Archive for June, 2008

Thirty-Fifth Chapter

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on June 27, 2008

Thirty-Fifth Chapter:
Tao-te Ching
Hold fast to the great Tao,
And the entire world will come.
They come and will encounter no harm.
In it they will find security, peace and health.
Music and dainties are passing pleasures,
And yet they make strangers stay.
But how insipid and tasteless are things of the world
As compared with the flow of the Tao!
When we look [...]

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Thirty-Fourth Chapter

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on June 20, 2008

Thirty-Fourth Chapter:
Tao-te Ching
The Great Tao flows everywhere.
It may go left or right.
All things depend on it for life, and it does not run away from them.
It accomplishes its purpose, but does not claim credit for itself.
It shelters all creatures but does not claim to be master over them.
Always without desires, it may be called The [...]

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Viewing Goddess Images

Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on June 18, 2008

The Hindu Great Goddess, Devi is depicted in paintings and sculptures in her many forms. Her art depictions as well as popular posters distinctively express her erotic, maternal and terrible powers. Each of her images holds emblems in the hands, wears a crown and jewels in coiffure, jewelry around the fingers, neck, wrists and ankles [...]

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