Category Archives: self help

Indian Style

Posted on November 19, 2015 by treadmarkz

When I was in kindergarten, one of the things I remember most clearly aside from the Reading Rocket (a big plastic silo-like structure, black with silver stars on it) was that whenever we were to sit down and listen to … Continue reading →

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Dhritashthira

Posted on May 12, 2015 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Events have been unfolding in the lives of people around me. Events that have been doing so for longer than I am comfortable admitting. Because I could have probably done something about it over the years had I … Continue reading →

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Give a Damn (But Not Just Because You Have Two of Them)

Posted on October 13, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda This is going to be a short one. It has become evident to me that there are two ways of looking at donating belongings to charities. One seems to have become to definative outlook in America. That is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “Indie Spiritualist” by Chris Grosso

Posted on May 25, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Many people in this modern age, who are pursuing a spiritual path, when asked how it all began, will cite a moment of clarity. And a desire, a wish to discover “more” to life. Often this desire is … Continue reading →

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Confession

Posted on March 16, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I am about to get a little Catholic on you all. I’ve been thinking lately about the Catholic sacrament of confession. Several days ago, on my Facebook page I asked my friends what was one thing that they … Continue reading →

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A Very Thorough Review of the Film “Enlighten Up”

Posted on March 12, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda This is a review of the film “Enlighten Up”, about the transformational potential of yoga. I will be going through the details of the film and giving my thoughts, so, you know, SPOILER ALERT!, and all that. This … Continue reading →

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Same Thing, Different Day

Posted on March 8, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Today I noticed something as I sat at my cubicle and a co-worker and I bounced our respective work-related frustrations off one another. It gets us through the day – “You won’t believe what this person just said … Continue reading →

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The “I” and the “Me”

Posted on February 24, 2014 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Every so often just a sliver of a memory pops into my head and if I think about it long enough it brings something back that is of value. Yesterday I remembered that when I was early in … Continue reading →

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Practice What You Preach vs. Offering Inspiration

Posted on October 12, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In any spiritual tradition, right up there with “The Golden Rule” of doing unto others what you’d have done unto you, is the principle of “Practice What You Preach.” It has a lot to do with fixing yourself … 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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