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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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    sweet spot

    Thursday, November 12th, 2009

    We are 36 hours into the Nor’easter that is pummeling much of the East Coast and I don’t have any idea how bad it is anywhere else because I’ve kept going to work even though yesterday was Veteran’s Day and today was essential personnel only.  I am not essential but I have so much work [...]

    today i am

    Monday, November 2nd, 2009

    This week I will be 34. Three years of kids has changed and shaped me more than the previous thirty. I am less eager to please people that don’t mean much in the grand scheme of my life. I am getting better at sorting out who those people are. I am more likely to say [...]

    my favorite holiday

    Sunday, November 1st, 2009

    My favorite holiday – Halloween.  When I was little we went to the same pumpkin farm every year that served fresh pressed cider, hot doughnuts, and fresh candy apples along with your pumpkin.  I think even then I still loved Halloween more than any other holiday, except possibly my birthday which is a few days later. This [...]