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Life Positive Plus

October-December
2002

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Search For the Mahatma
In a world full of violence and discrimination, it's high time that we as citizens of the world embraced the principles of Gandhi and adopt his guidelines to lead a better life. With science and technology dominating our lives, let's find some time to rediscover Mahatma Gandhi.

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o Arun Gandhi opines on Gandhi's community living and suggest ways to reconsider the Gandhian way of life.

o The various avatars through which Gandhi is reinvented.

o An essay on Gandhi's handwriting.

o The making of a Mahatma.

o Gandhi as a journalist.

o Gandhi as leader of the masses.

o Gandhi's experiments with celibacy.

o Gandhi's concept of nonviolence.

o Bapu's relationship with children.

o Mahatma Gandhi in today's world.

o Gandhi's association with the railways.

o Mahatma Gandhi's biographer Louis Fischer presents his views on Gandhi's 1930's Salt March to Dandi.

o Mark Shepherd attempts to deconstruct the various myths surrounding Gandhi to discover the real Gandhi. Fischer

o Vandana Shiva lends her views on Gandhi's charkha.

o An exclusive interview with Satish Kumar, the director of London-based Schumacher College, International Centre for Ecological Studies.

o The Gandhian diet.

o Brief sketches of other Gandhis who walked on the Mahatma's path.

o Atul Dodiya's interpretation of Gandhi through his paintings.

o The economics of scarcity.

o People's views on Gandhi.

o Gandhi as a promoter of women's liberation.

o Sanjoy Hazarika's views on Gandhi.

o Survey results.

December
2002

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Changes For The Better
Changes are an integral part towards one's growth and development. No matter how big or small the changes are, they can definitely go on to pave way for success, happiness and spiritual awareness in this new year. Surely, everyone must be looking forward to this new year as every new year is always seen as a harbinger of hope, peace and prosperity.

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o Unani—an effective, inexpensive and easily available system of medicine.

o An interview with Dr.Brian Weiss, a mainstream psychiatrist, past life therapist and author of Many Lives, Many Masters.

o Cultural Creatives—a new emerging group of people.

o Join U.G.Krishnamurti in an interesting conversation.

o A trip to Mathura, the abode of Lord Krishna.

November
2002

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Wedding Bliss Secrets
Many of the modern day marriages are on the verge of breaking down. The reasons for an unhappy married life can be attributed to stressful lifestyles, changing attitudes and exploding egos. It's high time now for both man and woman to understand the importance of a happy married life and rope in the traditional prescriptions of love, respect and communication for each other and realize the need of one another in their lives.

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o Colors to awaken one's psychic powers.

oSwami Chaitanya Bharti speaks on meditation.

o Re-discovering Indian psychology .

o Ananda Marga's path of sadhana and service.

October
2002

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Transforming Inner Negativity
In this competitive world of today, our negative thoughts, in the form of anger, envy, jealousy are more dominant than our positive thoughts which adversely affect our health, happiness and productivity. To get rid of the unpleasant episodes, there's an urgent need for everybody to learn to deal with negative emotions and transform them and be happy — mentally, physically and spiritually.

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o Dreaming: codified solutions to problems in life.

o Alton Kamadon: the founder of the Melchizedek Method.

o Roy Eugene's spiritual laws of success.

Life Positive Plus

July-September
2002

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The Rise Of A New Humanity
With major breakthroughs in cloning, nanotechnology and space research, humanity is on the threshold of a scientific and a spiritual revolution, accelerated by increasing spiritual awareness. Has the merger of science with spirituality which promises a new phase of evolution is actually taking humanity to the brink of extinction?

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o Technoshamanism: the marriage of science with spirituality.

o A tete-a-tete with Lisabeth Shatner, daughter of William Shatner of the Star Trek fame.

o Duncan Campbell speaks on cultural creatives.

o An exclusive dialogue between Michael Murphy and Julian Lines on evolutionary concepts and the future of humanity.

September
2002

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Combined Medicine
The age of fusion is here. With the increasing number of diseases, the world of medicine welcomes Integrated Medicine, a new trend that fuses the best of both mainstream medicine and alternative therapies. So, here's Integrated Medicine that is all set to deliver humanity from all kinds of diseases in the new millenium.

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o Battle out the negative energies in the body through Alex Orbito's psychic surgery stunts.

o Meet the elusive guru of Himgiri to get a better grasp of the concept of guru.

o Which is better: heart thinking or head thinking?

o The spiritual quest for a genuine guru.

o Mumtaz Ali talks on the Gita, the Upanishads and suggests ways to promote Hindu-Muslim unity.

o Spas—the best way to refresh and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit.

August
2002

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Spirituality Unplugged
Meditation and other body, mind, soul techniques might be there but the real spiritual 'you' gets only noticed in everyday life. Believe it or not, accepting and reacting to negative situations in the most positive manner is the best way to improve your Spiritual Quotient and pave the way for a spiritually enriching life.

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o Enneagram—a personal growth tool and an interesting medium to reveal character types.