The forgotten courage of engineering | Guru Madhavan

We are so busy chasing the new that we have forgotten what makes the new possible. There's an ancient Sanskrit concept that can guide us back. Jir no dhara it means digest and advance to take what you inherit and make it flourish. I saw this growing up in an Orthodox Hindu family in rural South India. When our temples aged we revived them rekindling their wisdom for the future. The consecration rituals lasted days. Holy waters over the crowns, fire altars, offerings of spices, grains, honey, sandal paste, a ...