“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated”. These are the words of Mahatma Gandhi. As a saint that was of tremendous influence in the world, this quote should not be taken lightly. And by that I mean it is wise to listen and act according to the […]
New York Times– South Africans Outraged After Police Drag Man The title of this story primes the audience to view the police as the aggressors and the citizens as good and innocent. An activation tag here is the word “Outraged”, thus the audience will be primed to respond in anger and disgust. Just below […]
Paramahansa Yogananda was and still is famous in the West for his ageless classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. On March 7, 1952, he died at the surprisingly youthful age of 59, especially considering his spiritual life. Although it is certain that the greatness of a guru is not judged by the years that he lived, but […]
I like to think of the mystery of life as the greatest of all magic tricks. When a magician shows me an impressive magic trick, I always want to know how he did it. I don’t ask out loud, however, because I don’t really want to know. The reason for this is that as soon as I […]
In 1993, a group meditation study took place in Washington, DC. Approximately 4000 participants from 81 different countries were attracted to the National Demonstration Project, which aimed to prove the power of meditation to reduce violent crime. The District of Columbia was referred to as the “murder capital” in the early 1990’s, and thus it […]
The purpose of meditation is to attain enlightenment. Over 2500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama (now known as Buddha) sat beneath a large banyan tree. He vowed not to leave his spot until he had realized the highest Truth. After spending 49 days in a deep state of meditation, he finally became enlightened. This is quite far from […]
With the election of the Pope Francis yesterday, I decided it to be pertinent to discuss religion. It is a well-known fact that the Vatican is rife with pedophilia, and this is the main point I wish to address. How can we take religion seriously (in this case Catholicism) if boys are being molested by […]
Oprah Winfrey has recently collaborated with close friend and guru Deepak Chopra in creating the Oprah & Deepak 21-Day Meditation Challenge – Perfect Health. The course will focus on meditation for 15 minutes a day, and “participants will have the opportunity to learn more about the many benefits of this practice.” The link above also lists Chopra’s […]
What I aim to do with this post is to get a dialog going. Not only with you, but with myself. Through this I hope to come to a greater understanding of what meditation is really about, instead of just going through the motions every morning. If this short piece brings any clarity to anyone, […]
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