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Friday 13th December 2024 was Kārttikai Deepam, which is an annual festival celebrated in the Tamil month of Kārttikai (mid-November to mid-December) on the day on which the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Pleiades (known in Sanskrit as kṛttikā and in Tamil as kārttikai), which always coincides with the full moon or comes one or two days before or after it. At 6pm on this day a beacon light or dīpam (popularly spelt deepam) is lit on the summit of Arunachala, and continue...| Sri Ramana Teachings
In section 16.1 of A landscape of consciousness: Toward a taxonomy of explanations and implications Robert Lawrence Kuhn quoted some extracts from personal communication I had with him regarding what Bhagavan taught about consciousness or awareness, so this article is a copy of what I had written to him (with references added in the body of the text instead of in footnotes):| Sri Ramana Teachings
Last year Sandra Derksen asked me to write an introduction for Ramana Maharshi’s Forty Verses On What Is, a book that she had compiled and edited from various explanations that I had given about each verse of Uḷḷadu Nāṟpadu in my writings and talks, so this article is adapted from the introduction I wrote for it.| Sri Ramana Teachings
In June my website, which was previously called ‘Happiness of Being’, was renamed ‘Sri Ramana Teachings’, so in August this blog was likewise renamed, and the respective URLs were also changed accordingly. Since the homepage had hardly changed since the website was launched in 2006, it was also in need of updating, so I have drafted a new homepage with a more detailed introduction to and overview of Bhagavan’s teachings, which I hope to post within the next few days, and in the mean...| Sri Ramana Teachings
In continuation of and as a conclusion to the five articles on Āṉma-Viddai that I posted here previously, namely Āṉma-Viddai: Tamil text, transliteration and translation, Āṉma-Viddai verse 1: thought is what causes the appearance of the unreal body and world, Āṉma-Viddai verse 2: the thought ‘I am this body’ is what supports all other thoughts, Āṉma-Viddai verse 3: knowledge of all other things is caused by ignorance of ourself and Āṉma-Viddai verse 4: self-investigation...| Sri Ramana Teachings
In continuation of four articles on Āṉma-Viddai that I posted here previously, namely Āṉma-Viddai: Tamil text, transliteration and translation, Āṉma-Viddai verse 1: thought is what causes the appearance of the unreal body and world, Āṉma-Viddai verse 2: the thought ‘I am this body’ is what supports all other thoughts and Āṉma-Viddai verse 3: knowledge of all other things is caused by ignorance of ourself, in this article I will explain and discuss the meaning and implicatio...| Sri Ramana Teachings
In continuation of three articles on Āṉma-Viddai that I posted here previously, namely Āṉma-Viddai: Tamil text, transliteration and translation, Āṉma-Viddai verse 1: thought is what causes the appearance of the unreal body and world and Āṉma-Viddai verse 2: the thought ‘I am this body’ is what supports all other thoughts, in this article I will explain and discuss the meaning and implications of the third verse:| Sri Ramana Teachings
In continuation of two articles that I posted here in January and February of last year, Āṉma-Viddai: Tamil text, transliteration and translation and a detailed explanation of the first verse, Āṉma-Viddai verse 1: thought is what causes the appearance of the unreal body and world, in this article I will explain and discuss the meaning and implications of the second verse:| Sri Ramana Teachings
This is the twenty-first in a series of articles that I hope to write on Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Bhagavan willing, the completed ones being listed here.| Sri Ramana Teachings
This is the twentieth in a series of articles that I hope to write on Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Bhagavan willing, the completed ones being listed here.| Sri Ramana Teachings
This is the nineteenth in a series of articles that I hope to write on Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Bhagavan willing, the completed ones being listed here.| Sri Ramana Teachings
This is the eighteenth in a series of articles that I hope to write on Śrī Aruṇācala Akṣaramaṇamālai, Bhagavan willing, the completed ones being listed here.| Sri Ramana Teachings
The Slant is Vanderbilt's funniest, snarkiest newspaper...since 1886.| The Slant
