Category: Thoroughly Mundane
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Sri Lakshmi the goddess of material abundance
wealth is abundance. Quickie darshan Wealth to me is abudance. Wealth is something that will give me choices. I will not be limited by resources. It could be abundance in any form. The hindu mythology personifies this abundance as Goddess Lakshmi. The most popular image of Goddess Lakshmi is of abudance of material wealth. The…
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seriously silent
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. Yet at the end of the day we remember not the words of our enemies but silence of our friends! Does silence make me uncomfortable? When opposed to ding, noise, cacophony, no silence…
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Theeki Mirchi– sharp spice
Flavor or Rasa what converts a mundane experience to Divine spice_1 Interesting. The sanskrit word for flavor is Rasa. It is the hidden factor in every experience. It is that factor that converts the mundane experience to an divine catharsis. There are eight rasas or flavors that can occur, the ninth being the shanta rasa…
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My Role Models
Diverse talents are more appealing than focused ones. At my age it is more like to be Roll Model and I would call the sleepwell range of mattress. Seriously it always been the Renascence man who fascinated me. They are very different from the contemporary focus freak. The were like the dancing peacocks, spreading their…
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Mountains Versus Marathons
climbing a hill or running away may the wise Athena help. Patroclus’ arrow-injury bandaged by Achilles. Styled democratically á la Aristogeiton & Harmodius as γενειήτης (ἐραστής) & ὑπηνήτης. Marathon Vs mountain climbing. With Athena’s clear thinking let us look at the pros and cons and make a wise decision. Whether it makes sense to run…
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Sita-Ahalya-Tadaka
The Ramayana talks of three women. Tadaka she was killed by Rama Ahalya was supposed to have been redeemed by Rama Sita the spouse. Somewhere these women are not given their due. No matter what symbolization or explanation we give it is only a document of power play and oppression. Assuming that Ramayana is a…
