"The Waste Land" thinking activity

1)      What are your view on the following image after reading ‘The Waste land’? do you think that Eliot is regressive as compared to Nietzche’s view? Or Has Eliot achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

Eliot is regressive not progressive as compared to Nietzche’s views. Nietzche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer and poet. We see the conflict between Eliot and Nietzche. Eliot belive in supernatural power and Nietzche like an atheist. Eliot used various myth in the ‘Waste Land’. Eliot himself given many example of past myths and we have seen that what the problems.

2)      What are your views regarding these comment is it true that giving free vent to the repressed ‘primitive instinct’ lead us to happy and satisfied life? Or do you agree with Eliot’s view that ‘salvation of man lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition?

     

   I agree with that salvation of man lies in the      

       preservation of the cultural tradition. Eliot believe in self control.                 

3)      Write about allusion to the Indian thoughts in “The Waste Land” (where, how and why are the Indian thoughts referred?)

         There are many reference to the Indian spirituality in “The Waste Land”.

   #Shanti Mantra

       Shanti means the peace that passes understanding and the peace of mind.          

       Eliot ends his poem with this mantra and the hope.

# Three Da

1.     Datta

2.     Dayadhvam

3.     Damyata

The first Da ‘Datta’ means “to give”. Second Da ‘Dayadhvam’ means “Sympathise and empathies with other’. And the third Da ‘Damyata” means “Self control, control over one’s passions and desire, abscond the life of senses”.