by Galina Toktalieva I could appreciate advantages of living in 15 “ghetto” district of Vienna only when spring came. There was Schmelz nearby, – spacious patch of ground, where local pensioners cultivated vegetables and flowers in small private gardens. Most of the time outer environment could look grim for us – city folks trapped in [...]
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897-1981) was an Indian spiritual teacher and philosopher of nondualism, one of the most famous Gurus of all times. In 1973, the publication of his most famous and widely-translated book, I Am That, brought him worldwide recognition and followers. He was born in Bombay in ordinary family, where he grew up amidst [...]
Bestselling author and endocrinologist Dr. Deepak Chopra for the past decade has been at the forefront of a holistic healing. He has dramatically influenced many people in traditional medicine and helped bring the enormous benefits of holistic approach to the general public’s attention. Hailed by Time magazine as one of the 100 icons of the [...]
Once I met an old artist in the street, he was in his usual shabby jacket with fringes at the bottom, dragging heavy suitcase with sketches and looking thoughtful. When I asked him, what was going on, he replied: “It is always the same – too much of work and too little or nothing of [...]