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?

More than 20 years of empirical studies offers strong evidence that meditative and contemplative practices can aid in relieving the acute symptoms of fatigue and burnout, including depression and anxiety, and physiological symptoms such as insomnia and a weakened immune system. Additionally, these practices help to cultivate cognitive and physiological capacities that support overall well-being and strengthen the resiliency of care providers.

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.

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: 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

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

Shri Shri P.R. Sarkar founded the Samskrta Vidyapiitha at Anandanagar, India. It was his great hope that Samskrta language should be studied and propogated due to its rich history and cultural legacy. Through his works such as Ananda Sutram, Shabda Cayanika and Prabhat Samgiita, he has further enriched this classical language. He also gave directions for Roman Samskrta so that Samskrta can be easily written in Roman script and does not have to rely on Devana'gari script.

People commonly perceive death as being a moment — you're either dead or you're alive. And that's a social definition we have. But the clinical definition we use is when the heart stops beating, the lungs stop working, and as a consequence the brain itself stops working. When doctors shine a light into someone's pupil, it's to demonstrate that there is no reflex present. The eye reflex is mediated by the brain stem, and that's the area that keeps us alive; if that doesn't work, then that means that the brain itself isn't working.

As far as we know, no dog can compose music, no dolphin can speak in rhymes, and no parrot can solve equations with two unknowns. Only humans can perform such intellectual feats. Anatomically, the human brain is very similar to that of other primates because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor that walked the earth less than seven million years ago. However, intellect seems to have emerged independently in birds and mammalsand also in cetaceans and primates.

Swastika has been used in many cultures for a long long time. Swastika has been found in ancient churches in Greece , in ancient temples in India and Mayans, in monastries and on Viking Ships too. Keval Krsna delves into this interesting symbol and brings together the research on this subject. For those interested, please write to: Radhika & Keval Krsna ,