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Now its approx 11.30 p.m. and I am writing this blog. I am not exactly in a sexually inclined mood now (though my topic title would resemble so).

Neither am I going to write something on Vatsyayana's works (in btw, eventhough I havent read the entire text, the first part 5 chapters are drafted well.. which talks about the generic nature of human and the purpose of life in a very simple way.. according to me, its a gateway to the past)

For a long time, what I am discussing here is guarded as an evident secret.. I mean that which is evident, but still not talked of. That which everyone sees everywhere, which forms part of life but was not spoken of. Definitely I am not talking about sex here.

Indian way of worshipping is, so far, subject to higher level of criticisms in terms of blind believes, etc. Modern thinkers feel that worshipping should be more logical (involves mental part and not too much of emotional parts). But name any temple in India, you will find only the emotional part standing up first; a story attached to that temple (say, an epic related one); some guy was in trouble for sometime and the Deity came up for the rescue. Hence the temple.

Different Gods, different names, different postures, different purpose and they are all for different devotees.. But then there was one form of God which is a tremendous perception of ancient Indians.. that of Lord Shiva.. Now I am not speaking about the one with four hands, riding on an Ox and slays the demons.

I am talking about the simple form of Linga (an Inverted "U" with a base), which has been a topic of meditation from time immemorial in India.

This Lingam has two parts - one is an inverted U (cylindrical formation) and a base (most commonly referred to as Aavudai). The prayers on Lingam has been found in both Yajur Veda (Upanishads) and also in Atharvana Veda. This is the form that is a representation of Lord Shiva, is said to be fit for meditation practice.

On a careful look, it appears to me (rather its an accepted proposition) that this inverted U would resemble the male genital and the base (Aavudai) would represent the femal organ - the combo of these two signifying creation.

I cannot just imagine a set of people who dare to think on a sexual process as a form of God and start building temples on that - as I said, something which is made public but not spoken of. I could say that this is the most abstract form of worship.. to mean that I pray the act of creation. We dont talk sex here but we talk pure logic.

Further an irony is that in sanskrit the term "Linga" could mean a mark or a cylinder or a male sex organ. I could say that there is every possibility that this shape of God could only mean a Union, nothing else. That can be male and female; or can be perceived as space and time; or whatever.

But the fact remains that we people are too good in visualising and abstractions.

Let see further.

All about kasmaalam

daye "kasmaalam".. said a rickshaw-man in Triplicane addressing a fellow guy

but what exactly "kasmaalam" means.. roughly i could recap what my paatti said when i have stomach ache.. "jeernam kashmala dhooshitham"... could that mean waste, scraps? bingo..well, it could mean that.

so a rickshawman speaking sanskrit as his slang? wow!! so what.. when a robber could write an epic (i mean wall-mickey here).. whats so aweful in rickshawman speaking sanskrit?

sanskrit has always been my subject of awe from childhood. Panini, who wrote first grammar book on Sanskrit (Vyakarana-sutra) says that Lord Shiva when struck his udukkai for 14 times came the first 14 syllables of this Language. I was told by one ayurvedic doctor that these syllables are now being used in Osmania university for treating hearing impaired, as these resemble originating syllables.

Neural pathway... that which connects different neurons in our body.. which transmits brain signals to various nervous systems and vice versa. Like my hand says "its heat", the msg carried over to the brain and the brain says "remove your hand".

from our childhood, we keep on sending and receiving signals thru this pathway and at some point of time this pathways dominate our emotions.. !!

what i mean here is, if i were to be arrogant throughout my childhood, even if i want to be soft, the pathways are not used to send these signals, which it feels abnormal. instantly those kind of softer emotions stop at the brain's end without being reacted or expressed.

probably our rishis are of the view that the neural pathway can be opened up by mantras.. making the emotional flows more flexible.

I believe this is the only language wherein you have a meaning for an alphabet (or a syllable to be more specific)... "ring" means to destroy, "vu" means "only for" and it goes on.

the pranavam and the gayathri mantra are the best examples of mantras having significant impact on brain's impulses and increasing seratonin (by the by let me introduce you to a liquid that is secreted in the brain which will reduce the stress levels - mr. seratonin)

But vedic tradition says - Mananat thrayathe ithi - Mantraha (that which saves (thrayate) by constant recollection (mananat)).. it gives best results only when thought (not said)...

but today i feel that most of the mantras have been publicized or rather made in mp4 forms.. as ringtones, calling bells, four wheeler reverse tones, etc.. ooof!! crazy people

on the contrary we have sthothras.. which can be recited. but we have that in pdf.. full stop... almost many of the sthothras are becoming extinct nowadays.

more research on language to make.. lets see