Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Friday, 20 February 2009 19:00 | 
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‘For lovely eyes’, recommended Audrey Hepburn, ‘seek out the
good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For
beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.’ True beauty, suggests David
Servan-Schrieber, comes from within.
Published on Wednesday, 18 February 2009 19:00 | | |
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We spend millions of pounds each year on vitamin supplements. Yet mounting scientific research has found that they offer few benefits – while some are actually bad for us.
Experts say that the best
way to consume vitamins is through a balanced diet, avoiding processed
foods. Fruit and vegetables,
especially the so-called superfoods such as wheatgrass,
are a potent source of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. However,
taking certain combinations of vitamin pills have been found to lead to
premature death.
Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2009 19:00 | | |
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Every year, SGI President Daisaku Ikeda publishes a proposal which explores the interrelation between core Buddhist concepts and the diverse challenges global society faces in the effort to realise peace and human security. Unsurprisingly, his just-published proposal for 2009 begins with a discussion of the world financial crisis.
"The impact of the financial crisis that started with defaults in the subprime mortgage market in the United States, leading to the bankruptcy of the U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers, has now spread to encompass the whole world.
The present crisis inevitably provokes associations with the nightmare of the 1930s, when a severe economic depression created the conditions for the global conflagration of World War II. The situation remains fluid and unpredictable, and there are growing signs that the financial crisis is undermining the real economy, bringing about a global recession and driving up unemployment.
Published on Monday, 16 February 2009 19:00 | | |
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You know you are worth it when you have a massive celestial object named after you! And you can - just follow the link and spend all your spare time sifting through 250,000 galaxies and classifying them. Not feeling like Einstein today? Don't worry - it can be done by a six-year-old!
Published on Sunday, 15 February 2009 19:00 | | |
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Published on Saturday, 14 February 2009 19:00 | | |
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The chattering classes recently went into collective meltdown when Jonathon Porritt, the government’s Green adviser, suggested that couples who have more than two children are being 'irresponsible' by creating an unbearable burden on the planet, writes Julia Stephenson
Porritt, who chairs the government's Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth must be at the heart of policies to fight global warming. He says political leaders and green campaigners should stop dodging the issue of environmental harm caused by an expanding population.'
Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 08:07 | | |
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The Fourth Summit of the Global Alliance for Ministries and Departments of Peace is being hosted by the Government of Costa Rica in September this year
Founded in 2004, the Global Alliance is a worldwide community of civil society organizations, committed citizens and government officials from 35 countries, working to establish governmental structures that support a culture of peace. We invite you to join us in creating this momentous event as a turning point in the history of global peace efforts.