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Tell NIH to Stop Torturing Infant Monkeys – from PETA

baby monkey wrapped in blanket PETA

From PETA to Pramoda Chitrabhanu...   Where It All Began ... Harry Harlow’s psychological experiments on monkeys in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s were infamous for their cruelty. Harlow tore newborns away from their mothers, gave some infants  “surrogate mothers” made of wire and wood, and kept other traumatized babies in isolation in tiny metal boxes, sometimes for up to a year. Realizing that such horrific conditions resulted in long-term, debilitating psychological trauma for the infants, [Read more...]

Studies in Jainism | Significance of Paryushan

From: Gurudev Chitrabhanu Significance Of Paryushan Studies In Jainism Lesson 28. Significance Of Paryushan by Seema Singhvi Jain Paryushan, the celebration of spiritual awareness, is the most important festival of Jain religion. This annual event occurs sometime in August or September. While Shvetambar Jains observe Paryushan for eight days, Digambar Jains observe it for ten days. The latter also call it DASH LAKSHAN, the celebration of ten ultimate virtues. Paryushan is a time for [Read more...]

Fasting for three days can regenerate entire human immune system

From Gurudev Chitrabhanu... Article in The Telegraph | By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent, 7:51PM BST 05 Jun 2014 A person's entire immune system can be rejuvenated by fasting for as little as three days as it triggers the body to start producing new white blood cells, a study suggests Fasting for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system, even in the elderly, scientists have found in a breakthrough described as "remarkable". Although fasting diets have been [Read more...]

Why Not Give Up Milk for Paryushan

Jain Temple | Lord Adishwar, Palitana, India

 This came from Gurudev Chirabhanu for the start of the Paryushana Jain Festival ... from a newsletter by the Vegan Jains...   As most of you will be aware, Paryushan, the Jain festival of penance and forgiveness will be starting very soon. The Jain Vegans Working Group would like to encourage as many Jains as possible to use this Paryushan to reflect on the cruelty inflicted on cows during milk production and to consider giving up dairy products. We would be very grateful if you could forward [Read more...]