ANITA MOORJANI
Interview by Victor Fuhrman
Sensitive Is the New Strong Anita Moorjani is the New York Times best-selling author of What If This Is Heaven? and Dying To Be Me. She's a beloved international speaker and has dedicated her life to empowering people's minds and hearts with her story of courage and transformation. Before her near-death experience, she worked in the corporate world. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Danny. Her website is anitamoorjani.com, and she joins me this week to share her path. She just published a new book, Sensitive Is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World.
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Victor Fuhrman: Thank you for joining us and sharing what I know to be an important message. So, before we get into the new book, let's talk a bit about your past. Please share with us your path before the experience that transformed your life. Anita Moorjani: I was living in Hong Kong, and I grew up there. My parents were Indian ethnically. My parents were Hindus, but I grew up in a very multicultural society. Hong Kong is predominantly a Chinese city, but it was colonized by the British when I was growing up there. The primary language there was English, but because most of the population was Chinese, there was also a lot of Cantonese spoken there. I grew up speaking my parent's language, which is an Indian dialect, which we spoke at home and English, which is what we talked at school and learned to talk at school, and Chinese, which was the local language spoken by everybody, you know, shopkeepers, taxi drivers, like basically everybody.
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I grew up speaking three languages simultaneously. But most of the population were either British or Chinese. And so I never felt that I fit in because I was neither British nor Chinese. I was this brown person, and I was an ethnic minority. Even in school, I got bullied because I was different and my culture was different. My parents wanted to groom me for an arranged marriage as I grew up, and I wasn't allowed to date the way the other kids were.
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here are people that we
repaying rudeness. It is through
feel appear in our lives
forgiveness.
to bring us joy, love, and pleasurable moments,
Forgive: if you never know forgiveness,
and there are those that only cause
You'll never know the blessings that
us anger, sadness, heartbreak. And
God gives.
others bring no feeling at all. When
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we meet someone, who falls into that sadness group, we always ask
RELEASING KARMA THROUGH
ourselves, "why did I meet that
FORGIVENESS
person?"; "Why did I have to live like that?", "Why does someone I treat
The first thing we need to
so well treat me like that?"
understand is that this person's destructive behavior is not correct.
Let's consider Karma's concept,
When we act decently with this
the "Law of Return," and when you
person, we are already relieving our
experience something based on
Karma and mitigating its pernicious
your actions. It does not seem very
effects.
fair when someone you respect despises you. However, it is not only
But that does not mean that we
related to what we live in that life. It
must endure for the rest of our lives,
also includes our past lives and our
someone who does us harm. We
family karma as well.
need to have self-love and move away from that context.
Thus, we sometimes come across people who are not suitable for us,
However, besides letting go, it is also
which creates pain that can even
necessary to forgive this conduct.
lead us to have wrong attitudes.
If this is not done, the feelings of
After all, who has never done
unhappiness, hatred, and bitterness
something that repented because
will continue with you. Your karmic
of the heat of the moment?
relationship with that person will
However, there is a much healthier
not end as you will still be feeding
way to deal with this karmic
her indirectly with negativity. that is
relationship than fighting or
inside your heart. OM TIMES | April 2021
Recognizing You, as the Eternal Being by Arthur Telling OM TIMES | April 2021
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ooking out through our eyes,
narrative is temporal and reveals only
we see a three-dimensional
a surface caricature of a fuller self.
spatial world. As physical human beings, we are
A famous phrase, "Stop and smell the
embedded within. We are a part of
roses," advises that we slow our pace
this world, but the "us" observing is
and take a moment and reflect on
a mere onlooker manipulating the
subtle things we routinely overlook.
world with a physical human body. To
We breathe in a rushed effort to live
recognize this, "us" is self-awareness.
and compete and accumulate things of the physical world. Our focus on
ALL IS AWARENESS
fulfilling the narrative being lived can be shifted to a deeper level of
Awareness is the foundation of this
our being. Slowing the mind and
world and all worlds, from physical to
meditating on what wonders and
the highest of spiritual states. Nothing
beauty surround us, we minimize the
exists but that which awareness
narrative in favor of awareness. That
constructs.
unseen part of us has been driving the physical narrative.
