vandEmAtaram

The only song of its Kind!

Happy Birthday to Shri Aurobindo too! Read the rest of this entry >>

Random Acts of Violin

[Regular programming of silence would be interrupted for the following piece about of course, music.]

If a great musician plays great music but no one hears it . . .

Go read the wonderful essay titled Pearls Before Breakfast in the Washington Post. It will make you wonder.

[Link -- and as noticed by me later, material too -- thanks to Atanu's post.] Read the rest of this entry >>

Of Bogus Advatins and Bogus Christians

A conversation with Al (who is a christian, and with whom I discuss Advaita and similar stuff, over email):

[Al wrote]
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im running into what i call bogus advaitins on the net. they call themselves nondualists yet believe we cant call ourselves god until we clear up our karma or have the moksa experience. i say its unconditional tho those who call themselves god can function much better as god. when i first meet hindus i ask them if theyre god. if they say yes unconditionally i shake their hand
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[My reply]

Very good idea!

Hopefully you ask all "christians" if they have love for everyone -- including their enemies, like radical islamists-- and refuse to shake hands who have inhibitions in loving their enemies.
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Later (thankfully) sense prevailed. Read the rest of this entry >>