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"The Light of a Tousand Suns"
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Well the reason I am writing this is because, Takeo from the Zombies gamemode says the quote "The Light of a Thousand Suns". What does this have to do with anything ? I really don't know but it is interesting. Maybe you can figure it out.
I remember one time I read a short story of some kind that began with a quotation from a Hindu text: "If the light of a thousand suns were to burst into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one.... I am become death, the shatterer of worlds." The next line from the story was about a scientist who had worked on the Atomic bomb, and his name was Oppenheimer. Today I came across, in "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," the source of this quotation, and it is simply awe-inspiring.
Arjuna, an Indian warrior of noble caste, was about to enter into battle with a rival force, according to the sacred text. But he lacked the gumption to kill those whom he knew, his relatives and friends on the other side. To him, to kill for a kingdom was a sin, even though this was the sacred duty of his caste. Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, was sent to fix the problem. Krishna became Arjuna's charioteer, and spoke to him in the night before the battle. He gave Arjuna a divine eye with which to behold him in all his divine glory. What Arjuna saw was utterly staggering:
"When I look upon Thy blazing form reaching to the skies and shining with many colors, when I see Thee with Thy mouth opened wide and Thy great eyes glowing bright, my innermost soul trembles in fear, and I find neither courage nor peace, O Vishnu! ...Some [of the warrior heroes on both sides] enter precipitiously thy tusked and terrible mouths, frightful to behold. Some are seen caught between Thy teeth, their heads crushed to powder. As the torrents of many rivers rush toward the ocean, so do the heroes of the mortal world rush into thy flaming mouths..."
I remember one time I read a short story of some kind that began with a quotation from a Hindu text: "If the light of a thousand suns were to burst into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the mighty one.... I am become death, the shatterer of worlds." The next line from the story was about a scientist who had worked on the Atomic bomb, and his name was Oppenheimer. Today I came across, in "The Hero with a Thousand Faces," the source of this quotation, and it is simply awe-inspiring.
Arjuna, an Indian warrior of noble caste, was about to enter into battle with a rival force, according to the sacred text. But he lacked the gumption to kill those whom he knew, his relatives and friends on the other side. To him, to kill for a kingdom was a sin, even though this was the sacred duty of his caste. Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, was sent to fix the problem. Krishna became Arjuna's charioteer, and spoke to him in the night before the battle. He gave Arjuna a divine eye with which to behold him in all his divine glory. What Arjuna saw was utterly staggering:
"When I look upon Thy blazing form reaching to the skies and shining with many colors, when I see Thee with Thy mouth opened wide and Thy great eyes glowing bright, my innermost soul trembles in fear, and I find neither courage nor peace, O Vishnu! ...Some [of the warrior heroes on both sides] enter precipitiously thy tusked and terrible mouths, frightful to behold. Some are seen caught between Thy teeth, their heads crushed to powder. As the torrents of many rivers rush toward the ocean, so do the heroes of the mortal world rush into thy flaming mouths..."
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what was the point of this?
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of the tens of thousands of copies of the bhagavad gita handed out in airports across the country on a daily basis.....
never did i think the widespread canvasing of hindu scripture would culminate in such a magnanimous post modern miscarriage as to reference direct passages as allegory to the musings of a far eastern caricature novelty character in a video game about a nazi zombie pandemic.
but take it and run with it brother.... bring this up to that cute taco bell night manager you've been shook over for the past couple months and like, 'blow her mind'
never did i think the widespread canvasing of hindu scripture would culminate in such a magnanimous post modern miscarriage as to reference direct passages as allegory to the musings of a far eastern caricature novelty character in a video game about a nazi zombie pandemic.
but take it and run with it brother.... bring this up to that cute taco bell night manager you've been shook over for the past couple months and like, 'blow her mind'
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thnx for this (:!!!!!
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pointless post and your minus 7 rep lol
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good post man//!!!!!
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