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We are lucky enough to live opposite a magnificent sporting complex (3 soccer fields and a cricket pitch); s...]]> The Value of Encouragement by Phil Evans

We are lucky enough to live opposite a magnificent sporting complex (3 soccer fields and a cricket pitch); so we get entertained all year round with the presence of people of all ages playing to win! The most passion shown is when the kids are playing!

The other day I experienced a soccer coach working with his young teenage team just prior to them playing a match.

What a great time I had listening to his words of praise and encouragement as I walked just near them as I wandered home from one of my daily strolls beside our beautiful lake.

His words were so uplifting and supportive to this group of keen young sportsmen! They were about to go onto the field, and do their best to win their game, which they train so hard for every week.

After I got home I sat and observed his actions with the young guys just before they ran on to begin play. I couldn't hear his words now as I was inside our home and telling Sue what I had heard him saying; but I could distinctly see his supportive actions and energy as he spoke to every player individually. Pats on the back; hand shakes; high-fives; encouragement plus! Pure magic!

Every one of them lit up with enthusiasm and eagerness to do their best for him, for themselves, and for the team!

The coach of the other team was displaying the exact opposite behavior; he was yelling abuse and criticism 'at' his young players the whole time; and displayed an arrogant argumentative attitude towards the opposition team and the umpire for the entire game.

Yes - the team who received the nurturing and encouragement did win the game! And...they celebrated accordingly with their singing, dancing, and excited cheering!

The other team walked off the field with their heads hung down in disappointment.

The people in our lives; those people who we spend time and conversation with; are also experiencing either encouragement or criticism from us and others.

They also will be feeling those winning or losing emotions; just as we do from others in our lives!

It is important for us all to be aware of what we are 'putting out there' when dealing with family, friends, and work mates.

Yes, I do understand that "What other people do or say is their stuff; and how we react (or not) is our stuff"; however - this message today is about promoting the use of encouraging words and actions as often as possible.

Encouragement: We all need to hear it; see it; and feel it!

Best way for each of us to have that experience is to give it out freely; and it will come back freely!

Have a great week of doing your best to just be YOU!

(c) Phil Evans - People Stuff TM - 2011

Phil Evans is a Motivator, Business Coach, Life Coach and Inspirational Writer specialising in Relationship Dynamics and Adoption Issues. You can visit his website at: www.peoplestuff.com.au and join his newsletter.]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/the-value-of-encouragement-by-phil-evans/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:27:29 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/20-secrets-of-happiness/ Some thoughts about happiness:

• Happiness is a state of mind, it doesn't reside in objects.
• Nobody can make you happy, except yourself!
• The foun...]]> Some thoughts about happiness:

• Happiness is a state of mind, it doesn't reside in objects.
• Nobody can make you happy, except yourself!
• The fountain of happiness is inside of you. Don't try to find it outside. This search is in vain.
• The origin of stress is in your mind. Without the understanding and control of your mind, it's impossible to eliminate the stress.
• Nobody can make you unhappy, unless you allow them to.
• Happiness is measured by the spirit in which you face life's challenges.
• Happiness doesn't come when you do what you like, but when you like what you do.
• Happiness is like perfume: you can't pulverize it on others without being touched by few drops.
• The best way to stay happy is to make sure that others are happy as well.
• The tension and unhappiness are not objects, things or situations. They are our reactions generated by things and situations.

20 Secrets of Happiness

1. Mental concentration
A powerful mind is not easily affected by the challenges of life. Mental concentration means to learn how to live in the present moment, which is the best way to reach happiness and success in life.

2. Detachment and the ability to let go
Some people can concentrate and be absorbed completely during one activity, but it's hard for them to forget that activity when they start another one. We must remember that the only reason for various things, actions and events in our life is to give us the lessons and training necessary for our evolution. We must use them for our progress without attaching to them too much. It is said that" Although it's useful to remember sometimes, it's often wise to forget."

3. Planned thinking
Make sure that from time to time your thinking is planned and structured and not chaotic.Chaotic thinking and dreaming with open eyes it's a sign of a weak mind. It shows that instead of controlling your subconscious mind, you are controlled by it. Your conscious mind should always stay active and alert, being in control over your subconscious mind. Make sure you keep only the thoughts you want to have in that moment.

4. Positive thinking
The way we think is the most important factor in building your personality and character. Make a habit in seeing the positive aspects of things and events, even in the most unhappy situations. Negative thinking weakens the mind, makes it agitated and impure. Having a positive thinking, you will attract always favorable conditions, through the law of resonance. Staying always positive, you will create an aura of good vibrations around you which is beneficent not only for you, but for people around you as well.

5. Take it easyWe use to take things too seriously. We should rather realize that there are no permanent difficulties or problems. All will pass some time sooner or later. Everything is changing. Nothing is static or permanent, including your problems.

6. There is a reason for everything, nothing is random
The Universe has a certain order and everything is linked through the law of cause and effect. For every effect there is a cause. Everything which happens today is there because you saw some seeds there in the past. Change your attitude towards the confrontation with various problems in life. Don't look at them like a burden which comes from nowhere. Look at them as modalities for progress and growth and stay focused in success/failure, gain/loss so that you stop another karmic link to create. The events in our life are not as important as our attitude towards them.
"The world is not good, not bad. It all depends by the way we react to it."

7. Silence, solitude and introspection
Try to make time every day for a silent, peaceful time and dedicate some time just for you. Through silence you preserve your mental energy. Talk only as much as it is necessary. Avoid gossip, arguments and useless conversations. There must be a reason and a sense in everything you say. A lot of mental energy is lost in useless discussions.

8. Conquer your fears
Fears are great consumers of mental energy and they are also major blockages for our progress. According to the Law of Attraction or The Law of Resonance, we attract in our life the things and situations which we are mostly afraid of. Keep in mind that there is nothing in this world you should be afraid of . No situation is ever as frightening and painful as our imagination makes out of it.
Confront every life challenge with a positive attitude and trust in yourself and God.

9. Don't maintain inferiority complexes. What others can do, so can you!
Many people have inferiority complexes, considering that they can't do what others do. They don't trust themselves. You must understand that the ultimate potential is the same for all of us.
Don't compare yourself with others and don't feel inferior or superior to others. In fact we are all One in essence!

