The Effulgence Within

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

The fantastic calculations that amaze us beyond thoughts

The Vedic astronomical findings dating back to more than 10000 years and their conceptions of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva principles come close to modern discoveries of science but uncannily much more accurate, precisely to the twelfth decimal points with regard to creation, but not of dissolution - of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

A Sonnet in Mixed-up Gropings

I know not what strange affliction assails me today Somehow it tells me Aba, you’ve gone too far Hold, hold, why don’t you realize it’s not your day Conscerate all to Lord and spare the unnecessary spar You indulge in, in your rationality walks of daily life All are nothing but mere exercises in... Sign in to see full entry.

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The Age of the Universe ….. Part II

Einstein estimated the age of the universe to be somewhere between 10 - 20 billion years. The Big Bang and the Steady State Theory gets destabilized by the fact that recent scientific discoveries starting 1960's, have found SuperWalls or Great Galactic Superclusters dating back from 80 to 250... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

The Astounding Vedic calculations of The Age of the Universe.

Inspired by Sea Gypsy Just as God in Christianity is the Supreme Being, the be-all and end-all of all things manifest or unmanifest, so is Hindu God conceived to be three plenary expansions of the same Energy of the Supreme Being, only the roles each assume are different. First we call Brahma, the G... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Real and Lasting Knowledge -Wisdom - comes from a State of Wise Passiveness

Expostulation and Reply”, which is one of the doctrinal poems in Lyrical Ballads, takes the form of a debate between William, who is Wordsworth himself, and his “good friend” Matthew, who is Hazlitt. The first three stanzas contain Matthew’s remonstrance; the last four stanzas contain William’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Is Tragedy Cathartic

The Greek word Catharsis means the release of emotional tension – Pity and Fear — after an overwhelming vicarious experience, as of watching a drama, resulting in the purification of these unhealthy, sickly conditions of the soul. In Aristotle’s Poetics, this is the chief function of Tragedy. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Fatalistic Absolutism in Shakespearean Plays

Fatalistic Absolutism in Shakespeare’s Plays Absolutism is a characteristic trait in Shakespearean tragedies, and the concept has been managed with great finesse in many of the heroic portrayals of its protagonists. Shakespeare exploited the immense potential for broadening and applying the platform... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 24, 2023

The Song of Universality

I see with wondrous eyes the dances Of life and death going on unceasingly Without a pause, for there are no full stops or commas In the cosmic cycle of Nature; it is always a continuous “IS” A yellowed leaf falls, detached from the tree, silently Without leaving a tear or a scar behind; it happily... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Coleridge’s Supreme Art in Ballad Style

Fear, sorrow, love, sadness and death, are all subjects of ballad songs. Her lips were red, her looks were free, Her locks were yellow as gold: Her skin was as white as leprosy … We see in the above lines of “The Ancient Mariner” the medieval influence of the supernatural at work in the skeletal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 24, 2023

Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros - An Abuse of Logic

Hailed as one of the greatest Romanian playwrights, Eugene Ionesco wrote his dramas in French. Having spent his childhood in utter poverty, he came to believe that life's paradoxes were absurd and "out of harmony". Thus, the play, Rhinoceros, belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd. – the theatre that... 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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