The Cathars were Gnostics. They believed in an afterlife, in vegetarianism, rebirth, astrology etc. They were condemned as a heretical sect. There were suppressed by the dogmatists !
True Christianity is Gnostic Christianity. The Official Christianity is Churchianity !
I love Chrisitianity, but hate Churchianity – Vivekananda
Lagrange, Laplace and Leibniz are the Glorious Trinity of Maths .
Lagrange was a poor man and people asked him Why?
His answer was classic ” IF I was rich, I would not have devoted my whole life to Mathematics” !
In VIkramorvasheeya, Kalidasa prays that the warring sisters, Saraswathi & Lakshmi, should be united in one man, paraspara virodhinyo eka samsraya durlabham ……………………….
SO was Keats ” I fall upon the thorns of life, I bleed “
Except for Bacon and Goethe, most of the other intellectuals were poor.
In Kerala, once a King wanted to cross the river. While crossing , he told the catamaran driver to sing a Kili pattu, a song. The intelligent man sang the Kuchela Vrittam, as he was suffering from abject poverty. The benevolent King understood what it meant and gave a big mansion and good amount of money to him, just as the Lord had given Kuchela.
Vichitra Roopa stava khalu Anugraha ! How strange is Thy Grace !
Normally, the mind functions as an enemy, If I tell my mind ” I need sleep today, as I have not slept yesterday, the mind, instead of giving me sleep, will block my sleep !
So I cheat him and get sleep.
How ? So, i dont tell the Mind I have not slept yesterday. I give a false suggestion. at 0845 PM, I tell this sob – I am just relaxing, not sleeping. At 9 I will go the TV Room. Cricket and a TV Serial at 1030. I intend to go to sleep at 12 . This mind, this punk, will then act as an enemy and block this 1030 serial and cricket ! He will block that by sending me into slumberland !
The result was fantastic. I got up at 1200. I had already go 3 hours sleep !
By hoodwinking the mind, this master villainr, we can achieve mind control. Mano Jaya eva Maha Jaya !
Is there any story without the Villain ?
Any Christianity, without Judas?
Any Krishna Story, without Kamsa ?
Any Rama Story, wihout Ravana ?
Life is a Comedy to those who think,
And a Tragedy to those who feel,
A Divine Comedy,
And a Human Tragedy!
What the great Tragedians taught,
In Chorus or Iambic,
When they taught Tragedy,
They saw it as a Catharsis of Pity and Fear !
Self Actualised Sages,
Called it a Comedy Divine,
Willed by the Self in its Totality,
And perpetually entertained !
It is His Play with His Becoming,
Wherein He plays Hide and Seek with Her !
Rasaswaroopa He is, Self Delight,
Which made Him multiply Himself !
What if the Villain is caught initially ?
Then there wont be any story.
The audience and author will lose,
Also the Organisers !
Truth may triumph in the end,
Satyam eva Jayate is a Vedic aphorism,
But only in the end will Truth triumph.
Note this well in thy Research !
Look at Man in the Iron Mask !
Only at the end does the Real King overthrow the false King !
The False King has to rule ,
And Revolution had to happen !