Vegan? Gluten-Free? Opportunitarian? 44 percent of adults say they have specific dietary plans according to the Nutrition Business Journal. food restrictions, food allergies, or avoidance of certain ingredients dictate what they eat, according to a 2014 Packaged Facts report.… Read the rest
Then said Jesus, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)
In this act of expressing forgiveness under the most intense provocation of criminal treatment, Jesus lifted himself up so far above the average human being that he reflected rather Divine compassion for all humanity.… Read the rest
Here, succinctly, is what studies have found about abstinence-only sex-ed programs: they suck at stopping teens from having sex. Likely bearing this in mind, noted author, Northwestern University medical school professor and avid tweeter Dr. Alice Dreger decided to sit in on her son’s abstinence-only sex-ed class.… Read the rest
Bradley Arthur shares this news from the Atlantic showing how meditation and happiness can affect your DNA.
“The old thinking was that our bodies were stable biological entities, fundamentally separate from the external world,” he says. “But the new thinking is that there is much more permeability and fluidity.”… Read the rest
My friend down the street Swami Ishtananda writes:
Swami Vivekananda is well recognized among world illuminati as a leader of mankind who has helped the human civilization to progress further in betterment of inter-faith and inter-racial understanding. UNESCO organized a four-day symposium in 1993 on Vivekananda, the first of its kind in its history.… Read the rest
Are humans special, or just part of a (W)holy created universe? Pope John Paul VI comforted a child whose dog died saying, “one day we will see our animals in the eternity of Christ. Paradise is open to all of God’s creatures.’’ … Read the rest
Today Geoff shares this “Last Letter” written by Tomas Young to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq.… Read the rest
The ancients said every experience leaves a residual element in our mind, and modern neuroscience agrees. Here is more from The Vedanta Center about such “samskaras” and the yoga techniques developed to help you manage this:
The “Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” constitute the most important and the fundamental work on yoga psychology.… Read the rest
Sri Ramakrishna said:
“When unavoidably entering into places where there may be temptation, carry always with thee the thought of thy Divine Mother. She will protect thee from the many evils that may be lurking even in thy heart. Cannot the presence of thy mother shame thee away from evil deeds and evil thoughts?… Read the rest
“When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius.
When you’re two steps ahead, you’re a crackpot.”
— Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (Feb. 1998)… Read the rest
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
– J. R. R. Tolkien… Read the rest
Shaving is a fact of life for most. Both men and women have felt the need to chop off hair as close as possible to their skin for thousands of years.… Read the rest
An April evening was never more delicious in Tampa than last Tuesday night when over 130 Sustany supporters took part in a walking tour of downtown restaurants newly designated as Green Businesses by the City of Tampa.
…