Category Archives: minorities

Leading By Following

Posted on February 18, 2016 by treadmarkz

I am hard-pressed to related this to Hinduism but here it is anyway. Since I haven’t written anything in forever, another blogger threatened to stop blogging as well. I don’t tell you this out of a sense of pride I … Continue reading →

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A Short Rant on Vegetarianism

Posted on November 19, 2015 by treadmarkz

veg·e·tar·i·an ˌvejəˈterēən/ noun noun: vegetarian; plural noun: vegetarians 1. a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons. meat mēt/ noun noun: meat; plural noun: meats 1. the flesh of … Continue reading →

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Illegal Atheists

Posted on June 16, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda The world is a funny, funny place. It appears that in Saudi Arabia it is now illegal to be an atheist. In fact atheism is equated with terrorism. It is not illegal for an atheist to enter the … Continue reading →

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Personal Association

Posted on March 12, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda As an avid Facebooker, I find great amusement in getting involved in conversations on other people’s walls. In doing so I often strike up a good report with friends of friends who I do not know. This is … Continue reading →

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Czech Out What’s Going On in Europe

Posted on December 10, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Okay that was an awful pun. But I stand by it. But, moving on: In the most recent issue of Hinduism Today the editors take us on a tour of some of the hotspots in the Hindu diaspora … Continue reading →

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Non-Body-Identification

Posted on October 31, 2013 by treadmarkz

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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Thoughts on Tilaks

Posted on August 6, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda The main purpose of the tilak, in my understanding, is not in the wearing but in the act of application. It is to be a meditative practice during which one remembers his own ishta-devata. It is not to … 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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Three Stops On My Way To Sanatana Dharma

Posted on May 12, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda As I have said in a few places on this blog, I knew long ago that Christianity was not for me. After coming to that conclusion I tarried aimlessly for a few years, thinking somehow the Spirit would … Continue reading →

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Reductio Ad Absurdum

Posted on May 2, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda The last post I wrote had to do with people making judgements on the spiritual path of others, and I compared it to a social trend I have noticed wherein people gravitate toward the crime and court reports … Continue reading →

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