Epics of India - MLLL 4993-996

Author's Notes So this story turned out to be heavily inspired by the Prequel meme 'The Tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise". As I went over my notes on Bramha I realized that he became obsessed and consumed by  his creation, and lost a true sense of who he was. The end result of this was Bramha becoming a legend and left mostly unacknowledged.   Bramha the Wise Did you ever hear the tragedy of Bramha the Wise? I thought not. It is not a story that western society would tell you. It is an ancient Indian legend. Bramha was the creator of the world, so powerful and so wise he could use his powers to change his shape, alter the universe, and create life… He had such a knowledge and power that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. Such power was unyielding; it fogged his mind, focused his thoughts, and made him loose his sense of self. In an effort to learn who he was as a person, Bramha created a daughter, who came to represent the whole world. As the...

Bramha - The Flawed Creator Despite being the creator of the world, Bramha is mentioned only in passing through much of the mythology that we have read so far. The desire to worship a creator has roots in the Christian viewpoint. However, there is a different story in Hinduism. The poets of the Vedas determined that the reason for creating the world was for him to understand himself. However, Bramha became obsessed with the world, mimicking it's material forms. He continued to desperately chase this material world, rather than using it to understand himself. Thus, the reason Bramha is not worshiped is because he forgot his reason for creating the world. Image of Bramha ( Source ) Shiva and Vishnu Both Shiva and Vishnu have learned to suppress their desires for the material world. Shiva does so my destroying the negative aspects. Vishnu does so my acknowledging them and working past them. Bibliography 7 Secrets Hindu Calendar - Chapter 7: Brahma's Secret - Pa...

The Cow Long story short, cows are wonderful. They provide for humans for their entire lifetime, including in death. The cow represents nature and selflessness. Ideally, a "Society forces us to be cows, to create value by producing milk, and giving that milk not just to our calf but to others as well." Avatars of Vishnu Rama was an avatar of Vishnu that was covered in the reading of the Ramayana. Rama was involved in the world and focused on upholding the rules of Vishnu, called dharma. Another avatar was Krishna, he was also involved with the world, but he operated primarily by changing the rules around him to his advantage. Unlike these two avatars, Balarama stepped away from the world discontent with the rules in place. Cows are Cute :) ( Source ) Bibliography 7 Secrets Hindu Calendar - Chapter 6: Vishnu's Secret - Part 1 7 Secrets Hindu Calendar - Chapter 6: Vishnu's Secret - Part 2

Shiva Shiva is commonly known as the destroyer. However, Shiva is a calm and withdrawn being. What Shiva Destroys There are three main things listed throughout sacred literature. Kamataka - The destroyer of Kama, desire Yamantaka the destroyer of Yama, death Tripurantaka - they destroyer of Tripura, the three worlds Symbolism Ash is the symbol of destruction and permanence. It also represents the immortal soul and is often depicted in three lines across Shiva's forehead. Shiva's trident represents the three worlds combined into one. Shiva destroys this three worlds by closing his eyes. He quits observing the world and similar to Narayan he is cut off from the world when he does so. Shiva's Marriage As Shiva was originally a hermit the world was facing a constant treat of destruction through his indifference. Vishnu knew that this was a problem and arranged a marriage for Shiva. By doing so this engages Shiva into the material world, also called Shankara. Sh...

Gods and Goddesses Images of God are imperfect, no matter the form. In Hinduism the form of God is never limited to one form alone. There are three main males and three main female forms of god. For the men there is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. For the women, there is Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Material vs. Spiritual Material Reality Contained within space and time Has form Represented best by the human female form Spiritual reality Cannot be contained within space and time Formless and immeasurable Best represented by the human male form Ardhanari-eshwara Meaning: God as half woman. One of the key aspects that was discussed in this section that the spiritual form of the male Gods cannot be expressed without the ever-changing ideologies represented by the female form. These representations of combined masculine and feminine gods indicates that the Indian mythology is comfortable with feminine sexuality, but unfortunately society does not reflex that view. ...

Author’s Notes: Read First – This story is based on the God Narayan. In short, Narayan is the God Vishnu when he is asleep. The world is nothing when Vishnu closes his eyes, as then there is no observer of the world. Yet when Narayan awakes from his slumber, the world comes into existence again. The source video that is story is sourced from can be found below. I really like the idea of a new world coming into existence each time Narayan opened his eyes. I wanted to put a twist on this by making the world change slightly each time as I imagine it is hard to remember every detail to perfection. When the World Changes Day 0: Do you ever get the feeling that something is off? Or have the feeling that you are being watched? That tingling sensation on the back of your neck, but only when you turn around nothing is there. Yeah, well, that has been happening to me a lot lately. I am scared, and I am ready to put an end to this. Day 1: Yesterday I went to Best Buy...