Indian Epics

Karma : I started with Karma because I love the concept and its great history within the Hindu religion. It is so interesting to read about it as a concept and I think most people have some belief of if even though they may not be Hindu so it is cool that it has permeated western culture as well. Mahabharata : Karma is a theme in the Mahabharata and on the wikipedia page there is a quote from it. Obviously, we read a version of the Mahabharata in class but it was neat to read about the historical importance and context of this story. In this class we work a lot with stories so it was cool to see the historical background of what was going on and what the stories meant to those reading them. Pandava : From there I ended up reading about the Pandavas, which were sons of Pandu and characters in the Mahabharata. They were all married to the same woman which is so strange and backwards of what we would think princes would do. Duryodhana : I ended up on Duryodhana, who was a cousin to t...

This week I read an article about reading. The article I read was  Why You Should Surround Yourself With More Books Than You'll Ever Have Time To Read . The article explains that having more books than you can read is a sign of aspirations and big dreams, and that the most intelligent people have confidence over ability so buy too many books in the intention of reading them all. This was such a fun article, but terrible for my bank account because I already have a book buying problem. (Books, Flickr,  Source )

(Image Made With  cheezburger ) My life motto is "The Journey is the Destination" and I think it goes well with growth mindset because it is all about focusing on now and not worrying about the end goal. 

I used  simitator  to create this dream tweet for President Boren. It is a good reminder that the internet is all lies and I should be the next OU President. Also, does cancelling/canceling have 1 L or 2? No one truly knows. (personal image created using simitator)

Woohoo! Back up is done and now to review. This week I enjoyed the  Punctuation Personality  graphic. I think I am sucker for any kind of personality quiz thing although I can never put myself into a category. I think that is why I enjoy zodiac things so much, because it was predetermined and I did not have to make any decisions for it. (My zodiac symbol, Capricorn, Wikipedia,  source ) I also enjoyed the  Sleep deprivation  video, or rather I found it interesting. I did not really enjoy it because I am terrible at sleeping enough and regularly and all the other healthy things so it is scary to know what the effects of that could be. 

In this story, the bodisatta was born a merchant. When he grew up he was trading with as many as 500 wagons. One day he was on a road at the edge of a forest and stopped a caravan to warn them. He told them to be wary of fruit and trees in the forests that did not know or that may seem off because there were poisonous trees in the forest and to call him if they were unsure. They agreed to do so and set off. As they did they came across a tree that looked like it was a mango tree. The tree was actually a What-fruit tree, though, and it was deadly poisonous. It disguised itself by looking, smelling, and seeming like a mango tree to fool people. Some of the greedier people in the caravan immediately ate the What-fruit but others were more cautious. They called the Bodisatta to check and he told them of its dangers. He also treated the people who had eaten the What-fruit. Usually when people ate the fruit they were not so lucky and they died on the spot. Then the local villagers would...

In this tale, the bodisat is a minister. In the time, there was an elephant who lived in a stable. There was a dog that lived near as well and he started to go to the stables to eat the elephant's scraps. Soon the elephant and the dog shared the food completely and became good friends. They spent all their time together and the dog would swing from the elephants trunk. One day a man came along and bought the dog and took him away. The elephant becomes extremely depressed because he is gone. The elephant began refusing to eat, drink, or bathe because of the loss of his friend. The king heard of the problems with the elephant and sent the bodisat to figure out what had happened. When the Bodisat arrived he asked around and learned that the elephant had lost his friend and was sad. When he told the King what was wrong, the King released a proclamation for whoever bought the dog to release him. The dog was released and he ran as fast as he could back to the elephant who swung him on it...

The Buddha was reborn into a family that were Law Keepers. When he got to school age, his father sent him off to be the student of the best teacher. When he got there, the teacher's son had dies. The student was confused as to why such a young person would die since in his family only the old die. Everyone at the funeral upon hearing that his family never dies young questioned him about it. When the professor heard, he decided to go to the student's father and ask him how his entire family lives to be old. He put the student in charge of the class and left. On the way to meet with the father, the professor picked up some goat bones and when he arrived, he presented the bones as the father's dead son's bone. The father laughed saying that was impossible, but the professor insisted. The father claimed that he was wrong because no one in their family died young because he said " We walk in righteousness. We speak no ill. We flee from things that are evil. We take n...