There are many ginseng varieties, namely Korean, American, Siberian and Indian (Aswagandha). Out of these, Indian ginseng is proved to be the most effective herb while Korean Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) is second most-effective. In traditional Chinese medicine, ginseng is used
While science is just beginning to confirm the effect of animals on troubled adolescents, Karen Hawkins runs a healing farm in Maine where she takes in children and animals who are in need of healing. There is a drug rehabilitation
Satya Narayan Goenka, global Acharya of Vipassana meditation, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 years at his residence in Mumbai on September 29, 2013. Acharya Goenkaji was a teacher of Vipassana meditation in the tradition of the late
Saya Gyi U Ba Khin was born in Rangoon, the capital of Burma (now Myanmar), on March 6, 1899. He was the younger of two children in a family of modest means living in a working class district. Burma was
The teaching of the Buddha has three basic constituents – Sila (1), Samadhi (2) and Panna (3). These are the fundamental elements of his 45-year teaching mission. Do these three aspects constitute his unique contribution to human civilization? Are these
The Buddha, out of his personal experience, found that suffering arises because of the mental habit of craving (tanhatanha). This in itself was not a new discovery, but what was unique to his teaching was that he found a practical
One way of making the Yoga Sutras simpler and more accessible is to initially focus on a small number of the more straightforward, practical suggestions that contain foundation principles and practices. Following are seven such practices that will open the
Achara Rasayana includes being truthful, calm, free of anger, non-violent, charitable, simple, well-behaved, positive, self-controlled, unconceited, devoted to love and compassion, and having control over the senses. You not only are what you eat, but you act like what you
Ashwagandha is used as a household remedy by Indians, who consider it as the best tonic for elderly and children, and as aphrodisiac by youngsters. It is one of the best nervine tonics of Ayurveda, the most ancient system of
These age old sayings point to that profound truth understood by spiritualist i.e. “our relationships are the mirrors of our inner state”. This concept has been spoken of as “Mirrors of the Soul” or “The Law of Light and Reflection”
