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June 24, 2023 - 2:41PM

Long post on Ram and the bhakti movement.

Since Ram has been a big topic in Indian circles over the last month, it seems only fitting to talk about the two contrasting views 15th-century bhakti movement poet Kabir has about him:

рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдо рджрд╢рд░рде рдХрд╛ рдмреЗрдЯрд╛ , рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдо рдШрдЯ рдШрдЯ рдореЗрдВ рдмреИрдард╛ !

рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдо рдХрд╛ рд╕рдХрд▓ рдкрд╕рд╛рд░рд╛ , рдПрдХ рд░рд╛рдо рд╣реИ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдиреНрдпрд╛рд░рд╛ !

My translation/ interpretation:

The first Ram -- entry-level Ram is the son of King Dashrath -- the mythological figure in which we get lost in discussing, never transcending, but rising above it; we get the second 'Ram' -- the one who is present in every being, who we fail to see, rising above that; we get the third 'Ram' -- the one who makes up the being and the non-being, embodies the chaos of the universe; and the fourth? The fourth is the rarest of them all, this is the Ram we must seek.

which is followed by the bhajan:

рд╕рдХрд▓ рд╣рдВрд╕ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рдо рд╡рд┐рд░рд╛рдЬреЗ

(Ram embodies every being)

рд░рд╛рдо рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рдзрд╛рдо рдирд╣реАрдВ

(There's no destination but Ram)

рд╕рдм рднрд░рдордВрдб рдореЗрдВ рдЬреНрдпреЛрдд рдХрд╛ рд╡рд╛рд╕рд╛

(This light resides in the whole universe)

рд░рд╛рдо рдХреЛ рд╕реБрдорд┐рд░реЛ рджреВрдЬрд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ

(Meditate on Ram, there is no other)

(The whole bhajan is here http://ajabshahar.com/songs/details/159/Sakal-Hans-Mein-Raam-Viraaje&title=Sakal-Hans-Mein-Raam-Viraaje)

My two favorite renditions of this bhajan are from Prahlad Singh Tipaniya:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVINBFFNWtU

and his student, Shabnam Virmani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84RDvFIkc68

At the same time, Kabir himself offers a contrast to this vision of Ram, the divine in all of us,

рднрд▓рд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рдореЛрд░реА рдорд╛рд▓рд╛ рдЯреВрдЯреА,

(I am glad my prayer bead necklace broke)

рдореИрдВ рддреЛ рд░рд╛рдо рднрдЬрди рд╕реЗ рдЫреВрдЯреА

(I got relieved from praying to Ram)

рдореЛрд░реЗ рд╕рд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдЯрд▓реА рдмрд▓рд╛тАж редред

(Avoided a big disaster)

рдорд╛рд▓рд╛ рдЬрдкреБ рди рдХрд░ рдЬрдкреВрдВ

(I will not pray with the prayer beads nor with my palms)

рдФрд░ рдореБрдЦ рд╕реЗ рдХрд╣реВрдБ рди рд░рд╛рдо

(nor will I utter Ram's name in prayer)

рд░рд╛рдо рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рд╣рдореЗрдВ рдЬрдкреЗ рд░реЗ рдХрдмреАрд░рд╛

(Kabir says, Ram should pray to me)

рд╣рдо рдкрд╛рдпреЛрдВ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд░рд╛рдо

(and I will get some rest)

This is one of my favorites. I have derived many meanings from this, which apply to many situations.

Kabir cafe has a great version of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Z7VG0c41M

Finally, if you understood Ram, you wouldn't do any of this stuff you are doing in his name.

May 27, 2023 - 1:44AM

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March 13, 2023 - 1:24AM

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September 27, 2022 - 3:14PM

Today I learned there are more than 40 English names for the mountain lion, a Guinness world record. Yet I couldn't quickly find a list of all of them, so I dug them up:

Names for Mountain Lions:

  1. American Lion

  2. American Panther

  3. Bender

  4. Black Puma

  5. Brazilian Cat

  6. Brown Tiger

  7. Catamount

  8. Cat-o-mountain

  9. Cougar

  10. Cougare

  11. California Lion

  12. Deer Cat

  13. Deer-killer

  14. Deer Tiger

  15. Florida Panther

  16. Great Panther

  17. Ghost Cat

  18. Indian Devil

  19. King Cat

  20. Lion

  21. Lyon

  22. Mexican Lion

  23. Mountain Cat

  24. Mountain Demon

  25. Mountain Devil

  26. Mountain Tiger

  27. Mountain Screamer

  28. Painted Cat

  29. Painter

  30. Pampas Cat

  31. Panther

  32. Panthere

  33. Poltroon Tiger

  34. Puma

  35. Purple Panther

  36. Purple Feather

  37. Red Lion

  38. Red Panther

  39. Red Tiger

  40. Rocky Mountain Lion

  41. Silver Lion

  42. Sneak Cat

  43. Swamp Screamer

  44. Tiger

  45. Tyger

  46. Tyger of America

  47. Varmint

  48. Wild Cat

Sources:

  1. https://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/carnivores/mountain_lion.html

  2. THE COUGAR OR MOUNTAIN LION BY CLAUDE T. BARNES, F. Z. S. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924002895989?urlappend=%3Bseq=17%3Bownerid=27021597768386814-21

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