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+title: "Extended Learnings -101 | Indian Culture | Why Rishis had to move to mountains???"
+author: "Arun Koundinya Parasa"
+date: "2021-01-04"
+categories: [spirituality]
+---
+
+Just after reading few pages from Introductory Essay from S. RadhaKrishnan writings on "The Bhagavadgita"; felt like writing this blog piece.
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+Continuing from my previous blog - <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/learnings-indian-culture/>
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+![](rishi.jpeg){fig-align="center" width="477"}
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+There has been always a strange question in my mind why would rishis or munis has to abandon their homes and move to Himalayas. This is like living an extreme Introvert life. Anyone of you who has watched "***Into the Wild***" movie (Which is the real story of [Chris McCandless](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_McCandless))  can relate to what i was referring to.
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+In the previous blog we have seen the example as how we view the world and we are left with an unanswered question i.e.;  "But who is running the show? "
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+To know who is that showman, one has to reduces the disturbances around him that obscures him to see him. If we are at home, it becomes a transcendental concept as we will be in constant pull and pushes with the environment around us.
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+So, the rishis would have started a journey to find a place where they could be all alone and as well as avoid any kind of external environmental interferences; And then yureka!!!! they would had finally found their place probably the Himalayas or the Enlightenment Tree.
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+As a process, In that specific place they would be in a constant pursuit of that single goal through self inquiry with or without aid of guru. 
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+This Practice of Self Inquiry is called as "[Jnana Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana_yoga)" { Which i have learnt while writing this blog piece}.  It is named so because; the human who is Ajnana would become Jnana only through the means of Self Inquiry.
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+[***P.S.***]{.underline}
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+*1) However, the Introvert Travel seems to have lost in its translation and led to miscomprehension and obscuring us from understanding of our own cultural Shrutis.*
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+*2) Chris McCandless didn't do any Self Inquiry; But he wants to live all alone and prove to the world that one can live in the wild without any external human dependency.*
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+*3) Rishis on the other side through Jnana Yoga has learnt the learnings of dependencies.*

posts/IndianCultureLearning102/index.qmd

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+title: "Extended Learnings -102 | Indian Culture | Did Rishis created reproducible research?"
+author: "Arun Koundinya Parasa"
+date: "2021-01-09"
+categories: [spirituality]
+---
+
+After completing the Introductory Essay from S. RadhaKrishnan writings on "The Bhagavadgita"; felt like writing this blog piece.
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+Continuing from my previous blogs -
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/learnings-indian-culture/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning101/>
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+![](research.jpeg){fig-align="center" width="510"}
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+The components of reproducible research are data documentation & discussion, methodology discussion and the output publication.  
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+Upanishads are said to be composed based on the learnings from rishis; these writings spanned across centuries and few even mentioned that each-one added to the existing literature at that time. However, neither the composer names nor the Rishi names are mentioned in the texts. With this clause ideally the Upanishads are deemed not to be considered as a reproducible research.
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+The most strangest thing that strike to me is that "if someone is thinking something esoteric and is doing for larger good and thinking a lot about longterm for the welfare of humanity; why did they go author-less"; "Now everyone is an author including me. ( *Being Sarcastic here for last 7 words*  )"
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+Let us pick from where we left at the last blog. i.e.; Rishis got a place that is free from distractions such that they meet or understand about the showman. Upon deep introspection and internal inquiry the highest intelligent Rishi would gain few important revelations which in-turn would make him happy.
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+![](AnandaVilli.png){fig-align="center" width="728"}
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+**Fig**: [Ananda Valli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taittiriya_Upanishad#Ananda_Valli) - From Taittriya Upanishad { Do not confuse with Maslow Hierarchy }
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+As Happy person would attract more friends. A bliss-full soul attracts many disciples. So, '*that*' Rishi would have attracted disciples and he would have shared his knowledge and revelations i.e; primarily about the output discussions & methodology to gain bliss. 
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+Among those disciples he would pick few disciples who are deemed fit and trained them on how to experience the bliss; thus creating more rishis for their Ananda. This is the selfless action performed by the Rishi for the benefit of the others. Which is termed as [Karma Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_yoga).  { This act is the highest form of reproducible research as you are not only ensuring the work is been shared but also ensuring that your work is being experienced by other person in front of us. }
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+Thus Rishis not only ensured that their learnings are carried forward to the right person. But also ensured that he gets to the fullest of his learnings such that he can built on top of their learnings.
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+Thus the Vedas and Upanishads has been composed after several sequential learnings by may rishis and maharishis.
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+***Note***:
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+-   Bhagavadgita or the Upanishads are usually conveyed as the subjects that you should read after retirement as its learnings would make us to cease action.
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+    -   However, Bhagavadgita is all about convincing Arjuna to go to war. i.e.; to take action and not to cease the action.

