The Purusha Suktam hymn describes the primordial cosmic creation as a process in which the universe and all its elements emerge from the sacrifice of the Purusha, the Cosmic Being. The hymn details how various aspects of the cosmos—such as the moon, sun, wind, earth, sky, and even the social classes—arise from different parts ofContinue reading ““Naming is not knowing”, says Richard Feymann; but “Naming is the key to knowing”, says the “Purusha Suktam”and “Vishnu Sahasranama” (Part 2 of 2- CONCLUDED).”
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“Naming is not knowing”, says Richard Feymann; but “Naming is the key to knowing”, says the “Purusha Suktam”and “Vishnu Sahasranama” (Part 1 of 2).
This morning a very erudite online friend of mine, a retired Judge of the High Court of Telangana, Justice T.N.C. Rangarajan ( https://tshc.gov.in/showFormerJudgeProfile?id=278) forwarded to me for my edification an extremely thought-provoking article on the Richard Feynman. Who is Richard Feynman? Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. HeContinue reading ““Naming is not knowing”, says Richard Feymann; but “Naming is the key to knowing”, says the “Purusha Suktam”and “Vishnu Sahasranama” (Part 1 of 2).”
Reality of “bhagavath avataara” eludes even the best minds: No wonder Vedanta says it “avataara rahasya”
A very senior and highly distinguished IAS officer (retired) –whose name I shall not disclose here since I respect his privacy — is a good friend of mine for whom I have great respect, knowing as I do his yeoman services rendered to the Goverment of India in his career heydays as a top-bureaucrat. ThisContinue reading “Reality of “bhagavath avataara” eludes even the best minds: No wonder Vedanta says it “avataara rahasya””
“Tiruvoimozhi”, Stephen Hawking, Indira Parthasarathy, “Purusha Sooktham” and I !
The eminent Tamizh scholar, novelist and litterateur, Sri Indira Parthasarathy and I exchange WhatsApp messages almost on a daily basis. The nonagenarian intellectual even in spite of his physical frailty still finds such bubbly energy to correspond with me on a daily messaging App on such a variety of subjects ranging from Poetry, Philosophy, Religion,Continue reading ““Tiruvoimozhi”, Stephen Hawking, Indira Parthasarathy, “Purusha Sooktham” and I !”