Disillusionment, disease, debility and death may be the most accursed terms but much of philosophy, medical science and spirituality have evolved and flourished around them. Disillusionment transformed Gautama into Buddha. His father’s death led the boy Venkatramana on the path of inquiry, turning him into Ramana Maharshi. An incurable disease propelled Narayana Bhattatiri to repackage [...]
Professionals who are constantly surrounded by death or dying people have a better understanding of the meaning of life, says a new study. “Participants reported that their work provided a unique opportunity for them to discover meaning in life through the lessons of their patients, and an opportunity to incorporate these teachings in their [...]
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 45-year-old nephew of the Dalai Lama was struck and killed Monday night on Florida’s coastal highway on the first leg of what was to be a 300-mile walk to draw attention to the plight of Tibet, authorities said. Jigme K. Norbu of Bloomington, Ind., was pronounced dead at the scene, according [...]
M Long before old Willie waddled into Wiarton, there was a night of winter revelry, an unsuspecting reporter and the man who chucked a fur hat into the snow and called it a groundhog. The story of Canada’s most famous weather-predicting rodent begins in 1957, when a lively local by the name of Mac McKenzie [...]
(NC)—Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Most people not only relate to this phrase, many will say it was coined specifically for them. At some time, all of us can be guilty of putting off the simplest of tasks. Most are harmless, but some can be deadly. A home safety expert [...]
Lalanne ate healthy and exercised every day of his life up until the end, his longtime agent Rick Hersh said. Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron for decades before exercise became a national obsession, has died. He was 96. LaLanne died of respiratory failure due to [...]
Three children and their mother who were found dead inside their partially burned house in southern Indiana had all been shot in the head, police said Saturday, with an internet rant tied to the woman drawing investigators’ attention. Results of a preliminary autopsy, conducted by the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office, released Saturday revealed that Amanda [...]
A fire that broke out in the early morning hours Saturday in Roseau River, Man. has claimed the life of a mother of six, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Ron Evans tells CTV News. Daphne Benjoe, 41, and her 16-year-old daughter, Alandice, were asleep in the house following a party when the fire [...]