The Ten Ox-Herding Pictures mirror something of the Hero’s Journey, but they also include a bit more Lacanian honesty than Campbell’s popular monomyth.| Samsara Diagnostics
Dealing with immature adults can be difficult and stressful. Here are some key examples of the behaviors and traits of such people to look out for.| Learning Mind
In past articles, I’ve mentioned how the 1960s counterculture movement was a scourge on the Judeo-Christian world. In this post, I’ll bring to light the self-help “spirituality” of the 2000s, another psychological plague on our culture. The first time that I ever got captivated by something “viral” on social media happened in 2006. A trusted […]| Catholic Exchange
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Narcissism is the new popular insult nowadays, it seems. However, these people do exist, and there are weird signs of narcissism to prove it.| Learning Mind
Does Narcissistic Personality Disorder have a bright side? It does if you keep this usually adverse condition in check.| Learning Mind
Narcissistic manipulation comes in many different forms. In order not to become a victim of this dark personality type, it’s important to know which manipulation techniques narcissists use.| Learning Mind
Interview of Don Lombardi, West Metro Fire Chief, by Gregg Vanourek, co-author of Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations, for Leadership Jeffco.| Triple Crown Leadership
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While the world of reality has its limits, the world of your imagination is without boundaries. Learn to recognize the signs of habitual ways of being, and then learn to shift your thinking to being in balance with your dreams. The post How to Create Life Balance Between Dreams and Habits appeared first on Dr. Wayne W. Dyer.| Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
The Republican President is very good at getting attention and seizing headlines, but if you pay attention to the content of what he has to say, and the rambling, garbled way in which he speaks, you will soon realize that he is not very bright. Analyses of his speeches generally find the language to be ... Read more The post Stupid appeared first on Insight.| Insight
7 types of bad leadership according to Dr. Barbara Kellerman, including a Bad Leadership Assessment and 4 phases of going from bad to worse| Triple Crown Leadership
In the wake of the cross, we now have to grapple with who God has revealed Himself to be, laying waste to all the games we used to play around Him.| Samsara Diagnostics
Have you heard about grandiose narcissism and vulnerable narcissism? This distinction is not known by many, but look closely and you will find differences.| Learning Mind
The telltale qualities and behaviors of toxic leaders, the psychological factors that make people follow and stick with them, and what we can do about toxic leadership.| Triple Crown Leadership
I've been experiencing a gradual weakening of my bonds with those fields which once gave shape to my life through their fantasies, discourse, and transferential relations.| Samsara Diagnostics
Dealing with those who are playing the victim can be exhausting. Here are a few types of people who tend to use the victim mentality:| Learning Mind
Er is een gezegde: ‘Iedereen wil naar de hemel maar niemand wil dood.’ Met andere woorden: we willen een goedkoop antwoord. En dat weten politici die aan de macht willen komen of daar al zitten. Mensen die niet gewend zijn echt na te denken, zijn een makkelijke prooi.| Boeddhistisch Dagblad
Donald Trump is an unconventional leader. Few people know he’s operating from the leadership playbook of his former fixer, Roy Cohn. And with big implications. Here Gregg Vanourek looks at the Donald Trump leadership playbook from a leadership perspective.| Triple Crown Leadership
We have too many toxic leaders in our workplaces, communities, and nations. What are their characteristics? Why do so many people follow them willingly? What makes an environment conducive for them to capture and maintain power?| Triple Crown Leadership
No teacher can give us what we are looking for, because a teacher can only communicate knowledge, not the original intuition from which that knowledge arose.| Samsara Diagnostics
We know that you want a mower that's reliable, comfortable, and does a professional job. Read on to discover the best mowers available for commercial lawn care.| STEVECO Power
Are you more of a giver or taker? Too focused on yourself? On ego versus service and focusing on ourselves versus something bigger.| Triple Crown Leadership
