Annemarie Schimmel Building Bridges between East and West
This is an article on the life, works, and efforts of Cemile (the Beautiful), as Annemarie Schimmel (d.…
Issue 98 (March - April 2014)
23 articles
Pain, Pepper, and Mercy
Life is ever-changing. Many times, it feels like a sweet candy, but many other times it’s as painful…
Sustainable Curiosity: How to Invigorate Curiosity for Scientific Literacy
“Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning”William A. Ward When I visited my family last time,…
The Power in Prayer and Supplication
When the clean black shroud of night enfolds our entire existence, certain darkened souls feel lonely and detached…
Hot, But Can’t Do Without: The wisdom behind the hotness of peppers
Like all omnivorous foods, peppers – both hot and sweet – have been created in unique, wise ways…
Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connection to Human Spirituality
The body-self and spirit of a person generate a dynamic and complex system in which they are in…
Hui People: Chinese Speaking Muslims
Though most outsiders view Chinese culture as being monolithic, both ethnically and religiously, there are over 20 million…
A School of Dreams with Renewed Teachers
Walk with me please, dear reader. I will take you to a school that will take your breath…
Relax – I Am Out Of The Game
I tell myself: “It’s ok, there is no race, step aside. Be humble. Keep your beauty within. Liberate…
The Only Memory
How could this piece of information solve my problems? This little sentence cannot really answer all of life’s…
Financial and Physical Ways of Worship
Question: What would you say about financial forms of worship? Are there any conditions and guidelines for well-off…
Freedom from Cigarettes
The formation of a smoking habit and addiction depends on various social, spiritual, neuro-genetic, and neuro-chemical factors. Some…
Science Square (Issue 98)
Sequence Integration in the Brain Basal ganglia subcircuits distinctively encode the parsing and concatenation of action sequences. Jin…
The Rhythm in the Universe
A splendid order and an amazing harmony seem to govern the operation of this universe. Big or small,…
Healing with Venom
The honey bee does not only produce honey. It also produces beeswax, pollen, bee venom, gelee royale, and…