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The Lament of Queen Kaushalya and the Anger of Prince Lakshman |
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Written by Vrndavan Parker
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Anger and Sorrow. None are a stranger to these two emotions. Their very nature is such that one cannot escape being overwhelmed by a sense of negativity. Despite their obvious negativity are they a true measure of one’s emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing? Many spiritualists tend to disdain these emotions as the sign of an imbalance to be avoided. The noble being is often presented, Buddha-like, calm and peaceful despite any provocation. To be roused to anger or sunk in sorrow is perceived as a failing and a sign of failure in one’s spiritual pursuits. “There is the following statement in the Padma Purāṇa: "Within the heart of a person who is overpowered by lamentation or anger, there is no possibility of Kṛṣṇa being manifested." |
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The Ramayana and the Geological Sciences |
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Written by Vrndavan Parker
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The ancient Vedic text of the Ramayana may reveal clues to the geography of the prehistoric world. According to science, 300 million years ago the entire landmass of the world consisted of one Super-Continent scientist now call Pangaea. It was sorrounded by a vast global ocean called the Panthalassic Ocean."Pangaea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago and beginning to rift around 200 million years ago, before the component continents were separated into their current configurations. The single global ocean which surrounded Pangaea is accordingly named Panthalassa."
The legend of King Sagara provides many vital clues that signify an intimate knowledge of the ancient world's geography. Going by the evidence provided within the ancient Vedic texts compared with the modern geological sciences it appears that we are not dealing with mere myths. Rather we are confronted with several starling factors that can only be reconciled when we recognize that we are dealing with very ancient history. Many elements which sound like fantastic mythology may actually fit perfectly into the realm of science and logic. The episode detailing the story of King Sagara represents a time going back approximately 200,100,000 years ago. As the Ramayana records at that time there was only One Landmass Surrounded by One Ocean. |
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