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The Intoxication of Now

Posted on January 1, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda The title of this post was not meant to parody Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now, though it does just happen to be so that I am currently in the middle of Tolle’s “A New Earth”. Though I … Continue reading →

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Tending To My Crop

Posted on August 7, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Y’ever seen the movie “Field of Dreams”? Remember toward the end when Ray Kinsella finds out that “Shoeless Joe” Jackson plans to take Terrence Mann out into the cornfield, presumably for a glimpse into the “great beyond” or … Continue reading →

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The Unconditional Love of a Liberated Soul

Posted on April 23, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I am blessed enough to be in the acquaintance of many benevolent entities who give their all to be kind and understanding – loving even – to anyone that they meet. I know people who will answer questions … Continue reading →

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In Defense of the Notion of Karma When Someone Treats You Like Shit.

Posted on February 10, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I recently was given the opportunity, via Facebook, the modern forum for all things philosophical, to ponder the following quote: “If someone treats you like shit, just remember there is something wrong with them, not you. Normal people … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Believe in Atheists

Posted on January 27, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Hinduism is not a religion where one is compelled to go out into the world and change anyone’s mind. All paths are valid. All paths fit the current needs of the soul behind the veil of the human … Continue reading →

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The Past Has Passed

Posted on January 17, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I would say a good chunk of the stress we experience in life is directly related to things that we expect to happen. Things we sit up at night worrying about. It is irrational, because, well, logically, the … Continue reading →

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Vivekananda’s Assimilation of Five Ideas

Posted on January 13, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda “If you have assimilated five ideas and made them your life and character, you have more education than any man who has got by heart a whole library.” – Swami Vivekananda I cannot believe we are only 12 … Continue reading →

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Know a Yogi – Swami Vivekananda (w/ a bit of Ramakrishna)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda On this blog, you will have noticed that I write a lot of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Vidyadhishananda. I’d like to write about a few other yogis who have come to mean something to me, in a series … Continue reading →

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Collective Illusion

Posted on January 5, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda According to some schools of thought, including most Hindu philosophies, the world is but an illusion. Further, and more specifically to Hinduism, each person in this world encounters it or perceives it differently because of variances in accumulated … Continue reading →

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A Tremendous Sense of Gratitude Aimed In 100 Different Directions & a Happiness Independent of External Circumstances

Posted on January 5, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Of late, I have found myself in a state which I hoped I would not find myself again during this lifetime. A state in which I have wallowed many times before. I am in a cast and in … Continue reading →

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