Category Archives: Christianity

This Sentence is False.

Posted on March 19, 2016 by treadmarkz

You know that paradox where you start with the statement “This sentence is false”? And if it IS false, then it has to be true? But if it is true, then that makes it false again? Hinduism says that all … Continue reading →

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“Through him, She…”

Posted on November 29, 2015 by treadmarkz

I am finally reading the “Gospel of Ramakrishna” which I picked up over the summer. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a Sanatana Dharmist in the truest sense I can think of. He tested every path for himself: From Daulism to Advaita, … Continue reading →

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Mind…Blown…Maybe

Posted on November 10, 2015 by treadmarkz

I was watching an episode of my new favorite show, “Global Spirit” over the weekend, I think it was the one with Karen Armstrong in it. She said that the word “believe” in the context of the New Testament originally … Continue reading →

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Blucky

Posted on June 12, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda …and speaking of luck, per the last post on this blog, last night I was in Hobby Lobby (a place so very Christian in reputation that I was worried I would burst into flames just walking in) and … Continue reading →

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In Proximity of the Gods

Posted on March 13, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I will never forget that the moment I began to see Hinduism as the path I wanted to pursue, I was reading a book by Neil Gaiman called “American Gods.” That being the case, it astounds me that … Continue reading →

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Mother Nature’s Son – One For Prithvi Devi

Posted on February 24, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Have you noticed that even those who are decidedly Monotheistic in a Abrahamic sort of way, in times of meteorological uproar will turn their displeasure on “Mother Nature”? It is at this time that they are forced to … Continue reading →

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Christmas Mantra

Posted on December 18, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda For years I have worked in call centers which required me to make hundreds of phone calls per day which were all fairly similar in nature. In short, I’ve worked many very repetitious jobs. In my younger days … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Mormons

Posted on October 20, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Now that I have said in my last post that Abrahamic religions are “authoritarian” and that Dharma is not, but instead is “authoritative”, except for the Manu-samhita and the Gita depending on how you read it, let me … Continue reading →

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Authorit(ativ)erian

Posted on October 18, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In my last post I wrote a bit about certain observances going “against dharma.” It was all about the duty of a householder to maintain a source of income, employment. In explaining this concept, I brought up the … Continue reading →

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An Internal Debate Regarding PTO on Hindu Holidays.

Posted on October 16, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I took Monday, October 14th off from work. I’d casually mentioned it to my mother that I had off that day and she asked me why later. I told her it was because of Canadian Thanksgiving (my wife … Continue reading →

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