Monthly Archives: December 2012

How To Make “Yada Yada Yada” Your Mantra

Posted on December 29, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In Hindi, the word “yada” can mean alternately “wherever” or “whenever” or presumably even “whatever” as indicated by the phrase from Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 4, Verse 7, perhaps the most important verse for Vaisnav Hindus. In this verse, Krishna … Continue reading →

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On Not Dying, At Least Not Any Time Soon

Posted on December 28, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda On the plane ride into Winnipeg on the fateful day I have written about in the last two posts, I happened to notice a fellow passenger was wearing a New York Yankees cap. I recognized this to be … Continue reading →

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Protection

Posted on December 28, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Since the staircase tumble which I described in the last post took place in Winnipeg, now that I am home I went to get further x-rays today and another doctor’s opinion on the prognosis. I am happy to … Continue reading →

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Regarding Sandy Hook Elementary School: We Are All Victims of the Insanity Which is Not the True Self.

Posted on December 16, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda It has grown wearisome watching responses to news stories online, or Facebook postings on the subject of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Terrible thing to say, I know, because these postings have been an outpouring of love and … Continue reading →

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Russell Brand: A Case-Study On the Ego and Krishna Consciousness

Posted on December 15, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Recently, comic Russell Brand reached the milestone of ten years clean and sober. He is a former heroin, alcohol and sex addict. He has often attributed his recovery to meditation, and Krishna Consciousness. I believe he practices japa, … Continue reading →

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Um…ॐ…

Posted on December 15, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Upon starting my current day-job back in August, just getting comfortable with the phone calls I was making, I found myself with “a case of the ums” as my supervisor put it. I said “Um” a lot. Eventually … Continue reading →

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Ode To Ravi

Posted on December 14, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I have to take this opportunity to reiterate (I think I’ve discussed it before) how eternally grateful I am to the recently departed sitar master Ravi Shankar. When I first began to meditate, I could not figure out … Continue reading →

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Two Festivals of Light

Posted on December 12, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda People (like me) like to see coincidences between two religions and see Oneness. It is a key characteristic of Sanatana Dharma, I think. So I wanted to believe that the Diwali and Hanukkah both being referred to as … Continue reading →

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“He Who Steals, Steals Twice”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I heard the above quote recently and immediately drifted into my own world of transcendental meanings behind it. Having heard it from a Buddhist I assumed it was of some dharmic source. We were discussing matters in the … Continue reading →

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Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

Posted on December 8, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda It is said that one can brighten up one’s immediate environment by reciting the Mahamantra, or the Hare Krishna Mantra. I have been trying to do 108 repetitions each day and each night on mala beads, and I … Continue reading →

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