Monthly Archives: April 2009

Anyone who worries about global well-being has yet another reason to consume less red meat. Dr. Popkin, an epidemiologist at the University of North Carolina, said that a reduced dependence on livestock for food could help to save the planet … Continue reading →

For an onlooker the form of Nrsimhadeva does not seem to be the image of grace, beauty and loving kindness one would expect of any manifestation of God. But appearances – even those of a loving God – must be … Continue reading →

At the conclusion of the text, He plainly states to Arjuna “Now I have imparted this knowledge to you, deliberate on it fully, and then do as you wish to do”. That really stood out. Far from being the fanatical … Continue reading →

Rob Moodie, one of Australia’s leading public health advocates, says the “complete deregulation” of alcohol in Victoria is largely to blame for Melbourne’s growing violence problem. via theage.com.au It took them a long time to work out what is obvious … Continue reading →

http://www.sivaramaswami.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/players/1pixelout_player.swf via sivaramaswami.com Listening to Sivarama Swami’s kirtana whilst working on some planning. 86 unprocessed tasks is a bit ridiculous. Let’s see how many we can knock off in an hour?

But while there are numerous historical accounts of the institutionalisation that has so crippled the legacies of even the best of saints, it is also a fact that, at some point in its successful expansion, a movement of spiritual people … Continue reading →

http://www.sivaramaswami.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/players/1pixelout_player.swf via sivaramaswami.com Clearing the Bloglines deck. Listening to Sivarama Swami’s world news update.

http://d.yimg.com/ht/yep/YV_YEP.swf via video.yahoo.com A very interesting presentation on the source of poisonous chemicals in 10 Americans.

When Facebook announced it was opening its site governance to user voting late February, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hailed it as an “unprecedented” effort to enable “participation on the Web.” Here at ReadWriteWeb, we questioned whether Facebook’s management had … Continue reading →

http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf via ted.com This seems do-able. A challenge worth taking up? Or over endeavour? What do you think?