Article - Peace On Earth: Protect The Fabric Of Daily Life
Citizens everywhere today are demanding that their leaders make choices to advance the cause of peace. What is disturbing is the grote...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Peace Is Life, War Is Death
It was said of Prophet Mohammed that God wanted him to be an example of how to live peacefully among others like a simple man, to nurt...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Time To Rekindle Passion For Unity
In India, many civilisations have come together over the years, creating new patterns of universal oneness. Raja Ram Mohan Roy ushered...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Explode Spiritual Bomb Of Compassion
For Gandhi, non-violence meant an overflowing love for all humanity, a way of life that emanated from the very marrow of his being. Bu...   » Read the article

Article - Peace Of Mind: Find The Oneness Beyond Duality
It is very easy to advise others. Only the one who suffers knows the extent of the pain. At the same time there is no difference betwe...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Politics Is Lowest Form Of Leela
In pre-Mandalised India of the seventies, Prof A L Basham, the author of The Wonder that was India, and I were colleagues at 'El Coleg...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Mahatma's Talisman Can Exorcise Anger
It is a paradox that Gujarat, the state which gave India her greatest son, Mahatma Gandhi, should defile his memory and what he stood ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Individual Will No Match For Mad Mobs
In the 60s, a communal riot shook a certain town. I was surprised, for it was a new settlement grown around a huge industry. The popul...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Let's Build A Temple To Tolerance
In the name of God we ask you, the blood-thirsty actors in the tragedy of India, to have done with it. You have had your day. And have...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: Oneness Prayer At June 8th 10.00-10.15 Am (gmt)
We call people from all walks of Life to gather together to pray together in the Spirit of Oneness at the Venus Transit June 8th 10.00-10...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Tolerance The Key To Lasting Peace
The gory massacre at Godhra and the subsequent retaliatory slaughter throughout Gujarat underlines how easily communal passions can be...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Drawing The Line - Loc To Infinity
There'sa crooked line drawn on land: One side of it is called India, the other side, Pakistan. People living on either side of this hu...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Universal Acceptance For Lasting Peace
On this day in 1893, Swami Vivekananda addressed the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago. At the opening address, Charles Bonney,...   » Read the article

Article - Ahimsa: Rooting For Ahimsa In Troubled Times
Now more than ever, we require those qualities that Mahatma Gandhi so remarkably embodied - qualities which are crystallised in the ph...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Waging Peace Through Constructive Images
Recently, this sentence stopped me short: "Before we can live in peace, we have to be able to imagine, to image peace." On s...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Compassion And Peace Go Hand In Hand
Buddhism advocates tolerance - to accept that there are differences in human experiences; that diversity is part of life, whether in e...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Give Peace A Chance - Don't Go To War
Wars happen when intolerance reaches epic proportions, when the reasons for war become greater than the sanctity of peace. Wars happen...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Double-edged Weapon Of Irrational Hate
First the chain of the Sabarmati Express was pulled to stop it near Godhra junction. Latching shut one of the compartments from outsid...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Self-destruction Of Vrishnis - A Replay?
