problems, we can create our own solutions. We need to take care of each other, as well as ourselves.
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An angel kissed my tears away, today when I was sad. I wasn’t feeling quite myself, my day had been so bad. I felt a warmth brush by me, that quickly dried my tears, a gentle, kind and loving touch that seemed to hold me near. Immediately, I felt so much better and the day seemed brighter, too. I guess that’s just the way you feel when an Angel comforts you.
Believe in the comfort of Angels. Belief will give way to hope, and hope generates love. When we welcome the support of other people, family and friends, life will be more enjoyable. There will be an abundance of support and help. If we choose not to bother about other people, people will react in kind. Angels are always ready to help you with your problems, you only have to ask.
With each day on earth, there is an opportunity for kindness. Any time you interact with another, you have the choice to be kind, or to be something other than kind. When someone is unkind, there is often a lot of pain. Being unkind is usually just a reaction to self-anger. They are usually struggling with their own negative issues and just need an outlet. Of course it is not fair to be treated unkindly, but it is a great opportunity to show caring and compassion to someone who truly needs it.
There are many ways to be kind, but make the extra effort to be kind to those most in need. When you give of yourself, your heart, your time, your kindness, it is a scientifically proven fact that this sharing brings an immediate increase in your well being. Try connecting with your eyes, smile, and open your heart, you’ll spread warmth and love to another. And always be kind to yourself as well. There are many people in need of our kindness. So many of them are emotionally wounded and will not be kind back. Be kind anyway, you will feel good doing it and you will give them something to think about. You just might make their day!
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Sweet Spirit, I surrender to Your presence within and affirm my oneness with all humanity. I see a world where all my brothers and sisters and I live in peace, harmony and freedom. We are all expressions of Your perfection as we shine our unique light into the world. Thank You for bringing into my consciousness the awareness of the part I play in Your Divine plan. Amen.
Let’s all do our part to make the World a better, healthier, more peaceful place for us all. Some suggestions to accomplish this are:
Plant green plants in window boxes on the street-side of your home to help combat car pollution.
Make your own compost. Vegetable peelings, leftovers, garden waste, tea bags all do it.
Make a fuss. Don’t let chatter about the ‘death of ideology’ mean you lose your passion. Take action on things you think are wrong or offensive. Complain. Participate. Get organised.
If you have any clothes you haven’t worn for a year, give them away: to friends or relatives or charity shops.
Take responsibility for your problems; don’t blame others. Laugh at yourself.
Listen to songs that make you feel at one with the world – John Lennon’s Imagine, say. Or ones that make you stand up for yourself, such as Respect, by Aretha Franklin.
Crouch down when you’re talking to someone in a wheelchair; offer your arm to a blind person at a street crossing; take a drink from the bar over to someone with mobility problems without making a fuss about it.
Simply smile and say hello to everyone you pass on the street.
What strange thing is memory, and hope, one looks backward, the other forward. One is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain. Memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day. ~~ Grandma Moses ~
As children, remembering things seemed to be so easy and effortless. We never thought twice about the process of remembering and learning. As we grow older, we tend to sabotage our memory process with the simple act of not paying attention or concentrating on what is going on around us. We forget to pay attention to details of what we are experiencing. Attention is the needle that cuts the grooves in the record of memory cells.
Our memory can be influenced by many different factors. A smell can trigger a memory, as it associates a scent with a certain event. Our working memory is where we note information from the world around us. The art of visualization is important in developing memory. Some of the information we keep, some we discard. Good memories last longer than bad, helping to keep the human race happy and strong. If you limit your memory, you limit your life. Never forget all the good things you have experienced.
Let our memory always keep in our hearts, the loves and relationships that we knew and the blessing we shared with those we remember. Let our memory keep in our thoughts, what made these good people so precious to us. The power of our memory is our hope for tomorrow. Follow us at www.secretserendipity.com as we take our journey to wellness.
It’s not just that God said we should love one another. He also created the universe in such a way that, in time, we are sure to learn to do just that. If everything we do has a consequence, if everything we do comes back to us, then surely we will come to learn that it is ultimately in our own best interest to put out into the Universe only what we want to get back. ~ Marianne Williamson ~
The Law of Consequences is nothing more than “cause and effect.” It tells us how important it is to accept personal responsibility for your life. It’s easy to blame others for our problems, but that’s not how things work. When you blame others for bad things happening to you, you create your victim mentality. Start taking responsibility, you will feel better about yourself.
Things do not happen by coincidence. Every action has an opposite reaction. What you put out in the Universe will come back to you. This is known as the Law of Karma and is the ultimate law of the Universe. Everything is connected to everything else. Wishing that life situations will be magically transformed without any effort by you will not happen. Positive actions are needed if you want meaningful outcomes. If what we want is happiness, then we should be happy. When you live within the laws of the Universe, life will seem easy and effortless.