We are awareness. Through our eyes, we see and interface with the
SEEING OUR WORLD
world through the physical body. We don't usually think about who this
To observe and study and enjoy the
awareness is as we busily live our daily
shape, color, and fragrance of a rose
lives. We indulge in whatever narrative
better reveals the deeper mind. This
is playing out in the world and in
is experiential knowledge not taught
our lives, and through the narrative,
in a classroom environment. Through
we are defined. We are our parent's
practice and repetition, the mind
children. We root for the Green
will begin to see and experience
Bay Packers, we drive a modestly
this hidden deeper self and, in the
priced car and are a good father
process, will see the outer world
and successful businessman. The
as not so important to our identity
elements defined by our preferences
and thus livelihood. As an observer
within a surrounding narrative have
of the rose, we need to go yet more
followed us from birth. But the
profound and feel our experiential
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APRIL 2021
By Marcia Sirota, MD.
Maskual Harassment Is that a Thing?
What is Maskual Harassment? I just learned about a new form of sexual harassment going on these days. It’s being called “maskual harassment,” and I’ve got to say, it fills me with all sorts of feelings – none of them positive.
This type of harassment happens when a male restaurant diner after he’s finished his meal, says to his female server something along the lines of “show me what’s under the mask if you want your tip.” If the server refuses to show him her face, the customer skimps on the tip. The NY Times even wrote about it recently.
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Fascination with what’s underneath.
This is problematic in so many ways that I had to write about it. The first thing that came to mind is the historical context for this type of harassment. Over the centuries, men have been fascinated by what is underneath a woman’s clothing. Over the centuries, many men have tried to get a peek at it. Whether it’s going to burlesque, or striptease shows or going to even more astonishing – and often illegal or immoral – lengths to see what’s under a woman’s garments, men have been attempting to get past those boundaries for the longest time. The problem with maskual harassment is not that the man is demanding to see a body part that’s supposed to remain hidden – the face is not usually a sexualized body part. Mask harassment is about the way the man starts to sexualize and objectify the server’s face when she’s just trying to make an honest living. Some might argue that asking to see what’s under the mask is not the same as demanding, for example, that a woman should remove her shirt. Still, actually, it’s pretty darned similar, and I’ll explain why. In both cases, a boundary violation is taking place.
It’s less about whether or not the covered body part is meant to stay covered and more about the fact that the man is demanding to see it, against the woman’s will. Any time a man requires something related to a woman’s body that’s against her will, it’s abuse, and it’s wrong.
Ethic Marketing &
BY ALBERTO ADLER
In a world plagued by consumerism, what is the role and importance of an Ethical Marketing Strategy with reliable eco-practices? Ethical Marketing Strategy and reliable ecological practices are strategic market decisions aimed at Brand Equity. Growing portions of the public place more importance on these postures, so brands work to add these traits to their continuous image-building process. In terms of society, this is great. We all stand to gain. But only if the company's posture is supported by its practices (which is not always the case). "Greenwashing" as a Marketing Practice It is quite common for these postures to be just facades. Vales do Rio Doce Mineração (Brazil) is an example. In 2015, a dam by Samarco, a company that was a partnership between Vale and BHP Billington, broke. Its mud, full of highly toxic chemical waste, reached Rio Doce. This river gives the company its name in Samarco. In such a large volume, this mud practically killed the river and even affected a large sea region located around its mouth. Since then, Vale do Rio Doce has tried to avoid legal liabilities and fines. Our theme here has made several efforts to mitigate the company's image's adverse effects in terms of communication. In practice, however, what we saw was an accident of even greater proportions in 2019, when the "Brumadinho dam," belonging to the same Vale do Rio Doce, broke, causing, in addition to formidable environmental damage, the tragic death of 259 people. OMTIMES
Personal Branding: The New Author's Trademark
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By iSpirit Publishing
uppose you are here as a
for, what moves them, for what
published author. In that
makes their soul burn with joy and
case, it is most likely because
anticipation.
you desire to improve your
Author's platform and establish a
Two things will help you with your
more effective personal branding. We
branding: your passion and a clear
understand, and that is of profound
set of goals.
importance. Having a clear goal is an important Very well, you already know what a
step in developing your personal
lot of people spend their lives looking
brand. Along with your passion, they
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will help you turn those dreams into
They are waiting for answers from the
reality.
publishers, waiting for the brilliant idea, the perfect inspiration. They
If you have been accompanying our
think that having an excellent book
articles, you will know that we consider
is the key to thinking about being a
being a writer more than hobbies and
professional writer and a well-known
careers.
published author.
