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    at the cremation”. It is easier for a writer to write about what he sees and hears. Like William Wordsworth who wrote about the ‘daffodils’ after he saw thousands of daffodils in a valley‚ he is inspired to write a poem by what he saw. Likewise Kamala Das saw wrote ‘the dance of the eunuchs’ when she saw them dancing on the streets of Calcutta. Wordsworth had stated‚ “ Poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings‚ recollected in tranquility”. For an Indian English poet living in India

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    The Brahmin’s Son 1. Briefly describe Siddhartha. Siddhartha is a good-looking‚ well-loved young man who has grown into the religious group of India‚. He is full of knowledge‚ able to master the art of meditation. 2. For what two things does Govinda‚ his best friend‚ admire him? Govinda admires his eyes and sweet voice as well as his grace movements and thoughts. Govinda truly admires his friend‚ hoping to follow in Siddhartha’s footsteps. 3. What does he fear if he stays at home and continues

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    AP World History Extra Credit Book List I encourage you to expand your knowledge and interests by reading books for extra credit. It is possible to receive up to 40 extra credit points per quarter (excluding the 4th quarter)‚ but you will have to earn them. Each book review is worth 20 points unless otherwise noted. Any book assigned for another class (ex. English) will no longer be eligible for extra credit for that year. Book and Film Review Format Write a minimum of a four-paragraph review

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    Transformation of Mind with Sri Aurobindo. This entry was posted on January 16‚ 2010‚ in Uncategorized and tagged ascent‚ consciousness‚ descent‚ higher mind‚ integral‚ light‚ sri aurobindo. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments Sri Aurobindo had a fascinating and mystical description for where humanity was headed. He describes an evolution of consciousness‚ whereby a higher reality‚ or Light-Consciousness‚ was the next major evolutionary transformation. The old‚ rational mind‚ searching for “truth

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    Siddhartha had one single goal - to become empty‚ to become empty of thirst‚ desire‚ dreams‚ pleasure and sorrow - to let the Self die. No longer to be Self‚ to experience the peace of an emptied heart‚ to experience pure thought - that was his goal. When all the Self was conquered and dead‚ when all passions and desires were silent‚ then the last must awaken‚ the innermost of Being that is no longer Self - the great secret (14) Siddhartha‚ according to his actions‚ was constantly in search for knowledge

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    language poetry became more indianized in nature. The change that came about reflected the change in mentality that had ushered in among the Indian poets. Such Indianisation had been proceeding for several generations and is prominent in the poetry of Kamala Das and Pritish Nandy and present although more nuanced in the work ofKeki N.Daruwalla it is more likely to be felt in the verse of Nissim Ezekiel and Jayanta Mahapatra or in the kind of rapidly expressed ironies found in the poetry of Ramanujan.

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    Feedbooks Siddhartha Hesse‚ Hermann Published: 1922 Categorie(s): Fiction‚ Non-Fiction‚ Human Science‚ Philosophy Source: http://www.gutenberg.org 1 About Hesse: Hermann Hesse (2 July 1877—9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet‚ novelist‚ and painter. In 1946‚ he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include Steppenwolf‚ Siddhartha‚ and The Glass Bead Game (also known as Magister Ludi) which explore an individual’s search for spirituality outside society. Copyright: This

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    For any individual to find enlightenment‚ they must be willing to go above and beyond in order to search for it. For certain people their search is caused by the willingness to seek peace. In Siddhartha‚ Siddhartha is on the quest for enlightenment which is the discovery of the truth about who we are and our role in the universe. For Siddhartha‚ he is able to reach Nirvana because he didn’t limit himself with what teachings he had. He was able to go out on his own and experience it himself on his

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    feeling weak in order to feel better (13). Siddhartha even encounters Buddha‚ and decides it is not worth it to follow him‚ for he wants to experience life and suffering for himself‚ instead of being taught second-hand. Eventually he met a girl‚ Kamala‚ and it almost

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    1333 words essay on Man is a social animal Bharat Kumar Traditionally‚ there have been two answers to the problem of the relationship between the individual and his society. One is the social contract theory and the other is the organic theory‚ which we have already discussed in detail. According to the social contract theory‚ society is the result of an agreement or contract entered into by men who originally lived in a pre-social state. Thus society is made by man and he is more real than

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