From Spiritual Addiction to Simple Truth

by Bina Pattel, Aged 51, London, UK

My whole life I have been searching for Truth. I always knew my life and the whole world just made no sense.

Here is a laser update…

20’s I got into the spiritual stuff as religion was not for me. I was brought up Hindu, done a bit of Buddhist, Christianity, Catholic Church going and even visited monasteries. It was to find some kind of inner peace to my awful life that I had created.

30’s – I lived a wreckless life, trashing my body through food and alcohol and making lots of money and spending it faster than it came in.

Early 40’s – Still doing the spiritual new age stuff but with serious spending. I sold my house to pay for a £30,000 life mastery course and many other spiritual pursuits including another course that cost £35,000. My goal was to get the certificate at the end and then move on to another workshop or course that was going to “heal me and then others”.

It did NOT work.

I became so addicted to the new age therapies, spiritual books, workshops and courses around the world, that I sold all my assets including our 2 properties to fund this expensive habit. My drive to better myself and help/save others took such a hold on me that I just could not Stop.

Nothing was working.

My body was a mess. I was completely exhausted and numb. 

Nothing made sense.

2005 – a friend sent me information about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine. I went to a workshop and I did Not like this man – why? He spoke Truth and he made sense. His teachings in one morning showed me clearly my life was upside down.

So here was an ordinary man, not special with no followers or anything like that, talking sense and everything he said was like a reminder. I recognised that deep inside me I know this stuff and I was just re-connecting back to this wisdom.

I was still searching for Truth but at this point not trusting, as to me it was just another workshop or course.

Anyway, in October 2005, I went to a one day workshop and if what Serge Benhayon was saying was right, then it meant I was living a lie. I could Not accept that, so I walked away and convinced myself this was just more confusing spiritual nonsense.

I found a solution – I ignored him for 6 months, but deep inside me there was a constant pull to go back and do some courses and workshops. The feeling got stronger so I just went with what I felt was Truth.

I recall saying to Serge BenhayonThis is real, I can feel it”. This quote has stayed with me since.

What was different about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine from the start was that I was never “sold” anything. This was completely the opposite to every spiritual workshop and course I had attended.

What I mean is that there was absolutely no promotion about the next course or any other Universal Medicine event. I also noticed that they were not advertising.

I was shown how to connect to me and my body and this way I can check out anyone and anything by feeling the Truth. Not ignoring my feelings allowed me to build and develop Trust with me and then with others.

So here was a man showing me how to check him out and everyone else. I had never ever come across anyone so open and giving me the tools to discern what was Truth and what was Not Truth.

Again I knew that this was already inside me but I needed a reminder of how to connect back. Its like I had forgotten. This confirmed to me that I too had the power and Serge was simply reflecting to me what was True inside me. I felt inspired for the first time in my life.

This was real. This made sense.

2006 – 2012 – I was truly inspired by the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine as they clearly reflect what is true in me.

Here is a very brief summary of my life today –

I do Not drink alcohol anymore to numb my pain.
I do Not eat sugar or have cravings – I was addicted to chocolate.
I do Not swear anymore.
I do Not want to have plastic surgery to fix my looks.
I do Not have acne all over my face – which I had for 25 years.
I do Not have exhaustion in my body.
I do Not have a sleep issue.

I am Not overweight anymore.
I am Not depressed anymore.
I am Not driven and I do not multi-task anymore.
I am Not checked out and numb.
I am Not attached anymore to my job title.
I am Not irresponsible with money anymore.

I no longer feel empty or miserable.
I no longer deny what I Know is Truth.
I stand by my Truth.
I Love Living and I Love my life.
I take Full Responsibility for All my choices
.
I am Truly Content with my Life.
I am no longer searching for Truth.

A summary of what I have learnt so far…

I have learnt about Self Love.
I have learnt about True Responsibility.
I have learnt about True Appreciation.
I have learnt about True Commitment.
I have learnt about speaking my Truth and not holding back.
I have learnt how to Trust and Express my feelings.
I have learnt how to make my life Simple.
I have learnt how to connect to my True essence and develop that connection.
I have learnt how to develop and build a true relationship with myself.
I have learnt how to Trust and Accept others regardless of their stuff.
I have learnt Truth about illness and disease and where it comes from.
I have learnt that I am enough and I do not have to do anything.
I have learnt how to Be me, the real me.
I have learnt how to care for myself deeply.
I have learnt the true meaning of the word LOVE.

Today, I choose to be a student of my inner heart and my Absolute Commitment is to Self Love first and then share with others, only what I know is True and works for me.

These teachings have inspired me so much that I use them in my work to support others to not give up and present another way of Living which is simple, practical, truly works and makes sense.

The sheer volume of positive feedback I have is a testimony that my Livingness based on the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine does work and has reached many people around the world. Fact.

To be gluten, dairy and sugar free without going on any diet and not having cravings is a revelation in itself. All my life I had a major self image issue about my looks and body shape.

I am 51 and I feel Amazing. My body feels lighter and younger inside and out. I can actually see my beauty and it’s there Everyday.

My husband said to me after 26 years that he feels I am real and it has inspired him to become deeply honest and real.

I have an Amazing Simple life that truly works.

This is what I call Absolute True Truth.

There is nothing out there I need as I KNOW – it is ALL inside me.

I realise now that ultimately everything that was and is delivered by Serge, I already know.

Enough said

In my opinion

Serge Benhayon is Pukka.
In my world Pukka means the Real thing.

I have lots more to share about my medical history, childhood, family, marriage, work and more.
So there will be more blogs.

Over and out for now…

Read my husband’s blog: Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine – Changing a Culture of Blame by Tim Bowyer

204 thoughts on “From Spiritual Addiction to Simple Truth

  1. I too knew after my first workshop with Serge Benhayon what would now happen in my life if I choose the feel the truth. Something that I tried desperately to ‘bring into’ the life I had created, however the truth that I knew was that the life I had created needed to be completely deconstructed, for the truth I felt to be lived. It took some time, but the absolute feeling in my body eventually guided me to accept, and begin the deconstruction and rebuilding. Both a humbling and extremely powerful experience.

  2. Looking at the list of what you have learnt makes me see how we live what we are not, and we do not live what we are and call that a life. And we say we are seeking truth, but the hold of comfort often outweighs the unknown territory of Livingness so we cruise on. I know it is not about being convinced or converted, but something very special happens when we are met by a true reflection in a body of Love.

  3. Know the feeling, Bina ‘I found a solution – I ignored him for 6 months, but deep inside me there was a constant pull to go back and do some courses and workshops.’ I even got annoyed that there was no advertising, no promoting of the next course and workshop…I mean, c’mon! It meant I actually had to take responsibility for finding out what the next course or workshop was and when it was taking place. Didn’t like it one bit. Until I actually started taking responsibility for my choices – with that came the understanding that this taking responsibility is in all areas of life including one so seeming inconsequential as the next course or workshop.

    1. There is no organisation yet that I have come across that is not interested in marketing and advertising their services to promote their business. Serge Benhayon is turning things upside down in the way he conducts his life and business life – BOTH of which for the record are completely Transparent.

      I realise now that my initial reaction and aversion to this man was because I had Absolute Truth in my face and the lie I was living would be exposed if I dared to continue so I took the easy option, ran for the hills and disappeared battling in my head for 6 months.

      THANK YOU GOD for getting me back to Serge Benhayon as my life has transformed beyond any dream, vision or expectation. No longer do I need to dream, wish for a holiday to check out and self medicate or take time out to reward myself. Gone are those wasted days and in are the Glory days full of joy.

      There is not an ounce of misery or agony in my life and I know what I am here to do and not do.
      Finally, I use Universal Medicine as a role model and template for my own business and that in itself speaks volumes.

    2. The fact of no advertising and that one has to take responsibility for oneself, the date of the next course is testament to the fact that there is absolutely no coercion or recruiting by Universal Medicine or Serge Benhayon.

      1. This is a great point you make Jonathan because our world today is full of marketing. We have solutions and strategies to get people buying what we are selling in our business.
        I get non stop emails and then phone calls on top to book the seat for the next seminar or presentation with bigwigs that they call keynote speakers in their chosen field.

        I’ve done a bit of investigation and found out it is a private organisation that run these big seminars on behalf of the government and it really is about making money. The prices are way too high and you got this ‘early bird’ stuff going on. To me these are signs that it is about profits before people.

        Totally opposite to how Universal Medicine operates. They are most certainly about growing people and it is people before profits. I have taken this to my own company and have to say it feels very true to run a business in this way. Not a single second is wasted on marketing our business or where the next dollar is going to come from.

  4. It’s such an awesome blog, thank you Bina. You are so open and that’s why it’s such a healing read because of the realities you have shared of life before and after the work of Serge Benhayon. There are so many things that stand out about Serge including the deep empowerment he offers people, to feel and decide the truth for themselves, and not selling anything, no self promotion, and not needing anything from attendees.

