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Thinking Activity on The Wasteland by T.S.Eliot

This blog is a part of task on thinking activity. Here is the link of it.

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 mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise?

Eliot and Nietzsche, both have their own views and we can also find conflict in between them regarding their different views. Eliot seems to be regressive and backward looking while Nietzche seems to be forward looking.

Eliot believes in backward looking as it tries to find answers of contemporary malaise in Upanishad, Buddhism and Christianity. While on the other side, Nietzche believes in forward looking in giving solution to the problem of contemporary crises in faith and self. Eliot wants to bring awareness among the people through the mythical views and supernatural elements but Nietzsche does not believe in this tradition and supernatural elements rather he mainly relies on sperman in a sense human power.

It is not fair enough to considered Eliot as regressive in compared to Nietzche. Eliot tries to give the answer of contemporary problems by using the reference myth and Upanishad. Because myth and religion always seems as a powerful weapon in shaping the society. This both have a great impact on human mind. Each and every myth is related with religion, which is for betterment  of people if they are spreading immoral notion in society, it is another matter. The religion should be for giving a knowledge to the people either in a form of moral values or to develop a compassion in people. Whenever history repeats we always look back to find a solution of contemporary problems which have been lying in our myth and Upanishad.

 In essence, Eliot’s views are more realistic than Nitzche’s views. To find out the solution of anything the better understanding is required which comes from mytho historical reading and Eliot has achieved universality of thought by recalling mytho-historical answer to the contemporary malaise
2) What are your views regarding these comments? 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'?

Here I am not agree with Eliot’s view that salvation of man  lies in the preservation of the cultural tradition. Because suppression of natural desire or feeling gets more powerful and strong with the passage of time and at last turns out into something bad. Rather than it is better to give free vent to the repressed ‘primitive instinct’ which lead us to happy and satisfied life.

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

 In “The Wasteland” we find many allusion of the Indian thoughts. Let’s have a look on some of them.
The Fire Sermon
The Fire Sermon is a name which was given to the third part of The Wasteland. It is the name of a sermon which was given by Budhdha. Brahmayoni hill is a place where Budhdha taught the fire sermon and deliver a sermon about achieving liberation from suffering through detachment from five senses and mind. In ‘The Wasteland’ sexual perversion is the central theme that’s why by referring this Eliot wants to give a message to keep away from all the senses and desires.

Three ‘Da’
In the poem Eliot also used three Da in order to remind us about self control and solicitude.
Datta- Give
Dayadhavam- Sympthize
Damyata- Control
 The first suggests about to sacrifice something for other. The second gives a message to show a sympathy for others and third suggests about self control of  five senses.

River Ganga and Himalaya
As we know that River Ganga is known for its purity and the Himalaya is known for peace and spirituality. Here Eliot referrers Ganga and Himalaya because of their spirituality and purity as well as he finds the solution of contemporary problems in it.

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