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Aims and Goals in Life

DIscover that life has a meaning

Where are you going

Anger

Anger hurt insults bad-words

Assertiveness

The three stances: Assertiveness-submissiveness-aggression 

 

Attachments

Inner Freedom

 

Attitudes

Different attitudes towards life

How we face unpleasant realities - Fight or Flight?

Right and wring attitudes to life

Selfish and unselfish attitudes

Self-centered and other attitudes to life

Unconcern towards others needs

 

Authority and Power

Authority and Power are meant for service

The nature and dangers of authority

 

Bettering Life's Situations

 

Building up

Every aspect of Life is a building up process

 

Be Childlike

Children are the firt to enter the kingdom of God

Not Childish, Not old - Be Child-like

 

Christian Life

We are to be the light to others.

 

Christmas Themes

Let's examine our Christmas Celebrations

Only the pure of heart can see Jesus

 

Communication

Honest in communication

Don't rush to conslusions - learn to ask questions.

 

Compassion

Be compassionate like Jesus

Conscience

Follow your own judgement and conscience - not public opinion.

 

Contradictions in our life

 

Co-operation and Unity

We are the Tree

 

Courage - Daring

Courage to jump out of teh Rut and find new paths to success

 

Democracy

Democracy, it's meaning and worth.

 

Discernment

Reality v/s Appearances

Finding the Will of God in the events of your Life

  • A man carrying two baskets
  • Ecumenism

    A divided Church, reunion of all Christian Churches.

     

    Ecology

    Love for nature

    Greed exhausts the world's resources

    Modern development or Modern Degeneration

    We destroy our home - Earth

    Earth - A mother to be loved, or an enemy to be conquered.

     

    Education

    Effective teaching approach

    Degrees or Pedegrees

    Don't paper your children, let them experience the pains of growing up

    Education for responsible freedom

    How much do you care for your children

    Discipline is needed

    Overprotective parents cripple their children's growth Social function of education Two styles of education The myth of integral education

     

    Family

    How your children learn

    Mother's Love

    Mother's Love

    How much do we care for our children

    In the home values are caught not taught

    Wrong family values crush out children

    Dangers to the family - materialistic values break the family.

    Encourage your children to be independent and to stand on their own feet.

     

    Fickleness and Vanity

     

    Forgiveness

    Forgive we can gorget we can't.

     

    Freedom of conscience

     

    Generosity

    Giving onself to othes - Jesus the "giving tree"

    Give to God your all

    God

    God never fails

    Saying yes to God

     God's wonders

     God's love is a gift

     God's love made man

     God's will be done

    Greed

     Greed runs our happiness

    Greed blinds us, bluffs us and ruins our life

    Greed - The great killer

    Greed's divisive and destuctive power

     

    Happiness

    Happiness is where you are

     

    Holiness

    Holiness is found in simplicity and sincerity of heart

    Holiness made easy

     

    Hope

    The value of hope

     

    Jesus

    Jesus' concern for us

    Jesus and Prejudice

    Jesus's Vocation - He fulfilled His task

    Knowledge

    Self knowledge - now your own worth

    Knowing through your heart

    Love

    Meaning of Love

    Love your enemies

    Loving and serving God through others

     

    Money

  • Things money can't buy.
  • Paradoxes

    Paradoxes of modern living

    Passions

    Watch out, control your growing passions right from the start.

    Patriotism

    First, we are citizens of the world

    Perceptions

    Perceptions condition our thinking and feeling.

    Perceptions is limited and relative.

    Powe of images.

    Prayer

    Lose yourself in me.

    Prayer Exercise-Docility to God's will

    Prayer Exercise-Contemplation, finding God in all things.

     

    Prayer Themes

    Prayer methods v/s Prayer

    True prayer is abandonment to God's will

    Humility and simplicity are necessary for prayer

    Prayer of petition

     

    Prejudices

    Even God can't please everybody

     

    Relationships

    Computers that can "feel", do they exist?

     

    Religious Life

    Evangelical Virtues v/s Religious Vows.

     

    Self

    Acceptance-Self love,

    Be genuine, be real

    Self discovery - discover and use your talents to the full.

    Self discovery - discovering your inner riches.

    Self mechanisms - inferiority complexes - Status Symbols.

    Society's sophistication kills teh best in us.

    Self-confidence - face your fears.

    Self-contentment - enjoy your present moment.

    Self-defence.

    Self rejection - The Portrait.

    Self righteousness - The blaming game.

    Self withdrawl - shyness, fears, escape mechanisms.

    Self control - mind your language.

    Self satisfaction.

    Self confidence - believe in yourself.

    Self deluson - be honest with yourself.

    Self esteem.

    Self image(I) - It's nature and importance.

    Self image(II) - It's formation, deformation and reformation.

    Self image (shorter version)

     

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