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50+ Music<p>"Duel of the Fates" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicalTheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicalTheme</span></a> recurring in the Star Wars <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prequelTrilogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prequelTrilogy</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ExpandedUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedUniverse</span></a>. It was composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnWilliams</span></a> and recorded for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/filmSoundtrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filmSoundtrack</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace</span></a> by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LondonSymphonyOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonSymphonyOrchestra</span></a> (LSO) and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LondonVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonVoices</span></a>. This <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/symphonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symphonic</span></a> piece is played with both a full orchestra and a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/choir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choir</span></a>. The lyrics are based on a fragment of an archaic <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welsh</span></a> poem, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CadGoddeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CadGoddeu</span></a> (Battle of the Trees), and are sung in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1gH_cjdb60" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=J1gH_cjdb60</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a>. "deergha-sootree" (दीर्घसूत्री) is the/a Sanskrit word for English's "Procrastinator".</p><p>PS: "deergha-sootree" can also mean "long winded" or exhaustive in some contexts.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>translation</span></a></p>
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn<p>Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #425: Mudita.<br>.<br>.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mudita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mudita</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanskrit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schadenfreude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schadenfreude</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/words" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>words</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happiness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/happy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funfacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/didyouknow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>didyouknow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incelcamino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incelcamino</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberturd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberturd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webcomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webcomic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uselessfacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uselessfactsbadlydrawn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uselessfactsbadlydrawn</span></a></p>
Ruben VerweijHi all, I've just setup my own <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/akkoma" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Akkoma</a> instance, so it's time for an updated <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/introduction" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> <br>I promise I won't move accounts again and I'll keep <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://flipping.rocks/@kedara" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kedara</span></a></span> as a backup.<br><br>I'm very much into <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/yoga" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#yoga</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/meditation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#meditation</a> and everything related to that. I'm trying to learn <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/sanskrit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sanskrit</a> because its a beautiful language and also in order to be able to read text like the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/bhagavadgita" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BhagavadGita</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/upanishads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Upanishads</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/yogasutras" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YogaSutras</a> which greatly inspire me.<br><br>I'm from the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/netherlands" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Netherlands</a> and work in <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/science" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> in the field of <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/airquality" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AirQuality</a> I may occasionally share something about that, but this is not a work account (and any opinions are my own).<br><br>I love <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/photography" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> , mostly related to <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/nature" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/weather" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weather</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/clouds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#clouds</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/trees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trees</a><br>I try to make a trip to the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/forest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#forest</a> at least every weekend, I'm lucky to live at the edge of the <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/veluwe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Veluwe</a> nature area.<br><br>I love growing food in my <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/garden" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#garden</a> using <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/organic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organic</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/permaculture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#permaculture</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/regenerativeagriculture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RegenerativeAgriculture</a> inspired methods, I'm dreaming of tending my own <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/foodforest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FoodForest</a> some day.<br><br>Unfortunately I'm operating at half power thanks to <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.kedara.nl/tag/longcovid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LongCovid</a> since Feb. '22.<br><br>I'll mainly post in English with some posts in Dutch as well. Unpinned toots will be deleted after 3 months, I only boost photos with alt text (feel free to let me know if I've forgotten to add it!).<br><br>Let me know if you have similar interests and I'll be happy to chat!