As such, a successful writing career
This line of thought can't be further
must also be planned. Your audience
than the truth. Don't wait; dream,
niche, the image you are going to
became a visionary, and plan.
project, all of this is important when it comes to being a successful author.
Plan how much time you will devote
Still, your most valuable asset is your
to writing and how much time will
personal brand.
you devote to reading?
PROGRAMING YOUR PERSONAL
Question yourself for how long will
BRANDING
you need to study?
Effective personal brand management
When will you start promoting
previews the control of the right signals
yourself as a writer? What will be your
and triggers the proper mechanisms.
differential?
Ultimately, this will make all the difference between winners and losers,
BRANDING STARTS SMALL, WITH
between follow-up and anonymous
BABY STEPS
stars who will die invisibly. Developing strategic planning will make a
Have attainable goals and invest in
difference, and it will become the key to
your future as a published author
leveraging an author's successful career.
right now. Remember that the investment we are talking about
Many aspiring authors waste time
is not necessarily financial. The
waiting for everything, and at the same
most significant investments you
time, they are delaying their careers for
can make are your time and your
nothing.
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Reincarnation of Animals. Do our Pets Reincarnate? By Ministry Earth OM TIMES | April 2021
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nimals, like humans, are
THE REINCARNATION OF ANIMALS:
beings endowed with
WHERE DO THEY GO?
Souls. Souls are part of our eternal nature, so it
Many families are concerned. They
is entirely possible to claim that these
think that their pet has reincarnated
beings (Non-Human Beings) also pass
elsewhere and is no longer loved by
through the process of evolution and
the new owners. This is a thought that
reincarnation.
needs to be removed from your strain of thought.
According to several spiritual traditions, all individuals in the
Animals and ourselves go through
Animal Kingdom have a reincarnating
reincarnation to evolve their souls,
soul. However, mammalian-class
acquiring cognitive skills so that
animals have spirits closer to human
one day they can be at peace on the
characteristics of evolution. The
spiritual plane. With this in mind - and
reincarnation of animals is close to
knowing that animals do not have a
ours, except for the element of Free
human conscience - the reincarnation
will, which only human beings seem
of animals is carried out according to
to have.
their spiritual needs.
After the departure of an animal
For example, let us say that a dog was
from earthly life, only its soul is
very loved in a particular family, and
repaired. The reason is that they do
he died. His soul goes to a temporary
not have a system of consciousness
spiritual plane and soon returns to the
as complex as ours to work with. At
body of another domestic animal to
least not in this plane of existence. For
continue its evolution.
that reason, some spiritual schools regard the process of reincarnation
So, the question would be that in his
of animals to be more agile and fluid
new reincarnations, is it possible for
than human reincarnation.
the animal to return to its "original" family? Yes, it is possible. Depending
Animals share with us the privilege
on the animal's needs, it can still have
of having a soul.
strong emotional bonds together with
Pythagoras
a group of people, such as his original OM TIMES | April 2021
Desire, Love and Addiction According to Buddhism How to distinguish between true love and possessive attachment? This precious life is our opportunity. We are not the millions and millions of other things that are not human. Tenzin Palmo OM TIMES | April 2021
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elfless love can be
her book entitled “Into the Heart of
compared to the pure
Life” elucidates issues of relationships
sound that comes from
such as marriage, dating, etc. She
a crystal glass, and the
sums up this issue, saying that we
attachment to the finger that, when
constantly mistake attachment for
touching the rim of the glass, drowns
love.
out that sound. “The problem is that we always We recognized from the beginning
confuse the idea of love with
that the idea of a is relatively foreign
attachment. You know, we imagine
tour Western sensibility. Being
that the attachment and jealousy
detached does not mean that we love
we have in our relationships shows
the person less, but that we are not
that we love. When it is really just
centered on the love for ourselves or
attachment. And it causes us pain.
