Stories

This blog series tries to discover hidden symbolism behind the stories using modern interpretation tools

The Monk, The Scorpion, and The Crocodile Nobody Mentions

A meditation on saving, stinging, and the interpreter who must die There’s a parable you’ve probably heard. A monk sees a scorpion drowning in the river. He reaches down to save it. The scorpion stings him. He reaches again. Stung again. This continues — compassion meeting venom, over and over — until finally the scorpion Read More
Churning of Ocean

Great myths are not stories of what happened once to gods and demons; they are maps of what happens eternally within the human soul. Our journey together has now led us to one of the most epic of these maps: the Samudra Manthan, the Churning of the Ocean of Milk. Through the lens of a Read More
The Squirrel and the Setu

In our journey through the Ramayana of the soul, we have arrived at a pivotal shore. Consciousness (Rama) has committed to its highest purpose. It has endured exile in Dandakaranya, the land of regulations and penance , and now stands ready to reclaim the lost Mind (Sita), which languishes in Lanka, the “Delusional World full Read More
Inside Kishkindha

Let us venture into Kishkindha, the allegorical kingdom of our own mind. Its very name reveals its nature: “a congested place,” and at the same time, a land of boundless wonderment. It is the jungle within, where our thoughts, like restless monkeys, wander and compete. True peace lies only in going beyond this congested realm, Read More
Ayodhya King: Lord Ram

It’s very painful to see many poeple misunderstand my Lord Ram. In the era where there’s a fiery yet meaningless fight to prove supremacy of Kabir, Allah, Jesus, or even Ram, over one another, we are losing the essence of life. We are losing the battle. We are losing Ayodhya, which literally means a city Read More
Story of Dhruva

I grew up listening mythology and the stories. That time I interpreted them in a way that made sense to me at that age. However, when I read them again and think about its symbolic meaning, my interpretation dramatically changes. And I am sure, the more I ruminate, the more meanings would emerge. After sharing Read More
Lord Ganesha

This God is perhaps the most adorable, friendliest and kindest of all Gods. Kids love him. They want to play with him. The young love him. They want to share everything that comes in their mind with him first. And elderly also love him. With sheer gratitude! He is very famous and celebrated God in Read More
Ramayana

There are many versions and at the same time many meaningful interpretations of Ramayana. I am trying to offer one which is a kind of mixture of some of them. Gaussian Mixture Model! :-) Terminology first! Dasharatha: Ratha is body and dasha is ten senses. It signifies that, you would (be)get Rama only if you Read More