Epics

Dark Princess Draupadi and Dharma ~The Winding Course Draupadi and dushasan scene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi Who is she? Supposedly, she is the most important Hindu character of the Mahabharata, born of sacrificial fire; sacred and seemingly secretive,  Draupadi emerges from the sacred fire to bring  the destruction of the Kuru line.  What is it about this woman that brings thoughts of revenge, justice, honor, patriarchy, and so many more implications.  Stories Yama Dharma and Draupadi's Decisions Consequences of Love Dharma for Draupadi Draupadi's Exile Link: http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2014/06/overview-divakaruni-palace-of-illusions.html The Dark Princess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draupadi I honestly am so very excited about this project and how this character reflects Dharma. Of course, I don't know every  facet  of the project, how it will turn out, or if it will even be any g...

Brainstorming Project Topics:      When going through the lists pf possible topics that I could use for my storybook, these four stuck out to me the most and quickly: death stories, love stories, women of the epics, and my favorite- dharma.  http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2017/08/project- idea-death-stories.html Death Stories:  The appeal of writing up a storybook that can capture the attention of readers seems important and intriguing. I do not have much knowledge of a majority of these topics, but I would like to learn and am willing to do so. Paying attention to the dramatics of perishing, as well as the consequences of this, are so very interesting. I wonder what makes//encourages//inspires people to act in certain fashions; I hop that the search through all these stories can help do that also. Yama, the Hindu God of death is certainly a good starting place and wildly fascinating.  Link(1): http://iereadingguides.blogspot...

Picture taken by me of a beautiful path in Mexico So, my plan for this project is still in its infancy stages. I know that I would like to discuss Dharma and how it relates to Sarvodaya (Upward lift  of a community as a unit). There are so many things that I still need to get information on, thank you for your patience on this project!