I remember always staring into the fire since I was a child. Many people do that, I think. There is something fascinating about fire. In the Vedas, Agni is the god of fire, one of the five elements alongside water, air, earth and ether. The Greeks also have these elements. I didn't realize this for a very long time [...]
Approaching big topics with small texts - is that possible? The Mediterranean region is the birthplace of monotheism - Judaism, Christianity, Islam. India is the birthplace of Hinduism. Countless gods are thought of here, or the absence of God, or the universality of the divine, depending on which of the numerous strands you follow. Two principles are [...]