tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post115647540830126471..comments2023-12-30T16:43:44.350-05:00Comments on Sharan Sharma: Lord Ganapati : Part I - On the formSharan Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-83694872684440137922007-01-15T19:05:00.000-05:002007-01-15T19:05:00.000-05:00Thanks for your kind comments, Amar.
Thanks also ...Thanks for your kind comments, Amar.<br /><br />Thanks also for the reference to "Ganapathi Song of the Self" - will try and get hold of a copy. Am now heading over to your link!Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-12231516418636683582007-01-15T00:58:00.000-05:002007-01-15T00:58:00.000-05:00Dear Sharan.
[came to your blog via. your comments...Dear Sharan.<br />[came to your blog via. your comments on Acorn].<br /><br />Good comments and great blog and great post.<br /><br />I would suggest you to read, if you have not already read, the beautiful book on Ganapathi: "Ganapathi Song of the Self", ISBN: 0791424405. He gives great anecdotes and equates Ganapathi to Omkar and Ganapathi to Brahman/Atman. One such anecddote is <a href="http://brahmanisone.blogspot.com/2006/03/tat-tvam-asi-that-thou-art.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Regards<br />AmarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-3922484623501852262007-01-15T00:57:00.000-05:002007-01-15T00:57:00.000-05:00Dear Sharan.
[came to your blog via. your comments...Dear Sharan.<br />[came to your blog via. your comments on Acorn].<br /><br />Good comments and great blog and great post.<br /><br />I would suggest you to read, if you have not already read, the beautiful book on Ganapathi: "Ganapathi Song of the Self", ISBN: 0791424405. He gives great anecdotes and equates Ganapathi to Omkar and Ganapathi to Brahman/Atman. One such anecddote is <a href="http://brahmanisone.blogspot.com/2006/03/tat-tvam-asi-that-thou-art.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Regards<br />AmarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-8569983905922484502006-11-30T14:28:00.000-05:002006-11-30T14:28:00.000-05:00Glad you thought so, xyzGlad you thought so, xyzSharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-33275685347034238572006-11-30T11:22:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:22:00.000-05:00interesting and illuminating.interesting and illuminating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1159745872607864702006-10-01T19:37:00.000-04:002006-10-01T19:37:00.000-04:00Yes, anonymous. I agree...to concretize this is a ...Yes, anonymous. I agree...to concretize this is a great thought...Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1159692575464071052006-10-01T04:49:00.000-04:002006-10-01T04:49:00.000-04:00The way 5 elements have been depicted here are ama...The way 5 elements have been depicted here are amazing..I saw this for the first time and understood well.<BR/><BR/>Really appreciate the eye who visualises like this...gret experienceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157183962603909972006-09-02T03:59:00.000-04:002006-09-02T03:59:00.000-04:00My aplogies, Arunn.Which is why i thought i'll cla...My aplogies, Arunn.<BR/>Which is why i thought i'll clarify.<BR/><BR/>Honestly, i'm sick of people wasting time with hate rather than spread goodwill.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're not one of them.Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157183329510726242006-09-02T03:48:00.000-04:002006-09-02T03:48:00.000-04:00Hey Sharan:[[[[[[[[> intelligence...sometimes in a...Hey Sharan:<BR/><BR/>[[[[[[[[<BR/>> intelligence...sometimes in a totally ridiculous way<BR/><BR/>oh! so that's it! Anyone who studies philosophy is using intelligence in a ridiculous way...or am i getting you wrong? ]]]]]]]]<BR/><BR/>my reference to using intelligence in "a totally ridiculous way" has got nothing to do with any of what you are alluding to... ;)<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I had confused you with my way of writing.<BR/><BR/>I meant how intelligent people use their intelligence to come up with ways of "controlling" others or "put down" others when it is uncalled for or "invent" things that are harmful to the entire earth etc.<BR/><BR/>Hope I have clarified. rest of the discussion later...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157179138852367572006-09-02T02:38:00.000-04:002006-09-02T02:38:00.000-04:00> I dont still get the other symbols. Kindly expla...> I dont still get the other symbols. Kindly explain.<BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter then. It clicks with certain people, for a few it doesn't. for example:<BR/><BR/>> though the shape of the pot - top view?<BR/><BR/>Whether top or sideways, what happens when you see a pot? How could you visualize it geometrically in a simplified fashion? Wouldn't a circle be apparent.<BR/><BR/>> but I for one wouldn't have come up with those geometric shapes.<BR/><BR/>Sure. But why are you expecting to do so? Or are you saying that symbolism should be instantly recognized by everyone? <BR/><BR/>It does require contemplative thought and in the more complicated cases, guidance by a good teacher. <BR/><BR/>It's like art. The meaning of many symbols comes alive when one contemplates on them.<BR/><BR/>But at the end, like the Zen saying goes(so well delivered by Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon): "Please do not take the finger to be the moon or fix your gaze so intently on the finger as to miss all the beautiful sights of heaven". <BR/><BR/>> intelligence...sometimes in a totally ridiculous way<BR/><BR/>oh! so that's it! Anyone who studies philosophy is using intelligence in a ridiculous way...or am i getting you wrong?<BR/><BR/>As someone who is an follower of science and philosophy at the same time, i find no contradiction in pursuing both...neither have millions througout history...