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Tantrism is very little understood in the west, or, for that matter, in the east. But what is it, and how does it relate to the evolution of the human heart and the human soul? In this discussion, Peter Levenda tells us about his journey among the Tantric Temples of Java, and explains the relationship between human sexuality and human spirituality in a frank and mature manner that will enable us to start down a path of renewal of our sexuality as the spiritual experience that it was meant to be.
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Sometimes it seems like plants are communicating–but this seems impossible. But biologists now say it’s TRUE–we just need to learn their "language."

Researchers added the protein luciferase (which makes fireflies glow in the dark) to the DNA of cabbage plants, so their emissions could be captured on camera. They suspected that a gas is emitted when a plant’s surface is cut or pierced–but does this gas communicate "danger" to nearby plants?
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Congress is passing more laws than ever, and some of them are downright dangerous. For instance, a new study finds that the number of guns that were subsequently linked to crime sold by a single store–a Milwaukee-area gun shop called Badger Guns & Ammo–increased dramatically after Congress adopted measures likely to reduce the risks gun dealers face if they divert guns to criminals.
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Amazon.com customer Melissa Sehgal has created a petition calling for the world’s largest online retailer to permanently ban the sale of whale and dolphin meat on its site. So far it’s gotten over 9,000 signatures.

A report published by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Humane Society International states Amazon was selling marine mammal meat, in the form of over 100 cetacean food products, on it’s website Amazon Japan before February 22.
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