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“Science gives man knowledge, that is power; religion gives man wisdom, that is control. Science deals mainly with facts, religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary. Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism. Religion prevents science from falling into the marsh of obsolete materialism and moral nihilism.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

I agree, both Ramayana and Mahabharata must be far older than currently dated. Along with elephants, horses may play into current dating techniques, as they are not indigenous to India. But I once read an article about a species similar to the horse, If I can find it again, will post. Also there are drawings in the Bhimbetka caves, dated to over 10,000 years ago, that might indicate horses in India that long ago. photo from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimbetka…

Short Snippet on Hybrid Elephant Breeds created during Ramayana: youtu.be/Jd8CCohoCG8

@raghman36 for Naay, Kalaripayattu from Kerala, en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaripay…

oh, I know what I forgot to say, … that understanding Ramayana on all the levels is complex, and on the mortal level, possibly hampered by a corruption in understanding of varnas, as Rama presented a model not just as a man and husband, but also a king. So understanding raj dharma is important. That each varna has its own corresponding dharma, that is not mutually exclusive, but featuring one prominent drive/desire/or purpose. That it was a system meant to be heterarchial versus hierarchical in dividing not just labor, as Adam Smith does in Wealth of Nations, but dharma, as itself is not absolute but related to purpose. sorry for any confusion, or if I’m in left field in this one. 😅

@WinsomeSears nice song for a good start to one’s day! :) 💖

As we open Session, here’s my song for the day: youtu.be/p-baoSWy8jY?si…

@pnjaban which women? I quadruple second the ‘no, thank-you,’ motion … why can’t the world go back to making sense for just a moment

NO THANK YOU

@Rainmaker1973 plastic in oceans may play a major role in climate change … theseacleaners.org/news/cop26-pla…

Highest ocean plastic waste polluters [📈 Louis Lugas]

@SUSIE1932 plot got lost somewhere along the way, good fx though

What are people's views on Star Trek Beyond? Just thinking about a rewatch. #StarTrek #StarTrekBeyond

@TheBabylonBee 😂

@raghman36 I wish I understood that 🙈😅🙏

Kaama maya evaayam purusha iti Sa yathaa kaamo bhavati tat kratur bhavati Yat kratur bhavati tat karma kurute Yat Karma kurute tad sam abhipadyate It is said that a person is desire As is one's desires that one intends/wills That which one intends then one does That which one does they then become (Brhadaranyaka Upanishad 4:1:5)

For hundreds of thousands of years, hunter gatherers lived in egalitarian communities, but in smaller groups, trust is easier to maintain. As agrarian civilizations evolved, power moved from individual to governmental institutions, the rights to feed, shelter, protect oneself … which undeniably belong to the individual in the wilderness of nature … shifted to the state. History shows only heirarchical systems of rule ever since. The only societies that evolved the concepts of equal rights and respect for individual dignity, were those with religions which advocated equality in a higher power, in God. It’s the only reason democracy, a historically failed experiment, worked in America.

@TheBabylonBee 😂

Google Gemini Finally Draws White Man After Being Prompted To Generate Clarence Thomas buff.ly/3I5rq37

yes, their individualism was an answer to the overreach of church impinging religious freedom, and the hierarchical structures of rule and nobility of the time, impinging on inherent freedoms as understood by natural law, it doesn’t answer relationality in a secular world. I don’t think they envisioned a world where religion was so absent, as religion has always been a tempering force to the centralization of power through governmental systems since the dawn of civilization. But all man made institutions are corruptable, even religious ones.

@kvt_a3 @moveincircles @unherd I think you are right. The competing cults of self may be an inevitable outcome of a culturally degenerate consumerism whose progressive cancer will further erode art & ethics. Maybe the Founding Fathers grounded their ethics too much in individualism and neglected relationality.

Whether or not they realise it, almost the entire American political class is aiding the slide toward autocracy Me at @unherd unherd.com/2024/02/the-da…

@URDailyHistory 💖

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hmm … it’s interesting to think of a monotheistic shift as a revolution rather than evolution. I can’t cite one book, but to tentatively trace the ideas in many, … religious/spiritual thought followed the psychological/intellectual/emotional needs of mankind, from early animism as mankind sought to understand the natural world around them, to polytheistic structures designed to instill trust in early agrarian civilizations as they formed larger governments and power structures (early nomadic hunter-gatherers had smaller communities where you would personally know the chief or leader, were often democratic in practice in that everyone had a say. As city-states formed and kings grew further away from the common man, trust was maintained by belief in a higher god that even kings were accountable to), then as civilizations gained prosperity, less time on farms and manual labor, they were able to consider more existential questions, theology met philosophical musings. Specialization of arts and crafts brought aesthetics into consideration, beauty led to truth, justice, etc. Monotheism in the form of Christianity, brought to the western world stability of thought over some centuries. Once everyone shared the same belief system, minds were free to explore other ideas, science soon followed, (though it faced resistance and persecution in its early days) in many ways built on ancient systems of knowledge from across the world. history of civilization is about 12,000 years, less than a drop in the ocean of time … our individual lives are fleeting, but if we step back, we see all religions, all cultures, have somehow interacted, inspiring each other, to bring humanity to the footsteps of the stars. Just as we individuals stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, all cultures, all systems of thought, built upon each other, until we found a way to reach the moon. Sorry this a poor patch-work summary, but had to reply to the very interesting post. I will read the book to better understand cosmotheism. Thank-you for your post.

On the violent nature of the rupture between primary and secondary religions: “…the monotheistic shift… takes the form of a rupture, a break with the past that rests on the distinction between truth and falsehood…”

The Egyptologist Jan Assmann has passed. His work is indispensable for anyone interested in the rise of monotheism and its relationship to polytheistic “primary religions”, specifically “Of God and Gods: Egypt, Israel, and the Rise of Monotheism” and “The Price of Monotheism”

@Rainmaker1973 If this is real, I definitely need to double down on myHindu studies 😅🙏

Mahayogi Satyendar Nath Ji meditating in freezing temperatures in Balichowki, Mandi Himachal pradesh [📹 source, YT channel Himalayan Buddhist Monk, February 2024] x.com/i/status/17602…

@elonmusk lol, well said

If you’re lucky, history remembers you as a salad

@ValentyneDreams @LechanteurT that room feels more harmonious than I would have expected considering the riot of colors

Splendour in stained glass - a perfect fantasy.

@theEndisNAAY most likely a foreign account or deep state player with anti-western sentiments, trying to amplify divisions and further destabilize the west. united we stand, divided we fall.

What a terrifying weirdo

@Riley_Gaines_ unbelievable

You cannot tout that you are an "inclusive" organization when you lay off a 90yr lady who gave 60 yrs of support and service because she didn't understand the concept of preferred pronouns Despicable. She's got a heckuva lawsuit on her hands and I hope she sees it through.