Dharma vs Jungle law

Dharmo Rakshito Rakshitaha.

If you protect Dharma, Dharma will protect you.

Nature's default law is Matsya Nyaya. Big fish eats little fish. Also known as Jungle law, where the strong will survive & the weak will perish. The young are ruthlessly hunted.

Humans inherently dislike Matsya Nyaya for the human society. Owing to compassion, we seek to protect the weak & the poor as well. This allows civilization to thrive, by allowing humans to think higher thoughts, philosophy & create beautiful art. This is only possible when survival & safety is guaranteed even if we are weak.

The alternative is a system where everyone, including the powerful rulers, voluntarily subject themselves to common rules governing all. This is one aspect of Dharma. In some Dharmic systems, the powerful subject themselves to even harsher rules.

When not restrained by Dharma, the powerful will prefer a Matsya Nyaya system. The powerful can get away using political & legal loopholes, hiring media, writing propaganda to influence public opinion, hiring top lawyers & assassinating witnesses or dissidents.

There are other systems such as Marxism which, on the surface, look like Dharma, since it professes compassion for the weak, hence the appeal. However, it is a Matsya Nyaya system in disguise, which will end up in Communist dictatorships with special privileges for the party members, ruthlessly suppressing dissent with Kulaks & concentration camps. Religious systems that 'compassionately' seek to save others from a fiery hell after death also end up as Matsya Nyaya systems.

All human societies throughout history will swing between a Matsya Nyaya & Dharma system, ending up somewhere in-between. This conflict is eternal.

It is up to all of us to do whatever little we can to setup a Dharmic system, to protect us all. This is an unfortunately an eternal constant task. No one can do it for us; we all have to do our bit. Else, we will see unpleasant Matsya Nyaya in action.

The price of freedom & civilization is constant vigilance, for there are always barbarians at the gates. Dharmo Rakshito Rakshitaha.

Martial Arts Rahasya

The worship of BodhiDharma

7amm arivu Tamizh film: https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/0598/?lang=tamil https://youtu.be/lYGoAZLbZh0 

1-3 minutes. 21-23 minutes.

The origin of Shaolin

BuddhaBhadra. 1st abbot of the Shaolin temple. 

BodhiDharma: 2nd abbot of the Shaolin temple.

https://www.facebook.com/trueindology.org/posts/pfbid027Hctmtn4xUjoCqc4bRrrBDXZqNFQY38snhSy3t7t2YjUCkeEo72FAXzj7nctE4Uql

"This painting from ancient Shaolin temple (China) depicts the Indian monk Buddhabhadra, who was the founder of Shaolin temple and its first priest, teaching martial arts to his Chinese disciple Sengchou.

Buddhabhadra founded the famous Shaolin temple in 496 CE.  According to Chinese primary sources, Buddhabhadra was a Brahman monk from South India who first came to the Chinese capital Luoyang.

The Chinese Emperor Xiaowen offered to provide  quarters inside the royal palace for the Indian monk. But Buddhabhadra declined this offer. He set up an Ashrama on top of Mount Song which later came to be known as Shaolin.

In this painting, the dark skinned Indian man is Buddhabhadra and his Chinese disciple Sengchou learns martial arts from him.

Source: The Bodhidharma Anthology (translation) The Earliest Records of Zen, Jeffrey L. Broughton; The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts", University of Hawaii press 2008"

Buddhabhadra came to China on 464 CE and Established Shailon Temple in 496 CE After Preaching Buddhism for 32 Years.

Bodhidharma Was Born in 483 CE.

Marma Kalai

"Indian" Tamizh film on Marma kalai. https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/0066/?lang=tamil https://youtu.be/rUyVYT0IUyo 3:30-3:50

Ayurveda documentary of demo of goat paralyzed & removal of paralysis. https://youtu.be/uvG_WtRvvOk "Art of Being": Ayurveda documentary by Pan Nalin 

Used for therapy. Originally Acupressure. Later developed into Acupuncture.

The Ban

Pazhassi Raja

https://youtu.be/ccbp0_ZqMBY?t=160 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acJFxAoXYDk 3:02-3:03

Oral history: Kalaripayattu banned after the Kottayathu war in 1804. No primary English sources on ban. The colonial British burned a lot of records when they left. Many Gurus practiced in secret & came public after India's independence, which is the secondary source for the ban.

Oral & written Sampradaya: KalariPayattu (combat place+fight) founded by Parasurama. 

The Preservation

Gurukulams preserved the Vadakkathan (northern & central) Kalaripayattu art in secret, practicing with trees. Revived after India's independence. 

Shrines (Poothara):

1. The Ganapathitara
2. The Ayudhathara, which is dedicated to Shiva (also called Ayudhabairavan)
3. The Gurutara – a small platform in remembrance of all past Gurus & current Guru.
4. A small set of seven steps representing the seven chakras. 