posts/IndianCultureLearning103/index.qmd

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+title: "Extended Learnings -103 | Indian Culture | How Rishis became Gurus!!!"
+author: "Arun Koundinya Parasa"
+date: "2021-01-16"
+categories: [spirituality]
+---
+
+Continuing from my previous blogs -
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/learnings-indian-culture/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning101/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning102/>
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+![](guru.png){fig-align="center" width="560"}
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+Since our childhood until to our death there are many gurus/well-wisher/teachers/friends who helped us to learn, helped us to keep intact of what we are good at and helped us to unlearn. Without their contribution it is very tough to assume our current position as a sole contributor.
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+Also, albeit in this commercial phase; i.e.; being our academic/professional places being more ROI driven, we still owe to at-least few gurus who shaped us as a better person.
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+In the last blog we have seen where Rishis has handpicked few of theirs' disciples and thought them the learnings from the showman. 
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+Like how we get ourselves owed to our gurus; A blessed and blissful disciple would thy become a devotee for 'the blissful guru', who has explained about the inner secrets of human life without any strings attached.
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+And thus we would place his guru at pinnacle and thy worship him as ***Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara; Guru sakshat, param Brahma, tasmai shri guravay namah***.
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+-   ***Brahma*** is called in Indian Culture as ***Creator*** of World
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+-   ***Vishnu*** is referred as ***Maintenance*** of World
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+-   ***Shiva*** is referred as ***Destroyer*** of World
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+-   ***ParaBharma*** is ***Self***  {our language - Showman} i.e.; Brahman -\> Mentioned in Upanishads and Gita { Refer Link - [Brahman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman) }
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+The Enlightened Disciple would be praising his guru as comparing to Brahma, Vishnu & Shiva. As comparing to Knowledge giver, Solution Seeker & Destroyer of Ignorance i.e.; in Contemporary we refer as Learn, Intact & Unlearn. 
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+Also final verse explains; about the enlightened Disciple who thy realised that the enlightenment is in realising about the true nature of showman i.e.; in Contemporary we refer the real guru is self inquiry and the inner guiding light. { [*Ref the Pic below: When the Student is Ready, the teacher will appear*]{.underline} }
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+This worship to God {Supreme God i.e.; [Showman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman)} is also been called as [Bhakti Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_yoga) { Bhakti Marga} in our Indian Culture. It is usually referred to as devotion of trust and love to a personal God.
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+![](enlightenment.png){fig-align="center" width="389"}
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+In the last three blogs I have learnt about [Jnana Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jnana_yoga), [Karma Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_yoga) and [Bhakti Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_yoga) which are referred as the three spiritual paths in our Culture to realize  about the Supreme God i.e.; our Showman.

