This article is part of a series exploring cross-cultural motifs in world spirituality. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Since time immemorial children have racked their brains over this conundrum, furrowing their brows in consternation as they wrestle to unpack the layers of paradox. In philosophy, the question…

Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. — B.K.S. Iyengar Mind. Body. Spirit. We’ve all heard this grouping of concepts before. It neatly divides the human experience into three largely independent but mutually supporting spheres. We have our bodies: flesh, blood, tissue, sinew: a…