Final training: Marma kalai & Rahasya Mantras. Safety precautions taken.

POOTHARA PRANAMAM (SALUTATION OF KALARI PAYATTU)

The seven presiding deities of Kalari comprise the seven steps of the Poothara. 

1. The first step is that of Vignesha or Ganapathi at the base of the Poothara indicating strength & initiation.
2. The second step is Chandika or Bhumi or Parvati (Earth Power) giving patience of earth. 
3. The third step is of Vishnu for Agnisakti or commanding power. Vishnu has the Chakra as his weapon and its rotation destroys all enemies. 
4. On the fourth step is Vadukisca or lighting. Speed & Posture (Ayudha parasakthi). 
5. On the fifth step is Tadaaguru the power and blessings of the guru (Gurusakthi). 
6. And on the sixth step is Kali in her Raudra aspect. Here, you get this special power of fury. 
7. Finally, at the seventh is Vagastha-purusha where you get the power of voice or sound. Making certain noises, one can terrify the opponent like an animal.

A man who perfectly knows all these seven and keeps his mind always concentrated will be able to have superior Manasakti.

Ashoka film: https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/1170/?lang=hindi 51:35-53:10

The Myth-Jackie chan: https://youtu.be/V7YYYTSkiJ8 

The Last Legion with Aishwarya Rai, treated the art with respect: https://youtu.be/5HIVRnF2CzE 

Magadheera: https://youtu.be/3M3irOF2ai4 

Adimurai

South Form (Then/Therku): Adimurai. Varma Adi, AdiThadi, Chinna Adi.

Origin: Agasthya. Practiced by Siddhas, Siddha medicinal system.

64 "practical vital spots" (abhyasamarmmangal): used only in danger. Knowledge may be passed down only to a Shiva Yogi. 
Sri Bhadrakali Mantram: chanted without error, can defeat the enemy.

Adimurai movie: Pattas. https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/27KY/?lang=tamil 1:28:00-1:35:00 Wanted recognition by the Indian government.

Kalaripayattu from Kerala, Mallakhamb of Central India, Gatka of Punjab and Thang-ta of Manipur recognized as a sport in March 2021 by the Indian government. Multiple local indigenous martial arts still struggling & kept alive by a few practitioners. May go extinct without patronage.

AngamPora

SwarnaDvipa / Simhala / Tamraparni (Now called Sri Lanka). Settlers from Kalinga (Odisha). Simhala similar to Oriya.

AngamPora, banned by the colonial British in 1818. Practice punished by gunshot to knee. Preserved in secrecy. This lends credence to the claim of the ban by the colonial British in India.

Ban lifted by the (now independent) Sri Lankan government in June 2022. Colonial legacy persists & it takes time to decolonize.

Practiced in Buddhist shrines. Final rite of passage in a Buddhist temple. Respect to Guru parampara. Includes Marma Kalai.

https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/angampora-once-banned-in-sri-lanka-makes-a-comeback/85053/1 

Flexible sword: Urumi

Ashoka film: https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/1170/?lang=hindi 7:50-8:40 51:35-53:10

Junglee film: Vidyut Jammwal. https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/95Po/?lang=hindi 1:15:00-1:18:00

Urumi film: https://einthusan.tv/movie/watch/3083/?lang=malayalam 

Panipat film: Sadashiv Rao Bhau practicing with an Urumi. https://youtu.be/zpXnmy-6w1g?t=97

Warriors

Vatakkanpattukal

Chandu Chekavar

Aromal Chevakar

Types of warfare

UpaVedas:

1. Rig Veda: AyurVeda
2. Sama Veda: Gandharva Veda
3. Yajur Veda: Dhanur Veda
4. Atharva Veda: Artha Shastra & Sthapatyaveda

DhanurVeda:

1. Close combat: Malla-Yuddha (wrestling), Mushti-Yuddha (boxing, Kusthi/Kutthu). Chanura/Mushtika examples.
2. Close weapon combat: Amukta. Weapons that cannot be released from the hand. Gadha (mace), KhadgaVidya (sword), Danda (stick)-Silambam, Gatka. 
3. Range weapons: Mukta
1. PaniMukta (weapons released by hand). Throwing (spear) & Archer (bow/arrow). 
2. YantraMukta (weapons released by machines).
4. MuktAMukta: released with mantras & the power of the mind. Ended with Dvapara Yuga. Kali Yuga humans lack the mental strength.

Arthashastra (salt-petre). All ingredients of gunpowder except Sulphur. Used in rocket warfare. Preserved by the Maharaja of Mysore. Damaged in Independent India.

