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The Ratzaz Diaries: American Yoga: A Perspective
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Saturday, January 14, 2012. American Yoga: A Perspective. It was nice, genuinely, to have something to do on New Year's Eve, a holiday I always hated (like the Fourth of July), even when I enjoyed drinking, a lot - it's amateur night for first-time drunk drivers and an excuse for every childish pashu. The first group to perform was in fact delightful, with some very nice harmonies. The second t...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: The Problem with Writing
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Monday, July 30, 2012. The Problem with Writing. Trying to clear the air, or my head, or both. The problem with writing isn't that I have nothing to say. It's rather that once I open the gates, the words rush out, and there's not stopping them til they're all said. And who has that kind of time? The problem with writing is that it feels like a waste of time when I should be learning. The problem wi...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: May 2009
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Monday, May 25, 2009. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm anything but a pacifist. Peaceful, smiling compassion is not in my genetic makeup. I do believe strongly in fighting for a cause that you know is right. So some of you haven't been happy with some of my posts. As long as there has been Man, there has been War, and I believe there always will be. It's in his nature. With text by Bruce Catton.
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The Ratzaz Diaries: Rudra - Vedic Metal
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Thursday, January 05, 2012. Rudra - Vedic Metal. I wish I knew more about this band - if you do, drop me a line! I do know they've been around since 1992 or so, have released six albums, and have just finished a world tour. I only own and have listened extensively to their latest album, Brahmavidya: Immortal I,. Which was released last year . I don't know if there are. I used to hang out with most ...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: June 2009
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Sunday, June 07, 2009. Of course I do feel continue to feel the urge to express myself. At past times, in these Diaries, I was quite taken in by, well, the things we have all been taken in by (although not the demon of Grammar, apparently). I feel the urge to correct my mistakes, but it would seem simply mean. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The Ratzaz Diaries: Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya: Unworthy Vessel of the Dharma (and Total Asshole)
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Saturday, June 06, 2015. Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya: Unworthy Vessel of the Dharma (and Total Asshole). I resolved to help bridge that gap if I could. The founder of that most right-hand of sects, the Hare Krishnas). Craig spoke most eloquently and displayed an admirable grasp and mastery of his subject matter; he said he had been asked by David Frawley to support Acharyaji. He also post...So wh...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: A Simple Morning Exercise
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Monday, March 26, 2012. A Simple Morning Exercise. Perhaps some of you are wondering, after my attacks on the American Buddhist and Yoga establishment, "Well, what does he do. Is it all neti, neti. You ask. How could I not? Works perfectly - and doing fairly elaborate variations on the salutations. I know lots of variations because I spent many hours learning them in many classes from many good...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: June 2015
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Saturday, June 06, 2015. Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya: Unworthy Vessel of the Dharma (and Total Asshole). I resolved to help bridge that gap if I could. The founder of that most right-hand of sects, the Hare Krishnas). Craig spoke most eloquently and displayed an admirable grasp and mastery of his subject matter; he said he had been asked by David Frawley to support Acharyaji. He also post...So wh...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: November 2011
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Saturday, November 26, 2011. Cycles. Which impelled me to further research when I realized that I, just completing this month, my sixth nine-year cycle. And boy, does my cycle seem to have just ended! And most of the materials on which the Gild is based. Mean a very long time! So here I am, clearly having just concluded one cycle and at the beginning of a new one. In numeric terms, I move from ...
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The Ratzaz Diaries: January 2012
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See more articles, reviews, fiction and poetry, including more of my writings, at group blog PLUTO'S REALM. Thursday, January 26, 2012. Requiem for an Honorable Man (Jerry H. Damon, 1933 - 2012). Numerous animals, and becoming enmeshed in my aunt's dreams and the vagaries of the modern world - was a rock pillar, an island of stability, purpose and calm, in a sea of what seemed madness to me. We all drifted apart. I normally wouldn't do this, but someone - at the funeral home? Links to this post. To unlea...
