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Simple Living and Sublime Thinking
Modern economic thought leans heavily on the extent of luxurious commodities that one uses while defining wealth and affluence. Sanātana-dharma, on the other hand, opines that one of the major indices of richness is the ‘judicious usage of resources.’ The great philosopher-seer Kauṭilya, author of the Arthaśāstra, while elucidating the principal focus of economics, stresses the need for disciplining both body and mind without giving in to inherent hedonistic appetites.
Shiva-Rama-Krishna: The Birth of Krishna
In the previous episodes, we discussed about Shiva being an ideal at the level of the individual and Rama being the family ideal. We will now look at the life of Krishna, the ideal at the social sphere.
The Flight of a Bird and Godavari Brahmanas
Extracts from the Preface
The profiles and lives of all the people portrayed in this volume deserve our respect at all times. My attempt here is to show how the people of an era in our country’s history lived, as well as the ideals they believed in. There’s the renowned verse from the Ishwara’s mouth in the Bhagavadgita:
yadyadācarati śreṣṭhaḥ
tattadevetaro janaḥ|
Mahābhārata: Worship of the Deities
According to the Gītā, dedicating every activity to the all-pervading brahman or working with divine inspiration is called ‘arcana’ (roughly translated as ‘worship’ or ‘praise’). The means of this worship is sva-karma, i.e., activity attuned to the temperament (sva-dharma) of the individual. Only this kind of worship leads an individual to perfection.
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां
येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य
सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥
Bhagavadgītā 18.46
Art, Artist and the Individual in K Viswanath's Cinema
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Art, the creator of art, the final product of this creative process, and the relationship among the three has fascinated and has been explored by artists and aestheticians since ancient times.
The myth-legend of Pygmalion in Ovid’s Metamorphoses where a brilliant sculptor falls in love with his own creation and ends up marrying her has passed through countless interpretations. It continues to appeal to artists even today and will do so even in future.
त्रिदोषमीमांसा
A plain language summary of the paper is provided at the end for the benefit of the lay reader. -- Editors
ಭಾರತೀಯಮೂರ್ತಿಶಿಲ್ಪ : ಒಂದು ರಸಾಸ್ವಾದನೆ
ಇಂದು ನಾವರಿತಂತೆ ಭಾರತೀಯಮೂರ್ತಿಶಿಲ್ಪದ ಇತಿಹಾಸವು ಸುಮಾರು ಐದು ಸಹಸ್ರಮಾನಗಳಷ್ಟು ಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ. ಸಿಂಧು-ಸರಸ್ವತೀಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯಿಂದ ಮೊದಲ್ಗೊಂಡು ಮೌರ್ಯ, ಕುಷಾಣ, ಸಾತವಾಹನ, ಗುಪ್ತ, ವಾಕಾಟಕ, ಮೌಖರಿ, ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ, ಹೊಯ್ಸಳ, ಪಲ್ಲವ, ಚೋಳ, ಪಾಲ, ಸೇನ, ಪರಮಾರ, ಚಂದೇಲ, ಕಳಿಂಗ ಮುಂತಾದ ಅನೇಕಶಾಖೆಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಭಿನ್ನಕಾಲಘಟ್ಟಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ಇದಾದರೂ ಒಂದು ಸ್ಥೂಲವಿಭಾಗ ಮಾತ್ರ. ಇವುಗಳೊಳಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆಷ್ಟೋ ಅವಾಂತರಶಾಖೆಗಳೂ ಶೈಲಿಗಳೂ ಇರುವುದು ತಜ್ಞವೇದ್ಯ.
Philosophy in the Mahābhārata: A Discussion on the Supreme
We have seen earlier that prakṛti undergoes metamorphosis due to the loss of equilibrium of the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, and tamas) and this instability is instigated by the puruṣa – this cause sentient creation. Prakṛti can only be under the influence of either the puruṣa or īśvara. This īśvara-saṅkalpa (the ordinance of the Supreme Being) is destiny.