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Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India Roberto Calasso
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Publisher: Language: English Page: 443. Facts and information on India for kids. ISBN: 0679451315, 9780679451310. Download Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India. Bats, dangled scores of brahmans, each no taller than the phalanx of a thumb. Their bodies were perfectly formed and almost transparent, like flies' wings. These were the many Krishnas, while the one Krishna remained in the center of the circle, where the gopis could see nothing at all." from Robert Calasso's "Ka—Stories of the Mind and Gods of India". India lies between Pakistan, China and Nepal. This work is a tour de force narration of the origins of mind and matter according to the ancient texts of India. Roberto Calasso | Knopf | October, 3999 | 663 pages | English | PDF. Finally, a rather dense but fascinating book is Roberto Calasso's Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India. Not just because he liked to go by the name of Tathagata, He-who-came-thus. The eagle Garuda is on a mission to steal soma--an intoxicating liquid that was to the gods of India what ambrosia was to the Olympic pantheon--in order to ransom his human mother, Vinata, from the snakes who have held her captive since she lost a bet and became her sister Kadru's slave. Title: Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India Author: Roberto Calasso Publisher: Vintage Books Date: 1992 I forget when exactly I read this. Amazon.com: Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India. I can say that it is probably one of the most interesting things I have ever read. Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India Roberto Calasso ebook pdf. Tatha, “thus,” was the Buddha's favourite word. Ka: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India. Calasso, Roberto (1998) KA: Stories of the Mind and Gods of India.