The concept of the Atman is one of the most important concepts in yoga and vedanta. The Atman is our True Self, it is Brahman within the individual. Ultimately the Atman and Brahman are one and the same.
It is a paradox that cannot be fully understood except through gaining knowledge of the Self, a state [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Self-luminous Atman is Brahman
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotes, swami sivananda, yoga on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Evolution of the International Space Station
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged interesting facts, news on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The International Space Station is a really cool thing. It’s nice that all these countries can work together on this project for the good of everybody.
Over the years the ISS has grown a lot:
2002:
2006:
2008:
As a kid I remember watching Star Trek and other outer space TV shows and movies, and this is the real thing. [...]
Ethanol is a Poor Fuel Choice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environment, news on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The US is currently heading in the direction of producing ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. There are lots of articles all about the wisdom (or not) of this choice.
One gallon of ethanol requires about 5 gallons of fuel to produce it:
That’s because ethanol is made from heavily tilled and fertilized crops that then are [...]
Amazing Ping Pong Trick Shots (video)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged interesting facts, videos on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Watch this guy make some amazing trick shots getting ping pong balls into plastic cups:
Kids and Vegetarian Diet?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food, health, humor, vegetarian diet on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a cute cartoon from Calvin and Hobbes about how (some, most?) kids really feel about food:
Calvin and Hobbes, 6-21-08.
Balance of Mind
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quotes, swami sivananda, yoga on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Keeping up the balance of mind in pleasure and pain, heat and cold, gain and loss, success and failure, praise and censure, respect and disrespect is wisdom. This practice is a trying discipline indeed, but it gives inner spiritual strength. He who is able to keep a balance of mind at all times, in all [...]
Cell Phones Popping Corn (video)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged health, interesting facts, news, videos on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The jury is still out on whether cell phones are a potential cause for brain tumors.
I think the scientists are pretty much of the mind set that further study is warranted but there may be some definite cause for concern. In some ways we are in the same position we were 40 or 50 years [...]
Sip Stealing and Life Imprisonment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged interesting facts, news on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From what I understand, “sip stealing” means filling up your cup with a soft drink at a self-serve location, drinking some of it, and then refilling the cup.
Recently the Coca-cola corporation started a global ad compaign called “Coke Side of Life”. One of the segments features a man doing just that – stealing a sip [...]
A Car That Runs on Water
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged environment, innovation on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Japanese have invented a car that can go 50 miles an hour for up to an hour on .26 gallons of water.
What’s more, it doesn’t have to be the fancy stuff either, tap water, seawater, even tea will do the trick — and you can fill the tank from inside the vehicle.
We have many [...]
Interconnection of Life and Meditation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged photos, quotes, swami sivananda, yoga on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The following excerpt is from the book “May I Answer That” by Swami Sivananda. The question asked is, “How are life and meditation intermingled?”
There is no man in the world who is not divine by nature. The divinity in man differs only in degree, but not in kind. Even the so-called atheist has got a [...]
