philosophy
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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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Yin-Yang (阴阳) – A way of thinking and looking at things
In my previous post, I wrote about how the zodiac signs were actually a division of time, and not a division of space. After I complete that post, the thght that came to me was how this division of “time vs space” was a manifestation of Yin-Yang (阴阳). The concept of Yin-Yang The image above 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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