“Philosophy” in the western traditions and “Darsana” in the Indian philosophical tradition are terms used to designate the field of philosophy. The inquiry here concerned is what exactly is that the philosophers in both the traditions meant by philosophy? Whatever the pioneers in both the traditions meant, they surely did not mean Philosophy to […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Part 2: Exercises and Supplements That Help.
The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience, while traveling, teaching classes that include T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, herbal information, martial arts and other health related subjects. The article also contains feedback from students and anecdotal information from readers of my columns. The following are my opinions and deductions from those sources. […]
Bloody September: The Simulated War
Bloody September (The Simulated War) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Patrick Henry said: " We are apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth…Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be the number of those, who having eyes, […]
Sports Activites
Team sports and work-outs at the gym are not only fun, they also give you the chance to add to your exercise quota for the week, and therefore reach your self-improvement goals that much faster. The benefits of taking part in specific sports and of working out are given below: Badminton: aerobic; improves joint flexibility, […]
TB wake-up call for Africa
The recent emergence of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in South Africa is not only the result of poor treatment adherence by TB patients. It stems from years of neglect endured by TB programmes throughout sub-Saharan Africa. The current scale of the region’s drug resistance challenge is poorly understood, and African TB programmes are […]
Spill over effects of instability in Afghanistan
When Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, was termed as an aggressor by US lead free world, Pakistan was being declared frontline state to combat Soviet aggression, Baluchistan and NWFP Provinces of Pakistan became centers of supply of arms and men to Afghan Freedom Fighters, religious seminary students, and university students were motivated to join […]