Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe. The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. So please all do me a favor and stop calling hand axes, hatchets. It is not the size of the tool, but the shape of its head that makes all the differences.
While Siddhartha was among the samanas, he learnt the ascetic way of life, whereby he was able to achieve a higher level of self discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures.hile Siddhartha was among the samanas, he learnt the ascetic way of life, whereby he was able to achieve a higher level of self discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures.
The teachings of Master Sivananda are summarized in these 6 words: . Swami Sivananda is also the inspiration behind the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers, Yoga Vidya and many other Yoga organisations, teachers and Masters. In the Ashram he founded, the Sivananda Ashram Rishikesh, His energy and blessings can be felt especially strongly.