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Simplicity

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Two nights ago, a small but powerful storm passed through my area. There was so much lightning that the electric company shut down the electricity for our town as well as neighboring towns for a good 10 hours or so. It was pitch dark everywhere in the house. At first, I was annoyed because I [...]

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Meditation and musings about attachment

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Over winter break, a friend and I attended what can basically be called a meditation camp, and it really made me think about my life and Hinduism differently. The camp is a ten day course in Vipassana meditation, and it’s pretty intense. During the ten days, participants follow a strict schedule from 4:00pm [...]

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Taking a walk

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Yesterday, I was working in a room on a problem which, it seemed, didn’t want to be solved. I was at that stage in problem-solving where I had saturated myself in the problem and all the various approaches, but it was not able to click. And saturated is definitely the right word to use — I felt [...]

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