Easter and its comparison to Lunar festivals, Death & resurrection and Trinity of other cultures

Happy Easter ! Jesus is Risen ! 

Wishing everyone a blessed Easter filled with the joy of Christ’s resurrection and the promise of eternal life. 

Lunar calendar tradition similarities with other cultures:

The Easter festival’s relationship with the lunar calendar reminds many of Hindu festivals and Jewish Passover, which are based on the lunar calendar. Easter Sunday is set as the first Sunday after the first full moon, reminiscent of ancient Hindu and Pagan (pagan means countryside) traditions. Each Hindu festival is anchored to specific lunar days (tithis) and phases. Hindu festivals tied to the lunar calendar include Diwali, Shashti Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi, Maha Shivaratri, Navratri, Holi, Raksha Bandhan, and Janmashtami.

Death and Resurrection tradition similarities with other cultures (rebirth in Hinduism in a different way):

Jesus’s death, resurrection, and ascension to heaven are reminiscent of the ancient Egyptian King Osiris’s death and resurrection into the underworld.

Jesus’s virgin birth is reminiscent of Isis’s virgin birth to Horus after Osiris’s death.

In Hinduism, there are many rebirths (should we call them many resurrections?) before attaining liberation/moksha (i.e., no rebirth). According to Bhagavad Gita 9:21, “When they have enjoyed the vast pleasures of heaven, their stock of merits being exhausted, they return to the earthly plane.”

Christianity Trinity similarities with other cultures:

This also is reminiscent of the Trinity in ancient traditions. Christianity describes one God in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.

The Trinity also is reminiscent of the 5000-year-old ancient Egyptian holy trinity: the Father God Osiris, the Mother Goddess Isis, and the Son Horus, whom Isis bore without defiling herself.

In Hinduism, the Trinity/Trimurti represents Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the Preserver), and Shiva (the Destroyer).

 

My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists

~ Nikola Tesla

Chop wood and Carry water before and after enlightenment

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. -- Zen Buddhism

It suggests that liberation or awakening doesn’t remove the need for ordinary work—it shifts your perspective on it. The addition of "and liberation. do it again" in your version could imply a cyclical process: finding freedom through the repetition of simple, grounded actions.

Forbidden fruits/intoxicants/things across cultures/religions. Every culture’s got that one snack you’re not supposed to touch…

Each figure is eyeing or reacting to their own "forbidden" item on the table:

• Adam (with Eve behind whispering): 🍎 “But what if it's wine though?”

• Vedic Priest: 🍶 “Soma is for the initiated only, bro.”

• Shiva (clutching his throat): ☠️ “Just a little poison, she said.”

• Asura (reaching out): ✋ “Wait… I can’t sip Amrita?”

• Sita (wide-eyed): 🦌 “But look at that glittery deer tho…”

• Jain Monk (grimacing): 🧄 “Who put garlic on the table?”

• Muslim Man: 🐖 “Is that… pork? Astaghfirullah.”

• Jewish Rabbi: 🧀🍖 “Meat and dairy? Together? Oy vey.”

• Hindu Sage: 🥩 “Tamasic food clouds the mind.”

Forbidden fruits/intoxicants/things across cultures/religions

• Apple fruit is forbidden in the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve. It could be a life-altering fruit due to its fermentation. The Tree of Life could be a grape vine rather than the Tree of Knowledge. Some sages say that the tree was a vine. Eve pressed the grapes and gave Adam red wine to drink, as red as blood.
• Drink from the Soma tree (Soma – Aryans, Homa – Persians) is restricted to priests in the Rig Veda. It is considered intoxication and immortality.
• The poison Halahala was restricted in the throat of Shiva by Parvati while Shiva was trying to swallow it to save others.
• Amrita is prohibited to the Asuras in Hinduism.
• Rama's wife Sita desired the golden deer, which turned out to be a forbidden desire, similar to Eve asking Adam to eat the fruit.
• Priests avoided meat, garlic, or onions due to their tamasic (impure) qualities, believed to cloud spiritual clarity. The Manusmriti (e.g., 5.48–56), Chandogya Upanishad (7.26.2): "When food is pure, the mind becomes pure."
• There are forbidden foods in Islam (Haram), Judaism (Treif), Hindu vegetarianism, and Jainism.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it - Buddha

 A simplified, paraphrased and popular Buddha's quote:

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it" - Buddha

Original Source: Kalama Sutta, Anguttara Nikaya (AN 3.65) , part of the Pali Canon (Theravada Buddhist scriptures) (translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi).

