This episode covers the large footnote at the end of the chapter from:
“The amulet was an astrally produced object...
To...
“...were profoundly influenced by its study”
In this ‘light’ episode we take a closer look at the multitudinous subjects covered in the footnote at the end of the chapter. The matters were clearly important enough for Paramahansa Yogananda to fill a full page of footnotes, so they are definitely deserving of our attention.
0:00 Summary of episode;
3:33 Amulet references in rest of the book and wider culture;
20:35 Mantra – consecrated sound;
26:17 Threefold aspects of divinity;
35:08 The inadequacy of English and beauty of Sanskrit;
55:46 Indus Valley Civilisation;
1:03:24 Western discovery of Sanskrit and rethinking history.
Book referenced in the footnote, Wilson’s The Miraculous Birth of Language:
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.462145/mode/2up
Jyotirlingas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotirlinga
Recommended Sanskrit Primer:
The Sanskrit Language: An Introductory Grammar and Reader by Maurer, Walter Harding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilisation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohenjo-daro
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothal
Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the beginning of chapter 3 from:
“Father, if I promise to return home...”
To...
“...affectionate references to my parent.”
Bonus homework – reflect on the title of chapter 3, what does it mean to you now compared to when you first glanced at it?
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