Today I

Found Out

Today I found out that Benjamin Franklin through extensive study of the world’s major religions and various moral codes came up with a list of thirteen main virtues that he felt every person should strive to live their life by.  As such, he himself attempted to always live by this code and developed charts with [...]

Today I found out that some Tibetan monks really can control the temperature of their skin through meditation.  Specifically, they have been shown to be able to raise their skin temperature, measured from their toes and fingers, as much as 17 degrees Fahrenheit, while their core temperature stays normal. Scientists from Harvard University, lead by Herbert [...]

Today I found out Jesus wasn’t really a carpenter, at least not as we understand the profession.  Now obviously eventually Jesus’s chosen profession was of a “Rabbi” or teacher, so in that sense he wasn’t a carpenter regardless of translation.  However, in his early years it is supposed from Mark 6:2-3 that he was, like [...]

Today I found out that the  Swastika in Buddhism represents universal harmony, dharma, the balance of opposites, and, originally, eternity and good luck or “all is well”. Now of course in the western world the Swastika has a pretty bad reputation thanks to a certain German tree hugging vegetarian and his political party.  However, Hitler and [...]