• Atman

    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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    here come the coke bottles

    Saturday, September 27th, 2008

    The last post about the portrait studio left out a few small details.  Like the fact that it was pretty dirty.  Grungy background curtains, and the toy props just looked…icky. 
    And the fact that I almost LOST IT when the photographer touched Emily Kate’s face in a futile attempt to wake her up.
    And that I spent [...]

    smiling and saying “aaarrgghh”

    Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

    Dear District Manager of the Portrait Studio We Visited Today (which I shan’t name here but rhymes with a certain train wreck of a pop star who inexplicably won a lot of awards on the VMAs a few weeks ago):
    Lately, I’ve had an urge to get a family portrait taken.  Seeing as how Alex hasn’t [...]

    tell me i’m not alone

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

    I’ve come to the startling conclusion that I hate to cook.  I want to like cooking, the same way I want to like skiing and camping and amusement park rides.  But I just don’t.
    I hate to bake, I don’t know the difference between saute and fry, in short…any type of culinary creativeness just makes me feel [...]

    plays well with others

    Monday, September 15th, 2008

    Yesterday afternoon, Alex and I took a trip to the bookstore.  We go there because there is a whole section devoted to kid’s books and toys, and it was too dang hot to play outside.
    After a whirlwind tour through the kid’s books, in which Alex picked up books and handed them to me then raced ahead as [...]

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