Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Mahabharata - Greatest epic of Hindus

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to culture in the Indian subcontinent, and is a major text of Hinduism. Its discussion of human goals (dharma or duty, artha or purpose, kama, pleasure or desire and moksha or liberation) takes place in a long-standing tradition, attempting to explain the relationship of the individual to society and the world (the nature of the 'Self') and the workings of karma.




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The Mahabharata is a string of hundreds of stories, all centered round the main theme of the Great War at Kurukshetra between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, cousin-princes of the rich Kuru land, north of Delhi, on the question of the right of rule. The Kauravas were the hundred sons of Dhritarashtra, and the Pandavas the five sons of Pandu, the ruling king.

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Dhritarashtra was the elder, but he was blind and that was how the younger Pandu became the king and his sons, the Pandavas acquired the right of rule. But the Kauravas would not let their cousins to be the heirs to the throne, and plots were laid out and the Pandavas were forced to go out of the country. In order to settle the issue and the quarrel between the cousins, a formula was chalked out and the country divided into two, according to which the Kauravas would rule their share of the country from Hastinapur and the Pandavas would rule over their share from Indraprastha. This too was not to the liking of the Kauravas who made another plot to send out the Pandavas. They challenged their cousins to a match of dices. The game was manipulated shrewdly and the Pandavas who staked all their possessions one by one, lost everything including their kingdom. And in another compromise effort, the Pandavas were assured their kingdom back if they went to a forest life for twelve years and one year's exile in cognito.

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When this period ended, the Pandavas asked their cousins to return their rightful kingdom. Seeing that this demand was rejected, they declared war on the Kauravas. It was in the field of Kurukshetra where they fought for eighteen devastating days the Pandavas won the battle with the support of Krishna, and all the Kauravas were killed. The Pandavas regained their right to rule and they ruled for a long period of peace and prosperity. Finally, handing over the crown to a grandson, they went away to the Himalayas and that was the end of it.


Sunday, June 21, 2009

Indian Silk Shawls and Scarves

It would be interesting to know, too, when silk was first produced in India. Dr. Moti Chandra discusses this problem with great acumen and learning, and comes to some valuable conclusions. One of the difficulties that confronts the scholar is the fact that materials, such as simul silk, that closely resemble cocoon silk, were produced in India, and are still being produced in these days.





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It is highly probable that by that time silk was more commonly used by princes and the rich. For all the previous centuries, nevertheless, we must postulate cotton as the common material for dress.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Relaxation and Meditation

Meditations with Mandalas:
Mandalas are simply images. They symbolize that happens in the universe. Every creation is a
mandals; you are one too! In nature we can find Mandalas everywhere. Mandalas are also created by human beings in different works of art, architecture, gardening, and painting. Everything starts from one point and extends as far as possible. A point is the smallest circle. When the point extends outward it becomes a larger circle. If there isn't any limitation it goes to infinity!

When you throw a stone into a lake, immediately a circle arises and it grows and grows until it reaches the borders of the lake.matter always has limitations. Spirit is always boundless. Human beings are essentially spiritual beings and our spirit has no limits. But we are also bound in perishable, transient matter. Infinity and immortality can be developed in our spirit only. A mandala shows us the way. It shows us how to grow spiritually into calm serene human beings.




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Friday, May 1, 2009

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Friday, March 20, 2009

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