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Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose. ~ Eknath Easwaran ~
There are many ways to calm your mind through meditation. One of these is to Journal before you meditate. If you struggle with excessive worry during meditation, this is a game changer. Do a “stream of consciousness” by free writing whatever is on your mind at the moment. No need to edit or sensor your words. Write until you feel completely vented. By writing, you’re detoxing repetitive thoughts from your mind so there’s less emotional charge when you meditate. This creates a clear mental space.
Bob Dylan: songwriter, singer, writer, and artist was awarded The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” Many know Dylan as a 60’s music legend, often associated with the rebellious nature of that generation. But for many that know the works of Dylan intimately, the perception of who he is encompasses a much broader personality that full of spirituality and faith.
Born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, and was raised in a tight knit Jewish community. In 1979, Dylan converted to Christianity, and that conversion was represented in the next few years of his professional life. Many rumors persisted over the years that he renounced his Christian faith, but in fact it was just a natural up and down relationship with his faith that many people go through.
Bob Dylan’s faith and spirituality are prevalent all through his career, manifesting in different ways and tones. Examples of spiritual themes in Dylan songs:
From “Dark Eyes”
Oh, the gentlemen are talking and the midnight moon is on the riverside
They’re drinking up and walking and it is time for me to slide
I live in another world where life and death are memorized
Where the earth is strung with lover’s pearls and all I see are dark eyes.
From “My Back Pages”
My existence led by confusion boats, mutiny from stern to bow
Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.
From “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”
I’ll walk to the depths of the deepest black forest
Where the people are a many and their hands are all empty
Where the pellets of poison are flooding their waters
Where the home in the valley meets the damp dirty prison
And the executioner’s face is always well hidden.
From “Desolation Row”
Praise be to Nero’s Neptune, the Titanic sails at dawn
Everybody’s shouting, “Which side are you on?”
And Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot fighting in the captain’s tower
While calypso singers laugh at them and fishermen hold flowers
Between the windows of the sea where lovely mermaids flow
And nobody has to think too much about Desolation Row
Bob Dylan even produced profoundly Christian-themed songs over the period from 1979 to the early 80’s. An example is “When He Returns,” and it was written by Bob Dylan in 1979. The song is part of Dylan’s “Slow Coming Train” album, which features more explicitly Christian subject matter in its lyrics than most of our modern praise songs:
The iron hand, it ain’t no match for the iron rod
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears
Don’t you cry and don’t you die and don’t you burn
For like a thief in the night, He’ll replace wrong with right
When He returns
Truth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
Will I ever learn that there’ll be no peace, that the war won’t cease
Until He returns?
Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned
He’s got plans of His own to set up His throne
When He returns
Bob Dylan On Faith and Spirituality:
Bob Dylan Quotes Related to Spirituality and Faith:
People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.
He not busy being born is busy dying.
Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.
Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others. Do not strain after the needs of life. It is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally and effortlessly. Life is here to enjoy! ~~ Maharishi Mahesh Yogi ~
Do you want to live a happy life? If you do, it’s important to learn to enjoy life. You might think you can only enjoy life when you already have a lot of money, or a successful career. That is not true. You can enjoy your life now, with what you already have. It is important to be grateful for what you have because what you have right now is enough. Life has a lot of simple things you can enjoy. If you move too fast, you will overlook most of them. Don’t always be in a hurry, don’t move too quickly. Take time to appreciate what is around you, live in the now with an eye on the future, and take time to smell the flowers.
It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow. ~ Ralph Ellison ~
If you feel you need change in your life, start by focusing on one task at a time. Focusing on just one goal will help you to grow and to achieve. While it might seem very difficult, focusing on only one goal is the most powerful way of achieving change. When you try to take on many tasks at once, you’re spreading thin your focus and energy — the two critical components for achieving change.
Changing your life for the better starts with your attitude about your life. Only you know what you want your life to be and only you have the power to make the choices necessary to create change in your life for the better. When you realize what is important in your life, take action and set goals. These goals can help us to be motivated to change our lives for the better and can help us accomplish our desire to be happy.
Everything that you want to achieve begins with a thought. Thoughts are made of the living, breathing, creative energy that makes everything possible, so use your thoughts wisely. Try to always see the glass as half full, and not half empty. Positive thinking can change the way you feel and make your life more enjoyable. The only person that is usually holding you back from accomplishing your dreams is you.
Instead of rushing around and trying to accomplish everything on your to-do list, stop and breathe. Giving yourself a peaceful moment now and then will leave you refreshed and calm, and able to take on whatever you need to do next. The act of breathing slows our heart, allowing the adrenaline rush to slow and it gives you time to relax.
When we exercise, we have no alternative but to take many deep breaths, because our body demands more oxygen to support our activity. However, if we are sedentary most of the time, we don’t have as much unconscious incentive to take deep breaths, and so we lose out not only on the benefits of movement but on the benefits of breathing — unless we take conscious steps to change that, whether it’s by periodically stopping for a “breathing break” or meditating on a regular basis, or some other practice that allows us time to breathe mindfully.
