Category Archives: Bharat War

The Quantum Album: 4. Live Die Repeat

Posted on November 25, 2015 by treadmarkz

I watched the Tom Cruise action flick “Live Die Repeat” with my wife this weekend which doesn’t have a thing to do with the Quantum Physics theme of the last few posts, but it sort of set of a chain … Continue reading →

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A Whole Lotta Mahabharata: The Sixth Pandava

Posted on September 30, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda A couple of posts ago I wrote about the Mahabharata War and how the tensions originated w/ Duryodhana’s ego being damaged by Draupadi laughing at him. The story being, at its basest level, a story about the conflict … Continue reading →

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OK Where Was I? Ah Yes…A Whole Lotta Mahabharata: The Whole Thing Started When…

Posted on September 28, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda You’ll have to forgive me. I don’t know how to write a proper blog post title any more. I’ve been a little sidetracked by other pursuits, but some of my most recent posts were on various topics surrounding … Continue reading →

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James Cameron’s “Mahabharata” – The Blockbuster of the Kali Yuga

Posted on August 13, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda As I said in the last post, I’ve been reading quite a bit on the Mahabharata. As I was reading tonight, I commented to my wife that I could envision an updated version of the epic, possibly created … 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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Quod est Necessarium est Licitum

Posted on May 11, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Most of the Latin I have learned has been from Dr. Sheldon Cooper of “The Big Bang Theory.” Having said that, I’d like to followup an earlier post which I titled “Reductio Ad Absurdum” with another piece on … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts on Militant Buddhism

Posted on May 5, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda For about a year now, there has been a violent clash in Myanmar between Buddhists and Muslims which has in recent months come to the proverbial boiling point. Buddhist Monks in Myanmar are taking up arms against the … Continue reading →

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Neti, Neti, Neither or Both?, Continued: Karma Yoga (Selfless Service)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Just like with many things in life, there are two very different schools of thought in the world as to how one should live one’s life. Karma yogis say that a life not lived for others is not … Continue reading →

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Real Change

Posted on March 30, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda As anyone paying attention to the news in the U.S. will know, the Supreme Court is currently deliberating over the constitutional basis of same-sex marriage. Right now the issue is in the hands of the nine Ladies and … Continue reading →

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“Where Have All The Vaishnavs Gone?” or “Vaishnavism in a Skeptic Age”

Posted on February 2, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda It seems to me that most Vaisnavs are devotees of a particular manifestation of Vishnu. Namely Rama or Krishna. Most Vaisnavs are really “Kraishnavs” or “Ramites.” Shiva has His own avatars but most Shaivites I know worship Shiva … Continue reading →

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