Dave's Tips on Living.

It is no sign of mental health to be well adjusted to a sick society.(J Krishnamurti). You cannot continue to do things the same way and expect different results. A good read is just only that. Good tips imply much more. This blog is not about Yoga. Yoga is only one of the fields which have 'core'... Sign in to see full entry.

We live in a world of specialization, a world wherein we see with microscopes not binoculars. A lot of the credit for human well-being deserves to go to the specialists. Bach, Beethoven, Tesla and Rife are perhaps the greatest in their respective fields. So was William Wordsworth, in poetry. We will... Sign in to see full entry.

There are many kinds of religious/spiritual camps with different approaches, different beliefs and results. There are those who exalt books written long ago, in a different time and use quotes like a sword or a pair of hand cuffs to trammel those of different views and outlooks. Though there are... Sign in to see full entry.

The net attainment of this method can be understood by a simple reference to the old juke-box, with records stacked on a rotate-able circular shelf. The records are ideas you have on various subjects, united under the category of 'truths known' but yet un-pondered. The attention selects the topic or... Sign in to see full entry.

Yoga is such a strange word. Though it means to 'yoke' the mind/not-self/ego/evil entity, other yogas define it as a 'union' of the id and pingala energies in the sadhaka or spiritual aspirant. These energies are increased or balanced through breathing in set patterns through the left and right... Sign in to see full entry.

Happiness is construed to be many things by different people. Today, many associate happiness with having a lot of money. Others think it is associated with the lenght or diameter of sexual organs. Even others think about it as being at peace with the world or having loving friends, families and... Sign in to see full entry.

Winter is the dreaded enemy. Though one has all the tools for indoor comfort, in the outside world we seem fragile. Those who would talk us to death seem to have added power. They build themselves in their an-aerobic prisons to only capture our attention and then butcher it! It is up us to research... Sign in to see full entry.

Many people are preparing for winter already. They're buying or repairing water-heaters, boilers, oil tanks, replacing those leaky outside faucets, buying heating cable to keep lines from freezing and generally ensuring that there will be no emergencies. They even get a sump pump to prevent basement... Sign in to see full entry.

Changing is hard for most people. They cannot see the need to change. They want to stick with the 'tried and true'. They do not want to give up what works for them. People are generally afraid to walk the unfamiliar streets of life. Perhaps it is a group psychosis to which they submit, never being... Sign in to see full entry.

I procured that book by Dr Soyka many years ago! But then I lived on an Island with Trade Winds bringing their refreshing and cooling influences after journeying over the sea. Besides, surrounded by vegetation, having baths and swimming in the many rivers, with lots of 'free' fruits on cocoa... Sign in to see full entry.