Religious ecstasy

Building on the theme of the preceding verse pertaining to prem pīḍā (pangs of love) and lāy (intense desire), this verse contends that a love-stricken heart is indeed the temple of prem bhakti or loving devotion for the Lord. As the intensity of prem bhakti engulfs the a(n)tar (inner self), leading to a fixation and passion for the Beloved, concludes the verse, one should engage in incessant remembrance of the Beloved. The word bhagtī, used in the above verse is same as the Sanskrit word…

The first time Andre punches a guy is when the person had kicked his brother down a flight of bar stairs. He experiences a sort of ecstasy from punching the guy: “I could feel my weight sink back on my right foot, my arms go loose at my sides, and it was as if I were in a warm bath under a blue sky.”(Townie, page 128) The usage of this simile helps show the audience what the author is…

The Petrarchan sonnet “Hap,” by Thomas Hardy, is an exploration of how life is controlled and can be explained. In the poem’s octave, the speaker envisions a life under the power of a vengeful god who……, but concludes in the sestet that in reality, life is not controlled by higher powers, malicious or not. The speaker searches for an explanation that would give purpose to his pain, but failing to find one, laments the reality of his situation, where suffering can only be explained by chance. In…

There are many similar works of arts even those that are created in a different time period. This is no exception for the two religious paintings: Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvador Dalí, 1951. Oil on canvas, 205 cm × 116 cm (80.7 × 45.67") Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland and Christ on the Cross by Diego Velazquez, 1631. Oil on canvas, 100 x 57 cm. Museo del Pardo. Madrid, Spain. Though similar in nature the two pieces have many different aspects and elements that…

Karnad gives to a play, present an alternate world with incomplete beings, magnanimous gods and at times, they turn indifferent, dolls that speak more eloquently than humans, children who are morose and people having excessive longings, frustrations, ecstasies and miseries. Keywords: Traditions, Myths, Conflicts, struggle and symbolism. Introduction: Man creates literature, and literature studies Man – his origin and evolution, his interests and inclinations, his emotions and sentiments, his…

point at positive contributions in the black community has made in society. The legacy of educational institutions developed in the African American community (emergence of historically black colleges such as Howard and Morehouse), and the rich religious heritage (the African American Baptist movement and the Pentecostal involvement in civil rights) point to the ingenuity and inventiveness of the black community. Some of the other great examples of Black excellence were the invention of jazz in…

Industrialization in the 19th century replaced rural life for an urban society filled with machinery and mass production. This new industrialized society brought riches and an increase in the standard of living for the bourgeoisie while creating dreadful working and living conditions for the poor. These conditions forced the working class into a desensitized state in which they no longer felt the exploitative conditions of industrialization and fell into senseless obedience. Although, the…

you are mentally ill. Part two uses the term “Moloch” multiple times as a symbol for American society. Ginsberg exclaims relentlessly that “Moloch” is the cause of destruction, and that Moloch destroys “visions! omens! hallucinations! miracles! ecstasies!. . . Dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions”(lines 91-92). Ginsberg is saying the American culture and society is depriving people from originality. Unlike the rest, Ginsberg breaks away from conformity. He does not care what anyone…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, focuses its attention around many predominant themes, which generate innumerable interpretations. Motifs such as adultery, revenge, and forgiveness are prevalent within the novel based on Puritan locale. The characters of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, each exhibit behaviors, which have been placed upon them by the burdens in their everyday lives. The Scarlett Letter focuses on the puritanical judgment of…

In the second and third chapter of The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon discusses the stakes of the struggle for independence. Continuing where he stopped in the preceding chapter “On Violence,” he elaborates on the dangers and possible pitfalls during and after the revolutionary struggle would prevent the former colonies to emerge as truly independent nations. At the center of Fanon’s assessment lays the development of a humanism that supersedes the nationalism that unifies in the…