  5. Everyone knows the truth. It is only a few who are prepared to own that they know and take responsibility for having brought so deeply into the lie.

  6. What is so very inspirational about what you share Bina is that even though on first meeting Serge Benhayon, you “did not like this man” and then despite ignoring him for six months you finally answered the call of truth. And how wonderful that you did as the world desperately needs more people like you, people who are not afraid to stand up and stand out wherever truth is being called for.

    1. Thanks Ingrid for your appreciation.
      Well there is more – I never told the world WHY I did not like this man called Serge Benhayon on first meeting?
      I was so busy into comparison and coming from a trip in the Bahamas with a spiritual rock star guru on a new age expensive, intensive mastery course, I was disappointed. There was a man so ordinary and just nothing fancy, not even his venue or his shoes. I thought this cannot be the real deal yet my body was pulling me so much and this internal fight was going on inside me.

      You are right I did hear the call for Truth and answered it by attending a presentation 6 months later and have never looked back. The rest is history as they say, but a history well worth sharing and that is my duty to God and humanity. I was never given this incredible life to sit on the fence and not share everything that I am now aware of. So far doing a grand job of expressing.

      You are also right Ingrid when you say I am “not afraid to stand up and stand out wherever Truth is being called for.”
      As a radar for Truth, absolutely nothing comes in my way and I am not bothered if that means I get fired or lose out on something spectacular because I chose the Truth above anything this world can offer me.
      I wonder how many people could say that and mean it.

      1. Thank you so much for your awesome reply to my comment, Bina. There is definitely another wonderful blog in what you have shared. As I was reading about sitting on the fence I realised that I have done way too much fence sitting and it has been very painful in many ways. I have finally made the choice to get off and get moving, in truth, and you have provided so much inspiration to stay off it; forever!

  7. Bina I love how you have shared that the older you get, the younger you feel! This is about embracing aging gracefully and also connecting deeply with yourself and life.

    1. This really is true. I am getting older but yet I look and feel younger.
      Ageing gracefully were words out there BSB – Before Serge Benhayon

      Only yesterday I was thinking how amazing it will be to celebrate my 60th birthday in a few years time.
      The dread of my dress size, wrinkles and what to wear is no where on my radar now.

      I am certain without any doubt that the teachings of Serge Benhayon, which are the absolute Truth if lived, can give us all a graceful ageing process. So many including my husband look and feel amazing in their 50s and 60s and beyond.

      The other thing is my list of claims in this blog is huge now and well deserving of a book.
      As I came up with the phrase BSB and ASB that is probably the best title, so I will add it on my list of books to write and complete before I pop off. No signs of that yet so there is plenty of time to get on with it.

  8. This one is a beauty: “I have learnt how to make my life Simple.” – something I am learning and working on all of the time. With complications we lose the joy in life but when we bring it back to simplicity then all falls into place and we connect back with the natural rhythm of things.

    1. Great you like the Simple bit Henrietta.
      I LIVE SIMPLE so it made sense to call my company Simple Living as all I have to do is present what I know and live.
      The head stuff is way too complicated and it gets messy and my body feels hard. I see no point going there and spend little time as I can in my head.

      A classic example would be writing comments online. Having done over 6000 now, I never think or plan or write notes or anything like that. I just read what I am responding to, be it the blog or a comment like yours and start typing. No thinking, no head engaging needed. I just go and it is all there like a package download and as long as I stay with it then it completes. The thing I love is the quality of expressing in this way as it rarely has a mistake and it is just perfect without being perfect. I trust you get what I mean.

      You can feel when it is complete and then you move on and say ‘whats next?’ Simple

  9. Love what you have shared here Bina – your honesty and your openness are very refreshing! Thank you!
    You also shared that “What was different about Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine from the start was that I was never “sold” anything. This was completely the opposite to every spiritual workshop and course I had attended.” – this is so True! Serge does not need to market or advertise as people are drawn to the genuine nature of what he presents, which essentially is nothing new, but a deep reminder of the true old ways of living that we all have a distant memory of, but cannot always grasp and bring into lived presence. With Serge you get to re-develop a relationship with this Ageless Wisdom that lies within us all, and little bit by little bit we can bring this back to an everyday expression. And this is a gift to ourselves beyond words.

  10. Reading your comment here Jane and re-reading this blog which tells you about my searching days I just realised how many are caught up in this seeking stuff and spending heaps of money and wasting time if you ask me. I have walked that road and I know for a fact that it leads to nothing but further illusion.

    Turning back was not a one day thing. It was something I had to feel and without the reflection of Serge Benhayon it would not be possible.

    I was at dinner recently talking about BSB and ASB – life before and after Serge Benhayon.
    My life was such a mess and then add to that my husband who was morbidly obese, we were both medical statistics. So much has changed for both of us and to live a life today that is deeply content speaks volumes. There is absolutely nothing I want or need that is out there now.

  11. When I dabbled in the spiritual new age and eastern complementary therapies I noticed no-one was truly making any progress. Some physical ailments may shift, there was a lot of crying, screaming, or bliss around but in the end, the real issues people worked with did not seem to shift. Since I have been with Universal Medicine I have seen major and continuous shifts in all who commit themselves to it. The difference is vast and the choice therefor, exactly, a no brainer.

  12. The miracle line for me in this blog is “I no longer feel empty or miserable”. Surely there are millions in the world today who would love to be able to say that sentence…? What is great is it is available to anyone who chooses to follow their inner wisdom with the support of Universal Medicine.

    1. And 5 years later Heather that statement stands. Empty and miserable are not even on my radar.
      Deeply content and alive are. ‘Getting on with it’ is probably the best way to describe me today – thanks to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

      I realise the world is in such a mess. I also realise I have a lot of awareness now and I have a grand job to do on earth and I have the skills and know what to do and not do. The great thing is I am forever learning so if things go wrong it is not a big deal.

  13. The title is interesting as spiritual addiction is common and when you understand the energetics behind it, it makes sense. It involves a constant seeking outside of yourself. Because what we are seeking lies within, if we’re searching outside and given crumbs of what looks like truth, addiction sets in as we are wanting more and more of those crumbs. But they can never fulfil us as they are not the real deal.

    1. You are so right Nikki and thats the hook – looking outside of ourself when its all inside and what we need is the recipe to connect to our inner most and this is what we get from Serge Benhayon on day one.

      When I think about it, this man really is incredible. I have been watching him and clocking how he walks, talks and engages with people. He is so consistent and so deeply caring and the time he gives everyone is beyond anything I have ever seen before.

      There is no organisation like Universal Medicine out there in the world that I know of. No advertising or marketing ever. They are not in it to get bums on seats and do special offers and deals to get you hooked. For me, this was so opposite to all the spiritual workshops and courses. What integrity and openness to run a company in this way. Super amazing and 12 years on they are still the same and growing fast.

  14. I also met Serge Benhayon in 2005 after participating in many, various ‘new age’ spiritual courses. What’s interesting is that when I met Serge I didn’t feel the need to carry on a search looking elsewhere for something I knew within but couldn’t explain. I had found without a shadow of a doubt what Serge Benhayon was presenting was the absolute and whole Truth.

    1. Well you are not the first Caroline to say this, there are so many of us saying that the searching stopped when we met Serge Benhayon.
      The proof is there as both of us have been around since 2005. This in itself speaks volumes.

      If it was new age spiritual stuff, I cannot imagine where I would be right now in my search for Truth.

  15. “I felt inspired for the first time in my life.” This is exactly how I felt during the first presentation by Serge Benhayon that I attended.

  16. Thank you Bina, this is a powerful testimony to the simplicity and truth Serge Benhayon presents, and that it’s equally accessible inside us all. The spiritual New Age does not present the truth, I know because I spent $1000’s on its merry-go-round only to come out the other end after decades in an even worse state, and with a severely damaged bank account. The people I met were good people, but what is shared and “sold” in the spiritual New Age is not it, I know because I finally have healed my past through the Universal Medicine therapies, and my life has changed profoundly – and not through bettering, changing or improving myself but by simply discarding all that is not truly me. Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are indeed “pukka” – the real deal. At the end of the day the truth is in how we live and the quality of energy we live in.

    1. Thank you Melinda. When I read the $ sign I was just thinking about the thousands of pounds I have wasted on that spiritual merry go round, fooling and convincing myself it was working.
      I dread to think where I would have ended up today, had I not met Serge Benhayon.

      Anyone reading this blog may think this is way too many claims and how is it possible but if I was studied there is now enough evidence to confirm I am on it. By that, I mean I am LIVING the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and the changes are monumental to say the least.

      The biggest thing is there is no money wasted on nonsense now, like it was in the past.
      I have learned some very valuable lessons about money and long gone are those days of spending and having a disrespect for money.

  17. Wow Bina what a beautiful testimony of the Esoteric Modalities and the Ageless Wisdom. This is a great example of one person discovering truth and love, imagine the thousands of students worldwide that have transformed their lives as well since meeting Serge Benhayon and the powerful reflection this can offer others.

