January 2012
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The Surprising New Cause of Weight Gain →
parkstepp: Sometimes it’s not just the food—but what farmers spray on your food—that can make you fat. Increasingly, scientists are linking certain chemicals, including pesticides, to weight loss woes. The latest evidence, appearing in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, finds that persistent organic pollutants, including some synthetic pesticides, accumulate in fat cells where they...
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“Don’t try to let go - try to recognize.”
– — Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Retreat in Czech Republic April/May 2011 (via dhammaeverywhere) YEAH!!!!
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Wilderness, the Heart
Wilderness is a natural environment on Earth, it may also be defined as: “The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with roads, pipelines or other industrial infrastructure.” In other words, the heart. mythologyofblue:
Jan 22nd
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The Chinese Art of Eating, or, how to choose... →
acupuncturegirl: The Energetics of Food Click for the Food Properties Chart Chinese nutrition differs from Western nutrition in that it deals with the energetic properties of food and not the biochemical nature of food. Foods selected according to their energetic qualities is key to balanced health. Acupuncture works much in the same way to create balance. Using the benefits of correct...
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“People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their...”
– Carl Jung (via nirvikalpa)
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vinandityo: The absence of pain is more principal than the presence of pleasure: give a man everything, and he would still be craving for more; take one thing away from him and he would act as though the whole world were weighing down his shoulders. 
Jan 11th
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“He who has nothing—it has been said many times—has nothing to lose but his...”
– Pablo Neruda (via theparisreview)
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“No one can see beyond a choice they don’t understand.”
– The Oracle (so, the more you understand about yourself, the more you can see)
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“I am enough. What I do is enough. What I have is enough. Who I am and what I do...”
– Sacral chakra affirmation (via serpentpriest) Needed this one, thanks parkstepp
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Harvard Declares Dairy NOT Part of Healthy Diet ... →
parkstepp: The Harvard School of Public Health sent a strong message to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and nutrition experts everywhere with the recent release of its “Healthy Eating Plate” food guide.  The university was responding to the USDA’s new MyPlate guide for healthy eating, which replaced the outdated and misguided food pyramid. Harvard’s nutrition experts did not...
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December 2011
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touba: “The concept of the unconscious posits nothing; it designates only my unknowing.” — C.G. Jung, from a letter to Pastor Max Frischkeit dated 8 February 1946.
Dec 3rd
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The Dalai Lama's Secular Ethics →
offthercrd: “But the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I believe the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics that is beyond religion.” The Dalai Lama drops some knowledge. 
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November 2011
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Getting There Eventually: "Whoever watches it for... →
tishon: Have you heard of Doc? Have you heard of heard of H.L. Humes?  Before last night, I hadn’t heard of Doc or H.L. Humes, but, let me tell you, I’m glad that I now have.  I recently served as a judge for the International Literary Film Festival, a festival of mostly short films inspired by or about literature. Last night was day two and I stopped in to check out, Doc, one of two ...
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