<BR/><BR/>But at the end, it's a matter of taste, mental aptitude and attitude, which is why:<BR/><BR/>> I would hope I could see it first and leave the argument at that point <BR/><BR/>That's a nice way to do it. <BR/><BR/>But what works for me is not get into a discussion at all in the first place if i see there's not going to be any learnings for the parties involved. <BR/><BR/>Or the discussion is an attempt to disparage. No.<BR/><BR/>...and the worst ones are those endless ping-pong matches which end up in considerable waste of time and bad blood. I get into these at other blogs only if i feel someone is being grossly unfair. <BR/><BR/>Otherwise: ars longa, vita brevis<BR/><BR/>> Sure...will make a post at my blog, if necessary... ;)<BR/><BR/>ha, ha...<BR/><BR/>will next be in touch with you only when i do this post...<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157174125566986492006-09-02T01:15:00.000-04:002006-09-02T01:15:00.000-04:00I dont still get the other symbols. Kindly explain...I dont still get the other symbols. Kindly explain.<BR/><BR/>Again, for the Fire = triangle and Water = Circle (through the shape of the pot - top view?) symbolisms: it seems possible, but I for one wouldn't have come up with those geometric shapes.<BR/><BR/><I>btw, will be doing a post on a latest graph-lie...will buzz you when i do it...should be around monday...</I><BR/><BR/>Sure...will make a post at my blog, if necessary... ;)<BR/><BR/><I>I'm sure you're thinking - what the hell is this person? One day he does stats and the other day he takes off on philosophy/religion :)</I><BR/><BR/>I believe all of us humans are intelligent. We choose to exhibit our intelligence in the way we want, sometimes in a totally ridiculous way....So, no, I don't think about the person as far as I can...only on the issues discussed...and if it gets to a point where our (the person and mine) personalities invade in the arguments, I would hope I could see it first and leave the argument at that point (to cool it - i will come back!) and/or just move on (if the damage is permanent)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157134864852981352006-09-01T14:21:00.000-04:002006-09-01T14:21:00.000-04:00Hi Arunn,Thanks for the question.> why the symbols...Hi Arunn,<BR/>Thanks for the question.<BR/><BR/>> why the symbols represent what they represent<BR/><BR/>Well, that comes straight out of the visual of the element. <BR/>For example, what comes to mind first when someone thinks of fire? <BR/>Rising flames.<BR/>So how would one represent that without complicating matters too much? <BR/>An inverted triangle to represent rising flames. <BR/><BR/>Likewise, Water...Pot...Circle and so on<BR/>(there is an alernate explanation as well but wont get into that)<BR/><BR/>Important to note that the icon developed out of the symbols and not the other way around.<BR/>Also, these symbols are standard in Hinduism for what they stand for.<BR/><BR/>btw, will be doing a post on a latest graph-lie...will buzz you when i do it...should be around monday...<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you're thinking - what the hell is this person?<BR/>One day he does stats and the other day he takes off on philosophy/religion :)Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1157121588248984572006-09-01T10:39:00.000-04:002006-09-01T10:39:00.000-04:00Sharan: Kindly explain why the symbols represent w...Sharan: Kindly explain why the symbols represent what they represent (red rectangle = Earth, and so forth...). <BR/><BR/>OR are these associations arbitrary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1156785047170249532006-08-28T13:10:00.000-04:002006-08-28T13:10:00.000-04:00i never knew about the five elements.that diagram ...i never knew about the five elements.<BR/><BR/>that diagram made me go "actually yes!"<BR/><BR/>i remember the milk drinking phase.Rajasee Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746531892720095070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1156779099364678262006-08-28T11:31:00.000-04:002006-08-28T11:31:00.000-04:00Glad you liked it Ajith. Will try and best to post...Glad you liked it Ajith. Will try and best to post some more interesting stuffSharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1156778567168122712006-08-28T11:22:00.000-04:002006-08-28T11:22:00.000-04:00Sharan, this is awesome.Ganapati has always been f...Sharan, this is awesome.<BR/>Ganapati has always been fave god in kiddo terms but then this is Him in a new light altogether. look forward to more 'enlightenment' as usual:-)Ajithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310125904007537591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1156776696641967052006-08-28T10:51:00.000-04:002006-08-28T10:51:00.000-04:00> not possible for a person like me to understand ...> not possible for a person like me to understand and absorb in a lifetime.<BR/><BR/>For anyone! <BR/>Which is why, as you know, it is said that once you enter the maze of Hinduism (literature, rituals etc) you'll get trapped...which is why Ramana Maharishi used to always say that the main thing is to control the mind...the rest are all peripherals...Sharan Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295242114299220736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28115406.post-1156747342235703592006-08-28T02:42:00.000-04:002006-08-28T02:42:00.000-04:00Representation of 5 elements was really informativ...Representation of 5 elements was really informative. It’s quite surprising that we never discussed this even as we spent over 620 hours together on our customary long walks of Saturdays...<BR/><BR/>I must say, Hinduism is a wealth of knowledge that is not possible for a person like me to understand and absorb in a lifetime.Sandeep Bhasinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561675488997974527noreply@blogger.com