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Vivian Amis

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Born

in Wiesbaden, Germany

January 23, 1961

Website

https://www.VivianElisabethAmis.com

Twitter

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Genre

Spirituality, Self Help, Nonfiction

Influences

Jesus, Nisargadatta, Price, Chopra, Louise Hay

Member Since

September 2013

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Author of "The Lotus - Realization of Oneness", "I Am - The Key to Manifesting", "The essentials of Life" and two children books: "The Light within You" and "One Big Shine"

Vivian is also the author of many articles and quotes on spirituality/self help. Her articles have appeared in Spiritualnow, Wholistic Healing Research, Ezine Articles, New Times Naturally, Natural Awakening, Expressions of the Soul, Spiritual Living 360, and in Transformation.

Contact Information: vivamis123@hotmail.com
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Average rating: 4.55 · 42 ratings · 3 reviews · 7 distinct works

	I Am: The Key To Manifesting 4.47 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lotus: Realization of Oneness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essentials of Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Light Within You it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Excerpt from "The Lotus"

Introduction

In the eastern religions, the Lotus is associated with purity and beauty, which comes to the surface as a result of cleansing the mind and detaching one’s true Self from the mind.

As a means of becoming the Lotus and the only way out of the murky water of suffering, we have created religions that may not be the shortest way to the desired destination. What is needed is an understanding Read more of this blog post »

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Published on August 07, 2015 12:13 • Tags: buddha, dark-night-of-the-soul, detachment, ego-death, enlightenment, fear, freedom, god, innocence, lotus, love, oneness, path, realization, self, self-help, spiritual, spirituality, suffering

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“The less you know, the more you will be known
The less you want, the more you will have
The less you are, the more you will be”
― Vivian Amis, I AM: The Key to Manifesting

tags: awakening, enlightenment, knowing, knowledge, manifesting, matter, metaphysical, mind, new-age, new-thought, oneness, rumi, self, to-be, wanting

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“In order to know the Truth, you have to be out of your mind.”
― Vivian Amis

tags: enlightenment, meditation, realization, self, spiritual-quotes, truth

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“Problems are solved from the inside out not the other way around.”
― Vivian Amis

tags: depression, disease, hunger, illness, inside, poverty, problems, relationship, sickness, solved, solving, war, world

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“The one who sees thought as a thought is the witness to mind and no longer subject to suffering.”
― Vivian Amis, The Essentials of Life

tags: depression, emotions, healing, sadness, suffering, witness

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“Good things don't happen to "good people"; good things happen to happy people.”
― Vivian Amis

tags: bad, beingness, god, good, goodness, luck, truth

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“Every moment is brand new, but we often fill the new with fear of the future or pain of the past instead of simply enjoying the present.”
― Vivian Amis, The Essentials of Life

tags: bliss, enlightening, moments, now, present, suffering

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“If you don't know the question, you are not ready for the answer.”
― Vivian Amis, The Essentials of Life

tags: answers, communication, god, hear, listen, question, seeker, seeking, speak, talk, truth

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“The true path to success is to find your joy and share it with others.”
― Vivian Amis, The Essentials of Life

tags: embrace, god, joy, sharing, success, will

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