Yahoo Avatar and Hinduism
Just started to think about the notion of avatars and thought I'd post a blog.
An interesting term derived from the Sanskrit 'descent' (of a deity from heaven).
In Hinduism 'avatar' refers to the incarnation of a higher being onto planet Earth.
An avatar is also the graphical representation of a real person in Cyberspace, allegedly made popular by Neal Stephenson's novel 'Snow Crash'.
It's an interesting concept which, despite having had many avatars, I've only just began to think about...
...my Cyber form descending into an electronic world.
...manifesting myself in a form which could be appreciated by many.
The internet is a world and has a cycle, much like the Hindu cycle of creation, evolution and destruction.
(I do not think the internet will be destroyed yet, although that depends on its development and the development within the society it exists.)
This cycle of rebirth (relating to Hinduism) is tied up in the notion of our modern electronic avatar and suits the landscape of the World Wide Web very well.
The cycle "creation, evolution and destruction" describes all living creatures and all living ideas.
In Hinduism many claim that avatars represent the evolution of life and of people on earth. They often represented the current state of society, much like we personally chose to represent ourselves in different ways by constantly changing our electronic avatar.
My avatar will not aid humanity in difficult times though- I imagine.
I like the idea of an ever changing electronic representation of myself. It mirrors both my internal and external world.
So I say hurray for the modern electronic avatars and the English language- a great word and concept!!!
I urge you all to 'ava-go' acquire your own avatar!
My graphical representation (for now):
Catherine
An interesting term derived from the Sanskrit 'descent' (of a deity from heaven).
In Hinduism 'avatar' refers to the incarnation of a higher being onto planet Earth.
An avatar is also the graphical representation of a real person in Cyberspace, allegedly made popular by Neal Stephenson's novel 'Snow Crash'.
It's an interesting concept which, despite having had many avatars, I've only just began to think about...
...my Cyber form descending into an electronic world.
...manifesting myself in a form which could be appreciated by many.
The internet is a world and has a cycle, much like the Hindu cycle of creation, evolution and destruction.
(I do not think the internet will be destroyed yet, although that depends on its development and the development within the society it exists.)
This cycle of rebirth (relating to Hinduism) is tied up in the notion of our modern electronic avatar and suits the landscape of the World Wide Web very well.
The cycle "creation, evolution and destruction" describes all living creatures and all living ideas.
In Hinduism many claim that avatars represent the evolution of life and of people on earth. They often represented the current state of society, much like we personally chose to represent ourselves in different ways by constantly changing our electronic avatar.
My avatar will not aid humanity in difficult times though- I imagine.
I like the idea of an ever changing electronic representation of myself. It mirrors both my internal and external world.
So I say hurray for the modern electronic avatars and the English language- a great word and concept!!!
I urge you all to 'ava-go' acquire your own avatar!
My graphical representation (for now):
Catherine
posted by Catherine & Jamie | Thursday, July 06, 2006
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