Tuesday, 19 December 2023

How reason struck

 I was chanting Lalitha Sahasranama one evening. Trying hard to be mindful, to tie my mind to the words gushing from my mouth. To attain peace and nirvana thereby. Couldn't make much sense... Still...

"Varnashrama vidhayini". Stuck. Something struck.
"One who maintains the varna system".
Brahminical dogma.
I see...
(From then on I relieved myself of that 20 min religious ritual.)

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