Monthly Archives: May 2009

Inequality, creation, and brain-power

Saturday, May 9, 2009

In Karma Yoga, Swami Vivekananda argues that creation would be impossible without inequality and the struggle for equality. He explains this in terms of physics:
“Suppose that all the particles of matter were held in equilibrium; would there be then any process of creation? We know from science that it is impossible. Disturb a sheet of [...]

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Music and spirituality

Friday, May 8, 2009

For Soundscapes, a music anthropology class I am taking, I recently wrote a paper exploring the role of emotion and devotion in why Carnatic musicians decide to play and sing. The lyrics of most Carnatic music songs are inherently spiritual, written in praise of various Gods and Goddesses — and writing the paper really made [...]

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Seeing poetry in religion, and vice versa

Thursday, May 7, 2009

This semester, I’m taking an English class which is basically focused on analyzing poetry. I didn’t actually plan on taking this class — I didn’t get into all the classes I wanted, and this seemed to be a class to fill my first year writing requirement that fit into my schedule nicely. However, [...]

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