I've just read two books on Siva. One recounted the mythology of Siva, written by a Western woman. Called, 'In The Presence Of Siva' and, the other, by an Indian, called 'The Concept of Rudra-Siva Through The Ages'. Both, excellent books but, both on a different trip, as it were. The first book recounted the myths and, has a sense of magic and mystery about it. You can, at times, almost feel the mystery of Siva. It's not a scholarly book, in the sense, that it does not delve into the writing ...

Here's to bitching around!! Okay, I read this book '1984' a very long time ago. Pretty well written but, sombre book. The general impressoin left on me was one of depression. I went away with this rather horrific feeling that we are all subject to mind control in some form of another. In the book, I think that this is taken to the extreme, where Big Brother controls your every thoughts. Now, that does not happen in the world around us. No one can control our thoughts. But, we are all sub...

I just saw "The Passion of The Christ". Or, is it called "The Passion of Christ"? Whatever. I think that this isone of the most powerful movies that I have seen. And, one of the most disturbing. It's violent and, the relentless violence can seem, by some to be overdone. And yest, I don't think so. I believe that the violence is essential to the movie and, it is the violence that makes the movie and, it is the violence that should force us to question ourselves. I am quite sure that what...