life
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The search for perfection
I recently had a chance to read the paper “The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar” by Helmer Aslaksen[1]. This paper takes a deep dive into the details of how the Chinese calendar is calculated, and also draws some comparisons with the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic calendar and the Jewish calendar. The effort and thoughtfulness that Continue reading
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Finding closure
As an astrologer, the most common questions that my clients ask revolve around the topics of wealth, relatioship, career. Those who have children also often ask about their children. Occassionally, someone who is sick comes along, and ask about their health and when they will get better. Very rarely, someone comes along asking when they Continue reading
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The passage of time
There’s nothing quite like sunset (or sunrise). For me, it conveys a sense of time passing, a sense of change. Light changing into darkness, or darkness changing into light. What’s difficult to bear will eventually pass. What’s wonderful and delightful will also pass. The passage of time is impartial. It is harsh but not evil. Continue reading
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Our karma, our experiences
In last week’s post, I wrote about my guru’s teaching to interpret things within the right context. This week, I wanted to take a zoomed out view around “context” by touching on the topic of karma. Karma in sanskrit means “action” or “doing”, and karma-phala refers to the “fruits of our actions”. However, in today’s context, the use Continue reading
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