Gujarat is the land of Krishna and his clansmen, the Vrishnis . Krishna'skingdom was Dwaraka. The recent events in Gujarat echo the st...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Haunting Images Of Innocence Lost
Gujarat today abounds in the victims of a demonic religiosity. Among them, two faces from a camp in Godhra refuse to fade out of our m...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Channel Destructive
The recent killings in the land of the Mahatma, the apostle of peace and non- violence, raises a very serious question. Is human consc...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Towards Universal Peace And Hope
Despite continuing conflict, prejudices that once seemed inherent in our nature, are giving way. However, frequently, organised religi...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Peace Is More Than No War
Most world leaders, international organisations and so-called peace summits tend to define peace in the shadow of war, as 'a situation...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Situation Vacant - Saviour Wanted
India needs rejuvenation. This rejuvenation will come only with the revival of our great Indian ideals. India needs shakti. For this, ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Take A Fresh Look At Patriotism
Today patriotism is a much-debated value, the protagonists and antagonists resorting to their own narrow interpretations. Rabindra Nat...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Community Efforts For Amity And Peace
Advocates of peace all over the world continue with their avowed mission. They are working towards creating greater awareness of the n...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Waging Peace With An Awakened Mind
    (See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Orient Your Life Towards Peace
The spiritual approach to peace-making is radically different from the worldly approach, said Jesus Christ. In the worldly approach, b...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Universal Faith For World Harmony
Vision is the ability to see beyond the present; to be able to chart a map of the future. Is such a vision possible for a universal re...   » Read the article

Article - Mahavira: Non-violent Search For Supreme Truth
Mahavira, a great prophet and teacher, systematised the Jain doctrines and embodied them in a comprehensive constitution of the faith....   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Attain Peace And Joy
We are all subject to conflict and pain because people believe in different things - what is real for some is unreal for others. Natur...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Let Us All Unite For World Peace
In the perspective of Baha'u'llah's teachings, the greatest danger of both the moral crisis and the inequities associated with globali...   » Read the article

Article - Mahavira: Non-violent Search For Supreme Truth
Mahavira, a great prophet and teacher, systematised the Jain doctrines and embodied them in a comprehensive constitution of the faith....   » Read the article

Article - Ahimsa: Rooting For Ahimsa In Troubled Times
Now more than ever, we require those qualities that Mahatma Gandhi so remarkably embodied - qualities which are crystallised in the ph...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Shanti Alone Can Help Save Shakti
The world over, women continue to suffer community-sponsored injustice, whether they live in a secular or non-secular country. We can ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Bound By A Common And Rich Heritage
Kabir, the inspired poet weaver of northern India, declared that there was neither Hindu nor Muslim, but only man as the embodiment of...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Man And Environment: A Symbiotic Bond
The tradition of sanctifying various trees and plants dates back to the Vedic period. Though wood as a fuel was a basic need and trees...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Nationalism And Patriotism  
Politics and the concept of a global identity are two artificial constructs dominating our collective consciousness today.   A n...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Renunciation Keeps Man, Nature Happy - Aparigraha
On September 22, 1931, two icons of the West and the East met in a humble tenement in London. Mahatma Gandhi impressed Charlie Chaplin...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Greed Is A Threat To Civilisation
On his release from prison, the great Nelson Mandela said: "Together we live in a global neighbourhood and it is not to the long-...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Revival And Revolution Ucover The Truth
There are four T's that need periodic revival. They are: Truth, Tradition, Trade and Technology. Time has a seeming effect on truth. T...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Darkness Before Dawn In Cycle Of Yugas
The Brahmakumaris practise Raja Yoga, particularly the trataka form of meditation in order to achieve union with God. It involves keep...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Price Of Leadership: Emulation And Envy
Leadership is a powerful construct. A leader is envied for the position and authority he enjoys. He receives adulation and is celebrat...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Cosmic Consciousness Is Well Within Reach
Does an enlightened individual need to remain caged in the body? Why not get liberated from the physical? For seven days, the Buddha g...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: The Core Values Of Humanity
Morality is neither an abstraction nor many-complexioned. There cannot be different sets of morality for politicians, business persons...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Peace Or Violence, Make Your Choice
Technologically we live in a borderless world. In reality, however, we exist in compartments, separated by walls of caste, religion an...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Conflict Resolution Begins At Home