"Come, Kalamas. Do not go by oral tradition, by lineage of teaching, by hearsay, by a collection of scriptures, by logical reasoning, by inferential reasoning, by reasoned cogitation, by acceptance of a view after pondering it, by the seeming competence of a speaker, or because you think, 'The ascetic is our teacher.' But when you know for yourselves: 'These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,' then you should engage in them."

https://suttacentral.net/an3.65/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin

Ancient Astronomy, Modern Astronomy and Illusory Optical motions of Planets

 

The above astrological prediction and resolution image in Tamil language, reminds me of a practice similar to ancient priests in India. The Catholic Church once commercialized the practice of selling indulgences—documents believed to reduce the temporal punishment for sins. A few centuries ago, this practice was either stopped or became obsolete as people grew more aware. However, in certain parts of the world, similar practices may still persist.

Saturn Transit (சனி பெயர்ச்சி) and Illusory Optical motions of Planets 

Saturn's transit is currently moving towards prograde motion (forward planetary movement).
"If you look at something from an angle, it appears angled. But even those angles are just structured lines." In Tamil: கோணத்தில் பார்த்தால் கோணமாக தெரியும். அந்த கோணமும் கோலமான கோடுகள்தான். 

From space, planets follow beautiful circular motions in harmony with nature. Yet, from Earth, their paths appear as zigzag motions, an illusion caused by the difference in vantage points. Saturn, for instance, takes approximately 30 years to orbit the Sun. However, when observed from Earth, it appears to move westward (retrograde) for a few months each year instead of continuing its usual eastward motion.

Ancient astronomy was not merely a fascination for humans—it played a crucial role in helping rulers predict harvest seasons, calendars, and celestial events. This idea of prediction was so significant that it eventually led to the belief that the same celestial patterns could predict human destiny. Ancient astrologers or rishis may have conducted observational experiments thousands of years ago.

Today, with data collection and AI, we could theoretically attempt to predict the fate of 8 billion people on Earth. If the results appear random, it suggests chaotic (Kolam) patterns; if structured, it might indicate a deeper cyclical order (circular patterns).

The Illusion of Gurus and Predictive Beliefs

Despite scientific advancements, many people still fall for so-called spiritual gurus who perform tricks—such as manifesting a lingam from their mouths, something an ordinary person couldn't do. These sleight-of-hand techniques have been exposed through numerous videos, yet millions still believe in these figures as divine beings.

I observe these figures regularly, and they appear both powerful and fragile at the same time—almost like fossils of ancient thought still embedded in modern minds. But the question remains:
Are people's minds fossilized, or have these figures successfully fossilized people's thinking?

It is a highly predictable and profitable business. While scientists may not earn massive wealth by explaining how celestial bodies move in the heavens, these individuals profit greatly from exploiting weak minds. This magician-priest archetype has existed since ancient times—controlling Egyptian courts in the past and continuing their influence even today.

The sign of life is strength and growth. The sign of death is weakness. Whatever is weak, avoid! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it! There is salvation only for the brave - Vivekananda 

Inexhaustible Vessels - Dagda's Cauldron (Irish culture) & Akshaya Patra (Hindu culture/mythology)

The concept of Akshaya Patra from Hindu mythology and Dagda’s Cauldron from Irish mythology are quite similar. Both are legendary vessels that provide endless sustenance, symbolizing abundance and divine generosity

Great civilizations and its end

A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within - Will Durant

Rahu (snake head) swallow moon during lunar eclipse in Hindu Mythology

Tonight, during the lunar eclipse, Rahu (snake head) will attempt to swallow the Moon, but moon will reappear after the eclipse ends. According to Hindu mythology, the Moon originally emerged from the ocean during the great churning (Samudra Manthan) and was adorned on Lord Shiva’s head. 

Wishing 2025 filled with peace, happiness, and success

May your heart be light, your days bright, and your year just right! Wishing 2025 filled with peace, happiness, and success.