"On October 31, 2010 Palestinian blogger Waleed Hasayin was arrested by security forces in the West Bank on charges of expressing blasphemous opinions on his blog and several Facebook pages he created under a pseudonym.
Cows are considered very holy by all Hindus, including the Hare Krishnas. They are are not killed because Hindus practise ahimsa (non-violence). So no cow or any other healthy animal would ever be killed or harmed on the farm.
Around our table for a number of years we've had a toast of thanks that goes like this: "For food and friends and family, "For life and love and liberty, "For all the things you've given me -- "Great God in Heaven, we thank thee."
A Chinese company digging an unexploited copper mine in Afghanistan has unearthed ancient statues of Buddha in a sprawling 2,600-year-old Buddhist monastery.
For an oil lamp to burn, the wick has to be partially immersed in the oil. If the wick is completely drowned in oil, it cannot bring light. Life is like the wick of the lamp, you have to be in the world and yet remain untouched by it.
"True self, when violated, will always resist us, sometimes at great cost, holding our lives in check until we honor its truth." (Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak)
One day a monk went to cleanse himself in the river. While doing so he noticed a scorpion struggling in the water. Knowing that scorpions can’t swim, the monk knew if he did not save the scorpion, it would drown.
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Many of you have noticed that I haven't been contributing to the NV community very much lately. I have received many a well-meaning email about missing me and about my welfare.
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Shirodhara, an Ayurvedic oil treatment, soothes stress, anxiety, and a preoccupied mind.
Think back, think waaaay back. Remember what your dreams for your future were when you came of age and could think rationally?
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