So what is it about dairy products, especially Ghee, that makes them the most revered and celebrated symbols of health, vigor, nourishment, joy and bliss, as well as the most essential part of all sacred ceremonies in the Hindu culture for thousands of years?
In the 1990's two psychologist coined the term emotional intelligence or EQ. They defined it as the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. Their groundbreaking work showed that EQ was a better indicator of long term success than IQ.
We live in a universe that functions by laws that are predictable, repeatable and understandable. Contrary to what it may feel like planets also follow these laws and they are not in the business of handing out rewards and reprisals. They simply implement natural laws or karmas that uphold the structure, equilibrium and existence of the universe.
Are you a Yogi, Bhogi or Rogi - but definitely not a Drohi?
Read More
In a rapidly modernizing and changing India traditional values of arranged marriage are being discarded for more western style marriages. It came as no surprise when I found Indian social media sites littered with distressed young people caught between "falling in love" and the old traditions of their parents who require that horoscopes be matched, especially for the detrimental placement of Mars called Manglik.
Depending of the condition of Rahu in the horoscope, his urgings can range from material to spiritual, self obsessed to altruistic. His intensity will keep us from caring for our health, eating too much, drinking too much and exerting beyond our capacity. He may also care too much, compel us into overblown focus on a goal or belief, magnify our creative abilities, or interpret infatuation for enduring love.
Read More
Escalation of war and sectarian violence, religious strife, race riots, climate change, Ebola -
in 2014, humanity seemed to be coming apart at the seams and it was easy to lose sight of all the divine elements in the world as we were fed cable news hysteria of one crisis after another .
As the year comes to a close, I wanted to share some very good news that you may have missed.
An article in Scientific American, A Happy Life May not Be a Meaningful life, cited a study in which happiness was strongly associated with seeing life as easy, pleasant, and free from difficult or troubling events, good health, plenty of money and feeling well most of the time. However, what the researchers found was that none of these things correlated with a greater sense of meaning and purpose.
On September 25, 2014 India’s space craft “Mangalyaan”, successfully reached the orbit of Mars after a grueling ten month journey. On the same day the progressive media outlet NPR* radio ran a short five minute segment - "Science and Astrology comfortably co-exist in India".
Everything grows out of our thoughts, first in our consciousness then later in the world. This leads all eastern spiritual traditions to teach that karma can only penetrate to the level of our thoughts.
