Soma Purana

How many times the  term "equality" appears in the originally written US constitution? Answer : zero times. How many times the  term "equality" appears in the 27 amendments to the  US constitution? Answer : exactly once. The 14th amendment says, no state shall " deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." A single reference, boy, how powerful it has been! This is a cornerstone of american civil rights.

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This question did not ever occur to me. Did it occur to you? We should always challenge status quo. I came across an article  that neuroscience and Buddhist beliefs agree that "the self" ever-changing. Doesn't seem far-fetched to me. I have seen numerous people who have changed so radically between their childhood and adult lives or even between two adult ages. We have heard the expression "you are not the same person anymore." Most mainstream religions seem to suggest that self is fixed. Some say self is indestructible, not even death eliminates the self. But interestingly radical transformation of "self" is visible in people who were not religious before became deeply religious (e.g., George W. Bush). Do you think Dalai Lama would be such a kind-hearted person if he were not chosen as the Lama and instead his life as farmer or a bank clerk? Religion always muddies up the water, if you ask me. While it says "the self" is fixed,

R proposed to S and S accepted. On 9/20 Pari and I went for dinner at Doasi Place with Anupam and Rumu. We had a wonderful time. On 9/21 we went to see a musical "Little Women" at Kelsey Theater. N came home on 9/21 and stayed with us for a few hours and drove back that night to Brooklyn. An eventful day!

I was discussing my friends Anupam and Rumu about the level of students that we teach. It is the usual diatribe about how bad they are, etc. I think it is difficult for professors to put themselves in a typical student's shoes. It is not always easy to for anyone to understand everything a professor teaches. In differential calculus, there is something called epsilon-delta definition of a limit which everyone hates. It is not all that critical and the sky doesn't fall if you skip teaching it. But most professors gamely go thru the ritual of teaching it and spoiling their hour and and their students feel they just sipped world's worst drink. My take on this, if students don't understand it, skip it. If it is really important condense it, simplify it, teach it in a way one can follow. Buddha understood this very well. He devised three different means or vehicles for imparting his teachings depending on the level of his audience. All three aim for the same Buddhahoo

I have missed class on a few days in the last hundred days. But as before, I made it up by doing doubles on other days. I am waiting for 1000 to happen and then I will take a day off!