10. When you are provoked, don't respond immediately
Every time when you feel troubled because of some unexpected problems or some bad remarks of others, avoid reacting immediately or respond to them. Wait a little, refrain to say or do something as long as the trouble still persists in your mind. It's better to leave that place and stay alone for few minutes, silently. Calm down and try to see the problem from all perspectives. If you need to respond, be polite and respectful.

11. Don't charge your subconscious with negative thoughts
Your subconscious mind is a huge deposit for your conscious mind. Everything you see, hear, think, feel and experiment is deposited here, as permanent memory. Together with the feelings and impressions we deposit negative emotions and feelings like hatred, jealousy, anger and others. The remedy is to send to your subconscious mind only positive emotions and thoughts. This will destroy the negative thoughts and emotions. The positive is always more powerful than the negative.
Remember that the source of troubles are not our actions but our reactions.

12. Be always optimistic
It doesn't matter how many times you failed in reaching a goal. It's important to stay positive and trustful in your success. There is no force which can stop you from reaching success, if you are dedicated to a noble cause.
Remember that no effort is in vane. Even if the situation seem to be a disaster, don't give up. Keep trying. You never know how close you are to success.

13. Learn to say NO
Your courage to say NO can save you from some unpleasant situations. You have an independent personality which can stand up like a rock if truth is on your side. Some people are afraid that if they say NO to a person, they will feel offended. But if that person has a negative attitude generally, she will see everything as negative, no matter what you would say. Instead of concentrating on others, it's better to concentrate upon what you are doing, seeing if that action is good or bad from the point of view of your spiritual evolution.

Read more on my blog Open Your Heart Project:

http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/2011/10/20-secrets-of-happiness.html]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/20-secrets-of-happiness/ Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:25:22 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/RanoKhare/blog/if-you-are-somebody-2/ IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY
By Ranu Khare


If you are somebody
What you speak and do
Is weighed appropriately

Every action in jest
Words spoken in vain
Trigger a...]]> IF YOU ARE SOMEBODY
By Ranu Khare


If you are somebody
What you speak and do
Is weighed appropriately

Every action in jest
Words spoken in vain
Trigger a reaction
Unknown, untamed
Sometimes a twitter
Sometimes a flame

What is sown
is what is reaped
Life is the outcome
of one’s words and deeds

Where pride controls
Wisdom is lost
Where wealth is priority
Compassion is lost

Envy and Anger
Destroy trust and friendship
If Love is lost - All is lost.]]> http://wingsforall.com/RanoKhare/blog/if-you-are-somebody-2/ Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:14:42 +0000 Rano Khare http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/it-s-hard-to-understand-by-bob-perks/ It's hard to understand
by Bob Perks

PLEASE share today's message and or audio message with
those who need encouragement no matter what they
are str...]]> It's hard to understand
by Bob Perks

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are struggling with.

Hear today's message with a little more commentary
added...
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Hello, my friends!

I am focusing on creating what they call a "new normal."

I can't even explain it, so how can I create it?
Prayer and lots of it! (smile)
Love always and all ways,
Bob and Marianne

"It's about Time"
"A man who dares waste one hour of time has
not discovered the value of life."
Charles Darwin

Perks Pearl of Wisdom
By Bob Perks
"Be willing to understand things that may appear to be
against your way of thinking. You may be suffering
from hardening of the ego."

Today's Message:
"It's hard to understand"
by Bob Perks
It's hard to understand sometimes, but easy enough to
see. I try to make sense of things and fail to comprehend
the magnitude, width and depth of all that is mine.

Still with all of that clearly in front of me, I find myself whining
still, because I don't have this or that.

It wouldn't take much to see those around me lacking
even the stuff that I enjoy and I am nowhere near a
wealthy man by the world's standards. I have a simple
house, a car, food, a wife and family who love me.

I couldn't boast of a yacht, six figure income, tailored suits,
shoes made in Italy, or more bathrooms than bedrooms in my home.

Some of you may think that's not much.

Still others may read that and say, I rent a small apartment
with one bedroom that sleeps six. I can't afford to buy my
child a toy boat to play with and my income is below the
poverty line. As for clothes and shoes I thank God for the
Salvation Army and my church.

That's hard to understand, but easy enough to see.

I wake up in the morning and I can't feel my feet sometimes.
I walk slumped over from muscle pain until I walk long
enough not to feel it.

Some of you may say it's just old age, get used to it.

Others may be thinking that's nothing. I can't walk any more.
My legs don't function at all and I am confined to a wheel chair.
My pain is constant because I can't afford the drugs to make it
all go away. I am crippled and can hardly sit up long enough
to eat.

That's hard to understand, but easy enough to see.

I moan about the fact that I don't see my one son at all
and the other just calls any more. He's too busy to stop by.

Some of you say they have their own life, let them live it.
Be grateful, mine is in his 30's and still living here.

Others might say at least you have two sons. I lost my son
to war and my daughter to cancer. Didn't your oldest survive
his cancer? You ought to be grateful he's alive.

That's hard to understand, but easy enough to see.

I sometimes question God.

Some might say so do I.

Others might add, me, too.

Still He loves all of us, doesn't he? He never gives up on us,
does He? He sees more in us than we do, gives even when
we don't deserve it. He provides. He guides. He lifts us up
when no one else is there to do so. He forgives. He listens.

You can't deny the abundance in your life.
That's God...hard to understand sometimes, but easy
enough to see.

"I wish you enough!"
J
Bob

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Starting out, starting over...starting now!]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/it-s-hard-to-understand-by-bob-perks/ Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:05:29 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/about-a-clerk-i-learned-to-love-you-today-by-bob-perks/ About a clerk - I learned to love you today by Bob Perks

Today's story is about a clerk...

I learned to love you today.

You're miserable and proba...]]> About a clerk - I learned to love you today by Bob Perks

Today's story is about a clerk...

I learned to love you today.

You're miserable and probably one of the rudest people I've ever come across.

When I approach you, you turn away and pretend that I am not there, until you're ready.

I have tried a thousand times to make you smile and you have tried a thousand times not to.

I have dreaded even having to deal with you. I even tried coming at another time only to find you there at all hours.

The hard, staid, look on your face remains unchanged no matter what day it is, what time it is or even what season.

A "Beautiful day!" gets a moan.

"Hello, how are you today?" always returns "The same."

