Learning Challenge: Learning to Sail

I liked this infographic because it reminds me of my Moby Dick in Context class and learning how to take on new challenges without being afraid of failure, because with failure comes learning and with learning comes growth.

Quote from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Web Source)

Growth Mindset: The Spellbinding Art of Human Anatomy

The Spellbinding Art of Human Anatomy- Vanessa Ruiz

Tech Tip: Canvas Notifications

I adjusted my canvas notifications so that I get notifications when assignments are due and when assignments are graded. So far its working great!

Wikipedia Trails: From Durga to Dattatreya

Durga
I looked up Durga because she was in the Epified Krishna reading I did this week.

Durga (Web Source)

Renuka
After I read about Durga, I read about Renuka, who is one of Durga's reincarnations.

Parashurama
Renuka's page then led me to Parashurama, who is the sixth avatar of Vishnu. He is also the son that beheaded Renuka, at his father's command, after she lusted after a Gandharva. I find this interesting because this resembles other stories in which conflicts regarding devotion of one of the goddesses of the Tridevi to one of the gods of the Trimuti.

Dattatreya
Parashurama's page then led me to Dattatreya, considered by some to be a deity and by others as a monk. He is said to be either an avatar of Vishnu, or even the entire Trimurti.

Review: Why I really love the oxford comma

Yet another great infographic on the importance of the oxford comma:

The Importance of the Oxford Comma (Web Source)

Reading Notes: Krishna Epified (Part A)

Reading Notes: Krishna Epified (Part A)

I really enjoyed the Mahabharata Epified series and so I wanted to look into the Krishna Epified series. I thought the part about Vasudev crossing the river under the protection of the serpent was really interesting. I wonder if the serpent mentioned is anything like the serpent from the creation story that I had read. I also was really surprised that Maya and Krishna were switched at birth. For some reason I had not remembered that in any of the stories that I had read. Even better was when Kamsa was about to kill Maya and then she turned into Durga and told him that he was still doomed and chastised him for assuming he was safe because she had come to the Earth in the form of a woman. 

Durga (Web Source)

Bibliography:

Krishna Epified (Web Source)

Story Planning: Brahma

Story Planning: The Unacknowledged Creator

 

Reading Notes: Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art (Brahma)

Brahma's Secret

I thought this reading was really interesting because it points out the differences between Brahma and the other Hindu deities, especially relative to the way Christianity views "the creator" deity. I know that I definitely had questions when I first started researching Brahma because I had a much different view of any deity that is deemed "the creator" from my own religious experiences with Christianity and what I learned in Latin about Roman and Greek mythology. 

I think it could be really interesting to tell the creation story from Brahma's point of view and really watch how he forgets the exact reason why the world is created. I think it could be really interesting to have Brahma interacting with some of the other deities as they come into the world and have them question him for not remembering why the world was created. 

I would like to portray Brahma as being really confident about his creation when no one else is around, but unsure of his creation in the presence of others. I think this could create an interesting dynamic that really highlights the reason why Brahma is not worshiped like the other deities. Other people have an interpretation of him that is negative once they realize he is unable to answer why he created everything.

I think Saraswati could be an important part of this story as the redeeming "better half" of Brahma by representing knowledge and wisdom. It would be interesting if Saraswati reminded Brahma why he created the world in the first place and it could reinforce her tie to Devi, who is also known as the primary creator (Brahma is often acknowledged as the secondary creator).

 

Brahma and Saraswati (Web Source)

 

Bibliography:

Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art by Devdutt Pattanaik (Web Source)

Reading Notes: Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art (Part F)

Reading Notes: Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art (Brahma)

Brahma's Secret

I thought this reading was really interesting because it points out the differences between Brahma and the other Hindu deities, especially relative to the way Christianity views "the creator" deity. I know that I definitely had questions when I first started researching Brahma because I had a much different view of any deity that is deemed "the creator" from my own religious experiences with Christianity and what I learned in Latin about Roman and Greek mythology. 

Brahma The Creator (Web Source)

 

Bibliography:

Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art by Devdutt Pattanaik (Web Source)