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Misinterpreting Freedom

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Recently, I was discussing Hinduism and the ideas of freedom and maya with one of my close friends. When I explained to her that for me, the goal of Hinduism — and of my life — is to become free and to understand that there is more to reality than just this physical world, she [...]

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Karma Yoga in Harvard Square

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

It comes up very often in Karma Yoga that in order to truly help others, we must not think that we’re doing anyone else a favor. And in reality, in order to help anyone in the right way, we must really try to fully understand them first. The best advice I’ve received came from those [...]

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They alone live who live for others…

Friday, February 5, 2010

The following quote by Swami Vivekananda has always been one that really interested and motivated me, though I think it is one that merits discussion:
“This life is short, the vanities of the world are transient, but they alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive”
Tonight, I decided to find [...]

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