SENSORY STIMULUS - DISTORTION ILLUSION
"Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ( 1807-1882 )
"THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM" :
Human perception is the process and experience of gaining sensory information about objects and events of the physical world and the universe in which man exists. There could be a difference between Real World and the Perceived World. Sometimes, man perceives physical objects or events that may not exist and yet other times man fails to perceive physical objects or events that may actually exist. Kindly join me to examine these perceptual problems at my Home Page of BhavanaJagat.
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TARANGINI - A FLOWING RIVER OR STREAM - RIVER GANGA EMERGES FROM SHIVALIK HILLS AND FLOWS THROUGH RISHIKESH
HOW CAN A MAN SURVIVE AFTER HIS DEATH ?
This is not a discussion about "Afterlife" or "Hereafter". This is not a discussion about death, resurrection, and "Everlasting Life". This is not a discussion about man's historical legacy, his enduring fame after death, or about his perpetual existence in a Heavenly Mansion after his physical death. This is also not a discussion about transmigration, or reincarnation of the human soul. The concept of immortality describes deathlessness or the idea of "Lasting forever". In the material realm, everything that is born must die. The fleeting experience of human existence is often compared to the existence of an air bubble on the surface of a Lotus leaf. The material body cannot enter the immaterial realm. Only a "TARANG", or a 'Wave' that is set free and remains in motion, could make the transition and journey into the immortal realm.
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If men are from Mars and women are from Venus, the exchange of words between these two parties could escalate into open warfare. Man, especially the Most Auspicious One, is not only willing to accept a defeat but also lovingly chooses to get killed in the duel of words. Getting killed is Divine when the Battle of Words involves your female life partner.
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The word "TARANGINI" means a flowing or running Stream or River. The act of flowing gives the water a life of its own. The Stream or River is alive as long as the water is flowing. Tarangini conveys the thoughts that are expressed by my father, Shri. Rebbapragada, Suryanarayana Murthy who had passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2009. Man is confronted by the problems of aging and health. It is the thoughts and deeds of the man that survive and this gives us a hope that human life could get over the limitations imposed by mortality. In the fluidity of this flowing stream called Tarangini, I express a sense of hope for the humanity in its quest for immortality.
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REPENTANCE DOES NOT REMIT SINS :
In Sanskrit language, the word repentance is described as "PASHCHATH TAPA". It is the feeling of sorrow or grief for inflicting pain or causing an injury or insult. Indian thinkers have described repentance as mental catharsis. It is an act of mental purification. A man cannot unburden his conscience by concealing his actions or by suppressing the memory of his actions. The emotional stress and the burden imposed by a sense of guilt could be alleviated by bringing the memory of our actions to consciousness and by giving expression to sorrow or grief caused by these actions. This process of mental catharsis brings about changed conduct. Through repentance, man changes his thoughts, his desires, his habits, and his actions.
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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW - THE ONLY PERSON WHO WON NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE AND AN ACADEMY AWARD
The students in Ann Arbor, Michigan have started the School Year on September 08. In several aspects of Learning and Creative Writing, East and West appear to be set apart. In the East, particularly in India, we tend to use visual images and use imaginary personalities with individualistic characteristics to engage in all kinds of human effort and activity. In the field of Education, we use the images and the characteristics associated with the personalities of Lord Shiva, Goddess Sarasvati, and Lord Ganesha. Apart from these three personalities, the student can choose an image of his choice to specifically draw inspiration while he travels on the path of Learning. In the Indian tradition, the Guru or the Teacher has a very unique position and is elevated to the status of the Divine Trinity represented by Brahma(the Creator), Vishnu(the Protector), and Shiva(the Restorer).
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GOD'S GREAT JUDGEMENT SEAT
Oh!, East is East, and West is West,
and never the twain shall meet
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at
God's great Judgement Seat :
Rudyard Kipling was the first English writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The ideas of Rudyard Kipling may have been shaped by his Judaeo-Christian beliefs. The idea of standing before God's great Judgement Seat belongs to the West. The idea of standing before God for Judgement is not expressed in the East and particularly in the Land of Bharat or the Land of Karma where people believe in the inevitability of consequences for their own actions. Being a person of the East, the consequence for my own actions is not that of standing before God for Judgement. The Day of Judgement has no particular relevance to my belief in God. Man has free choice between good and evil and experience the Fruit of his own actions as per the Law of Karma.
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THE LAND OF INDIA OR BHARAT IS KNOWN AS KARMA KSHETRA OR KARMA BHUMI.
The Sanskrit word of Karma describes the totality of a person's actions in any one of the successive states of that person's existence. The Law of Karma governs all action and its inevitable consequences on the doer. Because of this deep rooted belief in the inevitability of consequences on the doer, the Land of Bharat or India is identified as Karma Kshetra or Karma Bhumi.
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THE FLAG OF ARMY MEDICAL CORPS, INDIAN ARMY
Army Medical Corps provides support during the Battle, while preparing for the Battle, and to keep the Army Battle-Ready at all times. AMC provides that blanket of 'Care' and 'Comfort' to those injured in the Combat and thereby it boosts up the morale of the entire fighting Force. Since the effects of the wound start as soon as the man is injured, Resuscitation must commence in the Field where the Battle Casualty is found.
The lives of the seriously wounded in the battle depend upon the professional skills of the Medical Officer and the medical personnel deployed at the Battalion level in the most Forward areas. AMC must reapportion training time of the Medical Officer so that a maximum training occurs in the Combat Zone. The Medical Officer also needs the professional skills used by a Nursing Assistant and an Ambulance Assistant in delivering initial Resuscitative Care and in preparing the Battle casualty for Evacuation.
In the 'Art of Battlefield Medicine', no job is a small job.
