Chief Belief Officer November 21, 2009
Posted by Sandeep in Current Affairs, Regular Posts.Tags: experience, Hinduism, inspirational, Interesting, presentation, religous, story
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I have been ignoring this “TED” thing for a long time, but I became interested once I discovered we are going to have one in India also (sadly we had one in Dubai also, but I missed it already.)
So far, I watched two TED Talks one The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology by Parnav Mistry and the second East vs. West — the myths that mystify by Devdutt Patnaik. Ideas in the first talk regarding the sixth sense are quite revolutionery but anyone well versed and up-to-date in technology would argue they are not that easy to implement. So, despite his great ideas he failed to convince me. From the demos I would make out they were not even the original demos but a prototypes especially built for this presentation.
The second talk by Devdutt Patnaik I would say is awesome, one of the best presentations I have ever watched on such boring and intellectual topic. I might say he is the genius, his delivery and presentation style was flawless. It was backed up by strong content based on good research and well thought presentation plan. I liked the concept of belief officer to. How great it would be to have one in an organization to create, maintain, manage, evolve good beliefs & finally destroy the bad beliefs. At the end I would like to say:
Beliefs orginate from the stories we tell and listen. Behind every story there is a belief and behind every belief there is a story. It is upto us to identify that story and connect to it in a deeper level.
Religous Songs May 10, 2006
Posted by Sandeep in Hinduism.Tags: Hinduism, Music
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You never know things you tend to ignore come to you as surprise. You never know which of your forgotten moments will become your favorite and which thing you will be more comfortable or which thing you will find most peaceful.
I have been humming some of the religious songs; I listened about 1-2 years ago. All of a sudden, I have developed a keen liking for them. They are really meaningful and peaceful (at same time praising the god).
It may come as a surprise, the boy of my age listen to religious songs. My friends don’t prefer them but I do. I know it is a wrong thing to write about someone, they are atheists. Anyhow, what I have to do with them?
(Have a look here before you read further)
One of the sings is regarding Hindu mythological character (a sort of religious also), MIRA. It is about show she fell in love with Lord Krishna (for Hindus, it is one of the incarnations of god). She became a fan of Lord Krishna at a very tender age and later devoted all of her life praising and singing about His Majesty, Lord Krishna. It is a perfect example of true love.
To end her this mania, one of her relatives (sorry, I don’t remember what relation they had) RANA gave poison to her, but she drank it like if it was AMRITA (holy water which is of great religious importance). Nothing happened to her even after drinking the poison.
I believe, it is perfect example for modern-day lovers, that there love should be true and willing to sacrifice. It is more of an example that why should one love god.
Love Divine April 11, 2006
Posted by Sandeep in Hinduism.Tags: Hinduism, Love
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Krishna
One of the most widely venerated Hindu gods, worshiped as the eighth incarnation of Vishnu and as the supreme deity.
Many Krishna legends are drawn from the Mahabharata and the Purana s. His earliest appearance is in the Mahabharata as the divine charioteer of Arjuna, whom Krishna convinces that the war Arjuna is about to fight is just (see Bhagavadgita ). In later works Krishna was a slayer of demons, a secret lover of all devotees, and a devoted son and father. He also lifted the sacred hill of Govardhana on one finger to protect his devotees from Indra’s wrath. In art Krishna is often depicted with blue-black skin, wearing a loincloth and a crown of peacock feathers. As a divine lover, he is shown playing the flute, surrounded by adoring females.
Mira
born 1450?, Kudaki, India
died 1547?, Dwarka, Gujarat
Rajput princess and Hindu mystic whose songs are popular in northern India.
According to legend, Mirabai dedicated her life to Krishna after her husband’s death. She received sadhus and pilgrims at her private temple dedicated to Krishna and composed songs of devotion to him, unorthodox pursuits for a widow. Her poems allude to two attempts on her life, both foiled miraculously. When a delegation of Brahmans sought to return her to her husband’s kingdom, she disappeared. Only two poems bearing her signature can be dated before the 18th century, but her story is the most familiar among those of northern Indian saints.
We will address this topic later, just wanted to share a little bit of my findings
