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Nirvana

Please discuss problematic behaviour at the user talk page or ANI. "Comment on content, not on the contributor" on article talk pages WP:TPYES. Please consider to move such comments to his talk page if they have not already been answered. JimRenge (talk) 21:54, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Will do. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 21:56, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Samanya Upanishad

Sorry for the long delay in writing this article. I was busy with 100 Wikidays project and Red Womens edithons. I have prepared the article here User:Nvvchar/Samanya Upanishads. As the table exclusively draws material from the existing articles it may not be necessary to give detailed citations. Please see.--Nvvchar. 16:26, 15 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Nvvchar: It is a good start. The draft needs some copyediting and content corrections. The images distract, and are unnecessary. The total should be 21, because that is the more generally accepted number (we can mention Muktika count for NPOV). I will add to it later next week, may be sooner if my schedule permits. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:25, 16 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Nvvchar: Updated and moved to article space. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 04:10, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Do you think it can be posted on DYK? I will do the rest of the subgroups on the same lines.Nvvchar. 04:21, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Nvvchar: It is mostly a list, so may not be a good candidate for DYK. The Yoga Upanishads article might better qualify. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 05:05, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zen

Sorry, interfering with your edits. Zen is the one topic I really know more than just some bit about; those characterisations as de-emphaszing texts and shock-methods are part of a typical Zen-narrative; see, for example, John McRae's "Seeing trough Zen," and Faure's "The rhetorics of immediacy." Despite the popular image, Zennies are just like other ordinary people... Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 11:51, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Joshua Jonathan:: Actually, I was going to thank you for challenging/removing that part, as I was on the fence to include or not include role of "shock, surprise" in Zen practice. There is some debate on the role of "shock, surprise" in Zen. Indeed, Zennies are just like others, lovely wonderful. The 'shock education' as Zen practice, nevertheless, somewhat notable. I remember D. T. Suzuki mentioning it many times, such as page 155 of Zen Buddhism. Damien Keown's Oxford University Press published 2004 text also mentions 8th-century Zen teacher Ma-tsu Tao-i, as "shock Ch'an" method of enlightenment, on page 175 (and elsewhere such as page 142, under 'kill the Buddha'). But I see your point, and I am fine with keeping it out from the main Buddhism article. These Indian religions and Asian creativity are fascinating. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 12:12, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

D.T. Suzuki is notoriously unreliable, but the time of Jin-li and Ma-tsu is indeed the time that this narrative of "shock techniques" came into existence. It was a romantization, fit for the high elite which searched for something new & thrilling. If that still exists, or did exist a couple of decades ago when Zen became popular in the west, it may have been due to the military regime on Japanese Zen temples. Little to do with technique, and a lot to do with Japanese disciplinary methods. Said the cynic western Zennie... Have a look at this classic to get an impression of the degree of textual knowledge in the Zen-tradition. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 12:24, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 12:44, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

I have been away. I only got your alert now. SH 07:20, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sikh-history: Welcome back. No worries, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 13:57, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Punjab edit-a-thon

Hello friend,
A multilingual national-level edit-a-thon is being conducted at this moment with an aim to create or improve Punjab-related articles. A community that will create or expand the most number of articles during this edit-a-thon contest will be awarded a trophy during WikiConference India 2016. Best contributors' recognition may also be considered. We need your help here. Please join right now as a participant and help your community.
Thanks and regards. --Tito Dutta (talk) 21:28, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Banned

Dear Ms Sarah Welch, I want to bring this matter to your kind notice that we are blocking your access to the Ancient Indian Scriptures due to our concerns of misuse of this Sacred Ancient Knowledge against the Humanity. For access to this classified category of Ancient Knowledge you need to seek permission from the Indian Authorities and Establishment and prove your worthiness for this Critical Piece of Technology. We are forming a Knowledge Suppliers Group (NSG) and a UNSC for regulating the use of this Ancient Knowledge. You will need to work to lobby to gain membership for these groups.

Thanks and Regards, The New Kid 05:15, 16 July 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akshat sin1 (talk • contribs)

Already blocked. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 07:05, 16 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Joshua Jonathan:, @Doug Weller: Thanks, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:44, 16 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yoga in Music

Sarah - I see that you have reverted the music category - There is a page on wikipedia about that Yoga song...Time magazine said that it was the 9th best song..This is a milestone that shows acceptance of Yoga into the mainstream consciousness. You should be celebrating this as yoga is now going to be adopted my millions to teenagers.....Its something to be proud off - not hidden....Oh yes it might not be transcendental meditation but the youth will discover it. Magenta1984 (talk) 17:37, 20 July 2016 (UTC) magenta1984[reply]