Journal Entry #1

Two instances in which the divine are immanent are:

1.) Viswamithra comes to visit and talk with the divine king Dasaratha to ask permission to take Rama to battle to be the next great leader or "savior". Dasaratha's presence is an example of a divine being immanent."The King is coming; please don't go..." (Pg. 9-10)

2.) The second example would be when Bhagiratha prays for ten thousand years to the creator, Brahma who then sends down Ganga. This shows the divine being immanent because he sent someone down to do his will with Bhagiratha.""He prayed intensely for ten thousand years to Brahma, the creator, who advised him to seek the help of Shiva to bring down Ganga from high heaven to wash their bones in the holy water." (Pg. 19)

Three examples of Illusory are:

1.) When Sita says to the bird "Oh, bird, wherever you may be, please be quiet." (pg. 15) This shows illusory by knowing something is there but you can't see it or touch it. It's in your own mind of where it could be or what it could be doing but there is no way to prove where it actually is. It's all about not fully knowing.

2.) Another example is on page 24 when Lakshmana and Sita first see each other. They immediately know they loved each other. This is illusory because they had not yet met each other yet, they were in love. It's a feeling or idea in one's head that hasn't actually been proved to be there yet.

3.) A final illusory piece in this book is found on page 17 when it talks about Ganga "flowing along the valley, coming down from the Himalayas..." Ganga doesn't actually appear himself until later using others to appear in place of his. This could mean that he is there in spirit but not seen in person.