A Female Dalai Lama? This is incredibly good news for all of us: Our beloved Dalai Lama is not throwing in the towel. And in other news, he may appoint a woman as his eventually successor. Wow. Dalai Lama Not Retiring After Hospitalization The Dalai Lama May Choose a Woman as His Successor By KAREN RUSSO (ABC News) The Dalai Lama has been hospitalized several times since the summer, including a stay in Delhi last week for a pinched nerve, leading to speculation the aging spiritual leader may be ready for retirement. Tibetan exiles decide to stay the course with “middle way.” Not true. “Basically, he’s better,” said Tenzin Taklha,…

Happiness Is Contagious In a study reported by the British Medical Journal it was discovered that connections make us happier. “The same team that demonstrated obesity and smoking spread in networks has shown that the more happy people you know, the more likely you are yourself to be happy. And getting connected to happy people improves a person’s own happiness…” This of course comes as no surprise for those of us who religiously use social networks and connect via blogs, websites, and email. I can vouch that when I am in touch with old friends and new friends over the internet I do feel more connected in general and that…

Attack of the Orbs Paranormal researchers need us to believe in things such as orbs in order to continue their life’s work, so are these researchers really the best folks to be doing the research? It’s certainly not “science”. Is there some better way to conduct such experiments? I think that the credibility of the paranormal community would benefit from more unbiased research. Judge for yourself: Paranormal investigators record orb attack in abandoned hotel/nursing home by Patricia Marin, Ghost Hunting Examiner In Nomine Paranormal Research (INPR), based in Fort Wayne, IN, recently participated in an investigation of the Hotel Rieger in Sandusky, OH with Erie Paranormal Research. INPR is a…

Archive for February, 2009 A Female Dalai Lama? This is incredibly good news for all of us: Our beloved Dalai Lama is not throwing in the towel. And in other news, he may appoint a woman as his eventually successor. Wow. Dalai Lama Not Retiring After Hospitalization The Dalai Lama May Choose a Woman as His Successor By KAREN RUSSO (ABC News) The Dalai Lama has been hospitalized several times since the summer, including a stay in Delhi last week for a pinched nerve, leading to speculation the aging spiritual leader may be ready for retirement. Tibetan exiles decide to stay the course with “middle way.” Not true. “Basically, he’s…