http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Bruce+Boyd Religion Bruce Boyd Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=137242&ca=Religion Yama and Niyama, the misunderstood yoga I think nothing about yoga could be more sadly misunderstood than the principles of Yama and Niyama. As you may already know, according to an ancient and widely accepted system set down by the yogi Pantanjali, there are 8 "limbs" (astanga) of yoga, which are a... Self Help Bruce Boyd Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=134688&ca=Self+Help There is a particular mantra (word or phrase used during meditation) of which I am very fond: Baba Nam Kevalam. It is written in the sanskrit language and I have heard it translated into English many ways over the years. "God's name only" is a very simple, direct and useful one, but I tend to transl... Self Help Bruce Boyd Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132273&ca=Self+Help Enlightenment: like falling off a log? I believe that being enlightened is a very easy state to be in. Certainly being dysfunctional is far more difficult, exhausting in fact. If you take a good look at the average American city-dweller, you generally see the face of total exhaustion regardless of... Self Help Bruce Boyd Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=132274&ca=Self+Help Courage, what is it? Everyone wants it, but nobody seems to know for sure what the word means. To me, a definition of courage without a spiritual basis is useless. My guru was certainly the most courageous person I have ever known. He dedicated his entire life to his ideology and proved that he was... Religion Bruce Boyd Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=121299&ca=Religion If there is any practice common to all those with even the faintest belief in God, it is probably making promises to God during times of fear and suffering. The saying "there are no atheists in a foxhole" is well-known and probably quite true. Think about it for a minute. If you ask someone if he be... Religion Bruce Boyd Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=120477&ca=Religion Have you ever heard of the hurricane hunters? I happened to see a show about them on TV a while back. They are a bunch of crazy guys who get into an airplane and *intentionally* fly into a full-blown hurricane. Now, I can't imagine there is any amount of money that could tempt someone into doing...