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+title: "Extended Learnings -104 | Indian Culture | Hero Worship was it Integral Part of ours?"
+author: "Arun Koundinya Parasa"
+date: "2021-01-25"
+categories: [spirituality]
+---
+
+Continuing from my previous blogs -
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/learnings-indian-culture/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning101/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning102/>
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+-   <https://arunkoundinya.github.io/CanvassAndAnalyze/posts/IndianCultureLearning103/>
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+![](worship.png){fig-align="center" width="483"}
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+[*Continuing from previous blogs*]{.underline}:
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+We have observed where the Rishi who gets enlightened through self inquiry with a true inherent desire to meet the Showman. Once, he gets the experience of Showman; he shares the similar experience to his few selected disciples and thus 'the Rishi' becomes 'the Guru'. { Person who experiences Showman becomes liberated and he is called as a [Jivamukta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jivanmukta) i.e.; liberated being }
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+Guru who is liberated remains to be a Guru and never claims to be a God. A well known Jivamukta of my Grandfathers time i.e.; [Sri Ramana Maharshi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramana_Maharshi) who doesn't have a temple but stresses on self-inquiry and meditation.
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+![Sri Ramana Maharshi - Jivanmukta](ramana_maharshi.png){fig-align="center" width="270"}
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+A Person who is capable of performing self-inquiry and has the will to get undisturbed have a chance to meet the Showman. How about the more common people like us who cannot disband the existing life but still want to experience the Showman.
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+For such people,  [Bhakti Yoga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_yoga) {Bhakti Marga} comes handy to realize about the Showman by showcasing our love and devotion. 
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+As a culture, it was not the "Hero Worship" but the Worship to realize our Hero in an intent to become liberated.
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+{*The Concept of Showman gets difficult to penetrate for most of us unless we internalize the concept; so for most of us the Showman in the form of a deity becomes comprehendible and easy to relate.*}
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+Thus if we observe the temples and its' pattern it looks almost the same i.e.; having a water pond and then the path way until we reach garbhagriha. Water Pond is a tradition where-in we are intended to reach the Deity why washing away our desires and leaving away our materials comforts outside the temple; walking with one mindset of god until we reach the garbhagriha and experience the god.
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+This Bhakti Marge became very popularised in India as [Bhakti Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakti_movement). Every Historian has their own view on this movement; nonetheless it has created an opportunity for even the layman to experience the god in the form of deity on daily basis without disbanding their other attached personal life.
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+#### [*Is it possible to realize the Showman with Intense & Pure Devotion*]{.underline}:
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+Bhagvadgita mentions that the a person who is driven by pure love, knowing and seeking nothing beyond that experience of love Showman can get liberated.
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+[Tallapaka Annamacharya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annamacharya) -  whose devotion is unmatched for the love of Lord Venkateshwara which made him to write approximately 32,000 songs dedicated to him and for him.
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+{{< video https://www.youtube.com/embed/jTQYpPr6DaA?si=EvVpvaFMlQC_-8-3 width="600" height="400" >}}
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+List of Annamacharyulu Songs - [Link](https://te.wikisource.org/wiki/అన్నమయ్య_పాటలు)
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+You can imagine the love who has come up with 32000 Original Songs in his life time. Out of which few of them i.e.; even after 500 hundred years are still trending.
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+Of-course he would be highly liberated in his time by singing for Showman by dedicating to Showman.
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+{{< video https://www.youtube.com/embed/jLQqWQW4S4s?si=YnqHFSTxi-bPjLb- width="600" height="400" >}}
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+A song which got viral - written by Annamacharya Garu { Crux about the Showman }
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+Ignorance worship usually leads to Hero Worship i.e.; outward worship rather than inward worship. We adopt (or) resort to outward worship who fulfils our desire which would lead to blind Hero Worship.
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+Upanashids and Bhagvadgita clearly mentions for not to submission but for the development of inner spirit to gain the freedom. 
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+Clearly our old texts are trying to explain and realize the experience of the god in a logical manner and not through enforcement.

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+title: "My Learnings On Indian Culture"
+author: "Arun Koundinya Parasa"
+date: "2020-12-31"
+categories: [spirituality]
+---
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+The Comprehension of Indian Culture has lost in the personalities of the gods we created and the corresponding norms which were picked from our vedas. The offshoots of these norms have been made to selective tenets to uphold the spirit of the tradition.
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+However, we had (or) need to follow the societal tenets and norms such that we become not too aloof from the society. This is important as where-in we can start our enquiry as to why such a norm/tenet is there.
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+Alas!!! That's a long route.
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+The Crux of Indian Spirit of Culture can be found in its [***Upanishads***]{.underline}. Most of us including me till now has not read either the Upanishads or the Bhagavadgita ( *Essential Quick Summaries of 108 Upanishads* ) as it is not a compulsion for us.
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+![The Sanskrit term Upaniṣad (from upa "by" and ni-ṣad "sit down")](learning-1.jpeg){fig-align="center" width="568"}
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+Let me try to explain the crux of thought process of Upanishads with a trademark example of old movie projector. ( As per my Comprehension )
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+ How do we view a movie on the Screen; Light has to fall on the movie reel which is been rotated by the wheel/motor system and in-turn that reel image is being imposed on the lens which gets enlarged and seen on the silver screen.
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+This is exactly how we see the world; 
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+-   Light is our Intelligence
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+-   Reel is our Thought Process or Information Available
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+-   Wheel is the brain that process the information or thought process
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+-   Lens are our senses and can be equated to Eyes
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+-   Screen is the world that we see
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+But who is running the show?
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+![](learning-2.jpeg){fig-align="center" width="549"}
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+You can treat Upanishads as series of research books that has been well explored and written by many brilliant minds who in reality has actually explored the world within.
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+***To Conclude***, the spirit of Indian Culture lies in understanding the absolute reality by demolishing the myths around us; which has been consistently told to us that great revelations can happen only by inward looking.
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+*These are two books written by Sarvepalli Radhakrishna who is the 2nd President of our Country and the unknown coincidence is that we celebrate his birthday as teachers day every year.*
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+Hope you may read them and share your experiences and comprehensions as well. I have just started them.
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+![](learning-3.jpeg) ![](learning-4.jpeg){fig-align="center"}