In Inception, Cobb goes dream inside dream.
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad counts four states: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and turīya, "the fourth," the awareness watching all three.
#Nolan needed a spinning top.
@profpankajjain.bsky.social
@profpankajjain.bsky.socialIn Inception, Cobb goes dream inside dream.
The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad counts four states: waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and turīya, "the fourth," the awareness watching all three.
#Nolan needed a spinning top.
@djp1974.bsky.socialVerily, indeed, as many animals would be of service to a man, even so each single person is of service to the gods. If even one animal is taken away, it is not pleasant. What, then, if many? Therefore it is not pleasing to those gods that men should know this."
- Brihad-Aranyaka #Upanishad, 4, 10
@djp1974.bsky.social"Whosoever worships another divinity than his Self, thinking 'He is one and I another,' he knows not. He is like a sacrificial animal for the gods.
- Brihad-Aranyaka #Upanishad, 4, 10