<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Siva Sri Thiyaneshamma — Blogs</title><description>Spiritual writings, reflections, and photographs from the path of Siva Sri Thiyaneshamma.</description><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/</link><language>en</language><item><title>Sitting before the lamp</title><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/sitting-before-the-lamp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/sitting-before-the-lamp/</guid><description>A morning sitting, and the moment when effort quietly stepped aside.</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>sitting</category><category>stillness</category></item><item><title>The name that is not a name</title><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/the-name-that-is-not-a-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/the-name-that-is-not-a-name/</guid><description>Notes on remembrance, and why the tongue can rest even while the heart stays awake.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>remembrance</category><category>namam</category></item><item><title>Do I need more practice?</title><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/do-i-need-more-practice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/do-i-need-more-practice/</guid><description>A visitor asks whether another method is required, and what answer came back.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conversations</category><category>practice</category></item><item><title>After the crowd has gone</title><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/after-the-crowd-has-gone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/after-the-crowd-has-gone/</guid><description>A short note on remaining ordinary once a gathering has ended.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>seva</category><category>ordinary life</category></item><item><title>When grief sits down too</title><link>https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/when-grief-sits-down-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sivasrithiyaneshamma.org/blogs/when-grief-sits-down-too/</guid><description>On allowing sorrow without turning it into a project of the self.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>conversations</category><category>grief</category></item></channel></rss>