Life is but a dream |
 Feb 2 2006, 04:13 PM
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One of the Hindi stories of creation has the god Vishnu sleeping on an eternally long snake, dreaming the world into existence. But what happens, as the thought occurred to me, when he wakes up?
What do you guys think? |
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Feb 4 2006, 05:36 PM
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QUOTE(Madame C @ Feb 2 2006, 4:13 PM) One of the Hindi stories of creation has the god Vishnu sleeping on an eternally long snake, dreaming the world into existence. But what happens, as the thought occurred to me, when he wakes up? What do you guys think?  Well, as someone who was raised a Hindu, there's a connection between that question and the concept of maya, which is translated as "illusion" or "dream" from Sanskrit. Hinduism believes that the material things in life are a dream, and that prayer and spirituality break this illusion. |
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Madame C Life is but a dream Feb 2 2006, 04:13 PM
mipadi Legend has it that there is a temple in Tibet whic... Feb 2 2006, 04:25 PM
kryogenix QUOTE(mipadi @ Feb 2 2006, 4:25 PM)Legend has... Feb 3 2006, 02:53 PM mipadi QUOTE(kryogenix @ Feb 3 2006, 2:53 PM)Towers ... Feb 3 2006, 03:42 PM eunie03 Those are such interesting stories.... It's a ... Feb 2 2006, 04:31 PM Levy2k6 haha.. these things are so wild..
i havent really... Feb 2 2006, 04:33 PM Tribal J_Rome those are interesting indeed, got anymore stories/... Feb 2 2006, 04:35 PM Blow_Don't_SUCK I like this legend better than the Christian's... Feb 2 2006, 04:39 PM Madame C QUOTE(Tribal J_Rome @ Feb 2 2006, 4:35 PM)tho... Feb 2 2006, 04:43 PM Blow_Don't_SUCK I love these interpretations. Hindu/Hindi (which o... Feb 2 2006, 04:44 PM Madame C The religion is Hindu, the adjective is Hindi. Feb 2 2006, 04:45 PM lilxl0ser wow i love these kind of stories and legends...but... Feb 2 2006, 04:47 PM Tribal J_Rome oh i think i heard about one where after sometime ... Feb 2 2006, 07:40 PM Smoogrish Oh. The Mayans or Aztecs, can't remember which... Feb 2 2006, 11:10 PM Paul M. is baaack Well, that's impossible, nobody could have 6,0... Feb 3 2006, 03:42 PM mona lisa QUOTE(Paul M. is baaack @ Feb 3 2006, 3:42 PM... Feb 3 2006, 03:58 PM Retrogressive QUOTE(Paul M. is baaack @ Feb 3 2006, 3:42 PM... Feb 3 2006, 03:59 PM |
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