Author: sipractce
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Truth – something our ancestors have been communicating over the generations.
Truth – something our ancestors have been communicating over the generations. —- From: Kannabhiran Following is an essay on “Truth” sent to me by one of my good friends. Hope you like the reading. — Sipractce The English word “truth” does not precisely translate Sanskrit words like “Sathyam” or words like “Vaimai“, “Mai” in the…
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Happy Father’s Day — 2012
Somehow neither my father’s economic plan nor my self-imposed performance goals were ever made explicit or discussed. It was understood through occasional comments, observations and suggestions. That is the way it was! But, as years go by, I find that such implicit but agreed upon expectations, seem more natural than odd in many aspects of…
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Learning the basics of Hindu Philosophy from an Oil Lamp
Just as the illumination through the flame of the lamp, makes all else visible, all that we know is the result of our understanding though our knowledge of the nature and the laws that govern the nature.
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The steady (un-flickering) flame at the altar.
Steady intellect, backed up by an emotionally neutral mind and well controlled body functions ready to respond to any commands in any of our efforts. …..This is the state of existence required of any one for the highest performance in any field of endeavor. All aspects of success in every effort – surgeons, musicians, engineers,…
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Happy Mother’s Day – 2012
It is also time to express our gratitude and admiration for all those who are now caring for their mothers (and fathers) at a time of their need, simply for who they are, our elders. I am sure this group of admirable human being includes a lot of mothers! To them, a special word of…
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Symbolism of the lamp at the Sanctum
“The un-wavering smile of a Yogi (one of self-control and constant internal reflection) is like the glow of a steady, un-flickering flame of the lamp”
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Symbolism of “AUM”
The meaning of AUM has both theological as well as philosophical implications. Here are a few excerpts. In this essay we look for the symbolism of AUM that is useful for our daily life, in the context of Spirituality in Practice.
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A Confession!
The true objective of the blog is not only a self-driven objective to share what you know. Instead there is also an external objective (i.e) serve as a means for the readers to periodically engage their mind for their own reflection, analysis and introspection!
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2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,500 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 58 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
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