Monthly Archives: December 2008

A popular magazine on living in the moment

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Psychology Today has published an article on how to live in the moment, written by Jay Dixit.
It’s an interesting article that achieves the characteristically middle-aged-housewife blend of spirituality and psychology. (I say middle-aged-housewife because in the physical copy, there are ads for detergents, cleaning sprays, and progesterone cream.)
Some of the phrases used in the article [...]

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Eating in the dark

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

There are moments in the life of a student, like during problem sets, or preceding exams, or during personal (esp. romantic) difficulties where it feels that external motivation is necessary — perhaps a story, or inspiring music, or encouragement from someone loved and admired, or from a friend.
Here, I will provide one such motivator, a [...]

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Rangoli annoys the local homeowners association

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post about a Hindu family which drew rangoli on their driveway for their son’s thread ceremony, and was fined by the local homeowners association.
Is this a violation of religious freedom? I’m reluctant to have an opinion on this, because personally I’m not as attached to rangoli patterns as [...]

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