  18. What a wonderful blog Bina and a real inspiration to read again. I love your truthful sharing and am inspired by your amazing turn around after meeting Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

    1. Yes this blog is a real inspiration Roslyn.
      I feel this is because it is almost 5 years old but the amazing turnaround and the long list of claims continues to expand. There has been no dropping the ball, time wasted, sitting on the fence or holding back. None of these are possible with my solid commitment to life.

      What has happened since writing this blog is I have committed even more deeply to just GET ON WITH IT and since then have really made some great changes that I know have not only supported me but many many others too.

      A real testimony to the work and teachings of Serge Benhayon.

  19. It is crazy how we create lives for ourselves that are so unhealthy and so complicated and then spend lots of money trying to make everything better. All we really have to do, as you have shown, is unpick everything we have loaded ourselves with even though it may be the accepted norm in our world. Taking out gluten and then dairy and alcohol and then sugar, as I felt I could, has had an amazing effect on the way I think, move and feel. It has created clarity and a lightness in my body and made me aware of other things that are not supporting a healthy and vibrant life but this is really just the tip of the iceberg and like you I so appreciate all the other changes that I have allowed that are bringing me to greater awareness and a more fulfilling life and the way this ripples out to others means that they often get inspired also.

  20. It is interesting the extent to which unsettlement in the body lead to patterns of addiction to try to counter it without really addressing its cause. It is only when the unsettlement ceases that the addictive pattern ceases as well.

    1. Great observation Eduardo that when unsettlement ceases, addictive patterns cease and the same applies to physical symptoms. Hence we need to treat the cause of an ‘unsettlement’ rather the symptom.

  21. Its beautiful to see how truth really does hold us all equally, because it is lived, felt and confirmed in one movement made. As they say truth will always set us free and also allows us to see the grander picture at play.

  22. I love hearing stories from people who have been around the block as fare as the “Spiritual New Age goes”. I love it because you are speaking from first hand lived experience.
    So many people just try and put Universal medicine in the same basket. I am so glad that you have set the record straight with you fascinating article. Also, its a miracle all the changes you have made.

    1. Thanks Sarah for this comment. I have made it my job to keep writing and keeping that record straight about Serge Benhayon. In fact, after publishing over 100 blogs it would be true to say that I am fearless when it comes to the Truth about Serge Benhayon.

      Nothing bothers me or disturbs me because I know I am doing my bit. I cannot stop others talking lies and nonsense about this man but I can keep writing and that keeps me steady.

      I also agree Sarah that first hand lived experience shared as this blog has done, does hold meaning and value to others reading.

      Putting Universal Medicine in the same basket as Spiritual New Age makes no sense to me as it is polar opposite. Universal Medicine is Absolute Truth and the Spiritual New Age is Total Illusion. I should know I did it for 25 years.

  23. Your early experiences Bina in the spiritual New Age and self-help genres just go to show we can be addicted to anything – and at an enormous cost on many levels. How clever the human spirit is in keeping us wide of the simple truth and a true life of the soul.

  24. This is so true Liane. It is as if the lies have settled into our body so deeply that they are hard to dislodge but as I have come to know, truth will eventually prevail and shake the lies free. A body that is free of lies is a much lighter body to walk through this life.

  25. Sometimes when we are so used to being sold lies (and willingly buying them), it can be hard to accept the truth when it stands right before us and reflects all that is within us.

  26. It’s always inspiring to listen and read what you have to say Bina. You are real and to me that’s truth, and therefore healing.

  27. Loved reading your blog Bina, Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have definitely opened my eyes and my heart to a wisdom that I already knew, I had just forgotten how to connect to it, I am forever grateful to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for showing me what true love is, never making me feel lesser and inspiring me to be all of who I am.

  28. When we encounter Truth our body recognizes it immediately, no matter how much we were trashing our own body. Every part of our being says yes to it. That makes clear what happens when what we encounter is not true.

  29. Great sharing Bina, for myself I always knew there was something missing, something more, and although I didn’t go on a spiritual journey to find it, a friend invited me to attend a presentation by Serge Benhayon, and there through the presentation I got to feel what I was missing, the connection to the true me.

  30. Could it be painted any more starkly than from such personal experience Bina? That to seek outside of ourselves – what the entire new age movement is set up to do – is not the answer, and will never, ever ‘provide’ the answer, i.e. the actual love and rich livingness of it that we are seeking.
    The truth IS absolutely within us all, and to meet someone such as Serge Benhayon who does nought but confirm this through his own lived way and expression shows us all what’s possible by way of our own reflection in this world.
    Humanity deserves to be met with lived love and truth, and not those imposters who promise the paths of gold, but leave one ever-hanging (or in the extreme, seeking to suck others dry themselves in search of some relief…).

  31. Bina, truly love your openness and honesty, keeping it all real and saying it as it is. When we truly connect to ourselves we have all the answers within, we don’t need to look outside. We have to take responsibility for our choices and stay connected to truth and our purpose.

  32. It’s a big shock when we realise we are living a lie but an amazing revelation too. It’s clear to see that your willingness to see the truth has delivered you true joy and freedom.

  33. A great down to earth and clear article for everyone to read about how one person made a change that has inspired others. We can walk off into all types of endeavours as is highlighted here or we can simply choose responsibility, true responsibility which involves us rolling up our sleeves and truly having a look at how we are in the world. This is one thing I love about a Universal Medicine presentation, it’s always a reminder of what we already know and not held out to you in a you haven’t go type of way. This builds your confidence from day one and confirms to you many many things you have felt over the years. We always have an internal dialogue running and it’s great to be able to sense fact from fiction.

    1. I love what you say here Ray Karam about simply choosing TRUE RESPONSIBILITY and that involves rolling up our sleeves and that is exactly what I done.
      I cannot imagine not taking responsibility now as its my normal. Whilst I am not perfect in anyway, I do commit to making sure I do my bit on earth. Gone are the days of idle time wasting and in are the glory days of Getting on with it.

      There seems to be a lot of purpose these days in my life and I love that. I find it more and more difficult now to engage in stuff if I cannot feel the purpose. I am always saying what is the point of this and that if there is no purpose.

      1. The funny thing is is that all is pulled to purpose and true responsibility in the way we are describing. In other words we are naturally this way, it’s innate within us. The illusion is that we are needing to do something or needing to be something when in fact if we were to truly stop all would be revealed in that stop. We carry on as if we need to ‘work’ hard to get things done and really push at times when in fact the entire universe is pulling us all to purpose and responsibility. We can only resist this and hence the struggle or when you are in something that feels empty. If you arrive at any given point and have lost the feeling as to why you are there then you are out of flow, out of sync if you like with the ‘all’. There is a way to be that requires you to stop the do.

  34. Woah, I had no idea that spiritual courses could cost that much and that people would sell their houses to attend them. That is eye opening, it also shows that it takes people away from having a foundation and move outside of themselves.

    1. This is why it is important Kristy that we share what we have experienced in life as others may not be aware.
      As Eduardo has said in a previous comment the Spiritual is addiction and I have to agree.

      Selling houses was not even an option, it was a given. It was what had to be done as I was at some point going to transcend, earn heaps of money and save the world. Totally and utterly deluded.

      The crazy thing was I had plenty of customers wanting what I had to offer in terms of spiritual new age mumbo jumbo and they paid top dollar. I used to think I could sell sand to the arabs as I could literally sell anything. The truth is it is all about demand and supply. The demand was there, so I supplied.

      Thank God I came across this wise man Serge Benhayon. This is when the tides started turning and once I made a strong commitment, I have never looked back. That was 12 years ago and a claim today would be that I am a living role model of the teachings of Serge Benhayon. Not perfect.

  35. I love rereading this blog as it says it all in a real ‘cut to the chase’ kind of way. Well worth a read and then a reread every once in a while as I can so relate and I get to appreciate all over again just how far I have come from the spiritual destitute I was before I came across the presentations of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine who also inspired me to stop looking outside for what was already within me.

    1. Great Kathleen that you love re-reading this blog and coming back for a re-read.
      I have done that and it is very ‘cut to the chase’ as you say and also inspiring.

      Making claims like a shopping list as this blog does, speaks volumes. The reason it still feels alive to me right now is because what has been expressed is being lived. When that is the case a blog never dies or loses its sell by date. ADD to that a re-visit from the author to comment on some comments they feel to, then it continues to keep that fire burning. I trust this makes sense.

      1. This makes perfect sense Bina, as to truly be alive is to grow and expand and as I read in one of your earlier comments to another commentator this is your first blog and since then you have gone on to write 100 more blogs . . . now that is what I call keeping things alive!

  36. No certificate will ever ensure us quality and integrity. Nor will a particular course ensure us to be a true healer – only the quality of how we live what we have learned from any course, workshop or presentation we attend being integrated and brought alive with absolute integrity in the real world can do that.