Coach Pāṇini ®<p>In <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>, the concept of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/heresy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heresy</span></a> is expressed through terms such as पाषण्ड (pāṣaṇḍa), often used in a pejorative sense for those deviating from orthodox beliefs. </p><p>Other terms include उद्धर्म (uddharma) and उपधर्म (upadharma), denoting deviations from proper religious conduct. </p><p>Also, देवनिन्दा (devanindā) and वेदनिन्दा (vedanindā) signify blasphemy or criticism of the divine or Vedic teachings. </p><p>In Buddhist contexts, तीर्थिक (tīrthika) is used to describe adherents of non-Buddhist paths.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Ruben Verweij (Backup)<p>Hi all, I'm new here at <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FlippingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlippingRocks</span></a> so it's time for an updated <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>I'm very much into <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/yoga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yoga</span></a> and <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> and everything related to that. I'm trying to learn <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a> because its a beautiful language and also in order to be able to read text like the <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BhagavadGita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BhagavadGita</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Upanishads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Upanishads</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/YogaSutras" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YogaSutras</span></a> which greatly inspire me.</p><p>I'm from the <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> and work in <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> in the field of <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/AirQuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirQuality</span></a> I may occasionally share something about that, but this is not a work account (and any opinions are my own).</p><p>I love <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> , mostly related to <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> <br>I try to make a trip to the <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> at least every weekend, I'm lucky to live at the edge of the <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Veluwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veluwe</span></a> nature area.</p><p>I love growing food in my <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> using <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a> and <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeAgriculture</span></a> inspired methods, I'm dreaming of tending my own <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FoodForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodForest</span></a> some day.</p><p>Unfortunately I'm operating at half power thanks to <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/LongCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCovid</span></a> since Feb. '22.</p><p>I'll mainly post in English with some posts in Dutch as well. Unpinned toots will be deleted after 3 months, I only boost photos with alt text (feel free to let me know if I've forgotten to add it!).</p><p>Let me know if you have similar interests and I'll be happy to chat!</p><p>Edit: I've moved to my own <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Akkoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Akkoma</span></a> instance over at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.kedara.nl/users/ruben" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ruben</span></a></span> but I'll keep this account as backup and I'll try not to move anymore, I promise. See you there!</p>
Weekend Stories<p>🗣️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>, one of the oldest attested <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndoEuropean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndoEuropean</span></a> languages 🌍, holds a central place in the linguistic, cultural, and religious history of humanity. As a sacred language and vehicle for literary and philosophical expression, Sanskrit offers unique insights into the evolution of languages, the spread of Indo-European peoples, and the intellectual traditions of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsia</span></a> 🌏. This post explores its origins, evolution, and significance:</p><p>🌍 <a href="https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2024/2024-12-25-sanskrit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_</span><span class="invisible">stories/told/2024/2024-12-25-sanskrit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WeekendStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeekendStories</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Duel of the Fates" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicalTheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicalTheme</span></a> recurring in the Star Wars <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prequelTrilogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prequelTrilogy</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ExpandedUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedUniverse</span></a>. It was composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnWilliams</span></a> and recorded for the film soundtrack of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace</span></a> by the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LondonSymphonyOrchestra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonSymphonyOrchestra</span></a> (LSO) and the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LondonVoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LondonVoices</span></a>. This <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/symphonic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>symphonic</span></a> piece is played with both a full orchestra and a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/choir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>choir</span></a>. The lyrics are based on a fragment of an archaic <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Welsh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Welsh</span></a> poem <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CadGoddeu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CadGoddeu</span></a> (Battle of the Trees), and are sung in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlYCxbBZUCY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xlYCxbBZUC</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p>
