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My goal is to find someone for whom meditation is the most important aspect of their life, who studies and practices Yoga especially sacred texts with great devotion, healthy eating is essential, preferably vegan or vegetarian would align with me. I study and practice Kashmir Saivism or Trika Saivism. , a non-dual yogic path. My spiritual twists and turns have led me to Swami Lakshmanjoo, and the Lakshmanjoo Academy. My hope is to meet someone in my age range. I am 80, whose adventures are mainly inward, but able to translate their inward journey into the objective world, without loosing sight of the Self. I love jazz, international and soul music, occasionally dining out, and some community events. I require a spiritually aware, caring, loyal, honest, steady, stable person. |
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Basics
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My Sign:
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Aries |
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I speak:
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English |
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Occupation:
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Retired Special Education teacher |
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Education:
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Graduate Degree |
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Ethnicity:
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Caucasian |
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Height:
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5 0" (152 cm)
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Body Type:
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A few extra pounds |
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Eye Color:
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Blue |
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Hair Color:
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Grey |
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Hair Length:
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Long |
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Lifestyle
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I live with:
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Live alone |
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Have kids:
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Yes, living away from me |
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Want (more) children:
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No |
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Willing To Relocate:
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Maybe
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Diet:
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Vegan |
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Smoking:
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No |
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Drinking:
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No |
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Exercise:
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exercise regularly |
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Pets:
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Dog |
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How I spend my free time:
- My ideal day is 2 hours of meditation (dawn and dusk), studying sacred texts from the great archives of Kashmir Saivism particularly, attending webinars in KS, and some chanting.
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| Personality
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My Personality:
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Caring, Funny, Intuitive
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When out with friends, I'm usually:
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Trying to be a good listener
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What makes me laugh hardest:
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Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert
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I'm happiest when:
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I'm happiest when I meditate, study and chant. Being helpful to my 8 grandchildren and my 4 children brings me great joy, also chatting with friends.
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The things that annoy me are:
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the things that require me to connect to the Self that is me and them and in everything in the Universe.
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The best day of my life was when:
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I realized that I was truly imbibing the sacred teachings of saivism and its non-dual understanding. Spiritual knowledge to my thinking is liberation.
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If I could have dinner with any three people, they would be:
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My Guru
My family
Abinavagupta, Kashmir's great mystic saint
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Interests
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My interests, hobbies, and pastimes include...
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Cooking, Movies, Music (listening), Politics, Reading, Volunteering
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The physical activities I'm interested in are:
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Yoga (hatha)
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For fun I like to...
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Hang out with children and friends. Enjoy my own company. My dog's antics touch my heart. Listen to music. Sometimes I go to jazz concerts downtown. Chair yoga.
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My favorite movies:
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Many. British period movies, meaningful films.
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My favorite music:
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International music, chanting, classical Indian, jazz, soul, blues
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My favorite books:
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Sacred scriptures
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Values
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The virtues I consider most important are...
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Compassion, Faith, Kindness
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The things I'm most grateful for in life are...
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The underlying Divinity that has manifested this Universe. Knowing that my only goal is to develop one-pointed awareness of my true nature.
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My goals, and what I want out of life...
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My goal is to develop as much as possible one-pointed awareness of the Self during every second in this life - without being hard on myself, but rather kind toward myself - when I am functioning in ignorance.
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My greatest accomplishments in life have been...
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My kids and grandkids, also my teaching career. I was Director of the Children's church at Unity of Tucson for years and loved all the experiences with the Unikids.
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Five or ten years from now, I see myself...
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I believe it is best to stay in every breath.
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My political inclination can be described as...
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Very liberal
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Spirituality
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Yoga
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I consider my spirituality...
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The central focus of my life
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What brought me to my spiritual path and motivated my interest...
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I have made choices, through a number of spiritual paths, to let go of that which was to my understanding dualistic and that whose central focus was not connecting with the Self through meditation.
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I consider the purpose of my spirituality to be...
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Connecting to something greater than myself, Finding happiness and peace within, Helping me cope with the struggles of life, Building a personal relationship with God, Instilling morality and virtues, Helping me grow as a person
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After the body dies...
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The soul reincarnates until achieving Liberation
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I would define a spiritual experience as...
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A felt connection with our true Self.
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A spiritual experience I would like to share...
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I treasure my spiritual experiences. They are our secret treasures.
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The spiritual books and authors that have had the greatest impact on me...
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Bhagavad Gita; Kashmir Saivism, the Secret Supreme; Spanda karika; Siva Sutras
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Who I'm Looking For
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I'm seeking a:
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Man (76 to 85)
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Ethnicity:
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Any
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Height:
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4' 6" to 6' 6" (137cm to 198cm)
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Body Type:
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Any
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Hair Color:
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Any
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He should speak:
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English
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Education:
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Doesn't Matter
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Annual Income:
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Doesn't Matter
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Smoking:
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No
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Drinking:
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No
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Vegetarian:
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Yes
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Has children:
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Doesn't Matter
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Wants children:
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Doesn't Matter
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Personality:
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Caring, Funny, Intuitive
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When out with friends, he would be...
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Trying to be a good listener
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Spiritual Orientation:
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Hindu, Yoga, SRF/YSS
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He would consider his faith or spirituality...
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The central focus of his life
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