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WESAK 2008 - New Age Festival of Spiritual Unity and Blessings

Lectures, Teaching & Meditation
On 17th,18th May 2008,9:30 am to 5:30 pm

venue: The auditoriam of the Indian Society of International Law,
opposite the supreme Court 9, Bhagwan Dass Road, New Delhi.

Moon Light Meditation

19th May 2008, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Venue:97-A Eastern Avenue, Sainik Farm,New Delhi. For Reg:Poonam Sharma: 919313034752,Snigdha Nanda: 919818291375. More Detail>>

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December
2000

Cover Story Family Matters Families were once taken for granted. Not any more. Family bonding now calls for a conscious effort. Also o Seen by many as a saviour, the Ahmedabad-based Bapu Asaram propagates a simple, healthy and happy lifestyle. o For centuries, the secret doctrines of Zen learning have been transmitted from master to disciple in the form of seemingly absurd riddles called koans.	o An essay on the man-machine symbiosis of our impending future, when even thoughts may be determined by silicon implants! o Paula Horan's recipe for releasing stored emotions, freeing the psyche and relaxing the body with massages and bodywork. o Jaipur-based Dr M.S. Chauhan uses a novel therapy that douses ailments by combining gem therapy with dowsing.

November
2000

Cover Story The Heart of Loving Meet Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living courses and a guru with the global touch. Also o A review of writer Neale Donald Walsch's Conversations with God. o Feng shui, the latest personal growth tool in town.	o Check out these great low-fat dessert recipes. o A profile on Swami Sukhbodhananda, who teaches Vedanta in experiential workshops. o India's newest imported alernative therapy from the US—Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT.

October
2000

Cover Story Veggie Power: Go Get It Vegetarianism is an ideal New Age lifestyle choice; not only is it healthier, it is also more humane. Also o Tips on replenishing and strengthening your life force through sensual, controlled sex. o Excerpts from Swami Vivekananda's 1893 Chicago address. o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar	o No belief is right or wrong. It is either empowering or limiting. o Your heart is your lifeline. So protect it from toxins through the new EDTA chelation therapy. o Poor academic performance may not necessarily mean a low IQ. o Interview with author of New Age novel, Nine Days to Nirvana, Sanjay Grover.

September
2000

Cover Story Your Esteemed Self How much do you think you are worth? No, don't check out your bank balance. Look within. For the true measure of your worth depends on how you feel about yourself Also o Profiling Nivedita Joshi, the newest BKS Iyengar convert, who hopes to set up her own yoga center o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar	o Eye on iridology, the New Age science of diagnosing diseases by examining the iris o Discover the magical world of the Northern European medieval script of runes o Meet the New Age guru, Swami Chidanand Saraswati o Take a tour of Kaivalyadhama, India's premier yoga institute

August
2000

Cover Story The Heart Has its Reasons If diagnosed with a heart problem, you may end up spending huge sums of money on angiography, angioplasty or bypass surgery. But with dietary and lifestyle changes, heart disease can be reversed without surgery or drugs Also o Profiling popular Indian spiritual leader Mata Nirmala Devi and her Sahaja Yoga	o Swami Vivekananda was a poet, philosopher and teacher who preached karma yoga as the stepping-stone of spirituality o Enter the world of T'ai Chi o Neuro Linguistic Programming: teaching the ABC of effectiveness

July
2000

Cover Story Room for Improvement To what extent does the structure and the decoration of your house affect you? Plenty, going by ancient wisdom across civilizations Also o India's largest engineering and manufacturing enterprise, Bharat Heavy Electricals, conducts regular personal growth training programs for its employees o Nisargadatta Maharaj's transformation from an ordinary man into an illuminating spiritual personality	o Meet Dr Akash Dharmaraj, counsellor who incorporates alternative therapies in her treatment o Louise L. Hay cured herself of cancer through emotional detoxification o Corporate trainer Santosh Babu on effective communication o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Meet Brazilian magus, Paul Coelho

June
2000

Cover Story New Age Goes Mainstream With railway stations becoming the purveyor of spiritual messages and picnic spots hosting yoga practitioners, it's time to conclude that spirituality is storming the domain of everyday life Also o The enigmatic figure of Gurdjieff was considered by some to be the greatest mystical teacher ever o What's Right, What's Wrong? A plea for the revival of values	o Introducing Falun Gong—the controversial, and hugely popular, Chinese system of meditative movements o The Gaia hypothesis encourages us to commune with nature and cooperate with her plan o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Explore the healing art of Sandra Schweppe

May
2000

Cover Story Deepak Chopra: New Age Hero Profile of this internationally renowned New Age guru along with the text of a talk he gave in India in April 2000 Also o Danseuse Sharon Lowen on how dancing provides spiritual energy o Author Ruskin Bond talks about his synergy with Nature o Close encounter with Buddhist teacher Sogyal Rinpoche	o Learn to grow through some personal growth exercises oLiving Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Correct your breathing habits o Enjoy exotic recipes with a fresh fruit base o Extracts from the works of Vedanta scholar Swami Chinmayananda o Meet the successor of controversial Indian spiritual teacher Swami Rama

April
2000

Cover Story Sex and Spirituality Long seen as the enemy of the spirit, sex is now being used as its ally Also o Indian social activist Anna Hazare speaks about the necessity of removing corruption from normal life o Forays into Zen philosophy o Memorizing is actually child's play	o Excerpts from the works of Madame Blavatsky, spiritualist and founder of the Theosophical movement o Feast on the powerful spiritual paintings of A.S. Chitrak o Simple health tips from the age-old science of ayurveda o Close encounter with filmmaker-artist-poet-philosopher Muzaffar Ali o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar

March
2000

Cover Story Destiny or Free Will? Like it or not, there's a life script written for each one of us... Also o Gladys Staines, widow of slain Australian missionary Graham Staines, talks of the healing power of forgiveness o Five spiritual laws of success	o Introducing the world of Tera-Mai Seichem reiki o Excerpts from discourses of spiritual guru Meher Baba o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Do everything with peace—an essay

February
2000

Cover Story Prediction: Fact or Fiction? Charts, lines, visions, crystal balls—do they really reveal the future? Also o Indian film actress Nandita Das discusses her view of life o Wisdom speaks in silence—an essay o Frames from the south Indian ritual of Theyyam, in which humans play gods	o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Excerpts from the works of Paramahansa Yogananda, Kriya Yoga exponent and creator of Self-Realization Fellowship o Enter the secret world of dolphins o D.Madhava Reddy's record-making spiritual collection of conch shells

January
2000

Cover Story Brave New Age The new millennium promises humanity a trip to beat all trips... Also o Indian movie star Manisha Koirala talks about her search for God o Clinical psychologist-turned-spiritual seeker Phoebe Garfield found the meaning of life by the holy river Ganges	o Living Yoga by B.K.S. Iyengar o Zen and the art of coming full circle o Ayurveda's traditional champion—Balaji Tambe o Profile of academic-turned-personal growth guide Agnese Rizvi