If, sitting quietly, one concentrates one's complete attention on one's own voice the mantra, the worry and distress which continually enturbulate the mind will gradually subside and one will gradually be suffused with a deep calm.

It is said to be particularly useful when trees are inclined to bear only biennially, or in cases where trees are liable to overflower.

Manga (Japanese comics) are everywhere. Even here in Auckland. One can find various titles in their original versions as well as in Chinese, Korean and English translations.

Although somewhat difficult to date, the earliest direct evidence of human interest in honey occurs in the famous stone-age cave painting from southern Spain, of a man robbing a wild bees' nest.