During a recent visit to an optician, one of my friends was told of an exercise for the eyes by a specialist doctor that he termed as 20-20-20.

'It is apt for all of us, who spend long hours at our desks, looking at the computer screen. I Thought I'd share it with you. 20-20-20

Step I :

After every 20 minutes of looking into the computer screen, turn your head and try to look at any object placed at least 20 feet away.

This changes the focal length of your eyes, a must-do for the tired eyes.

Step II :

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This is one of the first books written by a member of AMAYE on a sutra-by-sutra explanantion of Patainjali's Yoga Sutram. Ac. Candreshvaranandaji has been kind to offer his assistance to Keshava in this venture. We hope that the book will be translated into English also for wider audience. It appears that the commentary has been written in light of Ananda Sutram. The book is available from Ananda Marga Publications in Taiwan.

Recently, the research has shown that a single neuron has a function. Ofcourse , it does. It always has. That is why, meditation is expected to control every thought so that we can begin to explore the powers of all neurons.

A Research reported in Nature Magazine and also reported by BBC shows that a single brain cell has independent power

Shukra has sometimes been translated as Semen or Sperm or Spermatozoa which is found only in men. Shrii Shrii Anandamurtiiji clarifies that Shukra is a special tissue(dha'tu) and the final product of what we eat. What we eat gets transformed into chyle,blood,flesh,fat,bones,marrow and shukra. At each stage there are waste products. In the end, we get the cream of the cream- the shukra. Shukra can be further understood as consisting of three stages: 1. Pra'narasa (Vital Fluid or Lymph) 2. Semen 3. Seminal Liquid.

Sixteen Specialties of AM Philosophy

1. Unitary Character of Supreme Consciousness. Call God by whatever name but It is ultimately the Supreme Consciousness manifested in different states such as Non-Attributional Consciousness, Ta’raka-Brahma and Attributional Consciousness. God is One but different names exist for different states of That Infinite Consciousness (Citishakti).

Scientists are still lagging behind in accepting the common sense. Now, they say that those with high IQs are likely to become vegetarians and not that vegetarians are likely to have high IQs. Furthermore, they still donot make a clear distinction between vegetarian and sentient diet. Also, vegetarian sometimes erroneously is said to include fish and eggs. Sentient diet is vegetarian without onions, garlic, mushrooms, eggs, fish . (More details are found in Ananda Marga carya Carya Part 3. Rajadhiraja Yogiis are encouraged to follow sentient diet and not just vegetarian diet.

In the science of Tantra Yoga there is always an emphasis on the three aspects of human existence‑‑physical desire, psychic urge and longing for the Great.

Tantra explains in clear language the functions of the body and mind, as well as the methods for their individual develop­ment. However, compartmentalized analysis is contrary to the spirit and practice of Tantra. There must be an understanding of how these three components work together, their relationship.

At the time of initiation the student or disciple makes a solemn promise to do as much good as possible, to avoid harmful behavior and to maintain the confidentiality of the meditation process and mantra.

Doing good and postponing bad actions is quite understand­able, but keeping the secrecy of the process of meditation is difficult for some to understand.