hiding in the love we say we feel for
Because the more we hold on to
the other.
something, the more we are afraid of losing it.” “And it causes us pain ”
Selfless love is the joy of sharing the lives of those around us - our family,
And then, if we lose, we will suffer.
our friends, our companions, our wife,
What I mean is that genuine love
or our husband - and contributing to
is ... Well, attachment says, 'I love
their happiness.
you, so I want you to make me happy'. Genuine love says: ‘I love
We love the other for who they are,
you, so I want you to be happy. And
and not through the distorted lens of
if that includes me, great. If you
self-centeredness. Instead of being
don't include me, I just want your
attached to the other, we must keep
happiness. ' And they are two totally
their happiness in mind; instead of
different feelings.
waiting for them to bring us some gratification, we can receive their
Attachment is like holding on too
mutual love with joy.
tightly. But genuine love is like holding it very gently, feeding it,
The precious teaching of Buddhist
but allowing things to flow. It is not
teacher Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo in
getting stuck with strings attached.
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Family Karma and the Healing of Hereditary Patterns By Humanity Healing OM TIMES | April 2021
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amily karma can be
The egregors are spiritual forces -
composed of physical
like a circle or a field force with a
patterns, values, feelings,
distinctive energy signature, created
mental issues, beliefs, and
by the sum of collective energies,
characteristics passed down through
vibratory patterns resulting from the
generations. Some patterns can
congregation of two or more people.
travel to the entire lineage, such as
Therefore, destructive behaviors and
addictions, compulsive behaviors.
situations can be influenced by family Karma, which is also called "family
I feel very strongly that I am under
curse" or "hereditary curse."
the influence of things or questions which were left incomplete and
The greatest tragedy of the family is
unanswered by my parents and
the unlived lives of the parents.
grandparents, and more distant
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ancestors. It often seems as if there were an impersonal karma within
When you watch your family closely,
a family passed on from parents to
you will notice that some symptoms
children. It has always seemed to me
prevent prosperity, such as lack of
that I had to answer questions that
love for others or self-love. These
fate had posed to my forefathers.
characteristics can be responsible
Questions which had not yet been
for divorces, fights over the property,
answered, or as if I had to complete,
and even separation from the family.
or perhaps continue, things that
But why are these dark feelings
previous ages had left unfinished.
generated, and how can we deal with
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them? Discover options for the cure of family Karma and the breaking of
However, some families inherit
hereditary patterns.
negative behaviors and situations such as addictions, envy, personality
THE ORIGIN OF FAMILY KARMA
disorders, suicides, and mental illness. These problems are consequences of
Spiritual Studies on family Karma
our ancestors' actions, which become
indicate that almost all families deal
cellular records and become family
with at least one of the seven karmic
egregores.
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The Enigmatic Connection Between Karmic Enmity and Karmic Debt
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t is known that the Karmic
All of these relationships can become
relationships could be classified
blessings of support and healing.
as positive ones and those of a
However, some still have karmic
negative aspect. Souls usually
debts. They may live their lives as a
incarnate in batches, as soul groups,
continuation of issues. Both have
usually to help each other learn the
failed to learn from behavior or
lessons from Earth school and help
situation in previous existences. This
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in subsequent lives. It can be called
HOW TO RECOGNIZE
karmic enmity between karmic
A "KARMIC ENEMY"?
partners that haven't evolved or Karmic enmity can be very close to
transcended a karmic lesson.
you and even belong to your own The karmic enemies and the souls
family or close friend’s circle.
with positive affinity are people that inevitably we end up crossing during
Usually, they appear in your life so
our lifetime.
that a repair can be carried out. The relationship can overcome past
These meetings allow a previously
conflicts and dramas, bringing new
compromised situation to be
light and different perspectives. So,
resolved, opening each of us’ journey,
suppose you have a problematic
granting the energetic block's
relationship with someone close to
removal, and allowing spiritual
you. In that case, that person can be
evolution.
your "Karmic challenge," therefore a "karmic enemy."
