Post by asoka on Sept 30, 2008 3:18:59 GMT -6
In Muntaka Upanishad of Hindu philosophy chapter third
describes a symbolic story of two birds. One is adma
(soul) and another is jeev(life). Both are sitting in a fig
(ficus) (pippala) tree. Jeev eats the fruit of fig tree
(Pippala) and adma(soul) is looking at her without any
influence.. This story is told to explain even though
the life (living being) is doing the worldly things
(including sex) it will not affect the soul inside.
The interesting thing in this story is comparison of
the Adam and Eve of Bible with this. The following
points are coincide. Adam and adma. Eve and jeev.
pipple and bible. fig is fig (not changed). forbidden
fruit is forbidden fruit (not changed).
Upanishads are 5000 years old. Bible is 2000 years
old. Author Pippala (rishi) (hermit) was living 2500
years ago. Jesus 2000 years. Is it possible that this
story has taken this new shape in 3000 years?
Readers can do research on this subject.
refer / search Deivathin kural written
by H.H. Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi swamiji of
Kanchi Kamakoti
peetam. visit www.kamakoti.org or read
muntaka upanishad in www.ashokha.co.cc
or visit http:www.wikipedia.org and read upanishads.
If we take the adma (adam) and jeev (eve) as two birds in a symbolic story
then there will not be any doubts in their existence as asked by so many.
But if we take them as two human beings so many questions will arise
as in www.answers.com.