I have given up on you, I have been angered by you, I have even thought about complaining to the manager, but didn't.

Then one day I caught myself acting just like you and realized that I must stop.

I finally resolved myself to the fact that you are who you are and I cannot change that.

You are a fact of my life and I must learn to deal with it.

You made me.

The one day that I permitted myself to return the emptiness, rude behavior, terrible attitude and silent treatment, you chose to say something.

I approached the checkout and you said, "Are you Okay?" I was stunned. I could actually feel my brow, my entire face scrunch up apparently angry that you would ask.

"Am I okay?" I said in disbelief.

"Yes." you replied. "You are usually so upbeat and chipper."

I stood in this dream-like state confused by what was going on.

You looked at me and said, "I depend on you to lift my spirits every time you come in. I work three jobs, my bills are piling up, my kids need clothes for school, my husband left me and three weeks later I found out I have cancer."

I was speechless.

"Now you come in with this attitude today," she said.

I actually apologized.

I never considered that you were much more than a clerk. I never tried to understand that behind that face was personal pain, life challenges and loss.

Sure you should learn to separate work and life, but sometimes life digs in, hurts, and you end up wearing it like an ugly dress. Fits, but no one wants to see it.

Knowing now how difficult your life is I will see you through the eyes of love.

Love is more than romantic. Love is compassionate. Love is kind.Love is forgiving. Love is seeing beyond the pain.

"I learned to love you today."

Bob Perks

Bob Perks is an inspirational author and speaker. Bob's new book I Wish You Enough has been published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. A collection of stories based on his Eight Wishes expressed below. Available through your favorite bookstore or online. Visit www.BobPerks.com

"I Wish You Enough!"
(c) 2001 Bob Perks
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."

With thanks from the source: www.InsightoftheDay.com

Copyright © 2011
InsightoftheDay.com
All rights reserved]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/about-a-clerk-i-learned-to-love-you-today-by-bob-perks/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:25:57 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/how-and-why-i-write-about-world-peace-and-global-issues-role-of-comparative/ How and Why I Write about World Peace and Global Issues: Role of Comparative Research Studies

How to Defend Peace and Resolve Conflicts among Ancient, ...]]> How and Why I Write about World Peace and Global Issues: Role of Comparative Research Studies

How to Defend Peace and Resolve Conflicts among Ancient, Modern and the Contemporary Civilizations has all of the posts and the articles are based on my discussions with the Head, Department of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide, South Australia, Prof. Gill who replaced Prof. John as the Head in 1990. It also includes the discussions with other professors of Philosophy and Logic.

The richness that I received in this discussion and such articles also includes the discussions with Prof. Simpson from Physics, Human and Society, a subject that I studied in the First Year of B.Sc. (Math). Prof. Paul Davies, who is one of the most renowned writer and lecture in the Physics and Science in general was the Head, Department of Mathematics Science. His lectures also influenced me a lot.

Few Words about Paul Davies: "Paul Davies is a British-born theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist and best-selling author. He is Director of the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science and co-Director of the Cosmology Initiative, both at Arizona State University. Previously he held academic appointments at the Universities of Cambridge, London and Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, before moving to Australia in 1990, initially as Professor of Mathematical Physics at The University of Adelaide..." (With thanks from the source: http://cosmos.asu.edu/about/bio.htm)

During my discussion about why the Philosophers and Thinkers have been ignored in our modern world, Prof. Gill said wisely that it is a mistake to ignore and that I need to write at least 15 books to prove that Philosophy is a Bridge between Science and Religion. Even then it would not be approved easily, he said in 1990 as my professor of Philosophy.

I have written more than 50 books about role of philosophers and thinkers in our modern society as well its impact in great Civilizations in which great people like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle lived. This also includes what my father Prof. Harnek Singh has studied in Philosophy, Psychology, Divinity and so many other subjects in which he has great insight due to his in-depth studies.

He is an Arjuna Award Winner Sportsman of India, the Living Legend who has been the best Player of Volleyball of Asia (Asian Champion) and Decathlon Champion of India. He has retired from Government College of Physical Education, Patiala in 1994. Along with my elder sister, I live with him and my mother. My elder sister Jasvir Kaur has done B.A. in Classical Music and Dance, and M.A. in Classical Music. She is a very good singer and dancer in the Indian Classical's.

I must add that I sincerely started to listen to him and the books he recommended that includes Yoga as well. The first ever book that I read was well elaborated about What is Philosophy, but my interest was to bring Philosophy as practical in life rather than just making it knowledge. For this reason I decided in 1986 to give a new name to it as to blend Philosophy with Science, Religion and other branches of human knowledge and wisdom. So, the name was Philselfology. It was great opportunity to materialize this thought in the University of Adelaide.


After coming back to India in 1991, I continued these studies and thus is what I write and speak, delivering lectures. Let us start with and from Indian perspective. When we say Indian, its Indian Civilization not just a nation that we know as India (also Bharat or Hindustan). Whatever we share and discuss needs some sound grounds.

And thus I also learned Yoga and Meditation (without really knowing all about it when I was studying in Class of Grade 3, and won the Third Position in the State Level Championship in 1981), yes I learned all from my elder sister Kuldeep Kaur, who is C.P.Ed., B.P.ED, M.A. in Dramatic Arts and Media (Television in particular by then), B.Ed in Yoga from Punjab (Panjab) University, Chandigarh (a 2 years intensive course by then when she finished it). I have been teaching and tutoring yoga and meditation (concentration and focus) since then.

She remained State Yoga Champion and as well as Third in the National Yoga Championship. Later I studied more in got MD in Naturopathy and Yoga and also PhD in the same for Multiple Counseling named Philselfology that I use in my practice of Multiple Counseling here in Patiala at my home. Its focuses on the role of Comparative Research Studies.

The other person did the similar is my younger sister Noni Kaur, who is M.A. in Music and P.G. Diploma in Sanskrit (University Gold medalist in both). She has won many prizes in Music, Folk Arts and some others at State to National Level Youth Festivals held by and for the colleges and the universities. She has also been State Champion in Yoga Champion many times, and participant in the National Yoga Championship. She lives in Canada now from last more than 5 years.

Australian radio broadcasted a program named Music in the House of Milk based on our family life style in which we also have had dairy farm with cows, buffaloes along with some other pets from mid 70 to mid 2010's.

