Part E
1) Vishnu's Secret Part 1: Detached engagement brings order
-Cow is the most secret animal in Hindu
-They only give and not take
-"A gift of a cow, is the gift of life"
-The cow runs away when she feels exploited, Vishnu has to retrieve her and convince her that she will not be harmed
-Harmony between nature and culture
2) Vishnu's Secret Part 2
-Ram is the only one to be worshiped as a King.
-Krishna was not a king, but lived in a village of cow herders
-Shiva treats material reality as power- and through sensory control, develop sensory manipulation and creative visualization
-Vishnu embraces this material reality. He sees it at maya, or temptation, and disciplines the mind with asceticism so the mind is not taken away by it
Bibliography: Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art by Devout Pattanaik
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