The Open Buddhist University<p>📰 The Oldest Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Text (A free, 12-page article from 2014)</p><p>Tags: <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Sects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sects</span></a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a><br><a href="https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/language-of-abhisamacarika-dharmah_karashima-seishi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">buddhistuniversity.net/content</span><span class="invisible">/articles/language-of-abhisamacarika-dharmah_karashima-seishi</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>The learned [people] consider as wise those who perform all activities with a burning desire for knowledge, detached from expectations of outcomes.<br>- Sri Krishna, 4-19</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>यस्य सर्वे समारंभाः कामसंकल्पवर्जिताः ।<br>ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणां तमाहुः पंडितं बुधाः ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script:<br>ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವೇ ಸಮಾರಂಭಾಃ ಕಾಮಸಂಕಲ್ಪವರ್ಜಿತಾಃ |<br>ಜ್ಞಾನಾಗ್ನಿದಗ್ಧಕರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ತಮಾಹುಃ ಪಂಡಿತಂ ಬುಧಾಃ ||</p><p>Related to verse 2-47: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@smurthys/113188972323492878" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hachyderm.io/@smurthys/1131889</span><span class="invisible">72323492878</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/expectations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expectations</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/detachment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detachment</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>Action is inaction and inaction is action. The wise see both as one and carry them out so.<br>- Sri Krishna, 4-18</p><p>PS: Answers the question in 4-16 ☝️</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म य ।<br>स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्त: कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: <br>ಕರ್ಮಣ್ಯಕರ್ಮ ಯಃ ಪಶ್ಯೇದಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಚ ಕರ್ಮ ಯ |<br>ಸ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾನ್ಮನುಷ್ಯೇಷು ಸ ಯುಕ್ತ: ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಕರ್ಮಕೃತ್ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>What is action and what is inaction? This question has fascinated even the scholars*.<br>- Sri Krishna, 4-16</p><p>*Literally "kawayoh" (कवयो) means "poets", but "scholars" fits better in this context.</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>: किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोsप्यत्र मोहिताः<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: ಕಿಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಕಿಮಕರ್ಮೇತಿ ಕವಯೋsಪ್ಯತ್ರ ಮೋಹಿತಾಃ</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>The senses are higher than the body; the mind is higher than the senses. Above the mind is intellect, and above the intellect is self*.<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-42</p><p>*consistent with verse 3-38 ☝️. Can also be interpreted as "consciousness".</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>इंद्रियाणि परण्याहुरिंद्रियेभ्यः परं मनः ।<br>मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: <br>ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ಪರಣ್ಯಾಹುರಿಂದ್ರಿಯೇಭ್ಯಃ ಪರಂ ಮನಃ |<br>ಮನಸಸ್ತು ಪರಾ ಬುದ್ಧಿರ್ಯೋ ಬುದ್ಧೇಃ ಪರತಸ್ತು ಸಃ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consciousness</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hierarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hierarchy</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>Just as fire is covered by smoke and similarly a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, knowledge is likewise hidden by self [selfishness].<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-38</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च ।<br>यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतं ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: <br>ಧೂಮೇನಾವ್ರಿಯತೇ ವಹ್ನಿರ್ಯಥಾದರ್ಶೋ ಮಲೇನ ಚ |<br>ಯಥೋಲ್ಬೇನಾವೃತೋ ಗರ್ಭಸ್ತಥಾ ತೇನೇದಮಾವೃತಂ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/selfishness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfishness</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>It is better to progress in one's own path than to follow another's. There is learning in failing in own path but anxiety if following another's.<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-35</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।<br>स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: <br>ಶ್ರೇಯಾನ್ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೋ ವಿಗುಣಃ ಪರಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಸ್ವನುಷ್ಠಿತಾತ್ |<br>ಸ್ವಧರ್ಮೇ ನಿಧನಂ ಶ್ರೇಯಃ ಪರಧರ್ಮೋ ಭಯಾವಹಃ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dedication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dedication</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/focus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>focus</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>[Even] the wise act within the limitations of their own nature.<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-33</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>: स्वदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: ಸ್ವದೃಶಂ ಚೇಷ್ಟತೇ ಸ್ವಸ್ಯಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೃತೇರ್ಜ್ಞಾನವಾನಪಿ</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/discretion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discretion</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>The way outstanding people conduct [themselves], they set standards for the world to follow.<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-21</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः ।<br>स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script:<br>ಯದ್ಯದಾಚರತಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠಸ್ತತ್ತದೇವೇತರೋ ಜನಃ |<br>ಸ ಯತ್ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ ಕುರುತೇ ಲೋಕಸ್ತದನುವರ್ತತೇ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/excellence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>excellence</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/model" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>model</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>He who shirks action does not attain freedom. He who abstains from work does not achieve perfection.<br>- Sri Krishna, 3-4</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>न कर्मणामनारंभात् नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोsश्नुते ।<br>न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समदिगच्छति ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script:<br>ನ ಕರ್ಮಣಾಮನಾರಂಭಾತ್ ನೈಷ್ಕರ್ಮ್ಯಂ ಪುರುಷೋsಶ್ನುತೇ |<br>ನ ಚ ಸಂನ್ಯಸನಾದೇವ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಂ ಸಮದಿಗಚ್ಛತಿ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/workEthic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workEthic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/perfection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perfection</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>That which the world calls day is the night of ignorance to the wise.<br>- Sri Krishna, 2-69</p><p>PS: I believe this line highlights the difference between the learning (abilities) of the wise and lay people: what the wise consider having learned in "dark ignorance", a lay person considers learning when wide awake during the day.<br> <br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>: यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुने:<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script: ಯಸ್ಯಾಂ ಜಾಗ್ರತಿ ಭೂತಾನಿ ಸಾ ನಿಶಾ ಪಶ್ಯತೋ ಮುನೇ:</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sensing</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a></p>
Sean Murthy<p>When you let your mind follow the call of the senses, they carry away your better judgement like storms drive a boat off its chartered course on the sea.<br>- Sri Krishna, 2-67</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Sanskrit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sanskrit</span></a>:<br>इंद्रियाणां हि चरतां यन्मनोsनुविधीयते ।<br>तदस्य हरति प्रङ्ञां वायुर्नावमिवाभंसि ॥</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kannada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kannada</span></a> script:<br>ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಹಿ ಚರತಾಂ ಯನ್ಮನೋsನುವಿಧೀಯತೇ |<br>ತದಸ್ಯ ಹರತಿ ಪ್ರಙ್ಞಾಂ ವಾಯುರ್ನಾವಮಿವಾಭಂಸಿ ||</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/easternPhilosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>easternPhilosophy</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/judgment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>judgment</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/selfcontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfcontrol</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gita</span></a></p>