Wikipedia Trail: From Karna to The Lord's Day

Karna is a central character in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. He is one of the greatest warriors, whose martial exploits are recorded in the epic and the only warrior believed to be able to defeat Arjuna. He was the son of Surya and Kunti.

Surya means the sun in Nepal and India. It also connotes the solar deity in Hinduism. Surya is one of the nine heavenly houses in the zodiac system of Hindu astrology. Surya is the basis of Ravivara or Sunday in the Hindu calendar.

Sunday is the day of the sun as the name is derived from Hellenistic Astrology. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day of worship and rest holding it as the Lord’s Day.

The Lord’s Day in Christianity is generally Sunday, the principal day of communal worship. Most Christians observe it as the weekly memorial of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Shri Surya Bhagvan, bazaar art, c. 1940's
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Week 8 Review: Feedback

Feedback
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This semester and specifically this class has helped me realize that feedback is an extremely valuable tool. Taking criticisms is not always easy and I used to be offended by it but now I gained the mindset that it is truly given to help me improve. Giving effective feedback is also a skill that I feel like I've improved on throughout this class. Feedback is simply means for improvement! It is not to be feared. 

Learning Challenge: What To Focus On

I loved this meme. For me, it is sometimes soo easy to get caught up in things out of my control. I can get so anxious and stressed out and its takes valuable energy out of me. This picture is so simple yet makes such an important statement. While I will never be able to only spend my time on what I  can control and what matters, I think it's important to keep everything in perspective. If it's out of your control it's not worth the energy spent worrying. This is something I will keep in the back of my mind when I begin to feel stressed out. 

Growth Mindset: Difficult Is Not Impossible

This is something I have learned to accept after studying engineering in college. So many times I run into difficult problems that really do seem impossible to fix or impossible to improve but there really is always a way. Everything can be improved regardless of difficulty. I just have to keep reminding myself of that!

Growth Mindset Meme
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Tech Tip: Google Reverse Image Search

I used the picture below in a reverse google image search. I found out that this picture is an Indian painting showing Ravana posing as an elderly hermit and abducting Sita in his chariot.

Ravana Tricking Sita
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Reading Notes: The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Part D

Drupad announced that to win Draupadi in marriage, one had to watch the reflection of a revolving fish in a bowl of oil and shoot an arrow to penetrate the fish’s eye. None could even lift the bow until Arjun rose to string the bow. Arjuna fulfilled the challenge.

Karna tried the challenge but because he was the son of a charioteer Draupadi refused his do the challenge. He was humiliated and furious.

The pandavas were attached numerous times but fought them all off. Kunti, thinking the boys had brought food, told them to share what they had brought equally. Having brought Draupadi, they had to obey their mother’s orders and each marry Draupadi. Draupadi was also destined to have five husbands.

The pandavas have Vishwakarma build a beautiful palace and create the city of Indraprastha. The pandavas were warned by Narad that Draupadi might cause trouble among the brothers. They decided to give each brother one year being Draupadi’s wife. If some failed, they would be exiled for twelve years.

Arjun heard that there was a thief in Indraprastha. His weapons were in the palace and it wasn’t his turn with Draupadi. Arjun went into the chambers to get his bow to help the Brahmin. Arjun walked in and knew he was sentenced to twelve years in exile. Arjun still attacked the thieves and rescued the cows. He set out for exile with a group of Brahmins.

He set forth towards the Himalayas. They built shelters and lit fires. Arjun bathed in the holy water of the ganga river. When he was bathing, he was pulled down and opened his eyes to Ulupi. She told him he loved her. They spent months together on the lake until it was time for him to leave to head to Bharatvarsh.

He reaches Manalur where he marries Chirangadha who bears him a son. He then leaves and continues to travel. Krishna and Arjun spent days together at the Rivaataka Mountain. Arjun told Khrisna about his adventures. Krishna told Arjun to make Subhadra fall in love with him and then kidnap her. He abducted her on the day of the festival. He pulled her into the chariot and speed off. 

Arjun's Exile
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Bibliography: The Mahabharata: Karmic Revolution, Epified TV (India), 2015-2016

Lindsey's Portfolio

To Learn to Fish - This story is based off the characters Sita and Rama from the Public Domain Edition of the Ramayana. At the beginning of my story, I rewrote the events that occurred in the Ramayana from the meeting of Rama and Sita until they were exiled to the forest from Sita’s point of view. Once they were exiled, I created the following story in which Sita is interested in learning to fish.

The Husband Trial - This story is a modern-day rewrite of the story of Sita's loyalty to Rama being tested with fire. In this version, Rama is being testing by Sita after returning from a business trip. His loyalty to Sita is tested by water. 

The Beginning of Karna and Shrek - This story shares how young Karna, who was sent away in a river by his mother, finds his way to his new family, Shrek.