Tag Archives: Pandavas

The Quantum Album: 4. Live Die Repeat

Posted on November 25, 2015 by treadmarkz

I watched the Tom Cruise action flick “Live Die Repeat” with my wife this weekend which doesn’t have a thing to do with the Quantum Physics theme of the last few posts, but it sort of set of a chain … Continue reading →

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OK Where Was I? Ah Yes…A Whole Lotta Mahabharata: The Whole Thing Started When…

Posted on September 28, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda You’ll have to forgive me. I don’t know how to write a proper blog post title any more. I’ve been a little sidetracked by other pursuits, but some of my most recent posts were on various topics surrounding … Continue reading →

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James Cameron’s “Mahabharata” – The Blockbuster of the Kali Yuga

Posted on August 13, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda As I said in the last post, I’ve been reading quite a bit on the Mahabharata. As I was reading tonight, I commented to my wife that I could envision an updated version of the epic, possibly created … Continue reading →

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Every Day Sanjaya

Posted on January 21, 2013 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda Anyone who has spent any time looking into the Bhagavad-Gita knows that in the first chapter there are countless characters named who all represent different facets of our personalities which are either an impediment or a boon toward … 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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Of Love and Hate and Chickens and Eggs.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In my younger, more conflicted days when I couldn’t decide whether I was a hippie or a punk (I am neither), I wrote a poem/song called “I Hate Hate” in which I addressed a hateful person directly. In … Continue reading →

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“Trust”, or “Be The Change You Want To See In The World, Part 2

Posted on June 24, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In my last post, I posed a non-rhetorical question, something like: “What is it about human nature that makes us think that the concept of changing oneself to change the world is idealistic/naive?” I did receive a thoughtful … Continue reading →

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From Whence Comes Authority to Make War in This World?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by treadmarkz

by Aranyakananda In Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna implores Arjuna to fight this battle, telling him that it is his Holy Duty as a kshatriya (a member of the protector or warrior class) to fight. Parts of the scriptures … Continue reading →

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