I have heard many sides of one story, per usual, when asking such a question–from both sides. I am curious if there is even a simple answer to the question; but would like to understand if Kabbalah is considered valid among the traditional and modern Jewish beliefs?

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Feng Shui. These two words mean “wind” and “water”. Feng Shui is a set of rules in Chinese philosophy that govern the arrangement and orientation of space in relation to patterns of ying and yang and the flow of energy, or Qi (chi). The favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration when designing buildings and placing furniture. It’s a system of aesthetics that uses astronomy and geography to help improve life by receiving positive Qi.

In the past few years, more and more people are interested in learning about Feng Shui to help them in everyday life, and lessen the stresses and strains that it can bring.

To truly understand this philosophy, you need years of learning and practice. You would require an extremely accurate Chinese compass, or Luo Pan, to determine the directions in finding any auspicious sector in a desired location. You would need to calculate the life force energy or Qi Level and the numerical significance of a person, including their birth-date, birth-hour, animal sign and personal Gua number, and also learn to use Chinese Astrology.

Many Asian Feng Shui masters resent the interpretation of Feng Shui used in the West. However, I believe we can use this philosophy very effectively just by understanding the principles of Traditional Feng Shui.

The natural energy or Qi is the positive energy inside the body and the environment around us. By practicing Feng Shui, you try to balance and enhance Chi in your home and work space, which will greatly improve your health, your energy, and you life in general.

If you are a beginner in trying to learn the principles of this philosophy, don’t get discouraged. Also, even though hiring a professional Feng Shui practitioner might bring wonderful results (and maybe not so wonderful, depending on where you find him or her), in these times, when we are all struggling for money, that’s not such a good idea. But that doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from applying some simple principles and moving some furniture around.

It would be fantastic to think you could buy a book on the subject and know all the principles of Feng Shui two days later, unfortunately this is not that easy, so just try to follow some tips and try to understand what Feng Shui is all about.

The first and most important Feng Shui principle to remember and follow is: Positive energy attracts positive energy. It simply means that if you have positive thoughts, then positive things will happen to you.

I’m sure you have heard of the book called “The Secret”. Like the book, Feng Shui uses the laws of attraction. Actually, from my point of view, Feng Shui and “The Secret” go hand in hand.

I might add that if you haven’t read the book, I would highly recommend it. One of the secrets to mastering Feng Shui is to think positively… consistently. To be positive you have to be grateful for whatever you have, even though sometimes you may be tempted to think that it is not what you deserve.

If you believe that good things will come to you, they will, and Feng Shui can help you canalize that energy and make it flow where it should to help you improve your life. Try to always be aware and observe your surroundings. Learn to see with Feng Shui eyes. See cluttered areas as nests of “bad energy”, learn how a clear path is beneficial for good Qi circulation. Use your instincts.

Whatever you believe, whether you want to be a Feng Shui professional or not, I like to say that Feng Shui is common sense and very nice interior decoration, so you have nothing to loose by trying to use Feng Shui in your life.

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A new generation of Chinese is learning that there’s more to life than making money. Chinese Christians are risking arrest to practice their faith. They tell Barry Petersen why. (cbsnews.com)

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Understanding religion

Dalip Singh Wasan, Advocate.

We have seen that people of this world are belonging to one religion or the other and there could be very few people who do not belong to a religion. They enter into a religion when they are born because we take up the religion which is the religion of our parents or one of such parents. We are brought with those beliefs and hence these beliefs become part and parcel of our life. And we all know that very few of us change or convert to another religion. We have to live and continue in that religion and we die in that religion and ultimately our body is consigned to the end as per customs of that religion. and as per our beliefs we shall be getting Hell or Heaven as per our own deeds.

We have noted that all the religions are telling us the same principles and in spite of this fact, we could not unite in one religion. We have given names to religions and we are trying to establish that each religion is separate unit and does not match the other. We the people of this world are trying to establish that one religion is better than the other and that is the reason we had started converting people from one religion to the other only to increase the number and here we have a belief that who is converting more people to his religion is doing something in service of his own religion.

If we go deep, we shall find that all the religions on this earth are telling us the same principles and there is no difference. The names and way of living in each religion may be different and that might have been due to the reason that each religion had taken its birth at a different place and at a different time. But on the whole all are have the same beliefs.

The Hindus could be the oldest who had invented God and then they started giving powers to God and then they started praying before him. If we count and compare we shall find that God was established by Hindus, court of Dharam Raj was established by Hindus, Hindus are the first who invented institutions of Hell and Heaven, they had invented methods of devotion and worship, they started writing on the praise of God and they started the methods of prayers and worship. They are the first who started praying before God and then demanding blessing from God. The concept of charity also took its birth here in Hindustan.

And now these concepts which had been established by Hindus are available all over the world and all the people of the world are adding new concepts in their own religions only to show that they are different people and do not tally with the people of other religions and if we go deep, we shall find that there is a war going on in between the religions and if there is next world war, which has already taken its birth, shall not be between two countries, but it shall be between two religions and one religion shall try to finish the people of the other religion so that there could be peace in this world.