If one were to explore the philosophical basis of normative ethics to examine where terrorism falls on the moral spectrum, it will bec...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: It's Time To Herald A New Humanity
The most important need of humanity today is to be made aware that its past has betrayed it. There is no point in continuing with the ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Krishna's Advice For Resolving Conflict
To be born a human being with the unique faculties of discrimination and choice is both a great blessing and a terrible curse. This is...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: War And Peace
The preamble to the United Nations Charter sums up the existential dilemma of today:   "Since wars begin in the minds of me...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Getting In Touch With Yourself
The ultimate solution to all problems - ecological, social and personal - lies within you. However, when you embark on that spiritual ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Do Not Be Driven By Sentiment
Why are wars waged? Why are some conflicts never resolved? All fanaticism, militancy, terrorism and war are flashpoints of ativada. An...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Cosmic Balance And World Peace
Until 3,000 years ago, all religions were pantheistic and polytheistic as Hinduism, Taoism and Shinto still are. They tolerated the re...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Why We Need To Get Connected To God
Yoga is now a universally sought-out medium and spirituality as a subject has become part of the curriculum of leading B-schools in th...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Creating A Global Climate For Peace
Even as we prepare to deal with the threat of war and conflict, we need to focus on the equally critical issue of the impact this has ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Way Of Peace: Love As Antidote To War
More than 50 years ago, Mahatma Gandhi offered a startling truth: "There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." To a country...   » Read the article

Article - Commitment: Ideals Of Freedom, Fidelity And Love  
None of us can live truly human lives without serious commitments. Yet, we find some commitments burdensome and alienating no matter h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commit Data Management: Encyclopedia - Commit Data Management
In the context of computer science and data management, commit refers to the idea of making permanent a set of tentative changes, such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corporate Manslaughter: Encyclopedia - Corporate Manslaughter
Corporate manslaughter is a term in English law for an act of homicide committed by a company. In general, a legal person is in the same ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrocity: Encyclopedia - Atrocity
An atrocity (from the Latin atrox, "atrocious", from Latin ater = "matte black" (as distinct from niger = "shiny black")) is a term used ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Venial Sin: Encyclopedia - Venial Sin
According to Catholicism, a venial sin is a sin which meets at least one of the following critera: it does not concern a "grave matter",...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infidelity: Encyclopedia - Infidelity
In a religious context, infidelity is an absence of faith in the beliefs or teachings of a religion, such that one who lacks such faith i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triangular Theory Of Love: Encyclopedia - Triangular Theory Of Love
The triangular theory of love characterizes love in an interpersonal relationship on three different scales: intimacy, passion and commit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Devotion: Encyclopedia - Devotion
Devotion in Christianity can mean time spent alone or in a small group of people reading and studying the Bible in a way as it relates to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Garuda Purana: Encyclopedia - Garuda Purana
Garuda Purana is one of the great puranas of India. This scripture contains details of the various punishments given to a person after de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Remorse: Encyclopedia - Remorse
Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Remorse is an e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Union For The Abolition Of Vivisection: Encyclopedia - British Union For The Abolition Of Vivisection
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) is a pressure group based near Highbury Corner in London, United Kingdom. BU...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confessional Lutheran: Encyclopedia - Confessional Lutheran
Confessional Lutherans are Lutheran Christians committed to believing, teaching and confessing the doctrines taught in the Book of Concor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Citation Police: Encyclopedia - Citation Police
In primarily US law, a citation, also known as a ticket, is a notification that one has committed a minor legal infraction, for which a f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affirmative Conclusion From A Negative Premise: Encyclopedia - Affirmative Conclusion From A Negative Premise
Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise is a logical fallacy that is committed when a categorical syllogism has a positive conclus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amata: Encyclopedia - Amata
In Roman mythology, Amata was the wife of King Latinus of the Latins. Although Latinus and she had no sons, together they had one daughte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ammit: Encyclopedia - Ammit
In Egyptian mythology, Ammit (also spelt Ammut, and Ahemait) was the personification of divine retribution for all the wrongs one had com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two Wrongs Make A Right: Encyclopedia - Two Wrongs Make A Right
Two wrongs make a right is a logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that if one wrong is committed, another wrong will cancel it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fallacy Of The Undistributed Middle: Encyclopedia - Fallacy Of The Undistributed Middle
