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Trust, detachment and shoes.

31 Sunday May 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Random Musings, Spirituality

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cynicism, detachment, faith, Humor, parody, shoe stealing, temples, trust

“Free yourself from attachment to material objects of pleasure. It is the key to Nirvana, to peace, to realization,” the orator’s voice boomed.

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My mind was divorced from my ears. It stealthily flew to my brand new pair of shoes Continue reading →

Multiple Arjunas .

23 Saturday May 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Arjun Related posts

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arjuna, Arjuna wives, folklore, indonesian, javanese, Mahabharata, mahabharata versions, permadi, shikhandi, srikandi, supraba, supraba nymph, variations

Pan-Indian Arjun, Indonesian Arjun, Bengali Arjun, Tamil Arjun.

Zapped? Don’t be!

Indonesia, with its huge Buddhist & Hinduist influences has its own Mahabharat. Variations between ‘our’ MB & ‘their’ MB – some quirky, some weird, some hilarious, some disgusting, some beyond imagination.

P.S – As in Vyas’s MB, many facts are probably expanded/ diluted/ masala-fied by interpolations via folklore, literature and poetic license. So PLEASE take these spin-offs with a pinch of salt.

Read on for ‘twists’  in Indonesian Arjun aka Permadi (Hmm 11th name?)…javanese arjuna- Permadi

1. Arjun, Bheem & Yudhi are biological sons of PANDU, while the demi-Gods are their spiritual fathers.

2. Other than Draupadi (aka Drupadi), Subadra and Ulupi, his other wives include Supraba and Srikandi.  Hooked your interest?  Here goes …

a] Supraba is a heavenly nymph or Goddess.

She initially tries to seduce Arjun in order to interrupt his penance, but fails Continue reading →

Haiku – God the Creator

17 Sunday May 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Haiku, Random Musings, Spirituality

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auto-detsructive, creator, destructive, frankenstein, God, Haiku, monster

God created humans beings.

God creator

P.S: Sometimes, God works under the pseudonym ‘Frankenstein’

frankenstein's monster

Download Free Excerpt (pdf). Arjun: Without A Doubt

11 Monday May 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Download Free Excerpt (pdf)

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arjun, chapters, download, draupadi, excerpt, free, free download, Mahabharata, mythology, novel, pdf, sample, sample excerpt chapters

Proof of the pudding is in the eating, right? So get a whiff, dip into a test taste.

Click for a pdf download of first 4 sample chapters. ABSOLUTELY FREE.

CLICK HERE   OR Click on image below.

Click to download free pdf excerpt

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Feel free to post comments, suggestions …compliments & thumbs downs too.

And oh yes, I have a Goodreads Giveaway on till 23rd May 2015. Applicable to Indian readers only. Apply via link : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24466957-arjun

Cheating Death

03 Sunday May 2015

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Haiku

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cheat, death, doer, epiglottis, Haiku, suicide, ultimate power

He counted exactly 27 tablets, calculated the exact dose, estimated the exact minutes needed for the drug to swim into his bloodstream.

“I am the doer. I own my Life. I will design my death.”, he growled.

Death rolled its eyes in mirth and playfully tilted the Continue reading →

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