Category Archives: The Devil

Faux Meat: The Gateway To HELL!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I don’t believe in “The Devil” but if His Unholiness did exist, I am sure that vegetarian “meat” would have been his idea. People always ask me why I would eat something that looks just like meat but … Continue reading →

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From One Tilak to Another ( An Ash Wednesday Story)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Whenever the various Catholic Holy days come around on the calendar, I tend to reflect on where I’ve been, where I am, how I got here, what I used to believe, what I used to supposedly believe because … Continue reading →

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Regarding Sandy Hook Elementary School: We Are All Victims of the Insanity Which is Not the True Self.

Posted on December 16, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda It has grown wearisome watching responses to news stories online, or Facebook postings on the subject of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Terrible thing to say, I know, because these postings have been an outpouring of love and … Continue reading →

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Naraka Chaturdasi: The Bridge Between Spiritual Wealth and Victory Over Darkness!

Posted on November 13, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda If Dhanteras, the first of the five days of Diwali reminds us of the spiritual wealth that leads to the victory over darkness which Diwali celebrates, then the second day, Naraka Chaturdasi shows us how that spiritual wealth … Continue reading →

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Happy Dhanteras and Diwali!

Posted on November 11, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Each year when the major festivals come around I learn a bit more about their background and their significance. The five days of Diwali are upon us, beginning with November 11, celebrated in Northern India as Dhanteras. Dhanteras … Continue reading →

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Everything Happens For A Reason…Except When I Don’t Like What Happens

Posted on November 10, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Just wondering why it is that even if we claim we believe that “Everything happens for a reason” when it comes down to it, if a “positive” outcome results from “negative” events, we whole-heartedly expound this concept, but … Continue reading →

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Re-Thinking Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Halloween comes out of a rich tradition in the Celtic world in which the religion was one very much of the natural, physical world. In that world, ghosts, goblins etc. were feared, and certain observances were undertaken to keep the dead, well…dead. Such as … Continue reading →

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Bhagavad-Gita From Two Angles

Posted on June 5, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda It is interesting to me how the Bhagavad-Gita can hold so many different meanings, can lead to different aspects of the truth, when looked at from differing perspectives. I just want to write about one example. The Kurukshetra … Continue reading →

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Giving Thanks in All Possible Circumstances

Posted on March 5, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Having ceased believing in a system whereby God is dualistically opposed by an external force called “The Devil”, I became free on many levels. I became aware that “You take the good with the bad” was a very … Continue reading →

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God’s Will Vs. The Devil Made Me Do It

Posted on February 22, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda I’ll start this post by saying I do not believe in “The Devil” when it comes to misfortune and death. What I do believe in is distance from God and the “Your Time Is Just Plain Up” (see … Continue reading →

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