tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post2468332011610937016..comments2024-03-07T14:43:21.888-08:00Comments on Whatever I want to write about: A cosmic dance gave birth to Sanskrit. But, we have no sense, anymore!Sriram Khéhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06907731254833435446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-23649636979417785762013-08-19T22:33:37.044-07:002013-08-19T22:33:37.044-07:00While reading "Middlemen" I first read i...While reading "Middlemen" I first read it as "madmen" and I couldn't understand why you refer to the like sof the sastrigals as madmen, though I would find that appropriate enough.<br />I then re-read your comment ... <br /><br />Yes, it is all pretty much a social activity anymore ... if people paused to think about them, either they will ditch them all, or a few might become uber-orthodox. The challenge is to get people thinking and questioning ...Sriram Khéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06724218458246880137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27946614.post-57855564651133880132013-08-19T20:14:34.658-07:002013-08-19T20:14:34.658-07:00Interesting. I didn't know that's how Sans...Interesting. I didn't know that's how Sanskrit was "born".<br /><br />And your comment that without language, can you think, set me off thinking as well. One of those nice things about your writing - even a casual throwaway line can set me thinking.<br /><br />And yes, many follow rituals blindly. Its easier to do so than to rigorously enquire and understand the religion. Middlemen ( sastrigal and the like) have perpetuated this , by coming in between man and his God. These rituals are more social mores than religious and have simply evolved and become more and more complicated over time.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.com