The Effulgence Within

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

The Background to the Bhagavad-Gita. (Continued)

This oath of Bhishma (née Devavrata) that he will dedicate his life to the protection of the Hastinapur throne, and that never will he lay claim to kingship despite his being the eldest son, puts Matsyagandha's father's 'unjustified' demand and doubt to rest, and on this condition agrees to give his... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

The Tale behind Bhagavad-Gita’s coming to Existence

Bhagavad-Gita, which appears in the form of eighteen chapters (from 25 to 42, consisting of 700 verses) is only a portion of world’s greatest epic (comprising 100,000 verses), the Mahabharata. Bhagavad-Gita essentially means the song of the divine, sung in the battlefield of Kurukshetra some five... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 29, 2020

Bhagavad-Gita

During the British imperial rule, everything Indian - literature, philosophy, culture, society, customs – all, to their high-headed superiority and biased eye, seemed at best, to be that of the junglees (aboriginal savages, native fakirs). The Bhagavad-Gita which is now considered unparalleled as a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 23, 2020

The Abuse of the Good Woman of Setzuan

Three Chinese gods representing the ideal of active goodness towards one and all are walking from city to city looking - so far without success - for one good person. When they arrive at Setzuan they have some human complaints - they are tired and their feet hurt. Further, they have been refused... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Why should Honour outlive Honesty

The scene of Desdemona’s murder by Othello marks the tragic climax of the play. Othello is frantic with grief and anger over what he believes to be the unchastity of his wife whom he has so much loved and trusted. At dead of the night with murderous intention he creeps into her bed chamber and finds... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Remove the self and see God

Desires are like shadows, like diseases that keep you away from health. A shadow is that which is not. That is why it does not or, better still cannot, come true. Simply put, it means that either the not is chasing you or you are chasing the not. Whatever be the case, one thing is certain: you are... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

The Tragedy of the Handkerchief

Othello has been rightly called the tragedy of the handkerchief and this is largely true. The handkerchief in question was the one given to Othello by his mother who had received it from an Egyptian. “There was magic in the web of it” and Othello attached much importance to it. He in his turn gave... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 15, 2020

Othello as a Tragic Hero

Othello is a tragedy, and its hero or principal figure Is Othello. Othello is a man at once grandly and simply built. He knows his strength but has not a particle of arrogance. He neither vaunts his services nor affects to disdain them. He wins recognition and deference for his military powers. He... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Desdemona Falls In Love with Othello

Othello the Moor is the typical Renaissance soldier of fortune who for many years has had no home but the tented field and whose career has been a series of perilous adventures and exploits by land and sea. The romance of war and travel has filtered into his blood. This black African the Venetian... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 9, 2020

Cupid and Psyche. (Part iii)

Venus, the goddess of Love, seething with anger that she (Psyche) had the temerity to love her own son Cupid, whom he had assigned a task to do otherwise, and that she had accidentally burned his chest wounding him, she assigned Psyche the most diligent tasks and that only upon completing those to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Embarking on a journey in spiritual quest is fraught with the dangers of doubt, tension and anxiety, disbeliefs, misgivings, and a whole lot of uncertainties. Still, it is that one most integral aspect of life that humankind can rarely ignore or do without. Scientific minds are at loggerheads with what constitute religious truths; likewise, there are close-minded believers that give no credence to scientific facts. What I intend and invite you to discuss here is an intelligent amalgamation of the two seemingly diabolically opposite understandings: whether there exists an interrelationship that can help man to evolve and bloom like the perennial lily?

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