“HOMA PSYCHOTHERAPY AND HOMA ORGANIC FARMING FOR FARMERS/GARDENERS AND CROPS” As we humans all share the common desire to be happy, healthy and holy, when we come across ways to manifest these goals, we feel a strong compulsion to spread the word. In India, a unique, though sad problem evolved in this century whereby more …
“SUPPORTING FARMERS’ MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WITH AGNIHOTRA” Have you heard the joke about how our governments are meant to protect us in times of crisis—be it COVID-19 or CLIMATE CHANGE? Dream on, fellow seekers and wannabe survivors. THIS IS NOT A TEST. This is not a movie. All the woods, be they Hollywood, Bollywood …
“HOMA PSYCHOTHERAPY: STEPS 4 & 5” Taking a deep breath is easier said than done by millions of us. Covid-19 prevents many from taking deep breaths and, most sadly, more than 800,000 will never breath again. Were we to take a deep breath and assess where we as planet are today, some prominent points stick …
‘FREEDOM’S JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE’ It is interesting to take note of how the world reacts to the dangers and inconveniences resulting from this pandemic. To the vast majority of the planet, living with serious threats to health, material welfare, and decent quality of life unfortunately are “all in a day’s …
Freedom’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Lose Read More »
If there is one thing the pandemic with its lockdowns and social (life) barriers has taught us, at the very least it is that:1) we humans basically have very limited control,2) if my life is to have a purpose, what do I need to add/subtract from it? Or am I here just to travel to …
THE CHOICES ARE YOURS; CHOOSE WISELY If the pandemic with its lockdowns and social (life) barriers , has taught us anything, at least: 1) we humans have very limited control ultimately, 2) if my life is to be purposeful, what needs to be added/subtracted? Or am I here just to travel to as many places …
FREE WILL, THE POWER OF DISCRIMINATION, EXPERIENCE AND INTUITION Apologies for the lengthy title of this piece, but these four aspects of life make up the inexorable (unavoidable) ’rules of the road’ for our lives. As inexorable may translate as ‘unrelenting,’ we may think of ourselves as stuck with these—whether we like it or not. …
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DEPRESSION, HUMILITY & LOVE: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS (OR NOT) In searching for antidotes for depression, there may be some value in examining how humility enters the picture. It may initially seem counter-intuitive to connect humility with depression—since a common symptom of depression is thinking oneself not worthy. But if “humility is thinking less on oneself,” certainly …
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LIFE: A 24-HOUR ENDEVOUR Swadhyaya—self-study—the 5th step of the Fivefold Path, is a 24 hour a day job, we’ve been told. As Covid-19 containment is also a 24-hour job, the concept of constant vigilance, thus, is not new to us. Also, since the advent of 24 hour food stores, 24 hour McDonalds, 24 hour gas …
FOR DEPRESSION AND ADDICTION IT IS well-known in addiction circles that one does not ‘cure’ addiction. That may be why “one day at a time” (of sobriety) is perhaps the most famous of the 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous slogans. Momentum of sobriety notwithstanding, what I do and what happens to me today, is mostly independent from …