Halebidu temple carving

Crouching tiger/hidden dragon has a scene with a Gadha. https://youtu.be/Hp_KhU2h5XQ?t=114

Ramayana: Anjaneya never uses Gadha. Only Vali & Sugriva knew to use weapons, only PaniMukta like Gadha. Vanaras would fight by throwing rocks, trees & mountains.

Types of war

1. Achara Yuddha: right type of warfare with rules followed.
2. Rakshasa Yuddha: Enemy who follows no rules & harms civilians. Vasishta recommends not following Achara Yuddha & following Koota Yuddha instead.
3. Koota Yuddha: Use strategy, tactics & deception without stooping to Rakshasa Yuddha.
4. Dharma Yuddha: war to restore & preserve Dharma.

Learning

64 arts includes martial arts that everyone is expected to learn. 

Krav Maga

Invented by Imi Lichtenfeld. Designed for modern combat building & street fighting based on the knowledge of martial arts systems of the world. Special forces train. Do not get hurt during training.

Combat tournaments in the West

Earlier western martial arts tournaments avoided contact. Bruce Lee changed that. Initially preferred Kung Fu. Later, changed philosophy. Be formless, adapt like water.

Firearms

YantraMukta: recommended to learn. Safety precautions to be taken, as in Marma Kalai training. Women now have the ability to protect themselves against much stronger foes with minimal training.

A political agenda to fulfill a vaccuum in India

Currently, there's a vaccuum on certain issues that politicians are afraid or unwilling to handle. There is a political opportunity for whoever can seize it, by promising the following agenda. 

1. Repeal RTE (Right to Education) Act that is forcing Hindu schools alone to conform to onerous regulations, resulting in their shutting down.
2. End reservations.
3. Repeal 498a.
4. Amend Waqf board act to reduce its powers
5. Regain church land. End Hindu tax payer funding to religious schools, which will hit the church & madarassas.
6. Dissolve the minority commission.
7. Repeal the SC/ST act.
8. Allow terrorized victims to bear arms legally in the Red Corridor, Kashmir & Mizoram/Meghalaya.
9. Free Hindu temples from govt control
10. Dissolve Supreme Court collegium. Have the parliament nominate & ratify appointments similar to USA.
11. Don't allow courts to postpone or stay cases unless there is severe sickness or death of the plaintiff, defendant or judge.
12. Revoke communist labor laws. Make the entire country a SEZ (Special Economic Zone) instead of a pocket.
13. Make freedom of speech absolute. Have a high bar for libel. Revoke 'hurting religious sentiments of people' laws.
14. Legalize citizen spying for corruption. Share recovery with whistleblowers.
15. Revoke places of worship act.
16. Revoke licenses of NGOs & foreign media.
17. Severe punishment for littering. Japan & Singapore implemented this severe punishment resulting in cleanliness.

Even winning some seats with this agenda can help.

India's biggest problems

Observations on the biggest problems of India in order of priority that the leadership is afraid of tackling.

