Comments on: Care of the cow

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:58:21 +0000

Well, it could be insanity of course! Actually, it was a combination of things - wanting to understand more about how and why people do the things they do, looking for new things to do at work, general interest, and I ended up doing a BSc in Psychology with the OU at the same time as running a family and a business. And now, five years later, I’ve done it - sat the last exam two weeks ago. Great sense of achievement, and now looking for new things to do. But not formal studying.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 23:56:37 +0000

Thanks, Nick. You know the top line of Hexagram 30 comes after a military victory…?

Ann - maybe. Then again, what kind of sanity persuaded you to go through it all again?

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:56:38 +0000

Hilary - this was my second time around, so maybe that’s why I’m more sane than I was after the first one??

Diwali is such a lovely festival - all the light and colour.

By: Nandalal Prabhu

Nandalal Prabhu — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:45:07 +0000

Diwali, the festival of lamps was about when Lord Rama returned to Ayodha after the terrifying ‘battle’ with the demon named Ravana. The festival of lamps and all the streets decorated with banana leaves, palm fronds, coloured rice, milk offerings and most importantly all the lamps were to welcome Lord Rama home.

Look it up on http://www.purebhakti.com and put in the battle of Ravana with Lord Rama in the SEARCH box. Or read the Srimad Bhagavatam.

HARE KRISHNA, AND CHANT AND BE HAPPY ALWAYS. ETERNALLY. AS THE SOUL IS ETERNAL AND WE ARE NOT THE BODY, WE ARE THE ETERNAL SOUL.

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:15:09 +0000

Congratulations on finishing! And you sound a lot saner than I remember being when I finished my Finals. (Not that that’s particularly difficult…)

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 22:33:10 +0000

Having finally finished my exams after five long years of studying, I asked ‘where now?’ with my career, and received hex 30, changing line 3 => Biting Through. It made a lot of sense: there WAS a danger of that ‘morning after the night before’ feeling when continuous and sustained effort comes to an end, and you do feel a sense of loss (goodbye to the studying, the routine, the chums who will be going their separate ways etc). Certainly I was very tired and needing to replenish my physical and mental reserves and feeling rather down just at the moment when I thought I’d be on top of the world.

I am still laughing at the synchronicity of you posting this ‘answer’ which so perfectly matches my situation Hilary. And I’m profoundly grateful!