All of it has an impact on my works but English is my Third Language, the Punjabi being the First and the Hindi as the Second Language, and even though I studied ESL from Muirden Colleges (Muirden High and Senior Secondary Schools) at Adelaide in South Australia in 1989.

As we have discussed one of the main post relating to the above is: Why and How European Aristocracy Influenced World - Ancient and Modern Bodies of Governance


This blog post is taken from the source: http://peace4allinlife.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-and-why-writing-about-world-peace.html

Copyright by Dr. Harmander Singh-Protected and archived by World_Wide_OCR_dot_com Seal (TM) File, Canada]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/how-and-why-i-write-about-world-peace-and-global-issues-role-of-comparative/ Sat, 20 Aug 2011 06:40:59 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/a-simple-exercise-for-living-in-the-present-moment/ Have you ever thought that this is taking us a...]]> Have you ever thought that this is taking us away from living fully in the moment of now, which, is in fact, the only REAL moment in time, because the past is gone and the future is not here yet?


Here is a simple exercise for transcending the time and space and helping us re-connect with the PRESENT MOMENT:


1.Ask yourself:”where am I?”
Answer yourself: “HERE”.
Ask yourself then: “In what moment am I?”
Answer yourself: “NOW”.

Repeat these questions until you become profoundly permeated by the truth of these two eternal coordinates within in which you exists, existed and you will exist for ever: “HERE” and “NOW”


2.Program a clock to ring many times during the day when you are in the middle of the various actions. Then, ask yourself the questions:
a) ”where am I?” and replay: “HERE”
b) “In what moment am I?” and answer “NOW”.
Each time when we realize this we must feel the direct and character of the “HERE “and
“NOW”. Acting in this way, we’ll begin to realize that anywhere we go and in any chronological moment we found ourselves, we are FOREVER HERE AND NOW. Therefore, we’ll understand that we have never been anywhere else but HERE and NOW. The clock will continue to tick in the monotone flow of the time, the Earth will continue to rotate around the Sun. With detachment, we let all the aspects of life to pass continuously caught in the torrential whirlpool of the sequential time. We always permanently remain conscious that we exist HERE and NOW.
This represents a simple spiritual exercise, but incredibly effective, which is meant to move us deeper in the eternal present, there where truly EVERYTHING exists.


3. Try as often as possible to focus your thoughts exclusively in the present for longer and longer periods, each time when you will remember this spiritual exercise.

DO NOT THINK OF THE FUTURE.
SIMPLY, BE HERE, NOW.
DO NOT THINK OF THE PAST.
SIMPLY, BE HERE AND NOW.


4. Reflect to the idea that:

a) If you really are HERE and NOW, this is truly ENOUGH to have EVERYTHING, and

b) Thus you will reach the power and capacity of discriminatory understanding to make the most harmonious thing right now. Therefore when “after that”(the future) will become NOW – if you truly assimilated this exercise – you will then be in the ideal state and you will be then (in the future) much more capable to make the most appropriate and the most harmonious actions, so that it will not be necessary to waste your time NOW to worry yourself about then (future).


5. Reflect over the fact that you can program wisely your future being a state the consciousness of HERE and NOW, because in this kind of state, “ then” becomes NOW.
Doing like this you will be fully HERE and NOW. Do these statements still appear paradoxical to you? It is normal in the beginning, but nevertheless continue to meditate upon them, because the OUNCE OF PRACTICE will reveal to you that they hide truths which could never be fully comprehended by the rational mind.


6. “think that you are not yet begotten, that you are in the womb, that you are young, that you are old, that you have died, that you are in the world beyond the grave; grasp in your thought all this at once, all times and places, all substances and magnitudes together.”
(HERMETICA)


Read the article on my blog "Open Your Heart Project"
http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/


I honor the Divinity within you! Namaste!


With love,


Delia]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/a-simple-exercise-for-living-in-the-present-moment/ Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:42:43 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/what-is-love-message-from-archangel-raguel/ Preparing my radio show about love, I asked Archangel Raguel - the Archangel of Divine Justice and Harmony- to tell me what is love and this is His m... I hope this message will inspire you as much as it inspired me!

“Love is the most beautiful of all human feelings. It comes directly from God. The beings who love are gifted by God with wonderful qualities of the soul. Even those who don’t know how to love yet, are able to learn how to love, because they were born with the same potential qualities as all other beings on Planet Earth.

A soul, who loves, instantaneously arises into God’s Kingdom and ennobles everything around.

The hunger for love is something which is characteristic to the people nowadays. All their desires which they seek to fulfill in the external world come from their lack of love. This can be fulfilled through the simple act of loving at least one human being, a flower, a plant, a pet or a scenery from nature. The more human beings you love, the more ideas, aspirations, plants, and animals you love, the closer you are to God the Father. To love only one human being during your lifetime is a grace, but to love more human beings is Divine, is a grace bestowed upon those who ASK for it. Don’t put a limit to your love. Be free to love as much as possible, let love flow through you, open your heart to love and many miracles will appear for each of you in this Divine state.

Love is an endless stream which flows through and in your heart, it’s inside and outside your being and it does not belong to you. Then why should you limit it to only one human being? While there are so many other beings looking for love even without knowing what they are looking for? When you will love with a pure and detached love as many human beings as possible, this planet will become the Planet of Love, chosen by God to flourish the Divine Love in it. What can be more beautiful than living on a planet of love? These times are close, but it waits for you to take the first step towards the Divine Love.

Ask and you shall be given. Knock and it will be open to you. All the treasures from the Kingdom of God and from Heavens will bestow upon those who love with a Divine Love, which is beyond limitations and expectations. It’s pure like the purest water of a mountain lake and it doesn’t ask for anything in return. It doesn’t expect anything. It doesn’t look for anything else than the happiness of the being it bestows upon. Imagine a river which flows and overcomes all the stones in its way. In the same way the Divine Love overcomes all the obstacles put in its way, which are: egotism, selfishness, the desire to receive instead of giving, jealousy and expectations of all kinds.

Let the river of love flow through your bodies and they will be healed from all illnesses. The healing power of love is unlimited. Love can heal the person you are in love with even from a chronic disease which they might have had for years. Send to your beloved this love directly from your heart, every day, at the same time. Close your eyes and let this love bestow upon them and you will see miracles happening in their life. But never think that you healed them. Love and only love which comes from God heals everything, forgives everything, purifies everything.

