With words, I am guilty. I say words like asana, prana, and namaste. I sometimes obnoxiously and joyfully show off my knowledge of Sanskrit. My longstanding students now know the Sanskrit names of many poses. According to Montell, this is insider language and the most telling hallmark of a cult.
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The Stories We Subscribe To
I found myself in an Episcopal Church this weekend for a memorial service for a friend’s mother. It has been a long time since I was in a church. There were kneelers and hymnals and a prayer book. There was a lot of talk of “our lord,” and “our savior,” and “our redeemer.” I was … Continue reading The Stories We Subscribe To
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