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JPMorgan Banker Resigns To Fight Insider Fine

Reuters | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Xstrata, Insider, Fsa, Financial Crime, Glencore, Fresnillo, Cazenove, Vedanta, JPMorgan Chase, Video, FTSE 100 Index, Heritage Oil, Reuters, Kazakhmys, Regulator, Ian Hannam, Financial Regulation, Business News

* JP Morgan Global Chairman of Equity Capital Markets steps down * Ian Hannam says resigns to fight FSA accusation of market abuse ...

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The Yogi Of The Autobiography: A Tribute To Yogananda

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Hinduism, Yoga, Paramahansa Yogananda, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Transcendental Meditation, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Spirituality, Religious Books, Religion News
Philip Goldberg

An iconic memoir would be legacy enough for any spiritual leader, but Yogananda's contribution far exceeded that book. He was rightly called by the Los Angeles Times "the 20th century's first superstar guru."

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What's Your Purpose? Much More Than Your Job

Lissa Coffey | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Yoga, Philosophy, Bhakti, Change, Wisdom, Purpose, Vedanta, Raja, Karma, Meditation, Dharma, Shift, Jnana, 2012, Mayan Calendar, Healthy Living News
Lissa Coffey

In the west, we think of yoga primarily as a form of exercise. Although physical postures make up one branch of this philosophy, yoga in general is so much more. The Sanskrit word "yoga" means to yoke, or to unite. The purpose of yoga is to experience the connection we have with the divine.

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Remembering Another September 11

Philip Goldberg | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: 9/11, Interfaith, Hinduism, Interfaith Dialogue, Vedanta, Swami Vivekananda, 9/11 Anniversary, World's Parliament of Religions, Parliamen of the World's Relgions, September 11 Anniversary, Religious Tolerance, Religion News
Philip Goldberg

I will think about an earlier September 11th. On that day, in 1893, an emissary from India spoke at the opening ceremonies of the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

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Curiosity May Be Hard On Cats, But It's Great For Interfaith Friendships

Carl McColman | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Friendship, Christianity, Buddhism, Interfaith Dialogue, Contemplation, Vedanta, Religious Tolerance, Interfaith Friendships, Interfaith Curiosity, Interfaith Relationships, Religion News
Carl McColman

Our conversation was not fueled by the desire to compete, or control, or persuade. Rather, we were all simply inquisitive, seeking in our curiosity and thirst to learn about each other's faith and experience.

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The Reincarnating Humble-bee

Sebastian Siegel | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Eternal, Philosophy, Jim Morrison, Zen, Ken Wilber, Lao Tzu, William Blake, Buddha, Poetry, FW Schelling, Sebastian Siegel, Vedanta, Spirit, Reincarnation, Nondual, Chuang Tzu, Shakti, Vishnu, Alan Watts, Transcendence, Arts News
Sebastian Siegel

Breath -- and he is inextricably rewoven into eternity, ideated as an aperture through which light shines. Upon a closer look he appears as a portal o...

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Turning People Turtles in East India

Bharati Chaturvedi | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Orissa, Turtles, Poverty, Ashoka, Vedanta, Mining, Displacement, Environment, India, Green News
Bharati Chaturvedi

Orissa has scarcely embarked on any plans for development. Yet it is already on its way to destroying its forests, coasts, wildlife and people to mine the oil, coal and aluminum in the earth below.

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Let's Save the Real Avatar

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, Kondh, Norwegian Pension Fund, Aluminium, Business, Ftse, Vedanta, Financial TImes, Bauxite, Anil Agarwal, Martin Currie, Development, Avatar, Aviva, Church of England, Naresh Chandra, Dongria Kondh, Amnesty International, The Guardian, Orissa, Oecd, Bianca Jagger, Dutch Pension Fund, Arundhati Roy, India, Railways Pension Fund, Times of India, Niyamgiri, Survival International, Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Banktrack, Actionaid, Lanjigarh, Pggm, Business News
Bianca Jagger

I am surprised that share-tipsters continue to recommend Vedanta as a desirable investment. Regrettably, many shareholders, content to read about the share price, remain silent about Vedanta's detrimental impact on local communities.

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Struck Off the Posters

Bharati Chaturvedi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orissa, Green, Sustainability, India, Poverty, Aluminium, Indigenous People, Vedanta, Green News
Bharati Chaturvedi

A bird's eye view shows marginal communities standing up to the big players, even the government, in India. They ask for justice and struggle to conserve the planet their way.

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Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Development

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orissa, India, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dongria Kondh, Development, Vedanta, Bianca Jagger, Kondh, Church of England, Action Aid, Amnesty International, Joseph Rowntree Trust, Human Rights, Profit, Mining, Niyamgiri, Un, World News
Bianca Jagger

When I arrived at the airport in Orissa, I was struck by a billboard there: "Mining happiness for the people of Orissa - Vedanta." What cruel irony. The poster should have read instead, "Undermining happiness for the people of Orissa."

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Yoga: Reaffirming the Transformational Practice's Hindu Roots

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yogananda, Yoga, Vedanta, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Hinduism, Vivekananda, Benefits of Yoga, Yoga History, Yoga Benefits, Yoga Vedanta, History of Yoga, Hinduism Yoga, Yoga Hinduism, Vedanta Yoga, Religion News
Philip Goldberg

I look forward to the day when people like me can use the term Hinduism without fear of being misconstrued. In the meantime, it is incumbent upon yoga proponents to give credit where it is due and acknowledge yoga's Hindu origins.

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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
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

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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Facing Ego: Finding The Authentic Self

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: You're Not Who You Think You Are, Karmic Mirrors, Change, Vedanta, Ego, Charles Fillmore, Sedona Intensive, God, Albert Clayton Gaulden, Spirituality, Healthy Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Ego is to be loved, and guided, and poked and prodded and investigated to bring light to its shadow. That's all. It's not some monster that lives inside one--unless we make it a monster.

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Mindful Eating Meditation Inspired by Rg Veda

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mindful Eating, Weight Management, Rg Veda, Mindless Eating, Meditation, Eating, Diet, Overeating, Vedanta, Rigveda, Healthy Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Mindful eating - to borrow another metaphor from Indian (Buddhist) philosophy - is an opportunity to glimpse your Original Face.

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Take This Mine And Shove It: India Fights Coal, As Tribe Fights Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, Dirty Coal, Appalachia, Native People, Survival, Vedanta, Mining, Big Coal, Tribal People, Arundhati Roy, Green, India, Mountaintop Removal, British, Green Energy, Green News
Jeff Biggers

With the blessing of the Indian Supreme Court, Vedanta plans to launch its own version of Appalachia-style mountaintop removal on the Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh tribe worships as a god.

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