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At last, Balagangadhara's page on wikipedia is not deleted, after a discussion about the deletion of the said page. Those who wanna edit, add, etc. to the...
Dear Jakob and Sarah, my apologies for this question on the previous article when the new article has just been uploaded. I hope this post will not cause too...
In #1449 Robin wrote: "My question is whether the variety of paths one can follow to attain moksha is strictly confined to one's own religion/tradition. or in...
Dear Sarah, Then why, it is said that one should follow one's dharma even if the para dharma is better than one's own ? Iam substituting the dharma for...
Dear Sandeepak, It would be good for you to get the exact quote regarding dharma so that we can understand what it says. I don't take dharma in that particular...
The other idea to keep in mind also is that "Moksha" is not necessarily an ordinary striving. The tradition talks about dharma, artha, kama and moksha as...
Dear Jakob, Is the normative a counter-factual? I don't think it is; if it is, believers, who think they can achieve for the normative, wouldn't press for the...
Dear Sankrant, I find your point a very interesting one. It often seems that Indian thinkers and Christian missionaries are talking about the same thing ...
Dear Sankrant, No. I do not have the quote. I vaguely remembered having heard that. Not sure about the source. I may be wrong. However, I do see problems in...
... If it is of any help, the etymology of the word dharma in Sanskrit breaks down to "that which upholds". The root "dhar" suggests something capable of...
Greetings Sankrant, To quote a much maligned (albeit misunderstood aspect of knowledge) Carlos Castaneda -- His books contained a term called "Controlled...
Having happily gone through the very interesting last part of chapter nine, I was on my way to enjoy Chapter 10, which seemed even more promising. It might be...
Dear Sandeepak, ... That these are "unrelated" depends on what language and cultural context you are thinking. I don't see duty and intrinsic nature as...
Maybe the reason we cannot say what 'dharma' is in English is because each of these languages creates a different world... not different *worldviews* (ie...
Dear vnr, 1. In one sense, the normative could be understood as a counterfactual. Namely, in this theological sense: if human beings were not intrinsically...
Dear Dom, Even though the concept 'world view' may take into account the subjectivity of the experience of an individual or society, this does *not* make it...
Dear Jacob, Thanks for your post. It is very helpful as it confirms that my understanding of Balu's views was right. Having now to explain my own understanding...
Dear Jakob, It is not just patwardhan; In 'The SAGE handbook of qualitative research' the authors wrote as follows: "The social sciences are normative...
Dear Sankrant, You say " That these are "unrelated" depends on what language and cultural context you are thinking. I don't see duty and intrinsic nature as...
Dear Sandeepak, I don't have any answers; however I will reply. Tradition is saampradaaya. However, this equivalence doesn't say anything about the structure...
Dear Lahiri, There is tradition called trascendental/metaphysical realism, and which is different from Putnam's variety internal realism, in the West. Based on...
Satya, Whatever I mentioned about language structuring experience is less. Let me list some more. 1. Sytactical categories of language corresponds to the...
Just came across this excerpt: [Andre Malraux in his 1968 book, Anti-Memoirs.] He was a friend of India and was once the Minister for Culture in De Gaulle's...
Dear VNR1995, Is there a name associated with the email address? If so, my apologies in having missed it... ... Interesting thoughts those (about the Physicist...
... Gita was written) dharma was intelligible. Why is it strange? Krishna is speaking in a specific context to Arjun about dharma -- why would Arjun need to...
Dear vnr, I don't think tradition translates to Sampradaya, though it may be applicable in a particular context. Interesting quiz question. In this particular...
For one, even tho this question appears to be one of translation, but it is not that. I am not giving any precise formulation, which requires a testable...
There is no problem in saying that the reality is about the cosmos. But one should put forward, in non adhoc fashion, such explication of Indian traditions...
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