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"The life of an archer is more important than that of the bow. An archer who is overburdened by the bow never hits the target." Dhanurveda Sarngadhara Paddhati, Line 1743   The Dhanurveda is the name for a few old Sanskrit texts pertaining to the practice of archery. Drishti, prana, mudra, sthana/asana and mantra are terms that are peppered throughout this translation so Im going to take the leap and call this a yoga of archery. Read more »

Was only half of what I intended. Im a bit uninitiated in the Cyber Arts so I accidentally posted the first half of an idea. So,heres the second half of the blathering.... So with Plato, our journey to the real is guided from another. A person who is already liberated brings to us the idea that we are bound in unreal. Also, he explains how the two worlds are separate from one another. The Bhagavad Gita, another well known allegory, gives us another look.  Read more »

I've been listening to Ravi's Upanishad talks for a few weeks now. So often, in fact, I'm developing a bit of a crush on this Vedic scholar. Its been 6 weeks now and I've been listening to discs 1-3 repeatedly. At this rate I'll never make it to disc 18. Read more »