Don't despair your mother loves you. Don't be proud because she has to.
One way to examine an idea is to determine what it is not. The Sanskrit term for the opposite of Dharma is Adharma. I’d like to examine the most vivid presentation of Adharma in The Ramayana: Ravana. In the Vedas Dharma was linked with the processes of upholding divine order. Ravana overpowers the gods, disrupts... Continue Reading →
One thing the reader should know about The Ramayana is that like my own writing, it is full of detours, digressions, and flashbacks. Based on my admittedly limited experience with The Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Bhagavad Gita this complex structure appears to be characteristic of the genre. Sometimes these techniques can be disorienting. One minute you’re... Continue Reading →
If I recall correctly this question intrigued viewers of the popular American television show Lost about 20 years ago. I was a late arrival to the series, and never bothered to watch the first half, nor did I think too closely about the contents of the series following its conclusion, but it seemed like a... Continue Reading →
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