The Paradox of Knowing: A Journey Beyond Experience
Human understanding is like a complex web. There is a clear difference between what we know (Vidya) and what we don’t know (Avidya). The timeless wisdom of the Isha Upanishad encapsulates this duality succinctly, offering a profound insight: विद्यां चाविद्यां च यस्तद्वेदौभयं सह। अविद्यया मृत्युं तीर्त्वा विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते।। Isha Upanishad, Verse 11 vidyām cāvidyām ca yastad […]
Dharma in Modern Life
Dharma and its relevance was a topic of conversation between Draupadi and Yudhistir in Vana Parva of Mahabharata. Mahabharata is part of Itihasa and also known as Fifth Veda in Hindu Scriptures. Yudhistir was the eldest of the five sons of Pandu. The five brothers are known as Pandavas. Draupadi was married to all the […]
Duryodhana and Karna as friends
Duryodhana’s jealousy and enmity with the Pandavas are well-known right from their childhood. The competition between them has always taken the form of jealousy, frustration, and anger. The first encounter with Duryodhana of Karna happened when the Princesses of Kuru (Pandavas and Kauravas) were displaying their skills at the end of the learning with Guru […]