Category Archives: marriage

Non-Body-Identification

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda A funny thing happened last night as my wife and I rode back home after work. She was telling me about her day, and how since her schedule will be changing soon a client she works with will … Continue reading →

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Bloody Know-It-Alls

Posted on July 17, 2013 by

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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Reflections on Ganesha Abhishekam 2013

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda My local temple held Ganesha Abhishekam last night. My grandfather just passed away two nights before this, and so I took this Abhishekam as a sacred opportunity to remove some of the obstacles between my grandfather and moksha. … Continue reading →

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A Story About The Day I Proposed To My Wife.

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda Today is the 9th anniversary of the day I married my wife. It is not the anniversary of the day I proposed to her, but to mark today’s milestone I’d like to tell a story about that day … Continue reading →

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Sthaanunivassthan

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda Some time ago a co-worker and I were comparing horror stories about our respective living arrangements. He seemed much more depressed about his “situation” than I. Maybe it is because I am moving soon. At any rate, you … Continue reading →

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Mandir 2.0

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda By the end of July, my wife and I intend to be moved to a new apartment. The one we decided on is one that we looked at a few years ago. Intriguingly it happens to sit directly … Continue reading →

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Vaisnavaganza: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu/Radha Krishna

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a reincarnation of Krishna, not considered a direct avatar of Vishnu, but for all intents and purposes, the very same, I would say. Since at the end of my last post I touched on the … Continue reading →

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Real Change

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

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

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

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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Valentine’s Day and Vasant Panchami

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

by Aranyakananda Amongst the many of my “favorite things” about Hinduism is that many of the festivals, though various themselves, have various interpretations as to their root and significance, region to region in India. Being a Western Hindu born into … Continue reading →

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