Love is also light, the inner Light you see sometimes it’s the love of God for you. Let yourself be caressed by it, bathed in this love-light and your body will never know illness and death. You will become immortal and you will melt in Light for eternity. In fact, the state of enlightenment is to melt in the Divine Light. Then you will reach perfection.

Pray to God the Father to love with His love for people, not with your love for them. Your love is limited now. You see a beautiful being and say: I want to be with her for the rest of my life! But you fall in love with her appearance not with her soul. When you will fall in love with her soul, only then you love with a Divine Love. A person is beautiful for the one who loves her, but if you look carefully around you, ALL human beings are beautiful in their own, unique way.

Love the Divine Essence within each human being and you will see your soul being enriched with the light from their soul and in this way you will become light. When you talk to someone, look into their eyes and you will see the light from their soul will filling the space between the two of you. The eyes are the mirror of the soul. Look people in the eyes, don’t avoid their eyes, and don’t avoid their soul. Every being you meet in your life, was sent to deliver a message for you and you will have to find that message.


How can we love with a Divine Love?

Open your heart immediately and it will lead your steps in the direction you need to follow to evolve spiritually. Give up hatred, jealousy and envy and in this way, purifying your heart, you will discover the most precious treasure from your heart: the Divine Love."


I honor the Divinity within you! Namaste!


With love,


Delia

Read the article on my blog "Open Your Heart Project"

http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-is-love-message-from-archangel.html]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/what-is-love-message-from-archangel-raguel/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:42:21 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/techniques-for-forgiveness-part-1/
Many times memories from the past seem to emerge from our deepest levels of the subconscious mind and although our present life situations have nothing to do with the past and are completely harmless, we judge them and the people we interact with, based on our memories.

Let's see what is the structure of the mind and how these memories emerge from our subconscious mind?
Our mind has 3 basic levels: the sub conscious mind, which is the deepest level, the conscious mind which is active during our daily activities, or it should be active if we would be completely awakened and the super conscious mind, which is beyond the former two, more like a witness which lives completely present in the moment of now. Above all and ultimately the source of all is the Divine Intelligence.

According to the Ho'oponopono teachings, the ancient Hawaiian system of healing, problem solving and transformation, brought to the world by Morrnah Simeona, who was the original founder of the Self I-Dentity through Ho'oponopono courses, continued by Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len from Hawaii,
"The subconscious mind experiences mimicking, echoing, replaying. It behaves, feels, sees and decides exactly as memories dictates. The conscious mind, too, operates, without its awareness, by memories replaying. The subconscious mind and conscious mind, comprising the Soul, do not generate their own ideas, thoughts, feelings and actions. The Soul does not generate experiences of its own. It sees as memories see. It feels as memories feel. It behaves as memories behave and decides as memories decide. Or, rarely, it sees, it feels, it behaves and decides as Inspiration sees, feels, behaves and decides.
It is crucial in problem solving to realize that the body and the world are not the problems in and of themselves, but the consequences, the effects of memories replaying in the subconscious mind!

Who's in charge?

The Void is the foundation of Self I-Dentity, of Mind, of the Cosmos. It is the precursor state to the infusion of Inspirations from Divine Intelligence into the Subconscious Mind.

Memories replaying displace the Void of Self I-Dentity, precluding the manifestation of Inspirations.
To remedy this displacement, to reestablish Self I-Dentity, memories need to be transformed to Void through transmutation by Divine Intelligence.

Ho'oponopono involves the full participation of the four members of Self I-Dentity: Divine Intelligence, Super Conscious Mind, Conscious Mind and Sub Conscious Mind - working together as a unit of one. The Super Conscious Mind is memory-free , unaffected by memories re-playing by the Sub Conscious Mind. It is always one with the Divine Intelligence.The only requirement for Inspiration, Divine Creativity, is for Self I-Dentity to be Self I-Dentity. To be Self I-Dentity requires incessant cleansing of memories.

So who's in charge? Inspiration or memories re-playing? The choice is in the hands of the Conscious Mind."

The basis of this system is the following prayer:
"I am sorry.
Please, forgive me.
Thank you.
And, I love you!"

Here forgiveness plays an important role in the process of healing and transformation.
“The repentance is feeling sorry for the data or memory in me that is the problem. The next step is forgiveness from the Divinity; to forgive whatever this data is that causes me to perceive a patient to be sick. The final step is called “transmutation” which only the Divinity can do. The Divinity will take whatever memories are in me, that I perceive the patient as being sick, convert it to zero; transmute it from a thought-form to pure energy; release the energy from my mind, and now I’m back at zero which means no judgment. The next step is insight. The insight moves in and the Divinity tells you what you can do next"

I would add here that practicing awareness, being conscious all the time, being connected to the Super Conscious Mind, attunes us with the flow of Divine Inspiration. And here, living completely and fully in the present moment is the fundamental key.

Eckhart Tolle speaks about living in the present moment in his book "The Power of Now" and he gives many keys for awakening and becoming conscious of who we really are: Divine beings.
He says that "Forgiveness means to stop being discontent and in this way, we renounce sufferance.
Forgiveness means to stop opposing or resisting our life's events - means to allow life to live through us. The alternatives are pain and sufferance, the diminishing of the vital energy and in many cases, physical illness.
When you truly forgive, you withdraw your power from the domination of mind. Your mind cannot forgive. Only you can. Become present in your own body, feel the peace and the vibrant silence overflowed by the Being. That's why Jesus said:
"Before you enter the temple, forgive!"

In her book about the metaphysical causes of illnesses, "Your Body is Telling You: Love Yourself", Lise Bourbeau says that:
"The only path to complete and permanent healing is through self-forgiveness and the forgiveness of others."


She also gives the steps of forgiveness:

"1. Identify your emotions.
2. Take responsibility
Simply means acknowledging that you are choosing to react out of fear. Accept that something inside you is attracting this person or situation in your life to help you get over the hurt that has been present since childhood.

3. Accept the other person and let go
Put yourself in their shoes and begin to see things from their perspective and better understand their intentions.

