Στις 4 Μαρτίου 1827 ο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης αποκρούει επίθεση του Κιουταχή στο Κερατσίνι, περιοχή βόρεια του Πειραιά, και του προξενεί βαρύτατες απώλειες. Η μάχη αυτή υπήρξε μία από τις λαμπρότερες νίκες του «γιου της καλογριάς».
On the 4th of March 1949, Swedish gynaecologist, sex educator and activist Karolina Olivia Widerström, died in Stockholm at the age of 93. She was the first official female physician with a university education in her country. Her best-known work was Kvinnohygien (Women’s hygiene), published in 1899, and reprinted until 1932. She was chairman of the Swedish Society for Woman Suffrage and a member of the Stockholm city council. She belonged to the first generation of women to vote in her country and one of the first women to be admitted to a Swedish university.
Nowadays, we perceive Scandinavian countries as some of the most democratic and liberated places on earth. This was not always the case. In Sweden, for instance, the issue of sex education was first introduced at the turn of the century when the country was suffering poor health, restricted living conditions and…
Quotes on Gita :‘If one reads Bhagavad-Gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act upon him’Lord Shiva to Parvatidevi, Gita-Mahatmya.
No other philosophical or religious work reveals ,in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. I will shall read (Youtube Link Attached) and write Gita verses from the book “Bhagvan-Gita As It Is” by Swami Prabhupada everyday.
Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 1 – Verse 4-7
Chapter 1 – Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
Text 4 – Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna: great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.
Purport – Even though Dhṛṣṭadyumna was not a very important obstacle in the face of Droṇācārya’s very great power in the military…
Από τα πανάρχαια χρόνια ακόμη, οι Έλληνες γιόρταζαν ιδιαίτερα τον ερχομό της Άνοιξης, με πολλές και ποικίλες εορτές. Οι μήνες του βαρύ Χειμώνα, έκλειναν τον κόσμο στα σπίτια του. Οικισμοί αλλά και χωριά ολόκληρα, μένανε αρκετό καιρό αποκλεισμένα από την κακοκαιρία και τις χιονοπτώσεις. Ακόμη και γείτονες, κάνανε πολύ καιρό να ειδωθούν μεταξύ τους. Έτσι, η Άνοιξη και οι γιορτές της προσμένονταν ανυπόμονα, με κύριο χαρακτηριστικό τους την χαρά, το γλέντι και το ξεφάντωμα. Αυτό βέβαια δεν μείωνε σε τίποτα τον τελετουργικό, λατρευτικό και συμβολικό χαρακτήρα των εορτών αυτών. Από τις εορτές του Διονύσου (Ανθεστήρια, Μεγάλα Διονύσια), της Δήμητρας, της Περσεφόνης (Ανθεσφόρια), του Άδωνιδος (Αδώνια), τα Διάσια και τα Προσχαριστήρια, ως τα Κρόνια και τα ρωμαϊκά Λουπερκάλια, η αναγέννηση της φύσης, ο θάνατος και η ανάστασή της, ήταν οι σημαντικότεροι συμβολισμοί στα τελετουργικά και λατρευτικά δρώμενα. Από τα τέλη ακόμη του Φεβρουαρίου και τις αρχές του Μάρτη, άρχιζαν οι πρώτες…
On the 3rd of March 1893, the American artist and studio potter, Beatrice Wood, was born in San Francisco, California. Her eventful and 105-years-long life would later serve as an inspiration for the character of ‘Rose’ in James Cameron’s 1997 film, Titanic. Rebellious, uncompromising and ever so romantic, she lived her life to the fullest, avidly pursuing her childhood dream of becoming an artist.
Born into a wealthy blue-blooded family, Beatrice’s highly individual character shone through since early childhood, often colliding with the expectations of her dominating and conservative mother. According to her, Beatrice “wasn’t like the rest of them” (Beatrice Wood, I Shock Myself). Despite her parents’ initial opposition, Beatrice eventually left New York, where the family moved from San Francisco, for Paris to study acting at the Comédie-Française and art at the prestigious Académie Julian. Her stay in France provided her with many inspirational and…
Quotes on Gita :‘If one reads Bhagavad-Gita very sincerely and with all seriousness, then by the grace of the Lord the reactions of his past misdeeds will not act upon him’Lord Shiva to Parvatidevi, Gita-Mahatmya.
No other philosophical or religious work reveals ,in such a lucid and profound way, the nature of consciousness, the self, the universe and the Supreme. I will shall read (Youtube Link Attached) and write Gita verses from the book “Bhagvan-Gita As It Is” by Swami Prabhupada everyday.
Bhagavad Gita – Chapter 1 – Verse 3
Chapter 1 – Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra
Text 3 – “O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada.”
Purport – Duryodhana, a great diplomat, wanted to point out the defects of Droṇācārya, the great brāhmaṇa commander in chief. Droṇācārya…
