Food Inc.

Ramana Maharshi

Nan Yar - Who Am I?

Ramana Maharshi is widely recognized as one of the greatest gurus of modern times. He taught by example at his ashram in the sacred city of Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, but left little writing as a legacy. Nan Yar is one of the few written records of his experience. It is one of the most clear & concise expositions on enlightenment since the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in the 1st century AD. Read the best translation of it at this link.

An Eater's Manifesto

Michael Pollan

Hot new book on health & diet by Berkley Professor and New York Times Mag writer, Michael Pollan. It explains a lot of the lies and illusions companies use to get you to eat their shit, or 'food-like edible substances', as Pollen calls them in his book. Its a good wake up call to anyone still eating corporate food out of a can or box—which makes more garbage outside for the environment and inside for your body. He also provides a lot of basic nutritional info and dispells a lot of myths in this Democracy Now interview...

Medicated America

Bill Moyers/Melody Peterson

Anyone who's watched american TV recently must have noticed the hilarious ads for new, industry-created ailments like 'restless leg syndrome' 'generalized anxiety disorder' 'erectile dysfunction' [ED], PTSD (for civilians), BPH, PMDD & so on. America is one of the only countries where such ads are legal. In adition to the ads, the industry spent more on lobbying last year than any other indtustry. Watch this special on how the industry has turned to marketing to entice doctors into selling americans drugs they dont need—I thought of the mother in Requiem For A Dream throughout...