4. Forgive yourself
This is the most important step in forgiveness. It helps you make peace with yourself. Forgive yourself for having judged, criticized or accused the other person

5. Have the desire to express forgiveness
Imagine yourself face to face with the person concerned, telling them that because you were hurting, you have judged, criticized or condemned them.
6. See the person involved
Express your thoughts and feelings to that person, saying you regret your accusation, judgement or resentment

7. Make the connection to the past
Look back at the events of your life and find a similar circumstance that relates to an authority figure: a father, mother, grandparent, teacher. This person is usually of the same sex as the person you were accusing. Then, to liberate yourself, go over this 6 steps with the person from the past.

Take as much time as you need to go over these steps. It may take a day, a month, a year, but what is important is that you do this with sincerity.
Letting go through forgiveness doesn't mean that you agree with the offense. Rather, you see beyond the offense. You are able to look into the other person with the eyes of love, compassion and understanding."

Read more about other techniques for forgiveness in the next article.

I honor the divinity within you! Namaste!

With love,

Delia

Read the article on my blog "Open Your Heart Project"


http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/2011/08/techniques-for-forgivenes.html]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/techniques-for-forgiveness-part-1/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:33:22 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/techniques-for-forgiveness-part-2/
Every time I ha...]]>
Every time I have to deal with health problems, for example, I know that my body wants to send me the message that I had a wrong attitude towards people, situations or events in my life. I become more and more conscious that everything happens for a reason and I attract the people and situations which I deserve and make me grow, helping me to learn my lessons in this lifetime.

Recently I embrace every person and situation in my life as being a gift from God and although some of them might seem to be difficult at the first glance, I understand that there is a hidden message they want to tell me and a hidden lesson they help me to learn. In this way, I accept everything as an opportunity to learn, grow and evolve spiritually and I am grateful for everything which happens in my life.

Then I immediately undergo a process of introspection or reflexion, in which I review my attitudes and I recognize and accept full responsibly for my mistakes. Applying the techniques for forgiveness I harmonize my relationships with other people and also make changes within myself.

I also realized over the years that although sometimes I have the feeling that I overcame some obstacles and I removed some mind patterns, if they were not completely accepted and transformed into something better, they tend to come back and create the same problems over and over again. That's why, I applied these techniques for forgiveness for longer periods of time, until I attained a state of detachment towards the people or situations involved in this process.

The first step I take is making a list with all the people and situations in which I felt hurt or mistreated and then another list with the people I hurt or mistreated myself. Then I apply this technique for forgiveness with every person from my lists, sending the healing energy of forgiveness to those persons and myself. I also wrote messages to all the people in my lists asking for forgiveness or telling them that I sincerely forgave them. Some of the people answered to my messages, some not, but either way, I know that I did the best I could in order to restore the balance and harmony in my past or present relationships.
When I feel a state of detachment and acceptance of a person or situation in my life, that is the sign that the process of forgiveness was successful. It feels like a burden is taken away from my shoulders and I become very light, happy and free.

What I think is very important also, is to assume full responsibility for all my actions or reactions to the events and situations. Being responsible means to stop blaming others for what's going on in my life. It means to look with lucidity and sincerity inside my own being and see what can I make to improve myself. We are the creators of our life in every moment. When we become fully responsible for everything we think, feel or say and for all our actions, we no longer blame others for anything.
Responsibility is a sign of maturity and is the first step in the journey towards self-awareness, together with sincerity. From this moment on we can say that we become more and more conscious and present and we will see that our entire life will change in better every day, regaining its harmony and even healing at all levels: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.


These techniques for forgiveness were given by my spiritual mentor and teacher, Yoga Professor Gregorian Bivolaru, and you can find them in his exceptional book: "The Secret Tantric Path of Love to Happiness and Fulfillment in a Couple Relationship" which can be found on Amazon.com:

Technique for forgiveness #1:
"To forgive, you must attract in your inner universe, through invocation, the subtle energy of forgiveness. This can be done through sincere, humble, and loving imploring for help from God the Father. After you have consecrated the fruits of this action to God, ask Him to pour into your being the divine energy of forgiveness.

Standing up, facing towards East, say the following prayer:

"God Almighty, Heavenly Father, I beg you with all my humility to pour into my being your divine energy of forgiveness. I implore you to help me forgive totally and unconditionally all that has caused me grief, intentionally or not. Thank you for listening to my prayer and for helping me. Amen."

Say this simple prayer at least seven times, and every time, in the end, feel in your being how the divine energy of forgiveness flows, through the top of the head downwards, flooding your entire being. When you feel that this flow of energy stops, start the second repetition of the prayer and continue in the same way with each repetition.

At the end of these prayers think clearly of the person you wish to forgive and the actions or situations for which you forgive them. Then feel how the divine energy of forgiveness operates in an ineffable way. At the end feel a state of relief and purification which shows that the energy of forgiveness has accomplished the annihilation of suffering with success.

In the end, you will have the opportunity to validate the efficiency of forgiveness through the appearance in your being of a state of complete detachment towards the aspects, situations, actions that have caused you to suffer as well as the person who provoked them."

Technique for forgiveness #2:

As before, start by saying the above prayer at least 7 times. After you have charged your being with the divine energy of forgiveness, go on to the next stage.

Think about the person who hurted you or who made you suffer. Putting yourself in their position, aim to think with lucidity and detachment about what you would have done if you had been in their place, under the exact same circumstances. Ask yourself honestly and with maximum lucidity and detachment, how would you have reacted?


Immediately after that, examine the person who created that suffering or pain, outside the context in which she/he has offended us, imagining that person in a completely different context or setting. For example, imagine how the person you are trying to forgive looked in childhood, or even better, remember, as exactly as possible, a specific situation when the two of you got along really well. At the end of this visualisation exercise, remain with the eyes closed, in a state of recollection, and then aspire to open your heart fully, invoking the help of God the Father and asking Him to fill your heart and being with the subtle energy of His infinite compassion. At the end of this action, the state of complete detachment should appear.
When forgiveness is taken to completion with the help of the divine subtle energy attracted in our being from the Macrocosm, it represents a twofold grace: for the person who is forgiving, this is a liberating feeling that also eliminates sadness, suffering, tension, and anxiety that often flow uninterrupted in the absence of forgiveness.

The state of detachment that is settling in shortly after the forgiveness is completed, shows that you have succeeded to forgive completely. If the state of detachment is not settling in, redo the process until you are successful.

