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13 Dec

While I too would've preferred an akhaNDa-bhArata, I think fretting the presence of the idol itself is nonsensical. In the core shruti there are no recommendations for the images for any of the deities. Yet the lay H today would worship old deities like rudra or viShNu in images

Similarly, the shruti recommends that all Indo-Aryans take the name of bhArata in their fire ritual. Moreover in the specific ritual of the clan they worship 3 goddesses sarasvatI, iLA, bhAratI. IMO, this bhAratI is none other the goddess of the land of the Arya-s. Its extent &

location has been changing over the ages. It might change again or vanish if the H lose the war their enemies are waging on them. But its existence is not in doubt. Hence, making some personification of that deity in a material medium is something keeping with the rest of the

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9 Dec

The death of the CDS definitely seems puzzling. If it was an accident it is surprising for lesser nations ensure better transport safety for their leadership. If it was a deliberate foreign attack then it speaks for v.poor military intelligence, which is again surprising at this

level. That leaves out activation of a deeply lodged internal agent, aka a Herpes zoster like ``sleeper cell''. However, there might have been indications of some threat that the national leadership was aware of. They may have even misread it. The reason to consider this is the

craven retreat of the Lāṭapati in the confrontation with the sora-backed tool-kitties. One way to look at it is they had some intelligence of a bigger attack and decide to tactically retreat on that front as the resources might be needed for the bigger one. Now coming to the

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manasataramgini

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8 Dec

In real life the average person does not interact with a lot of people at the same time. Those one interacts with closely are either relatives or friends who usually have gone through a period of real-life acclimatization. Of course, there are love and friendships at first sight

(the old H would think you are seeing someone you already knew in a past birth).There are lots of subtle cues -- appearance, body language, odors etc -- that play a role in the formation of linkages. These are absent on SM like this. People usually come to know each other through

their writings -- which they may find resonant or irksome. However, it gives an illusion of being close -- like seeing actors repeatedly in a TV serial and developing some sense of connection to them. Thus, many interact as though they would with real life friends. But many of

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manasataramgini

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8 Dec

It appears that the H pakSha did not do its homework when it came to the pseudo-heathens -- navyonmatta poseurs. There are several things our tradition has taught which are good thumb rules 1. Charity is to be directed at the deserving not merely everyone who appears needy.

2. Like wise viShNusharman has taught us, do not befriend strangers right away. Observe for a long time & see how they shake out on issues that relate to your interests before reaching out. 3. Do not encourage people lacking in sattva who seek disruption of societal norms. 4. See

is some one gets the spirit of the shAstra rather than merely mouthing it like the 4 foolish v1s of viShNusharman -- they could be mere veShadhAraka-s not sAdhaka-s. Above all remember that true friendship is v.unlikely between those whose basic politics don't align.

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manasataramgini

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7 Dec

A recent post on the TL brought to mind a curious phenomenon that seems to be one of the factors that draw people into certain bābāisms: the production of apports. This caught my attention early on because I noticed that several votaries claimed to have received bābāistic apports

I have heard of three unrelated bābājī-s (one of them more of a low-profile vaiṣṇava ``magician'') producing apports. Shortly thereafter I first saw one such apport, I saw demo by a vaṅgīya magician Sarkar on TV where he produced an apport explicitly as a magic trick. When I

pointed this to the votary and he gradually de-bābāized. I subsequently had the occasion to watch Sarkar live on stage producing various apports as part of his magic show. For at least one public bābājī the introduction of video cameras allowed the capture of the whole palming

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5 Dec

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Indeed there has been varying degrees of H influence on neo-West African iconogaphy. For e.g. here is a depiction of the West African deity Densu influenced by the tricephalic iconography of dattAtreya. The dog sacrifice for him might also be influenced @agnimaan @GhorAngirasa

by the canid companions of the said deity. In the African syncretism he seen as a consort of the watery goddess Mami Wata depicted below. The image on the right from Nigeria shows the H influence in the form of a tilaka

Here is a related goddess from Sierra Leone with the tricephalic iconography transferred to her from dattAtreya & therocephalic convergence. This what your friendly Abes and their fellow travelers are seeking to erase.

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