Thoughts 2006

January - ‘Inner disarmament’. Extract by HH Dalai Lama, courtesy of THE ART OF PEACE: NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT AND RECONCILIATION, edited by Jeffrey Hokins, published by Snow Lion Publications.

February - quote from IN A ZEN GARDEN by Judith Glover and available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. See page 2 of the February 2006 issue for details, and page 33 of the same issue for a full review of the book.

March - quote from Mark Twain, reproduced courtesy of the book BEACHES, published by Duncan Baird Publishers and available on SPECIAL OFFER to readers of Yoga & Health. See page 2 of the March 2006 issue for details.

April - quote from Albert Einstein. Quote and illustration reproduced courtesy of the book NATURAL MANDALAS by Lisa Tenzin-Dolma, published by Duncan Baird Publishers and available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. See page 2.

May - quotes on conservation taken from the book 1001 PEARLS OF WISDOM by David Ross, copyright Sandra Dionisi/Duncan Baird Publishers.

June - reproduced courtesy of the book WALKING THE HEALING LABYRINTH by Helen Raphael Sands, published by Gaia Books.

July - quote from The Upanishads (8th-4th century BC) and is reproduced courtesy of the book COLOUR THERAPY by Pauline Wills, Duncan Baird Publishers. Available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. See page 2 of the July 2006 edition for details.

August - written by Rachel Corrie who died in April 2003 defending a family home containing children from bulldozers. Extracted courtesy of the book MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE copyright the estate of Rachel Corrie and with permission of the publishers, Nick Hearn Books.

September - The elephant in a dark room, reproduced courtesy of the book TALES FROM RUMI, essential selections from the texts of Mathnawi, published by Watkins. Available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. See Page 2 of September 2006 edition of Yoga & Health magazine.

October - quote from Mathnavi I, 20930, reproduced courtesy of the book RUMI: WORDS OF PARADISE, selected and translated by Raficq Abdula, Frances Lincoln Publishers. This paperback book is richly decorated with miniatures and borders taken Islamic illustrated manuscripts from the 13th to the 16th CE, and available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. See Page 2 of October 2006 issue of Yoga & Health magazine.

November - selected quotes from the book 1001 PEARLS OF BUDDHIST WISDOM, selected by the Buddhist Society, published by Duncan Baird Publishers. The book contains literally hundreds of quotes from a wealth of sources from all traditions and ages, many of which are not ‘Buddhist’. The book is available on SPECIAL READER OFFER. For further details, please see Page 2 of November 2006 issue of Yoga & Health magazine.

December - is on different religions by Digha Nikaya, and taken from the teachings of the Buddha.