tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post404777723520039885..comments2024-03-18T22:56:06.696+05:30Comments on Jayasree Saranathan: Does Vedic recitation cause loss of creativity? – Mischief mongers think so.Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-45470928616867922542015-09-07T12:03:40.805+05:302015-09-07T12:03:40.805+05:30The article has brightened me personally! For more...The article has brightened me personally! For more than a year smt.Jayasri was inactive and it worried me. This is first article I see after that dormant period. It is good she is active again! I admire her articles for the depth and spread. <br />Sankara and Ramanuja were all brought up in the community, where memorizing was the first thing the student learns. Can anyone surpass their creativity? In fact, in the legal profession, it is the memory which plays an important role. And, in the past most of the well learned lawyers were from community which practiced repeated chanting of vedas!<br />I expect soon these modern so-called researchers will retrace their findings. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518425712953026751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-36323397603729127842015-08-10T12:41:53.988+05:302015-08-10T12:41:53.988+05:30Madam JS
I can only surmise vedic recitation did ...Madam JS<br /><br />I can only surmise vedic recitation did not cause loss of creativity; its non recitation in a prescribed manner and in prescribed environment/location only caused loss of creativity. <br /><br />In vedic times (we assume vedic recitation was at its best and max during these times), many learned scholars from abroad, visited India to observe and unlearn to relearn. Till recently (about 200 years ago), our goods and commodities were very much sought after and our balance of trade was always positive. Even today our IT soft skills are very much in demand. I need not highlight some of the best brains in the IT world are from a particular community from a particular part of India. This can easily become the topic of yet another study. <br /><br />May be SF has not been appraised, how knowledge transfer takes place from one generation to another and that too in the same family. It itself is an innovative method or way to learn. This may be beyond the comprehension of SF. If we were/are not creative, we could not have produced goods and services which were and are in great demand. If we were not creative, we could not have conquered many parts of the Eastern world. <br /><br />Learned SF should understand more than the recitation the environment plays an equal part in stimulating creativity. We will be branching off from the main topic if we focus more on environment at this juncture. <br /><br />I opine, creativity is a generic term and it takes different forms. Which one gets affected and under what circumstances and in which environment should be the main part and path of the study. <br /><br />It would be a futile exercise to expect and expose practitioners of vedic recitation to some card sorting test. I believe these basic sorting tests should not be applied to test higher levels of knowledge and practice of life. <br /><br />Thanks for this opportunity to interact<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Dr.Guru.RaghavanA Senior Citizen https://www.blogger.com/profile/09152602488392927236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-835091983667794242015-08-07T19:09:09.304+05:302015-08-07T19:09:09.304+05:30What does "meditate on will" mean? How d...What does "meditate on will" mean? How do one follow it?Krishnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744863515463243171noreply@blogger.com