Pied Piper

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There are indeed. There is an Krishna tale somewhat

similar to the Pied Piper dynamic, where Sudama,

Krishna's gurubhai (fellow disciple) cheated Krishna

out of his lunch, and paid dearly for it for years.

Maybe someone can find the text of the story and post

it, or you can look for it close to the end of "Aghora

III:The Path of Karma".(p.279)

Lilith M.

--- colin777au <colinr wrote:

>

> Hello Nora,

>

> The Pied Piper story is a great image of young

> people feeling the

> magic of a charismatic performing artist.

>

> It seems to me that there are interesting parallels

> between the Pied

> Piper and Sri Krishna. What do you think about this?

>

> Om Shantih

> Colin

>

> , "NMadasamy"

> <nmadasamy@s...>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello tangchikhay, thank you. Eventually you have

> decided to join

> > in.

> >

> > tangchikhay wrote:

> >

> > "It's quite amusing to see this article being

> posted in one of

> > the world's most unlike places - a Hindu group

> honoring the

> Mother

> > Goddess"

> >

> > Good you should come here more often. We even post

> on how to cook

> > pudding rice once. [ rememeber that Devi Bhakta !

> lol!] and I

> posted

> > on World Cup Fever. So nothing is odd in Devi's

> group. She is

> > everything. See weather you can surprise us with

> other topics?

> >

> > "What is a funnier trait among losers, mainly

> non-white races

> > (p.s. I am a chinaman and therefore this insults

> applies to me

> > equally) is that it is apparant that we are just

> impossible to be

> > pleased. If Madonna would wear a bindu, a sari,

> we hurl at her

> for

> > exploiting our culture or "exotifying" south asian

> culture, and if

> > she would don a cheong sam with a pair of jade

> bracelets, she's to

> > be blame for perpetuating the Chinese courtesan

> stereotype, and

> blah

> > blah blah ... "

> >

> > I remember somewhere sometime back about a

> University [ sorry I

> > forgot which one ] have started a subject called :

> Madonnalogy . A

> > subject specially to study this Madonna

> phenomenon. When I read

> > about it, I thought : those people are crazy, now

> after reading

> all

> > those messages here about Madonna in our group, I

> began to

> > understand. Just imagine if she can invoke such

> strong feelings of

> > hatred and dislike from spiritual person like Lili

> Masamura, what

> > others emotions have she stirred in others. It is

> interesting to

> > study them yes!

> >

> > As soon as I read Lili Masamura messages, I

> remembers a poem I

> used

> > to recite long time ago : The Pipe Piper. It is a

> long poem but

> > allow me to post the last few verses, for I

> thought its really

> > beautiful and sad.

> >

> > XII.

> >

> > Once more he stept into the street

> > And to his lips again

> > Laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane;

> > And ere he blew three notes (such sweet

> > Soft notes as yet musician's cunning

> > Never gave the enraptured air)

> > There was a rustling that seemed like a bustling

> > Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling,

>

> > Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes

> clattering,

> > Little hands clapping and little tongues

> chattering,

> > And, like fowls in a farm-yard when barley is

> scattering,

> > Out came the children running.

> > All the little boys and girls,

> > With rosy cheeks and flaxen curls,

> > And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,

> > Tripping and skipping, ran merrily after

> > The wonderful music with shouting and laughter.

> >

> > XIII.

> >

> > The Mayor was dumb, and the Council stood

> > As if they were changed into blocks of wood,

> > Unable to move a step, or cry

> > To the children merrily skipping by,

> > ---Could only follow with the eye

> > That joyous crowd at the Piper's back.

> > But how the Mayor was on the rack,

> > And the wretched Council's bosoms beat,

> > As the Piper turned from the High Street

> > To where the Weser rolled its waters

> > Right in the way of their sons and daughters!

> > However be turned from South to West,

> > And to Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed,

> > And after him the children pressed;

> > Great was the joy in every breast.

> > ``He never can cross that mighty top!

> > ``He's forced to let the piping drop,

> > ``And we shall see our children stop!''

> > When, lo, as they reached the mountain-side,

> > A wondrous portal opened wide,

> > As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed;

> > And the Piper advanced and the children followed,

> > And when all were in to the very last,

> > The door in the mountain-side shut fast.

> > Did I say, all? No! One was lame,

> >

> > What does The Pipe Piper got to do with Madonna.

> Not sure, but

> when

> > I read Lili messages about Madonna, The Pipe Piper

> comes into my

> > mind. I saw the rats :

> >

> > You heard as if an army muttered;

> > And the muttering grew to a grumbling;

> > And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling;

> > And out of the houses the rats came tumbling.

> > Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats,

> > Brown rats, black rats, grey rats, tawny rats,

> > Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,

> > Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins,

> > Cocking tails and pricking whiskers,

> > Families by tens and dozens,

> > Brothers, sisters, husbands, wives---

> > Followed the Piper for their lives.

> > From street to street he piped advancing,

> > And step for step they followed dancing,

> > Until they came to the river Weser,

> > Wherein all plunged and perished!

> >

> >

> > Perhaps that is why I kinda of like Madonna. I

> have all her CDS

> and

> > I still listen and watch her music videos. And

> when my daughter

> > asked: Who's that girl? I remarked: A girl who is

> daring.

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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