Why do online Indian physics lectures

[Pythagorean]

have such awesome intros?



anybody can translate?

 

[chaoseverlasting]

Its a prayer in sanskrit. I don't know what exactly it says, but its a fairly common hindu prayer. Om is the unversal energy, radhey refers to radhey krishna (I think).

 

[thorium1010]

"Om Sahanaa Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Saha Veeryam Karavaavahai
Tejasvi Naavadheetamastu Maa Vidvishaavahai
Om Shantih Shantih Shantih"

Meaning: The literal meaning of this mantra is: "OM. Let all of us protect each other together, may all of us enjoy together, may all of us work together and let our study become radiant. Let there be no hatred between us, OM Peace, Peace, Peace"


i do not know if it is relevant to what he is teaching or why is it being played in the intro...

 

[nismaratwork]

I'd add: ॐ शांति शांति शांति (Om, Shantih, Shantih, Shantih) is a traditional end to such prayers. It may be his equivalent of, "god bless", in this usage.

 

[Gokul43201]

That's Balki. I took a course under him. He's AWESOME!

 

[Pythagorean]

That's Balki. I took a course under him. He's AWESOME!

Lucky. I very much enjoy his pedagogical approach.

 

[Pythagorean]

"Om Sahanaa Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Saha Veeryam Karavaavahai
Tejasvi Naavadheetamastu Maa Vidvishaavahai
Om Shantih Shantih Shantih"

Meaning: The literal meaning of this mantra is: "OM. Let all of us protect each other together, may all of us enjoy together, may all of us work together and let our study become radiant. Let there be no hatred between us, OM Peace, Peace, Peace"i do not know if it is relevant to what he is teaching or why is it being played in the intro...

The mantra sounds very much like an international academic philosophy to me. Peace and progress.

 

[nismaratwork]

The mantra sounds very much like an international academic philosophy to me. Peace and progress.

Hmmm, you may like this:

असतो मा सद्गमय
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
मृत्योर् मा अमृतं गमय
ॐ शांति शांति शांति

"Asato maa sadgamaya.
Tamaso maa jyotirgamaya.
Mṛityor maa amṛitan gamaya.
Om shaanti shaantih shaantih."

"Lead me from the unreal to the real.
Lead me from the darkness to light.
Lead me from death to immortality.
Om peace, peace, peace.
— Brihadaranyaka Upanishads (1.3.28)

The first two lines are to me, the motto of the Skeptic.

 

[Gokul43201]

In his reflections on the Waste Land, T S Eliot describes the word 'Shantih' as "the Peace which passeth understanding". Helen Keller, not terribly fond of passivism, is said to have expressed a strong reaction to this: "I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

 

[nismaratwork]

In his reflections on the Waste Land, T S Eliot describes the word 'Shantih' as "the Peace which passeth understanding". Helen Keller, not terribly fond of passivism, is said to have expressed a strong reaction to this: "I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace."

If anyone has that perfect understanding, I suspect they're dead and my view of the universe is very wrong.

 

[jobyts]

That's Balki. I took a course under him. He's AWESOME!

Gokul, are you from IIT?

 

[Gokul43201]

Yes, it's been a while though.

 

[jobyts]

Just googled to find the professor's details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Balakrishnan_(physicist))

2 children, both did undergrad at IIT, and at present, professors at MIT. Must be a proud parent.

 

[nismaratwork]

Just googled to find the professor's details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V._Balakrishnan_(physicist))

2 children, both did undergrad at IIT, and at present, professors at MIT. Must be a proud parent.

Ecstatic I'd guess... wow, those must be some great genes and parenting techniques.