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Major General ( Retd) Sujan Singh Uban, AVSM, the former Inspector General of Special Frontier Force
Allied Publishers of India had published a book authored by General Sujan Singh Uban in which he had narrated the military exploits of his force in Chittagong Hill Tracts during the Indo-Pak War of 1971. I had shared the story about my memorable experience in Chittagong Hill Tracts in 1971 at my Home Page of Bhavanajagat.
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MADHAVA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOY OF SPRING AND THE SWEETNESS OF NECTAR.
We need to constantly remind ourselves about the transient, ephemeral, and fleeting nature of human existence. In our life's journey we tend to follow an easy course and avoid overcoming obstacles. Sometimes, difficulties arise without any prior warning and overwhelm our existence. Many of us remain mute or cannot speak because of a sense of fear or because of sheer ignorance. We may not be simply aware of the dangers that may threaten our existence. We should seek the Force of KRUPA that brings a sense of Joy and imparts the taste of Sweetness ( Madhurya ).
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FREE MIND AND MENTAL FLUIDITY
Richard Lovelace, a romantic English poet and soldier was confined within the walls of Gate House, a prison in Westminister, London. Those who confined him could not stop him from exercising his ability to think and dream. He wrote the poem, "To Althea, from Prison" in 1642 and it has the famous lines ; "Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage;" The human mind cannot be imprisoned or enslaved by anyone. Speech is an important attribute of a mind that is set free. The fluidity of the mind will protect mind from sluggishness, dullness, inactivity, apathy, and from being indifferent. For river-like streaming and fluent speech, the blessings of Sarasvati would help and the mind is set free as long as the water flows.
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WE HAVE WEAPONS TO FIGHT OUR EXTERNAL ENEMIES
Suratgarh in Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan is considered to be the Land of Rig Veda. The chief Rig Vedic River of Sarasvati had drenched the soil of this area around 3,000 B.C. Suratgarh is a strategic post where Indian Armed Forces train and prepare to fight the enemy. I had visited and camped at Suratgarh several times during 1976-1978. Preparing for a battle always induces a sense of excitement.
Please review the story at my Home Page of Bhavanajagat where I had described the excitement, and anxiety which was a medical symptom of a terrifying disease known as 'Hydrophobia'.
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Tetanus is a terrifying disease caused by Clostridium tetani bacilli. The bacilli excrete a very potent neurotoxin(tetanospasmin) which enters the bloodstream and exerts its effects on motor neuron cells in the spinal cord and causes spasticity in various voluntary muscle groups. Tetanus typically manifests by involving the jaw muscles and is known as 'LOCKJAW' and produces a sign described as 'TRISMUS'. The involvement of facial muscles also produces a sign known as 'RISUS SARDONICUS'.
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The ancient Vedic Book of Rig veda in a hymn known as, 'Mrityunjaya Maha Mantra' expresses a very unique idea or concept about conquering death. Man is mortal. Just like a fully ripened fruit falls off a tree, a man ripe in age, even when not afflicted by any disease or sickness, would encounter natural physical death. The hymn suggests that a man can become 'immortal' and could conquer physical death by simply severing his psychological attachment to his own life. This act of cutting attachment to free oneself to secure victory over physical death is compared to the act of harvesting Cucumbers.
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THE WHITE DOVE IS THE TRADITIONAL SYMBOL OF PEACE
A man lives in 'Peace' if his well being is fully assured. We seek this blissful state of existence as a Blessing from our Creator.
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Cancer cells divide and multiply very quickly, spread and invade other tissues in the body.
The Motto of Indian Army Medical Corps is 'Sarve Santu Niraamayaah'. The threat to human health and well-being come from several directions and tragically very healthy individuals may sometimes succumb to sickness. The causative factors of several diseases still remains a mystery. cancer is one such disease which poses a challenge to our Motto of achieving 'Freedom From Sickness'. I had presented two rare cases of Cancer in perfectly healthy individuals at my Home Page of Bhavana Jagat.
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Sunflowers, Helianthus annuus, the Family of Daisy Flowers need full Sun to grow well.
Shadow gives us protection or shelter from external danger. In India, women before their marriage live under the shadow of their fathers. After marriage, women are expected to live under the shadow of their husbands. Indian tradition demands that a married woman should be subjected to live under the influence or domination of her husband. If you are in someone's shadow, you receive less attention and seem less important. A woman living under the shadow of her husband may not act on her own even if her life is at a great risk. Indian traditions stood in the way of the Battle for Life in an unfortunate story which I had witnessed in 1978.
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ADI SHANKARA'S PORTRAIT DEPICTS HIM IN A STATE OF GOOD AND POSITIVE HEALTH
To diagnose illhealth is easy. The sick person may describe his ailments. In addition to person's subjective symptoms, illhealth shows objective manifestations. The mere absence of illhealth does not necessarily mean that the person is positively healthy. Health, like beauty is often a matter of subjective impression.
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A colony of genetically identical E. coli bacteria is actually a mob of individuals.
UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUALITY :
Dr. Michael Elowitz, Physicist at California Institute of Technology has conducted experiments on colonies of genetically identical (clones) E. coli bacteria under identical conditions and discovered that they behave in different ways. The bacteria have fingerprints of their own and even when they share the exact same genome, they could still be identified as individuals.
THE LAW OF INDIVIDUALITY :
Just like the Law of Conservation of Energy, I suggest that the Law of Individuality governs all the living entities and the Law is manifested in various biological phenomena. The genes and the genetic codes function in accordance with the Law of Individuality. I would describe Individuality as a Trade Mark. It is the characteristic of a biological entity. Genes and the genetic codes are the tools that an organism uses to express its Individuality. Each organism assembles its own kind of protein molecules to define its identity and to defend its existence in natural world.
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