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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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    more food talk

    Friday, March 12th, 2010

    If you were at all interested in the post I wrote yesterday on food, purely coincidentally Oprah did a show on it today that is a must watch.  Also the documentary Food Inc. is on my to-watch list (trailer here).  The takeaways are:  do your own research, form your own opinions, and practice what you’re [...]

    finding out about food

    Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

    For a while now, one of the topics on my mind has been food.  Not recipes or yummy-delicious treats, but what actually goes in our food and how it affects us.  I’ve written before about my disgust with Splenda, so I’m not sure why I’m continually surprised by the research and  reading I’ve been doing [...]

    a most excellent present

    Monday, December 8th, 2008

    I love smoothies.  In fact, it’s 29 degrees outside and for dinner I had an ice cream cone washed down with a smoothie. I know lots of people just can’t get into them but I LOVE them. And I know that they have a trillion calories but I just feel…VIRTUOUS when I drink a smoothie. [...]

    snackdown

    Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

    It’s time to put the smackdown on eating in our house.  We have two goals: Alex eat more (variety).  Me eat less (of everything). I cannot remember the last time Alex ate dinner.  Night after night, in a vain attempt to get him to eat something besides chicken nuggets or spaghetti, we put a happy, [...]

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