• 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.
  • Archives

  • Email

  • holidays

    « Previous Entries

    maybe next year we’ll try cash bribes

    Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

    Yet another reason I will be glad for Christmas Eve: the Elf on the Shelf. If you don’t know what this is, you are probably 1) not from the South 2) do not have kids or 3) don’t visit shops that sell Christmas ornaments in July.  I’m thinking this year Santa has drastically improved his [...]

    plea bargaining

    Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

    Dear Earth – Happy Earth Day! Although it seems somewhat silly that every channel on TV has changed their logos to green in honor of your day, I get it.  We are all cogs in the marketing wheel.  I do my best to help you every day of the year, so today I’d like to [...]

    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 [...]

    closeout

    Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

    I can’t even describe how happy I am to be spending New Year’s Eve at home, on the couch, in my sweats. Here’s to 2009…

    « Previous Entries