It's a question...about publishing...(personal)

[Guest guest]

Hi Chris, and others, as one of you may...

 

I have many times been told to publish. First it was about Jyotish. I can do

that. But there are many beginner books, still, some say, "do yours, we want

it". So I probably will do that.

 

But I long to write something else, and it comes out here and there, it's

more philosophical, touching on the effects of Ancient history, touching on

Hinduistic thought, touching on modern malaise, touching on the battles I've

had with my mind, and what I've learned therefrom, and so on. I'm just not

sure "what" that book would be exactly about...too undefined at this point.

 

On the modern human condition...?

 

About us, our spirits, history, and modern times...

 

???

 

The ramblings of a madman!...

 

 

 

I think the idea may come from outside me. This letter is a poke to see if

something comes, I admit.

 

 

das

[Guest guest]

Hi Das,

 

You should definitely publish!..a collection of your thoughts and/or short

essays would be wonderful!

 

I spend a lot of my free time browsing the bookstores and noticed there is a

real interest in books of a spiritual/philosophical nature out there. Most

of them are collections of short essays grouped around different themes.

Most of those themes are centered either on rediscovering our spiritual

side, simplifying our lives, etc..

 

There are many which are centered on Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish,

etc.. themes but I have not seen any which look at Hinduism from a

contemporary and/or Western perspective. Often, books written on eastern

religious thought are written by scholars who have not experiences these

cultures first hand or practiced these religions. You have (and still are)

experienced the East and Hinduism. From the little I know, you grew up in

the West and now live there so you have the benefit of that perspective as

well.

 

Hinduism or any of its facets as not been made easily available nor

"digestible" to a Westerners yet..you write from your soul, as yourself,

which has the potential to touch and affect many people.

 

 

Francoise

 

 

 

 

On 12/21/02 15:53, "Das Goravani" <> wrote:

 

>

> Hi Chris, and others, as one of you may...

>

> I have many times been told to publish. First it was about Jyotish. I can do

> that. But there are many beginner books, still, some say, "do yours, we want

> it". So I probably will do that.

>

> But I long to write something else, and it comes out here and there, it's

> more philosophical, touching on the effects of Ancient history, touching on

> Hinduistic thought, touching on modern malaise, touching on the battles I've

> had with my mind, and what I've learned therefrom, and so on. I'm just not

> sure "what" that book would be exactly about...too undefined at this point.

>

> On the modern human condition...?

>

> About us, our spirits, history, and modern times...

>

> ???

>

> The ramblings of a madman!...

>

>

>

> I think the idea may come from outside me. This letter is a poke to see if

> something comes, I admit.

>

>

> das

[Guest guest]

I agree with the rest.

 

Look at this way. There are a lot of people out there

who struggle with questions and problems in life.

You have made enough progress, that you are at a healing

point. This is better than a lot of the poor

folks who cannot even get that far, and commit suicide because

of the dispair.

 

We all know that life is a continual struggle to improve one's

self. so "Being Done" with the adaptation

is not an option (usually means you have passed on as your

struggle is over).

 

People who would have given up on their own problems, will

often take heart from those of others. They

will push on for that one or two more days that it takes to

start the upward trend. They need to know

that they can obtain it, albeit usually with a lot of

effort. It is important to them to know that once they

start, it won't always be uphill, but, that the reversals are

simply that, reversals, not complete descents

to the pits of dispair.

 

You can tell this story from a unique standpoint. Since

you are a pacifist, vegetarian, follower of Ahimsa

and other parts of the Path, you have the ability to blend

these into your struggle and offer them as parts

of the solution.

 

-- John M