Completed morning program. Due to heat, did not dare go out. It must be around 44 degree Celsius during the day.It being a Saturday, spent the day at home, packing for journey tomorrow to Guwahati for 3 days/3 nights.
A PTI report from Washington says that " Line Nybrow Petersen of the University of Copenhagen's film and media's department has found that teens seem to use media-often, American media-to explore questions of good and evil, life after death and destiny . According to Petersen, vampires may seem an odd icon in which to find spiritual experiences,but Twilight, True Blood and other supernatural series are part of a process of film and media turning old ideas into new stories, a process which media researchers call "mediatisation". For example, religious symbols such as the cross and holy water show up frequently in the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but they are largely stripped of their Christian symbolism. Instead they are simply weapons against vampires with little mention of theology. Vampires undergo a similar transformation in Twilight. Instead of evaporating when step into the sun, for example, they sparkle-a more effective convention for a romantic hero, compared with turning into a pile of dust."(HT, dated 25th May).
The news struck me. 'Turning old ideas into new stories' is a good effort to teach greatness of Dhamma.to children with new symbolism. Talked to Ruchi about it when she rang up today..She is aware of the development. She is planning to do a meditation course.I suggested her to do a Vipassana course. Let children also join it. Vipassana has a couple of centers in UK. I had given their details to her earlier. These are available on the net. She is learning to swim these days.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm..
A PTI report from Washington says that " Line Nybrow Petersen of the University of Copenhagen's film and media's department has found that teens seem to use media-often, American media-to explore questions of good and evil, life after death and destiny . According to Petersen, vampires may seem an odd icon in which to find spiritual experiences,but Twilight, True Blood and other supernatural series are part of a process of film and media turning old ideas into new stories, a process which media researchers call "mediatisation". For example, religious symbols such as the cross and holy water show up frequently in the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but they are largely stripped of their Christian symbolism. Instead they are simply weapons against vampires with little mention of theology. Vampires undergo a similar transformation in Twilight. Instead of evaporating when step into the sun, for example, they sparkle-a more effective convention for a romantic hero, compared with turning into a pile of dust."(HT, dated 25th May).
The news struck me. 'Turning old ideas into new stories' is a good effort to teach greatness of Dhamma.to children with new symbolism. Talked to Ruchi about it when she rang up today..She is aware of the development. She is planning to do a meditation course.I suggested her to do a Vipassana course. Let children also join it. Vipassana has a couple of centers in UK. I had given their details to her earlier. These are available on the net. She is learning to swim these days.
Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm..
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