It is the stuff of a Hollywood movie: a dreamworld that can be manipulated at will. But for more and more of us, lucid dreams are now becoming frequent, and a reality. In ‘Inception,’ Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page stroll through a dream world where they are able to bend streets into the sky, [...]
All faiths worldwide recommend it. There’s universal agreement among religious leaders about its benefits. Every avatar of the Supreme Being and all His prophets have preached it. It’s a prayer often recited by devotees in places of worship. And non-believers, too, are convinced of its great value. Doctors tell patients about its health benefits. [...]
Why fear attachment? Detachment and attachment, both are important. They give us experience and knowledge and we grow and evolve. Our evolution is guided by different kinds of processes. We are learning, growing and progressing all the while. When you are attached to something, what does it mean? Have you ever felt attachment with [...]
Most people do not feel that they are thriving in their lives, and this holds true for rich societies as well as emerging ones. The largest polling organisation in the world, The Gallup Organisation, made the point recently that while the overall wealth of Egypt and Tunisia had increased in recent years, there was [...]
Facebook has added two new relationship statuses — ‘civil union’ and ‘in a domestic partnership’ — to help homosexual couples define their romantic arrangements on the social networking site. These options will b available to users in the US, Canada, France, UK and Australia. Facebook, which has 600 million users worldwide, made the change after [...]
Traditional theory of evolution maintains that it’s the good-looking male that gets the ladies, but a new study might prove otherwise. Research by the University of Queensland (UQ) has found there is a limit to the success of even the most desirable males in a population, reports ABC Science. After genetically engineering flies to make [...]
Valentine’s Day, the mid-winter celebration of love, is named for three St. Valentines, all of whom died horrible martyr’s deaths years and years ago. So what’s the big deal about Valentine’s Day and chocolate? The three St. Valentines all died before chocolate arrived on the shores of the Old World. The best sources say chocolate [...]
NC)—Depression can strike at any age, but most Canadians that experience depression in their lifetime will be affected in their working years, between the ages of 24 and 44. At any time, one in 20 employees can experience depression. While the impact on productivity can be significant, employers may not recognize how relationships with co-workers [...]
There are a number of meditation techniques for effective meditation. Different cultures have different mediation techniques, but one thing is certain – meditation is universal. The different techniques are suited to different personality types. While some techniques are concentrative, involving focusing, other techniques are expansive such as ‘Vipassana’ meditation which allows for the free flow [...]
Meditation… Towards a Stress Free Life An ordinary person may consider meditation as a worship or prayer. But it is not so. Meditation means awareness. Whatever you do with awareness is meditation. “Watching your breath” is meditation; listening to the birds is meditation. As long as these activities are free from any other distraction to [...]
