http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/01/31/use_the_shakti/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/01/31/use_the_shakti/comment-page-1/#comment-3406 Deepa Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:08:14 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=1001#comment-3406 <p>George Lucas was inspired by reading Joseph Campbell's works, particularly those dealing with Hinduism and related religions. So this Hare Krishna author isn't saying anything fundamentally new. He is inventing specific correlations which probably were not in Lucas' mind, though (given that Lucas is not reported as having read Mahabharata, etc.). It's one thing to use Star Wars as a metaphor for teaching eastern philosophy, but another to claim that he's decoding every specific influence and intent of George Lucas/elements of the movies.</p> George Lucas was inspired by reading Joseph Campbell’s works, particularly those dealing with Hinduism and related religions. So this Hare Krishna author isn’t saying anything fundamentally new. He is inventing specific correlations which probably were not in Lucas’ mind, though (given that Lucas is not reported as having read Mahabharata, etc.). It’s one thing to use Star Wars as a metaphor for teaching eastern philosophy, but another to claim that he’s decoding every specific influence and intent of George Lucas/elements of the movies.

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