tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post116390840909156001..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: Life: a battle to be won, not a moment to be livedKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164770892682800362006-11-29T08:58:00.000+05:302006-11-29T08:58:00.000+05:30“The taste of pudding lies in eating”. Of course, ...“The taste of pudding lies in eating”. Of course, if asked to describe in words the taste of the same pudding, one might hear a variety of versions – in essence categorised as good, or bad, or so-so…<BR/> <BR/>The abstract entities are realized ever to be beyond words – one has to visualize through inference. For example, a Black Hole is realized, by those who are watching through telescopes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164721743701180012006-11-28T19:19:00.000+05:302006-11-28T19:19:00.000+05:30Yes you are right Shri Raut. Certain ‘rare persona...Yes you are right Shri Raut. Certain ‘rare personalities’ at all times have realized the Truth, or in reality the existence of one Formless God and His apparent innumerable reflections or images that give an apparent feel of hierarchy in all His believable projections- with each having much lower intelligence compared to the Creator’s 100% at all times depending on the Yuga concerned…like a bird,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164699310868854912006-11-28T13:05:00.000+05:302006-11-28T13:05:00.000+05:30Saiprasad Raut said....The study on the "AShtavakr...Saiprasad Raut said....<BR/><BR/><BR/>The study on the "AShtavakra Geeta" says that where ever you are, you just need to be an OBSERVER (SAAKSHI)....Attachment(Bandhan) is the Samsaaraa...Even the wish for the Moksh is the Bandhan..we have to work towards being an observer for our own existance...<BR/><BR/>Even Adi Shankaracharya mentioned in the NIRVANA SHATAKA is <BR/><BR/>Manobudhyahankaar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164685872695614132006-11-28T09:21:00.000+05:302006-11-28T09:21:00.000+05:30Kavitha, As an attempt to visualize the logic of a...Kavitha, As an attempt to visualize the logic of apparent occurrence of temporary cycles of ‘happiness’ and ‘unhappiness’ among all at all times, perhaps the believable concept of review again and again, (like reading or hearing a story retold/ viewing a recorded film in the apparent present also - perhaps as a hint), of the ‘imperfect past’ from the stage of reaching ‘all-round-perfection’ or ‘Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164620076625139502006-11-27T15:04:00.000+05:302006-11-27T15:04:00.000+05:30Yes kalpana, as the ancients had also apparently r...Yes kalpana, as the ancients had also apparently realized it, the Creator’s ‘Maya’ apparently is virtually impossible to overcome by an average man. And, hence, the believable need for “tapasya” or ‘one-track-mind' thoughts by a ‘seeker’ of Truth/ Absolute Truth - irrespective of one’s location, as realized by many householders even in the ‘past’. And, perhaps, it is applicable at all times... <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164606481505037532006-11-27T11:18:00.000+05:302006-11-27T11:18:00.000+05:30Very true. Though we know, we tend to forget these...Very true. Though we know, we tend to forget these words when necessary for us.Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626034227089936767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164512386689908252006-11-26T09:09:00.000+05:302006-11-26T09:09:00.000+05:30Kavitha, Perhaps one has to start afresh, seeking ...Kavitha, Perhaps one has to start afresh, seeking answer to the eternal question: WHO AM I? Could I merely be a character, a bhoot or a ghost appearing in different forms in the eternal drama, the story of which is believably written by Bhootnath Shiva?<BR/><BR/>In this context I give below thoughts (which I believe are dependent on the controlling planet/ governing planets of each individual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164443995417954262006-11-25T14:09:00.000+05:302006-11-25T14:09:00.000+05:30HI Naresh,Sorry for this late reply. Life is a jou...HI Naresh,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for this late reply. Life is a journey, to be experienced with lessons to be learnt. I didnt mean life to be a game literally but more in a conceptual sense where our problems should appear more like puzzles and games rather than the very end of the earth when we face them. This makes our outlook far simpler. <BR/><BR/>There are a few things to be remembered, that we Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164262751054233452006-11-23T11:49:00.000+05:302006-11-23T11:49:00.000+05:30This is in response to various reporting on ‘King ...This is in response to various reporting on ‘King Lara’ or ‘King Sachin’ etc.<BR/><BR/>"Satyameva Jayate," that is, “Truth ever prevails.” <BR/><BR/>The ancients - “Hindus” or “Christians” - taught one to see innumerable reflections of the one and the same Supreme Being in all human beings - irrespective of the apparent hierarchy any time and at any place!!! <BR/><BR/>When will WE THE PEOPLE - inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164252101369302342006-11-23T08:51:00.000+05:302006-11-23T08:51:00.000+05:30In the ‘present’, I recall coming across a stateme...In the ‘present’, I recall coming across a statement to the effect, “Everyone is a slave of time/ only a few can come up above it.” <BR/><BR/>Yes, although the ‘wise ancients’ realized the doer-ship to rest with the Creator, although it appeared to rest with the innumerable characters that enter the ‘Kalchakra’ or the ‘wheel of time’ or “Vishnu’s or His reincarnation, Krishna’s, Sudershan Chakra”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164164754276441342006-11-22T08:35:00.000+05:302006-11-22T08:35:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha,Maybe the following note I posted in an...Hi Kavitha,<BR/><BR/>Maybe the following note I posted in another blog might help know the essence of some of the thoughts of the ancient Hindus that have been received in my Head or the 'garbage bin' - as I call it!<BR/><BR/>"Based on my experience, if I were to be your physician now, I would first see your palms - to see the trends of the major lines, called ‘Head’, ‘Heart’ and ‘Life’ lines, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1164080513875019622006-11-21T09:11:00.000+05:302006-11-21T09:11:00.000+05:30Kavitha, some of the visitors had requested me to ...Kavitha, some of the visitors had requested me to write n brief the thoughts. Maybe the following mail to the newspaper could help throw some light on the Hindu Philosophy...<BR/> <BR/>“Blinkered vision”, (mt,mv 20/11), “Question of Faith”, (mt,mv 21/11) …in response to ‘Darkness at noon’ by Jayant Narlikar (18/11).<BR/><BR/>Like Heavenly Bodies, Human beings were realized by the ‘wise’ ancients Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1163993334485912452006-11-20T08:58:00.000+05:302006-11-20T08:58:00.000+05:30As per my loud thoughts, perhaps our ‘mind-set’, r...As per my loud thoughts, perhaps our ‘mind-set’, related with time that is Kaliyuga - the believably worst of the four Yugas - doesn’t permit any one human being all the time to enjoy the drama that life as per the ancients believably is. <BR/><BR/>This kind of thought had once appeared in my head too - when in Chhatisgarh I, with other relatives, enjoyed viewing the beautiful Tirathgarh and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com