by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
joy, a feeling of great pleasure and happiness. Cheerful, noticeably happy and optimistic. “harṣa” (joy, excitement) is the thrill of youth. It is the feeling the player has as she becomes an adult. She is full of energy. The anticipation of her encounter with the “real world” hastens her, and she feels deeply on every level of being. Challenge motivates her, and the satisfaction of completion fulfills her. She experiences joy with the spirit of quest, and is eager to navigate karma yoga with her next throw.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
empathy, condolence, fellow feeling. Compassion, feeling of pity, sympathy. “dayā” is an experience that makes the player one with “the other” and therefore divine. When a player feels samvedanā (empathy) for another being, she is experiencing advaita. The aspect of “love for the other” in the feeling of dayā completely removes the veil of the ego in the self, thus breaking free of the most basic human bondage; māyā.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
jealousy, envy, covetousness, desire. Hatred, intense dislike, dislike, distaste, abhorrence. “dveṣa” is jealousy. It is enmity and has an aspect of violence in it as well. Why do we feel a repulsion towards another? According to the bhagawad gitā, rāga and dveṣa, attraction and repulsion are two currents in the mind that bind the player to the samsāric wheel of birth and death. They are the dharma of her mind but not of her spirit .
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
world of serpents, realm of fantasy, lower world. “nāga loka” is the realm of the “fantastic”. It is the plane of the semi-divine “nāga” who are masters of great wisdom. nāgas are known to be guardians of fantastic treasures. They reside under the physical plane in the “pātāla”. It is said that nāga loka is more beautiful than even the swarga loka. The dynasties of Manipur, the Pallavas in India, and the ruling family of Funan, claimed an origin in the union of a human being and a nāgi.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
literally means the space between “bhur” and “svara” / “svarga”, which is the atmosphere. It refers to a “dream world”, a plane of emotions and feelings. “bhuvarloka” (astral plane) is where the player becomes alive with possibilities. The player engages in imagination as his physical body is also maturing. In this cell the player directs her entire energy in building castles in the air. karmayoga,the first cell of the next plane, hints at the need to pursue actions and encourages the player to break out of her fantasy, to move out with the next throw of the dice.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
atmosphere, the intermediate space between heaven and earth. Indecision, the state of being unable to make a choice. Nullity, a void, a completely empty space. “antarikṣa” (nullity) ” is “sitting on the fence”, indecision. antarikṣa is the feeling of “getting nowhere”. It is a feeling of instability and lack of purpose. This is a state many of us have experienced in our lives. Our purpose is in someone else’s control. The player must conquer it, to reach the higher levels of awareness. Nullity is also a temporary experience and soon the player regains her energies and is ready to play, the next time the die comes around.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
envy, to wish that you had something that another person has. Covet, to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else. ịrṣyā also means to be impatient / jealous of other’s success. “ịrṣyā” is envy. As “mātsarya”, it is one of the six weaknesses. Pride grows into avarice which is known as “mada” which leads to envy. All envy is founded on the fallacy of duality which is “mithyā”, revealing the aspect of the first snake of the game.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
gandharva refers to a group of low-ranking male nature deities that appear in both Hindu, Buddhist, and sometimes even Jain mythology. In all three traditions, the gandharva are closely related to the wilderness as well as the creative arts, particularly music. gandharva-veda, is that part of Vedic Literature that deals with dance, drama, and music. It also deals with the concept or experience of “rasa” from the perspective of Vedic science.
by the narrator | Sep 4, 2016 | Sensual Fantasy - I am the teen |
puritanism, the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary. Diligence, careful and persistent work or effort. Practice, repeating, making into a habit. Austerity, the condition of living without unnecessary things and without comfort, Self-discipline, the ability to make yourself do things you know you should do even when you do not want to. “tapa” is austerity and meditation.. tapa is about focusing your energies inwards, away from the distraction of the senses. As the first cell in the “plane of the teen”, tapa could be understood as the basic niyama for brahmacharya āshram in the patañjali yogasutra; (1.) “śauca” which is cleanliness (2.) “santoṣa” which is contentment (3.) “svādhyāya” which is the study of scriptures (4.) “tapas” which is the practice of austerity 5. “īśvara praṇidhāna” which is devotion to God and dedication of the fruits of work to Him.
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