Much like meditation, sitting and resting brings about a mind and body awareness. Find a quiet corner in your house, or sit outside, and give yourself five or ten minutes to just relax and take deep breaths. This can help you cope with temporary physical and emotional situations.
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As any change must begin somewhere, it is the single individual who will experience it and carry it through. The change must indeed begin with an individual, it might be any one of us. Nobody can afford to look around and to wait for somebody else to do what he is loath to do himself. ~ Carl Jung ~
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~~ Nelson Henderson
If you want to do good, get started now. Showing up allows a committed chance at making a difference everyday for the people you care about. Be the change you wish to see in life. If you change how you think, then you will change how you feel, and what actions you take. Taking action can be difficult. But without taking action, very little will be done. Find what you really like to do, and what you really want to change. Then you’ll find the inner motivation to keep going. No one can change immediately, but even small changes can make an enormous and positive difference. Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.
Taking action is so much more important than doing nothing. Start by the first physical action involved in getting something done: just get up, get busy, and do it. Those that take action are the ones that see results. If you move too slowly, you’ll know deep down that you could be taking more action. But if you try to do too much, you risk burnout. Figure out the point where you can achieve success and you’ll remain motivated to keep taking action. Just get started and you will be amazed at the results. Let us all do our fair share and see what a wonderful world this can be.
Indonesian culture is rich in spirituality involving ghosts and demons. Evidence of this popularity and the mainstream appeal of spirituality, the paranormal, and mysticism is the immense popularity of the Jejak Spiritual Paranormal Zone show that is spreading as an Internet sensation. Why has this series become such a sensation in Indonesian culture? Well, consider that there are actually famous ghosts and demons in Indonesia:
Wewe Gombel
Wewe Gombel also called Grandma Gombel is a term in Javanese tradition, which is an evil spirit that takes children, but does so without doing any harm. The Wewe Gombel serves as a sort of supernatural child protective services, taking children that are treated badly by their parents. The purpose is to put fear into the parents until they realize the error of their ways. When the parents come to their senses, they child is returned.
Wewe Gombel
Generuwo
Genderuwo is a spirit that deals with the dead who have not achieved a peaceful death. This can be due to suicide or mysterious circumstances. The spirit is not viewed as bad, but more of as an omen that something is wrong. The form of Genderuwo is that of an apish figure with a reddish-black mane, much like a Bigfoot. Genderuwo is most commonly known on the island of Java.
Genderuwo
Kuntilanak
Kuntilanak is a ghost who is believed to come from pregnant women who died during childbirth with the child unborn. The name “puntianak” stands for “woman that dies without child”. This myth is similar to the mythical ghost langsuir known in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia archipelago.
Generally, kuntilanak is described as a beautiful woman with long hair and a long white shirt. In Malay folklore, the kuntilanak figure is depicted in the form of a beautiful woman with a mutilated back. Kuntilanak is depicted as happily terrorizing villagers for revenge. When the Kuntilanak appears it always accompanied by fragrant frangipani flowers.
Kuntilanak
Jejak Spiritual – Paranormal Zone
The videos are from Indonesia, and you can understand the appeal to an audience with such a strong tradition of the spiritual and supernatural.
An amazing thing happens when we slow down. We start to get flashes of inspiration. We reach a new level of understanding and even wisdom. In a quiet moment, we can get an intuitive insight that can change our entire life and the lives of the people around us in incredibly positive ways. And those changes can last a lifetime. Living more simply will make it possible to create those quiet moments. Out of those quiet moments, miracles happen. Be open to them. ~ Elaine St. James (Living the Simple Life: Scaling Down and Enjoying More)
When someone talks to you, instead of jumping in with something about yourself, just listen. Absorb. Reflect their thoughts back to them. Appreciate their beauty.
Create a little quiet space in the morning. Just sit and put your attention on your breath, returning when your thoughts distract you. Instead of rushing to do something, take a breath and slow down. In the quiet space that you create, in this world of noise and rushing and distraction, is a new world of reflection, peacefulness, and beauty. It’s a world of your own, and it’s worth living in.
There is no shame in not understanding. Never be embarrassed to admit that you don’t understand what is being said. Clarity does not mean things are in focus, but rather it means giving rise to a mental hologram, or making something appear. If we understand something, we also apprehend it. But if we apprehend it, we don’t necessarily understand it. If we understand it correctly, then we apprehend it. If you can analyze something properly, you’ve understood it.
If you don’t understand something, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Maybe getting someone else’s perspective on things can help you clearly understand the situation. If you truly misunderstood a situation, admit that you might be wrong. Admitting when you are wrong allows you to realize how easy it can be to misunderstand something even when you believe you are correct.
The fact that you are willing to say, “I do not understand, and it is fine,” is the greatest understanding you could exhibit. ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer ~
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn. ~Henry S. Haskins
