From Kali to Shiva: The Power and Balance of Sacred Energies
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Inside and Outside: The Quantum Dance of Perception and Reality
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Mindful Living: Why Buddhism Resonates with Me
Buddhism has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, but my deeper understanding and connection to it have evolved over time. There’s something about its teachings that resonate with me on a profound level, and I feel compelled to share why I identify as a Buddhist. 1. The Path…
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The Infinite Paths of Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism)
Finding Truth, Peace and Self-Realization – Reflections of an Agnostic The true name of the path is Sanatan Dharma, a term that signifies the eternal, universal truth and moral order that governs the universe. However, the label “Hinduism” is one that has been given to this tradition by people outside the culture, often to categorize…
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When Life Ends, Does Manifestation Live On?
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Journey to Zen: Embracing Intuitive Understanding
When I resided in Katy, TX, I frequented the Katy Mills Mall, often stopping at a calendar shop for my yearly Zen calendar. On one such visit years ago, the shopkeeper posed a simple yet profound question: “What is Zen?” To my surprise, I found myself at a loss for words. Despite years of studying…
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Unpacking the Link Between Religion and Morality
The question of morality often arises from religious circles: “If you don’t follow religion, where do you derive your morality from?” It’s a query that makes me want to roll my eyes and retort, “Religion and morality? Have you glanced at history?” Throughout the ages, religions have been responsible for countless atrocities, from the slaughter…
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The Watchmaker
My father’s death in 2009 brought about various questions in my mind around reality, God, existence, consciousness etc. I remain confused as usual on all these as I only have questions and there are no known answers yet. However, I do envy religious people – they have blind faith but then they are not as…
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The Koan of Massless Particle
Zen Buddhism in addition to meditation has a well developed system to help shatter the walls of paradoxes – called koans. This is meant to change the understandings and perceptions of a student. A koan is a story, a dialogue, a puzzle that cannot be understood or solved by rational thinking. The most popular koan…
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Living under an illusion
My grandmother used to say that this is an illusory world….Maya. Something I always dismissed. After all what does a woman who stopped schooling after forth grade know anything about the world, let alone the nature or reality. As I progressed in Science and read some writings around Eastern philosophy (that I could understand), I…
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