Ahimsa

Mindfulness as a Path to Personal Sustainability

Dr. Terri Kennedy | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Ahimsa, Swami Satchidananda, Sustainability, Yoga, Relationships, Compassion, Albert Einstein, Karma, Mindfulness, Motivation, The Mindful Way, Mindful Of, Gps-Soul, Mindful Body, Mindful, Healthy Living News

Everything you do actively creates your experience, in the past, now and in the future. Practicing mindfulness in your everyday living and adopting a mindset of sustainability allows you to live in harmony with yourself and the world around you.

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Gandhi's Dharma And The West

Rajiv Malhotra | Posted 07.11.2011

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Mahatma Gandhi articulated his sva-dharma ("my dharma") using a few key Sanskrit words that do not have an exact English equivalent. One of these is satya, his practice of truth.

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How The Yoga Of Non-Injury Will Set You Free

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kindness, Meditation, Yoga, Spirituality, Non-Injury, Harmlessness, Peace, Nonviolence, Ahimsa, Non-Violence, Pacifism, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

There is nothing that could be more significant, helpful, or honoring of human existence and decency than non-injury, known as ahimsa in yoga.

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Buddhism And Wealth: Defining 'Right Livelihood'

Lewis Richmond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ahimsa, Buddhism, Conscious Livelihood, Work as a Spiritual Practice, Eight-Fold Path, Buddhist Teaching, Bhikku Basnagoda Rahula, Right Livelihood, Religion News

"Right Livelihood" is a traditional Buddhist teaching that meant ethical livelihood. But the Buddha could not have conceived of today's complex societies. Now, "right livelihood" is a societal, even planetary, responsibility.

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As African Tyrants Fall

Alemayehu G. Mariam | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mohamed Bouazizi, Orange Revolution, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia Protests, Africa Nonviolent Revolution, Velvet Revolution, Ethiopia Economic Crises, Ahimsa, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Quit India, Ethiopia, Mengistu Hailemariam, Satyagraha, Tunisian People?S Revolution, Mohandas Gandhi, Saudi Arabia, Bulcha Demeksa, African Dictators, Africa Passive Resistance, Meles Zenawi, Idi Amin, Constitutional Democratic Rally Party, Egypt Protests, World News

The Tunisian people's revolution provides practical insights into the prerequisites for dismantling dictatorships in Africa. The first lesson is that when dictatorships end, their end could come with either a bang or a whimper.

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Hindu Niyamas: Ancient Resolutions for New Years

Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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For all you yogis out there -- my list of resolutions may just be the same as yours -- they are, of course, the five eternal yamas.

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Meatless Monday: The Season Of Diwali

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week, a chef friend told me humans are hardwired to eat seasonally, and sure enough, I woke up the next day wanting the taste of cauliflower and ...

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God-Training with BugZooka

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ahimsa, Compassion, Self-Care, Healthy Living News

Summertime means bugs. Bugs bug us. We don't like to be bugged so we kill bugs. Let's face it: we are playing gods, taking it upon ourselves to dec...

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Birthday Lessons From Lord Mahavir

Nikhil Bumb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here are two lessons from the core of Mahavir's teachings that we can all learn from, and who knows, perhaps even find room to apply them in our lives.

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Ahimsa Eating Re-Considered

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Veganism, Mindful Eating, Zero-Sum, Vedanta, Indian Philosophy, Jainism, Ahimsa, Moderation, Mindless Eating, Vegetarianism, Compassion, Non-Violence, Healthy Living News

Zero-sum" is when one's needs cancel out another's needs. I learned the meaning of this violent doctrine as a Russian kid playing "nozhichki." Nozhi...

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Open Your Mind Before You Open Your Mouth

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Oryoki, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness, Zoolander, Jainism, Ahimsa, Mindless Eating, Obesity, Buddhism, Overeating, Healthy Living News

Mind is a zoolander: a fashionable savage hypnotized by society to run random programs without self-awareness.

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Meatless Monday: Lighten Up For Diwali

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ahimsa, Hindu, Namaste, Gidon Eshel, Mahabharata, Diwali, Sanscrit, Recipes, Meatless Monday, Food, Green News

Namaste, as yogi know, is Sanskrit for I honor the light in you, you honor the light in me. This week, Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, honors th...

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Life Cycle: Think Yoga is Healthy? Not on a PVC mat.

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Lead, Yoga, Corpse Pose, Cadmium, Rubber, Yoga Mat, Ashtanga, Green, Practice, Jute, Poly-Vinyl Chloride, Pthalates, Environment, Ahimsa, Eco-Mat, Cancer, Sarah Smarsh, Simran Sethi, Per, Green Living, Tpe, Pvc, Green News

Life Cycle is a series of posts that takes a closer look at the stuff we use and love. It's the end of class. You're breathing deeply, surrenderi...

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Namaste...Bitches

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011

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Even yogis have their moments: We scream at our kids. We tell a fib here or there. We might choose to indulge in a trashy magazine rather than rereading the Bhagavad Gita.

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