Monthly Archives: July 2013

Impetuous

Posted on July 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda During meditation, more often than is probably necessary, my “meditation” includes a session in which my mind mulls over and chews up all of the spiritual difficulties I am currently facing. It is neither a “confessional” nor a … Continue reading →

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Bloody Know-It-Alls

Posted on July 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Over the course of the last 15 years or more, a trend has developed in my life. I seem to come in close contact, often in close friendships with people who – I don’t know how else to … Continue reading →

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Vaisnavaganza: Buddhavatar

Posted on July 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda To many Vaisnavs, the most recent Avatar of Vishnu was Buddha. And there are two main schools of thought as to his avatardom, at least amongst Vaisnavs: 1. Vishnu incarnated as Buddha to a “false religion” to separate … Continue reading →

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Spiritually Flighty

Posted on July 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda This post is titled thusly because given the subject-matter, one may label me as such. For you see, even though I have recently begun identifying as “Smarta with Vaisnav leanings” or some such madness, as opposed to strictly … Continue reading →

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I’ve Never Been So Happy To See A Dead Bird In My Life

Posted on July 7, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Whilst on a little saunter that I took this morning, I rolled down the sidewalk, on the street where I live. I happened to glance into the street and saw what appeared to be a crow (?) but … Continue reading →

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Damaru-hasta and Kartari-hasta

Posted on July 7, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda A couple of interesting things I picked up in my reading on Hindu iconography: There is a hand gesture which has been adopted by fans of heavy metal music as a sign of their love and loyalty to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Namaste

Posted on July 1, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Something recently stood out to me when reading and re-considering the long definition of “Namaste.” I’ll post it here for quick reference. So here it is: “I honor the place in you where spirit lives. I honor the … Continue reading →

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