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Important Aspects of Architectural Rendering
In the field of digital architecture, there are various services that can be utilized to create outstanding and functional designs for buildings, bridges, flats, plazas, shopping malls and practically every project in the architectural sphere. The advantage of using digital technology, like architectural rendering, is the precision and perfection of the design. Moreover, it allows us to find out and eliminate any structural flaws in the designs.
Neo-Yoga
Neo-Yoga : rediscovering the life's essence
Yoga was propounded thousands of years ago in order to show humanity the path to peace, harmony, prosperity and happiness. It still does and hopes to do so even in the future.
Even today, we feel the need of balance, equanimity, tranquility and dynamism as ever. The stress and strains of life are evident in all walks of life. However, yoga needs to be redefined to respond to the challenges of inner and outer peace.
Questions of Existential Significance
http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/guests/gurukula/eternal.htm
http://www.laetusinpraesens.org/guests/gurukula/eternal.pdf
Eternal Philosophical Questions by Ac. Shambhushivananda Avadhuta were presented in an abridged form for the benefit of new students of College of Neohumanist Studies at Sweden. Further elaborations are made in detailed followup philosophy classes.
Sixteen Attributes of Spiritual Leaders: A Tantric Perspective
These are just some of the attributes that help to form a spiritually based leader.
Initiation Tantra (Yogya Pa'tra):
1. Moral life style
2. Committed to the life of self restraint.
3. Adherence to Cosmic Ideology
4. Sense of responsibility & basic common-sense
5. Able to maintain the confidentiality& sanctity of instructions
Path Tantra: Additional Qualities for Agragati (Progressive Movement)
1. Readiness to carry out all instructions and to maintain the sacred legacy of the Masters
REDUCING SALT-INTAKE COULD IMPROVE HEALTH
Notes:
New York Times
January 20, 2010
Gender issues - a research study
Tantra Yoga is usually misinterpreted in todays world. Here, one researcher investigated this subject and interviewed one worker of Ananda Marga. '
1. Would you please tell me your age and how you became a senior monk in
Ananda Marga?
Eternal Philosophical Questions
The answers given here are by necessity short. They scratch the surface of a profound and complex issue. The readers are encouraged to refer to works of Shrii Shrii Anandamurtijii for elaboration of different concepts.
Q 1: What Is?
Beetroot Juice boosts stamina
Drinking beetroot juice boosts stamina and could help people exercise for up to 16% longer, a UK study suggests.
A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake - making exercise less tiring.
The small Journal of Applied Physiology study suggests the effect is greater than that which can be achieved by regular training.
Beetroot juice has previously been shown to reduce blood pressure.
“ We were amazed by the effects of beetroot juice ”
Professor Andy Jones University of Exeter
Meditation Switches On Disease Fighting Genes
http://www.familyhealthguide.co.uk/meditation-switches-on-disease-fighting genes.html
Researchers attribute these changes to a phenomenon they call the
ŒRelaxation Effect.¹ The researchers compared the genetic profile of
individuals who were long-term practitioners of relaxation methods such as
yoga and meditation to a control group of individuals who were not
relaxation practitioners.
Usefulness of Meditation for Military Care Providers
Notes:
www.contemplativemind.org
Yoga for the Brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnxcOYVzQTw .
Yoga for the Brain includes certain exercises that exercise the left and the right brain. Some of these exercises are used for autistic children with good results. In India, some of these exercises were used as punishment tactic also.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
PSYCHIATRISTS REVISE THE BOOK OF HUMAN TROUBLES
By Benedict Carey
New York Times
December 18, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/health/18psych.html
The book is at least three years away from publication, but it is already
stirring bitter debates over a new set of possible psychiatric disorders.
Yoga and Ecology
Yoga and Ecology: Why Yogis Eat Carrots Rather Than Cows
By Roar Ramesh Bjonnes
To live a life according to the wisdom of ecology is the most urgent task for humanity today. What can the philosophy of yoga contribute to this critical challenge? How can we develop an environmental ethics according to yogic principles? What would a sustainable ethics based on yoga look like?
Mind in Nature
What's wrong with eating food today? Video
Notes:
Research on Mind Control
The Relative Efficacy of Concentration and Suppression Strategies of Mental Control
Richard M. Wenzlaff
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Danielle E. Bates
The University of Texas at San Antonio