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		<title>Spiritual Solutions #9: Law of Least Effort, Inside and Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond 
Law of Least Effort
The fourth spiritual law of success is the Law of Least Effort. This law is based on the fact that nature’s intelligence functions with effortless ease ...]]></description>
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<p><strong>Law of Least Effort</strong><br />
The fourth spiritual law of success is the Law of Least Effort. This law is based on the fact that nature’s intelligence functions with effortless ease and abandoned carefreeness. This is the principle of least action, of no resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and love. When we learn this lesson from nature, we easily fulfill our desires.</p>
<p>In Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of India, this principle is known as the principle of economy of effort, or “do less and accomplish more.” Ultimately you come to the state where you do nothing and accomplish everything.<br />
<em> &#8211;Adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Spiritual-Laws-Success-Fulfillment/dp/1878424114" target="_blank"><strong>The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success</strong>,</a> by Deepak Chopra (Amber-Allen Publishing and New World Library, 2004).</em></p>
<p><strong>Easy, Smart Cleaning</strong><br />
There is myth that cleaning with natural materials takes more elbow grease. Baking soda is an incredible cleaner if you dampen it and let it set on, say, the dirty bottom of the oven overnight. It does its work on grease and grime while you are sleeping, thereby taking no elbow grease at all! If it didn’t work it is because you didn’t leave it on long enough. “Smart” cleaning further means to choose the least toxic approach and also to see if you can reduce the need to clean. For example, you will wash the floor less often if you have a doormat to collect mud from shoes.<br />
<em>&#8211;Adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Better-Basics-Home-Simple-Solutions/dp/0609803255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1285803179&#038;sr=1-1" target="_blank"><strong>Better Basics for the Home</strong>,</a>  by Annie B. Bond (Three Rivers Press, 1999).</em></p>
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		<title>Spiritual Solutions #4:  Purify Your Shadow, Your Environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond. 
Purify Your Shadow Energy
Everyone has a shadow because of the natural contrast between darkness and the light. Negativity assumes its overwhelming power from the fact that it feeds off ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.greenchicafe.com/wp-content/uploads/yin.yang_.jpg"><img src="http://www.greenchicafe.com/wp-content/uploads/yin.yang_-300x300.jpg" alt="" title="yin yang symbol icon golden, isolated on black background." width="300" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-8975" /></a>By <a href="http://www.deepakchopra.com" target="_blank">Deepak Chopra</a> and <a href="http://www.greenchicafe.com" target="_blank">Annie Bond.</a> </p>
<p><strong>Purify Your Shadow Energy</strong><br />
Everyone has a shadow because of the natural contrast between darkness and the light. Negativity assumes its overwhelming power from the fact that it feeds off all these qualities at once:  A secret, dark, primitive, irrational, dangerous, mythical evil is much less convincing if you break it down into one quality at a time. No matter how evil your impulse is, it can be broken down into steps to resolve it. Darkness is dealt with by bringing it into the light. The shadow is subtly involved in everyday life. It is never so hidden that you cannot bring it to light.<br />
&#8211;Adapted from <a href="http://store.chopra.com/productinfo.asp?item=59" target="_blank">The Book of Secrets,</a> by Deepak Chopra</p>
<p><strong>Purify Your Environment</strong><br />
There are deep, overarching markers that can clarify the whole picture of pollution in our environments. The central markers are the eternal elements earth, fire, water, and air. It is these elements that we, as an industrial society, have tried to transform into synthetic materials, and the result has been disastrous. </p>
<p>Work with the elements rather than against them. Step by step. When the elements are true, it is most likely that the environment is in harmony and balance. For example, the pure elements in natural fiber clothing make us feel better and more comfortable. In contrast, the elements in synthetic clothing don’t function in a healthy way.<br />
-Adapted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Home-Enlightenment-Practical-Earth-Friendly-Toxin-Free/dp/1579548113" target="_blank">Home Enlightenment,</a>by Annie Bond</p>
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