Here you will find links to timely articles in support of the spiritual path. Some may provide relief from doomscrolling, and others may put a smile on your face! There are also professional resources here I can vouch for, and lastly a list of teachers, dead or alive, that have helped me tremendously.
Scientists have been studying brain aging in industrialized vs. non-industrialized cultures. And yes, there's less deterioration in non-industrialized countries. What can we do? Get off the phone/iPad and get into nature, volunteer, socialze, be human!
In this article, Doug Rushkoff, a once proponent of tech, has backed off, offering that virtual reality is a form of death. Drastic? Maybe. True? Decide for yourself.
And yet another example of how brilliant the human species was before the advent of tech. Desert "kites" were ancient hunting funnels up to 5 km long to trap animals.
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Impossible Meat? Beyond Burger? Looking to incorporate one of these vegan, animal-friendly alternatives into your diet? Think again. Fetal bovine serum (please internet search it, it pains me to describe it) is used to make it, as are a strain of cancer cells that keep the "meat" growing. Does that sound appetizing?
There's a good reason for that. Humans for millenia have celebrated even in the darkest of times. So, get your hat on and party like it's 1399!
Sure to put a smile on your face!
To quote a line from the article, biology and behavior is a two-way street. We think fatherhood looks like protection and resources, however, the animal kingdom, and even neuroplasticity in humans, show that fathers can be natural caregivers.
Great pictures of wonderful mysteries.
Learn how to learn something new every day. My favorite technique, once you've learned something, send it back out, have a discussion about it, teach someone, put it into action.
Sounds like it could be the name of a song!
With ashrams around the world, this practice offers the complete teachings of Yoga.
In addition to Yoga, Pilates is a powerful practice. Start with one-on-one sessions for best results.
Balance, grace, movement, music - ballroom dancing keeps both the body and the mind healthy.
LifeSpa is an in-depth, reliable resource for all things Ayurvedic.
By treating the core issues of illness, homeopathy is a great support on the spiritual path.
Network chiropractic care is gentle, non-invasive and powerful. It encourages the body's natural healing.
Eckhart Tolle explains Buddhist principles clearly, and offers present day interpretations of many spiritual texts. From The Power of Now, "Love is a state of Being. Your love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you."
A 1960s, self-proclaimed "spiritual entertainer," Alan Watts uses engaging and provocative analogies to describe Zen Buddhism. From Become What You Are, "You may believe you are out of Harmony with Life and its Eternal Now but you can not be. For you are Life and you exist Now … so become what you are.”
For an up-to-date and inclusive translation of Patanjali's Yoga Surtras, refer to Reverend Jaganath's Inside the Yoga Sutras. With another translation on the way, he offers, "The goal of Yoga is not to obtain something that is lacking. It is the realization of an already present reality. Yoga practice does not bring about Self Realization directly - Yoga removes the obstacles that obstruct its experience."
A chain-smoking gnani (self-realized) Guru from the 1960s, Maharaj encouraged practitioners to dive deep into the question, who am I? From published conversations with him in a book entitled, I Am That, "When the mind is kept away from its preoccupations, it becomes quiet. If you do not disturb this quiet and stay in it, you find that it is permeated with a light and a love you have never known, and yet, you recognize it at once as your own nature."
As the inspiration for The Secret, the teachings of Abraham resonate regardless of the source. Far more than manifesting things, these teachings are Zen at the core - we choose our own experience A favorite quote, "Do not look for love of self, look for Love that is Self." We are, as Abraham says, liquid love; that is our True Nature and loving is our natural state of being,
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