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Khandogya-Upanishad: Fifth Prapathaka, Second Khanda

1. Breath said: “What shall be my food?.” They answered: “Whatever there is, even unto dogs and birds.” Therefore this is food for Ana (the breather). His name is clearly Ana. To him who knows this…

The Hungry Stones: The Victory

by Rabindranath Tagore The Hungry StonesOnce There Was a KingThe Victory She was the Princess Ajita. And the court poet of King Narayan had never seen her. On the day he recited a new…

Brewer's: Athenian Bee

Plato, a native of Athens, was so called because his words flowed with the sweetness of honey. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AthensAthenæum A B C D E…

1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards

The 48th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were presented on May 29, 1998 at New York's venerable Sardi's restaurant. The Outer Critics Circle includes theater writers who review New York…

Brewer's: Cauther

(Al). The lake of Paradise, the waters of which are sweet as honey, cold as snow, and clear as crystal. He who once tastes thereof will never thirst again. (The Koran.) Source:…

Brewer's: Scaphism

Locking up a criminal in the trunk of a tree, bored through so as just to admit the body. Five holes were made- one for the head, and the others for the hands and legs. These parts were…