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1776 by David McCullough
Leave a commentSeptember 14, 2014 by styagi68
1776 is a book by the Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough about the American Revoltuion. It chronicles Washington’s military campaigns …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 5/6–Mindfulness of Dhamma and Results
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2013 by styagi68
For some reason, most translations translate dhamma as mental objects. That just does not convey the meaning of dhamma. We …
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Satipatthana Suta–Chapter 3/4–Sensation and Mind Mindfulness
Leave a commentAugust 4, 2013 by styagi68
Chapter 3–Mindfulness of Sensation In the third chapter, Buddha explains how a monk is to be mindful of sensations. First …
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Yog Sutra–Chapter 2–Sadhana
Leave a commentJune 11, 2013 by styagi68
1. तपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः॥ २.१॥ Penance, self-study, and surrendering your actions to Ishvara are called Kriya Yog In the first chapter, …
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Dhammapada–Chap 12–The Self
Leave a commentMay 17, 2013 by styagi68
Verse 157: If you value yourself then keep yourself safe. Become enlightened in your life. Verse 158–159: First fix yourself …
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Dhammapada–Chap 4–The Flowers
Leave a commentMarch 17, 2013 by styagi68
This chapter collects suttas on flower. Some times flower is used as a positive thing (as in when it spreads …
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Gita–Moksha Opdesha–Final Revelations for Salvation–Chap 18
1March 3, 2013 by styagi68
This is the final chapter comprising 78 verses. It covers many of the topics covered in the earlier chapters. Verse …
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Gita–Knowledge of the Ultimate Truth–Paramhansa Vigyan Yog–Chapter 7
3January 24, 2013 by styagi68
Verse 1-2: Krishna starts this chapter with the promise that this knowledge is the ultimate knowledge and knowing this nothing …
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Gita–The Science of Self Realization–Abhyasa Yoga–Chapter 6
1January 15, 2013 by styagi68
This Chapter is a really in continuation of chapter 5 and gets deeper into the meaning of Self Realization and …
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Four Noble Truths
3November 26, 2010 by styagi68
August 3, 2013: I have written another post on Satipatthana Suta which talks about the Four Noble Truths as part of …
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