• 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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    watch your mouth

    Friday, November 28th, 2008

    When I was little, any form of swearing was unacceptable.  Use the word “crap” and you got a look, any greater offense earned a trip to your room.  I started testing the curse word waters in college and no one slapped my hand, so I waded in a little deeper.
    Now I work in an environment [...]

    all your hours belong to us

    Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

    For the last few weeks I’ve been moderately frustrated because it seems to be taking me a long time to acclimate and learn my new job.   This isn’t really my fault - it takes forever to get network accounts and access to spaces and I can’t start to work until I have that stuff - but [...]

    drive

    Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

    Yesterday I was asked to drive one of the VPs of my company back to corporate after a visit to my client site.  Seeing as how I am not the best driver under normal circumstances, I was understandably a little nervous. 
    Reasons this was a bad idea:
    1.  My car is an unmitigated disaster that I basically [...]

    hello you

    Monday, October 20th, 2008

    So I am back at work.  The land of florescent lighting, windowless offices, and clock watching has welcomed me back as if I never tried to defect.  The smell is the same - that depressing combination of ambition and boredom and burnt coffee.  Smiling Glamour$hots of 50-something wives and ambitious slogans decorate desks as I stumble [...]

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