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29Nov

Experience During an Evening Walk

A few days ago I went for an evening walk to a nearby forest. After many days of cloudy weather and rain, that evening was more clear and stable. I walked up to a place which is like an artificial semi island in between two parts of a river. I was standing at the very edge of that semi island, on its narrowest point, where two parts of the river meet and continue its flow united. Feeling compelled to stop, my gaze faced the sky. Sunset gave majestic colors to it and the clouds. The
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20Nov

Autobiography of a Yogi (book review)

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda was an interesting read. In it, Yogananda writes about his life and spiritual journey, starting from spiritual experience from early childhood, and his wonderings in search of a guru. Eventually he finds a guru that he believes was destined to be his teacher, Sri Yukteswar Giri. From then on he spends a lot of time in his ashram, learning from him, while at the same time period attending college. After he learned fair amount, he decides to
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13Nov

Personal and Universal Divine Mother

Much has been written about Divine Cosmic Mother, or the Mother Goddess. She has been part of ancient cultures and their religions. She is the one that can transform our subconscious desires and sufferings into consciousness. Throughout history she was known by many names: in Greece she was goddess Rea, and later Athena. In Egypt she was known as Mut, and later as Isis. Aztecs knew her as Tonatzin, Celts as goddess Anu, Romans as Juno, Sumerians as goddess Ninhursag. In India she was Durga
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04Nov

Guard Your Interests

I’ve been reflecting recently on the power of society to condition people in regards to what to do with their life. When you are still a kid or young adult, there seems to be a space of tolerance from others regarding your interest and how you spend your time. However, once you reach a certain age, like 30, a whole new set of expectancy is set upon you. You are expected to start your own family, buy a house, have a stable job, and to align your interests with those of majority. If these
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