Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Art of Living

Thursday, January 21, 2010

A few weeks ago, I enrolled in an Art of Living course that essentially teaches breathing techniques that are said to help alleviate stress. The breathing techniques have been created by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of the Art of Living Foundation. The Kriya Yoga that is taught is synonymous to Karma Yoga, which [...]

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Parents Are the Best

Monday, January 18, 2010

During this break, I have been able to spend lots of time with my parents, and our discussion one evening made me remember, once again, how much they have done for me over the last nineteen years.
Recently, my parents were reminiscing about coming to America, a story that I’ve heard several times before. In 1983, [...]

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The Trouble With the Ideal of Unselfishness

Monday, January 18, 2010

Though I can’t seem to find the post now, I remember mentioning my dilemma with the means by which we struggle to achieve perfection in an earlier post. Essentially, there seems to be a conflict between the most efficient way to achieve perfection and the morally appealing way to go about it. In question form, [...]

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