October 2021
Appendix 2. What do we do with our sense organs?
The havoc created by the sense organs repeatedly comes up for discussion. There is no life without sense organs; but no peace of mind with them. How do we deal with them?
indriyāṇi pramāthīni haranti prasabhaṃ manaḥ । (BG 2.60)
The sense organs disturb the mind, scatter it and take it away. Therefore the sense organs have to be restrained. What does this mean? Should the organs be prevented...
ವೇದಾಂತಾರ್ಥತದಾಭಾಸಕ್ಷೀರನೀರವಿವೇಕಿನಮ್ |
ನಮಾಮಿ ಭಗವತ್ಪಾದಂ ಪರಹಂಸಧುರಂಧರಮ್ || (ಅಮಲಾನಂದ)
ಧ್ವನಿನಾತಿಗಭೀರೇಣ ಕಾವ್ಯತತ್ತ್ವನಿವೇಶಿನಾ |
ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ನಾಸೀದಾನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ || (ರಾಜಶೇಖರ)
ಭಾರತೀಯಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯು ಜ್ಞಾನಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಕೊಡುಗೆಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಸ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣದರ್ಶನ, ಜೀವನಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ರಿವರ್ಗತತ್ತ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಾಸ್ಥ್ಯಸಂಹಿತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ ಎದ್ದುತೋರುವಂಥವು. ಈ ಸಾಲಿಗೆ ಸೇರುವ ಮತ್ತೆರಡು ಅಂಶಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಜೀವನಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯಾದ ವೇದಾಂತ ಮತ್ತು ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯಾದ ರಸಧ್ವನಿತತ್ತ್ವ. ಸದ್ಯದ ಲೇಖನವು ಈ ಎರಡು ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು...
Richness of Emotion
V Si. said these words appreciating Sarma’s style of singing – “There may be many who can exhibit their learning in a seminar on musicology or keep the audience in awe of their singing ability while elaborating a rāga or playing with the tāḻa in a music concert. But I have not been able to find a single person like Sarma who can read the pulse of a kṛti and convey its emotions by appropriately using rāga and tāḻa. That...
The story of Anaṅgaratī
The city of Śūrapura was ruled by king Mahāvarāha. His queen was Padmaratī and their only daughter was Anaṅgaratī. When the princess attained youth, the fame of her beauty spread far and wide across the land. Many noble and worthy princes sought her hand. However, out of sheer vanity due to her own beauty, she refused them all. She was hell-bent upon marrying someone who was either valorous or handsome or sagacious. Drawn...
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