1. Waqf board land-grabbing & judicial extraordinary powers. Now 2nd largest landowner in India. Powers granted by PV Narasimha Rao & Jawaharlal Nehru governments. Tackling will lead to riots & push-back by the 2nd most powerful global power: Islam. 
2. Church land grabbing. Originally leased by the colonial British. Now the largest landowner in India. Tackling will result in pushback by the most powerful global power: Christianity.
3. Reservations. Mired Indian society in mediocrity, deepening fault lines & hatred against the native Hindu culture, traditions & religion. Pushed through by Ambedkar with a time limit of 25 years that is now indefinite & worsened by Vishwanath Pratap Singh. Tackling with result in riots & push-back by the two of the three most powerful global powers: Communism & Christianity.
4. No-go areas, Intolerant demographic change, rioting & Ethnic cleansing: Needs heavy funding, powerful policing & an end to no-go areas. Restoration of rights & properties of Kashmiri Hindus & Bru Mizoram Hindus. Article 370 & 35A revoked but remaining Kashmiri Hindus still terrorized. Problems are the Red Corridor (Communism, Maoism, Naxalism), Kashmir (Radical Islam), Mizoram/Nagaland (Radical Christianity). 
5. Minority commission: Special rights for global powers of Christianity & Islam. Setup by the Manmohan Singh/Sonia Gandhi govt. States where Hindus are a minority deny the minority status to Hindus to deny them govt aid. Idea comes from Communism which uses western models to presume that majority oppresses minority.
6. SC/ST Act: Guilty under proven innocent draconian law passed by Vishwanath Pratap Singh. Order to dilute by the Supreme Court overturned by the government under threat of violence & loss of power. Tackling will be opposed by Communism.
7. 498a: Passed by Indira Gandhi. Guilty until proven innocent law that devastates husbands & their extended families. Devastates the family structure. Tackling will be opposed by the feminism wing of Communism.
8. RTE: Right to Education Act applicable only to Hindu schools with onerous regulations forcing them to shut down.
9. Government control of Hindu temples: Communist, Evangelist & Islamic governments control only Hindu temples interfering with its function, tax & loot the temples impoverishing the temples. Setup by the colonial British.
10. Collegium: Supreme Court Justices elect themselves. Setup by the colonial British only in India to ensure judges loyal to the British but not implemented in Britain.  Takes huge breaks, capricious & hears frivolous cases. Will be opposed by the Supreme Court losing its powers.
11. Legal backlog: Hearings keep getting postponed or stayed. Can be solved by a simple rule used by a Pakistani judge. No postponements unless there is a severe sickness or death of plaintiff, defendant or judge.
12. License-permit Raj & labor laws: Socialist communist system that is a nightmare for new businesses & closing businesses a bigger nightmare. Communist labor laws circumvented with SEZs (Special Economic Zones) & some legal convolutions fixed. But needs a lot more work.
13. Bullying by foreign powers seeking break-up of the nation to control smaller states: Can be achieved by fixing internal problems & boosting the economy. 
14. Colonial system: Genociders glorified, worshipped, have cities & roads in their name owing to colonial history. State looks to fix the natives instead of serving them. High courts & the Supreme Court require English to deliver justice. Higher education requires English. Imposed by the colonial British. Results in mental colonization & looking down on native cultural wisdom.
15. Corruption: Worsened by a continuation of the British colonial systems. No easy solutions. Maybe temporarily weaken privacy laws, strengthen whistle-blower laws & enable citizen spying & journalism. Add incentives by sharing corruption recovery funds with the whistle-blowers.  
16. Cleanliness: Can be fixed by punishment for littering as in Singapore & Japan, & less corrupt waste management. Waste management contracts are given to political contacts, spending a large amount of public money for the poorest service.
17. Places of worship act: Passed by PV Narasimha Rao govt. Denies Hindus from reclaiming any of their demolished holy shrines. Goes against principles of natural justice. Law not enforced when demolishing Hindu shrines for 'development'.

What would be your list in order of priority?

Seeding Worlds: How Life Transformed Venus and Unveiled the Mysteries of Earth's Origins

In the early years of the 22nd century, humanity faced an unprecedented threat. The CO2 levels in the Earth's atmosphere had reached catastrophic levels, and scientists knew that if nothing was done, the planet would soon become uninhabitable. In a desperate move to save their home, they turned their attention to the neighboring planet of Venus, which was known for its extreme heat and thick clouds of CO2.

A team of scientists developed a plan to populate Venus with thermophiles and tardigrades, two resilient types of organisms that could survive in the planet's harsh conditions. They designed special capsules that could withstand the heat and pressure of Venus, and loaded them with the organisms before launching them towards the planet.

The capsules landed on Venus and released the organisms, which began to multiply and thrive in the hot, hostile environment. Over the years, as the organisms grew and adapted, they started to produce oxygen, gradually reducing the CO2 levels in the planet's atmosphere.

Meanwhile, on Earth, scientists had developed advanced carbon capture technology that could capture CO2 and store it safely. They discovered that the technology could be powered by heat energy, and began to tap into the geothermal resources of the planet to power their machines.

As the carbon capture technology improved, scientists realized that it could be used on Venus to accelerate the process of reducing CO2 levels. They designed special machines that could orbit the planet at low altitudes, using the heat of Venus to power themselves and capture carbon. The machines gradually reduced the CO2 levels on Venus and generated oxygen, which began to transform the planet's environment.

Over the centuries, the temperature on Venus began to drop, and the planet became increasingly habitable. Multiple carbon capture machines were seeded across Venus, capturing carbon rapidly and emitting oxygen. The Venusian CO2 clouds started clearing, and the temperature started reducing to earth levels over a few centuries.

Finally, humans were able to travel to Venus and explore its new, transformed environment. But they soon discovered that the higher radiation levels made it difficult to live on the planet without protective gear. Nonetheless, they marveled at the stunning beauty of the planet and the incredible progress that had been made.

Scientists on Venus began to study the organisms that had been seeded on the planet, and discovered that they had evolved into new, different forms. They continued their research, trying to understand the evolution of life on Venus, when one scientist made a stunning discovery.

Through his research, he found evidence that Earth had once been seeded with similar organisms, thermophiles and tardigrades, and that humans had eventually evolved from them. This revelation sparked a new era of scientific inquiry, as researchers around the world tried to unravel the mysteries of their own origins.

As humanity continued to explore and transform the universe around them, they were left with an open question - who had seeded Earth, and for what purpose? The answer remained a mystery, but it didn't stop humans from looking towards the future with hope and wonder.