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Similarity between Christianity and Upanishads
When the gnostics were labeled as heretics and their writings banned from Christian texts instead of incorporated into them, Christianity lost its own form of mysticism. In yestereday’s post Vipin Tyagi at the Speaking Tree blog highlights the similarties between some of the gnostic texts found at Nag Hammadi and Hinduism. By: Vipin Tyagi A fascinating spiritual aspect…
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Parked
Originally posted on Viewfound: I like the misty, mythological feel of this photo – a modern day Charon navigating the soul across the river Styx. Viewfound View original post
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Taras Shevchenko – Iconic Ukrainian Poet, Artist and Nationalist
Taras Shevchenko has a unique place in Ukrainian cultural history and in world literature. His writings formed the foundation for the modern Ukrainian literature to a degree that he is also considered the founder of the modern written Ukrainian language (although Ivan Kotlyarevsky pioneered the literary work in what was close to the modern Ukrainian in the end of the 18th century.)…
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A Somber Patient Way to Fight
Sana Altaf reviews Towfeeq Wani’s novel The Graveyard: a saga of a million bloodstained flowers. Set in Kashmir during the 2008-2010 uprising Wani’s emotional narrative is “likely to resonate with many Kashmiris.” Agha Shahid Ali would have been proud. Were the famous Kashmiri poet alive today (he died in 2001), he would have surely commented on the…
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Micro-art and Mysticism
Influenced by his native Istanbul, Hassan Kale creates works he calls “micro-art.” The natural world is his canvas – bugs, flowers, beans and seeds. Asked how he learned to paint on such a small scale and what his influences were, Kale responded: It all started with a challenge. I wanted to test myself and determine…
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The Inner Lives Of Animals, Ctd
Originally posted on The Dish: “Do elephants have souls?” asks Caitrin Nicol, who describes how the beasts demonstrate an unusual appreciation for mortality: For man, his sense of self, sense of history, and sense of the intemporal, however inchoate, are gestured at with his remembrance of those who have passed on. But here he is…
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How GMO foods alter organ function and pose a very real health threat to humans
The Health Ranger, Mike Adams, explains how studies in cell research have demonstrated the mechanism by which micro RNA from genetically engineered foods may alter organ function in humans. I thought the information was salient enough to post. However, I caution that some of Adam’s Monsanto quotes are taken out of context. For a more…
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Food Sovereignty Ghana Tells US Embassy to Be Transparent
Food Sovereignty Ghana, a civil society group, has asked the US Embassy in Accra to join its call for openness and transparency on the issue of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops in Ghana. In a statement signed by the Chairperson of FSG, Ali-Masmadi Jehu-Appiah, the group said it was ready to “critically examine every…
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