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    The Atman or Atma (IAST: Ātmā, sanskrit: आत्म‍ ) is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self (hence generally translated into English as 'Self') beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence.

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    who dressed you?

    Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

    For the last two days I have been monitoring a conference (hence the reason I haven’t posted a real blog entry in a while). All the attendees are government employees, except for me and Christmas sweaters abound. All sparkly and cutesy in their once a year glory, the sweaters are reveling in such a large [...]

    you’ve been carded

    Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

    In the past, I have been haphazard at sending Christmas cards. I start with good intentions - I will send everyone I know a card with a personal message! And happy thoughts! Here! Have some good cheer! Part of it is the act of picking out the card I want to send. I love looking [...]

    walking and winning part II

    Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

    For the background on this entry, see this one.
    Walking
    Now that Alex has taken his first baby steps, the progression is amazing. This video is four days old and his balance and coordination are unbelievably better. He conciously chooses to walk instead of crawling to get places. He still makes happy noises with every step, [...]

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