1.Ethical AlchemyReligion isn’t about believing things. It’s about what you do. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.~ Karen Armstrong2.Background12th November 2009 will be marked in history as a red letter day for humanity, for today the Charter for Compassion was unveiled. Charter for Compassion is a document
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OBAMA’S BEST SPEECH NEVER
Obama’s speech at Ft. Hood, honoring the dead in the recent shooting, is being hailed as a masterpiece of rhetoric. Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic (http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/11/the_best_speech_obamas_given_since_the_inaguruation.php) says:
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“I guarantee: they’ll be teaching this one in rhetoric classes. It was that good. My gloss won’t do it justice. Yes, I’m having a Chris Matthews-chill-running-up-my-leg m... Read Full Story
There is a general misconception about the H1N1 swine flu. The
misconception is that the swine flu kills people with a strong immune
system. This is totally false. People with a strong immune system are
at a much lower risk than people with weak immune systems. Homeopathic remedies help to trigger the body’s own immune system to help fight of ailments such as swine flu quicker than if they had not taken anything at all.
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O God of all Creation!Creator of the heart and soul,the body and mind,and the Indwelling Spiritwithin us!Creator of all lifeand giver of every gift,eyes of every vision,ears of all hearing,breath of every momentfilling the earthwith the fragrance of flowersand the sweet tastesof milk and honeyYou pour out upon the earth.You create the seas and skiesand set the rivers flowing,and yet You appearin
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1.A Tijani faqir came to Shaykh Ibn al-Habib, may Allah be well pleased with him, once while we sat with him. He informed the Shaykh that in the Tijani tariqa they did not have a Shaykh and that they did not consider one necessary. It was enought to follow the guidance of Sidi Ahmad Tijani. Our Master was silent for a while before he spoke. Then he raised his eyes and looked at the young man. ‘A
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Yoga is extensively known as a form of exercise that stretches and strengthens the
body through various poses known as ASANAS. For other people yoga is the
realization of inner self satisfaction. For other it is a religion that the believe and
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Tantric Yoga highlights the exaltation of the physical being more than anything else.
Tantra is known to be the concept that arises out of this kind of commitment to oneself, which is the basis of Tantra. And the supporters of this side of belief are called tantrics. These people not only worship the physical state but also got to any degree to please the body to achieve occult powers.
As of this time, it is not widely practiced and used in India. And it survived only in some parts of India... Read Full Story
How to peel, cut and cube a butternut squash, one of those unwieldy-looking winter squashes. A step-by-step illustrated guide to cutting up a butternut squash, so easy the squash almost cuts itself up.Okay, I admit it. There was a time when my eyes glazed over recipes for butternut squash. My Inner Knife Phobia whispered, “How in the world would you cut one of those things without losing a finger
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So sorry, this post has moved to How to Cut, Peel and Cube Butternut SquashWhy did I move the post? I made a technical error naming the post. I tried to fix it before e-mail messages went out but oops, see that I didn’t make it. Again, so sorry.
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We may not be familiar with power yoga as it is not fully introduced to us. Power yoga is known as the western version of Ashtanga Yoga which brought by the Indians.
Beryl Bender Birch was the one who gave the term Power Yoga. He was a teacher of Ashtanga Yoga and at the same time an author of Power Yoga.
Yoga was inspired and was brought to the west by the renowned Sanskrit Scholar Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. The people of the west were inspired with his Ashtanga Yoga and also his philosophies. ... Read Full Story