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Castrated for God
Body mutilation as part of faith stems from the idea that the body, the vehicle of desire, is a fetter (as per Hindu, Buddhist and Jain ascetic traditions) or a sin (as per Christian ascetic traditions)…
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Decoding Ganesha: it is difficult to reduce him to a signpost of a single idea
Bachelor or polygamous? Ancient god or contemporary Buddhist icon? Ganesha, like Hinduism, refuses to be reduced to a single idea…
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Fear of female fantasy
Let’s tell tales celebrating women’s desires, such as where Shakti demands Shiva satisfy her; and he does…
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10 best mythological tales from around the world
Equality is not a rational concept, it is a subjective truth, a belief that comes to us from Abrahamic mythology. Likewise the idea of justice comes from Greek mythology…
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Superstition and the inherent cruelty of rationalists
Rationality, secularism, religion, and superstition are parts of the same continuum called culture…
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Vegetarianism and the idea of untouchability
The simple act of eating vegetarian food has become more political than it ever was…
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So what if Ganesha had plastic surgery?
This is not a page out of mythological fiction novel. This is what some people believe happened in India’s past, long ago…
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The Good Death
Euthanasia means a good death and is a term used for an old or sick person voluntarily choosing death to relieve himself/herself of pain and suffering either by refusing treatment, or by asking the assistance of a doctor to facilitate his/her death either actively (administering a poison, for example) or passively (not administering a treatment,…
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Return of the dead wife
For a change, about husbands gladly willing to do anything for the lives of their beloved wives…
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Books
Japanese: Sita
Translation of Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana The book has been divided into two …
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Comic Myths
We have to understand that there is a vast difference between yesterday and today..What was yesterday is not today…
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Can Buddha Laugh?
His smile,His laughter and it’s different interpretations in different cultures…
