Monthly Archives: December 2013

January course in Berkeley: “The Bhagavad-Gita today”

Posted on December 26, 2013 by ashramdiary

Again this January, if any students sign up, I’ll be teaching a course on Hinduism. The theme this year is about the Bhagavad-Gita, India’s favorite scripture, as understood by four twentieth-century commentators. Here is the summary from the course syllabus: … Continue reading →

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A dream of Debussy / India and other passions

Posted on December 19, 2013 by ashramdiary

I seem to remember: in the past few days I briefly dreamed of meeting Claude Debussy. India is a great passion, in the best sense: that is, as an energy that brings forth an appetite deep in the soul. There … Continue reading →

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