When we don't forgive the person who has hurt us, the state of suffering and pain remains continuously in our inner universe. Judgment contracts the soul and exposes it to endless suffering, but forgiveness frees immediately form these wounds and pains, and by calming it, forgiveness enables the soul to blossom."

The energy of forgiveness can be attracted continuously in our being through invocation and sincere aspiration. We only have to take one step towards it and we will see even miracles happening in our life: miraculous healings, a divine state of happiness and love without limits, the disappearance of prejudices and mental patterns and a state of purity of the mind and soul which takes us to the next step in our evolution. When we have pure thoughts, our life will be pure as well. Aim to always attract the divine energy of forgiveness in yourself and you will become a radiant source of love and purity!


I honor the divinity within you! Namaste!


With love,


Delia

Read the article on my blog "Open Your Heart Project"


http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/techniques-for-forgiveness-part-2/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:33:15 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/the-essence-of-happiness/ Many times I wondered where love and happiness come from and how can we love with a pure, detached, selfless, unconditional love? I even started an ex...

I started to look for answers to these questions and I found that my true nature is pure happiness and pure love; that my happiness doesn’t depend on the actions and reactions of anybody else, but me. I went deeper in this search, seeking for the essence of love and happiness and really wanting to experience them in their purest form.


So I did some research, reading the book “The mastery of Love” by Don Miguel Ruiz, in which I found a beautiful story about “The man who didn’t believe in love”.

In this story, there is this man who didn’t believe that love exists. He had his own experiences about love and he concluded that love is just an invention of the poets and of the religions who want to have control over people and make them believe. He even thought that love is addictive. When you get your daily dose of love, you feel happy. But what happens when you don’t? Then the fear that you won’t receive love anymore makes you controlling and even manipulative. So he told everyone he met that what humans call love is nothing but a fear relationship based on control.


Then one day, he met a woman who too believed that love doesn’t exist. She had her own experiences in her relationships and she also concluded that we look for love, we open our hearts and we become vulnerable, just to find selfishness. That hurts, so this will repeat no matter how many relationships we have, the same thing happens again, so what’s the point of looking for love anymore? So love doesn’t really exist.


So they realized that they are so much alike and they became the best friends ever! They respected each other and they never put each other down. They were happy exactly the way they were. There was no envy, or jealousy, no control or possessiveness. They loved being together, because they had a lot of fun and they were very happy!


But one day, the man had the weirdest idea: Maybe what I feel for her is love!


And he told her about his idea. She said that she had the same idea, but she didn’t want to tell him about it because she knew that he didn’t believe in love.


So they concluded that maybe love does exist, but it isn’t what everybody thought it was. So they started to live together and they became lovers and it was amazing that their relationship didn’t change.

Until one night, when the man’s heart was so full with love that a miracle happened: he was looking at the stars and he saw the most beautiful one, and his love was so big that the star started to come down right into his hand and his soul merged with the star. He was intensely happy and he couldn’t wait to go to the woman and put the star in her hands to prove his love for her. As soon as he put the star in her hands, she had a moment of doubt, and the star fell from her hands and broke into millions of pieces.

Now there is an old man walking around the world saying that love doesn’t exist and there is a beautiful old woman waiting for a man, shedding a tear for the paradise that once she had in her hands, but for one moment of doubt it was lost forever.

Don Miguel Ruiz concludes in his book:


“Who made the mistake? Do you want to guess what went wrong?
The mistake was on the man’s part in thinking he could give the woman his happiness. The star was his happiness and his mistake was to put his happiness in her hands. Happiness never comes from outside of us. He was happy because of the love coming out of him. She was happy because of the love coming out of her. But as soon as he made her responsible for his happiness, she broke the star because she could not be responsible for his happiness.

If you take your happiness and put it in someone’s hands, sooner or later she is going to break it. If you give your happiness to someone else, she can always take it away.

Then if happiness can only come from inside of you and is the result of your love, you are responsible for your happiness. We can never make anyone responsible for our own happiness.”


So here was the answer I was looking for! Happiness comes from inside of us, not from outside! As Eckhart Tolle also says, pure happiness is our true nature. We kind of look for reasons to be unhappy, many times in our life, but what we miss seeing and understanding is that we are truly happy right here and now, in the present moment! Really, if you take a moment and you stop everything you are doing right in this moment, you close your eyes and you merge deeply inside of your heart, what do you think you will discover there? That you are perfectly happy right in this moment! And the love you are always looking for outside of you, seeking and seeking and waiting for it to come in your life, is again inside of you! And you know what will happen next, after you realize these two important things? That when you give this love to someone and when you share this love and happiness with someone you love, just sharing, giving, without expecting anything in return, this love and happiness will double and even triple! Because now there is not only one happiness and love, there is more and even more, each day! And as long as you don’t put any restrictions to your love or happiness, it will flow uninterrupted forever and it will grow every day! So from this moment on, you are no longer dependent on the actions and reactions of somebody else, you are entirely responsible for your own happiness and you are in the flow of life, not beside it.


I honor the divinity within you! Namaste!


With love,


Delia

Read the article on my blog: "Open Your Heart Project"


http://openyourheartproject.blogspot.com/2011/06/essence-of-happiness.html]]> http://wingsforall.com/Love4Yoga/blog/the-essence-of-happiness/ Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:33:06 +0000 Delia http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/every-good-decision-starts-with-a-stop/ Every Good Decision Starts with a Stop

More often than we like, most of us face choices that can have serious and lasting impact on our lives. Do we ...]]> Every Good Decision Starts with a Stop

More often than we like, most of us face choices that can have serious and lasting impact on our lives. Do we go along with the crowd? Do we tell someone off, quit a job, or end a relationship? Unfortunately, these decisions are not preceded by a drum roll warning us that the stakes are high. Even worse, we often don't have a lot of time to figure out what to do.

It's no surprise that most bad decisions - the ones that mess up our lives - are made impulsively or without sufficient reflection.

Ancient proverbs tell us to "count to ten when you're angry" or "think ahead." But anger and lack of preplanning are only two factors that can impede excellent decision making. Fatigue, fear, frustration, stress, impatience, and emotions also create obstacles to wise choices.

Just as we learned to look both ways before we cross the street, we can learn to analyze every important decision-making situation to allow us to arrive at conclusions that are both effective and ethical.