  37. I agree Bina. ‘Absolute True Truth’ is what Serge Benhayon offers. The resistance I also initially felt was because it exposed how I was living a lie and rocked the comfort I was in. I too have experienced many New Age spiritual books and courses, but jumped from one to another, because there was no integrity on the part of the presenters. I became disappointed and eventually left each one. I have stayed with Universal Medicine for about 10 years now because it offers truth and Serge Benhayon is a role model of true energetic integrity like no other person I have ever met. An amazing world teacher who will one day be recognised as such.

    1. You mention Spiritual New Age books Sue and I had 4 floor to ceiling double length book shelves.
      I don’t think I ever read a book cover to cover. I got bored very quick and I was always in the book shops looking for more. I was addicted to buying books, reading a few lines like a quick fix and moving on.
      ADD to that the cd collections that were going to change my mindset and then the courses and workshops. It was never ending and very costly, not just to my purse but to my body.

      I knew very early on when I met Serge Benhayon that he really was the real deal and my search could now stop once and for all.

  38. I love the simplicity of truth, when things get complicated something is out. Your story Bina confirms there is no satisfying spiritual addiction…. our connection to truth will never be found outside of ourselves.

  39. Part of the trap of the religious path is that we think it becomes all about the search, and one becomes caught in the zealous drive that so typifies so many religious devotees. The truth is, however, that divinity and our own connection to divinity cannot ever be found by searching, but rather by a process of surrender. That process however is not based on faith, but on energetic discernment so that one first becomes aware of the quality of that to which they intend to surrender to.

  40. There is so much to appreciate in what you have shared Bina. The changes you have made are ginormous and equally ginormous as those who have committed to the work presented by Serge Benhayon. These blogs are so important for they allow us to stop and really really appreciate what exactly has been offered. Something that I can tell in your writing that you do in every moment, which is so inspiring. The most important thing here is that what has been offered is not something that has been offered to an exclusive group of people. It’s actually available to every single person if we simply make the choice to. This work is the real deal, Serge Benhayon is the real deal and you Miss Bina are the real deal.

  41. I could share a similar story here – of many years spent on ‘positive thinking’, popular psychology, self-help, ‘fix yourself’ type workshops, books and courses. My search was at least in part a way of escaping the way I felt about myself with a sort of ‘addiction to self-improvement’. It ended for me when I met Serge Benhayon, felt the truth he was living and sharing and knew it was true for me too. The desire to keep seeking stopped there for truth had found me and I had said yes.

  42. Spirituality is always associated with the word addiction in one way or another. It is part of the separated spirit’s DNA. That is one of the reasons why the spaciousness that Serge Benhayon holds stands in absolute contrast to addiction and can be so easily felt by anyone right away. We only learn the extent of our addictive trends when we find ourselves in a space that invites us to shift our movements.

    1. This is such a profound comment Eduardo and it makes sense as I now understand, know and can feel what space is.
      Serge Benhayon has a Beholding quality that is hard to express in words but you feel equal, the same and you also get to feel your own potential.

  43. The honesty in your sharing is inspiring Bina and also shows all of us, that no matter where we’ve been and what we’ve done, we can choose to come back – it takes honesty, dedication and commitment and if we’re willing it’s there for us to connect to and live, the answers are in us, if we choose to honour them.

  44. Wow, no doubt you prepared to do what you believed necessary to find truth Bina, ( I mistakenly wrote fund not find as I was writing that :)) Your commitment to truth is clearly felt, and when the calling is true how can we not be lead back to ourselves. Serge Benhayon is such a powerful reflection of that truth we hold within.

    1. You are so right Victoria – Serge Benhayon is such a powerful reflection of the truth in every way.
      But we are equally if we just keep choosing truth as the thread to weave our life, if you know what I mean.

      I now finally understand when people like you say ‘your commitment to truth is clearly felt’. Of course people feel all the time and it cannot be negated when you live a consistency that is unwavering.
      A classic example would be my work dress code. I have a formal way that I choose to dress and it has been the same for 6 years. Another one would be the care and attention I give my kitchen sink with such deep appreciation. Might sound a bit weird and whacky or even boring but it is this basic stuff that holds me steady with whatever life brings. On that note, I have come to realise I no longer need to make anything happen or go out there to get it. Simple do the same same stuff everyday and allow things to unfold and know there is a divine order and timing to everything.

      Finally, on the truth note, I have written well over a 100 blogs and thousands of comments and this is because of the constant inspiration that Serge Benhayon has given me.
      When it comes to Truth and Serge Benhayon, absolutely nothing will stop me expressing what I know is the TRUTH.

      1. This is so inspiring Bina, 100 blogs to date is very impressive . . .. you are correct, you simply never hold back from speaking Truth and everyone benefits from this whether they realise this at the time or not

  45. What a testimony that we all know Truth within us and our natural movement is to respond to the pull towards Truth when we have felt the impulse, no matter how far we have diverted from it. How we come to feeling this for ourselves is from our own spaciousness, and the appreciation of Serge Benhayon for delivering truth with zero imposition.

  46. The equation that says ‘invest in something, anticipate a return’ is not wrong, but now I can see how it so doesn’t add up when we spend so much money and make a concentrated effort and expect our entire life to turn better for ever after. Life is bigger than that. I travel to England to attend Universal Medicine events – this costs me lots of money and I obviously have to take some time off, and it was the most amazing, inspiring time ever, but I can see how the way I live every day is the meat of the things, and doing courses and having sessions cannot replace that.

    1. A great point you make Fumiyo, it is in the everyday choices and living way that expands us naturally. Once that reconnection has been made, and the responsibility accepted to live in respect to the truth, we are on our return.

  47. It certainly is confronting when we finally see that our “life is upside down”, but at that moment we have a choice; to stay living exactly the same as we always have done, or make the choice to turn it up the ‘right/real’ way. As you have shown from your list of what you have learned from the presentations of Serge Benhayon, living in a real way has the potential to be life changing, and for you it certainly has been, as well as for many others who have been inspired by you; what an amazing ripple effect.

  48. The sad fact is, that not many people can say that they actually like themselves, let alone see, feel and live their beauty on an everyday basis. Society is constantly in search of the betterment of looks, appearance, social status and all the rest. Being content is bucking the trends, let alone being in love with yourself and making loving choices.

  49. Beautiful to read your experience Bina of searching for the truth and finally finding it deep within you. Amazing the changes that you have come to in your life through your commitment to live from truth.

    1. Thank you Jill – reading your comment what sticks out is the last bit when you say ..”commitment to live from truth”. That speaks volumes and what I mean is that it is exactly how I choose every single day without any need for perfection.
      I have come to realise that we are on this earth school to learn and keep learning.
      This commitment to truth is like a strong compass inside me at the core of my being and I do not waver, deviate, digress, sit on the fence or move away when it comes to Truth.
      What it does is you tend to be less popular but you get a great nights sleep as you don’t go to bed in the tension of what you could and should have said or done, but didn’t.
      I am unwavering and relentless when it comes to Truth as to me Truth is God.

      Serge Benhayon has given me my life back and so much more. I know what a huge difference I make in this world. My Absolute Commitment to Truth is super strong and nothing will stop me expressing simply because I am fearless.
      This commitment to live truth comes with a grand Responsibility and that simply means ‘get on with it’.

  50. “So here was a man showing me how to check him out and everyone else. I had never ever come across anyone so open and giving me the tools to discern what was Truth and what was Not Truth.” In my experience no one, not even my parents who loved me dearly, were able to show or teach me this.

  51. Gosh, Bina, there are so many paths that we can go down in the search for truth but deep down we know when we have found it as you have beautifully shared. I can feel your total commitment to yourself and to life.

    1. Great Anne that you say just from reading this blog you can feel my total commitment to life and that of course means myself too.
      Commitment to life is the opposite to a life of comfort, merry go round, self medication and hiding, in which you go nowhere but lose everything of any value along the way. That was my experience and I had really had enough. Before I met Serge Benhayon I would ask out loud, pray and keep asking for Truth. Is it any surprise I get a friend asking me to attend a presentation – that was almost 12 years ago.
      I have never looked back and that old life is not on my radar – thank God.

  52. Serge Benhayon is the real thing – no question. Even before he presents or says anything, just the way he lives, moves and interacts with people is deeply, deeply inspiring.

    1. Yes spot on Meg, before Serge Benhayon even opens his mouth you are blessed and inspired by the quality of his movements .

      1. True – and watching the way someone moves and interacts with people is one of the best ways to know if what they are presenting is the real deal or not.

  53. What strikes me reading this, is not only that this is another modern-day miracle courtesy of the inspiration Serge Benhayon offers, but how desperate Bina was to reconnect to herself that it was possible to head into a financial crisis apparently without blinking. We have to be so discerning when we are looking to ‘find ourselves’ and yet in this desperation we are possibly the least discerning we have ever been, and will give everything away to the one who promises the greatest and fastest enlightenment. That is until you find yourself at Serge’s door, and this is where the responsibility for ourselves begins.