The fallacy of the undistributed middle is a logical fallacy that is committed when the middle term in a categorical syllogism isn't dist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Assault: Encyclopedia - Common Assault
In criminal law, a common assault is a crime when the defendant either puts another in fear of injury or actually commits a battery. Unde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Contribution To The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq: Encyclopedia - Australian Contribution To The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq
The Australian Government was a strong and uncritical supporter of United States policy during the Iraq disarmament crisis and one of onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Two-phase-commit Protocol: Encyclopedia Ii - Two-phase-commit Protocol - Assumptions
The protocol works in the following manner: one node is designated the coordinator, which is the master site, and the rest of the nodes i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ontological Commitment: Encyclopedia Ii - Ontological Commitment - Background
The sentence “Napoleon is one of my ancestors” asserts only the existence of two individuals (i.e., Napoleon and the speaker) and a l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - The Law
A legal injury is any damage occurring as the violation of a legal right, i.e. all legal injuries entail breaking the law. Personal injur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Injury: Encyclopedia Ii - Injury - The Law
A legal injury is any damage occurring as the violation of a legal right, i.e. all legal injuries entail breaking the law. Personal injur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seppuku: Encyclopedia Ii - Seppuku - Overview
Seppuku was a key part of bushido, the code of the samurai warriors; it was used by warriors to avoid falling into enemy hands, and to at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crime Statistics: Encyclopedia Ii - Crime Statistics - Counting Rules
Counting rules vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Relatively few standards exist and none that permit international comparability be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stoning: Encyclopedia Ii - Stoning - In Judaism
In the Old Testament of the Bible, stoning is specifically prescribed as the method of execution for crimes such as murder, blasphemy or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Hutchinson Murray: Encyclopedia Ii - William Hutchinson Murray - Goethe
A quotation by Murray is widely misattributed to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [1]. The following passage occurs at the end of Murray's The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - One-name Study: Encyclopedia Ii - One-name Study - Publication
One-name studies are often one-person initiatives, so publishing the findings is the best way to ensure that the many years of work that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dick Turpin: Encyclopedia Ii - Dick Turpin - Turpin Becomes A Murderer
Numerous acts of murder are attributed to Dick Turpin, although it is not clear which ones were actually commited by him and which weren'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monster Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Monster Film - Plot
After moving to Florida, Aileen meets Selby in a bar. Selby likes Aileen almost immediately despite the fact that Aileen is clearly a sev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twoc: Encyclopedia Ii - Twoc - Aggravated Taking
This is committed if a person commits an offence under section 12(1) of the 1968 Act in relation to a mechanically propelled vehicle and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Contribution To The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Contribution To The 2003 Invasion Of Iraq - Forces Committed
Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq - History. With one obvious exception, the particular forces committed by the Aust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmacharya: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahmacharya - Diet And Ahimsa
Brahmacharya is also observed to contain one's sensual desires for food and taste, as well as materialism. Most brahmacharis prescribe to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tapasya: Encyclopedia Ii - Tapasya - Exhausting Or Violating Tapasya
One may exhaust all the merit or virtuous credit one has earned through their tapasya if one indulges in actions contrary to the principl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elias James Corey: Encyclopedia Ii - Elias James Corey - Graduate Student Death
Corey has gained a certain infamy in the field of chemistry for having one graduate student commit suicide and explicitly blame the advis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apostate: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Apostate
Apostate One who has committed apostasy, who has betrayed, deserted or is not faithful to his religion.   (See also: Apostate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma: New Age Dictionary On Karma
Karma - H,N Refers to the "debt" accumulated against a soul as a result of good or bad actions committed during one's life (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Duhshasana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Duhshasana
Duhshasana The second of Dhritarashtra’s one hundred sons. Duhshasana, Sakuni, and Karna were the inner circle of advisers to Du...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Wedding: Dream Interpretation - Wedding
  Wedding Obviously, one would want to examine possible trigger events, such as other weddings in waking life, before too much in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpretation Dictionary Wedding: Dream Interpretation - Wedding
  Wedding Obviously, one would want to examine possible trigger events, such as other weddings in waking life, before too much in...   » Read the article