the being - well, it's all 'explained' in

sat chit ananda



;-)
Ashton

Heh..

Issue with this part of your link -

Although Indra, the god of war and weather, is the most frequently mentioned, there appears to be no hierarchy.

Jos. Campbell quotes a nice little parable about Indra (who is a sorta demi-God; there is no 'attribution' possible re the [Absolute] of course; that which many imagine having internal folksy conversations with..) The short-form, then:

Campbell describes a building program which Indra presented to the (call him the Superintendent) 'up there' .. one which demanded fabulous buildings of immense specification .. .. this went on, again for some 'time' [in a timeless 'space' - we see the problem here] and his wife and others -not to mention the Superintendent- grew weary. Still, Indra's will was, well.. Indra's Will.

One day, amidst all this activity - Indra was informed of the presence 'just outside' of a mysterious Blue Boy (!) Indra directed that he be brought into the [hall?] Will skip the parable-like verbal exchanges, meant to illumine the listener.

At one point the Blue Boy, in answer to a question.. something about hubris IIRC, causes? reveals? a looong line of ants crossing the floor in a perfect line.

Indra: "What are those?"
Blue Boy [Krishna]: "Former-Indras All.."

I guess this suggests where Indra might reside in the pantheon; but of course - every bit of everything on the topic is perforce allegory and unsuitable for literal translation to the logical positivist.

(Personally I kinda like the elephant-headed God, Ganesha)

You'll find sat chit ananda pretty much everywhere in The Gita, Upanishads etc. (any stories whose referent words are the Sanskrit words). ~ Being Knowledge Bliss, in Engrish. Though the connectives? interrelationships just don't lend themselves to nice neat dictionary definitions. All I could possibly say is: these are Huge words, and applicable to any meta-p matters - from whatever Grasshopper angles of view. And we're all Grasshoppers here. Sometimes even Indra, too. (who decided to go back to his begging bowl and the singing of bajans, shortly after above events. Huge {sighs} of relief all around.)


{cackle}

dunno - will add title for my next raid on local paperback xchange (the *&$%^ s are alluz outta Pratchett. I think the owners Keep Them All. Ratz). Have read some Zelazny.. odd names have stayed with me since ~birth - but Book Titles seem to just evanesce.

Hindu sendup eh? Sounds like fun, but.. it's pretty hard to beat the UnReal Thing there; I mean.. who'da thunk up Ganesha! (a pretty helpful sorta God-(guy?)) I thought Jos Campbell's series - with many pics of various drawings, statues was just superb; could see Moyers sorta blinking.. at moments. I mean.. some o' them critter's'd warm the icy heart of an OT kinda reprobate (or Spanish Inquisition field scout? .. Si Se\ufffdor.. \ufffdmuy interesante!) Itsallinyourmind

Stay away from any smoky-red lights too, y'hear !?


Ashton