Author Archives: Conrad Raw
Mental Protection Through Mind Power
I was sitting outside, doing some work with the laptop… when a group of wild dogs approached me. I don’t know if you ever been surrounded by a dozen wild dogs… while sitting down and with no one around… So I decided to just sit very quietly. Mentally I went over all of my options.…
Thai Adventures
Loi Krathong festival, each 12th month of the lunar calender in Thailand. In Bali and Thailand people follow a lunar calender. Smal boats beautifully decorated with flowers, incense, candles and such are put into the water. Traditionally this was done tho honor the Buddha and the godess of the water. Thousand of people are participating…
What Is The Benefit Of Spiritual Growth Or Personal Development?
I received this reaction in my mailbox. A lot of people experience these type of doubts one time or another in life… “Dear Conrad, What is the benefit of spiritual/personal growth? What is there to gain? Note I don’t mean it negatively. I’m in the fifty years old, or young it depends on how you…
How To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Break Through Every Limit
I received this question in the mail: “my biggest obstacle is finding the courage to step out of my comfort zone, how do I overcome this? Ida” Well, your comfort zone is probably related to a specific situation or set of situations. You don’t have the same comfort zone for eating your breakfast as for…
A Quote About Developing Intuition
Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, said something pretty profound in a speech to newly graduated students: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your…
Video: A Levitating Monk
A video about a levitating monk in Nepal. Short version: Full version: What do you think, is this real or not? If this message gets more than 17 responses, it shows enough interest and I will share the process for deciding something like this. Ok! Thanks for all the comments… what can I say… wow!…
Oh No… A Brainwave Problem
The observer of brainwaves… influences the brainwaves (of others) that are being observed. Research has indicated that the researcher in an experiment where brainwaves are being recorded, influences the data when he reads it. As soon as the researcher who has to read the data, become to analytical or nervous, and thus changes the…
Oh yeah…a lucid dream
It had been a while since I had an interesting dream. So, I decided to do something about that. I went into my balance zone and I imagined how it would be if I would have had a dream. Entering the balance zone is a natural way to stimulate the alpha brainwaves. These alpha brainwaves…
Six Supernatural Powers
The Pali Canon is a collection of texts which contain the lessons given by Buddha himself. In one section he talks about the six supernatural powers. These are: 1) Developing mental pureness and eventually enlightenement. 2) Telepathy:being able to read the emotions and thoughts of others. 3) Magic powers: Levitation,teleportation, telekinesis. 4) The divine ear:…
Karma And The Law Of Attraction
The last couple of years the concept of the law of attraction has become very popular. In my book with Jack Canfield and Jack Zufelt, I write about how this concept contains a false metaphor. At the level of matter, it might seem that the result (that which you think you are attracting) is caused…