    1. Thank you Lucy Duffy for highlighting this and what makes this even more ugly is that I was working in financial services advising others about their money and yet living totally irresponsible with my own money. Weird but true. I had no awareness and chose not to discern, so I got lost even more in the delusion of all this spiritual nonsense. I feel I can say the word nonsense because that is exactly what it is and it is an illusion, so to me that means not real and not truth. The End.

  54. “These teachings have inspired me so much that I use them in my work to support others to not give up and present another way of Living which is simple, practical, truly works and makes sense.” Taking the teachings out to everyone is so important. Just by being who we naturally are – divine beings of love – others can be inspired and find a new way of being in the world for themselves too. No imposing or selling required!

  55. Reading through the list of things you have learnt from/through Serge Benhayon, I am in awe of how simple it truly is and how that can totally and utterly change our life once we commit to align to that way of living – and how on the other hand disturbing and infuriating that can be to some.

    1. Thank you Fumiyo and this list in the blog speaks volumes about the work of Serge Benhayon. No reader can be left in doubt this man is real and what he has to say makes sense. Above all it is is simple. I reckon this is what some may find hard to get their heads around as we are geared for complication and like ra ra and excitement. No chance of that with Serge Benhayon – just pure absolute unwavering truth.
      Commitment to life in full is what I made a choice to live and that is what has given me my life today, which is amazing on every level if you ask me. THANK GOD FOR SERGE BENHAYON is something I say everyday and I have written a letter to God to thank him for sending this man to earth at this time with ALL the answers so we get it.

  56. Bina, you say it and I couldn’t agree more, and feeling your strength and the changes you’ve made is the proof, it’s real, it works and we all know this deep inside us. We just needed reminding, thank God for Serge Benhayon and thank you for an awesome blog saying it like it is.

    1. Here here Monica – it does indeed work. The teachings of the Ageless Wisdom as presented by Serge Benhayon are changing and saving lives worldwide. No, he is not a miracle worker, but an amazing presenter that gives tools for everyone to work their own miracles in life. Our choices are everything, and knowing the power of this and our responsibility in every movement is life changing.

    2. Talking about the proof and that it is real Monica as you say.
      The blog states I met Serge Benhayon in 2005. It then took another 8 years for this first blog about him to be expressed and shared with the world. Thats a long time but I say it was worth LIVING the teachings so that when making claims as this blog does on a grand scale, it holds steady. In other words what has been written is lived and so there is not wobbles, self doubt or grey areas.

      That was 2013 and now it is the end of 2017.
      Almost 5 years have passed since these claims and have they changed?
      The answer is a simple No but there are more, so much more claims that once again are the LIVING EVIDENCE that the teachings of Serge Benhayon actually work.

      This is the type of proof the world wants to read and feel when ugly stuff comes up in the media about this incredible man who has helped humanity so much.

  57. Any one of the things learnt could change your life exponentially if embraced, together however, what has been presented by Universal Medicine is a blessing beyond words, literally transforming lives like yours, across the globe. Incredible stuff.

  58. What is fascinating is that I read this blog and can feel the changes and know that the simplicity of connecting back has brought you back to a real place, a place of absolute truth that actually is innate within us all. There is nothing else needed but to accept the fact and then stop making choices that keep us in the misery and distraction of every single day. The other fascinating thing is that there are so few comments on this blog. Why is that? The whole world could learn the truth about choosing love for them selves if they read this blog.

    1. Maybe one day the world will read this blog Lee and for now it is what it is.
      In answer to your question – why are there so few comments on this blog?
      Maybe what is being said is not everyones cup of tea. In other words blogs like this are not popular as the content is pretty direct and pukka.

      I am certain Serge Benhayon will be studied in the future with such detail that blogs like this will become tablets of Truth.

  59. Bina, I love the realness of all you share, and I can absolutely feel how much Universal Medicine had changed your life with you applying the teaching to how you live and how you are, and reading the results can be felt. There is nothing but simple, real truth and it’s great to hear and so very accessible to all of us. Thank you.

    1. Thank You Monica – the ‘realness’ that you love is because I have made a commitment to live super real and say it as it is in life and then on a blog or comment. No point procrastinating, holding it all in and bottling it up, sit on the fence or lounge around in comfort avoiding people because something needs to be said and you prefer to be nice. I just say it. If it’ s wrong I learn.
      I reckon that is why you can feel the truth just by reading the results. What is interesting is this blog is 4 years old and yet it still holds a quality of how I am living today. This in itself speaks volumes.

  60. Isn’t it interesting that when you came across the real deal, someone who was “Pukka”, you fought it at first. I am finding that we as people love drama, stimulation, chaos, mess and complication and yet when you find truth and know it so from deep within your body we have to accept simplicity and just get on with things. We come to understand that it’s no big deal to live a real life, a “pukka” life.

    1. There is such a joy in simplicity, although I relate to what you are saying Sally about our fascination with complexity. When life is simple the clarity is there to know what is next and the responsibility felt to take those steps.

    2. And living simply is so natural but it requires a big letting go – a letting go with honesty of what we’ve created and of what hurts us, and why we made those choices. It’s an exploration and well worth it to live the simplicity of love.

  61. Thank you Bina for sharing the inspiration to make such beautiful changes in your life. “This is real, I can feel it” this is exactly what I felt when I attended my first presentation by Serge Benhayon although it left me very confused as I realised that I had taken on so many ideals and beliefs that were not truth. I have done a great deal of letting go over the years and now feel free to be and appreciate being who I truly am.

    1. This appreciation business Mary for me in an ongoing process but more recently it has got stronger and I can actually feel my heart expand when I express my deep deep Appreciation for my relationships, my amazing home, my expression in the tiny detail and Serge Benhayon. This man has changed my life beyond words and now I inspire many people globally from all walks of life. Incredible really considering I was ‘written off’ by so many in my past as a loser.

  62. Very well said Bina. The fact that truth can actually be tangibly felt reveals the fact that there is a living quality to truth, love and wisdom. It is not just in our minds, or a form of thinking, it is simply a living way that has an energetic reality we all can tap into.

    1. I agree Joshua that people can feel living truth. This blog is a great example. So it is well past its date and yet people are still commenting.
      Could it be possible that if the writer/author lives a quality, a rhythm then those who are ready get pulled like a magnet to read it and be inspired? Possible?
      ‘You call it energetic reality we can all tap into’

  63. Wow Bina, the changes in your life are so clear now and exposes the mess that once contributed to keeping you trapped in the external life of recognition, spiritual pursuits and control that we all believe is it. No matter where we are in our lives, we can sense how honest and truth-full our choices are in the way we live our lives. The choice to step off the merry-go-round and to claim the truth we feel within can be chosen anytime and the outcome is the simple life you speak of. Thanks for sharing Bina.

    1. You are right Christine about that merry-go-round I was on for decades totally in illusion if you ask me.
      I used to be super sensitive, loved to focus on anything negative, have goals so high they would kill me to achieve but I was going to do them and so it goes on and on..

      I trashed so much money it is unreal and the way I live today is polar opposite. There is no indulgence or any form of self medication here during this christmas season. Today it is new years day and three of us made a choice to deep clean the office for 6 hours. We had fun and the joy is to be felt by all those who will now benefit because of our dedication and commitment. I feel like it is totally new, clear and very light. Unbelievable really.
      I have learned a lot from Serge Benhayon about why we are on earth and what true commitment to life is all about. I now live in this way and nothing will stop me getting on with it.

  64. This is a powerful sharing Bina. When truth is presented it is so obviously felt and then we have the choice of whether or not to embrace it and take responsibility. It’s clear from what you’ve shared of your experience that you knew you hadn’t come across truth until you met Serge Benhayon.

    1. Yes Deborah this is a powerful sharing and my very first blog about Serge Benhayon. You are so right that until I met Serge Benhayon, I most certainly had not come across truth. I always knew something did not feel right in my spiritual days and my body was never settled. I could not sustain anything consistently and the big list in this blog gives you the state I was in.
      Today life is very very different and I say every single day THANK GOD FOR SERGE BENHAYON.
      He has given a new marker for the word ‘normal’ and I like his version of normal as it is natural and does not disturb me in anyway.

  65. Brilliant blog Bina, I love your honesty and no nonsense way of expressing. I can so relate to fighting what Serge Benahyon presents because everything he presents is of absolutely truth, and truth asks us to be responsible, real and honest about our life. It took me a while before I stopped fighting, making excuses, delaying and then I started to embrace truth. From then on I have not looked back and the changes you’ve share are very similar to mine. This is incredible how one man, Serge Benhayon, living absolute love and truth can impact so many people globally. Amazing and powerful!

    1. Great you like the no nonsense style Chanly in how I write. It is an old blog but nevertheless the essence remains the same. Say it as it is in earthy language so others get it. No need for fluffy words or saying things and claiming this and that if you are not living that. I see no point.
      Yes it is incredible how one man called Serge Benhayon can live in such a way that reflects absolute truth and have an effect on so many like me and you around the world.

