Mukunda Raghavan
@raghman36
Do some podcast hosting on @brownpundits and @themerumedia, recovering attorney, Fin-tech exec, into philosophy, sanskrit, science, history and generally truth?
Why do Christians and their cheerleaders like @meghaverma_art who tend to show an utter lack of knowledge or education on anything really to do with let's say Hinduism feel so comfortable making idiotic and ignorant statements like the below? Let's do a quick thread on this:
I absolutely agree that India and Japan are great to juxtapose against each other. But having spent a lot of time in both countries, I think this analysis is only partially correct. As a poor country, India has a ethic called “jugaad,” which essentially translates to “make it…
Jesus Was NOT The Only Crucified God! Be sure to join me and @Gnosisinformant for this enlightening discussion about this God. You will find the link below
Here is Part 1 of a well researched and written exposé on Jaggi Vasudev aka Sadhguru. Too many fraudelent and terrible guru-types plague the land, many of them no different and sometimes even worse than Christian prosperity gospel preachers. We need to hold these people to higher…
Joining @Gnosisinformant in an hour! youtu.be/Kq8FRpSaolQ
The next two section of verses go into further detail about parmanas Let us the verses about the classification of Pratyaksha
My first of a series of short videos on the history and spread of Christianity and Islam, in collaboration with the eminent channel @itiha29. Video 1 : Roman Emperor Constantine ignores to sacrifice to the gods of the empire after his victory in battle : The day when Rome's…
If anyone claims vaccines haven’t been properly studied, show them this: We’ve now logged 500 randomized, controlled vaccine trials into our dataset with ~7.2M participants. The vast majority of trials reported safety outcomes. Many more trials to come. bit.ly/4le8z7D
Kinda of similar to the koshas
A metaphysical explanation of the Sufi doctrine and experience of fanā (extinguishment) 🧵 The diagram below illustrates man’s descent from the Divine Knowledge through subsequent worlds or realms up to the lowest world in hierarchy. I created this in order to help people better
Well worth a read to understand other views even if you disagree, challenge your ideas and see where it takes you
One does not have to agree with all aspects of Sharjeel's essay here to recognize his incredible brilliance, courage, and tenacity, and the challenge he poses to Hindu nationalism and different varieties of liberal secular fundamentalism. thepolisproject.com/read/sharjeel-…
Sadly, the "reformers" who were instrumental in getting the practice banned were not at all concerned about the women or their exploitation. They were simply embarrassed by open displays of female sexuality. Their concerns were abt morality and respectability, about the effect +
Glorification of the Devadasi system on a TEDx platform — dressed in traditional attire. We would like to respond with the same words once said by Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy and Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi: "If you still want the Devadasi system, you’re most welcome to start it…
One of the dumbest takes, but I guess being married to an Indian makes you an expert to speak about Indian literacy or historical literature. An absolute moronic statement, given the vast amount of vernacular and even sanskrit works of literature, there is an entire shastra…
India doesn't have a culture of literacy or historical literature outside of religious texts The only literate people historically would have been mostly Brahmins Not to say there aren't intelligent Indians that enjoy reading, but it's recent development and a globalization…
स्वतः प्रमाण्यमेवेति स्वत एव प्रमाणता । परतः स्यात्प्रमाण्यं चेत् अनवस्थासमश्रयः ॥ Pramaanas are self-evident. If you depend upon other Pramaanas to prove a Pramaana, then you end up in ad-infinitum.
I’m almost certain this person has no idea of what myths are and were understood to be by the authors and their world. Most of human history isn’t history as we understand it today. History is a narrative put together by pieces of data and facts, it is also approximation of…
Happy to see a big film coming out of India. But Ramayana is Indian mythology and not history, just like Norse, Roman and Greek mythology. Odin, Zeus etc are not history, Ram is not history. These are mythological characters.
Are Ātmā and body different? Or the same? Let me set aside the philosophical consequences of both the positions. There is one position which worked for me, pulling me out of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). During my bachelor's degree, I was diagnosed with OCD. +
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So, the way one eats food is civilized? Don't you eat ribs, wings, pizza, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, and other food with your hands? Brandon, your stupidity is uncivilized.
Civilized people in America don’t eat like this. If you refuse to adopt Western customs, go back to the Third World.
The poster for the film "Odyssey" says "Defy the Gods" while ironically, the entire point of the Homeric epics is the opposite message "Don't Defy the Gods". In the intriguing and intricately woven tapestry of these Greek epics, the Iliad and Odyssey stand as towering testaments…
The poster for THE ODYSSEY is out.
Don't tell me what Zohran Mamdani's victory means for me as a "South Asian" New Yorker. I am a lifelong liberal New Yorker. I grew up in Westchester, and I've lived in the city since 1997. I love this messy place. I believe in our particular spirit and expressions of democracy,…