Clear the dield of consciousness to get the fruits of real happiness

When tilling ground for the cultivation of crops, one needs patience to destroy all useless weeds; and to wait, even though the ground then appears barren, until the hidden good seeds sprout into plants.

Spiritual Relationships: The Wisdom of Yogananda (Volume 3)

It requires still more patience to clear the field of consciousness that is overgrown with weeds of useless attachments to sense pleasures, which are very difficult to uproot. Yet when the field of consciousness is cleared, and sown with seeds of good qualities, plants of noble activities sprout forth, yielding abundantly the fruits of real happiness. 

Above all, have patience to seek communion with God through deep meditation and to become acquainted with your indestructible soul, hidden within your perishable earthly body.

- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
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Monique Drepaul--advocate for new directions in Toronto Transportation

Profile of Monique Drepaul -Executive Director
Eglinton Way Business Improvement Association
A small business advocate, Monique combined her Business and Marketing education to raise the profile of two Business Improvement Areas (BIA) based on Eglinton Avenue in the City of Toronto. Initially, she worked as a Coordinator for Fairbank Village BIA.  However, 2 years ago, she simultaneously worked for both Fairbank Village BIA and The Eglinton Way BIA and represented both BIAs at many of the early Eglinton Avenue consultations during the street planning and LRT process. Currently, she is Executive Director for The Eglinton Way BIA and demonstrated support for the Eglinton Connects project by presenting a deputation at both Council Committees earlier this year.


Monique’s prior experience includes working for the Supply Chain Management Division for the Ministry of Government Services and volunteering on the Community Police Liaison Committees for both 13 and 53 Divisions.

As a resident and non-car owner, Monique has a vested interest in the complete streets vision for Eglinton Avenue. She has lived and/or worked on and around Eglinton Avenue in Wards 15, 16, 17, 21 and 22 for almost ten years.

Over 98% of farms in the world are family farms.

Over 98% of farms in the world are family farms.  

If you are a part of the roughly 99% of the North American population that doesn’t work on a farm, you might be surprised to know that family farming still exists in this fast-paced world. In fact, 500 million out of the 570 million farms in the world are family farms.

Family farms are fruit and vegetable farms, grain farms, orchards, livestock ranches, and even fisheries and those that harvest non-wood forest products.  They include all family-based agricultural activities that are managed and operated by a family and rely predominantly on family labor.

Thanks to family farmers, we can enjoy traditional food products and have the variety of nutritious foods we need to maintain a healthy diet.

Family farmers have an intimate knowledge of their land: its history, needs and productive capacity. They are the custodians of a finely adapted understanding of local ecologies and land capabilities. As a result, they sustain remarkably high levels of productivity despite having less access to agricultural inputs and support. They are safe-guarding the world’s agro-biodiversity through the sustainable use of natural resources. 

So it makes sense then that family farmers can have a big role to play in ending hunger, feeding us all and taking care of our earth.   
From:http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/did-you-know

I am part of a group that since 1997 have been trying to raise the consciousness of the region to accept the idea of zero food waste through the development of a Guyana/Suriname food preservation system that uses an all natural system using no chemical additives.
We are now launching a business /educational project in Suriname at AlphaMax Academy.

Read more about the TropiTaste project.

View the video on TropiTaste

Read Anastasia's life changing ideas in Ringing Cedars of Russia.

Muslim women is Sweden 's youngest minister

http://m.ibnlive.com/news/aida-hadzialic-fled-from-war-as-a-child-she-is-now-the-youngest-minister-of-sweden-at-just-the-age-of-27/504647-79.html

Monique Drepaul represents her BIA on TCAT panel in Toronto.

The Toronto Centre for Active Transportation (TCAT) held its 7th annual active transportation policy conference - the Complete Streets Forum - on October 6, 2014 in Toronto.

The Complete Streets Forum is an influential event that brings together hundreds of professionals, decision-makers and community members from the Greater Golden Horseshoe and beyond.The Forum provides a unique opportunity to share research, best practices, and creative solutions for designing and implementing Complete Streets - streets that are safe, accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

Monique Drepaul spoke as a panel expert (giving the BIA's perspective) for TCAT's Complete Streets Forum yesterday. Below is a description of the panel.

Building Champions for Complete Streets: 
Lessons learned from the Eglinton Avenue Planning 
+ Urban Design Study 

Jennifer Keesmaat (Moderator), Chief Planner, City of Toronto
Monique Drepaul, Co-ordinator, Eglinton Way Business 
Improvement Association
Alex Heath, Associate, Swerhun Facilitation
Jared Kolb, Executive Director, Cycle Toronto

Paul Kulig, Principal, regionalArchitects
planningAlliance and Brook McIlroy co-led the Eglinton Planning
and Urban Design Study, which addresses 19 km of the corridor,
providing key recommendations for Travelling, Greening and
Building Eglinton. Through a brief presentation that focuses on
the Travelling theme, the presentation and panel discussion will
speak to how a meaningful engagement process can build
champions to not only plan and design, but also ensure the
implementation of complete streets.

The panel will speak to the central characteristics of the
participatory process, which included visioning, consulting early
and often with the public, and being responsive to issues as they
are identified, both with internal and external stakeholders.
Panelists will share issues that were identified during the Study,
deliberate choices that needed to be made, engagement
methods and tools that were most useful as part of the planning
and design process, as well as key outcomes and current
challenges to tackle moving forward.

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Modi at NY Gandhi Memorial

Check out @ndtv's Tweet: https://twitter.com/ndtv/status/516920329583595520

Ha been Khan passes

http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2014/07/23/comedian-habeeb-khan-passes-away/

Sex and aural energy

http://themindunleashed.org/2013/06/sex-and-aural-energy.html

Bad sleep effects

Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21572686

School system fails to recognize genius

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/08/31/school-experts-put-genius-boy-in-special-ed-now-hes-free-on-track-for-nobel-prize/

Tesla may allow access to its electric car patents.

Tesla hints at technology giveaway http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27741041

4 D streaming of World Cup football.

BBC to stream World Cup matches in 4K http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27713243

Unique crime fighting barcode.

Invisible barcode could fight crime http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27714160

Improvements in photo messaging

Tinder introduces photo sharing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27720930

Technology sends useful information from toilets

Smart loos at Heathrow Terminal 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27740545