• 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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    when you stop talking, you learn things

    Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

    I’m not sure why, but the last few days I’ve felt calmer than I can remember in years.  As last week taught me, sometimes you just have to sit back and let things happen to you without really knowing why and without trying to control them or freaking out about it.  Of course, you can [...]

    KID EATS CHEESEBURGER

    Thursday, April 1st, 2010

    Holy shit. I can’t remember the last time I posted. What I can remember, without looking back to read it, is that it was vaguely attempting to be wise and philosophical and probably a sappy goodbye to my teacher training. Enough about that.
    What I can remember is that for the second week this [...]

    snow day(s)

    Sunday, January 31st, 2010

    Having lived here for almost 10 years, I’m kind of become immune to weather forecasts because this a wanna-be kind of weather town.  Wanna-be in that the weather forecasters WISH we would get huge snowstorms and hurricanes and they love it when we get floods and heat waves because it’s really pretty nice here most [...]

    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 year [...]

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