Wheat Brought to earth by Lords of Wisdom from other spheres, as were all the grains, and indeed all plants and animals. Yet wheat is said not to be known in the wild state nor to have been developed from any grass. Plato speaks of inventors -- gods and demigods incarnate in human beings -- who appeared successively among the races of mankind after their divine rulers had departed, and discovered fire, wheat, and wine. The kabiri and also Isis are said to have brought wheat, as is Isis. In Egyptian symbology the Osirified defunct becomes Khem, who gleans the field of Aaru -- i.e., "he gleans either his reward or punishment, as that field is the celestial locality (Devachan) where the defunct is given wheat, the food of divine justice" (SD 1:221).

In ancient Greece wheat was always associated with Demeter or Ceres (whence the word cereal), and as Demeter was the preeminent goddess of the Mysteries, sheaves of wheat also were associated with the Mysteries. Maize held the same place in ancient America. In the Christian Church wheat is still the food in the bread -- the literal, physical "body of Christ."

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 Instructions on Meditation.

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Ap, Apas, Apah (Sanskrit) (from ap water)

Watery, water; in the plural (apah, apas the waters)

, considered as feminine deities and mothers from whom all issue forth. Cosmically apah or apas are the waters of space, out of which the universe is produced. "Apah (the waters) assume different forms of this earth, this atmosphere, this sky, the mountains, gods and humans (deva-manushyah), beasts and birds, grass and trees, animals together with worms, flies, and ants. Apah (water) indeed is all these forms" (ChU 7:10, 1).

Apas or Ap is the name of the rakshasa associated with the month Karttika (October) (VP 2:10, p.5n); Apas is listed also as a prajapati of the second manvantara, son of Vasishtha (VP 3:1, n1).

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Argha (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root arh to be worthy of, merit)

Worth, value; respectful reception of a guest of distinction by various offerings, such as flowers, durva grass, or water in a small boat-shaped vessel or container; often confused with the Chaldean Argha.

See also ARGHYA

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Herbal Therapy: Natural plants or plant-based substances are used to treat a range of illnesses and to enhance the functioning of the body’s systems. Though herbal therapy is not a licensed professional modality in the U.S., herbs are prescribed by a range of practitioners, from holistic MD.’s to acupuncturists to naturopaths.

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kusha

A sacred grass, also called darbha, essential for all Vedic sacrifices.

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Prachinabarthi:

Prachinabarthi (Praacheenabarhi). Grandson of Emperor Prithu. He carpeted world with darbha grass with its head turned toward the east and thus got his name.

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Barhishad barhisad (Sanskrit) (from barhish sacred kusa grass, fire + the verbal root sad to sit)

Mystically, those who attend to or who are engrossed in domestic affairs, material or merely pragmatical concerns; those pitris (fathers, ancestors) who evolved the human astral-physical form. These lunar ancestors -- seven or ten classes -- evolved forth their astral bodies or chhayas (shadows), thus forming the first astral-physical races of humanity in which the higher classes of pitris, the agnishvattas, incarnated, thus making out of a relatively intellectually senseless mankind, true thinking human beings.

"It thus becomes clear why the Agnishwatta, devoid of the grosser creative fire, hence unable to create physical man, having no double, or astral body, to project, since they were without any form, are shown in exoteric allegories as Yogis, Kumaras (chaste youths), who became 'rebels,' Asuras, fighting and opposing gods . . . Yet it is they alone who could complete man, i.e., make of him a self-conscious, almost a divine being -- a god on Earth.

The Barhishad, though possessed of creative fire, were devoid of the higher mahat-mic element. Being on a level with the lower principles -- those which precede gross objective matter -- they could only give birth to the outer man, or rather to the model of the physical, the astral man" (SD 2:78-9).

The barhishads "could only create, or rather clothe, the human Monads with their own astral Selves, but they could not make man in their image and likeness. 'Man must not be like one of us,' say the creative gods, entrusted with the fabrication of the lower animal but higher; . . . Their creating the semblance of men out of their own divine Essence means, esoterically, that it is they who became the first Race, and thus shared its destiny and further evolution. They would not, simply because they could not, give to man that sacred spark which burns and expands into the flower of human reason and self-consciousness, for they had it not to give" (SD 2:94-5).

