
We knew this day was coming.
We ‘d discussed this earlier and we had been waiting…for what had seemed like an eternity.
Still, I find it hard to believe that the dark skinned baby is in my arms.
He, my brother-in-law, looks at the baby one last time, as he is reluctant to leave.
He has to get back to his dreary cell now…his eyes fill with tears.
With trembling hands he touches the baby once and says “R...
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A very happy Indian independence day to all Medhavis.
Let’s us salute all the men and women who sacrificed their all so that we’d see this day, the brave men and women who guard our borders today, and also the uniform-less warriors of the country , our brothers and sisters who fight the battle of life despite
a severe lack of
resources.
Let’s salute the spirit of Bharat.
Happy Independence day !!!
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I came across this incredible video on an internet forum a few days ago. Watching it gave me goosebumps (the good kind). I thought our Medhavis would like to see it too...Enjoy!
A little bit about Medical Qigong:
"Qi" (pronounced chee), means air, breath of life, or vital energy that flows through all things in the universe. |
"Gong" (pronounced gung, as in lung) means the skill of working with, or cu... |
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I have been recently reading Digha Nikaya and Samyutta Niyaka, the Buddhist Pali scriptures. One reason for reading it is to see for myself what Buddha says about the self and rebirth, at least as recorded in the Buddhist Pali scriptures. Buddhist position seems to me to be contradictory.
Buddhist scriptures on the self and rebirth
I have given below two examples from Samyutta Niyaka on ...
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