Ganesha's Secret: People See God Differently:
The first thing that stuck out to me in this video was the race between Ganesha and Karikeya. Kartikeya just went around their parents and said
"You went around the world. I went around my world. Tell me, which world matters more?"
I think that this is an amazing perspective that I never would have thought of. They both traveled around what they believed to be the world, even though they both had a different conclusion of what that meant.
Another part of the video that caught my attention was the image at the end that showed Shiva holding Ganesha. After learning that Shiva, a hermit, didn't want children but his wife did, it is interesting to see the image of him holding a child. He was the one who originally killed the child that his wife created and then replaced the head because his wife was upset. This makes the picture stick out so much because it looks like they have a connection.
Narayan's Secret: What Dies Is Always Reborn:
The Hindus believe in rebirth. I think this is quite fascinating. It removes the sense of urgency in this life that other religions feel. I think the picture below is a great example of this belief. A person, according to the Hindus religion, does not have to be defined by one life because they live numerous ones. I find this so interesting.
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| Screenshot taken by me which shows the many lives that Hindus believe people live. |
Obviously the actual world continues to exist for us. Our sleep does not affect time but this is an interesting question that I feel ties into the first video of what we consider to be 'our world'. If our world consists of other people, then it would still exist when we are sleeping. If we consider our world to be solely us, then it would not exist while we are sleeping. I found this quote to be quite fascinating to me.
Stevi, just to say that I was so glad when I saw your post! I think Pattanaik's books are so excellent, and this videos contain the entire text of one of his books, meaning you can "watch" the book by watching and listening to these videos. I am really glad you liked these two. His books always give me so much to think about! (I've probably read about a dozen books by him now.) Thanks for choosing this option!
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