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from the print magazine...


what the world needs now…
interview with author & political-religious thinker Karen Armstrong by roseanne harvey

positive stance
an AIDS activist travels the world teaching Hatha Yoga as a healing tool.  by michael mccolly

who says that my poems are poems?
is it possible to engage in the world by withdrawing from it? talya rubin discusses the life of a recluse with three hermit poets

room for everyone
smelly neighbours test eileen delehanty pearkes’ concept of aparigraha: taking what is necessary

don’t look away
photographer Robert Semeniuk documents the HIV/AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 24.5 million people live with the disease

you are where you eat
the 100-mile diet movement rediscovers the human element: the missing ingredient in the food we buy
by catherine macpherson

imagining a home for peace
after traveling the world with the dalai lama, victor chan brings his vision for peace & education to life
by sikeena karmali

kuanyin's kitchen
asparagus & wheat berry salad

from the desk of swami radhananda
coming back to harmony

hidden language hatha yoga: swami lalitananda
the swan : hamsasana

from the archives: swami radha
facing reality

reviews
books & music

web exclusives...


karen armstrong video

an interview with Karen Armstrong at the World Religions after 9/11 Conference

the price of the world

several NGOs tell ascent what they would do with 1.8 billion dollars


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