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'Learn the rules like a master, so you can break them like an artist'
Picasso.
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Bhagavad Gita 10.22
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods I am Vasava; I am mind among the senses; in living beings I am consciousness.
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वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः ।
इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना ॥
Among the Vedas I am the Sama-Veda; among the gods I am Vasava; I am mind among the senses; in living beings I am consciousness.
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The value of a position in chess consists of its probability of victory for the player. Moves are evaluated according to how they affect this probability of victory.
We can apply this to our thinking: knowledge-based value creation consists of enriching data, information, and pre-existing knowledge with value-giving properties. Value-giving properti... See more
We can apply this to our thinking: knowledge-based value creation consists of enriching data, information, and pre-existing knowledge with value-giving properties. Value-giving properti... See more
Discussion: Learning from Chess about Thinking (What is a good idea?)
If you have the philosophic mind, you will ask yourself: “What do I call ‘myself’? Is it my body?—it changes all the time, it is never the same thing. Is it my feelings?—they change so often. Is it my thoughts?—they are built and destroyed continuously. That is not myself. Where is the self? What is it that gives me this sense of continuity?” If yo... See more
The Incarnate Word
Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” is a famous line from Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy. This line appears at the entrance to Hell in the first part of the poem, Inferno.
The phrase serves as a warning to those who enter Hell, signalling that there is no hope for redemption or salvation once they
The Vedas have ordained two paths, Pravritti and Nivritti, to guide the active life of people, both as an individual pursuing spiritual goal and as a member in a social set up. Both paths are meant to lead to salvation. Pravritti dharma entails one to follow the worldly path and seek salvation, while Nivritti dharma is rooted in renunciation of the... See more
Pravritti and Nivritti
There are four very great events in history, the siege of Troy, the life and crucifixion of Christ, the exile of Krishna in Brindavun and the colloquy with Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. The siege of Troy created Hellas, the exile in Brindavun created devotional religion, (for before there was only meditation and worship,) Christ from his cros... See more
The Incarnate Word
The Atman is the basis of the Maya, it is the stable being which is “the condition and foundation of the vast action of the Force of being”.
Reconciling Samkhya, Vedanta and Tantra
Power of Maya gives rise to different experiences as we can feel more than one consciousness at the same time.
The more you enter, the more energy and time you have to invest in maintenance. Eventually, the maintenance effort is no longer justified by a corresponding return.