Tony Giannetti

Burning the Khandava Forest

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Where is the light, find the Shri, remember the teachings, to go or not to go, what is the future….these are the statements and questions that are burning through our community, or at least, through my own head. How do we find the light? When my studio said my class would no longer be called [...]

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Teaching the Mahabarata: Part 3

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Fredo: So far, we’ve talked about the Mahabarata itself, how the Gita relates to the Mahabarata, your inspiration for teaching from it, and the format of these classes, as well as what you’ve learned from this experience, as well as how you prepare for the classes. How have students reacted to all of this? What kind of [...]

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Teaching the Mahabarata: Part 2

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For the first part in this interview, please go to Teaching the Mahabarata:  Part 1. Fredo:  What have you learned as a teacher from doing this? How is it changed or shifted your teaching as a result? And how about what you’ve learned as a student? Has it influenced your practice? Tony:  I’m going to [...]

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Teaching the Mahabarata: Part 1

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Fredo: So, first off, for readers that aren’t fully up to date on their Hindu mythology epics, tell us a little about the Mahabarata. Tony:  The Mahabarata is one of the major Sanskrit epics. It’s title roughly means, “The great story of the Bharata dynasty.” The oldest parts likely come from around the 4th century [...]

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