Wow, this is the week that I am finally starting to get a
hang of this Indian Epics course! I am really starting to enjoy these
assignments. This week we started reading the first half of Narayan’s Ramayana.
I can’t believe we’re already halfway through this first epic! In here we read
about Rama, Sita, and Ravana (at least those are the three characters that
stand out the most to me thus far). I really am starting to delve into the
topic of this course. I was a bit overwhelmed last week with all of the assignments,
however, as we have moved into the second week (now third week) of the
semester, it is a lot easier to complete the tasks and enjoy them without being
overwhelmed.
As stated earlier, we have started reading the Ramayana. I
have learned about many different Indian gods and it has been so much fun! I am
now able to relate photos I have seen, such as Ganesha, with stories about
their origin and history. My best friend is from India and is actually living
there right now because she graduated last month. She is the one who
recommended that I take this course because she knows I am interested in
learning about Hinduism and Indian gods. I am now starting to understand why
she said I’d love this course! I really enjoy some of the concepts also like
Karma. I have learned about the chakras from Yoga and I loved reading about how
some of the Indian gods have to do with the chakras.
Overall, this week has made me really excited to continue
reading and posting in this class for the rest of the semester. I love reading
other people’s blogs and I have already learned so much from my other
classmates! Now that we have just created our Website, I can’t wait to start
creating my Storybooks!
(Photo of the seven chakras found online)
I chose to post a picture depicting the seven chakras because I am interested in learning more about the history and meanings of the chakras.
Hi Courtney!! I was a bit overwhelmed with the assignments for this class, but after catching up it doesn't seem too bad. I love that you have such an interest in different cultures and learning about the various Indian gods. It must be nice having a best friend that is Indian to also give you more of an influence on Hinduism. I hope you find a really great topic for your storybook, and I can't wait to read about it!!
ReplyDeleteHi Courtney, I had the same overwhelming feeling about all the assignments due at once. (Even though they aren’t due all at once, it feels like they are.) I have done some activities that involve using chakras but I honestly do not know much about their history and meanings. Do you ever think that you will visit India? I would like to because it seems so full of history and culture and I’m sure it would be a great experience.
ReplyDeleteHey Courtney! I was pretty overwhelmed with all the assignments at first too but I am catching up. Because of my work and school schedule, I was speeding through the assignments and not completely them, which was my mistake for rushing through everything. I liked learning about the different gods too in this class, the only god that I knew was Ganesha because he was like the important figure I see when Hinduism comes up. Although we haven't learn much about him yet, I hope we do soon. I'm glad you liked the Ramayana, I thought it was okay. I want to see Buck's version of it as well, I thought Narayan's version made Rama look like a complete asshole. I don't see him as a hero, I liked Hanuman a lot better.
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