Title: Hindu Calendar Art
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
Year: 2009
Narayan sleeps on a coiled serpent, Sesha, that floats in a ocean of milk. The world ends when Narayan is asleep. Sesha is what remains at the end. Does this posit the philosophical question that our world also disappears when we sleep? Yes. Without the observer, the observed does not exist.
I was going to keep better notes for this one, but I have watched it three times and it moves so fast it would really be a lot of writing.
This part of the movie is deep. Tremendously awesome. This is the story of all creation. Narayan is God. WE are also Narayan. Everything is God. All of creation is connected, it is all primal forces that weave the fabric of reality. The soul is never destroyed, it is immortal. It is what remains as we, like Shiva close our eyes and sleep, and wake up reborn.
This is some of the most beautiful ways to look at life. It really resonates with my soul. As a child I could remember past lives. I was also able to tell other people about their past lives. About the age of 6 when my grandpa asked me to give someone a reading, I did not know what he was asking of me, and I was unaware that I was doing it. Also, my mom would get angry with me, because she was convinced that I was making things up, and if I got things right it was because I had a wild imagination, or must have overheard some adults talking etc.
When I was in high school, my mind woke up and I started remembering past lives again. I know when I meet certain people that I see their soul and that we "travel" together. Our souls are immortal. Our loved ones are always with us. They are also an expression of us. Like Narayan. He is surrounded by his loved ones, the primal forces that makes his world move and stop.
One thing that I really love about epified the people producing these videos is that when something comes up, like the angels in the picture, they point out that this idea became popular after being influenced by western thought. I was all excited and about to look it up when they gave the disclaimer. Awesome!!!
Sesha is interesting to me, because in my previous dabbling in the metaphysical world I read a book called "The Serpent of Light" by Drunvalo Melchizedek. I have since 2008 when I read the book become very aware of how much the symbol of the serpent is a very important part of all ancient knowledge.
I am terrified of snakes. And horses. I love cows. None of this makes any sort of logical sense. But to my soul it makes perfect sense.
I was going to keep better notes for this one, but I have watched it three times and it moves so fast it would really be a lot of writing.
This part of the movie is deep. Tremendously awesome. This is the story of all creation. Narayan is God. WE are also Narayan. Everything is God. All of creation is connected, it is all primal forces that weave the fabric of reality. The soul is never destroyed, it is immortal. It is what remains as we, like Shiva close our eyes and sleep, and wake up reborn.
This is some of the most beautiful ways to look at life. It really resonates with my soul. As a child I could remember past lives. I was also able to tell other people about their past lives. About the age of 6 when my grandpa asked me to give someone a reading, I did not know what he was asking of me, and I was unaware that I was doing it. Also, my mom would get angry with me, because she was convinced that I was making things up, and if I got things right it was because I had a wild imagination, or must have overheard some adults talking etc.
When I was in high school, my mind woke up and I started remembering past lives again. I know when I meet certain people that I see their soul and that we "travel" together. Our souls are immortal. Our loved ones are always with us. They are also an expression of us. Like Narayan. He is surrounded by his loved ones, the primal forces that makes his world move and stop.
One thing that I really love about epified the people producing these videos is that when something comes up, like the angels in the picture, they point out that this idea became popular after being influenced by western thought. I was all excited and about to look it up when they gave the disclaimer. Awesome!!!
Sesha is interesting to me, because in my previous dabbling in the metaphysical world I read a book called "The Serpent of Light" by Drunvalo Melchizedek. I have since 2008 when I read the book become very aware of how much the symbol of the serpent is a very important part of all ancient knowledge.
I am terrified of snakes. And horses. I love cows. None of this makes any sort of logical sense. But to my soul it makes perfect sense.
AH! I am glad someone did these readings/videos too. I LOVED these. They were surprisingly intense. I watched a few last semester and looked forward to writing about them this semester. I swear, when I get on youtube I marathon and these videos (if you watched the videos) are good marathon material. Side note, I really liked being in class with you again. I am going to miss your stories after I graduate! This class and Myth were my favorite classes the last two semesters! I hope all goes well for you in the future :)
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