January 3, 2013
Avatars of Reality
A review of Ven Begamudre’s Vishnu Dreams (Gaspereau Press, 2008) By Derek Newman-Stille The Hindu god Vishnu sleeps and dreams the lives of mortals in Ven Begamudre’s Vishnu Dreams, allowing for the intersection of Hindu cosmology and the physical reality of everyday existence. Tales of the Hindu gods are interspersed amongst a seemingly magic-less narrative. Stories and sacred tales become...