  66. Bina re-reading your blog is an absolute joy, your commitment to live the truth is deeply inspiring and you are a living miracle of what is possible when we choose love. I appreciate all you have shared here, as this has also been similar to my experience with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

    1. Thank you Anna. I have not been on this blog to check the comments for some time and have to say a bit blown away that anyone would even read it considering it is well past the sell by date.
      It was written 4 years ago and much has changed. I could say ‘ditto’ to my long list and add a lot more now. Life today is Back to Basics and Simple Living and I am the most content I have ever been.
      Nothing is a big deal and I am more than equipped with whatever life brings – thanks to the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.
      This man and his company are out of this world literally. They sure know whats what to bring lasting change and I am living proof of that fact.

  67. In all honestly there is nothing spiritual about what Serge Benhayon presents, he is an ordinary man showing other that a simple, joyful, loving and very connected life is possible.

  68. Bina when I think of all those millions of people out there searching for something following the dangling carrot of spirituality I would love to show them this article. What you have experienced is profound changing your life from searching and empty to the fullness of where you are now is a absolute miracle. Thank you Bina your words are a big wake up call for many.

    1. The ‘spiritual’ quest is never-ending, somewhat like chasing your own tale. In surrender though the search is over and we begin a deepening connection to the wealth we hold within.

  69. Bina after reading your amazing long list of everything you have learnt about yourself and life since you were first introduced to Universal Medicine, how could you not want to book onto a course immediately? Your list entails all the fundamental pillars of a joyful, complete and fulfilling life, and every single point is deeply sought worldwide – and I can one billion percent vouch also for its truth.

  70. Thank you for speaking about this Bina, as this spiritual addiction is just as addictive as any drug. We can be blind to how we are harming ourselves until we end up bankrupt or penniless (as was my case) and completely numb. Interesting that under the guise of doing good, we can be doing so much harm. I thank God for Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine who have taught me about self-love and self-responsibility. Negating ourselves to do good, in truth does no good at all. The sooner we wake up to that the better. I am so glad that you have. Your living way now helps and inspires so many to also change their lives and walk with Truth. Thank you.

    1. It is a great point you make, that addiction is addiction whether that be to drugs or spirituality. One may appear more harming than the other though in truth the later is more harmful as often it is not seem for the distraction it is, and can often keep us looking outward for eons until we see through the arrogance of self-identification.

  71. Great blog. It reveils the power of Simplicity. And simplicity is the ‘run-away’ for many spiritual driven people who look for the Big Answer to life. Bina, your life through your blog provides the Big Answer everybody is seeking, but apparently not waiting for. Why? Because it is sooooo simple. As you said: it is live simple by simply applying the basics of….Simplicity! Love it.

  72. I really enjoyed reading your blog Bina. I am finding that one of the most powerful learnings for me since attending Universal Medicine is the fact that I do know what is being presented is the truth. I realise that I could only really know this if I have had previous lives and therefore where I am at now is the result of a series of choices. That being the case, I understand that it would be wise of me to use the tools and strategies I am learning to develop to find my way back so as to live from that place I recognise deep inside on a more consistent basis. So thank you – I feel like I now have renewed my commitment.

  73. Simply by claiming and living in that claim of how simple it is to live in truth is truly inspiring, Thank you Bina. It really brings it home how simple it is, we either accept that what is shared we already know deep within and live in that Joy, or we reject it and keep going around in circles.

  74. This is seriously pukka Bina. We do all know the truth within but sometimes we go a little off track at times, but to trust in the knowing that we all will return to the love we know to be true. That is simply divine.

  75. Wow Bina, what you have shared here is a foundation that is as equally amazing as it is inspiring for anyone who is wanting to get off the merry go round of life and in particular, the addictive spiritual new age cycle that is a mere shadow of what our own soul can connect to and emanate.

  76. I agree with you Samantha – “what a difference the Truth makes” if we choose to listen and apply it to our life every single day to the best of our ability.
    This blog was written a few years ago and yet it still holds that essence of Truth and because I live what I know is the Truth somehow it feels alive and not dead words on a page making claims.
    Those claims are lived in my body and that is something that cannot be ignored.
    Science would learn a lot more if they started studying the students of Universal Medicine, people like me who walk the walk and talk the talk with no holding back.
    Like many of us I have been judged and criticised because of my lack of commitment and inconsistency. That was the past and it has no effect on me now.
    My life today is a life of true consistency which is a life of true RESPONSIBILITY.

  77. I agree Bina – ‘Serge Benhayon is Pukka’. After many years chasing the spiritual path as well and always feeling empty and lost, it was pure joy to meet Serge Benhayon and finally
    feel truth and true love resonate with every cell of my being.

  78. Bina I love your sharing. I recall the first workshop I booked into I actually left a message to ask if it was still on because I’d not received a confirming email with directions to the workshop or an invoice to pay, things I was used to. Serge rang me back that evening to confirm it was happening, and I realised I’d been nervous and looking for reassurance, that’s all. I turned up to the next morning totally exhausted from my week and unsure if I’d last a day let alone a weekend … To my amazement I had so much more energy by the end (like a weight had lifted from my shoulders) that on Monday morning I was fresher than I’d been for a long time. I knew I had at last learned some tools that practically worked in the real world, and that the wisdom shared resonated deeply within – I knew I knew it already, but had forgotten.

    1. Such a beautiful sharing that exactly pinpoints the amazing care and service that is always there when it comes to Universal Medicine. I love how you described a weight had lifted, I know that feeling so well after a Universal Medicine event.

  79. This is a lovely sharing Bina, It is interesting that you felt there was no sell or promotion of Universal Medicine; it was just always there for anybody to connect to. I also felt like it was true, and that buried deep down I already knew it. To hear Serge Benhayon say out loud what I knew to be true was so liberating and so exposing at the same time.

  80. “So here was an ordinary man, not special with no followers or anything like that, talking sense and everything he said was like a reminder.” This sentence describes Serge Benhayon and the wisdom he presents to a T – divine genius Bina.

    1. I agree Leonne that one sentence is “divine genius” as you say because it is the Truth.
      Serge Benhayon is not selling you anything or wanting anything from you and you get to feel that from day one. He makes sense and you just cannot stop agreeing or nodding saying Yes Yes as I have been doing for 10 years now.
      The truth is we ALL know this ancient wisdom and our bodies seem to agree even if our heads want to turn away, look away and not listen.
      We do know this and so it is a reminder of something we have chosen to forget as it suited us. Once we can admit that we get the full whammy and life becomes amazing every single day. I am living proof of that and it just gets better.

    2. Leonne I love this sentence too, it perfectly describes Serge Benhayon and the way he presents, every word simply makes sense and there is a familiarity that makes it feel like every word is simply a reminder that ultimately: you know who you are.

  81. Bina, this blog is inspiring and so down-to-earth and it shows that everyone can make changes once they reconnect to the truth within themselves no matter how far away from the truth they have been living. Like you I was on a spiritual merry-go-round spending money on looking for answers outside of me. I got completely drained from giving my power to others and I gave up on life. As soon as I heard Serge Benhayon speak I knew that he spoke Truth. Serge presents a new way of living and reminds us that the truth lies within us all. I am another one of the thousands who has been inspired by him and it’s just a matter of making different choices and applying simple tools in day to day living. It’s never too late to do it – at seventy years of age I am far more vital than I was at 50.

    1. That is a huge statement and thank you Sandra Wilson for stating that at seventy years of age you are ‘far more vital than you was at 50’.
      This is why Universal Medicine have to be studied as they have living sciences like you and me who are confirming there is another way to live.
      I have some regular clients who come and go over the years and they have said that I have not changed for the worse or aged or lost my spark. What they have noticed is that I am the same but lighter and seem to be more strong and steady. I would have to agree.

    1. I agree felixschumacher8 – So many people the world over would give anything to have lived knowledge of even one of the learnings Bina lists in her blog. Bina is an absolute inspiration and there is no doubt she is the real deal.

    2. You kept this simple Felix Schumacher and it stopped me and I had tears. Thank YOU.
      Why? You got me to feel and deeply APPRECIATE how far I have come and the life I lead today ‘is extraordinarily inspiring’. Yes I am indeed Pukka through and through.
      I thank God for Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine because without them I would not be writing this today. Fact.

  82. It is extraordinary the affect that hearing and connecting to truth has had on your life. The lessons you have learnt and the inspiration you have received has permeated and ignited all areas of your life through your choice to live responsibly… your summary lists are a powerful testament to this. Thank you for sharing your story. There is no doubt in my mind either that Serge in the real thing.

    1. I love your comment Samantha and YES the ‘summary lists are a powerful testament’ and YES is has happened through my choice to LIVE responsibly.
      This blog was written in 2013 and I am making claims then and when you stick something out there in cyber world I feel it comes with a huge responsibility. That does not mean I have to uphold anything or try and be perfect. All I have to do is continue LIVING the ever expanding teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and keep it simple, bring things back to basics and GET ON WITH IT.
      This blog and every word stands firm and is a solid digital footprint that cannot be ignored.
      Why – it is the Truth and Truth cannot be erased.

