I was determined not to miss even a single moment of this episode so I tuned in minutes before it started. Given the fact that most of us are familiar with the Creation stories as per the major religions - thanks to the internet - I was wondering what other aspects of this subject will be covered. I was not disappointed.
The program began with the excavations going on in the places like Gobekli Tepe and Catalhoyuk where they have found evidence of very old civilizations. In some of the villages that they have ezcavated, it can be seen how people were living with their ancestors buried right beneath their sleeping quarters. Some of the houses had entrances at the top (I vaguely recollect a reference to similar houses in Mithila in Amish Tripathi's first book of the Lord Rama series). But at the same time no evidence of any organized form of religious worship hasn't been found yet. The next to be featured were the aborigines of Australia. They have a fascinating story of how we call came to inhabit the earth. There was a celebration going on in the sky and people (not clear if they are treated as Gods) were dancing about. One lady was dancing with her baby and the baby fell down from the sky. A crater emerged where the baby hit earth and the humans originate from there. This bowl-shaped valley which is believed to have been created from a meteor impact is called Gosses Bluff and is revered by the aborigines to this day.
The program then covered the Islamic concept of the universe appearing out of a cloud of smoke, the Big bang and the Book of Genesis. Then it was time for another excavation - this one in North Guatemala - and another Creation story, of the Mayan Corn God and his Hero Twins. The city of Tikal with its Triad of temples (there are only two of them left now) based on 3 stars in the Orion constellation was also shown. Lastly, the Hindu mythological story of the Ganga coming to earth was mentioned. I wonder why they chose that particular story. I remember many more interesting creation stories being discussed in an episode of Devlok.
Anyways, it was an hour well spent. The next episode is going to cover What Is God.
The program began with the excavations going on in the places like Gobekli Tepe and Catalhoyuk where they have found evidence of very old civilizations. In some of the villages that they have ezcavated, it can be seen how people were living with their ancestors buried right beneath their sleeping quarters. Some of the houses had entrances at the top (I vaguely recollect a reference to similar houses in Mithila in Amish Tripathi's first book of the Lord Rama series). But at the same time no evidence of any organized form of religious worship hasn't been found yet. The next to be featured were the aborigines of Australia. They have a fascinating story of how we call came to inhabit the earth. There was a celebration going on in the sky and people (not clear if they are treated as Gods) were dancing about. One lady was dancing with her baby and the baby fell down from the sky. A crater emerged where the baby hit earth and the humans originate from there. This bowl-shaped valley which is believed to have been created from a meteor impact is called Gosses Bluff and is revered by the aborigines to this day.
The program then covered the Islamic concept of the universe appearing out of a cloud of smoke, the Big bang and the Book of Genesis. Then it was time for another excavation - this one in North Guatemala - and another Creation story, of the Mayan Corn God and his Hero Twins. The city of Tikal with its Triad of temples (there are only two of them left now) based on 3 stars in the Orion constellation was also shown. Lastly, the Hindu mythological story of the Ganga coming to earth was mentioned. I wonder why they chose that particular story. I remember many more interesting creation stories being discussed in an episode of Devlok.
Anyways, it was an hour well spent. The next episode is going to cover What Is God.
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