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 ..this time, a voice replies - from behind you. The voice says, "Hello." You are a little nervous as you realize that this must be your guide. You slowly turn around, and your anxiety melts away as you greet your guide.

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There is a growing movement involving about hundred million people in the USA and Europe, weaving a new cultural fabric, reframing how we see the world today. They are called the Cultural Creatives, a term coined by Paul Ray (Ph.D. in sociology).

These activists - schoolteachers, artists, spiritual guides and scientists - are questioning the unspoken assumptions of the old culture, opening up new insights and forging creativity in people's lives from grass root levels. There is growing evidence that these efforts are changing the society in many ways.

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Buddhist Quotes: Guidance Doesn't Mean Lip-Flapping

Those of superior faculties and great wisdom get the point right off the bat--guidance doesn't mean gum-beating and lip-flapping. Truly awakened people with clear eyes would just laugh.

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The doctrine of reincarnation or transmigration of souls is a fundamental tenet of Hinduism. The word reincarnation literally means embodiment again, coming again into a physical body. The individual soul takes again a fleshy covering. The word transmigration means passing from one place to another - passing into a new body.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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darbha:

darbha - a sweet-smelling dried grass

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Yoga Sadhana should be done in a secluded place. There should be no interruption by anyone. When you live in a house, a well-ventilated room should be reserved for Sadhana purposes. Do not allow anybody to enter the room. Keep it under lock and key.

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One of the most brilliant people I've come across thus far is John Taylor Gatto. He's the New York Teacher of the Year whose in-the-know insights set the establishment on its ear every time they are presented.

For example, when Daniel and I gave his sisters, who are public educators, copies of Gatto's book Dumbing Us Down the only comment one of them would offer was "sounds like a burned out teacher." Appropriate feedback in this age of cynicism.

I am a teacher of adults. I understand the call to teach and what happens when you respond. I have met many teachers, and I hear loud and clear that it's a battle trying to teach anything in the public school system. I also hear how one man did something to help his kids, often defying the system to do it. When you are fulfilling your purpose, for Gatto it is to teach, you don't get burned out. You learn.

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The Vaishnava Agamas are of four kinds: the Vaikhanasa, Pancharatra, Pratishthasara and Vijnanalalita. The Brahma, Saiva Kaumara, Vasishtha, Kapila, Gautamiya and the Naradiya are the seven groups of the Pancharatras. The Naradiya section of the Santi-Parva of the Mahabharata is the earliest source of information about the Pancharatras.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Arghya (Sanskrit) Variant of argha (from the verbal root arh to be worthy, deserve)

As an adjective, venerable, deserving; as a noun, an oblation reverently offered to gods or exceptionally worthy human beings and consisting of flowers, water, rice, and durva grass; also the container or vessel in which the libation is made.

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Reiki: A scientific method which Practitioners use light hand placements to activate and balance the life-force energy (also known as chi [“chee”] or prana]. Reiki can be used to treat emotional and mental distress as well as chronic and acute physical pain.

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kasa flowers

Saccharum spontaneum, a tall grass.

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Interpretation of Dreams including the meaning of dreams about: Delight, Demand, Dentist, Derrick, Desert, Desk, Despair, Detective, Dew, Devotion Devil, Diadem, Diamonds, Dice, Dictionary, Difficulty, Digging, Dinner, Dirt, Disaster, Disease, Disgrace, Dish, Disinherited, Dispute, Distaff, Distance,

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Dream Meaning Dictionary including the meaning of dreams about: Delight, Demand, Dentist, Derrick, Desert, Desk, Despair, Detective, Dew, Devotion Devil, Diadem, Diamonds, Dice, Dictionary, Difficulty, Digging, Dinner, Dirt, Disaster, Disease, Disgrace, Dish, Disinherited, Dispute, Distaff, Distance,

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