  83. Hello Bina, I love the way you have expressed through this blog, very straight forward and to the point, and true. When I too first went and heard Serge Benhayon speak I knew that he was the real thing – Pukka (Love that word).

    1. Thanks Deidre – I am “straight forward and to the point and true” in my daily life. Say it as it is in my no nonsense manner and because I LIVE in this way day in and day out and people like you get to the feel that. It goes wrong when we try to write what we don’t live everyday and wonder why we cannot remain consistent.
      Re-visiting this blog deserves my fuel injection of where I am today and what is amazing, is this blog still feels pukka to me – Thanks to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine as I am most certainly ‘on track’. By that I mean I have not gone wayward and back to my old nonsense behaviour.
      I choose to live a very self connecting life and that brings me what is needed each day.

  84. Bina you write for many of us who were searching, reading, paying for courses and only ever getting fleeting relief from the emptiness and despair. This common experience tells us a lot about energy and how it works. We are either worked by it emotionally or we choose the soulful way – harmony and love.

    1. No more searching, reading and paying for courses now Bernadette, just simply applying the teachings of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and GETTING ON WITH IT.
      My job is to stay open and keep using my body as a compass as there is no better guide to direct me in life.
      I cannot stop learning from Universal Medicine who are leaders today in our world for true health and well being.

  85. There are several things that Serge Benhayon has said over the years that are very significant and have remained with me. One was’ they can take everything you have but they can’t take you’. At the time it meant everything, especially with what I was going through, and made me realise that value lived within me.

    1. Incredible Matthew, how awesome is that? And your comment reminded me of how I felt as a child. I felt that no matter what was happening around me, the abuse that was surrounding me could not take away what I hold from within, that deep knowing of who I am, it was unbreakable.

  86. Wow, love your blog Bina. So straightforward and captures everything about Serge Benhayon and his work so exactly. Yes he is certainly Pukka! And so, I can feel, are you.

    1. Thanks Jeanette and I agree I would have to be pukka too to write so “straightforward and capture everything about Serge Benhayon”.
      I just cannot get over the date and yet I spent the next few years thinking “oh I can’t say anymore or whats the point no one is interested in reading a pukka blog”.
      What a load of twaddle that was. Today I claim to be a prolific writer who is dedicated to bringing out blogs and information that is needed for humanity that will ask them to start questioning things and not just accepting what is going on in our world today.
      For now, all I can say is watch out world.

  87. Bina this is so powerful ! Thank You for sharing that and expressing so clearly 🙂 everything You write is so claimed and so true. Truly inspiring! With love Nadine

    1. Thank You Nadine.
      I agree EVERYTHING I “write is so claimed and so true”.
      This blog is old in the days when you got very few people who were commenting. I know for a fact if this was on the front page today, there would be a thousand comments because it is raw and uncut Truth about a man called Serge Benhayon and his company Universal Medicine and Truth seems to have a way of pulling in more comments. It requires no work or effort.

  88. Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are the ‘real deal’, non-imposing, no guru or spiritual new age ideals. Simple honest and true practical teachings.
    I absolutely loved your blog Bina, and myself once been a Londoner I agree Serge is ‘Pukka’ (the real deal).

    1. I agree Thomas that Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine are the real deal and I too am super Pukka indeed.
      There is nothing you could not Love about this blog and check the date out its well past its sell by date but having a flick through it – I reckon its still alive. No reason than I am alive and simply getting on with it.

  89. Such a beautiful and confirming blog Bina that highlights we all have within us the truth we seek, we sometimes just need a reminder such as what is offered by the presentations of Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon. It inspires me to know that it truly is as simple as living the truth of who you are in the world.

  90. Just check out the list that Bina presents here, it says it all. Meeting Serge Benhayon has brought us back to being real, being loving with ourselves and others, and so very much more.

    1. Thanks Katinka – I have checked out the list and what I would add now – two years later is that I am learning what true expression is about. It is not just about the quality I write or send an email or text but how I live and do things in every moment and that includes cleaning out my washing machine soap dish. My commitment to taking deep care of myself extends to my belongings and appreciating what I have.
      I no longer hanker after needing or wanting anything out there. My life is exactly where it is because of my choices. If there is anything I do not love about my life then I have a choice to change that.
      I agree with you that meeting Serge Benhayon has not just brought me back to the real me but “so very much more” as you say Katinka.

    2. I love reading Bina’s list, it is so inspiring. What an amazing transformation, truly remarkable. It is a blessing to meet so many, many amazing and inspiring people who are choosing to make more and more loving choices, spreading and sharing love, reaching people from the other side of the world and back.

  91. Thank you Monicag2 for this comment and what strikes me is the bit when you say “I’d conned myself and make choices which didn’t truly support me.” Very few would admit that and the changes you then chose to make AFTER meeting Serge Benhayon confirms that we really do have a choice in how we want our life to be.
    I often wonder where on earth I would be had I not found Universal Medicine. Just knowing how to breathe correctly has transformed my life and ALL the other realisations, teachings, understanding and awareness are a bonus. This has supported me so much, I felt inspired to help others and continue to do so.

  92. Correct Felicity – Serge Benhayon sure knows what he is talking about. After 9 years of studying him and clocking him and registering what he says, I am living proof that his teachings make a huge difference not only to my life but ALL those whose lives I inspire by being the real me.

  93. Dear Rosie – great to hear the blog made you laugh. I say we keep things light and yet get the point across. There is enough serious stuff going on in our world so having a real laugh is important but of course, never at the expense of another.
    Next – BIG Thanks for mentioning about Responsibility. If I am honest I can now see that was the reason I first walked away. By listening to Serge Benhayon’s presentations, it made me realise how my whole life was a lie and then it would also mean I would need to be responsible for my choices. This was something I could not handle at the time as I was very comfortable in my uncomfortableness. However, the pull to go back six months later was just too strong. I have never looked back since and my life today is deeply content and the joy is “nothing is missing” so there is no looking or searching for anything.

  94. It’s hard to believe it can be that simple in a world where we like to complicate things and yet, there it is, a way of living that brings us back to who we truly are!

    1. I agree delorme2013 that the simple bit is what we find hard to comprehend. Why is it that we prefer to complicate things and we hold little value to anything that is simple. Our world tends to dismiss simplicity and yet it is the very thing that is needed if we are to get back to true living.
      I put effort, focus and attention every single day into my life to keep things simple. I make things look easy and effortless but I am working hard to make it simple. I love Simple Living as it is now a way of life for me and it is deeply rewarding. Having just moved into a smaller house, I am reviewing even more to live even more simply. It is an ongoing process which I enjoy as letting go of what no longer truly supports me brings in a new level of simple living.

      1. Funny you mention moving into a smaller house Bina, as I live together with my partner in a 2 bedroom appartment which is actually missing one more room…. the good thing is, we don’t store to much stuff, we have to keep it simple……

  95. Gorgeous story Bina, This is what it is all about, living our own truth and knowing that we are all divine beings, and that there is no need for anything else than an true connection with self, and with this the people around us.

    1. Yes Benkt – I would agree that it really is ALL about living our own truth. What Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have given me is a template and by that I mean a Way of Living and the tools to connect to me deep inside where I have access to the same wisdom they have presented. That way I get a bespoke tailor-made recipe for what I need to do in my life, how to live that life and I no longer need to rely on anything outside of me to give it to me. I hope this makes sense.

      1. Makes sense Bina. Living from the wisdom within is a sure way to stay true and develop a way of living that truth in our daily lives.

      2. I agree Bina, Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have given us a template – simple practical ways of living with energetic integrity as Serge does – the recipe is so life-changing. I really appreciate not having to look anywhere, search or strive, but just be myself and make wise and loving choices. I now appreciate what true responsibility means and how empowering it feels.

      3. Thank you Bina, Benkt and Beverley, absolutely we have been presented with the keys to heaven through understanding our choices and that by living loving principles we serve all equally.

    2. Well said Benkt, all we need is to re-connect to ourselves to realise that we are all divine beings. The choice is to live from that truth, or not, and our consequences are accordingly.

  96. Thank you Bina for everything you have ever shared from how you’ve adopted the work of Universal Medicine into your life. When one does it, it seems too good to be true, but when more people start living in a more true way it breaks down that barrier of mistrust. If there is anything I have learnt from you it is that consistency is key and this is something I will forever appreciate.

    1. Thank you Leigh and this is correct. A life of true consistency is a life of true responsibility. We can have ingrained behaviours that harm but how about knocking that stuff out and locking in behaviours that truly support us in every way and at the same time ensure we do not harm others.
      Its takes time and its not a quick fix solution based thing. To build consistency requires us to deepen our COMMITMENT TO LIFE in every area and then things start to flow and even if you wobble, you have locked into your foundation the very things you need to get back in the flow zone.

    2. That’s awesome Leigh, beautiful to read. I can feel your deep appreciation for Bina and it is so lovely to experience. Thank you.

