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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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    a post in which i truly find my atman

    Thursday, January 7th, 2010

    I hate January.  There are lots of reasons to hate January – the weather, the lack of vacation time left after holiday excess, the gloomy dark days, the weather.  But the biggest reason to hate January is all the newly-resolved-out-of-shape people clogging up my gym.  There was a line for the treadmills in a gym that has approximately FIFTY [...]

    i resolve to not make resolutions

    Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

    How can I resist posting resolutions?  It’s that time of year!  So many ways to improve!  I was thinking as I read everyone else’s resolutions that it would make more sense to break it down so that I only have a few things I do every month, almost like a to-do list.  Otherwise, I’ll never [...]

    nye – a live blogging event

    Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

    I’ve finally reached the age where I don’t know a single person who actually went out and “partied” for New Year’s Eve.  This makes me happy, as New Year’s has always been my most hated holiday, both for what it’s supposed to be and for what it never is. This year, I had a few [...]

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