In the beginning, we are told, “was the word”, but behind the word is an even greater power: the breath

This higher form of silence, however, cannot be acquired in a moment. To cultivate it, we must master all our forces and this means steady practice. First we must try to have a healthy body, for any physical disturbance easily destroys the silence of the mind. But a healthy body is not all, a healthy mind is better. It gives spiritual health, which is the best of all. This being a less tangible form of health, people do not attach so much importance to it; yet without it, we can never have true health of mind or body.

Blaming your partner for your unhappiness and other problems is futile. It is difficult to see our own shortcomings, yet quite easy to see someone else’s. What we do not realize is that what we do not like about the people closest to us, really is what we do not like or accept about ourselves. If we do not currently have a partner, then mirroring occurs with other players in our lives. It could be with our children, roommates, or co-workers. The more intimate the relationship, the more powerful the mirroring.

The very nature of a woman is strength and compassion and the essence of her being

Authentic feng shui is based on Taoist principles, the root of which is learning to “Go with the Flow”.

His efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to Sino-Tibetan conflict were thwarted by Bejing’s ruthless policy in Eastern Tibet, which ignited a popular uprising and resistance. This resistance movement spread to other parts of the country. On 10 March 1959 the capital of Tibet, Lhasa, exploded with the largest demonstration in Tibetan history, calling on China to leave Tibet and reaffirming Tibet’s independence. The Tibetan National Uprising was brutally crushed by the Chinese army. His Holiness escaped to India where he was given political asylum. Some 80,000 Tibetan refugees followed His Holiness into exile. Today, there are more than 120,000 Tibetan