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Stay Calm in the Eye of the Storm with These Disaster Management Tools
Disaster strikes. Life is unpredictable. We have all been touched, indirectly or directly, by disaster or unforeseen, unfavorable events. Having to cope with a difficult hand dealt by life or seeing someone else go through it strikes a chord deep within ... -
Meditation with Intention
I lead a small group of new meditators. We have been doing this for about ten months, and from my observations I feel the most important aspect of successful mindfulness is to practice, practice, and practice some more. Although practice is extremely impo ... -
When modern rockets were born in the court of an intrepid Indian king
Amazing facts about India Modern rockets are popularly attributed to the American, Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard, in whose recognition the space research center of NASA in the USA has been named, the Goddard Space Flight Center. However, the earliest sys ... -
How Adishesha’s five heads & Ksheer Sagara have a deep cosmic significance
Amazing facts about India Narayana is always depicted in a reclining form on the bed of a 5-hooded coiled snake called Adishesha in literature, sculpture, and all other art forms. Normally, a snake has only one head. Why is Adishesha always depicted with ... -
When ancient town planning systems exhibit genius in thinking
Amazing facts about India The common belief is that the world did not have a structured drainage system until 1800 CE. However, there’s another story in the archaeological Indus Valley sites of the Sindhu Saraswati basin in the North-Western part of India ... -
Once upon a time when India had 25% of world trade
Amazing facts about India From 1 CE all the way through the next two millennia up to 1700 CE, all the large scale industries like mining, metallurgy, textiles, arts, and crafts flourished in India. They boosted trade to such an extent that India held abou ... -
Relaxing Meditation Music to Guarantee a Peaceful Experience
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, “Meditation can make life musical, and music can bring a deep inner peace.” Listening to some nice soft music with closed eyes is a relaxing experience for many. Soothing music helps in releasing stress and relaxing the ... -
Little known facts about Krishna
Amazing facts about India. * What is the connection between a pillar built by a Greek ambassador and Krishna? * Did the Yamuna truly part for Vasudev and the infant Krishna? * Did the legendary city of Dwarka exist? The holy book Srimad-Bhagavad describ ... -
When one of the oldest scriptures in the world spoke of gravity
Amazing facts about India. Sir Issac Newton, the English astronomer, mathematician and physicist, is widely hailed as the person who formulated the laws of gravitation and motion. The story goes that he came up with the concept of gravity under an apple t ... -
Fascinating insights into the story of khakhi, red and indigo
Amazing facts about India. Why did the Pope like the umbrella in India? Why did the British like pyjamas? Why is the uniform of the Indian cricket team blue? It’s thrilling, really. To unearth forgotten facts from our forgotten past. To see the past wit ...
