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The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 5 | Buddhist Process Metaphysics from the Theravāda Sūtras

Part 5 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we learn the distinction between Buddhist process metaphysics and the substance metaphysics that dominates Hindu and Western thought.

Śrī Rama Seshan 24 min read

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Don't Give Up the Celebration

A reflection on the sacredness of time and cyclical celebration in traditional cultures, contrasting it with modern, linear views of history and time that have distanced humanity from spirituality. On Diwali, we do not just celebrate some far, distant, indifferent past. Instead we do the impossible by holding the past, present, and future in one heroic act of celebration.

Ramachandra Roddam 9 min read

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Hindus Have been Bursting Crackers on Dīpāvalī for Centuries — A Historical Account

A historical account of firecracker use in Hindu Diwali celebrations, tracing references from ancient texts to 16th-century festivals, emphasizing its cultural and religious significance.

Sai Priya Chodavarapu 9 min read

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The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 4 | Bhartṛhari, From Language to Liberation

Part 4 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we explore the philosophy of the Saṃskṛta grammarian Bhartṛhari - a comprehensive ontology and epistemology through the study of language.

Śrī Rama Seshan 32 min read

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The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 3 | Classical Schools of Indian Thought - Mīmāṃsā

Part 3 of the series on Eastern schools of thought, in which we begin the classical period of Indian philosophy - The Mīmāmsā school, where the entire intellectual thought is based on one underlying worldview - the infallibility of the Veda.

Śrī Rama Seshan 35 min read

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Siddhidātrī | Navadurgā - Part 9

The article is the ninth in the Navadurgā series, an overview of the Navarātrī festival. Part 9, aligning with the ninth of the 9 auspicious tithis of Navarātrī, describes her form as Siddhidātrī.

8 min read

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Mahāgaurī | Navadurgā - Part 8

The article is the eighth in the Navadurgā series, an overview of the Navarātrī festival. Part 8, aligning with the eighth of the 9 auspicious tithis of Navarātrī, describes her form as Mahāgaurī.

6 min read

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Kālarātri | Navadurgā - Part 7

The article is the seventh in the Navadurgā series, an overview of the Navarātrī festival. Part 7, aligning with the seventh of the 9 auspicious tithis of Navarātrī, describes her form as Kālarātri.

6 min read

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Kātyāyanī | Navadurgā - Part 6

The article is the sixth in the Navadurgā series, an overview of the Navarātrī festival. Part 6, aligning with the sixth of the 9 auspicious tithis of Navarātrī, describes her form as Kātyāyanī.

7 min read

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The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 5 | Buddhist Process Metaphysics from the Theravāda Sūtras

Don't Give Up the Celebration

Hindus Have been Bursting Crackers on Dīpāvalī for Centuries — A Historical Account

The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 4 | Bhartṛhari, From Language to Liberation

The Intellectual Traditions of the East For Beginners, Part 3 | Classical Schools of Indian Thought - Mīmāṃsā

Siddhidātrī | Navadurgā - Part 9

Mahāgaurī | Navadurgā - Part 8

Kālarātri | Navadurgā - Part 7

Kātyāyanī | Navadurgā - Part 6