Mind & Spirit, Featured

Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Relax More

Are you sleeping restlessly? Feeling irritable or moody? Forgetting little things or feeling overwhelmed? Don’t worry. We’ve all been there. You’re probably just stressed out. Have you ever heard of mindfulness? We all know what it’s like to feel stressed, and we deal with it differently. But how much stress is too much? Your body will ...

Haidene Go

Young dad sits on the floor of the living room looking stressed out as four kids jump around the room, full of energy.

15 Ways to Create Balance in Your Life

Are you feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Do you feel like you can’t keep up with everything on your plate? If so, it’s time to learn how to get your life back into balance. In this post, we’ll discuss some simple tips that will help you restore order and balance to your life and reduce stress. ...

Emma Lu

Wooden clock with upper half blue with numbers in white and lower half white with numbers in blue and notes stuck to the hands that say "work", "life", and "balance".

The Healing Impact of Music

People listen to music for various reasons. For some, it is the best companion when they are sad or lonesome. For others, it serves as the companion to match their energy levels as they groove to loud songs and pop tracks. It is not without reason that mothers resorted to singing soothing lullabies at bedtime ...

Emma Lu

A young mother holds her newborn child while sitting in a white rocking chair in the nursery.

Children With a Promising Future Have These 4 Traits

As the saying goes: “the boy is the father of the man.” Character traits nurtured and encouraged in children will have a lifelong impact, so early childhood education is crucial in determining a person’s future path. Successful adults often display some of these characteristics as children  1. Extraordinary creativity Knowledge is taught; creativity is inborn. ...

Kathy McWilliams

Two girls sitting at a wooden table and coloring together.

Miracles, Wonders, and Enlightenment Left by Ancient Cultivation Cultures (Part 1)

For thousands of years, spiritual practice and cultivation principles have been part of Chinese culture and civilization. Countless stories of practitioners becoming immortals, becoming enlightened, and attaining supernatural powers have been passed down and recorded in the annals of history. However, the world is full of skeptics and doubters who don’t believe in enlightenment. No ...

Michael Segarty

Clouds over the mountains.

The ‘Heavenly Rule’ Is More Accurate Than Fortune Telling

Why do so many people die at a young age these days? Why do some people meet with misfortune just when it seems everything is going so well for them? Many people seek money, power, and fame but these things are not easily found or kept. The reason is the heavenly rule: blessings are bestowed on the virtuous. There was a ...

Emma Lu

Back view portrait of a satisfied woman raising arms and watching the sky sitting on the grass.

Fatal Retribution for the Wanton Slaughter of Sacred Turtles

The subjects of karma and retribution have long been widely discussed throughout the ages in the cultures of the Eastern and Western worlds. This account tells the true story of the severe retribution meted out to a group of people for savagely slaughtering and eating released turtles. It was emphasized by the author that this ...

Michael Segarty

Small turtle on a rock in a pond in a traditional Chinese garden near Wenshu Monastery, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

10 Steps to Help Conquer Fears and Anxieties

Are you feeling anxious and stressed out? Do you feel like you’re constantly in fight-or-flight mode? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of people around the world struggle with fears and anxieties. But there is good news: You can conquer your fears and anxieties. Follow these 10 simple steps to help conquer your fears and ...

Emma Lu

Smiling young woman with outstretched arms standing on the beach at sunset.

Good and Bad Karma Shape Your Life

Despite the considerable progress in medical science and technologies in today’s modern society, there are still incurable diseases and new and previously unknown conditions being diagnosed all the time. Some people with advanced abilities believe that the causes of these diseases have not only appeared in the person’s life, but are related to previous lives ...

Helen London

Pink lotus flower in bloom in front of a heart filled half with the moon and half with the sun.

Who Was Gautama Buddha?

Gautama Buddha left a profound impact on the progress of human civilization. Who was Gautama Buddha? Gautama Buddha, popularly known as the Buddha, was an ascetic, a religious leader, and a teacher who lived in ancient India. He is regarded as the founder of Buddhism and revered by Buddhists as an enlightened being who rediscovered ...

Max Lu

A Gautama Buddha statue.