Category: Theology
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THE RISHIS, SEERS, AND SAGES OF INDIA
Brahmarshi, maharishi, Rajarshi, Devarshi, paramarshi, Shrutarshi, and Kandarshi are synonyms says Amarkosh, the book on Namalinganusasanam/ नामलिङ्गानुशासनम् by Amarasimha. इमावेव गोतमभरद्वाजौ, अयमेव गोतमः, अयं भरद्वाजः; इमावेव विष्वामित्रजमदग्नी, अयमेव विश्वामित्रः, अयं जमदग्निः; इमावेव वसिष्ठकश्यपौ, अयमेव वसिष्ठः, अयं कश्यपः; वागेवात्रिः, वाचा ह्यन्नमद्यते, अत्तिर्ह वै नामैतद्यदत्रिरिति; सर्वस्यात्ता भवति, सर्वमस्यान्नं भवति य एवं वेद…. Brihadaranyak Upanishad 2.2.4 To me…
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MOLECULES OF DINACHARYA, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM, AND MEDITATION
The west is relentlessly busy verifying the Eastern percepts underlying yogic practices and Dinacharya. Five thousand years old dinacharya of Ayurveda (the science of longevity in good health) connects us with nature, our circadian rhythm, and light and dark times due to earth’s rotation around the sun. Our biology is tied to planetary movements and…
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THE MILLETS OF INDIA FOR FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SECURITY
The green revolution forgot about the long-lasting values of millets, arid zone crops of India….. Triveni P .Shukla ORIGIN: Millets were cultivated in India during 2300 BC as staple foods for a balanced diet with antioxidants, proteins, and fiber way back during the time of the Indus Valley civilizations of Mohan Jodaro and Harrappa. They…
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THE DUBIOUS QUEST FOR IMMORTALITY
Human beings are too ordered to stay immortal and defy entropy. Triveni P. Shukla DEFINITIONS AND FACTOIDS Molecular Clock in each of our cells: Molecules of proteins are behind the circadian cycles. There is are gene for these proteins and the biological clock is built into our genome. Yamanaka factors to be functional have to…
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MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS
ABSTRACT: A reading of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita ( 6.12 to 6.15) and Patanjali Yoga-Sutra (1.33 to 1.38) tells me that mindfulness directly equates to Emotional Intelligence and faith in the Almighty is a pre-requisite for upgrading consciousness for both mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Richard Alpert (Baba Ram Das), a student of Baba Neem Karoli in…
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INDIA’s ALPAHAAR FOR LONG LIFE: CALORIE RESTRICTED EATING
आयु:सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धना: | रस्या: स्निग्धा: स्थिरा हृद्या आहारा: सात्त्विकप्रिया: || Gita 17. 8|| Persons in the mode of goodness prefer foods that promote life span, and increase virtue, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, succulent, nourishing, and naturally tasteful. CALORIE RESTRICTED DIET IS ABOUT A LONG LIFE IN BALANCE INTRODUCTION James Parsley in…
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CLEAN AND GREEN ELECTRICITY BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA
ABSTRACT We know that photosynthesis in plants is based on sunlight splitting water into protons and electrons. The fact that photosynthetic bacteria and unicellular green algae cam divert electrons out of their cells away from routine electron transfer routes in photosynthesis and respiration for power production under our control is a great news. This exoelectrogenesis…
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FOOD, DRINKS, CULTURE, AND CIVILITY
Food technologies of beer or liquid bread, bread, wine, distilled liquor, coffee, tea, and coca cola evolved over the last 12000 years past the stone age have been the fabric of human history, culture, and civility. In a very direct way, the agricultural technologies have shaped modes of our existence more than the modern day…
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EPIGENOME CAN BE THE KEY TO REVERSING AGING
THE EPIGENOME DIET, EXERCISE, DISEASE EXPOSURE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, DRUG ABUSE, FINANCIAL STATUS, DIURNAL AND SEASONAL CORRELATIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL SATE, THERAPEUTIC DRUGS, ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND OUR MICROBIOME CAN AND DO MODULATE OUR EPIGENOME. OUR EPIGENOME REFLECTS HOW WE LIVE DAY TO DAY AND WE COULD EXPECT BY WAY OF LONGEVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. Chroma…