  97. It struck me also Bina Pattel when I first met Serge Benhayon that he was completely transparent, open and humble. He has always presented the fact that we can all discern the quality of energy of anything (including him) and therefore the truth about what is presented.

  98. When I read your blog Bina I could hear your voice sharing it with me. You are Pukka and your story is as Pukka as it gets! Like hello, does this not say it ALL – miraculous!

    1. Great comment Marcia and thank you. Hello – this blog does say it ALL and that was over two years ago.
      So what has changed?
      Well I am Living a life of True Responsibility which is a life of True Consistency.
      I have realised that Commitment to Life in full is the only way to live and the benefits are beyond words.

    1. YES I am the real deal Matthew and I am not afraid of saying so.
      Loads of people know I am and I continue to shine my bright light and get on with it.
      The need to look outside and bang on about what I do and how I do so much in a day is no longer there. I simply focus on the task in hand and always make sure there is time for me and I keep things super simple. That is the recipe for now and it works for sure.

  99. Thank you Bina for sharing your return to the truth of who you are – inspiring and truly joyful to read. The search for truth outside myself was also a tireless and exhausting road. When I met Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine another way was reflected to me, a truth that I could not deny. A way that was lead from the truth and wisdom from within my inner-heart, from my connection to my essence within, a connection that was always there waiting for my return to the divine love that I am, and I know that we all are equally so.

  100. Love your blog Bina. This is the second read for me. Every time I read it I have some new revelation, I love your inspirational summary. There is so much to learn and live, but just being love and connecting to our inner most makes this a beautiful journey. Thanks to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine for sharing the Truth.

  101. Great blog Bina. I too remember saying these words to Serge Benhayon on the first workshop I attended. “This is real, I can feel it”. And from that point I have not looked back. No where in my search of Spiritual new Age pursuits did I find such truth as is offered by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

    1. I agree Beverly, I too could not find such Truth in all my spiritual pursuits. Looking back I can now see how it lead me off track and because all the modalities came from people who were not truly living their own Truth, there was always a divide. In other words it was us and them. Example – a course costing £3000 in Hawaii was held in a hut on the land of the owner, who was our workshop leader. It was boiling hot and the seats were so close, I recall saying this is worse the cabin class on an airline. There were over 100 of us and this was a regular sell out event. I knew it felt wrong as there was no Unity, Equalness, Oneness or Brotherhood but at the time I had a need and it was desperate. I wanted to be fixed and I wanted answers. The spiritual new age stuff is good at fixing and answers that are Not the Truth.

  102. So true Bina Serge Benhayon is Pukka! You have a remarkable story thank you for sharing. I love the fact that no matter how many versions of truth we may hear or sometimes even fall for, our body always has the final say as we know inside of us what it is that is truly true.

  103. Wow Bina, what an amazing yet simple read! Thank you for sharing your development and what you have experienced – by choice, to then end up finding what you were looking for inside of yourself. I can very much relate to what you’re sharing. And me too, I was running away in 2004 after meeting Serge Benhayon for the first time. I did however know clearly that it was a totally different experience being with Serge Benhayon and attending a course with Universal Medicine in comparison to all the spiritual pursuits I had been indulging in up until then. I did not think at the time I was ready for these changes that would inevitably follow. But deep inside I had clearly recognised that if I ever was in trouble again, I knew where to come. And so it happened, at the end of 2006, clearly what I was doing and what I was choosing was not working and I felt very lost. There was only one way to go for me at that point – to go back and listen more deeply to what Serge was sharing. Two years earlier I had so clearly felt the total integrity and love in what Serge Benhayon was offering, and that deep inside of me I already knew what he was talking about. Life has never been the same again. Everything now makes total sense; no more mysteries and unanswered questions. I look forward to more of your blogs Bina.

    1. Thanks Esther for the clear reminder of the total love and integrity that Serge Benhayon offers to us all equally. Like you, there are no more mysteries or unanswered questions and this itself has brought about less tension in my body. It is through understanding that I have come to realise so much about me, my body, life and what this earth life is all about. I cannot imagine living another way as what Universal Medicine presents is so simple and practical. I have always loved the super simple stuff and anything complicated does my head in and I avoid it like the plague.
      More blogs are coming Esther, I have written plenty and will continue writing until my last breath, so all I can say now is – watch out world !

  104. Bina, your story shows how The Livingness, as presented by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine, once embraced, can transform every area of our lives. Inspirational.

    1. Yes you are right Karen and I am living proof that what is presented by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine can transform every area of our lives. It takes time and if you want a quick fix, an easy road or dip in and out of your comfort then it’s going to mean you are on the delay button to the real you.
      I like to evolve and not be stuck in any area of my life. I know that when I go to bed at night my body is not feeling tension and what I have lived and done in my day has meaning and purpose.
      I have no intention of ever holding back anything and so I go about my day not knowing what is ahead or who I will be meeting but I am open to anything and have no restrictions. By that I mean I do not have an agenda of how I would like my life to look or be.
      I have to say there is a kind of magic in living this way and it is ‘OMG – guess what happened today?’ moments every day so what an incredible way to live.

  105. Thank you and well claimed. You have finally found the real thing and the truth is showing in your life.

  106. Thank You Bina for this blog. As Rowena said, you are absolutely correct “Serge Benhayon is Pukka” and so are You. I have nothing more to say.

    1. Totally agree with you Victoria that both Serge Benhayon and myself are Pukka and I too have nothing more to say.

  107. There are 2 words pulsing in me reading this: RESPONSIBILITY and TRUTH. No complexity, just power and REAL. Thank you for being an absolute inspiration and also for reconfirming some of my own experiences of Serge Benhayon, who truly IS the real deal.

    1. Your two words are making sense and they go hand in hand Jenifer Swallow if you know what I mean. To get to TRUTH you need to LIVE a life of true RESPONSIBILITY which is a life of true consistency.
      So here we go writing a blog like this over two years ago and then taking responsibility for the daily choices I make and being consistent in my commitment means you get Truth and the blog is not dead or lost its essence. It is alive and can be felt by any reader and the good news is you cannot un-read what you have read and you cannot un-feel what you have just felt.

    1. This is interesting franciscoclara8 – you say this is a “powerful blog” two years after it was written. Generally blogs have a shelf life and very few bother even to comment after the initial stage when it is flavour of the month.
      The reason why this blog is not dead but feels well and truly alive is because the writer is LIVING the teachings of Universal Medicine and the list quoted in this blog continues and is evolving. This is what people actually feel. They feel the QUALITY of the person and how they are living does come through. This is not a one minute wonder trying to get people to join Universal Medicine but a walking, talking living science called Bina Pattel who needs to be studied as she LIVES what Serge Benhayon is presenting.

  108. Thank you Bina for a very clear and concise look at your journey to Serge Benhayons teachings of the Ancient Wisdom that we all have inside and once we realise this it is our responsibility to acknowledge and live this.

  109. Bina, I loved reading this and I love how you say of Serge Benhayon: “So here was an ordinary man, not special with no followers or anything like that, talking sense and everything he said was like a reminder. I recognised that deep inside me I know this stuff and I was just re-connecting back to this wisdom.” After a lifetime of being a ‘spiritual junkie’, lost in the blind stumble of the spiritual New Age and dazzled by its false lights, I too stopped dead in my tracks on hearing what Serge was offering – no quick fixes, no solutions, no magical cures or wonder drugs, just Absolute Truth, available on tap from the deep well within if I choose to connect to it also. So simple. What on earth was I doing for so long?! Thank you for sharing your journey home with us.

    1. Just like you Liane I was a ‘spiritual junkie’ and just had a thought how much money I actually spent. I have mentioned the workshops and courses around the world and I forgot about the books and crystals and others stuff that was suffocating me in my house that was somehow going to bring me the Truth.
      Today I live such a simple life that many would be shocked literally. It is so SO basic and I choose to commit to letting go or more and more things that no longer truly support me or are not needed. We have gone from a triple garage, huge 4 bedroom detached to a small house that feels light, spacious and very clear. It is work in progress but even the sink plug hole gets the 5 star treatment – same as any area of my home.
      Simple Living is the way for me and bringing everything back to basics.

  110. Your search for Truth brought you to different doors. Yet, Truth was not there until you felt clearly that what you heard had a distinct resonance in your body. How different was my experience! Never bother to search for Truth. Never knocked on different doors. What got me in the search for Truth was feeling it clearly in my body. Then the words started making sense and the changes started happening.

  111. Bina, thank you. This is a brilliant blog, just like meeting you in person, so simple, no fluffing about. I just love it. I can almost hear you say ‘Get on with it, girl’.

    1. Yes – You live in Japan and I live in the UK and you have met me so there you go even with no regular contact you can say I am ‘so simple, no fluffing about’.
      I know some who don’t like the uncomfortableness of this direct no fluff style but more and more seem to love it as it cuts through the nonsense and gets to the point.
      Time is precious so whats the point of fluffing around – say it as it is and GET ON WITH IT.

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