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Ganesha's Secret : Devdutt Pattanaik Shiva and Family -Shiva: A mountain mendicant -Parvati: Shiva's wife, a mountain princess -Ganesha: Shiva's child, head of an elephant -Kartikeya: Shiva's child, holds a spear (not shown above) -gods and goddesses are individual pieces to God -Myth: idea churned in my world -Mythology: stories symbols and rituals that communicate a myth -The pictures are not meant to make sense to non-hindus -Gods are greater than gods, per the capitol "g" -Divinity is formless: however, we require forms to comprehend it -Brahma: first being who sang the Veda and transmitted it through sages, Rishis -Veda is a set of hymns, non-human origin -Vyas: compiler of Vedas -Saraswati: mother of Vedas, a part of Brahma -four bhead of Brahma: four expressions of Veda Four goals of life, each a head of Brahma -Dharma: Righteous conduct -Artha: economic activity -Kama: pleasurable pursuits -Moksha: Spiritual practices -Kha...

Dealing with Feedback This article articulates the main points of how to deal with feedback. A few of them stood out to me more than others, therefore I will explore those more. One is "If you get something wrong, figure out how to fix it." I have always had the mindset that if I fail, I should keep trying until I succeed. I have never truly thought about honing in on the problem rather than searching for the solution though. This way seems more productive and will provide an ample amount of learning opportunities as I move forward in my life. Another point is that "Balance is Key." I was told by a teacher in high school that I should do my work then I should have fun, because I am going to have to do my work at some point anyway. I was falling asleep in his class constantly. This really stuck with me. Now I try to complete my work before I have fun, and it has relieved more stress than I can imagine. I also have found outlets at school and elsewhere, where I can ...

Surya, The sun God Surya I have always found cultural outlooks on sun gods to be interesting. The sun god in Hinduism, Surya, represents everything. Surya is seen as the creator of life and the center of the universe. The sun is the most prominent object in our entire solar system. It is something that produces all life on earth and is the sole reason our solar system sticks together. Even ancient cultures knew this, which is why they worshiped the sun deity as one of the most powerful. I would enjoy learning more about other gods encounters with Surya, as the sun god is usually the most powerful. If I were to write a story on Surya, I would create a scene of astronomers studying the sun, when the sun started to become blacked out by an eclipse, Rahu, they saw the interaction between the two. - Rahu and Surya interaction during eclipse Weapons of the Gods Science fiction has always been incredibly interesting to me, whether it be Dr. Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, the Twilight Zo...

There was once a tomato patch that fed everyone within the city. Every year the village people would send their children to go water and fertilize the tomatoes before harvest. One Year while the children were going out to care for the tomatoes, one child, little Timmy ran into what appeared to be a golden rock. Timmy went on to inspect the rock. Once he came upon the rock he realized it was gold. He ran back into to town to show the adults. Once he got there he exclaimed: "Look, Look, I have found a large piece of gold. We are rich!!" They then inspected the rock and realized it was simply fools gold. They explained to him that the rock is worthless. They then told Timmy he needed to go help the others with the tomatoes. Tomatoes As Timmy approaches the other children they begin to leave for they have already finished fertilizing and watering their part of the patch. Timmy, not wanting to be too late to get home, hurries while caring for his part of the patch. He finish...

Bodhisatta The Foolish, Timid Rabbit : Ellen C. Babbitt -Rabbit has existential crisis about world ending -monkey drops coconut causing the rabbit to freak out -rabbit causes all the animal to run with him out of fear -Lion, king, stopped them with a roar and asked what the matter was -found out the rabbit was the only one who saw the world ending -went to the tree the rabbit was at and realizes the rabbit is dumb Moral: Don't take one person's word as fact. Be questioning. The Turtle and the King : Ellen C. Babbitt -King made lake for his sons in courtyard -King put fishes in lake, with an accidental turtle -Princes freak out, never seen a turtle and think it is a demon -the king order the turtle dead, knowing it is harmless -turtle tricks them into killing him by throwing him into a lake that flows into a river and rocks -turtle is now safe Moral: Be clever in your existence. The Turtle and the Geese : Ellen C. Babbitt -turtle becomes friend with geese...

Jatakas Buddha's Teachings The Hawk and the Osprey This reading presented a great take away, which is the value of true friendship is worth a great deal, although I did find it funny that the tortoise was able to pull all the men into the water. The Pious Wolf I very much enjoyed this story. I have always valued my integrity. It is what we have been taught since childhood, "act as though someone is always watching you", in this case the author placed it into an incredible analogy to show the importance of keeping your word. The Grateful Beasts and the Ungrateful Prince Another story giving an important lesson. One that many need to take to heart with all the hate floating around. Being kind and giving, although can sometimes appear a burden, in the end it will always be better than being hateful. The Golden Goose This story has a sad truth to it, that one person can be the representation of an entire group. This has been seen in current events from ever...

For the reading options over the epic of Ramayana, although I would prefer the novel like reading over readings from various authors the online availability of the second reading  is what is most important to me as I do most of my work via computer. The separate links to each chapter of the epic is also useful for keeping my place, instead of checking out a book from the library and having to remember my place. I also prefer picture books, Where the Wild Things Are For the Week 5 options, the film is an hour twenty minutes, which would mean that it would take less time to complete, on average, than the readings, but it also means my hyper active brain has to pay attention for that long. The second option of the readings would be my go to as it lays the readings out into part A and part B reading on single pages. For weeks 6 and 7 the second option is the most viable for how I work for the same reason as week 3 and 4. For Week 9 the options I would choose are for th...