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Surya-namaskar(Sun Salutation)

School of Yoga explainsSuryanamaskar(Sun Salutation)

Since the advent of consciousness, man has always recognised the role of the Sun in his life.

So, early man attributed all life to the energy of the Sun. In fact, in India the qualities of the Sun were aggregated into a deity calledSavita.

Savita was also the Deity of rta or excellence in Sanskrit. Interestingly, Rta is a cognate of Asa in Persian and Arête (perfection in Greek). Also, daily prayers were called Sandhyavandana (worship of Sun’s transition) and the exercise was called Suryanamaskar (Sun salutation). Additionally, a very important Vedic prayer was Aditya Hridayam(Heart of the Sun), which was supposed to infuse valour and remove fear.

Many temples in India, such as one at Konarak and Suryanar Koil venerate the Sun. Also, there’s one in Multan, Pakistan. Additionally, there’s a temple in Beijing, Mayan…

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100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

Joevic Africa

Qatar`s assistant foreign minister, Lolwah Alkhater has confirmed that around 100 Afghan soccer players and their families were among the passengers to arrive on a recent flight from Kabul. Recall the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital on August 15 and announced a new government last month after US-led foreign forces withdrew and the […]

100 Afghanistan footballers and families evacuated by Australia out of Taliban control

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Lech Lecha, or, when your get up and go has got up and went

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     So, this week’s parashah is Parashat Lech Lecha, literally “Go to yourself” obviously translated as just Go.  The command to leave country of birth and land where family lives, going just in one mostly nuclear group, ok, with a nephew as well as wife, and a large retinue, feels like an uprooting.  

   But what about folks with no spouse, and no retinue:  how do those folks find family, and where is home, birth place or otherwise?  How does one decide where home is when one has no family of origin, either due to abusive childhoods, or other reasons, and no place that calls to one as home?  How does one even begin to find community, let alone family?

What would you do, and how would you decide where to go, Thoughtful Readers?

Would you trust the call, as Sojourner Truth did, saying that “The Spirit calls me, and…

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