EPIC INDIA BLOG

 Write Microfiction - 100 Words (Based off my favorite Roald Dalh BFG) There was a boy who grew to be the size of a tower. Everyone feared the boy for he could crush anyone just by stepping on them. This made him sad and lonely because no one wanted to be with him. Along came a little girl sweeter than anyone who saw the boy and approached him. She tried to talk to him but the boy was scared because he thought no one could ever like him. Eventually he came to appreciate and talk to the girl. He finally had a friend! The girl came to see him everyday as they were now best friends.  Giant and friend

Lakshmi secret - W ealth can liberate  F ood is the fundamental target for luxury . Lux  of life from lak c omes Lakshmi.  Lakshmi means food (anna) in nature and wealth (dhana)  in culture. F ood attracts all living creatures,  plants go towards sunlight, animals  towards pasture and prey. Food never goes  to anyone, everyone comes to food. The  quest for Lakshmi establishes the food  chain. Plants seek sunlight and water for  nourishment, herbivorous animals seek  plants for nourishment, and carnivorous  animals seek other animals for  nourishment. T he quest for Lakshmi also creates the  pecking order. Herbivores form groups  called herds to secure themselves,  carnivores form groups called pacts to  improve their chances of finding prey. W ithin the herd and the pack there is  hierarchy based on strength the  strongest is the Alpha who dominates and  gets access to most food and more mates. T he Omega is the weakest gets least food  and fewest mates. T hus the hierarchy ensures onl

A failed marriage Offerings to Shiva and Vishnu include  food, flowers, leaves, lamps, and incense. T he aim is to invoke God. O nly invoking the  mind without domesticating nature is the  trait of Shiva, the withdrawn hermit. Only  domesticating nature without invoking  the mind is the trait of Brahma who  manifests as Daksha, the controlling priest. T his tension between the mind  and nature is a key theme of the Puranas. D omestication of the goddess (nature) must  be mirrored with the awakening of God ( mind). From the southern tip of India  comes a very interesting tale that  challenges the idea of  domestication in order to establish  culture. A young girl Kanyakumari, meaning  one who is a virgin invokes Shiva and  expresses her desire to be his wife.  Shiva agrees but the Devas are not  pleased with this news. As long as  Kanyakumari is not married and has no  children she has the power to kill  demons. Her power unused in marriage and  motherhood will also prevent the sea  fro