Yoga is the union between body and mind or body, mind and spirit. The traditional acceptance is of a union between one's individual consciousness and the universal consciousness (Swami Sivananda). It is a process by which one could achieve balance and harmony. It has been one of the most influe...

"Not to commit any sin, to do good, to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of the Buddha" Yoga and Buddhism evolved in the same spiritual culture of ancient India. They use many of the same terms and follow many of the same principles and practices. Millions of peop...

Aviv Grill The Sixties From Recreation To Revolution "Don't worry, be happy." This phrase for the most part summed up the philosophy of the hippie culture. People were to love each other, and there was happiness and bliss. The hippie philosophy, though, didn't just cre...

The Beatles When people hear the name "The Beatles" most people think of lead singer, John Lennon. However, the role of Paul McCartney is often overlooked. It was McCartney, not Lennon who was the driving force behind the Beatles. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were in...

Not that long ago sports used to be clean. I don't know if you can say that about today's game. Players from all different sports like: Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantel, Willie Mays, Bob Cousy, Pete Maravich, Bart Starr, and Walter Payton were all clean. They were pr...

Hate crime is defined as "the violence of intolerance and bigotry, intended to hurt and intimidate someone because of their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. These crimes have been plaguing our country for centuries, tearing at the very foundation of our...

The use of animals in literature as either characters with human qualities or in situations that humans face, has long been a device of authors who hope to creatively convey moral messages in their work. Animals often appear in children's literature such as fables in order to make lessons pleasurab...

SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS "HOPE IS GROWING" Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic inflammatory disease which may affect many different organs and tissues in the body. Women of child bearing age are typically affected, but individuals of any age, sex, or race may develop the...

The Tension Between "Renunciation" and "Life in the World" Within Hinduism In the Hindu tradition the world is considered an illusion, or at least not representing the true nature of ultimate reality. Desire (kama) is the cause of the creation of the world. The One was bor...

ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the effectivity of peanut meal as a potential weed killer. Its objective was to find out if peanut meal would decrease the number of weeds and/or inhibit weed growth and to detemine if the treatment would be harmful to other plants. Three treatment...

Each year, nearly 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children in the United States learn that they have a disease called leukemia. Leukemia is a type of cancer. Cancer is a group of more than 100 diseases that have two important characteristics in common. One of those is that certain cells in the ...

Bolivia has a long history as a mining country. During the Colonial period, the Cerro Ricco de Potosi mine enriched the Spanish Empire with the enormous quantities of silver it produced for over four hundred years. And throughout the years of tin was often found along side the silver...

Augustus Caesaar is known as one of the most prominent and capable leaders in Roman history. Born as Gaius Octavius Thurnius, Augustus became a member of the Second Triumvirate. He eventually defeated the army of his fellow Triumvirate member, Marcus Antonius and became sole ruler of Rome. Octavius ...

Blindness in Oedipus the King People can be ""blinded"" to the truth. The answer to their question or solution to their problem may have been obvious. Yet, they could not "see" the answer. They were blinded to the truth. Associations have been made between being blind ...

Are Hidden Messages Appropriate for Cartoons Subliminal messages, double entendre, implied messages, and secret pictures they are all basically hidden messages within our culture today. Hidden messages are even in children cartoon show portraying ideas of sex, drugs, and Satan. The children do not ...

Are Hidden Messages Appropriate for Cartoons Subliminal messages, double entendre, implied messages, and secret pictures they are all basically hidden messages within our culture today. Hidden messages are even in children cartoon show portraying ideas of sex, drugs, and Satan. The children do not ...

Patanjali and the Forman >From birth to the age of three, our bodies unlock the secrets of motor movement. From the age of two years to ten years, we have the formation of thinking patterns and personality; a worldview begins to form. By the time we reach high school, many of us have formed ...

Does birth order really affect who we are? Sigmund Freud was the first psychotherapist to say, " a child's position in the sequence of brother and sisters is of very great significance for one course of his later life." The type of person that we become stems from many things including birth orde...

Mickey Charles Mantle was a professional baseball player. He played for the New York Yankees for 18 years. Even though he had a lot of physical problems during his lifetime, Mickey had a terrific career playing major league baseball. On October 21, 1931, in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, a baby by the name ...

One's background is usually associated with an individuals identity in a society. A society of individuals belonging to different cultural/ethnic backgrounds helps diversify and enrich one's community as people belonging to different faiths and belie...

1 While examining different religious paths within Hinduism from the perspective of four patterns of transcendence (ancestral, cultural, mythical and experiential) it is interesting to see how each pattern found its dominance over four segments of Hinduism: Vedic sacrifice, the way of action, th...

While examining different religious paths within Hinduism from the perspective of four patterns of transcendence (ancestral, cultural, mythical and experiential) it is interesting to see how each pattern found its dominance over four segments of Hinduism: Vedic sacrifice, the way of action, the way ...

Patanjali and the Forman From birth to the age of three, our bodies unlock the secrets of motor movement. From the age of two years to ten years, we have the formation of thinking patterns and personality; a worldview begins to form. By the time we reach high school, many of us have formed ...