2012-05-29T04:19:14Z http://blog.indianrenaissance.com/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2012-05-06:6f5ba909-8976-4789-92fe-94fd64c76627 sun2275 2012-05-06T23:26:43Z 2012-05-06T23:26:43Z "Yogastha kuru karma tvam sangam tyaktva dhananjaya| Sidhyasidhyoh samo bhutva samatvam yoga uchyate||"BG2.48 "(Therefore) You should perform focused only on acting with good intentions, completely detached from expectations. Thus shall you have equipoise towards (short term) successes and failures. It is this equipoise that is the essence of Yoga" ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2012-05-06:e03e9ef7-33fc-479e-bbcd-f3c52d04d712 sun2275 2012-05-06T23:10:31Z 2012-05-06T23:10:31Z "Karmanyevaadhikarste maa phaleshu kadachana| Ma karma phalahetur bhu ma te sango'stvakarmani|| BG2.47" "It is your duty only to act with the Right intentions, for actions alone do you control to influence outcome. ("Right" here is that which in your honest estimation and that of the collective wisdom of the past (shruti/smriti/itihaasa/Purana) is good for the well being of yourself and others). Outcomes are never in your complete control nor will you ever have a good judgment of which outcomes are beneficial to you in the long run. Therefore do not let your actions be dictated by perceived short term benefits to you nor should you let consequences deter you from doing the right thing" ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2012-02-26:245563d1-aa2c-401b-a1cc-4874f3f3abbe sun2275 2012-02-27T03:09:44Z 2012-02-27T03:09:44Z In this class we discuss verse 47 in chapter 2 of Gita. This is the famous Karmanyeva... verse. It is the crux of the philosophy of Yoga or skill in action. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2012-01-16:c4939acd-7027-4874-96ba-713bca570738 sun2275 2012-01-16T20:39:50Z 2012-01-16T20:39:50Z In this class, we learn slokas 42-45. Krishna had already explained previously that one should come to conclusions only based on valid sources of knowledge ie, One's own experience (pratyaksha), Inference (anumana) and Shruti (aagama). Experience unguided by shruti is useless and inference by itself is wild. So when all these come togeather, we reach right conclusions. In slokas 42-45 Krishna now explains what happens when Shruti is unaided by ecperience. All we get is knowledge without depth (of experience). Krishna asks arjuna (and indirectly us) to rise above this triviality if we seek happiness and balance in life. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2012-01-16:43fa4798-aa84-4067-b35f-01ff81e758a6 sun2275 2012-01-16T20:23:16Z 2012-01-16T20:23:16Z wiIn this class, we learn about the applications of Samkhya into practice through life strategies called"Yoga". In the Gita, Samkhya means knowledge of the Self (both Individual and Supreme) and Yoga means Strategies. The important aspects we learnt in Samkhya were -We are not our bodies or anything that changes -> This is to Externalization as a problem solving strategyJiva is Eternal -> implies everything around us changes. How do we handle change?Jiva is not an independent actor -> What motivates our actions? ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-11-15:0bf2fb35-df4f-4987-88f1-ac0d34cb55bc sun2275 2011-11-16T04:07:10Z 2011-11-16T04:07:10Z In this lecture, we start the topic of Yoga. Discussions include What is Sankhya and Yoga? What is the process of acquiring knowledge? and many more interesting topics... ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-10-16:3b139a69-2020-46a9-98f0-230b3c1e2bb7 sun2275 2011-10-16T23:32:59Z 2011-10-16T23:32:59Z BG chapter 2 slokas - 31 to 38. In this class we discuss the implications of "sankhya" in everyday life. We deal with what constitutes Sva-dharma. Discussion on Varna and Jati. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-10-09:327d8d10-1fd0-4248-927c-e6cfefd8debd sun2275 2011-10-10T03:51:46Z 2011-10-10T03:51:46Z Sankhya yoga chapter2. In this lecture, we study how Krishna shows grief for the destruction of the body is also not justified... ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-10-09:ed1597a7-bddc-4766-98ae-c416d336bc9c sun2275 2011-10-10T03:43:00Z 2011-10-10T03:43:00Z Chapter 2 sankhya yoga continued.... ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-10-09:3e5e7c3f-2c70-4d67-a3c6-d3f2610343e9 sun2275 2011-10-10T03:35:00Z 2011-10-10T03:35:00Z Beginning of Season6. Sakhya yoga chapter 2. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-10-09:1bdf6ee2-f5f6-446c-8cd8-34999ec4acdd sun2275 2011-10-10T03:27:08Z 2011-10-10T03:27:08Z End of Season 5. Sankhya yoga chapter2 ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-09-01:3c57ffcf-0464-4c7b-9e1a-ef715ad5d2b6 sun2275 2011-09-01T20:39:57Z 2011-09-01T20:39:57Z This is a recording of C.K.Raju's lecture on his work on history of mathematics. This is a part of decolonizing our universities initiative of Multiveristy. This talk is interesting to me because it gives all the proofs necessary to say Euclid did not actually exist. It also opens our eyes to the double standards that is prevalent in nature of accepted evidence. This is not for the faint of the heart. Also ignore the comment of the lady towards the end... UTIUB@USM ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-08-14:a9f838dd-78b4-40c1-885f-3bb8a43592ad sun2275 2011-08-14T23:35:46Z 2011-08-14T23:35:46Z Prof. C.K.Raju's work fascinates me. I think i get a lot of things he is talking about but a long way away from understanding the math and science behind it. But if what he says is true, relearning calculus would be amazing. The essential point of is talk is science and math as we do it today is infused with a lot of metaphysics. Indian did math as number crunching only. On the face of it, it is hard to believe that the things we take for granted is not as straight forward as we think it is... Decolonising Our Universities - Fifth Session from TV Multiversity on Vimeo. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-07-17:073f2406-e661-4fdb-ab30-2cf77bf44076 sun2275 2011-07-18T03:56:35Z 2011-07-18T03:56:35Z A great talk by Tim Harford. Trial and Error method is a very important emperical technique which formed basis of Indian mathematics. Western civilization ascribe more weightage to logical proof (which is believed to be more certain) than emperical. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-04-25:982e550a-4b31-4c13-a59e-596eb56c3cb2 sun2275 2011-04-25T20:57:00Z 2011-04-25T20:57:00Z As usual, Balu delivers an awesome lecture. I wish he uses more of "Idli - sambar" kind of examples to send the message across. It makes it easier to understand this problem which is highly abstract. The talk is in 4 parts, so press the forward arrow if the next part does not automatically load. Send me your feedback! ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-03-06:a877ff8c-f1ec-495e-aa30-a3c29f18bdd0 sun2275 2011-03-07T03:36:00Z 2011-03-07T03:36:00Z This lecture covers verses 1- 5 of Sankhya yoga chapter2 of Gita. Krishna who was silently listening to Arjuna's concerns about the consequences of War, speaks. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-02-21:d2a8ebb2-1f19-4883-954e-ce4b2952822d sun2275 2011-02-21T21:46:00Z 2011-02-21T21:46:00Z Arjuna's anguish about the effects of war on society. Verses 35 to end of chapter1. ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-02-21:57ab4c3e-1d01-4c0d-8056-1ca2403eee53 sun2275 2011-02-21T21:41:00Z 2011-02-21T21:41:00Z Verses 18 to 35. start of Arjuna's anguish ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-02-02:1f13f3e5-005e-4b41-95f0-ee829b187711 sun2275 2011-02-02T21:52:00Z 2011-02-02T21:52:00Z A Great documentary on French revolution. This revolution was a flowering of the Protestant theology and eventually was modelled all over the West and mimicked in the East.The French Revolution ... tag:blog.indianrenaissance.com,2011-01-23:cd1fe585-7dcd-4a72-a607-ff698dd97c6d sun2275 2011-01-23T23:39:00Z 2011-01-23T23:39:00Z In this session, we covered slokas 4 to 18. Examine further Duryodhana's state of mind on the eve on the battle. ...