What is turmeric? Turmeric, Curcuma longa, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family. The tuberous rhizomes, or underground stems, have been used since antiquity as a co[...]
How many times in any given day do you think about anything or anyone outside your immediate day-to-day small world? Most of us are instead engrossed in what occurs immediately aro[...]
The field of environmental ethics studies the ethical relationships between people and the earth. This includes all living species and the best way to maintain a healthy balance fo[...]
Many people started smoking when they were teenagers. They relate that peer pressure caused them to start smoking. Surprisingly, many young and even older people start and continue[...]
The WHO (World Health Organization) has advised the public that there are several things they can do to protect themselves against contracting the coronavirus. These include: wash [...]
Prana, a Sanskrit word, refers to life energy or breath. In other traditions, it is called chi or qi. It is considered to be the power that flows in all life and is responsible for[...]
Thinking outside the box is an expression that means to think differently, somewhat unconventionally, or from a fresh perspective. Most of the time we make judgements and even choi[...]
The word namaskar is derived from the Sanskrit base namaha, which means “not me” and refers to bowing in reverence. Sadhguru has said, “If you hold namaskar and look upon someone o[...]
The doting mother watched her baby carefully and, as he grew into a toddler, she noticed how he explored—and delighted in—the use of his body. From his first baby steps to his firs[...]
