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The three gunas from the Bhagavad-gita:

From Prakriti the gunas come forth: Sattwa, Rajas, and Tamas. They are the bonds that bind the undying self imprisoned within the body. Sattwa the shining, can show the self by its pure light. Yet Sattwa will bind you to search for happiness, longing for knowledge. Rajas the passionate will make you thirsty for pleasure and possession: Rajas will bind you to hunger for action. Tamas the ignorant bewilders all, Tamas will bind you with bonds of [...continue reading]

more thoughts on meditation

I think it is very important for me to attempt to express that I definitely believe that mindfulness meditation is incredibly beneficial regardless if practiced within a religious or secular context. Physiologically I believe this topic is still undergoing research but personally I have noticed the benefits of such a practice. This is a very delicate notion to express but since it has helped me so much I feel like it is necessary that I share this information.

The primary definition [...continue reading]

eat or not eat

This is an idea that I have been grappling with and I think I just reached a pretty useful understanding to try to write about. The idea of walking the middle path in Buddhism seems a very confusing and tricky process. I was really starting to wonder about my choice of renunciation in relation to food. To aggressively focus and moderate your ingestion of food starts to rapidly appear extremely similar to the western conception of dieting for superficial reasons. Trying to logically and spir [...continue reading]