So, the waves of anxiety and depression (both psychological and economic) are sweeping round the world, much like the 2004 tsunami swept through the Indian Ocean, crashing on the shores of our consciousness and into our pocket books and bank accounts.
Gavin Harrison was the recipient of The Unsung Hero of Compassion Award awarded to him by HH the Dalai Lama for 'kindness and quiet dedication to others'. He is also the author of In the Lap of the Buddha. What follows is a recent interview.
Notwithstanding anything that the atheistically declared evolutionary biologists, cosmologists or quantum scientists say about "God" or the "God delusion", or the after-life or religion, a "God" of some kind will be part of humanity for a foreseeable time to come,' says Stan Evans.
‘Indisputable evidence for the scientific basis of evolution requires us to understand mankind and religion in a radically new context. Peter Minnaar has practiced mysticism as a rational spiritual path for many years. He sees evolution as the way to understand creation as a process, not an event; and religious beliefs, not as absolute, but as part of an evolving cosmic philosophy. In this article he shares some ideas on the evolution of worship and suggests a future scenario for religion
This step introduces you to who you really are: a Divine Spirit and
Holy Child of God. It focuses on distinguishing your false self (your
ego) from your true, authentic self (your Spirit) and aims to help you
accept your holy and sacred nature. This new awareness becomes grounded
in the breathing practice following the lesson, which frees you from
the ego habit of negative self-judgment and fear and gives you access
to the lightness of heart ...
‘In the last Odyssey E-zine we started a new series of articles on how we can learn to master our relationships, using the I Ching as the basis to explore the eight main areas of relationship mastery.
‘EFT - a powerful method for healing chronic pain, cravings and addictions, fears and anxieties, obsessive disorders, insomnia, post traumatic stress, procrastination and more,’ - says Ray Perkel.
Our consciousness provides us with the continuous experience of being alive, and without it we would not be able to feel, think, reason or recognise anything at all. It can thus also provide us with a clue to the important question of life after death,’ says Jimmy Henderson.
A group of plein air painters will give interested people the rare
chance to see ‘art in action’ as they sit painting at their easels in a
garden during the summer holiday season, as part of an exhibition to be
held in Cape Town in mid-February.
With change dramatically entering her life, Emily begins to learn how Thoughts are Things.
This book introduces Emily May Harrison, who has grown up in Paradise
Beach with her Gran and friend Sam, until suddenly, at the age of 12,
she is told she has to go to boarding school in Kingstown.
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Gavin Harrison was the recipient of The Unsung Hero of Compassion Award awarded to him by HH the Dalai Lama for 'kindness and quiet dedication to others'. He is also the author of In the Lap of the Buddha. What follows is a recent interview.
‘Indisputable evidence for the scientific basis of evolution requires us to understand mankind and religion in a radically new context. Peter Minnaar has practiced mysticism as a rational spiritual path for many years. He sees evolution as the way to understand creation as a process, not an event; and religious beliefs, not as absolute, but as part of an evolving cosmic philosophy. In this article he shares some ideas on the evolution of worship and suggests a future scenario for religion
Simple Lesson: Recognise Your Spirit 
‘In the last Odyssey E-zine we started a new series of articles on how we can learn to master our relationships, using the I Ching as the basis to explore the eight main areas of relationship mastery.
‘EFT - a powerful method for healing chronic pain, cravings and addictions, fears and anxieties, obsessive disorders, insomnia, post traumatic stress, procrastination and more,’ - says Ray Perkel.
Our consciousness provides us with the continuous experience of being alive, and without it we would not be able to feel, think, reason or recognise anything at all. It can thus also provide us with a clue to the important question of life after death,’ says Jimmy Henderson.
A group of plein air painters will give interested people the rare
chance to see ‘art in action’ as they sit painting at their easels in a
garden during the summer holiday season, as part of an exhibition to be
held in Cape Town in mid-February. 
