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Truth About Hair

Our culture leads people to believe that hair style is a matter of personal preference, that hair style is a matter of fashion and/or convenience, and that how people wear their hair is simply a cosmetic issue. Back in the Vietnam war however,....

Monday, December 26, 2011

Song Of Milarepa

Milarepa - A Tibetan Buddhist yogi and poet, gives this simple but comprehensive picture of human life. "Youth is like a summer flower - Suddenly it fades away.Old age is like a fire spreadingThrough the Fields - suddenly, it's at your heels.The Buddha once said, "Birth and deathAre like sunrise and sunsetNow come, now go." Sickness is like a little birdWounded by...

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Buddha's Eigthfold Path of Even-Mindedness

  To have aspirations and ambitions is normal. To realise their ambitions, people toil hard and put in all efforts, even sacrificing family and personal lives. Yet, often this goal remains a mirage. For instance, when your boss praises you for good work done, everything goes just right, and when you return home you begin to dream of all the things you can do with the...

Monday, October 10, 2011

The Cherokee Story

There is an old Cherokee story, that of the white and black wolf, that has become popular in the white world, but is only half told. In it, the grandfather is talking to his grandson about how inside of each of us lives a white wolf and a black wolf. The white wolf is all that is good about us, and the black wolf is all that is bad. The white wolf thrives on justice...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Tree Magic

Healing with Trees Healing with trees is an ancient tradition and is practiced even today. Trees hold a significant place in the well being of nature lovers. The amount of wisdom that can be gained from trees is limitless. Trees are spiritual symbols of nature which represent patience, connectedness to earth, to always be in the present, optimum utilizing of resources, to...

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Signs To Know You Are Meditating The Right Way.

Often people who are new to the practice of Meditation will encounter many questions about their progress in meditation and whether they are doing it the right way. These doubts are very common and essential for those who practice meditation regularly. It is important to observe some subtle signs which will indicate progress in meditation. Here are some of the signs which...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Seeds of Thought

One of the most important principals for achieving success is to understand that your mind is like a garden bed where you cultivate and grow the seeds of thought. When you plant a positive seed of thought in your mind and nurture it carefully, it germinates and grows until it leads you to take action. As soon as you begin acting on your idea, your seed of positive thought...

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Conscious Eating - Are you Eating Food the Right Way?

Are you eating the right way? Eating is one of the most common activities of Humans and yet it is given least attention. Humans would not survive for very long if they did not Eat!. But what many people do not realise is that eating habits (the state of mind while eating) is as important as what exactly is eaten.  With the fast pace lifestyle of present day,...

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Reality About Dreams

  'Dreams Are Real'                Most of us were taught to believe in two separate realities. One is our waking reality, the other is our dream reality. In this formula, when we are in a dream state, we are in a world that is unreal. We disregard dreams as a mental exercise that happens while we sleep. All of the things that...

Friday, September 2, 2011

Healing with the Sun

Sun Gazing      Sun Gazing is an ancient practice which was followed by many spiritual seekers and saints several thousands of years ago. Sun is the biggest astronomical body of our solar system and the source of heat, light and energy for the entire solar system and also the source of energy required for existence and sustenance of all life forms. It...

Truth About Hair

The Truth About Hairand why Indians would keep their hair long.?  This information about hair has been hidden from the public since the Vietnam War . Our culture leads people to believe that hair style is a matter of personal preference, that hair style is a matter of fashion and/or convenience, and that how people wear their hair is simply a cosmetic issue. Back in...

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