The idea that "The Goddess is just the principle of life" (pg 142.) is the the sutra of the whole book. This idea is one that guides many people in their every day life. The goddess symbolizes desire. Mr. Chagla explains this right after the last quote when he says "She is every illusion that is inspiring love. That is why she is greater than all the gods combined. Call her what you will, but she is what a mother is feeling for a child. A man for a woman. A starving man for food. Human beings for God." (pg 142) That quote is full of examples of one thing loving something else in many different forms and then it compares them all back to the goddess. The idea of desire is carried out through out each story we have read so far. The first one had the man doing what he loved and he desired it so much that he was willing to give up the world and the vast wealth he would gain. In the second one Master Mohan had a desire for music and saw it in the kid. He risked losing his wife and kids in order to pursue what he loved. In the third one Nitan Bose denied the power that the goddess presented, putting him in the situation he is in. In the book they believe with out desire there would be no love, or anything, making the goddess the most powerful. Mr. Chagla said "But, sir, without desire there is no life." (pg. 142) They believe desire if the fuel for life in the world making it the sutra of the book.
The quote "The Goddess is just the principle of life" (pg 142) explains the sutra of the book, which is desire. Like Blake said, desire is the point of life, and without it there would be nothing to live for. On page 143, Mr. Chagla says "But desire is the origin of life. For thousands of years our tribals have worshipped it as the goddess. You have heard the pilgrims praying 'Save us from the serpent's venom.' Well, sir, the meaning of the prayer is as follows. The serpent in question is desire. Its venom is the harm a man does when he is ignoring the power of desire." Without giving in to desire, a persons life has no meaning. When you ignore your desires, it comes back and harms you. Every story relates to desire, and this is what makes desire the sutra of the book.
This quote is the sutra of the book because of the fact it is talking about desire. The idea of desire is carried on throughout the whole book. Like Blake mentioned, the following quote truly explained what Mr. Chagla meant by that. When he said "That is why she is greater than all the gods combined," (pg 142) he was talking about how desire is more powerful than all of the gods. This one goddess, the goddess of desire, is found in everyone and everything. The book describes how desire is everywhere. One example is when he decides to give up almost anything to become a monk. He does this so he can gain spiritual "wealth". Just like this story, all of the others relate back to desire as well. The sutra, desire is what compels you to make certain decisions and to take certain paths. But is desire really the only thing driving us to make these decisions? Peyton Kent
The idea that "The Goddess is just the principle of life" (pg 142.) is the the sutra of the whole book. This idea is one that guides many people in their every day life. The goddess symbolizes desire. Mr. Chagla explains this right after the last quote when he says "She is every illusion that is inspiring love. That is why she is greater than all the gods combined. Call her what you will, but she is what a mother is feeling for a child. A man for a woman. A starving man for food. Human beings for God." (pg 142)
ReplyDeleteThat quote is full of examples of one thing loving something else in many different forms and then it compares them all back to the goddess. The idea of desire is carried out through out each story we have read so far. The first one had the man doing what he loved and he desired it so much that he was willing to give up the world and the vast wealth he would gain. In the second one Master Mohan had a desire for music and saw it in the kid. He risked losing his wife and kids in order to pursue what he loved. In the third one Nitan Bose denied the power that the goddess presented, putting him in the situation he is in. In the book they believe with out desire there would be no love, or anything, making the goddess the most powerful. Mr. Chagla said "But, sir, without desire there is no life." (pg. 142) They believe desire if the fuel for life in the world making it the sutra of the book.
The quote "The Goddess is just the principle of life" (pg 142) explains the sutra of the book, which is desire. Like Blake said, desire is the point of life, and without it there would be nothing to live for. On page 143, Mr. Chagla says "But desire is the origin of life. For thousands of years our tribals have worshipped it as the goddess. You have heard the pilgrims praying 'Save us from the serpent's venom.' Well, sir, the meaning of the prayer is as follows. The serpent in question is desire. Its venom is the harm a man does when he is ignoring the power of desire." Without giving in to desire, a persons life has no meaning. When you ignore your desires, it comes back and harms you. Every story relates to desire, and this is what makes desire the sutra of the book.
ReplyDeleteThis quote is the sutra of the book because of the fact it is talking about desire. The idea of desire is carried on throughout the whole book. Like Blake mentioned, the following quote truly explained what Mr. Chagla meant by that. When he said "That is why she is greater than all the gods combined," (pg 142) he was talking about how desire is more powerful than all of the gods. This one goddess, the goddess of desire, is found in everyone and everything. The book describes how desire is everywhere. One example is when he decides to give up almost anything to become a monk. He does this so he can gain spiritual "wealth". Just like this story, all of the others relate back to desire as well. The sutra, desire is what compels you to make certain decisions and to take certain paths. But is desire really the only thing driving us to make these decisions?
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