Misc
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?
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
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
Background to Sanskrit (Sam'skrta)
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.
What happens after Death?
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.
Determinants of Intelligence in Humans vis-a-vis other creatures
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.
On Swastika
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 ,