All the random thoughts

"Whatever you may say, Rama's treatment of Vaali and attitude towards Sita weren't right" "Possibly. Let us break down the Vaali episode for the moment" "OK" "You know that Rama was directed to meet Sugriva by Kabandha, a demon freed from his curse by Rama, in the forest. Right?" "Maybe. I do not know to that level of detail. But if he had to direct, he would have directed Rama to the more powerful Vaali who could have made the task of finding Sita easier. Why Sugriva?" "Good. Now Kabandha possibly knew the whole Vaali/Sugriva story. He knew Vaali was powerful yet he directed Rama to Sugriva because partnering with Vaali would have been Adharmic or unethical for Rama. Vaali had taken away Sugriva's wife so technically he was to Sugriva what Ravana was to Rama" "Hmmm.. Ok" "Sugriva, on the other and, was a natural ally because of their shared situation of losing the wife and wandering in the fo...

Ours is the land of Sanatana Dharma Our work ethos is Nishkama Karma, Ours is the land of God spoken Veda With schools of thought from Saankhya to Abheda. We are taught to wildly celebrate holy colors And yet also solemnly worship feminine powers. Reminders abound of the triumph of good over evil, Yet we value the good in both the Divine and devil. A culture rooted in 'Vasudhaika Kutumbam' A life designed for 'Varnashrama Dharmam', Forever treating nature as supreme Mother Goddess For the soul mattered more and material world less. There was also an interest to study wonders of nature but gentle and non-intrusive approach was it's feature The purpose of learning was to seek God in His creation, We understood that man, despite the learning, must live on a ration. Into this subtle culture entered brute forces of science from the occident that celebrated gross minds, Material greed suddenly became our new passion as gentler life of Dharma went out of...

"Happy Krishnashtami" "Yes. But you know, I am not a great fan" "Why not? Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum. He is the Guru of the Universe" "Well, they say so. But the way he helped Pandavas win the Bharata war is not fair" "Why? He was only protecting Dharma" "Maybe. But Duryodhana was a good king for his people. It was just his cousins he was jealous of. In a fair war, with no support from Krishna, it definitely feels like Kauravas would have won. The way Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Saindhava, Duryodhana, Bhagadatta etc. were killed, it is bad and unfair" "Ok. Let us see. You have read Gita, I presume" "Yes, I did" "In chapter 11, sloka 34 Krishna told Arjuna that 'Drona, Karna, Bhishma, Jayadratha and other heroes have already been killed by me. You just fight the rest'. What do you understand by that, considering Gita happened before the war?" "Interesting. Never thought about it...

"Happy Vinayaka Chavithi" "Same to you. But am telling you, there was so much crowd in the market that to get home the God of obstacles, I had to face many obstacles ! These beliefs can be tiring, man" "Interesting that you talk of obstacles. I think we tend to ignore the meaning of obstacles when we follow beliefs just for the sake of following" "What do you mean? There were indeed obstacles. Police closed the entrance for vehicles, lot of jostling and pushing in the crowd and, as usual, people trying to win at every place. I had to convince myself that the pain is worth the belief" "Obstacles to what? Remember we talked about ours being the original POP culture? Culture for the Pursuit of Paramatma, that is. You know in pursuit of self realization, where the biggest obstacles come from?" "From the world around?" "Our senses and their attachment to their objects. And the mind that encourages the senses to pursue th...