Dear Friends,
Namaskaram!
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (April 8, 1955) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments. In this issue, we have given some of her quotable quotes.
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Namaskaram!
Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" an argument in favour of citizen disobedience against an unjust state. Thoreau's books, articles, essays, journals, and poetry amount to more than 20 volumes. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, in our front page, a professor of a college teaches us with a novel play of balloons that “if we care about other people’s happiness, we’ll find ourselves too”.
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Namaskaram!
Wolfgang Sachs, (born 25 November 1946) is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization. In 1992 he edited and co-authored the volume The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge in Development Studies, which has been translated into a dozen languages.
Since 1993 Sachs has worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, since 2009 as head of the Berlin Office. He served as a lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from 1999 to 2001. Sachs is also a member of the Club of Rome, a lecturer at Schumacher College and an honorary professor at the University of Kassel, Germany. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
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Namaskaram!
Herman Edward Daly (July 21, 1938 – October 28, 2022) was an American ecological and economist and professor at the School of Public Policy of University of Maryland. In 1996, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "defining a path of ecological economics that integrates the key elements of ethics, quality of life, environment and community." In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
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Namaskaram!
Daniel Goleman (born March 7, 1946) is an American psychologist, author, and science journalist. For many years, he wrote for The New York Times, reporting on the brain and behavioral sciences. His 1995 book, Emotional Intelligence was on The New York Times Best Seller list for a year and a half, a bestseller in many countries, and is in print worldwide in 40 languages. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, in our front page Osho very nicely and in simple words tells us that “Totality is The Foundation of Freedom”.
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Namaskaram!
Charles Eisenstein (born 1967) is an American public speaker, teacher and author. His work covers a wide range of topics, including the history of human civilization, economics, spirituality, and the ecology movement. Key themes explored include anti-consumerism, interdependence, and how myth and narrative influence culture. According to Eisenstein, global culture is immersed in a destructive "story of separation", and one of the main goals of his work is to present an alternative "story of inter being". Much of his work draws on ideas from Eastern philosophy and the spiritual teachings of various indigenous peoples. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, our front page covers an interesting write up on “Impurities of Mind” which was shared by our friend T.Raghunandan from Chalakudi, Kerala.
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Namaskaram!
Maharishi Patanjali was an author, mystic and philosopher. An estimate based on analysis of his works suggests that he may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE. Patanjali is regarded as an avatar of Adi Sesha.
He is believed to be an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. There is speculation as to whether the sage Patanjali is the author of all the works attributed to him, as there are a number of known historical authors of the same name. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, our front page covers how our ego is the biggest Human Flaw.
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Namaskaram!
Eckhart Tolle (16th February 1948) is a German-born spiritual teacher and self-help author. His books include The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose and the picture book - Guardians of Being.
Tolle came to prominence as a self-help author in the U.S. and internationally beginning in 2000, after Oprah Winfrey promoted his books and created webinars for him in 2008. In this issue, we have given some of his quotable quotes.
This month, our front page covers a very thought provoking poem – You start dying slowly by Brazilian poet Martha Medeiros.