By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Indian mythology, two metaphors are used to explain the origin of things and the cause of things. These are womb (yoni, in…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In Indian mythology, two metaphors are used to explain the origin of things and the cause of things. These are womb (yoni, in Sanskrit) and seed (bija). Related to bija is the concept of fruit or phala. From the yoni comes the phala that contains the bija, which when placed in the yoni once again creates new phala.
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