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EXCITED MIND: Using meditation to calm overly stimulated senses

Stimulated senses cause an excited mind

The mind is not just the brain, but the sum of the physical, mental, and spiritual. We have six senses in total: sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing, and thought…

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MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The Core of Goodness

MOVING INTO STILLNESS: The Core of Goodness

As you sit quietly and immerse yourself in the peace and stillness of your own centered being, you will gradually begin to experience yourself in an undistorted…

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KARMA YOGA: Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time

Karma yoga service at the Salt Spring Centre of Yoga

KARMA YOGA Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time I’d always struggled with the concept of work in my life. In the quest to find fulfilling work, I’d never stayed in a job for long. I was trapped by the need to satisfy my muse—my passion to help the world—while still making enough [...]

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WHAT CHOICE?: How men affect women’s rights in the abortion debate

THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE - The ongoing abortion debate

There’s something terribly wrong with older men holding the power when it comes to state laws regarding abortion. This is clearly reflected in the recent bill…

YOUTH BRIGADE: Giving a voice to young DIY punk rockers

YOUTH BRIGADE - reviving DIY punk rock

As the 1980s approached, the punk subculture exposed a generation of youth who were searching for a musical outlet to a “do-it-yourself” attitude. California band…

THE USE OF SYMBOLISM: Joyce’s “Araby” and Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”

Through an open window from The Story Of An Hour by Kate Chopin - geanine.files.wordpress.com

Symbolism is a literary device used in the short stories “Araby” and “The Story of an Hour”. In “Araby”, symbolism is used to illustrate the meaning of several…

THIKSEY MONASTERY: Ladakh offers respite from India’s busyness

Fifty monks sit cross-legged in long rows. Their prayer books, narrow strips of thick paper bound by string, sit open in front of them. They chant the Buddhist sutras…