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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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    Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

    My post for today was going to be about the hot yoga classes I’ve started taking.  Then I read this. The Will of the People Vicki is as Republican as you’ll find.  More importantly she can tell you WHY she thinks the way she does.  No matter who you voted for, or how excited you [...]

    why barack has a long way to go

    Monday, May 12th, 2008

    Now that the Democrats have mostly-sort-of-unofficially decided to nominate Barack, I’d like to tell him why, through no fault of his own, he’s likely to lose in November.  Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy.  I may even vote for him.  So why will it be so hard to win when nearly everyone agrees that GWB is [...]

    do ya thing

    Friday, February 22nd, 2008

    This post has been cross-posted at Momocrats – go check them out!  As an analyst for the government, you learn early on that the answer to nearly every question is “It depends.”  Rarely is there an unequivocal yes or no.  I never thought I would use this blog to write about anything political.  I also [...]

    good to know

    Saturday, January 5th, 2008

    I stumbled on an article a few days ago about Glassbooth. It’s political matchmaking! This site asks you to give points to a number of issues that are hot election topics. You then take a short quiz, and it tells you which potential candidate most closely aligns with your beliefs, and the issues you hold [...]