Monthly Archive for May, 2008

The Alchemist for free!

Dear readers,
You can now browse the full edition of The Alchemist (courtesy of Harper Collins).

Therefore, you can read the first pages (or the full edition). If you decide do buy the book, there is a link on the left side.

Quote of the Day

The best way to serve God
is by going in search of your own dreams.
Only the happy can spread happiness.
(By the river Piedra I sat down and wept)

The Orgasmic Mind: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure

Today in Digg, I came across this very interesting article published in Scientific American by Martin Portner :



“Achieving sexual climax requires a complex conspiracy of sensory and psychological signals—and the eventual silencing of critical brain areas.

Key Concepts about the Principles of Pleasure:

* Sexual desire and orgasm are subject to various influences on the brain and nervous system, which controls the sex glands and genitals.

* The ingredients of desire may differ for men and women, but researchers have revealed some surprising similarities. For example, visual stimuli spur sexual stirrings in women, as they do in men.

* Achieving orgasm, brain imaging studies show, involves more than heightened arousal. It requires a release of inhibitions engineered by shutdown of the brain’s center of vigilance in both sexes and a widespread neural power failure in females.

To read the rest of this article, please go here.

Reflections of the Warrior of the Light

Maintaining one’s concentration

For the warrior of the light, nothing is abstract. Everything is concrete, and everything concerns him. He is not sitting in the comfort of his tent, observing what goes on in the world. The warrior of the light accepts each challenge as an opportunity to transform himself.

Some of his companions spend their lives complaining about the lack of choice, or commenting decisions which do not concern them. The warrior, however, turns thought into action.

Sometimes he errs his objective, and pays - without complaining - the price for his mistake. At other times, he strays from the path, and loses much time returning to his original destiny.

But a warrior is never distracted.

Today’s Question by Aart Hilal

In countries under totalitarian regime art is severely attacked when not subdued to political party. Would you say that’s because art - or literature more precisely - is so powerful?

Literature by itself can do nothing, except to make people feel less lonely. And this is what makes the difference: from the moment that you understand that you are not alone, you get an extra strength.

Warrior of the Light Newsletter no.172

Read the new issues from “Warrior of the Light Online” :

Issue nº172 : Between heaven and hell

Edição nº 172 : Entre o céu e o inferno

Edición nº 172 : Entre el cielo y el infierno

Édition nº 172 : Entre le ciel et l’enfer

Edizione nº 172 : Tra il cielo e l’inferno