For serious practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga, asanas (postures) serve as preparation to stabilize and control the mind, which one, of many, steps along the “the path of internal purification for revealing the Universal Self.”
Like Howlings before it, Devoted speaks in many voices and from many disciplines. However, unlike the more meta focus on Grimoires in Howlings, Devoted is intended to focus on the authors’ actual devotional practices.
Hot: This morning my mother copied to me via IM an email or a page she had found. Within contains the most complete list of paranoias, hoaxes, wishful thoughts, and general falderall ever generated via email chain letters. It is a tremendously entertaining read and I absolutely have to share with you all. Oh, and [...]
Hot: On the recommendation of a friend, I watched this earlier and was left with many thoughts. Many questions. Anything that raises questions is of interest. The following video is intended for audiences who are willing to ask questions. Questions about religion. Questions about authority. Questions about government. Questions about the world all live in. [...]
Hot: In the very broad strokes that I have always heard, the Christian calendar period referred to as Lent is about giving up things that are bad for you, to spiritually improve yourself by ditching nasty habits, etc. A laudable goal, but for those of us who aren’t Christian, it seems redundant in the light [...]
Hot: They overshot the number for maximum snarky humor by 222. The Daily Kos has provided a link to the list of committee members who will be dealing directly with this bill in their lengthy commentary. I have no idea why only the Democrats have outbound links. As with any law-related item, it is strongly [...]
Hot: I couldn’t tell you why but I take such a perverse amount of pleasure in the Xs that keep cropping up in place of where my actual “friends” used to be. It’s almost enough to let this account sit here until this site officially implodes in on itself. Unfortunately it’s become such a haven [...]
Hot: I may be more shocked than you are. For those who aren’t familiar with Kenneth Eng, God, allow me to illuminate you. Kenneth Eng is an author, a racist, and philosopher of dubious merit. He has written Dragons: Lexicon Triumvirate and more recently a screenplay called the 0th Dimension. You can read excerpts from [...]
Hot: http://www.adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/08/12/jack-thompson-in-drag/ Good article relating to the ongoing folderol of people going out of their way to keep responsibility for the raising of children off the shoulders of the parents. It just goes to show you that the decline of Personal Responsibility has been happening for quite some time. In the evolution of society, particularly [...]
Hot: Synopsis of totals available behind the cut: Radio Rock: 1 Country: 2 Psychobilly: 1 (I would like to see Unknown Hinson in either country or Psychobilly. He’s great, you should google him and check it out!) Pop: NA Emo: NA Original Emo: NA Ambient: 0 Chillout: 5 Indie: 5 Metal: 0 Metalcore: 0 Hardcore: [...]
