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![The Art of Calligraphy
Index
1. Invocation Prayers
2. Basics of Calligraphy – Practice Sheets
3. Font 1: Gothic style (Capital)
4. Gothic style (Capital) – Practice Sheets
5. Font 1: Gothic Style (Small Case)
6. Gothic Style (Small Case) – Practice Sheets
7. Dasha avtara (Gothic Style)
8. Dasha avtara (Gothic Style) – Practice Sheets
9. Font 2: Apollo (Capital) – [Level 2]
10. Font 2: Apollo (Small Case) – [Level 2]
11. Font 3: Galia (Capital) – [Level 2]
12. Practice Sheets
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1. The document discusses how the nautilus uses a technique similar to modern submarines for diving and surfacing. It has chambers in its shell that can fill with water or gas to increase or decrease its buoyancy, allowing it to dive deep or surface.
2. Submarines also use ballast tanks that fill with water or air to sink or rise. However, the nautilus can dive deeper to 450 meters, which requires withstanding immense pressure that it is uniquely designed for.
3. Its ability to produce gas and its specialized structure could not have developed on its own but reveals God as the innovative creator.
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A saintly person is likened to pure water in the document. Such a person is free from all contamination, gentle by nature, and creates a beautiful vibration through speech, like flowing water. Just as one is purified through contact with pure water, seeing, touching, or hearing a saintly person purifies the living entity. Similarly, a saintly person purifies all those who contact him, as he always chants the glories of the Lord. The lesson to be learnt from water is how to be naturally clear and purifying. Several stories are then provided as examples of how contact with or service to pure devotees can swiftly transform one and free one from all contamination, no matter one's past.
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The document describes an arrow maker who was so absorbed in making a straight arrow that he did not notice the king passing by with his royal entourage. This shows being fully concentrated on one's duties. It then discusses the theme of absorption and provides several stories as examples, including Janak Maharaj listening to scriptures despite fires, and Arjuna focusing only on the eye of a bird in archery practice. The final story describes Abhimanyu single-handedly fighting the entire Kaurava army with great bravery and concentration on the battlefield until he grew tired, showing his full commitment.
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- Conflict is inherent in the material world due to the interaction of the three modes of nature (sattva, rajo, tamo gunas) and the existence of individual ego and identities.
- Even when great spiritual figures like Krishna, Jesus, and Muhammad appeared, conflict and persecution still existed because of free will.
- Gossip and unnecessary talking often lead to conflict when people come together. However, when people unite in glorifying God through chanting and other practices, there is harmony.
- All paths or methods can lead to the same truth or understanding, if viewed with a higher perspective beyond the ego. Conflict arises from a narrow view that "my path is the only right one
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1) The story describes a prostitute named Pingala who waited in vain for customers and grew distressed as the night passed. She eventually renounced her desires and fixed her mind on the Supreme Lord Hari, achieving peace.
2) The avadhuta brahmana learned that hopes for sense gratification are the root of suffering, so one must give up such desires and meditate on Krishna to attain transcendental peace.
3) Several stories and examples are provided to illustrate how material desires bind us in suffering, but by dovetailing our desires in Krishna's service through devotion, our desires can be purified and unlimited enjoyment attained.
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1) The document describes a lesson about a moth that becomes enticed by fire and loses its life, similar to how a fool loses their life chasing after attractive women and their beauty.
2) It provides examples to illustrate this lesson, including an analogy comparing viewing objects through a microscope versus camera, and a story about glamour first entering Vrindavan in the form of the demon Putana.
3) Other lessons and analogies described are the short-lived happiness of acquiring attractive things, viewing the world through the lens of scripture versus the glamour industry, and cases of people becoming enthralled by beauty and glamour.
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The guru teaches that one should remain calm and equipoised like the ocean, even during times of agitation or distress. Just as the ocean remains still despite rivers discharge into it during rains or lack of water during summer, a sage remains unaffected by desirable or undesirable situations. The story of the Avadhuta Brahmana who learns this from the sea is described. It encourages being like the ocean - calm on the surface but active beneath to serve the Lord.
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