Each decision, therefore, should start with a stop - a forced moment of reflection to help us clarify our goal, evaluate the completeness and credibility of our information, and devise an alternate strategy, if necessary, to achieve the best possible result. Stopping also allows us to muster our moral willpower to overcome temptations and emotions that could lead to a rash, foolish, or ill-considered decision.

While it's great to have a day or two to sleep on a problem, or even a few hours, many situations don't afford us that luxury. But a pause of even a few seconds can often be enough.

This is Michael Josephson reminding you to think ahead because character counts.

Michael Josephson
www.charactercounts.org

With thanks from the source: www.insightoftheday.com

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All rights reserved]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/every-good-decision-starts-with-a-stop/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:08:42 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/Bodhi/blog/love-s-abandon/ like my heart theres nothing to hold empty to the bone
My aloneness is my strength my emptyness my fortress
To live...]]> like my heart theres nothing to hold empty to the bone
My aloneness is my strength my emptyness my fortress
To live the adventure in other worlds of my awareness.

All I have is me, all i have is now
All I have is spirit and my humble bow
To live impeccably in the force,
to survive the mystery of the source,
To trust to know to believe though I dont know how.

I have already abandoned my will to the force
I have surrendered my destiny to the time's course
To live to love to let go and lend a hand
to do my best and love in every which way I can.]]> http://wingsforall.com/Bodhi/blog/love-s-abandon/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:47:53 +0000 Bodhi http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/how-india-seeks-wellness-and-welfare-of-all-indian-concept-of-one-world-fam/ How India Reacts to New World Order has a great concern for world family as more than billion people have their impact on it. the ancient times gave u...

"The Indian Concept of One World Family Seems Better Alternative to New World Order. That is why the new concepts of New Age and New Era or Interfaith may not meet these high standards even though all have ideals as if taken from Law of Affinity, the Coexistence, ..."


The Concept of World as One Family is the most ancient concept that Indian Philosophers and Thinkers introduced for world peace, welfare and development. This concept is popularly known as "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (Sanskrit: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम. from "vasudha", the earth; "eva" = emphasizer and "kutumbakam", "family") is a Sanskrit phrase [1] that means that the whole world is one single family.[2] " (With thanks from the source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasudhaiva_Kutumbakam)


Some of most precious words as said: "This concept finds its mention in the literature of Hindu organizations. The literature says "This gigantic idea(Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam) is an exclusively Indian contribution to world peace. This ancient nation evolved a world-view based on the motto "Loka samasta sukhina bhavantu" (Let the entire world be happy) thousands of years before any League of Nations or United Nations was thought of to avoid global strife. The Indian nation evolved this grand vision not by marching its armies and conquering the rest and offering peace; but by the inner-directed pursuit of universal values by the Rishis living in the forests and mountains of India.


While all Indians support this idea of World as a Family, I have shared my opinions about it on one of my blogs titled: Indian Concept of One World Family Seems Better Alternative to New World Order


Thanks for your time reading it.]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/how-india-seeks-wellness-and-welfare-of-all-indian-concept-of-one-world-fam/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:26:57 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/ethanol-and-methanol-as-biofuels-for-internal-combustion-engines-in-motor-v/ Ethanol and Methanol as Biofuels for Internal Combustion Engines in Motor Vehicles: Ethanol and Methanol can replace Petrol (Gasoline) with minor vehi...]]> Ethanol and Methanol as Biofuels for Internal Combustion Engines in Motor Vehicles: Ethanol and Methanol can replace Petrol (Gasoline) with minor vehicle and fuel-storage modifications

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and Methanol (methyl alcohol aka wood alcohol) can be used to fuel internal combustion motor vehicles, either as sole fuels or, more usually, when mixed with petrol (gasoline). As a warning, in case you think these alcohols are a cheap way of fuelling your cocktail cabinet, note that this ethanol is of a dangerously high proof and contains additives which make it poisonous (it is referred to as denatured alcohol). Methanol is well known to be a dangerous poison in its own right.

There are two generic sources of biofuels (for both biodiesel and methanol) referred to as biomass feedstock [1]. They are 'first generation' which comprise grain and other vegetable crops grown for their sugar, starch and oil content. Then there are the 'next generation' sources which comprise cellulose rich sources including wood, tall grasses, crop residues and municipal waste organics. The latter are dependent on developing technology to improve yields. Two technologies are favoured: gasification and hydrolysis using enzymes. These methods should enable next-generation to become competitively priced with first-generation sources but with the big advantages of offering the potential to dramatically increase the amounts of biofuels produced and with far less impact on the environment and ecology.

Most contemporary petrol cars will run on E10, a 10% mixture of ethanol to petrol, although warranties may state that a mix of 5% is the maximum allowed. Many major car manufacturers have developed cars which run on fuels containing higher proportions of alcohol, typically E85. Ethanol has some properties which are different from petrol; for example, in car engines, it has a higher octane rating, is more corrosive and abrasive, cleans the old deposits away (hence fuel filters, in converted vehicles, may need changing after a short time, initially), may create minor flow problems and can make starting more difficult. The national distribution network will also require modifications to some of its components, mainly because of the corrosive properties of alcohol and its ability to mix with water.

In the UK, in 2005, tax concessions for ethanol encouraged a minor shift and a 5% ethanol mixture entered the retail market. A firm called Greenenergy pioneered this and Tesco have been reported as the retailers (mainly in SE England), the ethanol source being Brazilian sugar cane. The real motivation may be cost (although the reduction in price to the UK customer is small) but even so that is no bad thing. In 2006 another supermarket, Morrisons, started selling E85 bio-ethanol in East Anglia. The 5% mix can be used in most petrol vehicles but the 85% mix is limited to a very small number of current vehicles. It is hoped that the trend continues with a significant expansion of the use of bio-ethanol in the UK, and other sources will be created, prodded by expected government policies. These are needed if vehicle manufacturers are to be tempted and oil companies are to be 'persuaded'. The way that the fuel distributors work means that they all need to cooperate for a substantial conversion to take place.


Please read more with thanks from the source: http://www.envocare.co.uk/ethanol.htm

Relevant articles: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=alcohol+petrol&aq=f&aqi=g1g-v9&aql=&oq=]]> http://wingsforall.com/bhagouauty/blog/ethanol-and-methanol-as-biofuels-for-internal-combustion-engines-in-motor-v/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:53:57 +0000 Dr. Harmander Singh