The release of the karmic bond that surrounds your soul will only be
Although the enemy may not be from
possible from the moment it evolves,
your circle of friendships, the person
ceasing to revive previous wounds.
is strangely familiar to us in a karmic encounter, even if we have never seen
Only then will the soul be free to live
him in this life or do not know him/
the next challenges and dharmic
her well.
freedom Many years' experience can show Already like-minded spirits appear in
how difficult it may be to overcome
our lives to make it happen to provide
the differences and disagreements
mutual help, a real endowment
we have with our "spiritual enemies."
of strength, and a deepening of a
The cessation and healing of these
shared friendship coming from other
karmic knots are essential for our
incarnational experiences—these
spiritual progress and enrichment
types of relationships that can last for
as souls having Human experiences.
many centuries.
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How grateful is your Zodiac Sign?
I
Gratefulness & Forgiveness and The Astrological Signs
sn't it great when someone
spirit of feeling gratitude, let's reflect
shows their gratefulness and
on what each sign loves most and
open our hearts with pure grace?
say a big thank you for everything we share.
It is such a simple thing, but it is the heart and soul of gratitude. Sure, life
ARIES
gets crazy and challenging, but there
Be grateful and enjoy good health
is a lot to be thankful for, and very
and energy to pursue your dreams! Be
little of it is related to money. In the
well, feel good, stay highly motivated,
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and inspire the rest of the Zodiac with
fundamental nature of who, why,
your joy and natural self-confidence.
and who we are before we mature and become our unique beings. Say
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thanks, love each other, with warts
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and everything, and hug often!
TAURUS
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Be grateful for all the beautiful places,
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possessions, and things that endure! And if they can't last, you know that
LEO
you can always cherish memories.
Pure fun to make life worth living!
In any case, beauty remains in our
Your inner child always reveals itself
hearts forever. And Taurus knows
in your playfulness. But it also lives
beauty.
the reality and says thanks to the Universe with a contagious and
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happy smile. Show your gratitude
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with passion, Leo!
GEMINI
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Friends keep us in touch with the
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world and with ourselves! You understand that communication is
VIRGO
important, so be incredibly grateful
Let's all be thankful for your gentle
to those who keep us honest and
routine, with or without purring
real. Be extra thankful to the friends
kittens! Its simple discipline takes
who listen to us during our madness,
us through confusion and chaos.
especially during Covid times.
Keep a modest order is best. Your analytical sense of propriety will
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guide you during difficult times,
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and that in itself is a reason to be grateful for it.
CANCER The family is sometimes the best
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blessing in disguise! It is the
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Can We Transform Our Limiting Beliefs? By OMTimes Team OM TIMES | April 2021
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hroughout our life,
facing limiting beliefs requires
we have grown based
courage to come across them.
on information and
However, cause more significant
experiences acquired
impacts. Recourse to self-sabotage
according to the environment in
becomes an alternative, most of the
which it grew up. Such references
time, unconscious. The number one
basically indicate how we see
enemy becomes the mind. Paranoid
the world and how we reproduce
thoughts hover in mind and invite
patterns of behavior without even
us to stay, not to act, to complain, to
questioning whether such attitudes
look for excuses that keep us in the
are really beneficial to us or if they
same place because we don't want
could be different. In other words,
to commit risks.
they are rooted beliefs, from an early age, capable of influencing and
Leaving the box is transforming!
determining the direction of our journey in life, positively or negatively.
HOW TO IDENTIFY A LIMITING BELIEF?
You may have grown up and matured and develop the will to study
Reflect on something that you have
economics. Still, the difficulties you
always wanted to do in the past
may have faced with math in high
but left it aside for believing that
school were crucial in your decision
you would not be able to acquire.
to give up on pursuing the idea. This
Write down on paper what were
is a simple example of how a limiting
the reasons that prevented you
belief can prevent you from achieving
f rom moving forward at that time.
something that contributes to your
Ask yourself if these blocks remain
development or simply gives you joy
healthy if there are plausible
and lightness. There is the fear of
grounds that justify them. From
failing, the battle that is to break with
this mapping, it becomes easier to
ourselves' constructed image, to leave
outline a strategic plan to eliminate
the comfort zone.
limiting beliefs once and for all.
The voice that conflicts with the ear
WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON
sounds in an affronted tone, and
LIMITING BELIEFS?
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