Drawing from her memoir Journey Through Ten Thousand Veils, Maryam shares the remarkable story of her lifelong quest for spiritual transformation—from growing up in the U.S. to studying with masters in Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Tibet, and ultimately finding a home on the Sufi path of love under the guidance of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.
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Robert Samuels gives one of his best acting and fight performances of his career. I really feel the writer and Director Nicholas Ortiz, gave the character of Jimmy a chance to show his feelings to the audience and Robert did just that. —Asian Movie Pulse https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=rMK1UMBKem0 When CIA Agent James Forge finally retired the past wasn’t
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by Rene J. Navarro I’ve heard about the Filipinos’ nostalgia for Philippine food after a period of stay in a foreign country, that yearning for certain native dishes prepared at home by mother or cousin or an uncle or eaten in a favorite restaurant. I was skeptical of such reports and thought they were exaggerated,
Finding a Piece of Home in Food: Reflections on the Diaspora Read More »
Beng Hong is the recognized international association of practitioners of the Beng Kiam line of Ngo Cho. Beng Kiam is the line of Tan Kiong Beng and Beng Hong is the association of members and branches (like the Burinkan) who are dedicated to promoting the Beng Kiam line. There are others promoting Beng Kiam, and that is good.
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There is so much to say about Grandmaster Rene J. Navarro, that a biography should be written to document his adventures, study, contributions to Philippine culture, healing traditions, and martial arts. Until then, we have this truly inspiring and insightful memoir hidden within the essays of his encounters with extraordinary teachers the world over. The
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David Verdesi had daily mystic vision as a child. At 14, he left home in search of their meaning and travelled all over the world for 30 years, researching and comparing his own experiences with those of 120 mystics, yogis, cave-dwellers, saints and genuine enlightened beings, Siddhas from the mountains and jungles of India and
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Hendrik Santo is a retired power management semiconductor design architect based in Silicon Valley, California. He has over 40 years research in Wing Chun Kuen, and more than 20 years research in the Six Healing Sounds. He was a student of the Chan Patriarch, the late Venerable Master Hsuan Hua, a student of the late
Wing Chun Secret Societies, Ip Man and Modern Fight Science Read More »
For over six decades, Grandmaster Rene J. Navarro has been on a mission, traveling the globe to learn from extraordinary masters of impossible skills, and to then develop those skills within himself. From the depth of Yang family Tai Chi Chuan to the refined and arcane techniques of Internal Alchemy, from poetry and music to
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By Dr. Mark Wiley You know what it’s like to feel tired, even exhausted. These are normal states your body reaches that are indicators that it is time to rest and sleep. Each day your body feels tired when its energy is drained, and it is time to reboot. But fatigue is another story altogether.
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Qi is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and acupuncture is one of TCM’s tools for stimulating qi. Whereas some research has been conducted on qi, scientists have not yet satisfactorily identified, measured, or explained it. Therefore, it is misleading to try to describe qi using words like energy or force. Such words are often used but have precise scientific meanings that may not apply. However, qi may have a biological basis.
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