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A blog by The Mahaduta. A gamer interested in the design of gaming, the philosophy of mastery, and the spirituality of fun.

Purpose:

You have arrived at The Mahaduta page, a blog dedicated to the less-talked about aspects of gaming, namely its impact on its players and their views of life and themselves. Unlike some religious based clans/guilds, The Mahaduta is committed to openness and non-conversion. Its focus is agnostic, experimental, and playful. It is this poster’s view that games can create insight because they create experiences of Flow.

What does The Mahaduta stand for?

The Mahaduta (‘great messenger’) was the leader of the The Satvajita of Shambhala. The SoS was a Guild Wars guild that was formed June 6, 2006 and never amounted to much. Its membership never hit the double-digits and it was not particularly good at PvP or PvE. The members of the clan were known as the Satvajita, a fusion of two words from Sanskrit : Satvan which means