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In Search of the True Self

Thursday, February 11, 2010

There is much discussion in Hindu literature about the true nature of the Self. Hindu philosophy is itself divided into multiple schools of thought (e.g. advaita, dvaita, vishishtadvaita), all of which have differing views on the relation of atman (Self) to brahman (Whole). One particularly interesting quote on self-identity is due to Adi Shankaracharya:
Just as [...]

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Language: It’s not all Greek to me

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

I have always wondered about the history of languages. Every once in a while, I would have an epiphany where I would notice similarites between certain words in different languages. These similarities weren’t only restricted to the Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit, Hindi and Marathi, but the similarities were also found within Dravidian languages such [...]

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Resting in Brahman

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Every Friday afternoon, a small group of us meet at the Kennedy School to read the Bhagavad-Gita under the guidance of Swami Tyagananda Ji. We cover one chapter every week. The text of the chapter anchors our conversation, but doesn’t limit it. This entry is my first attempt to put in text some of the [...]

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