Moments of great sadness and shock bring people together. Soon thereafter, the struggle for retaining unity and compassion or giving in to or accepting the "sales" of fear, hate and division begin. We have now been 10 years at war and 10 years at trying to bring peace and community to the world. At times now, we seem to be more divided than ever with people on the side of fear and the side of love taking more "my way or the highway" stands.
The most significant experience you can have in this life—short of having a personal, direction changing encounter with your own version of God—is to experience love and trust of another person. The most significant gift you can give with your life is to save another life, especially of a child.
The 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment
September 11-18, 2011 1 pm US Eastern Daylight Savings Time
On September 11, 2011 and for eight days thereafter the Intention Experiment will be hosting a special 9/11 Peace Intention Experiment which will run at the same time (1 pm Eastern DST) each day. Tens of thousands of people from the West and the East will join hands,… Continue
... a fragrant herb native to the Mediterranean region can reduce stress and anxiety, improve memory, mental performance, concentration—and even have a significant effect on your test-taking ability?
It appears that the ancient Greeks knew something about rosemary herbs that the rest of the world didn't. Grecian scholars…Continue
“If national life becomes so perfect as to become self-regulated, no representation becomes necessary. There is then a state of enlightened anarchy. In such a state, everyone is his own ruler. He rules himself in such a manner that he is never a hindrance to his neighbour.”–M. K. Gandhi
Just in the above short statement of the Mahatma, we could more or less perceive a civil society of his imagination. In other words, we could draw an outline of the civil…
I can talk of myself and speak of various activities I engage in, and give myself partial identity through these engagements. Some of which I may excel at.
Still, before the values of the big world, I am next to nothing. Before the faces of the powerful and game callers, I am nobody, an invisible entity, a mere murmur passing into…Continue
Added by David Sparenberg on August 28, 2011 at 10:58pm —
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I live in a world where the words male and female are flexible and subjective, even redundant. A world of perpetual transformation, where sexuality and gender become obsolete as people begin to question why they should be the same person, day in, day out. A world where the overriding ethos is to question and explore your sexuality and gender without the restrictions prevalent in them altogether and surrounding activities that…
Day in day out you set the pattern of you life ignoring the rhythm of the universe, I cant do this or that never listening to the inner most heart and the adventures it wood lead you on. We are complex beings, at war within and without. We contradict ourselves all the time, undoing today the work of yesterday You can stop this be aware of your being -- here and now. Your sincerity to follow…
...that a sacred oil from India has been shown to treat osteoarthritis and alleviate joint pain as effectively as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)?
Indian frankincense (Boswellia serrata) has been used in the Middle East for religious rituals and healing for thousands of…
Good morning / Evening to all of u and have a divine blessed day ahead …..
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As soon as we take up the Mahamantra for chanting we cannot but remember the great Incarnation –Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu who live in India around 500-600yrs back!
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu lived for 48 years only. He spent the first 12 years of his life playing pranks just as Krishna had done in his childhood. For the next 12… Continue
Added by Ravishankar.G on August 20, 2011 at 11:28am —
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Dogs are integrous animals. We have much to learn from them.
A look at the film Fierce Light
For a number of reasons, both private and public, I have not been feeling as creative as normal these last 24 hours. What I am conscious of is that events of this week, from the riots in the UK, the chaos of financial markets, right through to the death of our dog Tess…