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The Way of Ahimsa | Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji

Written by Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji Published in the Beacon | Lighthouse Center Inc. 2005, Volume 46. Dear Friends, Today our meditation is on Ahimsa. Meditation is to experience peace. Peace is possible only in the presence of Ahimsa. So, Ahimsa is the need of our journey. What is Ahimsa? Ahimsa is feeling reverence for all life. A for awareness “A” stands for awareness. We need to see our own Self in the mirror of consciousness. And seeing ourselves, we draw our own portrait of what [Read more...]

Tribute to Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji and the Jain Way of Life

From the LighthouseCenterInc.org website: CRAZY WISDOM COMMUNITY JOURNAL, May-August 2014 Link to article Tribute to Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji and the Jain Way of Life by Nirmala Hanke “Through his love and guidance we have become more than we ever thought we could be.” - Chetana Catherine Florida Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji is a 92 year old Jain Master, who is the spiritual advisor at the Light-house Center. He has been guiding me on my way since our first meeting in 1992. He has been [Read more...]

Disappointing News for Ducks and Geese. California’s Foie Gras Ban Was Overturned.

From PETA by Paulin Moore | January 16, 2015 When California’s groundbreaking ban on the sale of foie gras went into effect in 2012, a little-known restaurant in Hermosa Beach, California, tried to skirt the law by renaming its foie gras burger “THE Burger” and falsely advertising that it came with “a complimentary side of foie gras.” We (and caring consumers everywhere) weren’t buying that, so PETA brought a lawsuit against Hot’s Kitchen seeking to prevent the restaurant from continuing to [Read more...]