We shall have to accept that concepts of religions were good, but it is also on record that all the stages these people had been creating troubles for common people. Religions never allowed this man to live in peace. It is very strange that on one side we are admitting that all the religions are giving us the same guidelines, but on the other hand we all are fighting on the cause of religion and if we go deep in history, we shall find that at all the times all tyrannies had been committed in name of religion. People may be calling themselves brave, heroes of the like and on the other hand they may be counting their people as martyrs, all were not on the right path and all were based on religions. Religions never allowed one set of people to kill another set of people and if some people indulge in such killings, we should not count them as religious people and nor we should honour them as heroes because killing others is a grave sin and the man who is committing such sins shall be sent to Hell and no religion on earth shall save him from Hell. Therefore, the religions must tell their people that none should kill another though the cause may be sacred. We should honour the will of God who had sent each of us on this earth and Himself shall be calling us back and only then we should die. We are nobody to make short the period of our tenure which has been provided to us by God and if we do it we are committing crime, sin or the misconduct and we shall be punished.

If we want to be religious person, then we shall have to believe that God is one, we are His children, we all are members of one family, we are relatives of each other, we are to take care of others, we should not commit any crime, sin or misconduct against others around us, we should serve others, we should serve the child, the ill, the diseased person, the handicapped person, the old person and the man who is otherwise helpless. We should not discriminate on the basis of religions, castes, colour and creed, we should help women because they are the mothers of this mankind and we should give her a honourable place in the house. We should not indulge in scams, scandals, muddles, bribes, corruption, sale of jobs, sale of party tickets, taking in commissions and at all times we should see that we are taking our own share and we are not snatching away share of others. If we adopt these minimums only then we claim hat we are religious persons

The present look of persons is totally misleading. They are showing and presenting themselves as religious persons, though in their heart of heart they are not religious person. All who are trying to make other to understand the religious concepts, themselves are on the wrong path. they are collecting money from others and are living on those charity when they could have adopted some profession, trade, calling and employment for themselves. Preaching religion could be an additional way, but we should not earn our living from these discourses. The people who are living on charity cannot be near to God nor they shall be able to bring us near to God. They are below normal people and therefore, such people should not given respect and honour in society.

We should become a normal person who is earning his own living, earning for the administration of his family, is looking after his children, giving them proper education, is giving to his children proper training and proper adjustment in life, who is believing that God is present everywhere and is having an eye on us, we shall be punished if we are doing something wrong and we shall be awarded if we are doing something right, we should not snatch away share of others, we should not give in charity, but if need be we should help the needy and we should try to teach him how to catch a fish instead of begging a fish from others. We must try be faithful, sincere, honest towards others and we should avoid drinking, taking drugs, eating opium and we must earn through honest means. These are some minimums on the basis of which we can call ourselves as religious person. So from today, we shall try to adopt the right course in in life and people may consider us religious persons or they may not take us as religious person.

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This is much like asking: “Is Medicine or Psychology scientific?” The answer is: “Some aspects are very scientific and some are not. As well, some practitioners are more competent than others. Also, some aspects of Psychology involve projective techniques (e.g. the Rorschach Inkblot test) which rely heavily on the skill of the practitioner and do not easily stand up to “hard core” validation measures. They can, nevertheless, be accepted as scientific if they meet the criteria of global or holistic validation.

As to handwriting analysis, The International Graphoanalysis Society has had a research department since 1929 and, in its publication: An Annotated Bibliography of Studies in Handwriting Analysis Research, revised 1985, Dr. James C. Crumbaugh (Mississippi Psychologist of the Year, 1989), summarizes approximately 240 studies bearing on various aspects of graphology. Dr. Crumbaugh points out that these studies comprise less than two percent of studies conducted on this science and he considers these to be the most serious studies conducted by scholars and published in respected publications.

Dr. Crumbaugh, in a reprint entitled: Graphoanalytic Cues, originally published in The Encyclopedia of Clinical Assessment, volume 11, 1980, points to studies that: “seem to be the most effective in demonstrating a scientific basis for the assumption that handwriting can be as valid in personality assessment as the other major projective techniques.” He further points out that a number of psychologists, psychiatrists and other physicians have taken training in handwriting analysis and that, in Germany, many universities require training in Graphology as part of their Ph.D. programme in Psychology.

So yes, aspects of handwriting analysis can be scientific. The Graphoanalytic system appears to satisfy the tests of global and holistic validation, and studies are continuing to demonstrate this. Other schools of graphology may or may not be scientific but, undeniably, this field is catching the attention and gaining the respect of the scientific community.

Today, handwriting analysis is the subject of much scientific investigation with dozens, if not hundreds of studies being conducted and published annually, many of them by serious scholars.

Handwriting analysis training that suits the present generation needs is available from organisations like -International school of Handwriting analysis[usa], International Graphoanalysis society, The Handwriting Analysts India[India]. Their official website is http://www.handwritinginstitute.com

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