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The Waste Land: T.S.Eliot

T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land

1) What are your views on the following image after reading 'The Waste Land'? Do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzche's views? or Has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling the mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

                     

=)  Eliot stands for regressive, backwards-looking as it tries to find answers of contemporary malaise in Upanishad, Buddhism and Christianity.

On the other side, Nietzche stands for progressive and forward-looking, in giving solution to the problem of contemporary crises in faith and self.

In compared to Neitzche's thought, yes Eliot is regressive but it doesn't mean that he only rises question on his contemporary society, he also tries to give away of the solution rather than the answers. The cycle of time always moving and when History start repeating one must have to look back and try to learn that what are mistakes our ancestor did and now when the time comes to us how we will deal with it?
It is certain and right that new questions' answer we couldn't find in Upanishad, Buddhism and Christianity but the way of living, understanding towards any situation one can develop.
So we can conclude that it is also right that problems of contemporary crisis' solution are in faith and self but, the level of faith and understanding of self must be essential. It comes from a reading of mytho-historical and religious thought. Eliot achieved that universality of thought.


2) Prior to the speech, Gustaf Hellström of the Swedish Academy made these remarks:
                    
What are your views regarding these comments? Is it true that giving free vent to the repressed 'primitive instinct' lead us toa happy and satisfied life? or do you agree with Eliot's view that 'salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition'?

=). No, I do not agree with Eliot's view that 'Salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition' and suppression or control over desire lead toward any better life. In a stand of that, it's better to giving a free outlet to desires.

3) Write about allusions to the Indian thoughts in 'The Waste Land'. (Where, How and Why are the Indian thoughts referred?)

=).  There is an image or central theme of the poem is death in life is eastern philosophy in wasteland, rebirth and the consequence of an endless cycle of suffering in a world, and many other references are there...

-›› What the Thunder said

There is a reference of Upanishad in this Prajapati spoke in thunder Aakash Vanii' to supporters are pointed out the way of salvation. Eliot shows the way of spiritual re-birth on the basis of wisdom of India.

"Rock and no water and the sandy road
The winding above among the mountains"

 Climbing a painful mountain pass through pain and agony and after that, you reach the destination the feeling of Air is Shantih.

-›› River Ganga and Himalaya

Eliot refers to Wisdom of India for the spiritual salvation of modern humanity. Holly river Ganga is known for its purity and also for purification, and Himalaya for spirituality and peace.

"Ganga was sunken, and the limp leaves
Waited for rain, while the black clouds
Gathered far distant, over Himavant".

-›› Three Da

Datta.. Give
Daydream... Sympathize
Damyata...control

Da..Da..Da. As an indication to practice self-control, giving and compassion or attention.

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