Re: Running with the Baton
Dear Believer
Your post reminds me of Yajnavalkya, he insulted the teacher, Vaishampayana, who demanded Yajnavalkya to return the knowledge he had acquired. Yajnavalkya vomited the Yajur Veda. The other students turned into Tittiri birds and ate the vomited knowledge that came to be known as Taittiriya Samhita. Yajnavalkya prayed to Surya, who appeared to him and taught him parts of the Yajur Veda that even Vaishampayana did not know. It’s a great story of recycling knowledge.
Further thoughts
The automobile was invented by Karl Friedrich Benz, the engine by Gottlieb Wilhlem Daimler in Germany. Today the world knows this car as ‚Mercedes‘.
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell (born in the UK) in the USA. Does the knowledge belong to the UK or to the USA?
The light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison in the USA.
The first binary digital computer was developed and built by Konrad Zuse, Germany.
Nowadays cars, telephones, light bulbs and computers are built all over the world in all varities.
Would you call it stolen knowledge? Would you forego the comfort of these inventions?
The main problem is that ‘The East’ who respects honorable traditions, despises ‘The West’ (what I can understand too well) but enjoys its achievements. It’s like in India when I am not allowed to enter a temple, but the priest comes out, giving prasad and asking for money. Western people are not welcome, Western money is highly appreciated.
India’s export hit is Yoga - India sells its heritage without hesitation. In this case, there is no theft.
Pranam
Dance with Shiva - live with Shiva - merge with Shiva
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